Steff Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Perhaps do the eyes of Batman shine, like with the Dino sets? Quote
blueandwhite Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Alright, I'm going to take a bit of a bet here. After looking at the Batman helmet a bit harder, I think the only reason it would possibly be that thick is that the front is a visor. Think about the KK2 visors, and then look at the Batman helmet. They look just about the same width. If that's right, it might not be so bad as I thought it was.Maybe this is the 'way they pulled off the cowl?' What say you, reideen? Nope! :-D The size of the helmet actually has more to do with the material used than with a feature. The feature I'm talking about ... well ... focus on the eyes... It sounds like your implying that there is some sort of lens that covers the opening in the mask. In otherwords, you can make your Batman look like he does in the comics, with white eyes, or as he does in the movies, with his eyes being visible through the cowl. Regardless of the feature, I'm still not sold on his mask. I'll have to wait until spring to make a final call. Later. Quote
RocketRacer Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Alright, I'm going to take a bit of a bet here. After looking at the Batman helmet a bit harder, I think the only reason it would possibly be that thick is that the front is a visor. Think about the KK2 visors, and then look at the Batman helmet. They look just about the same width. If that's right, it might not be so bad as I thought it was.Maybe this is the 'way they pulled off the cowl?' What say you, reideen? Nope! :-D The size of the helmet actually has more to do with the material used than with a feature. The feature I'm talking about ... well ... focus on the eyes... It sounds like your implying that there is some sort of lens that covers the opening in the mask. In otherwords, you can make your Batman look like he does in the comics, with white eyes, or as he does in the movies, with his eyes being visible through the cowl. Regardless of the feature, I'm still not sold on his mask. I'll have to wait until spring to make a final call. Later. Maybe there is indeed a lens, but it's an infrared one or something that slides over his eyes? Afterall, he has that feature in the comics and the animated series? Quote
Khorne Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Isn't a lens a bit expensive to put into a cowl or helmet? Quote
sam89 Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Here's loads of (what look like computerised) pics of the sets, including Batcave! http://toynewsi.com/article.php?itemid=8610 Quote
languages Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 I found a link to more pictures! http://toynewsi.com/article.php?itemid=8610 Check out the batcave! I cant wait!!!!! Quote
Vader Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Stunning!!! simply stunning, that batcave is a thing of beauty :oD !!!!!Lol check out the bats on top of the chairs These sets are fantastic!! Quote
MattZitron Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 WOW Fantastic. The Batcave has a huge load of figures! And penguins. And Tommy guns and MACHINE GUNS!!! Yippy Ki Aye! Quote
languages Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Ive also found this: I have just received clearance from LEGO that I can talk about the stuff I saw at Enfield, so I'll try to answer some of your questions. Yesterday at 7:10pm, ThatBlockoGuy wrote:Okay, based on set descriptions and prices on Toywiz let's see what I can piece together for myself: 1. Dragster: Catwoman Pursuit #7779 (9.99 USD)comes with Catwoman on her moto..er Catcycle, and a dragster (not yet pictured). Which of the pictured minifigs does this set come with? Yes, it comes with a "Bat-dragster" that's actually a pretty cool little vehicle. I don't recall which color Batman. Yesterday at 7:10pm, ThatBlockoGuy wrote:2. Batboat: Hunt for Killer Croc #7780 (19.99 USD) comes with Killer Croc and Batboat (both pictured) and which other minifigs? The Batboat has a small miniboat that ejects from the rear to give Batman a smaller vehicle to cruise around on. Croc also has his own small "jetski" vehicle. This set comes with the Gray-suited Batman figure with the old-style black bat on his chest. Yesterday at 7:10pm, ThatBlockoGuy wrote:3. Batmobile: Two-Face's Escape #7781 (29.99 USD)comes with Two Face, the Batmobile and which other minifigs? It also comes with some of Two-Face's henchmen. The Two-Face armored car is pretty cool as well. It has flip-down doors on the sides that hide secret weapons. It also has a fun action feature: The rear of the car has a round piece that's connected to a lever that flips up the roof. If you fire the Batmobile's missile into this round piece, it ejects Two-Face from the roof of his armored car! The armored car has some nice detailing. One half of it is "rough" and dark, with exposed LEGO studs (bumps) on the roof, and the other half is white and has LEGO tiles on the roof to make it look smooth. Two-Face comes with a couple of "tommy-gun" style weapons, which is a first for LEGO. In the past, sets like Star Wars have included something like a megaphone turned backward with a clear element to suggest a weapon. These are out-and-out GUNS. Not the sort of thing that has been common in "modern" LEGO sets. As mentioned, the Batmobile has a rubber-tipped spring-loaded projectile (some of you may have seen this mechanism in other LEGO sets) that fires when you press a button. The Batmobile itself bears a strong resemblance to the first one from the Burton movies. This set comes with the black-suited Batman. Yesterday at 7:10pm, ThatBlockoGuy wrote:4. Batwing: The Joker's Aerial Assault #7782 (49.99 USD) Comes with Joker, the Joker copter (VERY COOL!) and the Batwing (BEYOND COOL!) and which other mini figs? The Joker copter comes with a Joker henchman and Big J himself. The ToyFare photo doesn't show the ladder in its proper location. The ladder is supposed to connect to the radar dish shown near the front of the helicopter. If you hit this dish, it tilts forward, releasing the ladder, causing Joker to fall. There are two "secret" doors on the sides of the helicopter that open to reveal weapons. (cones that could be "missiles" or "lasers") The Batwing looks far better in person than it does in photos. There is some nice curved slope usage that gives it contours that aren't immediately obvious from the photos. The rear halves of the wings tilt up a small amount (perhaps 20 degrees) and some small levers on the sides are used to push forward and expose some "missiles". The pointed "tail" of the Batwing can be tilted back to reveal another one of the rubber-tipped spring-loaded projectiles. You can try to "shoot" the radar dish on the Joker copter with it. This set comes with the black-suited Batman figure. Yesterday at 7:10pm, ThatBlockoGuy wrote:According to Toywiz, the Batcave comes with Penguin and Mr. Freeze, but because the sets not pictured in Toyfair I guess it's off limits re: official info, although I'd guess that it comes with Alfred and Bruce (both pictured). The Batcave comes with Alfred, Bruce, Robin, and a Batman figure (sorry I don't recall which, but I think it's the black one) It contains a series of the "mesh" style 8x8 LEGO plates to give it a "platform" look. There are lots of ladders and "bridges" to other platforms. The central platform has the large Batcomputer console with his technical equipment. One of the other platforms has a rotating Batsuit chamber that you place Bruce into, spin it around, and take out Batman. On the "ground" level there is a large rotating "parking pad" where you can park the included "Bat-ski" vehicle. It's about the same size as the Batmobile but it has big ice runners on it to imply that it's a large snowmobile-type craft. I think the parking pad may also be large enough to hold the Batmobile from the other set. Robin has a jetski vehicle with the R logo and small wings. Also in this set are Penguin and Mr Freeze! Penguin comes with a Penguin Submarine that allows him to sit either inside or atop the "conning tower". He also has two small brick-built penguins with revolvers. I was very impressed with the little penguin figures. Mr Freeze comes with an "ice" block that you may have seen in some of the previous LEGO Alpha Team sets. You can place a minifig inside the ice block to appear "frozen". Yesterday at 7:10pm, ThatBlockoGuy wrote:Okay, so who's left? We have Robin, Nightwing, Riddler, Poison Ivy and Scarecrow unaccounted for so my question now is which sets do these figs come with..(whew)? As I said above, Robin comes in the Batcave set. So what set contains these other characters? Hmm... Ok, ok, before you all kill me... ARKHAM ASYLUM! Yes, that's right, it's an Arkham set. Someone in another thread here at LoG posted a photo of the Harry Potter castle set as a potential inspiration for Arkham. Well you were spot-on. The Arkham set is built in a similar, modular fashion, but in dark, "Batman" style colors. Blacks, Dark Grays, Browns are the color palette of Arkham. Arkham comes with a "wrought iron" front gate and 3 buildings. The center building is the largest, at 16 studs wide. It has the front door with an internal sliding "jail" door that you can use to block it. Above the door on the outside is a small trapdoor you can open that allows a rope to fall out. On the inside of the central building, the second floor contains 3 cells that are openable by a clever mechanism you operate with a lever on the side of the building. The prototype I saw had stickers on the cells that said "Riddler, Two-Face, and Penguin" ( I think) Hopefully there will be more stickers included with the set so you can put different names on the cells. The other two buildings are only 8 studs wide and serve as "towers" of Arkham. On the inside, upper floor is the Scarecrow's cell. The outside of the building has a small "gargoyle" that looks remarkably like Scarecrow. If you push in the gargoyle, it knocks off the wall and door to Scarecrow's cell, allowing him to escape. Scarecrow has a barrel and some bales of "straw" in his cell. The lower level of this building has two large, curved, "wrought iron" elements that are held closed with a tile that has a lock printed on it. Looks like a cell for the Joker, perhaps? The last small building piece contains a "glass" cell with "vine" stickers for... you guessed it. Poison Ivy! There were some LEGO plant elements inside the cell with her. The upper level of this building has a "restraining table" with some "tools" in the room... for interrogation, perhaps? Also present in this set was Nightwing on his motorcycle, the Riddler, and an Arkham van that contains what looks like a medical restraining bed. You can put one of the villains with batcuffs inside the van for "prisoner transport" And Finally, the UCS Batmobile set. This is a large set, probably was about 18" long. (I think) It was very detailed, had an opening cockpit. The "jet" in the rear had flame pieces attached, and would spin if you roll the batmobile forward. This will make an excellent display set. Phew... that's about all I can remember. I've been bottling all this info for a month, so I think I'll go lie down now. Maybe Reideen1313 can fill in any details I missed or correct any errors. And finally, the sets I saw were PROTOTYPES, so please do not blame me if some details change. Quote
sam89 Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Arkham Asylum and the UCS Batmobile sound awesome. I like the designs on the front of Killer Croc's boat. I assume these will be printed instead of stickers. I also like the other gun Croc's holding. The Batcave looks great, although I probably won't have any room for it :'( Quote
MattZitron Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Arkham Asylum and the UCS Batmobile sound awesome.I like the designs on the front of Killer Croc's boat. I assume these will be printed instead of stickers. I also like the other gun Croc's holding. The Batcave looks great, although I probably won't have any room for it :'( Well same if you get it and want to sell some parts..... Quote
Sir Dillon Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Thanks for all the great info, languages. I don't think I've ever been this excited about a theme before. :oD I don't think I'll be able to wait untill August... Quote
thewrenagator Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 must get the arkham asylum set! it sounds very promising... Quote
Vader Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Isnt the release of these sets around April???? Quote
MattZitron Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 YaY!!! WANT IT WANT WANT IT!!! And I'll be in the US in May. CHEAP LEGO AHOY!!! Quote
sam89 Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Isnt the release of these sets around April???? Yes, but the Batcave, UCS Batmobile and probably Arkham Asylum as well will be coming out in August. Quote
Sir Dillon Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Oh, I thought they were all released in August... That's good I guess. Quote
blueandwhite Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Ive also found this:I have just received clearance from LEGO that I can talk about the stuff I saw at Enfield, so I'll try to answer some of your questions. Is this on all the sets you saw in Enfield, or just the Batman ones? Enquiring minds need to know. Later. Quote
Kikuichimonji Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Wow. I never thought I'd like this line much but it's getting better with every picture I see. And not only tommy guns, but machine guns too? *wub* I do hope we'll get them like that in Europe too though...they might remove the weapons agai like they did with Dino Attack/2010. Quote
snefroe Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 hm... i'm mostly surprised to see uzis and stun guns... if lego keeps on following this road, next year world war I sets! the sets look interesting for parts, but i don't really see any brilliant set the batmobile looks good and he even seems to have a good cockpit :oD so i may be buying that one the helicopter stinks the boat... nothing really special... we've seen it before, an old town set, i believe the batcave looks big, pricetag is probably of the same magnitude they seem to have spent lots and lots of time on the minifigs and they look great Quote
Vader Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Well from what weve heard the batcave will indeed be pricey :'( Quote
mutley777 Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 aaaaaaggggggggggghhhhhhhhhh! i can only just afford the star wars sets at the moment. now this line is so good i really would like some of these sets. ah who am i kidding, all these sets! Quote
Khorne Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Well from what weve heard the batcave will indeed be pricey :'( Yeah, someone posted the list with prices, it says that the Batcave will be $99.99 :/ . Quote
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