LEGO DC Batman 1989 Batmobile 76139 Building Kit (3,306 Pieces)

Larger than expected!

This thing is a BEAST, in a good way. Added a light kit with a remote control and it has a built in speaker that plays the 1989 Batman theme. I’m going to buy a low profile rotating base next. In regards to the kit, 24 bags containing almost 3400 bricks, nice instruction book. It arrived missing bag #15 but LEGO was kind enough to send it out quickly, no questions asked. It arrived in a few days, way ahead of the time I needed it. I averaged assembling or going through 3 bags per day, taking my time, doing it right. Not recommended for kids under 16, for adults without patience, or anyone who hasn’t yet built a large LEGO kit of 2000+ pieces. Practice on a smaller kit before attempting this one. Price was average compared to kits of this size.

Edit: second set was perfect. This was the most fun Ive had on a build yet. Such a cool set! Watching it come together was quite enjoyable. Ive never had a defective Lego set before, but several of the pieces were warped to the point that the blocks didnt line up as needed on step 106. At first I thought I made a mistake, so I broke everything down and started again...only to run into the same issue on the same step. Heres hoping the replacement doesnt have the same issue.

I’m a senior and I loved doing models as a kid. Covid is keeping me indoors and isolated for health reasons. I rediscovered model building. My five grandsons all loved, and the three youngest still love building LEGO so a few months ago I started giving it a try. I’ve done the London double decker bus, the Harley-Davidson motorcycle,the Bugatti Chiron and now the Batmobile. This is by far the most challenging. I was in over 300 steps and realized something was off by one dimple on one side. The lesson learned was to make sure to be precise, and follow the directions exactly. I needed to deconstruct all the way back to the chassis base and start over again from step 30. I found where I had errored at step 107. I spent 20 days (about 4 to 6 hrs a day) on this. Great fun and I can’t wait to see the six year old and ten year olds faces when I present the completed model to them on Hanukkah.

Kid loved it. Looks pretty neat and its a good size.

Incredible. This is actually bigger and better than I thought it would be. If you are a Batman or LEGO fan or collector, this is a no brainer. Very happy. (At the time of writing this review I have not finished building it yet. Once I have if I encounter any issues or missing pieces I will update this review).

I got this for my son for Christmas. I didnt like the fact...that the box was damaged. And that...for price that i paid...it should be in good condition. I hope that when my son opens it at Christmas and puts it together...their are no missing pieces.

Awesome and worth every penny that’s all you need to know

The finished product looks amazing! Its absolutely massive and was a fantastically fun to build

Theres nothing quite like a LEGO Batmobile, ready to be built, to make the day AWESOME! I really love this LEGO set and its a lot of fun to build. Whats in the Box? First of all, this box has some heft. Its a nice large black box with great images of the set. Box opened, heres what we have: another smaller (relatively) box, plus a whole bunch of bags of LEGO . The smaller box is white and has a line drawing of the LEGO Batmobile on it. Within the smaller box are more bags of LEGO, an instruction manual, a sheet of 13 stickers, and a two tires. The bags inside the box are numbered 1-10 (one bag of each number) and one unnumbered bag. Outside the box are bags labeled 11-24, two more tires, and one unnumbered bag. In Bag 1, youll find a teal brick separator. Instruction Manual The set contains a hefty instruction manual in a single volume that measures just a little over half an inch thick. It has a black and white photo of the real 1989 Batmobile on the cover. The first 50 pages of the instruction manual are photos and drawings, and information about the model, the designers, and the design team, in English, French, and Spanish. The instructions themselves, in usual LEGO style, are all pictures and symbols. The last 4 pages of the manual is the listing of all of the pieces in the set - thats a lot of pieces! There are 435 pages in the instruction manual. Tips for Building with Multiple Bags of LEGO All told, there are 26 bags of LEGO. Within some of the bags are smaller bags, usually containing smaller parts. When you build it, the instructions will have you build using the pieces from the bags labeled 1, then once those bags are completed, continue with the pieces from the bags labeled 2, and so on. Ive found that its useful to open all of the bags for the particular number, but keep the pieces a little bit separate. The pieces arent randomly distributed between bags - instead, all of the pieces of a particular type may be in one or two bags, so if you dump the bags out and keep the pieces slightly separate, once youve found which pile your piece is in, you may find the rest of them in that same pile or in that one and one other. This is particularly useful in a set of this size. Lately for the smaller bags (especially the bags inside the main bags) Ive been using small plastic sandwich containers or trays with separated compartments to keep all of the pieces from mixing together on a small table. It also helps when you have a lot of pieces that like to roll! Minifigures The set contains 3 minifigures plus a display stand for them: Batman, The Joker, and Vicki Vale. Be sure to check out the fun fact about the making of the Batman Minifigure mentioned by Element Designer Niels Milan Pedersen on page 11 (English)/27 (French) / 43 (Spanish). The Batmobile has space for 2 minifigures to sit in the cockpit, which I think is cool for play, and also stretches the limits of minifigure scale, given its immense size. Display And Rebuilding Take note that the finished build is almost 2 feet long - 23 long, 8 wide, and 6 tall, so if you plan to display this beauty, plan ahead! It does come with a brick-build rotating display stand, so it is clearly meant to be displayed. If not, a tip for rebuilding it - sort the pieces by types - I usually do something along the lines of windows and doors, big plates, tiny pieces, color groups for pieces for which there are a reasonably large number of pieces, random for the pieces that dont really have a classification, and so on. I sort them in stackable trays so I can move them around as needed. Choose trays that are not patterned (easier to find pieces against a simple background) and not the same color as your more popular pieces (black pieces on black background are really hard to see). Tips for Building With Technic There is also a significant amount of Technic pieces used to build this set. If you havent built much with Technic before, its a lot of fun - and Ive found its also more challenging as well. When building with the Technic pieces, take your time and make sure you carefully follow the instructions - unlike with classic LEGO pieces, Technic pieces have more locking type mechanisms, making them a bit harder to take apart when you (inevitably) realize that youve made a mistake. And if your error was quite a ways back, which it sometimes is, you may end up taking apart a good portion of your build to get to the piece you need to fix. I dont want to scare you off, I just want to make sure you dont hit the same pitfalls as I do. Take note especially when working with Technic when the build is almost symmetrical - make sure you pay attention to where its not symmetrical, and dont get your build turned around the wrong direction. Working with Lots of Black Pieces Another point to note - many of the pieces are black (Im sure youve noticed the picture), although there are also many interior parts that are gray or even other colors. However, if you have difficulty seeing, it may be worth considering that the black pieces are more difficult to see in the instructions than other colors. I did notice that the instruction manual was especially readable, so you might get along perfectly just by ensuring you have adequate lighting for your workspace. Summary I really like this set. Its a great set for any LEGO and/or Batman or car fan. I love the larger sets, so anything with this many pieces is fantastic. This particular set is based on the Batmobile in the 1989 Batman movie, which set the bar for superhero movie cars from then on. If youre a KFOL (Kid Fan Of LEGO) or an AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGO) this will be a lot of fun. Keep in mind that because of the large piece count and some potentially challenging build techniques, the age suggestions for this set is 16+. Ive found that children younger than this age who are especially skilled at LEGO can enjoy this also, and it can be a great activity for parent and child to share.