2004 Batman Dark Knight Batmobile "Tumbler" (Hot Wheels) 1:18 Die Cast-No Box

Description: Hot Wheels 2004 Batman Dark Knight Batmobile "Tumbler". No box. 1:18 scale Die Cast A very rare collectible for the true Dark Knight "Tumbler" fan. Please have a look at the pictures above to inspect this super detailed model. Thanks for your interest, and please email with any questions you may have.Batman Begins· Although Christian Bale performed many of his own stunts, he wasn't allowed anywhere near the Batmobile.· While shooting on the streets of Chicago, a person accidentally crashed into the Batmobile. The driver was apparently drunk, and said he hit the car in a state of panic, believing the Dark Knight's vehicle to be an invading alien spacecraft.· The Batmobile, nine feet wide, and sixteen feet long, has a top speed of one hundred six miles (one hundred seventy kilometers) per hour, and can accelerate from zero to sixty miles (ninety-six kilometers) per hour in six seconds. The engine is a 5.7 liter V8 Chevy. It runs on unleaded gasoline, and can do about seven miles per gallon. It has four 44-inch tires at the rear, made by Interco Tire Corporation, while the front is covered in jagged plates of armor. It was designed and built by Chris Corbould and Andrew Smith at Shepperton Studios in England. This Batmobile was built from the ground up, and is estimated to be worth half a million pounds sterling. It was designed by mashing together several different off-the-shelf model kits. Its construction was so exacting to the model, that they even duplicated the blobs of excess glue.· There were five Batmobiles made for this movie.· Writer and director Christopher Nolan envisioned the Tumbler to be a combination of a Lamborghini and a Hummer.· While filming on Lower Wacker Drive in Chicago, Illinois, the filmmakers were so concerned for the care of the Batmobile that they told the stunt driver to take as much time as he needed to make any move. Therefore, when it came time to back the Batmobile up, they went so slow as to cause traffic jams that had to be reported on the news. Simply moving the Batmobile around Chicago took numerous police, as well as causing traffic jams wherever they went.· Stuntdriver George Cottle went through four Batmobiles during the making of this movie.· Nathan Crowley said that the design of the Batmobile was largely influenced from the design seen in Frank Miller's graphic novel "The Dark Knight Returns". The incarnation of the Batmobile was given the nickname "The Tumbler", by filmmakers and Miller.· A possible influence (apart from "The Dark Knight Returns" graphic novel) in the Tumbler's design is the F-117 Nighthawk, sharing similar features, specifically the use of odd angles around the body used for stealth (although the Tumbler might use them to disperse kinetic energy from bullets and explosives) and almost jet-black color.· The Tumbler weighed 2 and a half tons.· The only post-1989 Batman movie where none of Batman's vehicles are dismantled.· Matt Miller (Gotham Car Cop #3) appeared throughout the Tumbler chase scene, including the crushed patrol car, roof top, and viaduct scenes.· Batman rescues Rachel Dawes, and is evading the police with the Batmobile/Tumbler on I-17 in Gotham City. The city and highway fictitiously exist on the eastern seaboard of the United States. The real I-17 is one hundred forty-six miles long, and exists entirely in the state of Arizona, linking Phoenix to Flagstaff.· When Bruce Wayne test drives the Tumbler in a huge white room that is the interior of the Excel Exhibition Centre in East London. The separating walls have been pulled back to allow the Tumbler to drive around, but you can still see the hall numbers as they drive by them (N4, N5, et cetera). Specifications: * Official licensed product * Scale: 1:18 * Length: 9 Inches (approximate) * Width: 5.5 Inches (approximate) * Height: 3.5 Inches (approximate) Features: * Dark Knight Batmobile "Tumbler" in pristine condition. * Color: Black/Copper Hydraulics w/black interior. * No box. * All wheels turn, knock off wheels w/super,super wide rubber tires. * Canopy over cockpit can be carefully removed and a 1/18 scale "Dark Knight" figurine can be inserted. * Detailed interior & exterior. 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Price: 118.99 USD

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

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