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Batmobile Tumbler

Nolan's tank of a Batmobile in brick form, gorgeous but stubbornly a display piece.

Set 76240 · 2021

Pieces2,049

Minifigs2

Year2021

Set number76240

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The verdict

If you love the Dark Knight trilogy and never grabbed the 2014 Tumbler, this is an easy yes.

It captures that angular, armoured shape beautifully and comes with two lovely minifigs. But if you already own the older 76023 version, the changes are small enough that you can skip this one and not lose sleep.

Best for: Dark Knight trilogy fans who missed the 2014 Tumbler

The full review

What it is

So you're eyeing the LEGO® set of Christopher Nolan's Tumbler, and honestly, it's hard not to. This is the ugly-beautiful tank that stomped through Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, and the 2049-piece model does a lovely job of catching that hunched, all-angles look. From certain angles it genuinely looks like it could roll over a squad car, which is exactly the feeling you want. The two minifigs are the cherry on top: Batman and Heath Ledger's Joker, both unique to this set and both nicer than the versions from the older 2014 release, with proper leg printing on Batman and arm printing on the Joker.

The catch

Now for the honest part, because that's what mates are for. This is a display model and pretty much nothing else. There's no cockpit to speak of, no working suspension trickery, no cannon that fires, no clever play features. At its original 229 to 270 dollar price tag, plenty of reviewers found that thin, especially next to the wonderfully playable 1989 Batmobile that came out around the same era. The build is also on the quick side for its size thanks to big plates and panels, so if you want a set that eats a whole weekend, this isn't it. And the elephant in the room: if you already own 76023, the differences here are subtle. Wider rear tyres, a few tweaked panels, sharper minifigs. Nice, but not a reason to buy the same car twice.

Who it's for

Here's my take. If you're a Dark Knight trilogy person and this Tumbler has never sat on your shelf, grab it while you still can, because it retired in late 2024 and prices on the secondary market have already climbed above retail. It looks fantastic on a shelf and those two minifigs alone make collectors happy. If you own the 2014 version, or you're the kind of builder who needs functions and fiddly mechanisms to stay entertained, you can comfortably let this one pass. It's a good-looking model that knows exactly what it is: a statue of one of the coolest movie vehicles ever built, and not much more.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building this one is a game of two halves. First you assemble a chassis that's largely Technic bars and beams, which gives the whole Tumbler a reassuringly solid, rattle-free backbone, a smart choice given how heavy the finished model gets. Then the mood shifts to classic System building as you clad that skeleton in panel after panel, layering the sloped, faceted armour that gives the Tumbler its shape. It's genuinely pleasing to watch the silhouette appear as each wedge locks in. The pacing is brisk because there are a lot of large plates and big elements, so despite the 2049 pieces it builds noticeably faster than a set that size usually would. Just be gentle with the finished thing, as a few of the armoured sections are a little fragile and can pop if you grab it wrong.

On the parts front, temper your expectations, because this is heavily based on 2014's 76023 and doesn't bring a pile of brand-new molds. The headline change is the tyres: the rear axle got wider with the big tractor-style CLAAS tyres swapped in for the older Unimog ones, which beefs up the stance nicely. The real value sits in the two exclusive printed minifigs and the mountain of black panels, slopes and Technic that make this a solid parts pack for anyone building dark vehicles or MOCs. As a pure price-per-piece deal it's fine rather than amazing, but the finished display and those figures are where your money actually goes.

Fun facts

01The movie Tumbler was designed by Nathan Crowley using 'model bashing', gluing together toy cars from Toys R Us into six 1:12 scale mockups before a full-size version was hand-carved from a giant Styrofoam block over two months.
02The real drivable Tumbler is about 9 feet 4 inches wide, roughly 8 inches wider than a standard 18-wheeler, and could reportedly hit 0 to 60 mph in around 5.6 seconds.
03Crowley has said the Tumbler's brutal, militaristic look was influenced by Frank Miller's graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns rather than any previous sleek Batmobile.
04This set retired in December 2024 after about three years on shelves, and sealed copies have since climbed well above the original retail price on the aftermarket.