[stirlingmoss]

hey guys,
anyone know where i could find bat (door)decals or even suggestions for applying stripes?
thanks.

 

[alpink]

there have been a couple after market decal of bats but they might have run into licensing problems with a trademarked trademark. many computers come with a minimally useful program for manipulating pictures and scans and might be able to reduce the size of a larger image taken offline or scanned or a picture down loaded from a camera. that might allow someone to print their own on decal paper without violating trademark and copyright laws.
stripes on the batmobile might best be attempted with a paint pen, which I think are available at crafts stores along with some hobby stores and online retailers, rather than trying to keep a brush straight.
having not attempted that, I can only suggest that it might work.

 

[stirlingmoss]

thanks i will try that:thumbsup:

 

[hojoe]

I got some from Patto's a few years ago. He probably still makes them.
http://members.optushome.com.au/pattosplace/home.html
hojoe

 

[ParkRNDL]

i did these stripes with a paint pen (sorry, can't remember the brand):

then, a while later, i was looking at pics of the door logos on original Aurora cars. i noticed they weren't real sharp and weren't particularly complicated. i got brave and freehanded the door bats with the same pen:

nowhere near perfect, but if you look at the ones on an original Aurora car, neither are they. besides, it looks good running around the track.

--rick

 

[stirlingmoss]

that looks great..nice touch with the jl heads:thumbsup:

 

[slotto]

very nice! you have a steady hand

 

[ParkRNDL]

thanks. the pen did most of the work, though... just find one with a firm fabric-type tip and drag it gently along the edge...

--rick

 

[stirlingmoss]

finally finished mine..

 

[alpink]

and a fine looking B-mobile it is. are those red bats on the wheel center hubs?

 

[XracerHO]

Nice Batmobile & great shop & good beginning for a HT thread, stirlingmoss, your HT name reminds me of a great driver too!! ..RL

 

[stirlingmoss]

thanks guys..
those are rrr cobra wheels with a dab of red paint on the centers,
the other batmobile came out the same way only i used the heads from the jl batmobile.
more pics of balsa structures...

 

[slotcarman12078]

hey, I believe RRR sells the bat decals for the doors!!! I saw them last time I was perusing the site. They're listed as crusader decals..

 

[ParkRNDL]

wow! digging that batmobile... dunno if it's the lighting in your picture or the paint you chose, but the red looks almost like it glows, like pics i've seen of the 1:1 car. very cool... and nice touch on the wheel centers.

--rick

 

[stirlingmoss]

thanks park,
here is the pen i used..