BATMOBILE X THREE = PERFECTION...

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You're looking at three different models of

the BATMOBILE.  Two of them are the '66 TV

version, by HUSKY and MATTEL respectively,

and the third car is the '60s comicbook version by

JOHNNY LIGHTNING.  (The Husky car is an

actual toy from the '60s, whereas the other two

are more recent releases.)

The latter two come without figures, but

there are places where you can acquire replica

Husky BATMAN & ROBIN replacement parts,

so I bought some.  I thought it would be a simple

matter of simply slipping them into place, but

it was more complicated than that.

Quite a bit of time-consuming trimming and

shaping had to be performed first, and I had to

separate each pair of figures by removing the small

piece of plastic linking them together.  In the case of

the Mattel car I simply super-glued them into place,

as I have around a dozen others still in their blister

packs in pristine condition so I can afford to

be a little reckless with one of them.

With the Johnny Lightning car, Batman is

held in place by the steering wheel, and Robin is

affixed to his seat by a piece of double-sided tape.

That way, if I ever want to divest the car of the

figures, I can do so without damaging  it.

Anyway, I think the figures improve the

cars' appearance, so I thought I'd let you cop

a gander at them.  The Husky figures are the

original ones, in case you wondered.

Don't they look nice?

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