Here's my battered Corgi Batmobile that I've "done up" using what I could find in the Batcave.
Holy Bacofoil!
Hope you like it. It was fun to do.
and here's the actual scrapmobile I did up, the lower one with missile launcher intact.
The other one can wait!
Oh nice work, the B-mobile making the jump reminds of the Red Bull soap box racer with the spectacular crash!! I'll send it over to you!
ReplyDeleteha ha, yes, the jump I managed to get through a bit of photoshoppery, rubbing out the stand the car was actually on MJ. I really wanted a blown leaves effect like the famous Bat drive scene in the 89 film. Got the Red Bull clip ta. Holy smoke!
DeleteHolly Batwheelz... that's an impressive restoration. Fit to drive around Gotham for sure, Woodsy. Did you use paints, pens, or a mixture of both?
ReplyDeleteHolly Batwheelz... erm, I mean Holy Batwheelz. Been a long day. You know what I mean, Woodsy:)
ReplyDeleteha ha, I know what you mean Tone ta very much. I used a black sharpie pen to colour the body where the paint had vanished and covered the whole thing in clear varnish.
DeleteStunning achievement Woodsy! A collector friend of mine said that the Corgi Batmobile is a restorer's nightmare because of all the rivets you'll find inside as well. Very difficult to take apart and put together again.
ReplyDeleteThanks Arto. Alas I'm such a bodger I didn't attempt to take it apart, I just sorted out the top of it! The windscreens front and back are pen ends cut in half. The rocket launcher is covered in alu foil for a new look. The red light is a sanded pen plug. The black arch is just a bot of curving plastic. Eh voila!
DeleteA lovely job, Mr Woods. I've not had the confidence yet to drill out the rivets on the bottom of vintage Corgi toys. At least Dinky made it easy by using screws! : )
ReplyDeleteCheers Scoop! I'll have to look out for a Dinky one next Summer at the boot sales!
DeleteI'm afraid I cheated guys. No drilling rivets or anything like that. I just worked the surface. The only inside bit I did was cleaning the two seats and the telephone with cotton buds!
ReplyDeleteThanks Scoop!
ReplyDeleteThe pen end thing is inspired Woodsy.
ReplyDeleteGreat work !
Thanks Mish. I looked at biros first and thought, I'm going to need a bigger pen!
DeleteNice to see the old wheels given a new lease of life! I did a similar thing along the chipped sharp edges of my second hand Spectrum Patrol Car. I used Tamiya clear red over the silver metal to blend in with the original metallic red paint.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a comic character expert, but that sinister super hero checking it out intently looks a lot like Black Panther!
" I don't think we're in Gotham anymore, Master Bruce..."
ha ha, it is Black Panther Looey! When it came to the photo shoot, Batman did a runner [I couldn't find any of Junior's figures!]. The tyre hubs were originally silver on this model but I opted for a silver re-paint to extra sass.
DeleteThat was a really nice job, and the canopies came out perfectly. Keep things simple, and there is less to go wrong. I do not take my die-casts apart either.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much Paul. Yes, I was pleased with how the canopies worked. I just had to keep a steady hand on my hacksaw!
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