Batman 2008 Opinions?

[Dovchenko]

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Here are all of the Batman 2008 sets, and I'd like your opinion.

For me:

MR FREEZE/BATBUGGY: I hate that flame. I just hate it. It sticks out moronically, I just wanna rip it out and burn it up. The buggy's poorly designed, but it's kind of "cute" and great for a slightly impulsive and cheap model. I actually like the small contraption of Mr. Freeze. The mega- ice gun is pretty neat if you ask me. Also, a chance to get both new figures cheap, of course! And it's Batman.

PENGUIN/ROBIN'S SUB: Finally, an underwater duel. But this time, it's the nifty penguin versus the unskilled Robin. Robin's vehicle looks far too high tech for me, but still it looks like a formidable sub and I love it as an impulse. The giant sub... I actually like it. Reminds me of the one in the movie, where he rises up with the baby. It's somewhat different from the Batcave one, which I don't have though, so I can't compare. I like the old-time submarine look and the penguins look neat for army collectors (no joke). It looks pretty well designed. Hating the missile though, and admitedly, the first two sets look like they're going to be unfairly bashed for juniorization.

HARLEY QUINN/BATBIKE: Harley's got a nice, rip-roaring "clowny" 4X4 Monster Truck, complete with cartoonish elements and nice colours. Special detail seems to have been put into this model, including that sweet hammer. It's a simple mechanism, but still will be very fun to play around with. The accesories this year are phenomenal, with actual objectives (jewels, good enemies with fair fights and weapons, etc) and awesome vehicles and figures. The batbike/cycle looks fairly impulsive, which is totally unacceptable for a set of this size. I hope it's improved, or something happens with it. Maybe hidden, unfolding guns? Otherwise, this set looks to be a potential "buyer" and hopefully "keeper". Harley Quinn is the first Jester of all Lego time.

JOKER/TUMBLER: The best and most expensive. The first thing I thought was the joker riding an ice cream rocket or something like that or an ice cream cannon, which was dumb and incredibly <insert that tiresome argument>, but now when you see the truth it's just the Joker using a smart scheme- radiation ice cream sold to the kiddies to drive them nuts. A nice vehicle, I love the ice cream wad and missile here. The figures are again substantially great, I love the new batman. The Tumbler looks top-notch, and is a must-buy. The missile's nice, but without any interesting mechanisms like we saw in the movie like releasable spikes, this set could have gained from such mechanisms.

Overall:

MR. FREEZE/BATBUGGY: 6/10

PENGUIN/ROBIN'S SUB: 7/10

HARLEY QUINN/BATBIKE: 9/10

JOKER/TUMBLER: 10/10

[Siegfried]

We have over 600 opinions here. Until new sets appear or the actual sets are released I can't see any need for a new topic on the same subject.