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There are 266 parts of the colour in this set, which is about half of the total. There are 81 1x1 round plates and 67 2x2s, which dominate the selection and which have not been available before, along with many others appearing here for the first time. The set provides two minifigures including Batman who appears in virtually all of the TLBM sets. I believe that this black-suited version of him is identical in them all except possibly for variations in facial expression. Here he has a cocky scowl on one side and a look of horror on the other. The second minifigure is Mayor McCaskill who is voiced by Mariah Carey in the film. The character is new: she's not based on anyone in comics or other material. I believe she's unique to this set. Her blonde hairpiece is new, and is superb. She has a darker-than-usual flesh skin tone. I'm not entirely sure, but it might be nougat. She's wearing a very smart jacket and pearl necklace. Her legs are unprinted. Like Batman she too has a look of horror on the other side of her head.
Parts are divided in to four numbered bags, with the first bag providing those for a clay splat and Clayface's core. Clayface shoots lumps of clay to secure his victims so the splat provides a hole for the mayor to be ensnared. Clayface's core has studs on all four sides upon which his sticky body can be formed. The shoulder joints use rotating click-joints, 4225973 Brick 2X2 Ø4.85 Female, while the hips use large ball joints. These provide some degree of motion, allowing the legs to be twisted and the body to be tilted forward or back, but the scope for posing his short and stubby legs is limited. The body is then covered front and back by 'clay pieces' (round tiles) which are angled using hinges. His head and tops of arms are built next which again utilise round plates to give him a flowing-clay look. The hinge pieces used for his mouth, and the 1x2 curved slopes on the arms, are new in this colour. His eyes are printed. Finally bag four provides parts for three forearms.
Two have stud-shooters inside while the other is fashioned into a hammer. Clayface is constantly transforming his hands into weapons and the hammer is particularly common. He's sometimes seen with hands but none are provided here. The figure can thus be fitted with two clay-shooting forearms, or... ...one can be switched out for the hammer, which I think looks better, if only because it's different to the other one. Unlike many LEGO models of this ilk, the back is as detailed as the front. With the exception of the undersides of his arms, the villain's entire body is caked in gooey clay and it looks great. CapnRex101 tells me that this version of Clayface is probably based on Matt Hagen as he appears in Batman: The Animated Series, hence the stocky legs and down-turned mouth. If that's the case I guess the designers have captured its likeness pretty well, and for what it's supposed to be -- a villainous being made of clay, which is uneven, sticky and flowing -- they have produced something that looks suitably organic and menacing.
The model itself is fairly robust, certainly its arms and legs aren't going to fall out, and they stay in place when posed. However it does need to be handled with some care to prevent moving the hinged pieces on the chest and back and to stop bits falling off, particularly from the upper arms. The round 2x2 plates themselves are pretty secure, though, and unlikely to budge with normal play. This set makes a welcome change from the usual fare of vehicles and buildings and introduces another well known DC Comics' super villain to the LEGO universe. I think the round plate- and curved slope-encrusted body conveys the appearance of something made from lumps of sticky clay very well. Coupled with his ominous facial expression he looks to be a worthy adversary for Batman. There's not a lot of playability, other than firing (and probably losing) the 1x1 round plates from the shooters but he can be posed in a variety of ways so makes great display model. The inclusion of a third forearm is very welcome: the second stud-shooting one could have been omitted and nobody would have worried but having it provides for even more play and display opportunities.
A version with hands (as shown here) would have been nice, though... Several of the other TLBM sets have been criticised for being too expensive, particularly in the UK, but I don't think that's the case here. £29.99 / $34.99 for a 448-piece set seems reasonable, and even the exchange rate is not as outrageous as it is for some of them. Yes, a fifth or so of the parts are tiny 1x1s but they are new, never before seen in medium nougat. In my view, this is definitely one of the better and more interesting Batman Movie sets and I look forward to seeing Clayface in the film. Thanks to LEGO for providing the set for review. The review is an expression of my own opinions.A very interesting set in The LEGO Batman Movie line is the #70904 LEGO Batman Movie Clayface Splat Attack. The main character is the brick-built Clayface, and you also get a couple of regular minifigures. The total piece count is 448, and the price is going to be $34.99 when the set becomes available in January.
Considering that this set is pretty much just Clayface, you might wonder if it is worth the price tag. So let’s take a closer look. The two minifigures included in the set are Batman and Mayor McCaskill. Batman is the same as in the other sets in the series, with the new yellow utility-belt and a couple of Batarangs. The cape is the newer softer type, which feels nice. Mayor McCaskill comes with a walkie-talkie and a rather nice new hair-piece in a bob cut. Her skin color is what LEGO calls nougat (flesh on BrickLink), which adds some interesting ethnic diversity. She is a completely new character to the Batman Family of titles, and will be voiced by Mariah Carey in The LEGO Batman Movie. Both minifigures have dual faces with different facial expressions. The rest of the set is taken up by the giant Clayface. As a character, there have been multiple Clayfaces over the years. However, the most notable one is Basil Carlo, who was a former movie star turned crazy. Along his journey, he gained the ability to shape-shift and melt people. I
t is unlikely however, that The LEGO Batman Movie will use his people-melting power. While in the #70907 LEGO Batman Movie Killer Croc Tail-Gator we previously reviewed (see links at the end of this post) the large figure of Killer Croc is a specially moulded bigfig, Clayface here is completely brick-built. The shaping is mostly done with heavily layered plates, which makes the figure surprisingly heavy and dense. It also worth noting that Clayface looks good from every angle – in contrast with most other brick-built figures, that usually look good from one side only. The layered plates also aid in the lumpy appearance, which is very appropriate for this character. As far as movement, Clayface can turn his head, as it is on ball-mounting. The shoulder-joints are on clicking hinge-joints, which means they can move away from the body, as well as rotate. The elbows and legs are on large ball-joints, so they can achieve fairly fluid motion. For action elements, there is the small mud trap a minifigure can stand in. C
layface also got two mud hands with built-in mini-guns. Each gun can hold six 1×1 round plates, and with a simple turn they go flying. You can also remove one of the mini-gun hands and replace it with the large hammer hand. In the video-review below you can see how it all works. The set contains a good amount of interesting parts. First of all, note the large number of plates in that delicious medium-nougat color (medium-dark-flesh on BrickLink) The four half-cylinder panels that make up the hammer are a new part that only appeared in a couple of sets so far. Also, even though Batman’s utility-belt is in practically every set, it is worth mentioning it as a very useful accessory. And as I mentioned earlier, Mayor McCaskill’s hair is a new piece. Also noteworthy are Clayface’s eyes, which are printed on the side of a couple of slopes. There are a couple of building techniques I wanted to touch upon as well. The first involves sculpting, while the other deals with creating color definition. B
oth are used in every part of Clayface’s body, and contribute to the very high piece-count of the set. When it comes to sculpting, we tend to find distinct features and then do our best to bring them out. In this case, Clayface is more about a lack of distinction. So two methods were used to soften the features. First is creating depth. The figure still needs to look like something, so LEGO designers found all the high points that needed to stick out on the character, then gradually sloped away from these points. This gives us the dominant shape of the figure. Next, all the sharp corners needed to be eliminated, so there is a heavy use of rounded plates and slopes. Everywhere there would be a hard edge is replaced with something curved. This tricks the eye into seeing a much softer shape. The more interesting technique (at least to me) is the creation of high color definition. Because so many round plates are used, it means you can see more of the pieces under the outer layer. S
o instead of using more of the nougat color and make the model look flat, LEGO designers opted to use reddish-brown and black underneath for extra highlights. To be more precise, black is used for shadowing, and reddish-brown for subtle variation to give the illusion of sharper defined colors. V All in all, I would say that this set is surprisingly complex. In fact, it would probably be more enjoyable to older kids, rather than the recommended age-range of 8-14. I think an 8-year-old would probably not appreciate the unique building techniques, and they might even have trouble with some of the more fragile sections during building. I will also add that I’m not a big fan of the price. While the piece-count does warrant it, and you definitely get your money’s worth in the very substantial Clayface, there is not much else here for LEGO fans to be excited about. I think around $29.99 would be a more reasonable price for those who would really like to get this set for Clayface or the parts. S