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Man Auctions Instructions on Building 'Dark Knight' Batmobile

by Caleb Johnson on August 13, 2009 at 02:27 PM


Grown men love their toys. One man might have taken that love to new heights, though. Not only does he own a smaller version of a Tumbler, the armored vehicle that Batman drives in 'The Dark Knight,' but he built it himself, too.

Now, he's put the plans up for auction on eBay so that all you amateur engineers and professional nerds can have your own Tumbler. According to OhGizmo, the winning bidder will receive a .zipped copy of the Tumbler plans, which would enable the winner to build the go-kart, but wouldn't give him or her ownership rights to the design, itself. Speaking of ownership rights, tully712 might be hearing from DC Comics or Warner Brothers fairly soon. (And judging from the lack of bids on his auction, his eBay profits aren't going to go too far in paying for his legal representation.)

After seeing Bob Dullam's full-size Tumbler, watching tully712 putter down the street in his miniature version is sort of pitiful. Dullam's version is a real man's toy. Let's face it; Batman wouldn't be caught dead in this thing. Batboy? Maybe. [From: OhGizmo]

Tags: batman, dc comics, DcComics, diy, ebay, go kart, GoKart, movies, the dark knight, TheDarkKnight, top, toys, warner bros, WarnerBros

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