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1:43 Batmobile Figure Sets Available

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:16:30 +0000

These 1/43 Figure sets from TPM Customs have received a lot of inquiries as of late. We were holding out until we had the siren and antlers ready as well, but since they’re going to be a bit longer – we decided to offer the figures now. We’re ordering about 15 sets of these, so act fast if you want them.

These are similar to the ones we showed earlier: fully hand-painted, modified to look more like the TV versions of the crimefighters, full-size passenger and “buck” style driver. The driver’s arms are separate so you can drop into place more easily and position them as you like. (then just a drop of superglue will hold them in place).

[Pre-Order figures HERE]

Happy New Year! 1:43 Mattel Vs. Corgi

radioscooter — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:52:27 +0000

Well I got mine in today from China. Very nice, even with all the mistakes. Here are some comparison shots with the 1966 Corgi car.

This Just In: New 1/43 Pics – Guess What’s Still Missing?

radioscooter — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:41:23 +0000

HINT: Rhymes with “Cat Tray Snipes”.

Yep, hats off to Mattel again for skipping the extended Batray striping on another otherwise pretty nice model. Thanks to PMB! friend John Lemay for sending us these shots of his freshly-delivered-from-China 1/43 Batmobile. According to John, the bat-radar and antenna were shipped separately bagged from the car. Chances are that won’t be the case with the final packaged production model. Hey maybe check that baggie for the missing bat-ray stripes too! Ah well. Still a very nice looking 1/43 model. Looks just like a shrunk down 1:18 standard which is uh, good I guess. Though I am getting a bit sick of that juvenile-looking undercarriage. Now if we can just shrink Doug from Insane Detailing down, we can offer replacement parts for this scale too.

Hot Wheels 1/43 Spotted?

radioscooter — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:53:54 +0000

A bunch of these have been seen on the bay and elsewhere recently being offered from China. Could it be some early factory sneaks? Looks pretty good. Not perfect, and certainly not “elite” but a bit better than the 1:50 for sure. Looks like a small version of the 1:18 complete with all its errors. And hey – still missing the upper bat-ray stripes! So the questions are – is this really a production Mattel 1/43? Or another odd Asian resin knock-off like the GADM/Corgi hybrid that’s been out for a while? I have one coming in shortly so I’ll let you know when I get it.