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Today we quickly tour the other Tumbler of the moment: the one from the LEGO DC set 76239 Batman Batmobile Tumbler: Scarecrow Showdown, a box of 422 pieces sold at the public price of 39.99 € which allows to assemble a slightly less ambitious version of the vehicle than that of the set 76240 Batman Batmobile Tumbler (2049 pieces - 229.99 €) that I told you about a few days ago.

The idea is no longer to assemble an ultra-detailed model of the machine, it is a children's toy inspired by the film Batman Begins which must be at the same time as faithful as possible to the reference vehicle without neglecting the solidity and the playability of the product. And the bet seems to me successful on all points with a rather detailed Tumbler whose body parts do not remain in our hands when we handle it.

The scale of this model also makes the Tumbler visually almost more "readable" than that of the set in my opinion. 76240 Batman Batmobile Tumbler. Some details logically go by the wayside but it is ultimately a good thing, the designer retaining only the essential attributes of the vehicle, without being able to do too much. The alternation between smooth surface and visible tenons is also more balanced here, the tenons which remain visible on the roof and the two rear fins do not shock. The side studs that line the glazing might be a bit thick with their ingots, but they drown out enough of the overall design that they don't stand out too much.

The internal design of the vehicle is well thought out, it is based on a very solid structure reinforced by Technic beams which allows it to guarantee the rigidity necessary to pass into the hands of the youngest. All the sub-assemblies which then take place around this central bucket are securely fixed to at least two clips with the exception of the uprights which frame the windows of the vehicle and the two rear fins.

The choice of tires used here seems consistent to me, we keep a size ratio faithful to the reference machine and the chosen tread is acceptable in both cases. No direction or suspensions, we are talking about a toy at 40 € which is satisfied with the minimum.

The cockpit is detailed enough not to have the impression that the designer has overlooked this space capable of accommodating two minifigs. Batman can sit at the controls with his mask on his head and the vehicle's roof closes without forcing. The two Stud Shooters placed in the front do not disfigure this Tumbler, you can always remove them if the functionality seems superfluous to you. Seven stickers are needed to refine the aesthetics of the vehicle a little, two of these stickers embodying the control screens in the cockpit and the rest of the board used to dress the bodywork.

The two minifigs delivered in this box are generally successful. On the one hand Batman in a version a little less detailed than that of the set 76240 Batman Batmobile Tumbler and on the other a completely new version of the Scarecrow.

Batman is not entitled to a pair of pad-printed legs, this is the usual price to pay for a box sold for around forty euros. LEGO, on the other hand, provides us with an alternative head for the character, an element that reproduces the vision of Scarecrow when the latter becomes intoxicated with his own gas in Batman Begins. Why not. Batman's torso is consistent with the movie version, with this outfit being less sculpted than the one in the following flaps.

Scarecrow is rather faithful to the version seen on the screen even if we do not really find the shapeless mask worn by the character, LEGO is content here to padprint a classic head. A dedicated accessory would have been welcome, as it is, we have the impression of having in the hands of a guy who simply badly digested his oysters. Neutral legs for him too, it's union fare, but the torso is nicely done even if the fringe of the mask that extends over the collar is not quite the same color as the shade of the head. Blue tie, rope around the neck, flesh-colored hands, the rest is totally in line with the character of the film.

You want a credible Tumbler but you don't want to spend 230 € to buy yourself the big model of the set 76240 Batman Batmobile Tumbler ? This little box is made for you, no doubt about it.

The vehicle is really successful and it returns without difficulty the versions of the sets 7888 The Tumbler: Joker's Ice Cream Surprise (2008) et 76001 The Bat vs. Bane: Tumbler Chase (2013) to the rank of simple, somewhat sloppy toys. The aesthetics are there, the machine is immediately recognizable and it benefits from a sufficient level of detail to finish its career on a shelf alongside for example the Batmobiles of the sets 76188 Batman Classic TV Series Batmobile et 40433 1989 Batmobile Limited Edition.

Note: The set presented here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at 27th October, 2021 next at 23pm. 

Update : The winner was drawn and was notified by email, his nickname is indicated below. Without a response from him to my request for contact details within 5 days, a new winner will be drawn.

Today we are quickly interested in the content of the LEGO DC set 76240 Batman Batmobile Tumbler, a box of 2049 pieces that will be available from November 1, 2021 at the public price of € 229.99.

This new version of the Tumbler finally takes over from that of the set 76023 The Tumbler (1869 pieces) marketed in 2014 at the public price of 199.99 € and allows the passage a presentation a priori a little more sexy of the vehicle. LEGO keeps the principle of the display with two minifigs and moves the vehicle identification plate on the edge of the gray base with rotating head provided.

The designers do not hide it from the first pages of the instruction booklet, this is a reissue of the 2014 set which once again makes the emblematic vehicle of the trilogy accessible. The Dark Knight to all those who until now refused to spend 300 € on the secondary market: Despite some notable modifications, this new Tumbler is not a technical or aesthetic revolution, even if it offers some welcome evolutions. The box is always too big for what it contains and the box is very flexible, pay attention to the delivery if you consider that a packaging in perfect condition is an integral part of the pleasure of receiving the product.

Those who assembled the 2014 version will be on familiar ground here from the opening of the first bag, with a similar structure based on Frames Technic which serves as a floor and around which it will be necessary to install various sub-assemblies to obtain the final result. Note also that despite the general aesthetics of the model which highlights "classic" bricks on its exterior surface, the set offers an inventory very rich in elements of the Technic universe, a particularity to be taken into account for those who would be more or less allergic to pine trees (230), beams, panels and others Frames.

The internal structure of the vehicle is almost identical to that of the Tumbler marketed in 2014. The same solutions are used to create the skeleton of the vehicle, up to the uprights which define the angle of the side faces of the cockpit. We see that the designers have kept the good ideas of the previous set without trying to innovate in a frank way for this "refreshed" version of the vehicle.

The Tumbler is an unusually shaped vehicle and the transition to the LEGO universe is unquestionably difficult. We can say that the designer is doing quite well once again given the design of the reference vehicle but this Tumbler is definitely a model to be observed from a certain distance to escape a little from the tangle of parts that make up the body. The few gray or colored details Pearl Gold distributed over the structure of the vehicle break up the visual monotony of the whole thing a little, but the gray ski-based jacks which are placed on the front fenders seem a little too visible to me not to appear off topic. Like the gray barrel protruding from the central nozzle at the rear.

Some might also be a little surprised by the unusual techniques, one in any case pushed to their limits, at work here: it is often a question of assembling many small substructures which will only find their justification definitively thanks to the orientation they take on the final model. It is therefore not so much what we build that makes the aesthetic of the model as the way in which it is fixed and oriented to embody the improbable curves of this resolutely futuristic-looking vehicle.

Good news, the window of the vehicle is now smoked, and the overall aesthetic a little muddled in places really takes advantage of this subtle change of color. The general appearance of the Tumbler is there, but we stay far from the very smooth rendering of the Batmobile of 1989 or the well-defined shapes of the Batwing. It is therefore much less readable visually but it is the starting subject that dictates the final result, the challenge being complicated by the use of bricks and others. plates to symbolize angular surfaces without leaving too much empty space between the different zones.

The most notable change in the product compared to the 2014 version: the use of tractor wheels at the rear. Everyone will have an opinion on this aesthetic choice and I think that LEGO could have made an effort to offer tires with a less rustic tread and more faithful to that of the tires seen on the screen. The good compromise would have been to keep the 2014 version by simply increasing the diameter of the tire to confirm the size difference between the two trains. As it stands, the choice of the designer, undoubtedly dictated by the economic logic of the manufacturer, is in my opinion lazy and too typical "all-terrain".

The other modification which on the other hand brings a little cachet to this "new" Tumbler and frankly improves the finish of the vehicle: the tampographed smoked glass which dresses the central nose of the machine with a very faithful motif. The 2014 version of the Tumbler was satisfied here with a few black pieces and this modification is appreciable. The Tumbler in the film is well equipped with a window in this location and the effort of LEGO to integrate this significant aesthetic detail is therefore to be underlined.

The cockpit is vaguely accessible by removing two roof panels, but there is nothing to do there anyway except admire the finish of the various elements. This limited access is therefore in my opinion sufficient to take a look at the ten stickers present.

You won't mind if I go there with a recurring remark: there are a lot of striped or marked black pieces and it's still disappointing in a high-end set aimed at an adult audience. My record may also seem broken to you, but I'm still disappointed to see plates with a large stripe ending on the visible part of a model.

The final model is at the same time very rigid but also a little fragile. The floor does not move and this is obviously where you have to grab the vehicle to move it. The various sub-assemblies grafted onto the structure are often held by one or two tenons or by a simple clip and time is also spent replacing a panel or reorienting a block of parts to restore the general aerodynamics. This Tumbler is really just an exhibition mockup that does not offer any integrated functionality.

No retractable missile launcher, mobile door or steering connected to the front wheels to bring a little fun to the machine, there are only the few mobile elements present in the cockpit and even the two suspensions placed at the back are dummy. Need it be said, this Tumbler is not on the minifig scale, the two unpublished figurines provided are simply there to convince those who already have the 2014 version to reinvest their money in this variant. Don't expect to find a Batpod or an engine hidden under the body, there isn't one.

The sheet of stickers delivered in the box allows the dressing of the various screens of the cockpit and the vehicle presentation plate purged this year of the Wayne Industries logo and embellished with some technical data of no great interest identical to those already present on the 2014 version of the sticker. The electrical charging interfaces and the two fuel tank caps are pad printed here, they were embodied by simple stickers in 2014. Bravo for the effort with no exterior sticker on arrival except the one on the presentation plate.

The display of a hundred pieces to build at the end of assembly seemed to me rather well designed at first glance but it is in fact a little disappointing. It does have a rotating head which fits into the white Technic frame placed in the center of the frame, but the Tumbler then leans slightly backwards due to the weight distribution of the model. The presentation plate is found stuck under the vehicle and it will be necessary in all cases to remove it or to place it almost horizontally in order to be able to turn the Tumbler on its base without risking it to be caught in the process. The designer wanted to keep the presentation base of the minifigs disguised as a roof cornice already seen in the sets. 76139 1989 Batmobile et 76161 1989 Bat Wing, it was therefore necessary to put the plate elsewhere.

The two new minifigs provided are there to give an "exclusive" side to the product and to flirt with collectors who do not find this variant sufficiently innovative to justify its acquisition. The pad prints are very correct, except for the continuity of the Joker's vest which is not perfectly guaranteed between the torso and the hips.

The patterned shirt worn by Heath Ledger, on the other hand, is perfectly executed with pretty sleeves and a collar that comes out on the jacket as on the screen. The Batman minifigure is also very well done, although we have to be content with a flexible cape with a single hole and the head available since 2012. The torso and legs might have deserved less contrasting patterns and more subtle with a darker shade of gray.

This 2021 version of the Tumbler is therefore not a revolution but it is a nice evolution of that of 2014 thanks to some efforts on the part of LEGO to improve the overall aesthetics of the vehicle. We can discuss the choice of tractor tires for the rear, a solution that will not appeal to everyone, and we will probably have to wait for a next version to finally get tires with the right diameter and with a conforming tread. The product does not reach in my eyes the level of the Batmobile of the set 76139 1989 Batmobile with its organic look and licked down to the last detail, but the Tumbler is a complex subject to deal with.

So there is no need to procrastinate for long, if you are a fan, this new version of the Tumbler is well worth the previous one and it will cost you less. Only those who own the 2014 set and don't want to bring out 230 € for two minifigs will tell you the opposite.

Note: The set presented here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at 22th October, 2021 next at 23pm. 

Update : The winner was drawn and was notified by email, his nickname is indicated below. Without a response from him to my request for contact details within 5 days, a new winner will be drawn.

LEGO DC Comics sets 76239 Batmobile Tumbler: Scarecrow Showdown (422 pieces - 39.99 €) and 76240 Batmobile Tumbler (2049 pieces - 229.99 €) are now online on the official store.

The Little Tumbler with Batman and Scarecrow is announced for October 1, 2021, the Big Tumbler with Batman and the Joker will follow on November 1. LEGO will therefore not offer the small one for the purchase of the big one contrary to what some rumors asserted around these two sets, there is only the German brand JB Spielwaren which currently offers for pre-order the batch of two boxes at the price of the larger one.

76239 BATMOBILE TUMBLER: SCARECROW SHOWDOWN ON THE LEGO SHOP >>

76240 BATMOBILE TUMBLER ON THE LEGO SHOP >>

(The links to the shop redirect to the version of the official shop for your country of connection)

It's the turn of the Japanese brand yodobashi unveil a new expected release for QXNUMX, the LEGO DC Comics set 76239 Batmobile Tumbler: Scarecrow Showdown. In the box of 422 pieces, a Tumbler a little less ambitious than the one in the set 76240 Batmobile Tumbler (2049 pieces) unveiled a few hours ago and two minifigs.

The visuals posted by the brand are not in high resolution and it will be necessary to wait for another brand to offer more detailed images of the product. While waiting for better, we still have enough to get a fairly precise idea of ​​the contents of this small box which should be sold around 40 € from October 1st.

(Updated with a better quality visual available from amazon.)

Bonus: The set is already in pre-order at JB Spielwaren, it is offered for any pre-order of the LEGO DC Comics set 76240 Batmobile Tumbler: 

76240 BATMOBILE TUMBLER AT JB SPIELWAREN >>