McFarlane Batman & Robin Batmobile
As with most McFarlane 7” scale Batmobiles, the box on this thing is big, spanning roughly 23 x 9 x 5 inches in dimension.
Spare “gripping” hands for Batman are included with the Collector’s Card.
The unit’s electronics run on 3x AAA batteries. Batteries not included.
Based on the Batmobile that appeared in the 1997 Batman & Robin movie. This take on the vehicle featured a “roofless” design for some reason. That plus the addition of a tiny windshield, making it the least practical of all of the movie Batmobile designs ever made in any media.
Underside
Unlike the Batman Forever Batmobile, which had “fixed” hubcaps, this release’s hub caps spin. Sigh… Too bad, that was a nice feature on the Forever Batmobile.
The best part of the vehicle’s design has got to be these exposed panels on the sides of the car, giving people a glimpse at the internal engine of the machine.
At least it’s movie accurate in terms of seating capacity. Just like in the movie, this Batmobile only has one seat.
The dashboard is just a sticker though. I wonder how accurate the layout is to the actual movie Batmobile’s dashboard?
Rear section. As usual, too bad there are no paint apps for the tail lights here.
Thankfully, this release features lights and sound, so it does add a lot of bang-for-the-buck to an otherwise so-so release.
Here’s a short electronics test video I shot just to showcase the lights and sound effects of the vehicle.
With Batman from the Batman and Robin Mister Freeze wave.
There’s plenty of room in the seat, so you can opt to put Batman in there, plastic cape and all.
While the set does include optional hands for Batman so he can grip his steering wheel, swapping the hands seemed very risky as the connection was very tight, I didn’t want to risk forcing it and breaking the wrist joint, so I decided to use the default hands as is.
Personally, I think it looks cooler with the cape out in the back.
Overall, pretty decent. I love the shiny design of the vehicle; it’s a good contrast to the usual matte finish look of most Batmobiles. I can’t say I’m a fan of the overall impractical design of the car (never mind bullets, even rain is a problem thanks to the lack of a roof). But that’s not really McFarlane Toy’s fault.
The lights and electronics are the real heroes of this set. If they weren’t included, then this would’ve been a real boring piece. I also wish McFarlane included an upgraded cloth-caped Batman figure to go with this set. The plastic cape seems so tacky and can be hard to work with when putting Batman into the driver’s seat.
I realize this thing has been out for more than two years and I had been holding off getting this one for some time, as it really is one of the least interesting movie Batmobiles, but recently, only three stores had it in stock, I figured it was high time to pick one up.
Gold
