badchriss Posted June 8, 2016 Posted June 8, 2016 Hey Guys, i recently finished the new "Rescue from Ra`s Al Ghul" Set. I really like the Minifigs and the Building,but i don`t really like the Batmobile in this Set. So i thought about "hey,why not designing your own Offroad Batmobile?" And a few Minutes later in LDD,the new Offroad Batmobile was born.Kinda looks like a Tank or an APC.I was inspired by the Hydra Tank from "Hydra Fortress Smash" but made the Vehicle smaller.The Design is very sleek but the Car still looks sturdy enough to burst through ancient Walls or Concrete. I reused the Stud Shooters from the Original Vehicle. So,what do you think of it? Quote
Coca-Cola Posted June 9, 2016 Posted June 9, 2016 I have more constructive criticism if anything... While I really like the design of this vehicle I don't feel as if building a vehicle in black justifies calling it a Bat-vehicle, as it just doesn't look like a Batmobile or Bat-anything. I do grab the idea behind it, as the Bat-vehicle in the set was weak, but between the (small albeit) "bat fins" and the logo you could tell it was Batman's car and with a good imagination can see him driving it in a campy children's television show. The build definitely works, I don't think that's the problem so much as the recognisability of it. All good incarnations of the Batmobile and other Bat-vehicles have had the bat fins/ wings. Whether prominent or subtle they were there. If nothing else the logo would be a key feature in it's design. You should imagine the build in grey or drawn in pencil and ask yourself if it is still recognisable as to what it is intended to be, because as of now I wouldn't be able to tell it was for Batman had you not said it. I hope I don't come off as too harsh as I do actually really like this design, it just gives me more of a stealthy, futuristic, military/ cop 4x4 vibe more so than it does Batman. Quote
badchriss Posted June 9, 2016 Author Posted June 9, 2016 Totally get your Idea.Well,the Batman Logo would still be there,the black 2x2 Slope on the Front would carry a Batman Logo Sticker from the original Desert Batman Car.With the Fins,well you are right. The longer i look at the overall Shape of this Vehicle,it looks more like something to fend of a Riot of some sort or a Villain Vehicle.Some Fins or Bat Wings would definitive help,but where to place them without destroying the Design too much.Someone pointed out that the Car looks very Frank Miller like,maybe we can work with that. So if someone has any neat Ideas on how to incorporate Wings/Fins i`m all Ears. Quote
r5-j2 Posted June 13, 2016 Posted June 13, 2016 (edited) I really like these..they have a real cool "I mean business!" look to them ..the "riot-control" version is my favourite...also as I `ve already posted, there is a Ninjago Tumbler out now that could blend nicely into these Badchris concepts.... Edited June 13, 2016 by r5-j2 Quote
hachiroku Posted June 13, 2016 Posted June 13, 2016 Cool! They remind me to the Tango & Cash monster truck. Quote
Doctor What Posted June 13, 2016 Posted June 13, 2016 Looks really nice! Those would make for really nice standard APC designs. Quote
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