What better way to get pumped up for TDKR With the ORIGINAL LEGO BATCAVE! To start off, this has to be the best Lego Batman set ever. Heck, it just might be THE BEST LEGO SET EVER! We get 10 Minifigures (including Little Penguin Drones) First is Burton's Batman My favorite Batman Minifigure. Next are his Faithful Companions Alfred and Robin. Alfred is EXCLUSIVE to this set, and this version of Robin is too, but later we see he got himself a hair cut. Next is Bruce Wayne, The Secret identity of Batman. For the Villains we Got Mr. Freeze, who has a better freeze ray in this set compared to the one in the Bat-buggy set. Next is the penguin who looks AWESOME! He has his own umbrella ans Pistol gun AND Three Mind Controlled Penguins as seen in BATMAN Returns. We have a typical LEGO Batman Henchman figure for Mr. Freeze. Next we have Robin's Jet Ski Type Thing. Very Neat little thing for Robin. We have a Submarine for The Penguin. He can sit on top or inside and look through the para-scope. The Biggest Vehicle in this set is what I like to call the Bat-Blade. it has two Gatling guns in front, two bat fins in the back and a Jet Exhaust port in the back. The Batman figure can sit up in this vehicle. We have the control center which has a HUGE Computer screen with two smaller screens hanging off to the side. he has two big consoles underneath the smaller screens and a table with two bat-thrones in front of that. a big spiral star case leads to the turntable which can hold just about all the Batman vehicles. he has a bat dock for the Bat-Boat (Not Included) But it can also be used for Robin's "Bird Boat". Above that we have a Defense tower which some believe to be the bat signal, even though that would be totally pointless. next we have the changing machine. put Bruce Wayne on one side and batman on the other, spin it around and he "Changes hi clothes". in front of that there is a trap door that leads to the Jail cell, that can also be accessed through the main door or the sewer behind it. Absolutely one of the best sets I ever owned!

The Batcave.... Batman's Headquarters, iconic scene and a must have place for Batman when he's got his fleet of vehicles stored at home.

This set while one of the larger sets and on the expensive side, is well worth it's price tag of $80, nothing was skimped on the creation on this place. Various aspects of this cave pay homage to different eras of Batman from the red batphone of the 60's Adam West Batman, to the big screen that's a familiar of the Animated Batman series with artist Paul Dini and so on. What Batman collection would be complete without this set?

You've got 7 minifigures in total. Batman, Robin, Alfred, Bruce Wayne, Penguin, Mr. Freeze, a Henchman and then there are of course 3 lego brick builds for penguins. Alfred and Bruce are unique to this set and the only place to get these minifigures from. The other minis can be gotten from other sets, or in the case of the henchman, a variation of him can be gotten from another set.

There are three different vehicles in this set. A small Penguin submarine, Robin's Jet Ski and then a Batman vehicle that sits in the area of the Batcave that serves as the garage or hanger.

On one side of the cave, you have a set up for a dock with a ladder going up to where a batsignal and a next launcher are at for intruders, the other side is an elevator deal for Bruce Wayne or others to enter the Batcave from. Underneath that is what appears to be a sewer entrance that's chained off.

The center of the Batcave set has on the bottom an area that serves as Batman's mechanic shop for working on his vehicles and then stairs that lead up to the main computer console. And there's just all sorts of details from the obvious huge monitor, the table that lifts up to store all of Batman's gadgets, trophies from other battles, forensic tools, red batphone and big chair for Batman to sit in as he works.

The set is just huge and a true delight to add to my Lego Batman collection. The price even brand new when it first came out, while steep, was well worth it. There's really not much I would change out or alter with a huge, glorious set like this. It's a masterpiece of a LEGO set and worth it for any LEGO Batman collectors to get a hold of.

This is one of the best set ever.It has a awesome big computer 7 mini figs 1 penguin
and much more

Pros
7 mini figures
1 penguin
big ice cube
Mr freeze is so cool
big computer
suit transformation
the penguins boat
robins scuba boat
ninja sword
jokers bomb
batman's ice mobile
cool small computers
great chairs
sic light up batman brick
cannon
canon fires net when you pull string
jail beneath suit transformation

Cons
could have included the joker
I guess that's all

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ntro: The promotional image, as shown above, cannot begin to even describe, to touch the beauty of this set. It's so much bigger than you would expect. Here, I will detail what I can of its enormity, although I cannot stress its awesomeness.

Packaging: Why not start with the start? The box is unique, mostly because it doesn't have those annoying flaps that are destroying the newer boxes on back. Instead, with two slices of a knife (or two snips of a scissors), you can open this box and gasp in awe at the now fully-viewably piece count. The bags were numbered, and you'd better be thanful for that. You know that moment where you want to break everything in your room because you can't find that one darn piece? Yeah, that would totally happen here. Two gigantic booklets of insturctions and both have more pages than the average booklet alone. Also, a minor note, Batman's and Robin's capes both come prepackaged and taped in thin white cardboard casings, as does the net for the netlauncher.

Minifigs: Coming in with a spectacular (no more, no less) 7 minifigs, this set nearly completes the Batman Universe in LEGO with the exception of a few characters who made appearances in the videogame. The obvious highlight of the show, the Batman minifigure is flawless. Dressed in the Tim Burton costume, he looks fabulous right down to the Belt and abs. My only gripe is I would have pushed for more diversity, as this fig has already appeared in the Batmobile and Batboat sets. His alter-ego, Bruce Wayne, makes his first and only appearance here. With a snazzy dark blue suit, he's dressed fine. But that brings me to my object of pain stemming from this figure. The face. Heck, look at the Indiana Jones sets, Bruce Wayne joined the Nazis during WWII. Seriously though, I gave him new Robin hair and a flesh Luke Skywalker face. Other than that, this minifig is fabulous. Next comes his sidekick, (no not Robin) Alfred! Honestly, Alfred may in truth help the Caped Crusader more than Robin. I'm sure he's spent long nights monitoring the Bat-Computer while Batman was on patrol. On a minor note, he did fix that chicken soup that one time... Anyways, Alfred's torso is brand-spanking new and a breath of fresh air it is! In a world of mediocre LEGO suit designs, Alfred's torso pops out to say "Look at me!" and look at it you do. Penguin also has this feature, but I'll get to that later. His pants are nothing special, just your average light blue-gray. Now to my favorite part of this figure, the face! This decal is so incredibly detailed, that it oughta be outlawed! Yeah, it's that good. The balding black hair that wraps around the back, the French moustache, the cocky grine and cheery eyes, honestly when has Alfred ever looked this good? Next comes Batman's other faithful friend, Robin! ...No applause. Now, according the videogame's official guide, this is the Tim Drake version, however, I like to think of it as the Richard Grayson version. I actually altered my second Robin from the submarine set to look like Tim Drake with Red Arms and legs and black hips and colored his mask black and--sorry. Not much to say about Robin, same as the next version except this one's got Elvis hair. Ooh, and a yellow cape. Basically exclusive to Batman since only three people in the world were lucky enough to get Cloud City. I think Lando's had blue printed on to the back of it anyway. Penguin is also exactly the same as his next set, only this version has a slightly smaller umbrella with a black handle instead of gray. I personally prefer this one. Mr. Freeze was drastically changed in hgis next outing, mainly because of gun design. I'm not sure if anyone else has noticed this yet, but he doesn't have the standard issue bazooka in this set as he does in the other. This bazooka is made to go into the other hand as opposed to any I have ever seen. Maybe this was by design and maybe it was just a fluke in my set. His torso is not printed, but is detailed by the apparatus only seen in the color yellow before now I believe. By the way, Penguin's torso and face are amazing! I love his design. The henchman is pretty basic, I think the bad guys owe alot of money to the Kaminoans for cloning them since they all have the same face. He has the same unprinted torso as Mr. Freeze but his legs are dark bluish gray. Finally, on to the next catergory!

Vehichles: The moving stuff for lower intelligences who may be reading this. ;)
Robin's Redbird: Mediocre. Not a bad design, but not the best. I like it better than his new submarine.

The Batblade: The first original Bat-vehicle. Not bad at all, in fact a pretty nice addition, however flimsy.

Penguins sub: The headliner vehicle. It will bring a smile to your face. A great design rivaling the many bigger vehicles out there. Also, 1000x better than the new one.

Build: Very sturdy and complete and alot of details make it worth the while. Several rare pieces are included, such and the green mini-T-Rex and the telephone. The Bat-stickers are standard-issue but there is a unique fingerprint sticker that goes on a 2x2 tile under a magnyfing glass. I didn't know minifigs left fingerprints.
Main Secton: Incredible, love the staircase and the swivel chairs are brilliant, although I believe Emperor Palpatine already had one in Final Duel II. THe Joker bomb in the glass case is nice also.
Left Section: Pretty weak. I took out the Batsignal and put it on top of my MCU for Commisioner Gordon to use. The netlauncher and missile are still there, though. I'm thinking about taking them out and putting in a Jason Todd memorial.
Right section: Just as good as the main section. Incredibly detailed, my only complaint is the hole in the cell. What's the point in putting crooks in if they can just walk right back out. The old AT-ST top for the trapdoor is ingenious and so is the mechanism that works it--so much so, that I used the tecknique for my Carbon Freeze on Bespin MOC (it's not posted yet). The costume chamber is small but I think Edison thought up the design, because I know I sure couldn't!

Closing Comments: I got this when it was available, and maybe you did too. If you didn't, however, you need to. I know the price is pretty steep online but it's worth it believe me. A very great and strong to add to your collection. :)

Final Rating: 4.7/5

I hope you enjoyed this review!

i got this set for Christmas and it was really fun. it fires a net, it has the suit closet, you can work out, fix the boat, lock up criminals, and much more!

pros- lots of minifigures, lots of fun.

cons- nothing!