Just snip the plastic ties holding it in place and you’re ready to race to Gotham City (14 miles) in this has-to-be-to-scale whip that’s over a foot long from stem to stern. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The best Batmobile of all comes to McFarlane Toys’ Batman ’66 range for use with your Surfing Batman and plain old non-surfing Robin figures! That beautiful yellow oval looks great against the bodysuit that is just pure West, and the pockets on the belt are upside down for ease of Batarang and other gadget retrieval.

The bright red tunic looks stunning with the yellow “threads” running down the torso, and the R symbol pops wonderfully on the black field against the red of the suit. It’s a bright and colorful presentation, just like the show, but it also kind of leans toward that deliciously cheap rack toy motif that I find irresistible and makes me want to keep them carded. Still, I’d take that over a potential break, and considering how great the overall vehicle looks, it’s a fair trade. Like Batman, Robin is nice and posable, and I was even able to get a few more unique shots out of him than I was with Bats. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.There’s even ruffling below the neck, with the rest of the headpiece poking out… well, above the cape, but still. Knowing what I was getting going in, I’m not at all sorry I picked it up, but if you do already own the Mattel version, you may want to give this one a pass! But until that day arrives, when the services of the Dynamic Duo are no longer required, they will be there to fight evil in all its forms. The playset has over twenty separate pieces, including the ladder, railings, and Batpole pieces, which is incredibly impressive for a thirty dollar set.

Much like Batman, it is also a great representation of Burt Ward’s Robin, even if this likeness is a little more “general young guy” than “definitely Burt Ward” in the finish. The sculpts are certainly modern and all around quite excellent, so I think the retro moniker which means they have less articulation than the DC Multiverse. That does not mean that McFarlane’s is bad, but there are aspects of it that really push the whole retro toy concept and that’s found mainly in how small it scales to the figures. Bubble wrap is still used for fragile items and some preowned toys but the majority of our parcels use brown kraft paper. The only things that need to be attached are some railings, a ladder, and the Batpoles, and those are easy enough.

Honestly, the scaling here is actually a little better than what we saw with MEGO’s toys, but that’s still a pretty flimsy excuse to make an under-sized Batmobile. The atomic pile is the main focal point of the set– as it should be, because it is both huge and awesome– with the rocks of the cave making up the rest of the segmented backdrop. com is an Introducer Appointed Representative of Pay4Later Limited, trading as Deko, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 728646).

As with Robin, there is the standard version of the character as well as a chase variant, but in this case the unmasked version is the more common figure as opposed to the much more rare masked variant.Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Batman and Robin have many gadgets in their arsenal, but none more hi-tech and stylish than the Batmobile—ready to power on with the touch of a button. The front and back canopy pieces are clear plastic with just a bit of frost to them and just about all the added sculpted bits to the top, like the exhaust pipes and aerials are cast in very soft rubber. They are constantly developing new technologies, vehicles and weapons to aid in their never-ending crusade against crime in GOTHAM CITY™. That may have been because the more acrobatic Boy Wonder lends himself to inspiration easier than the more stoic Caped Crusader, but I had some fun getting some good shots out of Robin.