In all of the stacks of old comics the cowpokes would leave behind at the ranch, we couldn't get enough of this ad:
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| Aurora model advertisement (1966) |
The Batplane model was a "holy grail" of un-obtainable model kits, practically unheard of at flea markets and dealer conventions... until it was republished by the Polar Lights company.
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| Batplane (Polar Lights, 2002) |
The Batplane model was likely based off the "Batplane II", the jet fighter that Batman flew from 1950-1963. With slight artistic variation, the model is very accurate.
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| Batman No 146 (March, 1962) |
Over the years, many hobbyists have painted the batplane model according to their own interpretation. Mostly blue, some black. Sometimes they use red pin striping
a la the George Barris TV Batmobile.
We decided to throw our cowl in the ring, too:
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| Our rendition of the Batplane (2013) |
We kept with the comic-inspired dark blue (in high gloss, of course) with matte black bat head motif. The Barris-inspired decals were used, but with a USAF nod. Red pinstripes? You bet, but in a new way that also made the bat head pop.
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| The Polar Lights Batplane (2013) |
And Chrome. Planes fly faster in chrome.
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| Scalloped Atomic Bat-Landing Struts? Check! |
If Adam West and Burt Ward ever needed to get supersonic, this would have been the thing.
Ready?
Set?
Bat-usi.
