Hot Rod, 66 and Tumbler

The black and blue & gold version of the Batman drag racer car.

My plan is to use them both as cars to compete against super Villains who might try and take over the drag racing circuit.

The standard 66 Batmobile.

I did a little extra detail painting.

See here how small the black Tumbler is compared to the Batmobile; the Tumbler should be larger.

Batmobile Drag Racer

This is the Batman Hot Rod.

It has come in several color schemes and materials.

I think it is a Hot Wheels original and not connected to any specific movie, TV show, cartoon, or animated series, but I am not certain.

Just as Joker tried to take over the surfing culture and Batman had to intervene, I think it reasonable to thing that Joker or some other Villain might try to influence the drag racing world.

So this is a good vehicle for Batman to use to stop that from happening.  I like the bat motif on the front axle between the wheels.

The cowl cockpit and stylized cape are pretty cool too I think.

Gold rear end jet engine.
 

Tumbler

The Tumber is a Batman vehicle that was invented by Wayne Enterprises and was used in the Dark Knight Trilogy by both Batman and villains.

 

The camouflage version is the original military prototype edition and three were stolen by villains and used against the citizens of Gotham City. 

These seem very common in stores near my home.

The black one started life as a camouflaged prototype but was repainted into black and used by Batman to fight crime in Gotham city.

In the movie the vehicle is very large but the Hot Wheels version is underscale.

I have two black ones and a couple of the camouflage ones but it is not my favorite Batmobile by far and being undersized I am even less enthusiastic about it.
 

Tank IT-1

This is an SDV Raketovy Tank IT-1.

It is essentially a T-62 tank with 15  3M7 Drakon missiles on board.

It had very good long range accuracy and penetration but the rocket created a dead zone of several hundred meters before it could be guided.  So it was not in service but a few years in the early 1970s.

I think with a reasonable secondary weapon of perhaps a 30mm auto cannon it could have been a decent weapons system give more time to mature.

The SDV kit is pretty easy given that there is a bit of flash on most of the parts.

So while not hard to put together it is a bit slow going.

I like to take a lot of parts off, clean them up and them assemble them in batches.

I have a lot of Roco T54, Armortec T62, and Petner T72 tanks and using the SDV vehicles I am added a few specialized vehicles to give them a little variety and in some cases a few more capabilities. 
 

Piano Work

When taking out the batteries I realized the whole bottom half could be removed.

So I unscrewed the remaining screws and took it all apart.

So now it looks a little better.  My plan is to use the piano for Chandell, played by Liberace.

The figure is now tall enough, but obviously the piano needs legs.

I suspect with a lot of work I can make two pianos out of this one.
 

Hat's and a Piano

More work on the Mad Hatters flying platforms.  I added a control system.

In front of the figure you can see two joysticks that are used to control this flying platform.

The Mad Hatter is a Batman 66 Villain who appears in the Batman 66 comic book with hat shaped flying platforms, so I made a few of them.

This thing is a giant piano.

It is sold at Dollar General as a key ring toy.

The little keypad has white keys, buttons, that made different sounds when you press them.

I opened it up and removed the batteries since I don't anticipate any real concerts on it.

Here is a 1/72nd scale seated man with drumsticks.  He is obviously too short for the piano in it's present configuration.  Don't worry, I have a plan.
 

Dante's Inferno Room Mini

 

This is a highly detailed model.

Here you can see Beetlejuice inside the building.

The model is fully assembled and painted.

This little Beetlejuice figure is included in this little plastic box that looks like a phone booth.

The figures base fits inside the phone booth and inside the building.

The figure is about an inch tall.

And the building is pretty small, it works well as a building in a dense urban area.

Funko Pop Building

This is a new Funko Pop Bitty Towns item.

They are just like regular Funko Pop Town items only smaller.

Most are unique but this one is a redo of their Dante's Inferno Room from the movie Beetlejuice.

I have the larger one and it's a very nice building in a mid-Century Modern style.

It makes a good neighborhood bar.

This version has fewer details because it is so much smaller.

But it is nicely done and very sturdy.

I use it as a biker bar.