Said before I didn't know when I was going to be doing an update, but I sat down and did a little work on the piece to try and get things rolling.

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So I began doing some cutting on the Batmobile and noticed immediately that the plastic is incredibly brittle and will snap pretty easily without much pressure at all.

I cant say if its specific to this particular toy because I don't know its history and it could have been sitting in a attic for the last 20 years which would make it brittle for sure. Either way I am moving forward with caution on this project as not to cause any undo breakage that could affect the outcome or just create more work for me in the long run.

The next part of the process is likely one of the easiest and involves some simple materials which nearly everyone should have, and if not I can help you with some, but we will get to that near the end of the post.

So all day long I've been working on this shed for my sister and putting shingles up and I am tapped out. This shed thing is a royal pain in my backside, but at least I have the Batmobile to come home to and I did a little more work on that a little while ago.

With this update we are gonna talk about ways to fill in holes and smooth out existing sculpt details.

You will need some simple stuff for this.

-Super glue
-Fine grit sandpaper
-Junk resin parts

What I'm gonna show you is an old model building trick for filling in holes except now instead of using plastic dust we are gonna be using resin dust.

In the first picture here you can see the front end of the Batmobile and the line that goes across the front denoting an engine access panel. Well there aint no engine and there aint no need to have any pseudo engine panel lines because they take away from the desired look of what I'm going for.



So what you need to do next is take your junk resin piece and some rough grit sandpaper and just start sanding that piece down til you have a nice little pile of resin dust.

Next you wanna go in and fill in the line with some of your super glue and then take the resin dust and push it into the glue and the line. Hopefully you wont get your fingers stuck too much but you probably will at some point but thats okay.

You should end up looking like this



Now take some of that super fine sandpaper you have and sand it down. Now you're not done yet because its likely that this hasn't filled things in completely so you're gonna need to go back over this with just the glue and fill it in, let it dry and then sand it again. Run your fingernail along the line to check and see if its filled in properly and if not repeat the process til you get a nice solid smooth surface where the line was.

Here are just some more pics showing how this looks in various stages.







Now I know what you're thinking, "Scott, I don't have any resin parts laying around to be able to do this with. What on Earth am I going to do!?"

Well folks, if seeing what I'm doing here has got you interested in taking a stab at this project yourself and you really wanna give it a go I have a solution. Next time you place an order in my store, doesn't matter how big or how small an order either, just email me and let me know and I will send you some junk parts that you can grind down into dust to be able to replicate the process.

When I use to build models I would do something similar with the plastic racks all the parts came on and grind them down to dust and use the same process here to fill things in where needed. Also do it with plumbers putty as well. I use the resin now because its a much finer dust and fills the details areas in better.

Okay well that's it for today, I need a nap and some aloe vera for my sunburn!

After doing some research online I've come up with a new solution to one of the problems or issues with making this build.

I had said earlier that I was using resin dust to fill in the line details on the body of the car and that if anyone wanted to give this project a go I would send them some junk parts to grind down, WELLLL...

it seems that won't be necessary because as it turns out you can use baking soda instead!

I did a little research after trying to think of something that is a fine grain and could fill in holes and work with super glue without issue and it would seem that this is a common technique among model builders which I had no idea existed!

Anyhow, super glue and baking soda. I'm gonna give it a try today and see how it works but from what I've seen online, its a winner!

Well its going away in the form of not being the same sculpt anymore but it will be painted to represent the windows. I want this to look as animated as possible and reflect the look of the car in the show with as smooth lines as possible without all the jarring sculpt concessions made for making it into a toy. If you look at some of these screen caps from the show you see everything is really smooth and there aren't all these harsh lines and details on the car and I'm trying to emulate that.

It has been a LONG time since I've done and update because I basically haven't been in the mood to work on anything, but the last couple days I got an itch and started to refine and try and get working on a few things.

This is a simple work in progress update with a handful of pictures to show how the rear end of the Batmobile rebuild is coming along. Still a ways to go yet before I actually make molds for this project but I am finalizing the basic parts which consist of the wheel hubs, the rear end assembly, the canopy and the interior.

The interior is going to be the most complicated part as I will be creating a dashboard with steering wheel and such to reflect the look of the Batmobile from the show more accurately. Mind you I will be taking some artistic liberties since the show version seats two people and this will only fit one, but I will do my best to remain consistent and true to form as possible given the restraints the original toy has given me.

Here are just a few shots of the rear end of the Batmobile as I am building out and filling in the gaps left after removing all the unneeded bits and pieces and beginning to reshape the tail section and add details to make it more show accurate.











Basically when done this is going to be a gigantic chunk of resin that will connect with the seat section in the cars cabin.

Still on the fence about how I am going to market this, be it a kit or an inhouse mod that I sell through my store and on ebay potentially, but I guess I need to get the molds made first before I start planning all that stuff out and make sure the wiring for the lights and everything works without too much trouble

To infinity and beyond!

Was this ever finished?