Building a 1966 BATMOBILE for 8 inch MEGO Batman

[AUSSIE-Rebooted-AMM]

I am so going to be here. . .at that Bat Time. . . This Bat Channel!

[darklord1967]

Alright, no more teases.

Since you've all been such good boys and girls (and since I was able to accelerate my photography timetable), the photos of my rough Batmobile prototype will be posted right here, in this thread LATER TONIGHT (7/14/08).

You will NOT have to wait until Friday (as I previously thought).

Tune in TONIGHT starting at about 10:00 PM EST...

[darklord1967]

Oh, I'm quite familiar with that website. Most of my research while investigating details of the car came from there.

As for selling copies of the car I'm developing, I'm afraid that won't be happening.

You see, this is a one-off project. I've already sunk several thousand (over the last 7 years) just to develop the rough prototype that I have, and I'll likely have to invest another couple of thousand more before I have the final finished toy car.

I simply do not have the resources to make multiple molds of the final toy car (or my rough prototype) and cast copies for sale.

Only one mold (of the perfected prototype) is going to be made, and it will (unfortunately) be destroyed in the casting process of the final toy.

[starsky]

will you be selling these? i would love to buy one from you!! i dont know if you've seen this website, but it's THE website for the 1966 batmobile!


The Original 1966 Batmobile website

darren

[Meule]

Oh yeah, can't wait to see it

[steshell]

I'm hooked!!!!
Can't wait to see the photos.




Steve

[batty]

The Suspense Is Killing Me!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhh!!!!

[thunderbolt]

Dang, you really are a tease.

[darklord1967]

I know how you feel, buddy!

Believe me, I wish I could post photos of the actual toy car I'm building RIGHT NOW!!

I anxious to show you.

But the truth is, I'm still taking the photos of the prototype as it sits on my work bench.

I'm posing MEGOS around it so that the scale is clear, and I'm taking comparison photos of my prototype next to MEGO's 1974 Bat.

These photos will not be ready for me to post until NEXT FRIDAY.

Unfortunately, it is humanly impossible for me to have them ready before then.

I can promise you this, though: The photos I post will be worth the wait.

[Mikey]

Can't we just see a peek ?

Just a little one .... eesie weensie

[Blue Meanie]

I've had the privilige of seeing the early version of Roberto's Prototype up closed and in person (He brought it to my friends store on Long Island that I used to help out at) and the early version kicked *****. The lines on the car were really nice. The sheer size of it was more in what should have been the scale of the Batmobile. A little slimmer and a little smaller than the custom Captain Action/GI Joe sized Batmobile that was out there a couple of years ago. But definitely bigger than the Mego Batmobile. Unfortunately it had not been painted yet. Been a long time since I've seen it...again it was early on. I'd love to see it now.

[Mikey]

I can't wait to see it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[spiderrogue]

sounds like it will kick *** when done..cant wait to see it...
a bit of weird history from me...back when i was like 13 or 14 maybe, i had this gawd awful lime green shirt that had an illustration of one of these cars on it....kind of a weird thing to put on a shirt, i guess...always reminded me of the batmobile....

[SoulSinger]

I got a bunch of mego stuff for christmas in 1971 and 1972> One Christmas, the batmobile was sold out. My dad improvised and got the big Jim Dune Buggy and fishing boat. I think I was better off. It didn't fit through the door of the batcave, but there was room in it. LOL

Bob

[spaceace35]

very cool info cant wait to see it