Mediocre Modeler

Much like James Bond, the tech of the Dark Knight can make or break the character for me. The Christopher Nolan take on the Dark Knight is hit and miss. Although I like the tumbler as a vehicle. It just doesn’t work as a Batmobile. They did get the Bat-pod right. It looks like it comes from the same design. The style of riding is unique and very Batman. Accept maybe for the guns. But we won’t go into that.

Normally, I prime coat the parts on the sprue, then assemble the different components. Final coat things like engine and interior followed by final assembly and touch up. At first the primer i used wasn’t holding to the plastic. Then the tolerances for some of the parts was so tight. The primer coat prevented parts from sliding over other parts. I was starting to hate this model. Now, in their defense. Had I read and followed the instructions, they might have told me this. But that’s not how I build. So, once i got the hang of what I was dealing with. Things seems to move along quite nicely.

Lots of small detailed parts. Reminds me of the detail in the Finemolds kits.

I did however question the color choices. They call for silver on the armguards and front gun wheel housings. This is probably photo accurate to the film. And if so, maybe they needed it silver to show up on-screen. But if you’re trying to be stealthy, at night. Do you really want to have shiny silver things close to your head for people to shoot at. I changed mine to a gunmetal.

At its core it’s a simple model. I’d classify this one as a quicky. It’s easy to build in a day or two and satisfies the need to complete a project. I’ve yet to purchase the sister kit with the Dark Knight rider figure. This kits looks pretty good just on its own. Good job guys.