The Dark Knight The Batmobile Thread, Only Better.

[Joker773]

But if it DOES happen, remember who told you first

 

[Figs]

But if it DOES happen, remember who told you first

If you are telling the truth, I don't think that crew member was telling the truth to you lol. Where and why more importantly would he have a tank like vehicle like in TDKR?!?

 

[Bright Knight]

Not even close. Tumbler? Yep. Tank? most likely not. Classic? Not a chance.

Batman is Bruce Wayne on his spare time, not a mechanic.

Haven't read year one then?

 

[Joker773]

year one was BB, not this.

 

[Bright Knight]

year one was BB, not this.

OK... So you clearly haven't read Year One then.

 

[The-Dark-Knight]

Dude, i'm not sure if it's a freudian penis on my part or what but every time I see your user name i don't see pen is mightier...

lol, see thats what im seeing now.

 

[sasquatchs]

For everyone that thinks it's made out of blownup Tumbler parts, how can you reconcile the pod and the tumbler being part of the same chase? Remote control Tumbler?

 

[Agent_47]

The front wheels of the Tumbler look like the weakest part and are more likely than anything else to be damaged if attacked. So make little sense being part of its escape pod.

 

[AdmNelson]

It pops out on its side...

Anyway... It's a theory, not stupid. I'm saying that it pops out, the wheels turn 90 degrees and lock, and as they do so, the weapons bay where batman lies somehow fold out as well, kind of like a scissors action. As sas said once though, it would be perpendicular to the direction of movement.

I can't see where the tumbler would have room to conceal a third wheel.

Remember also that both wheels are only connected at one side. that means if there is a concealed wheel, it would have to be where the tumbler's back wheels are, and not in the middle, as it is almost certain that AT LEAST one of the pods wheels is from the tumbler.

The problem is, the struts that connect to the Batpod wheels attach on opposite sides. If the cycle were somehow "hinged" in the middle, and unfolded/extruded from the Tumbler's front, then the struts would have to attach to both wheels on only one side.

The only way it would work (from a pure geometry standpoint) would be if the cycle not only extruded from the front of the Tumbler, and hinged back to be in a "straight" line, but also if half of it rotated 180 degrees around the middle. That's a bit much to swallow, but we'll see.

-- Admiral Nelson

 

[Bright Knight]

The problem is, the struts that connect to the Batpod wheels attach on opposite sides. If the cycle were somehow "hinged" in the middle, and unfolded/extruded from the Tumbler's front, then the struts would have to attach to both wheels on only one side.

The only way it would work (from a pure geometry standpoint) would be if the cycle not only extruded from the front of the Tumbler, and hinged back to be in a "straight" line, but also if half of it rotated 180 degrees around the middle. That's a bit much to swallow, but we'll see.

-- Admiral Nelson

Well only the seat would have to rotate... But indeed, we'll see...

Although I'm beginning to lose faith in my theory.

 

[strikezone89]

i think the batpod is the weapons bay that gordon went into to shoot down the bridge in bb.

 

[Mr. Socko]

I'm glad the tumbler is getting blown up. Don't get me wrong, I like it and I think it looks cool. But to me, it's not "Batman," well it may scream "Nolan's Batman" but it's not what I want. In Batman Begins, and apparently in The Dark Knight as well, there is no Batmobile, just the tumbler. Anyone who works at Wayne Enterprises could steal one with help and they would only have a tumbler, not a batmobile. To me, the "Batmobile" was always something that spoke Batman to me, it was made specifically for him and has his trademark on it. Not just a big tank like automobile designed for the military, but one designed for Batman!

I prefer it looking sleek, tons of gadgets, and a top that pulls forward. My two favorites are from '89 and TAS. So here's hoping in part 3, Batman gets his own car, his batmobile designed just for him.

 

[Batty Belfry]

Yup! They were my words, not snapping.

OK...

Look at this.


Imagine that this is the "axle" of the tumbler, and that a wheel is connected to each side of the "axle" on the top and bottom lext of the X.

What I'm talking about, is that the X closes in on itself, ie, the top wheel would go to the right, and the bottom to the right, so that both "axles" are lined up together.



Now imagine that the wheels then do their 90 movement, to lock into place in line with the axle. As I've said, looking at the pic, it looks like they can do this.

When the "X" is locking into the "I" can you imagine a scissors movement between the batman riding section and the "axle"??? If you imagine the fulcrum of the riding section to be the intersection of the "axles", it isn't difficult to comprehend at all!

Look it's a basic engineering principle! But if you still can't understand it short of drawing a diagram I can't explain it any better!!!

Your theory is sound, however if you study the Batpod's structural framing, it doesn't support your theory. The framing in the front and back would have to be symmetrical, and they aren't.

 

[Penismightier]

I'm glad the tumbler is getting blown up. Don't get me wrong, I like it and I think it looks cool. But to me, it's not "Batman," well it may scream "Nolan's Batman" but it's not what I want. In Batman Begins, and apparently in The Dark Knight as well, there is no Batmobile, just the tumbler. Anyone who works at Wayne Enterprises could steal one with help and they would only have a tumbler, not a batmobile. To me, the "Batmobile" was always something that spoke Batman to me, it was made specifically for him and has his trademark on it. Not just a big tank like automobile designed for the military, but one designed for Batman!

I prefer it looking sleek, tons of gadgets, and a top that pulls forward. My two favorites are from '89 and TAS. So here's hoping in part 3, Batman gets his own car, his batmobile designed just for him.

I agree completely. The tumbler was just a cool vehicle that Batman used. The Batmobile is clearly, definitively, Batman's car. There's a major difference.

 

[tang126]

I'm on record for the following (because it just makes sense, and, visually, it would be cool as could be):

1. I think this Pod comes from the car
2. I think it's the two front wheels
3. I think it's initiated when he's lying forward in that "weapons firing" mode
4. Somehow it all detaches, the front wheels swing around and line up, front to back, with each other.

A sidewinder type of motion:

And I'm not getting too hung-up on the engineering and mechanics of it all because, last I checked, it was a movie. And even the "realistic, grounded" Batman Begins had some pretty far-out things taking place that didn't require geeky explanations or "real-world proof" to work on the screen (and for us to buy into and enjoy).

It's called "special effects" and "editing". Viewing the movie, we'll all swear the front part of the Tumbler somehow became a motorcycle, even though, in real life, that would be pretty tough to pull off. But it's why they're called movies, and it's why I enjoy them.

 

[cryptic name]

I'm glad the tumbler is getting blown up. Don't get me wrong, I like it and I think it looks cool. But to me, it's not "Batman," well it may scream "Nolan's Batman" but it's not what I want. In Batman Begins, and apparently in The Dark Knight as well, there is no Batmobile, just the tumbler. Anyone who works at Wayne Enterprises could steal one with help and they would only have a tumbler, not a batmobile. To me, the "Batmobile" was always something that spoke Batman to me, it was made specifically for him and has his trademark on it. Not just a big tank like automobile designed for the military, but one designed for Batman!

I prefer it looking sleek, tons of gadgets, and a top that pulls forward. My two favorites are from '89 and TAS. So here's hoping in part 3, Batman gets his own car, his batmobile designed just for him.

you realise the canopy sliding forward was invented for the 89 batmobile, right? i think the way the tumbler open up is much cooler

 

[TheBatman072]

My two favorites are from '89 and TAS. So here's hoping in part 3, Batman gets his own car, his batmobile designed just for him.

You mean the ones that would get basically destroyed just by going over a speedbump?

 

[BEEEsH]

I have this feeling that the batpod at some point will be controlled remotely via computer, or via batman.

 

[turtlefocker]

I'm on record for the following (because it just makes sense, and, visually, it would be cool as could be):

1. I think this Pod comes from the car
2. I think it's the two front wheels
3. I think it's initiated when he's lying forward in that "weapons firing" mode
4. Somehow it all detaches, the front wheels swing around and line up, front to back, with each other.

A sidewinder type of motion:

And I'm not getting too hung-up on the engineering and mechanics of it all because, last I checked, it was a movie. And even the "realistic, grounded" Batman Begins had some pretty far-out things taking place that didn't require geeky explanations or "real-world proof" to work on the screen (and for us to buy into and enjoy).

It's called "special effects" and "editing". Viewing the movie, we'll all swear the front part of the Tumbler somehow became a motorcycle, even though, in real life, that would be pretty tough to pull off. But it's why they're called movies, and it's why I enjoy them.

Nice diagram

 

[TheBatman072]

I have this feeling that the batpod at some point will be controlled remotely via computer, or via batman.

That would look silly.

If anything the TUMBLER is controlled via remote.

 

[sasquatchs]

That would look silly.

If anything the TUMBLER is controlled via remote.

It sounds like the Scarecrow scene in the parking garage plays out that way

 

[turbosb]

newbie here..

check the rear tyres on that pic and compare those to the MASSIVE tyres on the rear of the tumbler.. it has to come from the front

 

[TheBatman072]

It sounds like the Scarecrow scene in the parking garage plays out that way

I heard that one. The Tumbler charges in, but Batman swoops down onto the van from above, right?

 

[turtlefocker]

I heard that one. The Tumbler charges in, but Batman swoops down onto the van from above, right?

Yea that scene sounds really cool... come to think of it every scene I have heard about sounds REALLY cool.

 

[TheBatman072]

Yea that scene sounds really cool... come to think of it every scene I have heard about sounds REALLY cool.

Yep. This movie's going to be the greatest.