Build your own Batcave

[MasterOfSparks]

Just in case you didn't know what to do with your weekend. This oughta keep you busy.



Instructions are here.

Building my own Batcave -- transformation vid 10-7-11

And another one some guy's spending $2 Million on. Apparently you get a lifesize Tumbler at that price.

Check the photos

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and the story

Dark Knight Themed Two Million Dollar Custom Home Theater Unveiled by Elite Home Theater Seating



If you prefer to go '80's style this C3 Corvette Batmobile might be just the thing for ya.

[->Bullet<-]

I want what's in the first picture... Far right... :d :d :d

[Rhode Warrior]

2 million..........that's a lot of money just to be a certified homo.

[MasterOfSparks]

I though it was pretty cool. I'm actually just trying to figure out how to make my basement walls look like a cave. Any suggestions?

[NickD]

Here's the entrance to the Batcave from the 1960s TV show. It's actually called Bronson Cave and it's in the hills right above Hollywood nearby the Hollywood Sign. They've filmed a gazillion TV shows and movies here.



You can see it's actually more a tunnel than a cave but film makers shoot it from an oblique angle so you don't notice that.

[TheIdiomSavant]

Originally Posted by MasterOfSparks

I though it was pretty cool. I'm actually just trying to figure out how to make my basement walls look like a cave. Any suggestions?

Three ways to go, all for different budgets.

Basically, it'll depend on how sophisticated you want to sound when people ask.

You can use fiberglass panels for the texture that will leave the least amount of interior space because of voids behind them to the outer structure.. Good places to hide audio/video equipment and lighting controls. These panels are preformed and interlock together. Used often in the pool industry and lobbys where waterfalls are.

Next, an EIFS system. This will allow a look as tame or radical as you want. It'll be all hand formed, shaped, and painted. This is probably what you see in that picture. Basically, you shape foam board and then cover it with a stucco for texture. Most flexible of the three and the way I've done this.

Last, a combination of real stone and wire mesh blended with stucco/cement. It requires some finishing and is very labor intensive.

I built and designed a home theater once that was a castle with a fully functional draw bridge and its own moat with lemon sharks in it. For the block walls on the exterior of the castle, we used the second method. It allowed us to install an accoustical panel wall system inside without losing too much floor space for the stadium seating.

If you're serious about the project, PM me and I'll get you pointed in the right direction.

[Barefoot Choppa]

Originally Posted by NickD

Here's the entrance to the Batcave from the 1960s TV show. It's actually called Bronson Cave and it's in the hills right above Hollywood nearby the Hollywood Sign. They've filmed a gazillion TV shows and movies here.



You can see it's actually more a tunnel than a cave but film makers shoot it from an oblique angle so you don't notice that.

Well, these are 2 very different pictures, nothing oblique about the shot....look at the rock structure. Unless it's a shot from the other side of the tunnel....

[MasterOfSparks]

Originally Posted by TheIdiomSavant

Three ways to go, all for different budgets.

Basically, it'll depend on how sophisticated you want to sound when people ask.

You can use fiberglass panels for the texture that will leave the least amount of interior space because of voids behind them to the outer structure.. Good places to hide audio/video equipment and lighting controls. These panels are preformed and interlock together. Used often in the pool industry and lobbys where waterfalls are.

Next, an EIFS system. This will allow a look as tame or radical as you want. It'll be all hand formed, shaped, and painted. This is probably what you see in that picture. Basically, you shape foam board and then cover it with a stucco for texture. Most flexible of the three and the way I've done this.

Last, a combination of real stone and wire mesh blended with stucco/cement. It requires some finishing and is very labor intensive.

I built and designed a home theater once that was a castle with a fully functional draw bridge and its own moat with lemon sharks in it. For the block walls on the exterior of the castle, we used the second method. It allowed us to install an accoustical panel wall system inside without losing too much floor space for the stadium seating.

If you're serious about the project, PM me and I'll get you pointed in the right direction.

I found this video. I want to learn how this is done. But the company that posted the video wants about $900 for a one year membership to their site to learn how to do it. Isn't there a cheaper way to get started? TIS you have a PM.

[MAKO6]

..or just use a wine cellar...