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Greg Woronchak
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I love that car, well done as usual!
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Andrew Hess
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| Posted: 31 December 2012 at 9:14am | IP Logged | 2
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Slick!
Would love to read more adventures with these two in JB's Generations.
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Rick Shepherd
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There's something very cool about JB's version of the car - aside from looking more Futura-y (which helps!), I can't put my finger on why this is, but I do think it's extra-neat to have the traditional bat-head painted on the hood.
The Gotham skyline is fab, too - no mistaking the location of this pic!
And to top it off, a specific request for smiling heroes. That just pushes all the right buttons, IMO - particularly when it's Batman.
Lovely commish - I've now got a big dopey grin on my face, and I regret it not one whit!
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 31 December 2012 at 10:55am | IP Logged | 4
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…as a kid I was always looking for this Batmobile to show up in the books and was disappointed when it never did…•• As I recall, there was some foolishness about DC not owning the rights to that version of the Batmobile. They did, however, do their own "version", which I modeled for one of the 1960s GENERATIONS chapters. 
Hallmark also did a Xmas ornament of it, a few years ago. 
Then, in 2011, they did the Barris/Futura version, too. 
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Gundars Berzins
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It didn't even dawn on me that DC might not own any rights to that Batmobile.
Love your modeled Batmobile. Too fun. Sparks thoughts of doing some modeling again.
I must have missed the blue Batmobile ornament but I do have last years Hallmark ornament! Again great commission. Your Barbara Gordon Batgirl is mighty fine. |
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Stéphane Garrelie
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Excellent!
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Rich Marzullo
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NICE!
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Larry Gil
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Always love JB's Batman. Very cool commission. Congrat's to the owner.
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Joe Smith
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The more I look at this drawing, the more i see Garcia Lopez.
IMO, your "body language" is rivaled only by he.....
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Deane Aikins
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This is my commission request and I couldn't be happier!
I share John's passion for the Lincoln Futura concept car and loved seeing it in a GENERATIONS chapter of DOOM PATROL so much I had to paint the model kit to match it. I like the bat details on the headlamps!
Batgirl is full of energy- a great illustration! Batman is smiling as much as he should be for that era.
A beautiful, beautiful, composition. I will treasure it! Thank you again!
Warm Regards,
Deane
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John Byrne
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Glad you like it Deane.Say -- as a fellow Futura fan, would you happen to know anything about the 1/6th scale model I've seen floating around the interweb? It seems to be a commercial model (tho not cheap!), but I can't seem to track down anyone who is actually SELLING it! 
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Deane Aikins
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Yes, I understand that it is a kit that ran for $2100 (there was a Batmobile version as well) in 2011 or so. I'm not sure it is still available
I don't know the people involved personally, but this is the group that made it:
http://www.acmedesigninc.com/contact/
His phone and contact info is listed on his site.
I was never a fan of the Futura in red, so I like seeing it here again in white pearl.
Warm Regards,
Deane
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