greatlakes6
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Looks incredible. Joost is really putting the work in on this one.
I'm so in.
Hope they do electronics, really hope, I ordered the deluxe.
Ordered deluxe months ago.
Well see... just glad joost is making great progress.
What you are saying sounds accurate. So nobody knows if the hood or trunk will open?I may be confused, but I think you meant the base version, which is the only one he currently offers. I ordered mine back in December.
As of yesterday, Joost hadn't yet finalized the base version, and was asking for feedback as to whether or not he should offer the DX version.
I believe we're probably going to see a DX version, but none of the details are finalized yet. I also don't believe he'll offer the DX until he can identify the features and how much work he has to put into it. Hoping for rubber tires, lights, and the rest, but I'm not sure about the engine compartment. That would probably require significant design changes to the point that the base version and the DX would require different production runs. It would be cool, but it probably isn't realistic. Maybe I'm wrong.
What you are saying sounds accurate. So nobody knows if the hood or trunk will open?
What you are saying sounds accurate. So nobody knows if the hood or trunk will open?
He did respond to me this afternoon. He mentioned the hood and trunk not opening as of now. I also mentioned to him that the bat phone was sitting sideways in the car with the phone handle going from the front of the car to the back instead of sideways. He said sometimes it sat that way in the show. I ave never seen it that way in the show, have you?
I always thought the phone sat the other way also, but I would defer to Joost. He has incredible access to resources and expertise that the average guy doesn't. He is also a stickler for details, so if he says it sat that way sometimes, I believe him. He's not one to just make stuff up - he does his homework.
If you go to the 1966batmobile.com website and browse the gallery, you can see the phone sitting the way you described, sitting higher up on the console, or not in the vehicle at all. I guess it depends on the version of the car (there were four) and the season/episode of the show.
All that said, there is nothing in his current design that either offends me or gives me any pause or regret for the purchase. I don't believe that there is any other 1966 batmobile out there that is (or ever has been) available to the 1/6 collector, let alone with the level of accuracy that this has, so I'm happy to jump on it. This is an "older kid's" dream come true .
Again, that is just my opinion.
I may have missed it in an earlier post, but do you have one on order?
I was the one who brought the door issue to their attention. I was surprised they missed it, but very glad they were open to correcting it.
I promise to myself this is the last 1/6 collectible of the size that I will ever need
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