Name: The Batwing
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 70916-1
Rating: 86 (10 reviews)

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Recommendations

Indifference 57%

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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 0.09, 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 31.29, which is worse.

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

Blocks Magazine Recommendation: yes 95 / 100 → 95 / 100

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

The Brick Fan Recommendation: meh 4.5 / 5 → 90 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: yes 4.3 / 5 → 86 / 100

LEGO Recommendation: no 4 / 5 → 80 / 100

Brick Fanatics Recommendation: meh 4 / 5 → 80 / 100

Vaderfan2187's Blog Recommendation: meh 3.8 / 5 → 76 / 100

Unscored reviews

JANGBRiCKS

The Brothers Brick

Brickset News

Set information

Set ID: 70916-1
Name: The Batwing
Parts: 1053
Minifigs: 3

Retail price (USD):
Original: 89.99
Inflation adjusted: 93.86

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.09
Inflation adjusted: 0.09

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 30.00
Inflation adjusted: 31.29

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Blocks Magazine

Recommendation: yes 95 / 100

70916 The Batwing was reviewed in issue 39 of Blocks Magazine.

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amazon.com

Recommendation: meh 4.7 / 5 from 48 reviews

Bought this as a gift for one of my friends, after a 6 hour long binge-build, he reports he's happy!

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 48 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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The Brick Fan

Recommendation: meh 4.5 / 5 by Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The LEGO Batman Movie The Batwing (70916) is a nicely built set with lots of play features. What I'm actually suprised to see about it is the size of it. When combined, the Ultimate Batmobile is only slightly longer than the Batwing. I do also like that when you look at it from the top, it looks like a bat.

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Brickset

Recommendation: yes 4.3 / 5 from 3 reviews

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LEGO

Recommendation: no 4 / 5 from 4 reviews

An awesome build. Hours of entertainment. Impressed with the rotating engines and the movement of the wings. Projectiles function perfectly. Lots of fun for myself and my kid is too young for the build but loves playing with the finished products.

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 4 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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Brick Fanatics

Recommendation: meh 4 / 5 by Rob

The star of this set and a standout build within the whole The LEGO Batman Movie range, the Batwing is a must-have addition to those LEGO Batman fans fortunate enough to have the right budget. The build is covered in design points that offer depth, detail and display, and its mix of modern and classic Batman is enough to have it justify a place in a LEGO Batman collection where some of the other TLBM sets may not sit so comfortably.

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Vaderfan2187's Blog

Recommendation: meh 3.8 / 5 by Vaderfan2187

I think it is an impressive set – I appreciate the Batwing itself more and more as I look at it. The playability is also quite good. Unfortunately, the tiny minifigure selection and slightly high price let the set down. Still, I'd recommend it, possibly on a discount.

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by Jang

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The Brothers Brick

by Alexander

Just like ane other huge Batman Movie set, the 70916 Batwing serves its one and only purpose well — a toy for any child to grab and fly around the house making whooshing sounds. It's large, robust and offers a couple of truly cool features – like fully rotating engines. Of course, it's design isn't flawless, but in this case it's not something children may dislike about the toy. And if you're a collector, the new Harley is a solid reason for this set to be your next purchase, not to mention a great variety of plates and slopes in black, which also make the set totally worth its money.

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by CapnRex101

I think the sets based on The LEGO Batman Movie have been very impressive on the whole and 70916 The Batwing certainly maintains the high standard we have come to expect from the range. The level of detail is very impressive so it looks great when viewed from a distance or at close quarters. Furthermore, the size and weight of the model justifies the price point in my opinion, particularly in the US and Germany where the set costs just $89.99 or €89.99.

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