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Man Builds Batman Tumbler Replica Single-Handedly

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDT

In the pantheon of awesome fan art, Bob Dullam holds a place of high regard after his work on a full scale, working Tumbler replica from the movies Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Constructed in his two-car garage with little more than pictures and the extra features from the DVD, Bob has built for himself the single baddest piece of driveway candy ever to make the leap from the silver screen. This thing makes Deloreans with bent up trash cans on the hatch look like kids' stuff.

Responding to questions of plans to sell, Bob says:

No, not building this to sell. You wouldn't want to sell this if you had one, believe me. It's a once in a lifetime project.
I did this alone, no help. I have found with other things in the past that if you have help, the help often does not get it(parts) right, and you have to do it over 95% of the time, plus I like to work alone. All parts are scratch built, cept' tires, rims, brakes, engine, etc.. meaning all bodyparts, brackets, just about everything external on the car. Yes, I will do a batpod, and TDK suit for myself. I love building this stuff.

Yes, you read that correctly — next up is a Batpod. [SuperheroHype via Low Gearing]

Batpod Photographed, Less Subtle Than Lamborghini

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDT

In a move we're assuming the Joker will be unable to duplicate in "The Dark Knight", reader Erich caught the intimidating new Batpod up close and personal on the set of a photoshoot and snapped off a couple pics of his own. While the two-wheeled cohort of the Tumbler probably elicits pleas for mercy from its riders, and looks like some form of elaborate death trap, it also looks pretty badass, even without fancy lighting and movie magic. And yes, we'll be some of those dorks lined up on July 17th waiting for the midnight showing.

Dark Knight Trailer Hits Web, Shows Off all Sorts of Bat-Vehicles

Ray Wert — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:15:00 EST

Our sister site obsessed with all things gadgets just hipped us to the new trailer for the new Batman movie. We must say, it's got a plethora of different action shots of new Batty vehicular goodness. Whether it's the Tumbler or the BatPod or even Joker's crazy truck, there's a lot of transportation options in the new sequel from the folks that brought you Batman Begins. We'll certainly be there opening Knight. Ha. Ha. Ha. [Gizmodo]