Custom desert camo Tumbler by Brent Waller
It’s not often we feature LEGO that’s been painted to achieve the builder’s intended effect. But occasionally, like Jamie’s Dardenbahst, a customized creation rises above the rest and gets my grudging vote of approval. ;-)
Check out Brent Waller‘s rendition of the Batmobile “Tumbler” from Batman Begins:
Because LEGO doesn’t make the pieces he needed in tan, Brent built the Tumbler in white and light gray, and then painted the pieces tan with vinyl dye. He then layered the camouflage on top of the tan paint. The end result of this labor-intensive process is the spot-on Tumbler you see above.
If the customized version isn’t your thing, here’s Brent’s black version:
April 12th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Lol, the newer colored one actually looks like it should be used for marines in Iraqu or those areas.
April 12th, 2008 at 11:20 am
these are verry nice. i think that wusmand is ricght in saying these should be in Iraq.
April 13th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Although purists like me cringe at this, ’tis an awesome moc.
July 6th, 2008 at 11:23 am
[...] featured Brent Waller’s desert-camo Tumbler back in April, and now he’s released full instructions for the black version of his LEGO [...]
August 1st, 2008 at 8:44 am
instead of building Lego models, hit your garage and actually start making the real thing!!
January 10th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
batmobiel?!