Made By:
Mattel
Scale:
1/24
MSRP:
US$9.99
Overview: | |
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Packaging (Design): | 8/10 |
Packaging (Durability): | 9/10 |
Casting (Body): | 9/10 |
Casting (Interior): | 8/10 |
Casting (Chassis): | 9/10 |
Casting (Engine): | 8/10 |
Paint (Exterior): | 9/10 |
Paint (Interior): | N/A |
Paint (Trim/Graphics): | 9/10 |
Overall Panel Fit: | 10/10 |
Total Score: | 8.8/10 |

Other Batmobile Models
1968: Detective Comics #377
1987: Batman #408 interior
1989: Batman
1950: Detective Comics #156
1980: Batman #330
2006: Batman: Man-Bat
1992: Batman the Animated Series
2005: Detective Comics #800
1992: Batman Returns (Review)
1992: Batman:TAS (Review)
2004: Teen Titans #9
1990: Legends of the Dark Knight #5
1992: Batman:TAS (Review)
1987: Batman #408 cover
1944: Batman #20
1969: Detective Comics #394
1948: Batman #47
1995: Batman Forever
2008: LEGO Batman
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‘15 Rev Racing #4 Camry
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NOTE: This is a modified reissue of an existing model, and this review will focus on the changes made between the cars. You can see the original review for more details.
Background
Thanks to the various manufacturing and supply issues causing trouble all around the world, Spin Master's "regular" Monster Jam Batman ended up not hitting shelves until months after the redeco.
Packaging
This being a standard release of a single truck, it is packaged in a plastic shell very much like what a href="hot-wheels-monster-jam-batman-2017.php">Mattel had been using: 8" (20.5cm) x 5¼" (13.5cm) x 5½" (14cm) with tapered sides and bulges to capture the four monster tires, a folded cardboard base, and a slip-in cardboard backdrop. The base has the Monster Jam, Batman logo, corporate branding, and age restriction across the front, while the top and both ends are printed with a muddy track covered in tire marks. The bottom has the requisite legal info, and the back panel has an image of an arena behind the truck and the remaining legal-ese plus co-sells for Soldier Fortune Black Ops, Son of Digger, and Aftershock. Removing the truck is a simple matter of cutting the three pieces of tape holding the bottom flap in place, and it can be replaced easily for storage or display.
Casting/Paint
There is only one casting difference to note, and that is the engine now being made of black plastic rather than gray. There is also a tiny dimple in the forward intake, but it is so small and perfectly centered that it is hard to know for sure if it is a casting error, the previous truck was the error by not having it, or it was a running change.
Otherwise, paint is the only difference. The base colors are all the same, but this lacks the myriad graffiti seen on the "Street Justice" release. Also, though the tires are identical to what we saw before, they now have "BKT" printed on their sidewalls at 90° from the molded lettering.
Features/Accessories
This package contains only the 1/24 scale truck.
Accuracy
Arguably the clean paint job looks more correct when compared to the previous Mattel Batmobiles.
Overall
I'm glad to finally see the standard release: it's a cool design, it fits in well with previous releases, and without the 1/64 scale pack-ins it's less than half the price. Just all wins across the board here.
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