First appearance Batmobile, Legacy of the Dark Knight

The first appearance Batmobile is another LOTDK exclusive build. Set apart from the rest by using mostly Dark red rather than the usual Batmobile black.

That’s awesome because it looks great, but unfortunately, dark red is a lot less common than black.

 

This is a fairly standard car build, a lot of cool swoops and slopes, but all completely feasible without any digital manipulation.

Decals

There’s a single solitary decal in this build, a 1x1 round plate with fuel gauge on the interior:

I really thought this would have been an existing decal tile, but unfortunately it's custom, not found in any other existing set.

So can I build it?

No, not with 100% accuracy, but it is possible to make a very close approximation.

All over this build you find a new element, the 6x1 curved slope (6801). Only used in 19 sets, and never in dark red.

You can see it on the front wings and on the back section of the car.

It is possible to patch together a very close replacement for this piece however, using a smaller 4x1 slope, a 1x2 tile, and a couple of 1x2 plates.

The curvature is slightly wrong, but it will do until LEGO produce 6801 in dark red.

Wheels are another concern, this build uses 72206pb01 wheels and tyres (an element that Tt designers seem to favor because it appears in a lot of the batmobiles).

In the game, these are white to recreate those classic 30s white walls, but unfortunately, LEGO do not currently make them in white, nor do they make them in light bluish gray (which would be the next closest alternative)

The closest replacement would be flat silver (I painted mine white)

These door sills use a modified plate with studs in the center (88646), 

you can see them as the car builds when you summon it in.

These don’t exist in dark red, but can be closely replicated by using 2 of part 33909, and a 1x4 tile (which are available in dark red)

There are a couple of instances where this newish element is used

These can be replaced with brackets or standard bricks with studs on the side.

On the back wheel arch, there is a 1x1-1x2 bracket in dark red.

This part is unavailable, but could be replaced with a 1x1 – 1x1 bracket, although it would leave a small gap underneath. 

The little windscreen is made up of 2 1x2 slopes, LEGO don’t make this in trans black or brown.

You can however replace them with 4 1x1 slopes, which are available in trans brown.

LEGO purists stop reading now

Third party brick manufacturers do make the door sill, brackets, and windscreen elements in the correct colors, however none that I can find produce a replica of the tyres and 1x6 curved slope.

Instructions, part list, and decals available here

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