Kaijumeister Posted October 9 Posted October 9 The BvS and 2022 Batmobiles are phenomenal. I’ve been wanting the Pattmobile in Speed Champions scale since 2022 and this is close to perfect in my opinion. Batfleck looks awesome, Battinson looks okay, really could have benefitted from a new cowl / collar / pauldron piece but at least he has more accurate printing. God forbid the bean counters invest in more moulds for DC. The buildable logo…yeesh. Quote
RichardGoring Posted October 9 Posted October 9 First impressions are that they are all reasonable. The Batmobiles seem fine for $30. I don't particularly admire any of the source vehicles though, so maybe that's why I'm not seeing huge flaws. They look like LEGO versions of things and I like the $30 price point. The logo looks decent, and I like greebled things. It might be fun for a small cheap... 1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said: Oh man, oh man, the logo is $80. That's perfect, that's the perfect cherry on top. I legitimately thought it was $60. $80 is amazing. ... The batman logo being hilariously bad value is perfect. This might actually beat out the black panther bust and hulkbuster, because at least Ransom Fern showed that the parts within the set could be used to make something that looks worth the cost. I don't think there's anything he could do for this thing. IT'S HOW MUCH? You thought it was $60? I looked and thought it was $30 like the cars. I might stretch to $40. Madness, for something that's a nice trinket. I got the Hulkbuster at about 50% off purely for Ransom Fern's build. Agreed that there's not much to be done with this, but I don't think it's a bad model as such, just bizarrely overpriced. 3 hours ago, psqidexslizer said: logo: contending with the Shadowbox and $500 Hulkbuster for the distinction of worst superheroes set of all time ... My initial impressions of the Shadowbox were who wanted a large box, but the build inside is cool. I stand by that and think it had some great elements, but also a load of stuff you don't need. I had hoped it would go on clearance, but then it sold out before the end of the year. I am mildly disappointed that I didn't get it. At 50% off, I still don't think I would choose to buy the new logo. And at $80 it makes the Shadowbox look like amazing value! 1 hour ago, icm said: Actually, you know what, I was wrong. The B&R car is actually the perfect size. The prop car is 30 to 33 feet long, depending on who you believe, and the Lego set is just shy of 30 studs long. So, that's pretty close to my preferred 1:38 scale (1 stud = 1 foot). It's a little short of the usual 1:35 scale of minifig-scale military builders and it's a good deal short of the usual ~1:25 scale of 8w Speed Champions, but it's not shrunk down to kiddy size for the sake of the playset. That's good to know. It definitely feels decently to scale with the figure, whereas the 1989 and BTAS ones feel a little on the large side (although I very much prefer both the builds and the subject matter of those two). Quote
Rwbricks Posted October 9 Posted October 9 3 hours ago, THELEGOBATMAN said: Batfleck looks really cool. Why is the cape black though? At least the helmet works fine here... You see, this is actually a new helmet! Unlike the other one, which has the light blue eyes (perfect to simulate the armored cowl’s glow), this one has white eyes. I’m not knocking getting new cowl variants/colors, but I am baffled as to why they would do this. It’s especially disappointing as it was pointed out that a new Supes would only need one new piece. Quote
Mandalorianknight Posted October 9 Posted October 9 1 hour ago, psqidexslizer said: I can already see the 2027 set lineup - Michael Keaton Batmobile - Christian Bale Batmobile - Adam West Batmobile - Val Kilmer Batmobile 0 sets for Man of Tomorrow and a UCS Batmobile as our only tie-in set for The Batman part 2. This is unironically probably going to be the 2027 lineup- well, not exactly, since we just had a tumbler and kilmer mobile. My guess would be: Batman Returns Batmobile: Micheal Keaton batman, now with fabric cape Classic TV series Batmobile: Adam West batman with a horribly mangled print attempt on the current helmet mold Justice League Unlimited Batmobile: this is dark blue and our difference-in-color-one. Comes with JLU Batman. 58 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said: The Man: Good. Just not for me. Man vs Soup: Mourn of Justin: Excellent. I may actually pick this one up when on sale. And armoured Batman offers a nice differentiation from my base Batman. Man & Bin: Complete and utter Batcrap. The minifig doesn’t even have Batnipples. Logo: Creative Bat-rupcy incarnate All of the cars should have had a 2nd Figure. And those figs should have been: Jim Gordon (prevalent in the game), Robin and Superman. Also, could they just not afford interesting box art? Yeah. It’s annoying. I’ll probably just use a spare Mando cape though. At this point I legitimately think that Turtle was on to something. Maybe the current Superhero designers are Marvel supremacists? A whole ton of their decisions (Batmobile copypasta and no titular Superman or Robin in sets based off their movies) sure make it seem like it. I have completely the same thoughts on all four sets, except I would probably have preferred Riddler to Gordon just because it's a cool design. The box art is intentional and actually speaks to a concerning trend- DC sets at this point are more or less exclusively aimed at adult collectors. We know the designers prefer marvel, but I can't imagine they're actively this stupid and unresponsive to feedback. This has to be some sort of decision from higher-ups from some form of market research. 39 minutes ago, icm said: in the grim darkness of Gotham City there is only Batman. This goes extremely hard and I just wanted to make sure that was pointed out. Quote
DaredevilFan Posted October 9 Posted October 9 I was thinking Pattinson might have been the pre-order bonus for the game but he’s in a set. Hopefully they do someone good like Nightwing or a villain. Brave and the bold would be pretty good if it was Batman as I’d love a new blue suit I’m really hoping at least The Batman:part 2 and DCU one come with villains and some other builds. Quote
Mandalorianknight Posted October 9 Posted October 9 1 hour ago, brickbride said: No rumours but many people suspect Oscorp: had a recent playset, a bunch of ready minifigs currently in production, replacing the Bugle with another Spidey modular since he's easily the SH theme's most popular character... I have been Oscorp's strongest warrior for years now (Obligatory Kaine, Daredevil, Moon Knight, Luna Snow reference for the algorithm), and it really does seem like the stage is set. There has never been a better chance than now for it to receive it's modular. Of course, this does come at DC's expense, but a follow up so soon after Arkham was already unlikely. My guess would be a modular cave- likely one with the ability to hold some batmobiles- has a rough model made and if Arkham does well we'll see it in 2027. 38 minutes ago, Kaijumeister said: Batfleck looks awesome, Battinson looks okay, really could have benefitted from a new cowl / collar / pauldron piece but at least he has more accurate printing. God forbid the bean counters invest in more moulds for DC. We appear to have a new shoulder armor mold for Batfleck, somehow. 22 minutes ago, RichardGoring said: IT'S HOW MUCH? You thought it was $60? I looked and thought it was $30 like the cars. I might stretch to $40. Madness, for something that's a nice trinket. I got the Hulkbuster at about 50% off purely for Ransom Fern's build. Agreed that there's not much to be done with this, but I don't think it's a bad model as such, just bizarrely overpriced. Yup, $80. Though I'll say I think even if it was reasonably priced it's a bad set. It needed a yellow oval to stand out more, and the greebles make it really ugly. Quote
Renny The Spaceman Posted October 9 Posted October 9 It's funny that there's just a gold version of one of the most generic modern LEGO heads, created for the lead of a Star Wars show no-one remembers now Quote
calebcold3 Posted October 10 Posted October 10 (edited) 16 hours ago, psqidexslizer said: … you think this theme will last until 2027? I'm being optimistic, but I think it will just so David gets his LEGO Superman that he wants :,) Anyways.. the Batman sets revealed today... They are.. a mixed bag, and I don't think I will personally get any. The BvS Batmobile looks cool, as does the Batfleck minifigure.. it's just missing one small SUPER detail. It would've been the EASIEST figure for LEGO to make. Just make a new torso and slap the head from the Soup mech. The Batman and Robin Batmobile's wings look rough, but I can't believe I'm saying this, Clooney Batman's minifigure looks really good. It's insane how much detail went into a figure from one of the worst movies of all time. The Batman Batmobile looks fine, but I'm not wowed cause it literally looks like the one from the game. The minifigure is cool too, but the novelty isn't there of seeing another Battinson minifigure when it wasn't THAT long ago when The Batman came out VS seeing Batman minifigures of versions we haven't gotten in nearly a decade/ever. The Batman logo... @Mandalorianknight called it. My shitty mock up looked better than the official set. I like the easter eggs and how you can apparently store a minifigure in the middle, BUT.. this just looks JUST like the 2023 LEGO Batwing to me, except with a stand. The Gold Figure is cool, but not something that carries the set. I'm just waiting for the Bruce Wayne and Batsuit polybag to be revealed, as I'll be trying to get than instead of these sets revealed. Cause I think that's a GREAT idea for a polybag. But here's hoping we get a (comic) Set with Supergirl in summer 2026 or ONE singular set (like a UCS Batmobile) featuring a Batman villain, cause I don't want these 4 sets to be the only DC sets we get in 2026. Edited October 10 by calebcold3 Quote
Dolor Posted October 10 Posted October 10 “The More You Take, the More You Leave Behind. What Am I?” Spoiler (Could 2026 be a year of Batman) Quote
CloneCommando99 Posted October 10 Posted October 10 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dolor said: “The More You Take, the More You Leave Behind. What Am I?” Reveal hidden contents (Could 2026 be a year of Batman) Poop? Yes. It is the year of Batman next year. Every year is the year of Batman. Spoilers for Peacemaker Season 2 finale that teases future of DCU. Spoiler It appears that the DCU will be adapting Salvation Run. Which is a storyline where a load of villains get imprisoned on another planet and form factions that fight each other to survive and escape. For villains, it’s probably safe to say that: Circe, Clayface, Lex Luthor and Sinestro may be main characters. Seeing as they are all confirmed for DCU. The Rogues and Joker are possible since they have a leading role in the comic. Seeing how Lex Luthor is involved in the creation of the project and Peacemaker is already trapped there, I think it’s safe to say Heroes, particularly Superman and maybe even anyone who’s not in the Justice Gang (John Stewart, Hal Jordan (if he doesn’t die in Lanterns), Booster Gold, Blue Beetle, Wonder Woman, etc…) will also get imprisoned too. Honestly would be the perfect movie for Lego to make some battlepack type sets for. But we’d just get a Batmobile and Jonkler mech. Edited October 10 by CloneCommando99 Quote
Renny The Spaceman Posted October 10 Posted October 10 1 hour ago, Dolor said: “The More You Take, the More You Leave Behind. What Am I?” Hide contents (Could 2026 be a year of Batman) The answer is Turtles, the more taken away the more that spawn Quote
NovaBricks Posted October 10 Posted October 10 Battinson-mobile: massive upgrade over the old one. Never much cared for the old one. Felt too chunky. Would’ve preferred a new cowl for the fig, but we all knew that wasn’t happening. Dawn of Garbage-mobile: kind of a lateral move from the old one. Better in some ways, worse in others. I never got the old one and this one is good enough to make me not bricklink it. Figure is alright. Batman and Robin and Governator-mobile: this one doesn’t quite work. I sympathize with the designers for having to get this thing to $30. Probably the best they could do given the constraints as well as the source material. The figure is BANGING though. Logo: Lol. Lmao, even. Quote
Mandalorianknight Posted October 10 Posted October 10 (edited) 12 hours ago, calebcold3 said: you can apparently store a minifigure in the middle I'm taking this as confirmation of my theory that it's a hastily modified keaton batwing set. The designers planned on putting a batwing in the legendary bat-vehicle collection, designed it, and then some exec said "can we get a logo instead"? Heartbroken, the designer didn't want to make an entirely new set, so he quickly slapdashed greebles onto it, removed the cockpit and engines, and threw in a Gold Batman figure. But seriously, how simple would it have been for them to just copy the star wars and marvel logo styles? Smooth version of this black shape with a yellow oval background. Keep Goldbat on a plaque, or do the marvel function of having him and 4 other characters pop out. Edited October 10 by Mandalorianknight Quote
psqidexslizer Posted October 10 Posted October 10 52 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said: I'm taking this as confirmation of my theory that it's a hastily modified keaton batwing set. The designers planned on putting a batwing in the legendary bat-vehicle collection, designed it, and then some exec said "can we get a logo instead"? Heartbroken, the designer didn't want to make an entirely new set, so he quickly slapdashed greebles onto it, removed the cockpit and engines, and threw in a Gold Batman figure. It’s hilarious to think a designer tried making a Batman vehicle that wasn’t the Batmobile and immediately got shut down. Perfectly sums up the state of the theme. Quote
TheBatstan Posted October 10 Posted October 10 On 10/6/2025 at 10:02 PM, calebcold3 said: I guess I'm too optimistic for it looking cool, but I made a quick, yet shitty and out of scale edit of what it could look like: I'm expecting 90% of the build to go towards the logo where it would be a smaller version of like the one in TLBM marketing, but again, that's probably me being too optimistic. I feel like it will be a divisive set at best. I can't believe I was expecting something good with this one. I guess those bits of info about it being a "20th anniversary" set was only in regards to ONE SINGLE PIECE because what the actual hell are those minifigures. For a set celebrating 20 years of Lego Batman, you'd think they'd want to include, I don't know, THE 2006 MINIFIGURES?! You take that one round tile out and you wouldn't even be able to tell that this was supposed to be an anniversary set. How does Star Wars get remakes of the original yellow minifigures that look exactly the same as they did in the original 1999 sets but the best DC can do is throw in that same black suited Batman and a lazy, pathetic, gold variant and call it a day? At the very least, Lego just saved me $100 Canadian because there's no way I'm ever getting this now. Now as for the other sets, I'm a lot more positive towards, but I'm also slightly let down in some aspects. It's neat that they all come with unlockable codes for the game, reminds me of the 2008 Happy Meal toys for the first Lego Batman game where each toy had a code on it for some sort of in-game unlockable. Cloonmobile: Probably the last Batmobile I'd buy at full price, and I feel like the set version is a lot shorter than it's supposed to be length wise, but it's nice to have every major live action Batman represented in minifigure form now (even though the Clooney Batsuit is inaccurate with that godawful cowl). I might grab it if it goes on sale but I'm in no rush. BVS Murdermobile/Murder Machine: In some ways it's an upgrade from the 2016 version, like being the right color this time and having more accurate details with the front wheels having guard covers along with a more accurate turret build, but it's also a downgrade as well. The specially molded door pieces from the original set would've been perfect to bring back in Dark Bluish Grey, they were literally made for this. Shame it's still a one seater, but then again it's not like DCEU Batman had a Robin to sit next to him anyways. The new armored Batfleck looks great, way more accurate than the first one that was definitely based on concept art with the logo underneath the armor. And for once, the accursed white eyes cowl actually fits perfectly for this Batman, though the eyes should've been blue instead of white. The Battinsonmobile: The one I've been waiting for the most...and I'm shocked at how different it is compared to the game model, though not without reason. Someone made a video of the in-game design from this Rebrickable MOC and you can see why the designers changed it. The front wheels don't have the best rolling clearance, the rear fins are extremely fragile, Batman is a tight fit inside, etc. Now on the plus side, the same Rebrickable designer made an updated version of the first design that should be a lot more durable, which is what I intend to use to modify this set once I get it because the changes they made to the physical version just don't do it for me. I don't get why they went with those oversized, treaded wheels when the actual ones are smaller and smooth, plus they made the round hubcap tiles stick out way too much now. The engine design is a lot more simplified as well now, but I guess since the one in the game was basically the same from the 2022 set version, they wanted to make it different. The build for the rear fins probably got it the worst, it looks TERRIBLE. Those Speed Champions pieces don't help with making it look like it has some curvature, it just looks so blocky compared to what the game went with. I'm definitely going to be using the updated Rebrickable MOC and I just hope it's more structurally stable. But for the positives, I actually think the front hood design looks better than the game. And that updated Battinson minifigure, perfection. Even better, this one isn't reusing the same Shang-Chi/Draco Malfoy/Batman head Lego has been shoving down our throats for the past 2 years. Instead it's using the Paul Atreides head, which is hilarious to me because I bought that head for the exact same reason that the designers used it for this set; it works as a solid Robert Pattinson Bruce Wayne face (until we got the Edward Cullen minifigure). I'm not even going to acknowledge the cape and the cowl because it's a lost cause at this point, needless to say I won't even be taking them out from the bags. But the updated torso print and those beautiful dual molded legs make up for them in spades. Now this Batman won't have those ugly looking black legs with the grey leg printing on the front and it'll look so much cleaner once it gets a cowl and cape swap. Regardless, this one is going to be a Day 1 buy, no question about it. If you made it this far, thanks for reading my essay. Quote
Mandalorianknight Posted October 10 Posted October 10 4 hours ago, psqidexslizer said: It’s hilarious to think a designer tried making a Batman vehicle that wasn’t the Batmobile and immediately got shut down. Perfectly sums up the state of the theme. Their DC liaison is just some guy who went to the dentist when batman 1989 was on in the lobby once. "A plane? No, batman drives cars, doesn't he? I know I saw him drive a car in a movie once." 3 hours ago, TheBatstan said: BVS Murdermobile/Murder Machine: though the eyes should've been blue instead of white. To be fair, I think most of these batmen murder people in the movies. Even the Pattmobile delivered a hit to penguin's vehicle that could easily have killed penguin. This cracks me up. Batwing has this cowl with blue eyes, so they created a new recolor to make Batfleck LESS accurate. Quote
psqidexslizer Posted October 10 Posted October 10 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said: To be fair, I think most of these batmen murder people in the movies. Even the Pattmobile delivered a hit to penguin's vehicle that could easily have killed penguin. Clooney and maybe Adam West are the only live-action Batmans that haven’t killed anyone. In defense of Bale and Pattinson though, their kills would probably be classified as manslaughter versus Affleck’s, Kilmer’s, and Keaton’s which were pretty explicitly premeditated murders. Edited October 10 by psqidexslizer Quote
Mandalorianknight Posted October 11 Posted October 11 2 hours ago, psqidexslizer said: Clooney and maybe Adam West are the only live-action Batmans that haven’t killed anyone. In defense of Bale and Pattinson though, their kills would probably be classified as manslaughter versus Affleck’s, Kilmer’s, and Keaton’s which were pretty explicitly premeditated murders. I can't remember the exact circumstances but I'm pretty sure West commits manslaughter at some point. Bale and Batfleck actually have it best IMO. Bale kills one man to save an innocent child and immediately retires (I'm sure he also commits plenty of vehicular manslaughter, but I think every batman's batmobile has a higher "that probably killed someone" count than the man outside the car, as hollywood seems to think car crashes have a 100% survival rate). Batfleck is the only one people ever seem to care about mentioning being a killer, but his movies also hammer home for you that this is a fallen batman who is absolutely not acting in the right here. Battinson's not bad, I can't remember him explicitly killing anyone, so it's all hollywood survivable even if realistically those guys are dead now. Keaton batman has some straight up vicious murders (and also sends the batmobile to shoot up a factory full of workers, if I remember right?) that are played for laughs, and the movie applauds Kilmer for using a mentally ill man's illness against him to trick him into killing himself. Again I'm fairly confident West commits manslaughter at some point, but he's also playing essentially a completely different character than all the others, who has weapons canonically powerful enough to tear open the fabric of reality. He's not really comparable to anyone else. Finally, I think Clooney's the only one who never does anything that would have killed someone, but I feel confident saying that he absolutely was killing people offscreen and the snapshot of his life we got is just one where he happened not to. Quote
calebcold3 Posted October 11 Posted October 11 (edited) What do we think will likely be the D2C next year? UCS Battinson Batmobile or Daily Planet Modular That sticker in Arkham HAD to mean something. I can't go insane! Edited October 11 by calebcold3 Quote
psqidexslizer Posted October 11 Posted October 11 1 hour ago, calebcold3 said: What do we think will likely be the D2C next year? UCS Battinson Batmobile or Daily Planet Modular That sticker in Arkham HAD to mean something. I can't go insane! Stickers in modular buildings are usually just Easter eggs, nothing more. A D2C isn’t a guarantee either. Quote
DaredevilFan Posted October 11 Posted October 11 3 hours ago, calebcold3 said: What do we think will likely be the D2C next year? UCS Battinson Batmobile or Daily Planet Modular That sticker in Arkham HAD to mean something. I can't go insane! I’m still waiting for Kingpin and Nightcrawler, but it would be extra mean as they teased Clayface like 3 times 😂 I’m not sure what it would be, I could see us getting another DC one maybe tied to the 20th anniversary of Batman like a Batcave. With pretty massive MCU movies coming out, doing another DC Modular might be a good to split the theme up as most sets will probably be for Spidey and Avengers. Another modular would give DC fans something to buy. I think Pattinson would be the best logical Batmobile to do, but maybe 2027 along with movie Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted October 11 Posted October 11 3 hours ago, calebcold3 said: That sticker in Arkham HAD to mean something. I can't go insane! Quote
brickbride Posted October 11 Posted October 11 6 hours ago, calebcold3 said: What do we think will likely be the D2C next year? UCS Battinson Batmobile or Daily Planet Modular Oscorp. Given the state of DC and LEGO's lack of faith in anything that's not a Batmobile, I wouldn't expect another DC modular unless they have reliable sales data for Arkham. Next year is probably too soon. Quote
Mandalorianknight Posted October 11 Posted October 11 3 hours ago, DaredevilFan said: I’m still waiting for Kingpin and Nightcrawler, but it would be extra mean as they teased Clayface like 3 times 😂 I’m not sure what it would be, I could see us getting another DC one maybe tied to the 20th anniversary of Batman like a Batcave. With pretty massive MCU movies coming out, doing another DC Modular might be a good to split the theme up as most sets will probably be for Spidey and Avengers. Another modular would give DC fans something to buy. I think Pattinson would be the best logical Batmobile to do, but maybe 2027 along with movie Respectfully, this is aslume-level insanity. With the big marvel movies coming out, if anything, they'd want to capitalize on that. If DC's lucky, we'll get a UCS version of one of the three 2026 batmobiles. If we're not, nothing. 7 hours ago, calebcold3 said: That sticker in Arkham HAD to mean something. I can't go insane! Brother, we're IN Arkham. We're all insane. 1 hour ago, brickbride said: Oscorp. Given the state of DC and LEGO's lack of faith in anything that's not a Batmobile, I wouldn't expect another DC modular unless they have reliable sales data for Arkham. Next year is probably too soon. Yup. Everything points to Oscorp. They've been systematically planting the necessary figures in sets. The Bugle's retiring. Next year is a big one for spider-man. Oscorp is coming. This is an excellent point as well, Arkham was clearly testing the waters to see if people wanted anything besides batmobiles. 2027 would be the earliest we could see the results of that. Quote
calebcold3 Posted October 11 Posted October 11 4 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said: Brother, we're IN Arkham. We're all insane. 8 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said: The Insanity in the Asslume has gotten the best of me. Well, IF we get a D2C next year, here's hoping it's something special for the 20th anniversary of LEGO Batman (like a Modular Batcave similar to this incredible MOC:) https://www.instagram.com/p/DN8k_zxDYB2/ Quote
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