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Posted 7/10/2008 5:17:57 PM |
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Ok, so i was keeping this a secret, and didnt want to show the board until i had a substantial amount done, but temptation got the better of me, and i wanted to share. Now that we have our first child, my wife says he needs a batmobile of his own, so i suggested the Tumbler, she said thats fine, but she wants it go-cart sized, so i thought over it, and decided to do it. First things first, i wasnt pleased with the blueprints for the tumbler, they seem very off. So i decided to draw up my own orthographs from the actual car, and upload those into SketchUp, draw the Tumbler again, only correct this time, as best i could. ![](http://cltc.co/Images/Uploads/Images/effb7be6-4050-4f0d-9354-bf2c.jpg)
Then upload them into sketchUp ![](http://cltc.co/Images/Uploads/Images/c071be2f-8061-4642-9efe-1868.bmp)
Scale them to the measurements of the original car, then build the car from the drawings, starting with the cabin (gathered fromt the special edition disc of Batman begins) ![](http://cltc.co/Images/Uploads/Images/b45034ca-af3e-4b93-9bc7-93e4.bmp)
Then just keep adding panels, the tires i did not build, only the wheels for the front tires are my doings. I swiped those off of the internet. I havent mastered tire building yet ![Smile](http://www.chickslovethecar.com/board/Skins/CLTC20/Images/EmotIcons/Smile.gif) ![](http://cltc.co/Images/Uploads/Images/46bb0738-cd0b-4454-95cd-d32c.bmp)
more ![](http://cltc.co/Images/Uploads/Images/7bb7e434-7d57-4dd1-a556-9c19.bmp)
more ![](http://cltc.co/Images/Uploads/Images/4b826dc0-10d6-4833-96dd-20bf.bmp)
more ![](http://cltc.co/Images/Uploads/Images/8136c9a0-bee9-489b-acf3-f0be.jpg)
![](http://cltc.co/Images/Uploads/Images/645c86f8-8e83-40d4-9fcc-9408.bmp)
more ![](http://cltc.co/Images/Uploads/Images/8a5d9113-8785-4771-b9d7-03b0.bmp)
At this stage the cars body panels are about 90% done. I then took the entire car, and scaled it down to 1/6 scale, then usuing the measuring tape, measured each panel individually. Then created a flat image in CorelDraw that i could cut it out of card stock paper. The cool thing is i can grab the car and drag it into whatever size necessary and it will give me measurements on all scale sizes. ![](http://cltc.co/Images/Uploads/Images/9b3459f0-f4ff-495e-9720-1fbe.jpg)
then i can create a replicated side for each set of panels ![](http://cltc.co/Images/Uploads/Images/70c9cb8c-b212-4bf0-b2cd-e3da.jpg)
And thats all i have pictures of so far, i have printed out the vast majority of the panels, painted them black, and bent them into the form of a tumbler, i took pictures, i just dont have them developed yet. I will post them as soon as i can. When i get thru with the 1/6 scale, i will begin work on the 1/2 scale Go-cart. ![Smile](http://www.chickslovethecar.com/board/Skins/CLTC20/Images/EmotIcons/Smile.gif)
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Posted 7/10/2008 5:21:00 PM |
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OH, and when i'm done with the 3d model i plan on building the roll cage to match, and make the body see thru.
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Posted 7/10/2008 5:36:03 PM |
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WOW, that is totally frikin amazing. I can't wait to see a 1/2 tumbler go cart
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Posted 7/10/2008 7:22:57 PM |
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I NEED those templates! Thats simply amazing Shaggy. If you are going to release them then I might take a copy I would make it 1/2 scale model in my garage Maybe I could superglue my finger to that
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Posted 7/10/2008 9:25:42 PM |
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Awesome Shaggy. What's so great about it is whatever size you make you can use these templates. I can't wait till that phase of my build. I will be hollerin' at 'cha.
...does it come in black?
![Burn](http://www.chickslovethecar.com/board/Skins/CLTC20/Images/EmotIcons/burn.gif) ![Tumbler](http://www.chickslovethecar.com/board/Skins/CLTC20/Images/EmotIcons/bm5.gif)
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Posted 7/10/2008 10:57:23 PM |
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Has NO LIFE!!
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Hey Shaggy you are very talented ......Just don't forget about the 89......Your son would like dad to have a full size one to drive him to preschool......BWD
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Posted 7/11/2008 8:28:05 AM |
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Thanks guys! I've put alot of hard work into this one. The cabin has changed a bit since i posted pictures of it. But it still retains a Tumbler. I hope to be working more on it today if Budweiser will spare me the time. . Gotta go! Thanks again
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Posted 7/11/2008 12:21:51 PM |
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Looks like you have been doing a lot of research, looking great keep us posted....
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Posted 7/11/2008 1:39:20 PM |
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Most definatly will keep everyone posted, thanks for the kind comment, Kevin!
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Posted 7/13/2008 7:47:54 PM |
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any update? This is awesome
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