robiwon Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 New guy here. Here is my '89 Batmobile I built a few years ago. I'm mainly a scifi modeler but dabble in cars once in a while. I love lighting models and this was no exception. Enjoy the pics. And next to the '66 for comparison. Quote
lrlocke01 Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 That is awesome, how did you light it up like that? Quote
JustBill Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 I agree, that is awesome! My most favorite Batman movie ever! Great job and thanks for sharing! Welcome to the forum. I look forward to seeing some more of your work. Quote
TheCat Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 Robert - First Welcome to the Forum!!! Now, that's an AWESOME Batmobile you've done there. I've built this one myself, but didn't light it (I'm not good with electronics). Quote
Brizio Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 Weclome! And nice job on it, I like the rear shot, it looks real! Quote
Scottnkat Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 (edited) Great lighting job on that! I love it! I wish I were able to do lighting like that!! Really outstanding job Edited April 12, 2012 by Scottnkat Quote
The70judgeman Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 That's cool! Gotta be fiber optics in the dash. That's patience! Quote
Chief Joseph Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 Hey Robiwon, great to see you over here and that's a sweet-looking Batmobile. Those inside fin seams on that kit are a PITA to fill!! There are a couple of other SSM regulars who post here, too. I think a Spinner would get a lot of attention on this site... do you have one of those in the works? Quote
robiwon Posted April 12, 2012 Author Posted April 12, 2012 Wow, thanks for the compliments guys! To answer a few questions, yes the cocpit is lit with fiber optics and a single white LED hidden in the back. Tamiya clear acrylics give the lights the different colors. An overhead blue LED illuminates the whole cockpit. The fin seams were a pain to fill, but it looks great when finished. The model is lit with several LEDs, yellow for the head lights, white and blue for the enterior and 4 reds for the taillights and red and yellow for the afterburner. The exhaust is a cotton ball pulled out and sprayed with hairspray to keep its shape. I do plan on doing a fully lit Spinner. I'm already gathering LEDs for it. Sneak peak as to what is on the bench right now. Going slow as I have a house full of relatives right now. Not much time for building. Quote
Wheels Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 Very cool! I love the lights, great details! Quote
Mirage Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 That is an awesome build. The lights add so much extra to it. Just picking my jaw up from the floor... Quote
moparmagiclives Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 Very cool, I was just looking at one I've been wanting to build the other day, and was thinking about the lamps also. Very cool. Quote
hvymtl Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 Welcome to the board and also i must say that the lights are awesome . i would really like to see how that was done very impressive . Michael Quote
robiwon Posted April 14, 2012 Author Posted April 14, 2012 Thanks again guys. I do have another '89 in my stash that will get lighted and some body mods. It will have a flip open front end. I always thought the front end should flip up if you look at the panel lines on it. When I get around to building it I'll do some in progress shots of it. I'm also doing a fully lighted Knightrider kit (no pun) as well. I will do a build thread on that. I may even throw together a basic "how to light your models" thread if there is enough interest. Quote
Tony T Posted April 14, 2012 Posted April 14, 2012 Lighting is one of those things that I've always wanted to try on a build. The lighting on this is very effective and I for one would love to learn how you got the results that you did. Quote
hvymtl Posted April 14, 2012 Posted April 14, 2012 Yes i would love to see a tutorial on that area . As for Kitt that too is cool Michael Quote
ZombieHunter26 Posted April 14, 2012 Posted April 14, 2012 Color me impressed! I can't wait to see more from you. Quote
robiwon Posted April 14, 2012 Author Posted April 14, 2012 Thanks again guys. I will start planning out a short tutorial on lighting basics and how they apply to cars. Quote
Zarana-X Posted April 16, 2012 Posted April 16, 2012 That's just showing off, man! There's a batmobile thread in the community builds section, you should repost this there. I'd like to see what you could do with the lighting on a BTTF DeLorean time machine... Quote
robiwon Posted April 16, 2012 Author Posted April 16, 2012 I have more pics of it. I'll throw some up over there. Thanks for the heads up. Still exploring the site, LoL. Quote
carrucha Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 One of my favorite Batmobiles and the working lights are a nice touch. Good job. Quote
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