Review : 70916 The Batwing

Even though hyping The LEGO Batman Movie has been around for a long time, a Batwing is always good to take. The machine is emblematic of the universe of the vigilante of Gotham City and the movie The LEGO Batman Movie logically gives it a place of choice.

The and 70916 The Bat Wing today goes a little unnoticed and that's a shame. He too deserved to be part of the first wave of sets based on the film.

The contents of the box therefore make it possible to reproduce this bat-shaped vessel. This version of more than 1000 pieces is also rather successful on this point and greatly surpasses all previous interpretations, sometimes calamitous, of the Batwing marketed so far by LEGO.

Aesthetically, nothing to say, it's perfect. We find the symbol of the vigilante of Gotham City if we take the trouble to look at the thing from above and from afar. We can consider that the Batwing finally has an interpretation in LEGO sauce up to the reputation of the machine.

On the design side, LEGO has integrated a slew of possibilities to make the machine playful: the wings can be oriented at different angles just like the flaps located at the back of the wings, the engines turn by activating the mini-cannon located at the rear and various and varied barrels are integrated.

We find under each wing disc launchers that change a bit from the usual missiles. It's well integrated, it remains discreet and these elements of playability do not disfigure the machine.

I would also like to point out the efforts made by LEGO designers on this range in terms of integrating guns of all kinds.

These are generally skillfully positioned and collectors will not have the impression of "suffering" the playability of these sets to the detriment of the overall design of the machines and vehicles concerned.

The machine is easy to handle and the handling by the lower part of the fuselage is excellent. There is plenty of fun without breaking everything.

Two minifigs can be placed in the cockpit. Without forcing. The canopy of the cockpit is also pad printed, LEGO probably having noted through the LEGO Star Wars range and the set 10240 Red Five X-Wing Starfighter that putting stickers on these elements is an annoying challenge, especially for the youngest.

Let's not get carried away, there is still a nice sheet of stickers in this box, mainly to dress the engines.

The rotation of the motors makes it possible to simulate different phases of flight, takeoff or stationary landing. It's funny five minutes, but it's still anecdotal.

The mechanism which makes it possible to turn the blocks of the motors on themselves is however very well integrated. Again, this function does not alter the overall aesthetics of the machine.

MOCeurs will be happy to find in this set 14 copies of the coin usually used for Nexo Powers and 13 black ingots.

Robin's vehicle can be stowed in the Batwing via a hatch at the back. On the other hand, impossible to enter the mini vehicle and Robin perched on it, it does not pass.

It's a shame, the interest of the thing is diminished. It would have been nice to be able to eject Robin perched on his mini-kart. There, you have to exit the vehicle and then install Robin on it.

On the minifig side, you have to be content with three characters. We will quickly pass on Batman and Robin, two regulars of the sets in the The LEGO Batman Movie range, to take an interest in Harley Quinn, here delivered with her rigid plastic skirt, hammer and cannon.

The minifigure is beautiful, no doubt about it. On the other hand, I find the skirt that is positioned between the legs and the torso a little thick, even if the overall rendering is satisfactory.

The canon is not of great interest but at least it has the merit of matching the character. Same color scheme, crazy look, it's a convincing accessory. As usual with this type of gun, we turn the barrel and then spend our time looking for the parts ejected from the four corners of the living room.

Vendu 99.99 € in the LEGO Shop, this set will delight collectors who will be happy to finally be able to add to their garage bat a Batwing worthy of the name alongside the Scuttler (70908), the Batmobile (70905) andUltimate Batmobile from set 70917 that we were talking about a few days ago.

Even if it is already possible to find this set at a price lower than the public price practiced by LEGO, those who collect only minifigs can ignore this box and get this version of Harley Quinn on the secondary market.

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