Relocating the Batcave - Part II

Marilyn's collection of Starbucks City Mugs are growing fast and she recently invaded my Batcave (Batman Collection Display Cabinet). They didn't only invade it, they took over the Batcave!?! =(

So it was finally time to make them their own display cabinet. We decided to make our own personal Starbucks! Well that's another story...

Going back to my Batcave, it was relocated to the second floor. I spent almost 2 days rearranging the pieces until I finalized the layout. It was truly a back-breaking experience.

Here are some photos during the relocation:

Robin: Holy !@#$% Batman, Marilyn's mugs have taken over the Batcave!

Batman: Don't worry Robin, the Batcomputer gave us the coordinates to a secret relocation site...we're movin' on up!

Batman: To the Batcave!!!

after almost 2 days of relocating...

This was the 2nd time I relocated the Batcave, hoping to relocate it again in a larger space.

Thanks for viewing! =)

Relocating the Batcave

*photo borrowed from wikipedia

Got 2 units of second hand glass display cabinets from Noel/Justice of DCPH last year. He was one of the victims of Typhoon Ondoy that flooded Metro Manila. More than half of the height of these cabinets were submerged in muddy water. When Noel decided to transfer to another house, he sold these 2 cabinets since it would be hard for him to transport them. I got them since November 2009 but I only had time to set them up yesterday (January 23, 2010).

2 units 2nd hand glass cabinets with aluminum frames at the left...



It was very hard to decide which theme in my collection will be displayed. I finally decided on relocating my Batcave (Assorted Batman Collection) into one of the four areas.

Here are photos during and after the set up:

checking and adjusting the levels of the shelves using a Mopari Acrylic Display unit and 12" Batman Statues...







after 2 hrs of experimenting display layouts, cleaning and wiping dusts off the pieces, I'M DONE!!!









It was very tiring but I was very happy with the outcome.



By the way, This is just 1 area out of the 4 vacant display areas. Another area will also contain more batman pieces, I still have more Batman action figures, statues and Batmobiles waiting to be opened and relocated from the old display cabinet.

Hope I can find the time again next week.
Thanks for viewing! =)

Two Bats!

While walking around the DCPH Pre-Xmas swap meet last Sunday, I was surprised to see these two 3-4" Batman statues on my friend Erick/Decker's table. I looked at the base and it says Corgi DC Comics. I never knew that Corgi produced Batman statues? Anyway, I asked around for info about this, all I got was that these statues came from a Batman Box Set by Corgi. Erick told me that he had three different Batman statues but the third one was sold out....too bad for me.

When I got home that night with the two Batman statues, I did a little research and found the actual photos of the Corgi Box Sets at Bat-Blog.


*photo from Bat-Blog

Here are the two Batman Statues from the swap meet:













*Assorted Batmobiles in my photos are by Corgi but not the ones from the 2008 Box Sets.

Hope to get the third missing Batman Statue from the series soon.

2003 Dream Halloween Batmobile

CAAF or Children Affected by AIDS Foundation helps the kids meet their needs, advocate and educate people in their behalf and most importantly bring JOY and FUN into their lives. CAAF created the Dream Halloween event to gather funds and raise awareness about children with HIV and AIDS.

In 2003, Mattel released a limited edition HotWheels Batmobile. This Batmobile was only available to CAAF guests during its Dream Halloween event.

Obviously, I was not able to attend the event but I was lucky to get the Batmobile with the help of a friend in the USA. It is now very hard to find and considered as a very rare item for Batmobile collectors around the world.

Here are more photos of the Michael Keaton Batman Movie inspired Batmobile:

In 2008, Mattel released another Dream Halloween Batmobile using the classic George Barris designed Batmobile. I'm hoping to get one soon.

What did I open today?

This is a HotWheels Limited Edition collectors set of Batman vehicles. The set was available for only 3 days at the San Diego Comic Convention 2008 in San Diego.



The set features the Batgirl Cycle which can only be found in the set since it was not released in singles packaging. The set also contains the George Barris designed Batmobile from the original 1966 Batman TV Series. The Batcycle can also be found in the set with Robin's sidecar. All Batman vehicles are in 1/50 scale.



HotWheels - 2008 SDCC Batman Vehicle Set
Batgirl Cycle




1966 TV Series Batmobile by George Barris






Batcycle with Side Car

Batmobiles

When I was a kid, my favorite superhero was Batman. I tried to watch all the Batman movies and cartoons but I never bought Batman comics. I remember having a Batman costume with matching boots, I would wear it while playing with my Batman toys. LOL! Now that I've grown, I still miss playing with my Batman toys, so I decided to collect all Batman Movie DVDs, a few Batman action figures, statues and of course the Batmobile! Here are some of my Batmobiles in assorted brands and scales.

Corgi DC Comics - 2000 Batmobile - 1/43








HotWheels - The Dark Knight Batmobile - 1/50










more to follow...