6864 - The Batmobile and the Two-Face Chase

6864 - The Batmobile and the Two-Face Chase

Year: 2012
Pieces: 531
Retail Price: $49.99 (paid $25 at Wal-Mart)
Theme: Superheroes (DC Universe)

If you've been following this blog, then you should know that I haven't seen the last two Batman movies. Having said that, with this set I really didn't need to. This set doesn't seem to be copying or portraying anything from the movies. It is just a set that was built around the idea of Batman and is fun.

This set is a larger set. It's sure not the largest set we own (we have a few that number in the thousands), but surely isn't a small set either. The set comes in three parts - The Batmobile, Two-Face's truck, and finally the bank.

 

In the first part of this set is where we find Batman. The Batman in this set is nothing spectacular, but the two batarangs are a nice touch. The Batmobile itself is a fantastic looking Batmobile. If you're a LEGO aficionado, the finished quality of the Batmobile rivals those of the creator line of LEGO. A bulk of the 531 pieces of this set are a part of this vehicle. The car took some time to build but that's to be expected when it contains 200+ pieces. The car doesn't do much in the grans scheme of things - it rolls and shoots two flick fire missiles and that's about it. That's the only downfall I can see to this otherwise fantastic model. The Batmobile is chocked full of gadgets and gismos and I feel this one could have a few more as well.

 

The second part of this set is Two-Face's truck. In this bag is Two-face himself and two of his goons. I love the Two-Face minifig. I think they put a good amount of detail into him. He comes complete with his signature coin. It doesn't have two sides to it (couldn't hold onto it if it did) but it is cute and adds a good flavor to the model. His goons carry a crowbar and a stick of dynamite which is used for the bank robbery (below).

The truck is an odd assortment of things and to me, fits Two-Faces eclectic personality. The model is nicely built in that it continues the trend of Two-Face and has orange on one side and purple on the other. Both of those are rare colors in LEGO land, so it is very welcome to have several unique pieces come in this set. The truck comes with a rotating Gatling machine gun on one side, two flick fire missiles on the other, and a large crane on the back which is used to steal the safe from the bank. The only gripe I have about the truck is the front windshield. It is build two studs below the front hood. It looks a little off and if it were real life, you'd be looking under your hood while driving. A minor gripe, but a gripe nonetheless.

 

 

The last part of this set is the bank. It comes with a generic police officer but does include handcuffs which we didn't have before. The bank is nice in that it never specifies "Gotham City", so it could easily be placed in a Legopolis without looking off. It looks pretty nice too, all things considered. If placed in a city, you'd have to build off of it though to make it look the best it could.

 

The bank comes with a safe and money inside. The safe manufacturer apparently thought it was a good idea to leave the hoist hooks in the safe though, and Two-Face is seizing on that opportunity with the crane/hoist on the back of his truck. The bank has a lever on the side of it which, when turned and a good places his explosives, knocks out the two front windows which allows them to have access to the safe.

All in all this is a great set. There are a few minor flaws, but these flaws won't be relevant to the age group that plays with LEGO. For the most part, the models look great and is worth the price of the set (especially when its on a discount).