Building the Tumbler from Batman Begins/TDK

Stone_Cold_Sisko · September 6 2008, 01:01 AM

This is both the coolest and geekiest thing I've ever seen (i mean that as a compliment):

The guy's an industrial designer/engineer I believe. I'm still working my way through the thread and all the photos but he says its functional:

http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=308526

S. Gomez · September 6 2008, 01:24 AM

Holy CRAP! And a suit! Talk about a Halloween costume.

Seriously, that's some serious dedication right there. I've contemplated doing something along similar lines (ie, constructing something related to a fictional universe) but the sheer amount of labour involved not to mention the cost has me wondering if it would ever be something I could accomplish. This is pretty inspiring.

Brikar99 · September 6 2008, 01:26 AM

Imagine that thing pulling up next to you at a red light...

It must be nice to have so much free time and money on building a movie replica.

Small White Car · September 6 2008, 01:54 AM

God bless nerds with money.

Where would we be without them?

DontFeedPhil · September 6 2008, 02:15 AM

Yeah that tumbler is pretty cool but the Mods are a bunch of d!nk$ over at SHH. Not like the cool mods we got over hear. They ban people left and right for wasting bandwidth and lock threads like they're going out of style. Too bad

Broccoli · September 6 2008, 02:18 AM

Pfft...sucker. If this guy wanted to be truly like Batman, he'd just go down to his multi-billion corporation and take on that will just happen to be sitting around not being used and no one will notice that it'll be gone. ;-)

Seriously though, does that guy plan to drive the thing around? No way in hell would that be street legal.

Samurai8472 · September 6 2008, 02:45 AM

DontFeedPhil wrote:

Yeah that tumbler is pretty cool but the Mods are a bunch of d!nk$ over at SHH. Not like the cool mods we got over hear. They ban people left and right for wasting bandwidth and lock threads like they're going out of style. Too bad

Also I hate how the people there repost pictures right under the original post. It's on the same page you don't need to quote the whole thing again!

Awesome dedication for the tumbler. Heh rolling up in that thing for halloween would be killer. Going at 5 miles an hour dropping by each house. Jumping out batman style.

Personally building fictional cars like the delorean time machine or ecto 1 are way beyond my budget.

I'd rather try to make WALL*E. It's a slow process but its coming along. To see the progress
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S. Gomez · September 6 2008, 03:49 AM

I don't think he ever answered the $64,000 question, though...

Does it actually have a rocket-thrust engine on the back?

T'Pers0n · September 6 2008, 03:59 AM

Amazing stuff. But, he needs to build a second one if he wants to get that bridge working. My dreams of a real life Batman must come true!

JNG · September 6 2008, 04:26 AM

I'm just amazed!

I wonder how it drives.

Samurai8472 · September 6 2008, 04:31 AM

T'Pers0n wrote:

Amazing stuff. But, he needs to build a second one if he wants to get that bridge working. My dreams of a real life Batman must come true!

that would be one sweet youtube video of two tumblers driving over river. maybe he used this as a small reference

Tom Servo · September 6 2008, 04:43 AM

WOW!

Quickly, someone start getting Enterprise blueprints out. We need to start construction, we can't be outnerded by Batman fans.

JonathonWally · September 6 2008, 06:21 AM

Broccoli wrote:

Seriously though, does that guy plan to drive the thing around? No way in hell would that be street legal.

Unless it's a real jet engine with afterburner, why wouldn't it be street legal?

S. Gomez · September 6 2008, 06:34 AM

^Extremely wide turns?

Samurai8472 · September 6 2008, 07:02 AM

S. Gomez wrote:

^Extremely wide turns?

I'd love to see him do the "compact cars only" move from begins

September 6 2008, 01:01 AM	#1
Stone_Cold_Sisko Vice Admiral	Building the Tumbler from Batman Begins/TDK This is both the coolest and geekiest thing I've ever seen (i mean that as a compliment): The guy's an industrial designer/engineer I believe. I'm still working my way through the thread and all the photos but he says its functional: http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=308526

September 6 2008, 01:24 AM	#2
S. Gomez Rear Admiral Location: Vancouver, BC	Re: Building the Tumbler from Batman Begins/TDK Holy CRAP! And a suit! Talk about a Halloween costume. Seriously, that's some serious dedication right there. I've contemplated doing something along similar lines (ie, constructing something related to a fictional universe) but the sheer amount of labour involved not to mention the cost has me wondering if it would ever be something I could accomplish. This is pretty inspiring. __________________ NOW READING: Doctor Who: The Wheel of Ice by Stephen Baxter Marvellous Adventure--Online periodical with escape, excitement, and adventure[/B]

September 6 2008, 01:26 AM	#3
Brikar99 Rear Admiral	Re: Building the Tumbler from Batman Begins/TDK Imagine that thing pulling up next to you at a red light... It must be nice to have so much free time and money on building a movie replica. __________________ SNW 9: 'Mestral' - 'Ninja Werewolf Assassins!' - Movie/TV reviews: For Reelz

September 6 2008, 01:54 AM	#4
Small White Car Rear Admiral Location: Washington D.C.	Re: Building the Tumbler from Batman Begins/TDK God bless nerds with money. Where would we be without them?

September 6 2008, 02:15 AM	#5
DontFeedPhil Fleet Captain Location: Just back from Your Moms House...	Re: Building the Tumbler from Batman Begins/TDK Yeah that tumbler is pretty cool but the Mods are a bunch of d!nk$ over at SHH. Not like the cool mods we got over hear. They ban people left and right for wasting bandwidth and lock threads like they're going out of style. Too bad

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September 6 2008, 02:18 AM	#6
Broccoli Vice Admiral Location: Broccoli	Re: Building the Tumbler from Batman Begins/TDK Pfft...sucker. If this guy wanted to be truly like Batman, he'd just go down to his multi-billion corporation and take on that will just happen to be sitting around not being used and no one will notice that it'll be gone. ;-) Seriously though, does that guy plan to drive the thing around? No way in hell would that be street legal. __________________ "That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." -- Christopher Hitchens

September 6 2008, 03:49 AM	#8
S. Gomez Rear Admiral Location: Vancouver, BC	Re: Building the Tumbler from Batman Begins/TDK I don't think he ever answered the $64,000 question, though... Does it actually have a rocket-thrust engine on the back? __________________ NOW READING: Doctor Who: The Wheel of Ice by Stephen Baxter Marvellous Adventure--Online periodical with escape, excitement, and adventure[/B]

September 6 2008, 03:59 AM	#9
T'Pers0n Fleet Captain Location: Georgia	Re: Building the Tumbler from Batman Begins/TDK Amazing stuff. But, he needs to build a second one if he wants to get that bridge working. My dreams of a real life Batman must come true! __________________ "He learned almost too late...that man is a feeling creature...and because of it, the greatest in the universe."

September 6 2008, 04:26 AM	#10
JNG Chief of Staff, Starfleet Command	Re: Building the Tumbler from Batman Begins/TDK I'm just amazed! I wonder how it drives.

September 6 2008, 04:43 AM	#12
Tom Servo Commodore Location: Philadelphia, PA	Re: Building the Tumbler from Batman Begins/TDK WOW! Quickly, someone start getting Enterprise blueprints out. We need to start construction, we can't be outnerded by Batman fans. __________________ "I like this ship! It's exciting!"-Scotty "Star Trek" Member of Red Sox Nation

September 6 2008, 06:34 AM	#14
S. Gomez Rear Admiral Location: Vancouver, BC	Re: Building the Tumbler from Batman Begins/TDK ^Extremely wide turns? __________________ NOW READING: Doctor Who: The Wheel of Ice by Stephen Baxter Marvellous Adventure--Online periodical with escape, excitement, and adventure[/B]