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70909-1 Batcave Break-In

70909-1

Batcave Break-In

Batcave Break-In is LEGO set 70909-1. It has a score of 79. This is average compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 0 reviews, based on 8 scored reviews and 11 reviews total. It is ranked in the bottom 45.04% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 2017, and it is categorised in The LEGO Batman Movie.

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Price Per Part (PPP)

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Average PPP for System in 2017 is 0.11. PPP for this set is 0.1, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPP is a guide, not a rule, and affected by the type of parts included. A set containing small generic parts generally have better PPP than one containing larger specialized parts.

Price Per Minifig (PPM)

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Average PPM for System in 2017 is 16.03. PPM for this set is 14.89, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPM only takes the number of minifigs into account and discards everything else. It's a guide, not a rule.

Review breakdown

Scored reviews

LEGO Recommendation: meh 4.75 / 5 → 95 / 100

amazon.com Recommendation: meh 4.7 / 5 → 94 / 100

ttpm Recommendation: meh 4.5 / 5 → 90 / 100

Jay's Brick Blog Recommendation: meh 4 / 5 → 80 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: meh 4 / 5 → 80 / 100

The Brick Fan Recommendation: no 4 / 5 → 80 / 100

Blocks Magazine Recommendation: meh 71 / 100 → 71 / 100

From Bricks To Bothans Recommendation: no 2 / 5 → 40 / 100

Unscored reviews

The Brothers Brick

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JANGBRiCKS

Set information

Set ID: 70909-1
Name: Batcave Break-In
Parts: 1047
Minifigs: 7

Retail price (USD):
Original: 99.99
Inflation adjusted: 104.29

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.10
Inflation adjusted: 0.1

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 14.28
Inflation adjusted: 14.89

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Recommendation: meh 4.75 / 5 from 24 reviews

Wow. What a great set! What I like: - It's sturdy. Seriously, this is well built, obviously for play in mind. This contrasts starkly to the 1960's Batcave which will fall apart if you close the door too hard. Connections and cross pieces bind the whole thing together like glue. The designing team have done a sterling job on this front. - It's detailed. Though I dislike stickers, the Bat computer / displays / console is wonderfully detailed, really communicating the vibe of upcoming movie. - That Batsuit rack. A very smart addition to the set, though there should have been more empty spaces to accommodate at least the other suits found in the current minifigure range (let alone the two dozen or so past incarnations). I will eventually add another, or extend the rack. - The Bat boat is very well built, though see below for one point of criticism! - Of course, the figures. Superbly detailed, these speak for themselves – the Penguin is possibly my favourite. Glad to see arm printing too. - The mechanics. The bridge is great, as is the costume-changing swivel unit. What could have been improved: - Similarly to the recent A Wing set, the cockpit of the Bat boat is woefully sparse, looking incomplete and lacking the attention that otherwise makes this set so wonderfully detailed. I will remedy this in due course myself. - The ‘prison' unit is a bit boring, I feel. There is a mechanism that breaks the back wall; it would have been better, perhaps, if it blew the front out instead. - That's about it. All in all a fantastic Bat Cave, and one clearly aimed at ‘play' as well as ‘display'. It's a present for my little son and I expect we're going to have a lot of fun with it. Price wise… well… it's neither here nor there. I was always going to buy it, but an £89.99 or £99.00 would have been a satisfactory sweet-spot. There is always going to be a premium on licence themes (and for living in the UK), which we will just have to accept.

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 24 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.
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Recommendation: meh 4.7 / 5 from 198 reviews

My boy is in love with this toy. All the other Legos he plays with for 5 minutes, but this has been a winner. My husband spent 5 hours putting it all together, but it was worth it. I've never seen him interact with any toy as much as he does this one. We play with it together, and he has a blast.

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 198 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.
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Recommendation: meh 4.5 / 5

This set is definitely a lot of fun. It has so much detail that really brings the Batcave from the movie to life, perfect for fans of The Batman Movie who also like building with LEGO. There are things about this playset that you might not notice at first glance, but as you play with it and take a closer look, you'll discover all these really clever and funny things. And all the cool action features allow kids to play out what they saw in the movie and make up some of their own storylines for Batman.

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Jay's Brick Blog

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Recommendation: meh 4 / 5 by Jay

All in all, 70909 Batcave Break-In is a decent set that you should probably only get if you have a large budget for LEGO. Most of what's included in the set are nice to haves and are in no way essential unless you're a LEGO Batman Movie completionist.

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Recommendation: meh 4 / 5 from 3 reviews

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The Brick Fan

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Recommendation: no 4 / 5 by Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A pretty decent set. I do like Penguin's Duckmobile except for the narrow head. The Batboat is another one to add to the collection of Batman's arsenal of vehicles for the movie.

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Blocks Magazine

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Recommendation: meh 71 / 100

70909 Batcave Break-in was reviewed in issue 28 of Blocks Magazine.

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From Bricks To Bothans

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Recommendation: no 2 / 5 by Nick Martin

I'm left wanting a different set than what we got here. There are some great figures and good parts, but the whole of this thing is just… meh. If you own previous versions of the Batcave, you're going to wonder what this one really has to offer you, and the unfortunate answer is “not much."

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The Brothers Brick

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by Jennifer

With a total of 1,047 pieces, Batcave Break-in is pretty good value. Given the fact that LEGO's standard pricing is $0.10 per piece, this set comes in a little cheaper than expected and has some great minifigs to boot. I'm glad that I added this set to my collection.

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Brickset News

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by CapnRex101

This set has a great deal of potential but it has not been fully realised in my opinion. The vehicles included are excellent but the Batcave itself is disappointing, offering relatively low playability and very little display value. The model occupies a large area but contains few functions and most of these are weaker than previous sets based on the Batcave as the requisite costume changer and prison were both far more impressive in 6860 The Batcave.

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JANGBRiCKS

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by Jang

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