{"id":22414,"date":"2013-01-22T00:45:06","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T06:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=22414"},"modified":"2013-09-20T13:15:18","modified_gmt":"2013-09-20T18:15:18","slug":"mint-condition-customs-reviews-lego-dkr-tumbler-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=22414","title":{"rendered":"Mint Condition Reviews:
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<\/a>Guest Review Week III rolls on with a post from Mint Condition Customs! Before we get to the review, let me give a huge shout out to John for suggesting we do Guest Review Week! What we would do without you? Today, MCC gives us a detailed look at a Dark Knight Rises LEGO set that I\u2019d love to own!<\/p>\n

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I’ve always admired LEGO for their clever use of the properties they acquire, and the ability of their sets to seemingly never depreciate in value. However, I’ve never considered myself a LEGO collector, and indeed have nod bought any LEGO related items since I was a child. At least, not until last year. Last year LEGO brought back a series of Batman related sets, as well as general DC Superheroes. I’m a DC fanatic, so naturally I couldn’t help myself but buy everything.<\/p>\n

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This year, LEGO has even more DC Superheroes sets available, one of which is based on the movie The Dark Knight Rises. And wouldn’t you know it, it just also happens to be the subject of this review (I’m a master of the segue). I loved The Dark Knight Rises, and thought it was very awesome that LEGO was including two of the iconic vehicles from the movie in one set.<\/p>\n

LEGO definitely picked an opportune time to bring back DC sets, since last year was “The Year of the Bat”, and we have a new Superman movie out this year. Not to mention the various popular DC cartoons on television right now.<\/p>\n

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These LEGO boxes always make the sets inside look so epic. It’s not until you open it, that you remember how small LEGOs really are, but hey the packaging has already done its job. The front gives us this awesome action packed scene of the Bat chasing the Tumbler down a Gotham City street, with Commissioner Gordon running after. If you notice on the lower left hand corner, it says that there’s a code inside to download the full LEGO Batman video game. I think this is very awesome of LEGO. I already own the game, but for those who don’t, especially the kids out there, this is very cool indeed.<\/p>\n

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The back gives us more pictures of everything in the set and shows off the different play features with everything. Looking at everything included, it’s actually hard to believe there’s only 368 pieces involved, but apparently LEGO made it work. Open it up and it comes with a few bags filled with loose LEGO pieces, and we have two instruction books. The instructions are always easy to follow on LEGO sets, and I actually find building them quite relaxing after a hard day’s work.<\/p>\n

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Let’s talk about the minifigures included first. This set comes with three minifigures: Batman, Bane, and Commissioner Gordon. The Batman minifigure is awesome, and the decals on him actually resemble the suit from the movie. Even his cowl looks like the one Christian Bale wore in the movie, only LEGOfied (it’s a word now). He has two facial expressions, one looking rather stoic, and the other looking like he’s almost growling. There’s also a white sweatband looking thing above the eyes, so that way when the cowl is on it looks like his eyes are just whited out. Sadly, he comes with no accessories, like a batarang.<\/p>\n

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Bane is so awesome and adorable. Just look at that angry face! Here we get Bane without his coat or sweater on. Just him in his vest with bare arms. The vest detailing is pretty cool, and you can easily tell it’s the design from the movie. Bane’s mask and face decal look awesome. The mask detailing is on the front and back of the head. I also think it’s cool that they gave him one black hand, to resemble his wrist brace he wore in the movie. He comes with no accessories either.<\/p>\n

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Commissioner Gordon is a treat in this set for me, since this is the first time LEGO has ever made a Gordon minifigure. Now, his outfit isn’t movie accurate at all. Instead, they opted for him in SWAT gear, similar to what he wore in The Dark Knight when he helped catch the Joker. It still looks very cool, and I love his expressions on his face. One is just very stern, while the other looks terrified. The little cartoony looking mustache and glasses he has are just so cool. Gordon is the only minifigure to come with an accessory, a rather large gun (or small cannon). Who needs that new age “fear of death” crap for taking down an enemy, when you can just blast all your problems away? I think Gordon might have the right idea here. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Included in the set are these two roadblocks that almost seem like an afterthought. Just something extra to throw in, in case you want to set them up and maybe drive the Tumbler through them. I could take or leave them, but it’s cool that they’re included I suppose. I wish the striped decals they came with were black and yellow (or black and clear) instead of black and white, because it looks kinda weird.<\/p>\n

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Now let’s get to the good stuff. One of the vehicles included in the set is the Tumbler. This is supposed to be the camouflaged version of the Tumbler, like one of the several kind Bane and his men use in the movie. there’s no camo decals, but they did include some cool tech looking decals that just adds random details to it. I like the decals, they help break up all that tan.<\/p>\n

The Tumbler itself is pretty neat. It’s got the same basic shape it had in the movie, and there’s some good attention to detail with having two larger back tires than the front tires. You get a cool jet engine on the back with a clear orange flame sticking out. Because flames are how you know it’s supposed to go fast. And the wheels roll very nicely, so push it hard enough and it will indeed go fast. Just keep those instructions handy. The top of it opens, and you can set Bane down inside that way. You kinda have to lay him down almost flat to get him to fit though. There’s no room for him to sit straight up, but he still looks cool inside. If you flip up the back fins, you can lift up a couple of missile launchers as well. They’re push activated, so you just push the back of them and the launch out. They’re LEGO missiles though, so they’re nothing special.<\/p>\n

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I think they did a pretty good job on the Tumbler, though I totally would have been willing to spend a few more bucks if they could have spared some more pieces to maybe make it larger and more movie accurate. Maybe I’m just spoiled by all the custom LEGO Tumblers<\/a> out there that look amazing.<\/p>\n

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The other awesome vehicle you get to build in this set is The Bat, Batman’s flying vehicle in the movie that was given to him by Lucius Fox. Like the LEGO Tumbler, this too takes on the general shape of The Bat from the movie. The cockpit is the center and bulk of the vehicle, and two arms sit on either side. It’s not completely movie accurate, but it is LEGOs after all. The top wings are actually adjustable and hinged at two sections, and the back tail is hinged as well. The arms have ball joints at the “shoulder” and “elbow”. This is probably just coincidence due to the pieces needed to get the shape of The Bat, and I’ll always just keep it looking like it should, though if you ever wanted to shake things up with the positioning of everything, you certainly can. I think it’s neat they included two propellers on either side of the back end, and turbines on the arms, just like in the movie. The arms also have missiles on them that you can launch by pushing the backs of them, similar to the ones on the Tumbler. They were clearly thinking of the lasting play aspects of these for kids, so they can make each vehicle battle. Props to them for that.<\/p>\n

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The cockpit of the Bat is hinged and opens really easily, and Batman can sit inside. You have to take his cape off for this though, otherwise the cape will get all wrinkled and ruined. There’s also a seat in the back for Gordon to sit, or any other passenger you can think of (too bad there’s no LEGO Leslie Nielsen). And there’s a string hanging from the bottom with one circular LEGO piece that the hand of a minifigure can clip onto so you can make it look like they’re being rescued by Batman.<\/p>\n

I think LEGO did a fine job executing the look of the Bat here. It looks cool, and fits two minifigures inside. Although I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel the same way about this as I did the Tumbler. Throw some more pieces in there, get it even a little more movie accurate.<\/p>\n

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LEGO is a master at what it does. It makes incredibly fun, adorable sets of little toy bricks, and they’re incredibly addictive. LEGO almost always handles their properties great, and I really love what they’re doing with DC Superheroes. I hope that this isn’t the only Dark Knight Rises set that LEGO makes, because it would be awesome to get a LEGO Batpod, and a movie style Catwoman, at the very least. I have to say, I never feel more like a kid in an adult body than I do playing with LEGO’s. I said before that building them is a way for me to relax and unwind, but they’re also a way for me to just have some fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \t

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