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Showing posts with label Batcopter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Batcopter. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Batman Vehicles

Batmobile from the TV series Batman.  They only used one vehicle in the TV show but it was modified a few times.  At the first it was painted flat black.  Over time they added a cutter to the front of the car.  And they also changed up the pin striping color and locations.  Hot Wheels has made dozens of variations of this vehicle, in a couple sizes.  All the 1/64th scale versions will interchange the interior, wheels, body, and window glass.  They are easy to take apart and easy to put back together if you want to swap parts.  This one was taken apart and given a different body version.
Stately Wayne Manor from Funko Pop Town series of buildings.
Jada Batcycle, one of two versions.  The first was a Harley-Davidson motorcycle with sidecar.  This one is a Yamaha with sidecar that carries a dismountable go cart.
Batboat was made about the same time as the Batmobile and there was no real coordination between the car and boat makers. So the boat came out blue and white while the car is black.  Model by Hot Wheels.
The last TV show vehicle is the Batcopter.  It is a real flying helicopter modified with a special paint job and bat wings.  The helicopter still exists and still flies.  The FAA made them take the wings off however, because it reduced lift too much.  Still pretty cool that it still exists.  This is by Hot Wheels and can be modified to a large number of other versions, mostly by removing the wings, which is simple, and repainting.
 

Saturday, January 8, 2022

Chopper Surgery

This is my go to paint remover.
Does a good job and is not too dangerous as these things go.  Always read and follow the precautions on the label!
Taking the the paint off a surplus Batcopter.
I have six of these so four are being repurposed.
Using pliers I pulled off the rotor pin.
Then drilled out the two rivets on the bottom.  Use a rag to cushion the chopper bubble.
Drilling.  Gotta press pretty hard.
Catch the filings on a bit of paper towel to make it easy to dispose of them.
 

Monday, January 3, 2022

Batcopter Loses it's Blade

To rivets bored out and this thing is all to pieces.
It is a sturdy kit but easy to take apart.
The blades and fuel tanks are held in place by a pin.  Just pull it out and off it comes.
Very weird looking without the blades!
Landing skid, the little step looks like a seat.
 

Sunday, January 2, 2022

Batcopter Remodel

Hot Wheels classic Batman movie and TV series Batcopter.
It's a great model.
And its almost exactly HO scale according to my measurements.  Show here with 1/72nd scale figures.
This is a combined drill and countersink.
I use it to drill out the rivets.
And then the helicopter falls apart.
And you can remove the Bat Wings.