Review: LEGO DC Comics 76158 Batboat The Penguin Pursuit

Today we are very quickly around the small LEGO DC Comics set 76158 Batboat: The Penguin Pursuit. This box sold for 9.99 € is stamped "4+", we quickly understand why with a very small inventory of 54 pieces which allows to assemble in a few minutes a Batboat and a floating duck for the Penguin.

Despite the constraints of this classification which intends these sets for the youngest fans, I think the designer is doing quite well here with two machines that can easily integrate a collection made up of more detailed vehicles.

The Batboat is based on the gray meta-piece already used for the Snowspeeder from the aptly named set 75268 Snowspeeder marketed at the beginning of the year in the LEGO Star Wars range, for the A-Wing of the set 75247 Rebel A-Wing Starfighter (2019) and even for Benny's starship in The LEGO Movie 2 set 70821 Emmet and Benny's "Buil and Fix" Workshop! (2019)

The element fits here perfectly and gives its almost final shape to the Batboat which then receives a few additional parts for a relatively simplistic but very convincing result.

The Penguin Duck is less ambitious than the Batboat but it is credible enough to offer opposition to Batman. Diorama enthusiasts will eventually be able to reuse several of these machines to install henchmen of the villain who would use a more opulent amphibious Duckmobile like the one seen for example in the sets. 76010 Batman: The Penguin Face-off (2014) or 70909 Batcave Break-in (2017).

As usual in the sets stamped "4+", LEGO does not include any device for launching parts or missiles here to prevent the youngest from injuring themselves while handling the vehicles provided. There are no stickers in this box and the gray piece that forms the nose of the Batboat is therefore pad printed. It could possibly be reused by the most inspired MOCeurs for a more robust creation.

The Penguin minifigure is completely new with a torso and a head that we will certainly see again one day in another set even if this box sold for € 9.99 should undoubtedly remain the best opportunity to add this variant of the character to a collection without breaking the bank. .

The figurine is very successful, we just regret the slight difference in color between the purple tinted in the mass of the legs and the pad-printed lapel of the character's jacket. The "paunchy" effect of the belly is nicely achieved and the face is superb with its transparent effect on the moncole.

No surprise on the side of the vigilante of Gotham City, the torso and the head of Batman are the elements available in many sets and polybags since 2012. LEGO only provides here one cape, the variant with central hole already seen in d 'other sets this year where LEGO sometimes provides an assortment of three different capes. Since the superb minifigure of the set 76139 1989 Batmobile with its rigid cape, I now have a really hard time being satisfied with these bits of rag.

In short, I think that there is no valid reason to ignore this small box for very young fans which for once offers quite acceptable constructions given the simplification linked to the classification of the product and allows you to obtain a pretty new version of the Penguin at a lower cost.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at September 2, 2020 next at 23pm.

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