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Posted 1/20/2020 6:49:28 PM |
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Supreme Being
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Crazy thing is, I bought it and then had to put it in storage because I went to Hawaii for three months. But when I get back, Oh I'm gonna touch it! (just to drive of course. )
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Posted 1/25/2020 1:59:38 PM |
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Supreme Being
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Reading towman's post here: http://www.chickslovethecar.com/board/Batmobile168095.aspx Got me thinking about what I have put into this build so far. I believe that in any of these builds the emotional commitment is immeasurable. And I have long since lost track of the amount of time put in, both in actual work and in planning. But financially, at this point, I would guess I'm into the build about $20 to $25 thousand USD. Probably closer to $25k. Hard to say what it will cost in the end.
I agree with his assessment of not giving up. I completed a full body buck mold complete with the side boxes, then decided they were to large and had to be redone. That might have been a place to give up. But no, We hopefully learn from our mistakes and do better next time.
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Posted 1/25/2020 3:30:25 PM |
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You reap what you sow
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Posted 1/25/2020 8:31:37 PM |
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Never give up, never surrender!
Folks have spent way more on custom regular car builds that no one even glances at when a batmobile is nearby. And usually they have just thrown a ton of $$ at some shop to build their car for them... We're putting these together and making them a reality ourselves, along for the ride with some folks in our community we team up along the way to get the build into the real world.
I've got a KITT, Ectomobile, and JurassicJeep all in stages of builds too... And I will enjoy getting every one of them going down the road with a batmobile out in front.
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Posted 1/25/2020 10:04:17 PM |
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THEMAN (1/25/2020)
Never give up, never surrender!
Folks have spent way more on custom regular car builds that no one even glances at when a batmobile is nearby. And usually they have just thrown a ton of $$ at some shop to build their car for them... We're putting these together and making them a reality ourselves, along for the ride with some folks in our community we team up along the way to get the build into the real world.
I've got a KITT, Ectomobile, and JurassicJeep all in stages of builds too... And I will enjoy getting every one of them going down the road with a batmobile out in front.
So you’re building 4 cars right now? Geez how big is your garage? LOL
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Posted 1/26/2020 8:46:05 AM |
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Oh that's right, you only saw the downstairs batcave part of it... There's 6500 sq ft upstairs.
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Posted 1/26/2020 2:05:20 PM |
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Geez how big is your garage? You mean garages! This guy is hardcore.
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Posted 1/27/2020 8:19:44 AM |
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THEMAN (1/26/2020)
Oh that's right, you only saw the downstairs batcave part of it... There's 6500 sq ft upstairs.
Let’s see some of the upstairs pics.....please haha.
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Posted 1/27/2020 8:20:24 AM |
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slysnake (1/26/2020)
Geez how big is your garage? You mean garages! This guy is hardcore.
Cricket.....cricket......
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Posted 1/27/2020 1:20:46 PM |
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Maybe he prefers some privacy.
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