What's the best 1/25 1966 Batmobile kit?

[crowe-t]

What's the best 1966 Batmobile kit?  The Deluxe kit has the photoetch parts and options for the V8 and the Jet Turbine engine.  However the other kit has resin figures that look like Adam West and Burt Ward.

Is there another 1966 Batmobile with the PE, Jet Turbine engine and the newer resin figures or are these the only 2 options?

Edited June 18, 2021 by crowe-t

[bisc63]

There are basically just two kits: the glue kit and the pre-painted snap kit. There may be some package shuffling as to whether you get the figures, as my snap kit has them but my glue kit does not. Any boxing of the glue kit should have the engine options. The best deal I found was both kits packaged together. They really are nice, the snapper has a very nice finish, just typical curbside chassis, but otherwise quite accurate.

[David G.]

I built the Polar Lights snap kit about ten years ago and I was quite pleased with it.

I thought I posted a WIP thread on this group back then but it looks like I didn't. If so, it's the only place I didn't. I have all the text and images in various locations, I should probably just create one here at MCM.

Anyway, if you're interested in seeing a short WIP on the Polar Lights snap kit, here is a link to my personal web page. 

Hope that helps inform your decision.

David G.

Edited June 18, 2021 by David G.
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[niteowl7710]

The Deluxe version of the kits has the figures in it.

[Classicgas]

Any of the Polar Lights 1/25 kits. Depends on what you want to put into it.

[Dragonhawk1066]

I got the Polar Lights Build 2gether dual kit a couple of years ago. It includes the pre-painted snap version and the glue version. I don't think it came with photoetch and unfortunately no figures☹️. I've only built the snap kit so far, but it's a really nice piece and looks great to me.

Edited June 18, 2021 by Dragonhawk1066

[ChrisBcritter]

Has anyone ever compared one of these Batmobiles to the Revell Lincoln Futura to see how well the basic dimensions match? Might be interesting...

[pack rat]

1 hour ago, ChrisBcritter said:

Has anyone ever compared one of these Batmobiles to the Revell Lincoln Futura to see how well the basic dimensions match? Might be interesting...

Here's a pic I took years ago of a junk box Futura beside a resin prototype snap Batmobile (identical to the plastic version). 

Edited June 19, 2021 by pack rat
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[Brian Austin]

Someone on the Spotlight board combined the two kits and found dimensional differences.  The Futura is noticeably smaller.

[Plashdaddy]

 I don’t know if it helps, but I built this one from the polar lights kit in your second picture.