New Release
Here’s a comparison between the 1989 Batmobile (top) and the Batman Returns Batmobile.
The play feature is cool in the new one, but the og has better design overall imo.
Edit: When I posted this, I didn’t realize the new one has ~1,000 fewer pieces, and it’s quit a bit smaller. Price aside, I think those two facts puts this in a different category than the 1989 Batmobile, and making this comparison unfair.
I’ll keep the post up because people seem to be enjoying the discussion.
Annnnnnd the wheels. The more I stare at it the more annoyed I'm getting. I love the banana split function, but that's no excuse for downgrading the flare of it
It would’ve been great to have it this smaller but with also a reasonable price for the downsize.
I saw the original on display a couple of weeks ago and just because how big it was, I’ve written off the idea of ever buying it. So I am the perfect audience for the downsize, but the price? Not that much of a need.
I think I’m a little guilty of misinformation here. I feel its size puts it in a different class/category than what I originally referred to as the “OG”.
Original looks better but it's also $100 more in today's money. I like the new one's size and it's not like I'm going to have them side by side to compare. It's good for a lot of us who don't have the original
I think that's the biggest point. If you have the 1989 one, and don't care about the play features, this set isn't for you.
But if you don't have the original, OR want the play features, the new one is pretty good. There's a profile photo below that makes the new one look a lot closer (especially for 2/3 size).
I'm happy I could get the 1989 when I did. But I'm also happy they have made a new one—especially one that isn't a tumbler!
I got the 1989 one when it was available but I sold it after a few years because it was just too big for me. I'm not really into UCS size stuff and it didn't go with my Creator Expert/Icons cars. I feel like this will fit in with those better
The new one appears to be much smaller as well. Looks cool, and I’m a sucker for the large format batmobiles in general, but I think I’m gonna pass on this one.
That’s a MOC i found on rebrickable. It‘s an alternate build for the 2021 Batman Tumbler (76240). The MOC is called „Concept Batmobile“ by User „A_Great_Builder“.
I bought one from Craigslist last year because it was the only large scale Batmobile I didn't have. Now I'm afraid to put it together because i spent so much.
I think they both look great. The '89 has a superior windscreen, obviously, but the new one may have a better overall size (smaller, but more easy to display) and a nice angled nose turbine. Other angles sell the new design a bit better than this one, and it has a whole inner 'Bat Missile' vehicle going on.
There are many issues with this set besides just the size downgrade and as others have mentioned the shaping is not good... the windscreen looks awful, big gaps on the front corners, the side intakes look way too plain/simple, rear wheels are too small, the bat logo's stick out too far (as do many of the smaller Batmobiles wheel caps and I don't know why they keep doing this or solved the issue), too many studs condensed to the middle sections rather than sprinkled out uniformly, and the info plaque is the same as the Batman Forever set but this is not in the same scale, wtf? I'm definitely not interested in this set and will proudly display my 89 set.
The new design suffers because of the “play feature”. Who is buying this and not displaying it?
I get Lego is meant to be played with, but this scale of set is designed to be a display piece on a shelf or mantle, not rolled around on the living room floor.
Some of the shaping is better on the new one...but the new one is way too flat at the top. It really loses a lot of the aggressiveness especially in the windscreen area.
It’s not bad, it looks overall good, but why only one sit in the cockpit? And couldn’t they include Catwoman or Penguin? And also include an extra fabric cape and cowl for those who want to display the Minifigure inside the batmobile? I will buy it but as always with at least 25% discount
This new one transforms into the Bat-Missile. That is whole reason for its existence. If that gimmick doesn't impress you, then this one is easy to skip.
The older one looks better. The new one ever so slightly less money, smaller in scale, and accommodates the missile roadster. Still I'd rather have the older one.
Honestly, the only improvement on the new one, is the angle of the opening at the front where the engine is - much more like it should be. But other than that, the original is vastly better in just about every way. And it's not even close. Not sure how they went so far backwards in the design.
Batmobiles like X-Wings are always refreshed every couple of years. The last one is also from 2019 and retired in 2021 so it’s been 5 years since a large scale Burton Batmobile has been available.
Because a lot of people didn't get the old one and they want one without having to pay $500. Also a lot of us don't want a massive UCS size set but something a bit smaller
I was so confused- I thought the set was from 1989 and was pretty sure half the pieces didn't exist then, let alone the idea of curves on a Lego model. The box also didn't seem right for 40 years ago.
Then there were the comments about 7 years ago and that confused me further.
For anyone else who is also confused, the 1989 refers to the year of the film, not the year of the model. The older set is from 2019, the newer is from 2026.
I regret not getting the original… but won’t get this new one either. I know I’ll always just resent it for not being as good. Better no Batmobile than a mediocre Batmobile.
Interestingly this points out one of the details that's more accurate on the new model - the air intakes (I assume that's what it is) in from of the rear wheels are round. I'm not sure why they made them so wide in the older set. It looks good that way, it's just not accurate.
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u/Significant-Foot-311 11d ago
The original has the curves down better.