upliftingbricks Posted May 6, 2023 Posted May 6, 2023 49 minutes ago, RedHoodPug said: It's Returns based, to tie in with the cave. Yeah I know, I was just pointing it out to the two comments above me that it wasnt the same cape/cowl piece (I was too lazy to quote them)
TheBatstan Posted May 7, 2023 Posted May 7, 2023 Well color me surprised, with the low piece count I was expecting something like a 1989 Batmobile minibuild over actually getting a polybag with a highly desirable minifigure (that isn't a keychain). When the new cowl piece leaked along with the new torso that had the Batman Returns suit printing, I was so sure that Lego wasn't going to bring back the cape/cowl piece since there wasn't a need for it now, I'm glad I was wrong about that. Plus for those who own the 1989 Batsuit minifigure or the keychain version, the exclusivity factor is still there since the torso print and bat symbol are different. It looks like both the 1989 and Returns minifigures will have two variants by the end of the summer, one with the new cowl piece and separate cape so that they can fit in the Batmobile/Batwing, while the other is the one piece cape/cowl mold. I definitely have to get multiples of this polybag so that they can go in the Batcave costume vault. And it might just be nostalgia talking, but the render on the polybag brought me back to 2006 again when I first saw the Toy Fair pictures for the original Batman sets with this big poster. It almost feels like a full circle moment since the original line was heavily influenced by the Burton movies.
RedHoodPug Posted May 7, 2023 Posted May 7, 2023 10 hours ago, upliftingbricks said: Yeah I know, I was just pointing it out to the two comments above me that it wasnt the same cape/cowl piece (I was too lazy to quote them) It’s logically going to be the same as the upcoming sets, which definitely makes it a cheaper option.
Nylock Posted May 7, 2023 Posted May 7, 2023 5 hours ago, RedHoodPug said: It’s logically going to be the same as the upcoming sets, which definitely makes it a cheaper option. I doubt any of the upcoming sets (except for maybe the batcave) will have this cape/cowl. The playsets require Batman to sit in vehicles and honestly so does the batcave too. If any of them include it, it’ll be an additional piece. Which is unlikely, so there’s a better chance that this will remain exclusive here.
Agent Kallus Posted May 7, 2023 Posted May 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Nylock said: I doubt any of the upcoming sets (except for maybe the batcave) will have this cape/cowl. The playsets require Batman to sit in vehicles and honestly so does the batcave too. If any of them include it, it’ll be an additional piece. Which is unlikely, so there’s a better chance that this will remain exclusive here. Yeah, it's almost like the idea is that you can get this polybag and then have other option to use on batman but they keep the seperate cowl so he can sit properly inside his vehicles? If that makes sense.
astroboy75 Posted May 7, 2023 Posted May 7, 2023 Is it possible to have the same surprise as the « ? » Mario box ? I mean it was rumored to be Peach Castle till a few days before release if I remember well. Maybe the Batcave will only be a big Batbox with some random batcave easter eggs inside.
Jason Todd is my God Posted May 7, 2023 Posted May 7, 2023 Hi, On 4/30/2023 at 4:45 PM, GonzoTheGreat said: That's what I was asking but for some reason asking a question like that on a forum doesn't somehow spark any sort of discussion. Yeah I know "we don't know" but what does everyone else think or want!? Well I guess not knowing means they could still be different, I'm optimistic that they will be different. 🤞It just makes sense.🥺 Polybag looks great, hope it's easily available. Maybe it could come with a bumper issue if the Lego batman magazine as polybags sometimes do.🤞 -J.T.i.m.G
PGBQW Posted May 7, 2023 Posted May 7, 2023 49 minutes ago, astroboy75 said: Is it possible to have the same surprise as the « ? » Mario box ? I mean it was rumored to be Peach Castle till a few days before release if I remember well. Maybe the Batcave will only be a big Batbox with some random batcave easter eggs inside. The Mario thingy was different, we knew we were supposed to get a Peach castle (which we did) and the number was mixed with the D2C one. The Batcave set? We know details too specific for it to be a different set.
RedHoodPug Posted May 7, 2023 Posted May 7, 2023 4 hours ago, Nylock said: I doubt any of the upcoming sets (except for maybe the batcave) will have this cape/cowl. The playsets require Batman to sit in vehicles and honestly so does the batcave too. If any of them include it, it’ll be an additional piece. Which is unlikely, so there’s a better chance that this will remain exclusive here. I don’t see this being exclusive to this polybag. The original is found in two albeit premium sets, and if you want to buy it through Bricklink then the cheapest right now is £11.93/€13.45/$15.08. That is vastly more than the value of a polybag with an exclusive part variant in. If I’m wrong I’m wrong, but I don’t see it happening.
Kit Figsto Posted May 7, 2023 Posted May 7, 2023 15 hours ago, TheBatstan said: And it might just be nostalgia talking, but the render on the polybag brought me back to 2006 again when I first saw the Toy Fair pictures for the original Batman sets with this big poster. It almost feels like a full circle moment since the original line was heavily influenced by the Burton movies. Ahh I love that comparison! I remember some of the old animations from the 2006 Batman line having a similar art style - the actual minifigures and everything were slightly different from the way they were animated. This polybag is pretty awesome, I saw the figure for the first time at the LEGO store on the keychain rack and really liked it, but I'm not spending $200+ to get a single figure, so it's fantastic that we're getting it in such an affordable set, along with the nice little mini build.
BrickBob Studpants Posted May 7, 2023 Posted May 7, 2023 Didn‘t expect the polybag to actually be called „Batman 1992“, I thought that was just a codename Exclusive minifig or not, this is easily the best DC polybag in quite a while!
Lego126 Posted May 8, 2023 Posted May 8, 2023 Hearing the batcave might’ve been canned. If not maybe just delayed a while
PGBQW Posted May 8, 2023 Posted May 8, 2023 27 minutes ago, Lego126 said: Hearing the batcave might’ve been canned. If not maybe just delayed a while Sure
Lego126 Posted May 8, 2023 Posted May 8, 2023 14 minutes ago, PGBQW said: Sure Probably more details than I should be sharing, because I know that’s hard to believe. It’s been talked about it getting pushed back or cancelled entirely. we were supposed to get a teaser today (bat logo 2 second video on lego social media) and reveal tomorrow. Kind of like Rivendell back a month before it released. we didn’t get the teaser, now even more likely. set would’ve had light bricks (I believe 2 or 3 from what I saw/read) which would have “justified” the higher price than piece count. Would’ve illuminated the cave from the logo when the grey box was closed. main reason for being pushed back or cancelled is because of the Batmobile/flash controversy. Batcave included some kind of ad for the Batmobile to combine it with the cave, but used original set number, not the newer set number, so that has to be changed at least
Nylock Posted May 9, 2023 Posted May 9, 2023 6 hours ago, Lego126 said: Probably more details than I should be sharing, because I know that’s hard to believe. It’s been talked about it getting pushed back or cancelled entirely. we were supposed to get a teaser today (bat logo 2 second video on lego social media) and reveal tomorrow. Kind of like Rivendell back a month before it released. we didn’t get the teaser, now even more likely. set would’ve had light bricks (I believe 2 or 3 from what I saw/read) which would have “justified” the higher price than piece count. Would’ve illuminated the cave from the logo when the grey box was closed. main reason for being pushed back or cancelled is because of the Batmobile/flash controversy. Batcave included some kind of ad for the Batmobile to combine it with the cave, but used original set number, not the newer set number, so that has to be changed at least Please don’t delete your brand new account when your shenanigans get revealed. Stick around just for fun!
astroboy75 Posted May 9, 2023 Posted May 9, 2023 Please don’t be cancelled. Is lego126 the only one to have heard that? Seems strange if it really is that we got the « 1992 Batman » polybag on its own.
PGBQW Posted May 9, 2023 Posted May 9, 2023 Did you know that the word "gullible" is written on the ceiling?
Lego126 Posted May 9, 2023 Posted May 9, 2023 6 hours ago, Nylock said: Please don’t delete your brand new account when your shenanigans get revealed. Stick around just for fun! I won’t. Been reading posts for a while but felt i should make this post after reading it in our directive. 5 hours ago, astroboy75 said: Please don’t be cancelled. Is lego126 the only one to have heard that? Seems strange if it really is that we got the « 1992 Batman » polybag on its own. I would assume more people will start reporting on it soon. I don’t have much news on the polybag, it wouldn’t have been a GWP with the batcave. That suit wouldn’t have come in the cave either (only the new cowl one from what I saw). I’m really bummed since I wanted this set. I know people aren’t believing me, but on June 5 when it doesn’t release, I guess people will come back and read this. There might still be hope if they tease it next Monday, but originally it was supposed to be teased yesterday and revealed today. And it won’t be a June 5 release, with the rebranding for the new Batmobile they have to do. Ninjago markets was supposed to be revealed next week, so maybe they just swapped them…
psqidexslizer Posted May 9, 2023 Posted May 9, 2023 14 hours ago, Lego126 said: Hearing the batcave might’ve been canned. If not maybe just delayed a while Yeah, this seems about par for the course.
Lionbear8 Posted May 9, 2023 Posted May 9, 2023 Ah the joy of rumours, need the heavy weights to start posting on instagram to clear these things up!
NovaBricks Posted May 9, 2023 Posted May 9, 2023 We all ridiculed the guy who said that he had gotten a LEGO survey showing a BTAS skyline art set, and all had to eat crow on that one. Not saying it's gonna happen, but it wouldn't shock me at this point if the cave was delayed or canned after seeing how poorly the Batmobile thing was handled. The $300+ superhero sets have been a DISASTER recently.
PGBQW Posted May 9, 2023 Posted May 9, 2023 6 minutes ago, NovaBricks said: We all ridiculed the guy who said that he had gotten a LEGO survey showing a BTAS skyline art set, and all had to eat crow on that one. Not saying it's gonna happen, but it wouldn't shock me at this point if the cave was delayed or canned after seeing how poorly the Batmobile thing was handled. The $300+ superhero sets have been a DISASTER recently. If I'm wrong, I'll gladly take the L and apologise. I'll grant you, this is something so bizarre that you couldn't just made it up, but we've gotten so many bad news regarding the theme that at this point that you'd think we'd get a break for a change. Like this is totally in character with TLG, but surely they wouldn't cancel a 500€ at the last moment, right? Oh, who am I kidding...
astroboy75 Posted May 9, 2023 Posted May 9, 2023 The point is that the leakers knew the batmobile was delayed when they leaked details and release date. I think they all have reliable sources. It really makes no sense one month before to cancel the set because of « oh wait what about the batmobile? ».
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