Well looks like Joost finally secured that WB license, so guess I can start paying down my Batmobile again.
Do you know if the WB licensing agreement good for ALL of his projects (e.g. 66 batmobile, bvs batmobile, and 89 batwing), or just the 66 batmobile? I assume it's for all, but I'd hate to be wrong - just looking for confirmation.
I hope he'll get some more youtube videos back up soon
Hopefully he will be taking more preorders soon. I hadn't been paying attention to the thread and unfortunately i found out about the batmobile after he got hit with the licensing problem and stopped taking preorders. My only concern now is i was watching the unboxing videos of the millennium falcon cockpit and the justice mobile and both people received broken items and there was various paint issues. I would like to know what the overall quality of his work is before i pay 1400 bucks on the batmobile.
Any time I've ever heard of something arriving broken or damaged, I've also heard that Joost got them fixed up. There was some of that in the early BvS batmobiles and I believe he actually shipped some customers replacement parts. I believe I also saw a couple of issues with decals, but again, new decals were shipped. As far as paint issues, we've all seen the video on the millennium falcon cockpit where they were complaining about the paint (was it Justin's Collection?), but I don't know how widespread any of these quality issues run. Should these issues all have been caught before they were shipped? Probably, but for whatever reason, they weren't. I appreciate that he cared enough to follow up with a level of service to correct the issues - at least on the parts and decal issues - I don't know what he's done on the paint.
Based on emails I've had with Joost, I feel comfortable in ordering from him and I expect that he will do the right thing by me. That's not just talk - I have both the 66 Batmobile and the 89 Batwing on order with him and they have both been fully paid for some time, so I've got my money where my mouth is.
All that said, I am a bit concerned by the thought of a high gloss black batmobile paintjob being shipped to me halfway across the world and arriving in pristine shape. It's not just the transportation, but also the application of the paint and the packaging to protect it - this isn't the sort of flat, weathered paint job that can arrive with flaws and be acceptable. He clearly has to get that part right. He's a smart guy, so I have faith in him to figure that out, as well.
Still, it's your decision, so do what you're comfortable with. Everybody is different.