LEGO Super Heroes DC 70917 The Ultimate Batmobile

LEGO set 70917, “The Ultimate Batmobile”, represents a Batman vehicle from the world of The LEGO Batman Movie. It belongs to the Super Heroes DC theme, under Batman, and was released in 2017 with 1456 pieces.

Set 70917 sits in the The LEGO Batman Movie branch of the Super Heroes DC theme. Its subject is a highly stylized Batman vehicle, in keeping with the film’s exaggerated visual approach. Within that range, it is best understood as a vehicle led model rather than a location based scene, with the Batman license supported by a broad character selection.

The build uses 1456 pieces and focuses on a large vehicle presence suitable for display as well as play. The set includes 8 minifigures: Wicked Witch, Batgirl in a dark purple suit with yellow cape and dark purple cowl, Robin with Green Eyes, Batman in a black suit with black cape and cowl and utility belt, Alfred Pennyworth in Chauffeur Batsuit, Polka-Dot Man, and two Flying Monkeys, one with an open mouth and one with a closed mouth. The lineup combines heroes, allies and unusual opponents.

This set is aimed at collectors of The LEGO Batman Movie range and at builders who like superhero vehicles with a substantial footprint.

Inventory of set 70917

The inventory of set 70917 lists 1,456 pieces, spare parts excluded: 362 different lots (one shape in one color) for 274 part shapes. The box also contains 42 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 70917

Main color: black, making up 46% of the parts, followed by dark bluish gray (16%) and light bluish gray (12%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 70917

233 of the 274 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

Exclusive parts in set 70917

14 part shapes in set 70917 appear in no other set in the catalog, most often printed elements, stickers or molds specific to the model. If one gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set. The table lists 8. Counting colors, 17 lots in the set are not found in any other set.

Rebuilding set 70917 from another set

Share of the parts of set 70917 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 41%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 70917 within its line

With 1,456 pieces, set 70917 ranks #14 out of 173 Super Heroes DC sets in our database, which have an average of 473 parts. Among the 457 sets released in 2017, it ranks #18. That is 3.1 times the average Super Heroes DC set size.