The vehicles by comparison made for an easier and more enjoyable build. But for some reason the larger pieces (such as 16×16 and 2×16 plates) are thrown into a separate collection of un-numbered bags, which seems to defeat the point of the numbering system. The numbering of the bags ensures you only have to dig through the parts for the section that you’re actually working on. The supporting pylons are held together with L-brackets rather than Technic beams so the whole thing feels a little wobbly. Wayne Manor was particularly tricky as it’s tall and hollow, and unless you know when you support the structure from behind, pressing on some of the final parts could easily result in minor cave-ins. And with the wide variety of colors employed in this set, LEGO’s ongoing difficulty in representing them unambiguously on paper frequently made locating the correct parts a chore. On several occasions the exact position to connect a part was hard to determine as it was shown facing away and obscured by the rest of the model. This is not the easiest of builds: The 14+ age recommendation definitely applies, and there are plenty of traps for the inexperienced builder – which I suspect will represent a large proportion of this set’s target audience. Although by comparison, building the Batcave was a relatively more tedious and frustrating experience. That’s a lot less than the 8 hours I spent building the Helicarrier. It took me 5½ hours to build this set (watch the time lapse video). ![]() The front of the box you’ve all seen by now, but interestingly the back of the box features the back of the set! This is significant as one of the set’s play features (a scalable exterior of Wayne Manor) is hidden on that side.Īs is typical for larger sets, the pieces are separated into twenty or so numbered bags, a glue-bound 300 page instruction manual, and the mother of all sticker sheets: I wanted to see what all the fuss was about, so I donned my cape, hopped in the Bro-mobile, rappelled up the outside of a mall, and KAPOW-ed my way through the local LEGO store to secure a copy of this decidedly spendy $270 set.Īt 2526 pieces this is a big set, so it comes in a big box that makes liberal use of orange and purple graphics to offset the set’s rather drab color scheme. ![]() There hasn’t been this kind of buzz about a new set since the release of the equally enormous 76042 SHIELD Helicarrier last year. When we announced details of LEGO’s enormous new 76052 Classic Batcave set last month it almost melted our Facebook page.
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