DC superheroes MOC wave: Fine, I'll do it myself.

[Mandalorianknight]

What's happening to DC lego sets, man? In a way, we've had ONE system DC set this year (depending on where you live, the batman sets may have released in 2021 for you), and even that was a $10 4+ set featuring repeat batman and the most overrated character known to man.

So, uh, I did it myself. My constraints for this wave were as follows, to ensure it would be something lego could realistically do:

Standard wave type: I can't make 15 sets at $100+. For this one, I chose 3 gimmick sets (the mechs) and 5 system sets.

Iconicity: Basically, the sets have to be batman focused (Excluding the mechs. Even lego wouldn't release a wave of 3 batman mechs) The reason being that that seems to be the only character left that sells all that well among kids, due to the state of DC movies over the past 10 years compared to the Avenger's success (personally I think the franchises movie popularity is about to swap with the new DC plan and Marvel's new quantity-over-quality approach, but time will tell)

For each set, I also only used existing pieces in existing colors for the builds. That's not the case for the figures, since bricklink doesn't have too many prints. I will try to explain any situations where prints would be used, as well as what the figures would look like.

Now that I've rambled for a paragraph, let's get started with the mech sets:

Additional images and descriptions for each set are in spoilers for space, but do not actually contain spoilers for anything.

BATMAN MECH ($9.99): 135 pieces

Spoiler

Not much to say about each mech set. For the bat-mech, I tried to get batman's sort of hooked/bladed gauntlets, and the utility belt of course. The version of batman in this mech would be a more lightly-armored variant exclusive to this set, to add a little to it.

JOKER MECH ($9.99): 134 pieces

Spoiler

Again, nothing special, but I like the little details like the joy buzzer and upside-down shoe construction. This is the standard joker that would also appear in another set you'll see later.

WONDER WOMAN MECH ($9.99): 133 pieces

Spoiler

Probably the most basic mech. Wonder Woman would be exclusive to this set for this wave.

BAT-CYCLE CHASE ($14.99): 157 pieces

(Look, guys, they don't have the flash helmet on stud.io. It's not supposed to be a batman multiverse thing)

Spoiler

Here's the Bat-Cycle. I think I did a good job on making it not hilariously oversized, at least, but it's still a little bigger than I'd have liked it to be.

Here's the little street side build from the back, where you can see the mechanism for launching the newspaper stand. The idea here is that the flashes are wooshing by so fast that stuff is just going flying as they pass it.

Figures would be batman (the generic outfit he'll wear in 2 other sets), Flash, and Reverse Flash.

BATBOAT: AQUAMAN TEAM-UP ($29.99): 297 pieces

Spoiler

You can remove the back of the Batboat cockpit to pull out a tray with storage for a Batarang and handcuffs. As the first image shows, a jet ski can launch out of the cockpit.

There's a tiny side build for a pier. A lever on the back launches the floorboards as if it's been shot at by a high-energy weapon.

The set would come with Batman (generic outfit), Killer Croc (minifig), Aquaman, and Black Manta (his helmet would be a new mold, but since i can't do that in stud.io I brick-built an approximation.)

BATMOBILE: KRYPTONITE MECH ATTACK ($39.99): 401 pieces

Spoiler

I have to say, I REALLY like my batmobile. Some of the other stuff I'm kinda meh on, but I REALLY like this design. Pressing down on that 2x2 tile on the main body launches stud shooters on the bottom.

Here's the driver's seat and the engines.

And here's the mech (pretty basic) alongside everything else. Some little things to note are the clear pieces (to display superman "flying" alongside the batmobile), the parts to represent his laser eyes, or the stud shooter that can be removed from the mech and used as a weapon by lex. The set would come with superman, lex, generic batman, and the Joker from the mech set.

BATWING: WAR OF LIGHT ($59.99): 691 pieces (But consider that many are very small)

Spoiler

Here's the Batwing. It's fine, a little derivative of the 2019 version though. It is absolutely stacked with 8 flick missiles and 2 stud shooters, though.

There's storage room at the back, which I have strategically filled with batarangs.

One side build is for the crystalline area where Hal Jordan forges a green lantern ring out of pure will (great scene in the comics). 

The other side build is a hard-light construct made by sinestro, some sort of monster thing. It's pretty stupid but I figured the villains needed a build, and the great thing about the lanterns is that given the right color scheme, ANYTHING can be a side build.

Here are the figures: A new space batman, Hal Jordan, Jon Stewart (with minigun), Sinestro, Atrocitus, and Larfleeze (who would ideally also have a new head mold)

 

THE BATCAVE ($89.99): 847 pieces

Spoiler

On the left, we've got a prision cell (with breakout features. The two glass panels just push out, you'll see the other in a later image) with a weapon rack above it. You can also see, on the left side of the middle area, the case for the Robin suit.

Behind the center area, there are storage rooms. One has boxes with a certain greenish rock in them, the other has familiar confiscated weapons.

The right side has, toward the center, a staircase and emergency justice league alarm. The right component is a suit rack. There are 6 suits in this wave (mech pilot, generic, space, and the three in this set), and there would be 3 more in the next wave or two.

Minifigs are Bruce Wayne, upgraded batsuit, stealth batsuit, banebuster batsuit, alfred, Dick Grayson/Robin, Bane, and a captured Riddler. Oh, and there's also the robin bike, I don't think I mentioned that.

 

 

Be sure to let me know what you think!

Edited October 12, 2022 by Mandalorianknight

[Robert8]

Excellent work. It really feels like something TLG would do: throw Batman into everything

I think the Batcave would have at least one female character: maybe Poison Ivy or Catwoman

 

Thanks for sharing!

[icm]

The three gimmick mechs really seem like no-brainers for TLG, I wonder why we haven’t had any for DC.

[RedHoodPug]

Really nice renders. Some great throw backs to the original line, too. Excellent stuff mate. Multiple Batsuits aside, the Lantern set would be right up my alley. To me that side of DC is such a rich vein and an equally missed opportunity. It's a shame that my DC Lego kick is currently being sustained by MOCs and cheap knock offs from Minifigure Bricks.

[Rui Miguel]

Nice collection and ideas @Mandalorianknight  I love that Batcave and Lex Luthor set. There's a lot of potentials here for a wave. I have been eyeing as well to make a full collection of DC and Marvel properties focusing more on playsets, storytelling and classic comics and animated shows. Your MOCs are very inspiring to make that happen :) 

[Mandalorianknight]

17 hours ago, Robert8 said:

Excellent work. It really feels like something TLG would do: throw Batman into everything

I think the Batcave would have at least one female character: maybe Poison Ivy or Catwoman

Thank you! 

I dunno. I wanted Bane to be the main villain, and riddler felt like he fit the cell I designed best. Maybe Batgirl or Spoiler, I feel like an additional figure wouldn't be super unrealistic.

16 hours ago, icm said:

The three gimmick mechs really seem like no-brainers for TLG, I wonder why we haven’t had any for DC.

I think lego's honestly just worried to put out anything DC, but even then, Batman and Joker mechs seem like a no brainer.

I have a TON more ideas lined up though. I posted it back in the DC thread but next wave's mechs would be Flash, Superman, and Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner, since he likes making mech constructs anyway)

1 hour ago, RedHoodPug said:

Really nice renders. Some great throw backs to the original line, too. Excellent stuff mate. Multiple Batsuits aside, the Lantern set would be right up my alley. To me that side of DC is such a rich vein and an equally missed opportunity. It's a shame that my DC Lego kick is currently being sustained by MOCs and cheap knock offs from Minifigure Bricks.

Thanks! Yeah, I have no idea how a set like that didn't come out, at least in that 2013-2016 era.

1 hour ago, Rui Miguel said:

Nice collection and ideas @Mandalorianknight  I love that Batcave and Lex Luthor set. There's a lot of potentials here for a wave. I have been eyeing as well to make a full collection of DC and Marvel properties focusing more on playsets, storytelling and classic comics and animated shows. Your MOCs are very inspiring to make that happen :) 

Thank you! Your MOCS are good, but the way that you present them really takes them up a notch to spectacular.  I'd love to see what a wave like this would look under your presentation, so I eagerly await your moc wave.

Edited October 12, 2022 by Mandalorianknight

[SoupOrFishOil]

I actually really like Sinestro's construct. It looks like an intimidating enemy for both the Batwing and GL. The Lantern anvil is a great side-build too. 

Other standouts for me are the sleek Batmobile, Lex's mech, and Joker's surprisingly well realized mech. (I didn't like the idea when I first heard it, but it does look really good.) Batman's mech seemed like a no-brainer too, but it is quite stylish in its realization. WW's mech is fine but I thought it would be invisible.  I am kind of bummed that the only new characters (Atrocitus and Larfleeze) are in one set, but that's pretty on brand for Lego DC.

Can't wait to see the summer wave. 

Edited October 12, 2022 by SoupOrFishOil

[Robert8]

I'm wondering if we could ever get a DC "Legacy" wave with a re-release of the very first wave from 2006

[Mandalorianknight]

9 hours ago, Robert8 said:

I'm wondering if we could ever get a DC "Legacy" wave with a re-release of the very first wave from 2006

Fun fact: The batboat and batmobile designs are about 8 months old, and from when I WAS making a legacy wave. I did scrap it eventually but maybe I'll start working on it again.

13 hours ago, SoupOrFishOil said:

I actually really like Sinestro's construct. It looks like an intimidating enemy for both the Batwing and GL. The Lantern anvil is a great side-build too. 

Other standouts for me are the sleek Batmobile, Lex's mech, and Joker's surprisingly well realized mech. (I didn't like the idea when I first heard it, but it does look really good.) Batman's mech seemed like a no-brainer too, but it is quite stylish in its realization. WW's mech is fine but I thought it would be invisible.  I am kind of bummed that the only new characters (Atrocitus and Larfleeze) are in one set, but that's pretty on brand for Lego DC.

Can't wait to see the summer wave. 

Thanks! Yeah, I really like the batmobile.

I get what you mean about an invisible mech, but, well, see for yourself

I dunno, I just think it looks weird. Too many pieces that don't come in trans-clear.

[Rui Miguel]

21 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Thank you! Your MOCS are good, but the way that you present them really takes them up a notch to spectacular.  I'd love to see what a wave like this would look under your presentation, so I eagerly await your moc wave.

Thank you so much ;) for the support. I'm currently working on a Middle Earth MOC hopefully I will publish it next week, fingers crossed! In time my superhero theme will come to life ;)  

[spiderfan2000]

This looks like it would be a very strong wave of sets.  I'm hoping that LEGO eventually decides to do some more Brave and the Bold-esque team up sets like this, considering my hype for the theme has been steadily declining after 2018 (other than the CMF series), and hit a new low this year.

[Mandalorianknight]

On 10/13/2022 at 2:42 PM, Rui Miguel said:

Thank you so much ;) for the support. I'm currently working on a Middle Earth MOC hopefully I will publish it next week, fingers crossed! In time my superhero theme will come to life ;)  

Looking forewords to it!

On 10/13/2022 at 11:46 PM, spiderfan2000 said:

This looks like it would be a very strong wave of sets.  I'm hoping that LEGO eventually decides to do some more Brave and the Bold-esque team up sets like this, considering my hype for the theme has been steadily declining after 2018 (other than the CMF series), and hit a new low this year.

Thank you! Yeah, I figure if we're going batman based, making the sets justice league team ups is the best way to still get wider DC characters.

[Agent Kallus]

A solid wave, the batmobile is great. Good to see more lanterns, GLtAS characters are always great to see even if not the GLtAS versions. I'd definitely the whole wave if real, except for the mechs as I have those three characters.

 

[NeutralNoodle]

This wave would serve as a great soft reboot of the theme/entry point to newcomers and give us new versions of some essential Justice Leaguers and Batman villains. I like the idea of including Spoiler in the Batcave to have a female character and I would also change Robin to Tim Drake (maybe our first Red Robin) since he would fit with Spoiler and because we haven’t gotten him in a while. 

[Mandalorianknight]

11 hours ago, NeutralNoodle said:

This wave would serve as a great soft reboot of the theme/entry point to newcomers and give us new versions of some essential Justice Leaguers and Batman villains. I like the idea of including Spoiler in the Batcave to have a female character and I would also change Robin to Tim Drake (maybe our first Red Robin) since he would fit with Spoiler and because we haven’t gotten him in a while. 

Thanks! The reason I chose to have the robin be Dick rather than Tim is because my logic was first wave-first robin. The next wave has a Nightwing figure and a Tim Drake robin. (And a red hood, but I mean, Jason is pretty much only known as Red Hood now)

On 10/22/2022 at 5:42 PM, Agent Kallus said:

A solid wave, the batmobile is great. Good to see more lanterns, GLtAS characters are always great to see even if not the GLtAS versions. I'd definitely the whole wave if real, except for the mechs as I have those three characters.

Thank you! The batmobile is definately my favorite part. And...wow, GLtAS. You've unlocked a hidden memory, I completely forgot about that but now I remember watching it as a kid, I think I had the mcdonald's toys for it. Maybe I'll squeeze Razer into one of the sets in the next wave, if there's space.

[NeutralNoodle]

12 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Thanks! The reason I chose to have the robin be Dick rather than Tim is because my logic was first wave-first robin. The next wave has a Nightwing figure and a Tim Drake robin. (And a red hood, but I mean, Jason is pretty much only known as Red Hood now)

Oh ok, that makes sense then. I eagerly await wave 2. 

[rome00150]

Oh nice I really like these, any chance you could post instructions I'd like to take a crack at making some of these

[Mandalorianknight]

19 hours ago, rome00150 said:

Oh nice I really like these, any chance you could post instructions I'd like to take a crack at making some of these

That's the highest praise I think one can get for MOCs. It truly does mean a lot to me. Here's my answer, I'm sorry for how long it is, and that it might not be quite what you wanted.

As for part files, I'll send you every part file for free if you PM me an email to send them to.

Instructions, though... they do take time to put together. So here's what I'll do. Anyone who asks gets free part files for the mechs, bat-cycle set, and we'll throw in the boat set too.

If there's demand, I'll produce instructions for the Batmobile, Batwing, and Batcave, as well as a Batman Collection containing every bat-vehicle's instructions (and the cave). I would like to charge a little for instructions if possible, as they do take extra effort, but nothing crazy. I'll check similar part counts on rebrickable and I think we can come up with a fair price (again, if there's demand. I don't want to pressure anyone to buy this stuff).

On 10/25/2022 at 10:27 PM, NeutralNoodle said:

Oh ok, that makes sense then. I eagerly await wave 2. 

No problem, you'll see Tim soon in wave 2! Here's my current "schedule" so to speak for projects. It's a little ambitious considering my classes, but we'll see :

End of October/very early November - finishing my Daredevil modular building. I've got the building done, I'm just trying to add prints as I think it'll really add to the build.

Dec16 - release of Rouge One 6th anniversary wave. (collecting suggestions now!)

Late January/Early February (maybe even march to coincide with Fury of the Gods): DC moc wave 2: The Brick Knight Returns

[rome00150]

On 10/27/2022 at 9:15 PM, Mandalorianknight said:

That's the highest praise I think one can get for MOCs. It truly does mean a lot to me. Here's my answer, I'm sorry for how long it is, and that it might not be quite what you wanted.

As for part files, I'll send you every part file for free if you PM me an email to send them to.

Instructions, though... they do take time to put together. So here's what I'll do. Anyone who asks gets free part files for the mechs, bat-cycle set, and we'll throw in the boat set too.

If there's demand, I'll produce instructions for the Batmobile, Batwing, and Batcave, as well as a Batman Collection containing every bat-vehicle's instructions (and the cave). I would like to charge a little for instructions if possible, as they do take extra effort, but nothing crazy. I'll check similar part counts on rebrickable and I think we can come up with a fair price (again, if there's demand. I don't want to pressure anyone to buy this stuff).

No problem, you'll see Tim soon in wave 2! Here's my current "schedule" so to speak for projects. It's a little ambitious considering my classes, but we'll see :

End of October/very early November - finishing my Daredevil modular building. I've got the building done, I'm just trying to add prints as I think it'll really add to the build.

Dec16 - release of Rouge One 6th anniversary wave. (collecting suggestions now!)

Late January/Early February (maybe even march to coincide with Fury of the Gods): DC moc wave 2: The Brick Knight Returns

Hey sorry it's been a bit I rarely come on here but yeah that would be great!

[The Stud]

These look great! I think rebooting the theme to something like this would be the best of both worlds. Lego gets to sell Batman to kids and we get more interesting characters from the wider DC universe. I like your thinking with including a Dick Grayson Robin in wave one too. I think a new classic style Batgirl is all that'd be missing here. 

[Mandalorianknight]

3 hours ago, rome00150 said:

Hey sorry it's been a bit I rarely come on here but yeah that would be great!

Thanks for the bump. I've sent you a PM, I just need your email to send the files.

38 minutes ago, The Stud said:

These look great! I think rebooting the theme to something like this would be the best of both worlds. Lego gets to sell Batman to kids and we get more interesting characters from the wider DC universe. I like your thinking with including a Dick Grayson Robin in wave one too. I think a new classic style Batgirl is all that'd be missing here. 

Thanks! I'm looking forwards to making wave 2 early next year. I agree a Batgirl would have been a good choice, probably for the batcave.

[ShadowWolfHount]

Oh those mechs are very nice, I was making some DC mechs myself but in the newer style and was wondering if anyone else of making DC mechs as well. The color are really nice on them, I think you could give the batmech a big batarange using those bat wing pieces. However while I do like the joker mech, it feel a bit too safe imo, I feel like a joker mech would stand out a lot more with things like having clown shoes for example.

The rest of them (aside the batboat that I think is the weakest but still good nonetheless) are really great looking, I really like the side builds as well, the bat-cycle is my favorite of looking like a scene set rather than just all vehicle.