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Posted 5/6/2016 9:03:03 PM |
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dioramas can get pretty elaborate.
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Posted 5/14/2016 6:55:35 PM |
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Here is a very well done diorama display for Cat woman on the Bat Pod.
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Posted 5/20/2016 5:17:49 PM |
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Hello everyone,
TURNTABLE DISPLAYS
Basic turntable display example: Batmobile and/or action figures are presented on a
motorized rotating display turntable that is covered in colored velvet
or mirrors, sometimes with lights recessed into the surface that is
rotating 2-4 rpms a minute.
The main advantage of a turntable display is that it allows the
observer to view the model(s) from all 360 degree of perspective, and
in between overlapping models as it rotates around. In static displays, often only 180
degrees, or less, if multiple models are displayed together, due to
overlapping perceptual fields, are seen by the observer.
If you add a rotating turntable to the inside of a display case you
open up several advantages. First, your display case does not require
four transparent sides to see all the aspects of a displayed model.
Second, you could recess your display case into a wall, leaving one
side flush with the wall with a picture frame around it. Nothing about
the dust protected model would be missed by the observer as it slowly
rotated around.
DIORAMA with turntable motion
A diorama does not have to be static. It can be animated with one or
more turntables built into the display. For example: You could build a
diorama where the Batman Tumbler enters into a cave and exits through
a simulated waterfall, at another point. The cycle will slowly repeat
over and over with only one integrated offset turntable. About that
waterfall effect: Take Christmas tree tinsel and suspend it so that it
mimics the fall of water, add a few small white/blue lights behind it,
and make the water churn with a small fan. Suspend the Tumbler in the air
on a rod attached to the turntable.
It would make for quite a display as the Tumbler passed through the fury of the waterfall.
Been thinking about something like this for my Hot Toys Tumbler. vertigo
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Posted 5/20/2016 6:08:53 PM |
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Holy crap! That's too awesome but way over the top for me.
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Posted 5/21/2016 5:50:56 PM |
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Hey why not just have the model on display without a case? That way anyone can pick it up up and have a 360 look an actually play with it?
"There is no end but the end is near!"
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Posted 5/21/2016 6:01:57 PM |
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Hey Mr A,
Had it sitting on a table for a while. It quickly gathered dust. Dust really shows up quickly on the black. Will put in a sealed acrylic case as a minimum. vertigo
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Posted 5/23/2016 6:57:07 PM |
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Hello everyone,
LIVING SPACE MODEL DISPLAYS,
Here are a few pictures of integrating models, other collectables, and theme decorations into living spaces.
A couple of the photographs shows a diehard Star Wars fans apartment. The Mllieum Falcon inside the coffee table looks good. Switch them out for a Batman theme and you're in business. The lamp base made from toy figures is easily done. The modified ceiling fan blades is a nice touch. I guess the ultimate would be integrating a full scale Bat vehicle into a living space. Pictures are worth a thousand words. vertigo
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Posted 5/24/2016 5:12:20 AM |
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i must be going 'batty'. i stared at that last picture for a good 30 sec, looking for Batman!. . . and then. . .
To build the impossible dream . . .
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Posted 6/3/2016 6:34:22 PM |
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Kevin Silva’s ever-growing collection has been officially recognized by Guinness World
Records as: THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF BATMAN MEMORABABILIA
Take the video tour of Silva’s collection at
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/.../record-holder-profile-video-welcome-to-kevin-silva’s-bat-cave-of-memorabilia-399999
INDIANAPOLIS – during an interview by Scott Swan with Kevin Silva,
Most of us have had collections at one time in our lives. Coins,
stamps and baseball cards are popular. But Indianapolis resident Kevin
Silva has set a new world record for his super hero collection. Silva,
52, has more than 2,500 Batman items in the basement of his home.
"This is the bat cave. The official home of Batman, at least in
Indianapolis," said Silva.
His personal "bat cave" features action figures and toys - literally
everything connected to the caped crusader. Silva became fascinated
with Batman as a young boy watching Adam West and Burt Ward on the
1960s television show.
"My first images of Batman were on a 19-inch color TV at five years
old. I'm telling ya. It burned a hole in the back of my head," said
Silva. "It just rocked my world, totally. I have items down here that
I've had since I was five years old."
His parents gave Silva a Batman lunchbox, which he still owns.
"It's got the scuff marks where I threw it down the hall. This is a
sought-after piece on E-bay. The metal lunch box. They go for $180,"
said Silva.
As a young boy, Silva began picking up Batman items.
"You gather things up and either destroy them or keep them and, in
some odd way, I kept a lot of it. When I was 7 or 8, I had a wall in
my bedroom had Batman all over it. My parents were pretty good at
getting things for me," said Silva. "There's a moment in your teenage
years when it's not hip, so you put it away and you don't do anything.
But the Michael Keaton movie came back around in 1989 and all this
merchandise came available. That's where a lot of this came from. A
lot of the items are from 1966. Some trash and some treasures," said
Silva.
He bought anything and everything related to Batman. Silva finds most
of the items on E-bay including a bat phone, bat skis and a bat
guitar.
"I've had people drop to their knees at display cases. Oh my god. Look
at this stuff," said Silva.
His stuff includes bat skates, a Batman gumball machine, even bat
shoes. His favorite item is a Batman outfit. He spent $3,600 to have
it made.
"That's why I like Batman is because of that guy right there. The gray
and the blue and the cowl," said Silva.
When word got out that Silva had more than 2,500 Batman items in his
basement, Guinness World Records contacted him. Silva counted all of
his items, put them in a spreadsheet and took pictures. In December,
he was contacted with good news.
"You've got the record. This is the official certificate that the
largest Batman memorabilia collection belongs to me," said Silva. "The
Guinness record is 2,501 pieces. That's what they counted," said
Silva. "The information I sent them was 2,554 pieces. But, I have a
lot of Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern, which is part of the
Batman family. They didn't count all of that. But the previous record
was 1,150 pieces. So, I pretty much dusted that. I had it appraised at
$100,000. But I don't have that in it. I didn't spend that kind of
money on it."
In his 1,200 square feet basement, he has divided his collection into
various sections.
"There's a section of Robins. Then it morphs into Cat woman. Then
you've got the Riddler. Then you've got Two face. You've got all my
batgirls over here. A whole plethora of Batman. Then we've got the
joker. Then we've got the Penguin. And then just Batman and Robin,"
said Silva.
Now his collection is making news in newspapers around the world but
even though it seems like he has everything, there is one thing
missing.
"The holy grail is an ideal bat-belt in the 60's. And, I had it, of
course, but it's gone now. Those are $2,500 items and you just can't
find them," said Silva. "When you're a little kid, you put a cape on.
Here's a guy who's an adult and he gets to wear the whole outfit. He's
got leather boots on and a Bat belt that has all these gadgets in."
"People love it. They just love Batman. It's colorful and creative. I like it."
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Posted 6/4/2016 6:38:35 PM |
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Hello everyone,
This collection is in the running to take over the top spot. He even built a museum.
mentalfloss.com/article/65996/meet-biggest-batman fan
Ten years ago, Somchai Nitimongkolchai saw Batman Begins and it changed the course of his life.
Nitimongkolchai had never collected anything before, but he was so moved by the film that he started seeking out memorabilia honouring The Caped Crusader. On foot and online he eventually accumulated so much—50,000 pieces in all—that he decided to take it to the public. The Batcat Museum & Toys Thailand opened outside of Bangkok in July 2012.
The Batcat (named for both Batman and Catwoman) has one-of-a-kind collectibles, a LEGO replica of Gotham, figurines and even the Batmobile (among many other things). Nitimongkolchai also has other beloved characters of fiction on display, from other superheroes, to Pixar characters, to James Bond, and Indiana Jones. Nothing comes close to rivaling Batman though. In the roughly 4,000 square foot museum, three items in particular are Nitimongkolchai’s favorites: A ceramic Batman piggy bank which was the first item in the collection, a rare Batman utility belt from a 1966 playset, and figures made in Hong Kong in 1973, the year Nitimongkolchai was born.
He told Coconuts Bangkok that he believes the collection is the largest in the world and hopes that if he keeps hunting, he can someday make it the largest Batman collection ever sold at auction.
As for what connected Nitimongkolchai to the hero Gotham deserves*? The fact that he’s a normal man who uses weapons instead of super powers, represents real justice, and has a purpose. "He’s just a regular guy who uses his brain and training to do great things," Nitimongkolchai said.
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