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Hot Wheels the Dark Knight Batmobile Tumbler

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Ok, while I'm prepping for a horror run next month and I've been anxiously awaiting the announcement of "The Dark Knight" Dvd or Blu-ray--December 9, 2008 is the day we get to pick up the best super-hero film (in my opinion) on either Blu-ray or Dvd! I'll be taking the morning off!

Anyway, this replica of the "Thumbler" or the Batmobile featured on both Batman Begins and The Dark Knight is made by Hot Wheels. Nice craftsmanship, very detailed and made in die-cast.

The only complaint I may have is that it had some bright gold-colored parts that didn't look like the actual "Batmobile" in the film and it also has somewhat of a glossy finish...not in the film. It's also a little smaller than I would have wanted it to be.

Anyway, still a great collectible for the die-hard Batman fan!
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It's perfect if you want to do a little spelunking...

It looks like a sturdy model, but a lot of it's plastic which is a bummer. What's with the *gold* trim? Definitely not the same tumbler from the movie. The gold trim gives it a completely different look. Disappointing. I picked it up for 15 and I recommend you pay nothing more than that.

It's a cheap fix to own a decent Dark Knight Tumbler model as suppose to the $450 oversized 1/6 model. Got it today and the first thing I did was to remove the faux wood base by unscrewing the 4 posts anchoring it. Although a lot of people complained about its size as a 1/18 scale model, I think it appropriately scaled against my 1/24 Maisto

this is a great model but it is small. it says 1/18 scale, but by watching the movie it doesn't look like that is true. i have 30 other diecast cars and this should be much bigger that all of them. it is only about 9 inches long but it is still a great piece to add to a collection.

The term 1:18 is used loosely in this description. I'd say, if anything, this is 1:24 or 1:26 scale. If you're adding it to a collection of other 1:18 diecast models, it'll probably look out of place.

Also, the canopy does not open easily. It involves pushing the front window or something... You're probably better off just leaving it alone.

Great collector's item. Although it contains certain plasitc parts that may break easily, it's diecast body provides a good solid feel. Makes for a great show piece behind a cover (not included, though it comes with a display stand/plate).

This thing is just too small. It's only about 8.5 to 9 inches long. It looks puny. And a previous reviewer (D.Mayes) is right: the front wheels are too big, and the right front wheel doesn't spin well.

Also, there's no plastic where the side windows should be; they're just left missing (just holes there) so they could run their tape through the vehicle for some reason--and it's not to keep the vehicle in place either. The entire vehicle is held to the ugly brown plastic display stand via four screws.

And the packaging doesn't really show off the vehicle too well, so you have to take it out of its packaging to display it (unlike the 1989 batmobile from Hotwheels that came in a clear plastic cylinder--btw, that batmobile is actually bigger than this tumbler). And when you do take it out, the ugly brown display stand becomes visible.

The canopy is supposed to be "retractable" but I couldn't get it open easily and didn't want to risk breaking it so I just left it alone.

Overall, an okay model with some flaws. The biggest being: it just doesn't look beefy enough. If I had known how small thing is, I might have just bought one of the toy versions instead of this display version.

This is a very cool model. It's a re-release of the Batman Begins Batmobile, but there's nothing wrong with that. After all, it's the same car as in BB. The canopy is a little hard to get open on mine. But overall, it's a great little model. There is a lot of plastic, which makes since. If it were all metal, it would be extremely heavy. Anyway, I'd buy it again.

A great little miniature of that fantasic car in the movie. It's not perfect. The flat black paint could be better - something more matte and charcoal maybe. There's a lot of gold paint applied on certain parts, including the inside of the wheels, which really stand out. That's easy to fix though. I managed to fix that with some sharpies, dulling it down to look more like tarnished brass which is more realistic. For the price it's a pretty awesome thing to have if you're a fan of the movies.

It is just on display, wouldn't let my kids play with it, cause it has parts that can be broken easily. But it a cool looking model, but it doesn't steer like other models. Would be more fragile if it did though.