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Batmobile Tumbler: Scarecrow Showdown

A pocket-sized Tumbler that nails the proportions and gives you a Scarecrow minifig you cannot get anywhere else.

Brick Rated Score

4.2/5

Set 76239 · 2021

Pieces422

Minifigs2

Year2021

Set number76239

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The verdict

I set this next to the bigger 76240 Tumbler and the first thing that struck me was how confidently the small one carries those chunky wheel arches and low, armored nose.

It genuinely looks like the Batman Begins Tumbler, just shrunk, and the roof panel lifts clean off so both figures actually sit inside the cockpit instead of perching on top. The Scarecrow minifig alone, with his burlap sack head and toxin canister, is the reason a lot of collectors picked this one up. I would call this a smart, honest little set rather than a showpiece, and at this size and price it earns that.

Best for: Batman movie fans and minifig collectors who want the Scarecrow figure without buying the huge Tumbler

The full review

What it is

This is LEGO doing a value-priced version of the Dark Knight Trilogy Tumbler, and it works because the design team clearly understood which lines actually make that vehicle recognizable. The low sloped hood, the tank-like tires, the slab sides, they are all there in miniature. Popping the top off to drop Batman and Scarecrow into the cockpit is a satisfying little bit of theater every time, and the wheels genuinely roll so it is not just a shelf piece.

The catch

Where I have to be honest with you: at 422 pieces this build is short, maybe an evening's worth if you are savoring it, and the front stud shooters feel tacked on to check a licensing box rather than something that adds real play value. The bigger complaint from other builders, and one I agree with, is that neither Batman nor Scarecrow got leg printing, which feels like a missed detail on a set that got so much else right.

Who it's for

If you are chasing the Scarecrow minifig or you want a Tumbler that fits on a smaller shelf without the bigger set's price tag, this is a genuinely good pickup, especially since it is retired and only going up from here. If you want the definitive display-piece Tumbler experience, save up for 76240 instead and treat this as the fun little sibling.

The parts story

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

Building this one moves fast. It is mostly a straightforward chassis-and-panel construction, snapping the armored body sections onto a central frame, and there is no long slog of repetitive sub-builds here, it is done before you know it. The satisfaction comes less from clever techniques and more from watching the recognizable Tumbler shape click together panel by panel.

The wheel and tire units are the standout physical pieces, oversized balloon tires that give the model real presence and let it actually roll across a table rather than just sit there. The two minifigures are really the collectible heart of the set: Scarecrow is a first-of-its-kind figure with his burlap mask print, and Batman comes with a spare 'nightmare' head from the fear-gas hallucination scene, a nice little storytelling touch for a set this size.

Fun facts

01This is the first LEGO minifigure ever made of Scarecrow from Batman Begins, complete with his own toxic fear gas canister accessory.
02Batman includes an alternate head depicting his hallucinated 'nightmare' face from the scene where Scarecrow's fear toxin takes effect.
03It launched alongside the much larger 76240 Batmobile Tumbler as a smaller, cheaper way to get the same movie vehicle.
04LEGO retired the set by December 2022, just over a year after release, and its secondhand value has since climbed roughly 74 percent above its original retail price.