Great review!

I picked this set up yesterday, I don't like it anywhere near as much as the original Batcave, but it doesn't look too bad sitting next to the old one. I love the new Poison Ivy and Bruce Wayne figures though.

Yes, I do love the figures and that cut little drill.

I do still like the original Batcave better though.

It's kind of unfair to compare it to the old Batcave. That one had nearly 400 pieces more and could obviously do a whole lot more because of that. Trim that Batcave down to 700 pieces and I think they'd be just about equal.

I like this Batcave a lot. I think it was wise of them to make it more colourful this time around. The old Batcave was a bit too black and grey (even if that's obviously accurate to being a cave). This new Batcave just looks more fun and inviting. A bit more cartoon-y, in a good way.

I do think it's a shame that they didn't include Alfred though. With nearly 700 pieces and only 4 1/2 minifigures I think this one deserved another one. I say 1/2 because Bruce Wayne feels more like just a prop for the transformation feature, plus you can't really play with both Bruce Wayne and Batman at the same time. Alfred would've been a perfect addition, and you'd had two villains, two heroes and poor old Alfred caught in the middle. I would've also liked to have seen an Alfred modeled after the old, gray-haired Alfred from the Michael Keaton Batman era.

Other than that, great set, and thanks for the review!