Assault on Wayne Manor

"Ra's al Ghul"
Ra is presented here in his most classic style: A gentleman of refinement bedecked is not only a suit but ALSO a cape (refinement squared). Ra comes armed with a large scimitar.

"Bruce Wayne"
"Plain Cloths" super heroes are uncommon in production Lego sets. This is likely in part to how easy it is to make them out of regular figure parts. We believe however that a Bruce Wayne figure is essential to a "Wayne Manor" build as he is the titular character.

"Alfred Pennyworth"
When building a Wayne Manor, there is no element more critical. Alfred is the foundation upon which the Manor stands (that and four 16x16 baseplates)

Above is the finely appointed main room of Wayne Manor. The bookcase opens to grant access to...

...the Batcave!

The "central" quarters of the build are dedicated to the bat-computer and a removable holding cell.

"Batgirl"
So, who to round out our quartet? Robin is the easy answer, but we wanted to go with something a little different.

Part of the goal of this project is to celebrate our love of the entire continuity of Batman. Since her introduction in the 60's, few characters of the extended Batfamily have been as consistent as Barbra Gordon / Batgirl. Batman fans of every make and media have familiarity with her and or her uniform. Barbra Gordon is even in the Batman Beyond animated series.

As part of Cuusoo we also want to do our part to encourage more super heroines in official Lego products. To date we have only received two super heroines (Wonder Woman and Black Widow) and only in two sets.

"Lucius Fox"
If we are to showcase both Bruce Wayne and Batman in a single set, the inclusion of Lucius Fox is simply put, a no brainer.

Logistically, and in nearly every incarnation of the Batman stories, Lucius is the brains behind the continuing success of Wayne Enterprises, its business manager, freeing up Batman to pursue his ultimate goal.

Lucius is one of the extremely few, non-vigilante, characters in the DC universe who is a true friend to Bruce Wayne.

To top it off, in many of the Batman continuities, Lucius is not only a monetary mastermind but also the project manger if not actual inventor of many of Batman's gear answering the question, "Where does he get those wonderful toys?"

"Red Hood"
Red Hood is presented as inspired by his original character design. As his Hood is very form fitting we propose printing directly on a red head piece, just as with a Bane or Spider-man figure.

"Firefly"
This was a very fun character to design. We pulled aspects from the Animated Series as well as more modern takes on the character. Firefly comes with a "jet pack" that has wings that fold up when not in use, a short flame thrower, and a flaming sword.

"Batman"
If nothing else this figure would be included as the suit stored in the Batcave.
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The "left" quarter of the batcave is dedicated to Batman's infamous trophies:

The T-rex
The Joker Card
The Giant Penny
Mr. Freeze's gun
Green Kryptonite

the "right" quarter of the batcave showcases Batman's equipment including a chamber for his suit.

Wayne Manor would not be complete without secret passages. There is the above mentioned bookcase-batcave entrance, but there is also escape hatches under the statuary and a collapsing staircase.

More Heroes/Villains!!! (Robin, Robin 2, Robin 3+, Nightwing, Ace the Bat-Hound, Batmite, Talia, Huntress, Hush, etc..)

Any set, regardless of scale, must contain a finite number of figures. We understand that every fan of Batman has their own preferences on who should be in set and we totally respect that.

Please also realize that we have picked the line up we have choose with the same care and respect for the franchise that we applied to every brick of the Wayne Manor.

This roster is however, just a proposal. The core of this project is the Manor. If Lego and Warner Brothers, in their infinite wisdom decide to go with a different allotment of characters then we gladly accept this.

If you really don't care for our line up though, we are not the people you need to be informing, you need to tell Lego directly.

How do you do that? Well, first you need to write in such requests in the feedback during the "Support" process. Second, and even more important, we need to get this project to 10,000 as quickly as possible. The faster we get to 10,000 the more likely this set is to get produced, and the stronger the case will be for more figures. So please, do your part and share this project with as many people as you can.

This means telling your friends, telling your family, tweeting about it to followers and comic-related accounts, posting on forums, facebook, google+, pinning it to pintrest, voting for it on reddit, etc...Every vote counts.

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Check out the References included to Batman / Bruce Wayne in the Mansion here.

• General References

-2 x 2 tile depicting cover to Detective Comics #27
-Grandfather Clock, Often an entrance to the Batcave. The clock is set to 10:48
-Portrait of Thomas and Martha Wayne

• Trophies

-Animation T-Rex
-Giant Playing Card
-Giant Penny
-Mr.Freezes Freeze Ray
-Kryptonite

• Reference to the Various Robins

-2 x 4 tile with portrait of the Bruce, Dick, Tim, and Damian (and NOT Jason Todd)

• Court of Owls

-Book titled "Gotham Nursery Rhymes"
-2x4 tile with blueprint showing a building by the "Alan Wayne Trust"

• Batman the Animated Series AND Batman Beyond AND Adam West

-Foil from Mask of Zorro
-Gray Ghost Action figure and Gray Fedora of the Gray Ghost

• Batman Dark Knight Returns and Ace the Bathound

-2 x 4 tile with image of Bruce on a Horse with a dog

• Lego Batman: The Movie

-Man of the Year Award

• Batman 60's TV show

-Bust of Shakespeare
-Bookcase conceals a sliding pole to the Batcave

• Tim Burton's Batman Movies

-Armor busts

• Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Movie

-Katanas

Cuusoo only allows us to demonstrate 5 images at a time. More images can be found at our flickr page here.
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FAQ

*Isn't this a bit big?

There have been been larger Lego sets to be sure but yes, it is very large. The real question is, can the market meet the asking price? Well, that is very hard for us to predict ahead of time.

We are shooting for the moon and seeing what falls out. Maybe we get the whole thing, maybe we get a smaller model, maybe we all just get to have fun thinking how cool it would be to have this sucker.

*Can We get an oversized figure like the Lego Hulk?

This type of figure is called a "big-fig" In Lego circles. Such a figure requires the creation of new Lego parts and it therefore not something we can officially request though a Cuusoo project.

*Can you add/subtract "this" to the Wayne Manor?

We love the interest and feedback on what elements the project should contain. Keep them coming!

For the most part though, Lego is fundamentally AWESOME. One of the ways it is awesome is in its infinite customability. Think about this set as a template, a base structure for your ideal Wayne Manor. Once this set is in your hands, you can reconfigure it any way you choose.

*How many Parts are In this build?

To clarify, The depicted build is simply a proposal. Lego will produce the final model based on this proposal, therefore the exact part count of this build is not significant to the project. However, the part count for Lego Modulars range from 2000 to 2800 pieces.

*Can I please have the instructions / LDD file?

We truly appreciate the interest in building the Wayne Manor. It is the highest compliment a designer can receive.

At this time however, we are reserving any decisions about releasing the instructions until the review is complete.

* Where is the Batmobile?

We wanted this Batcave to fit in the footprint of the Lego Modular and this pretty much prevented us from including a Batmobile or an awesome turntable or break away wall for it drive through. Additionally, Lego has many Batman vehilces already produced and we saw no reason to retread on this ground.

As you can see though, the Batcave continues...The Left and Right quarters have open passages that you can build off of. The Batmobile could simply be in the "foreground" of this build.

Part of the awesomeness of Lego is that if you want your Wayne Manor to have the Batmobile, simply build your own (or buy one of Lego's existing sets) and build it out.

* How did you make the Portrait of the Wayne's

There was some photoshopping involved but the source images mostly came from a app called Mini Mi I highly recommend it for quick figure design.

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This project is brought to you by DarthKy and Glenbricker

DarthKy specializes in a variety of Brick Built Figures based on popular characters.

STAR WARS -Count Dooku, Ahsoka Tano, Asajj Ventress

STAR WARS -Yoda, Anakin, Obi-wan

STAR WARS -Clone Troopers

Batman, Catwoman, Joker

SUPERMAN - Bizarro, Metallo, Superman

SPIDERMAN - Complete character collection.

STAR WARS -General Grievous, Droideka (Destroyer Droid) and Battle Droid

STAR WARS - R2D2, C3PO and Leia with Salacious Crumb

Pirates of the Caribbean- Jack Sparrow, Hector Barbossa and Davy Jones

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Marvel - The Avengers

Glenbricker also has a variety of projects on Cuusoo including:

Legend of Korra: Korra & Allies vs. Amon and the Mecha Tank

Magic School Bus

The Discworld, Now including Rincewind! Oook!

The Librarian, An Orangutan

Ur-Quan Masters (Star Control)

Perry the Inaction Figure

Corellian Defender with Satele Shan, Qyzen Fess, & C2-N2

The Guild

Lady Sabre's Airship Pegasus

Ogre Mark V and Raptor G.E.V.

Dr. Horrible

Mini Mech Gargoyle

There are plenty of other great projects to be found on Cuusoo though. Our favorites include:

Batman: The Dark Knight Action Figure by mmccooey

Avengers: Iron Man Mark VII Armor by mmccooey

Spider-Man: Ultra Pose-able Action Figure by mmccooey

Deadpool Marvel Legends Scale by mmccooey

Spider-Man: The Symbiote Costume by mmccooey

Medieval Market Street by Alexp

Modular Costume Store for Collectible Minifigures by td> Brentwaller

The Drake's Head Inn by Alexp

Goblin Fortress Ruins by Alexp

BACK TO THE FUTURE TRAIN by Grusso

Flooded Temple Ruins by Hinckley

The Wizard's House by Alexp

Log Cabin: Two Seasons by Ssorg

Medieval Travelling Theatre by Bobsy

Medusa's Temple by Strider

Majestic Airship! by Ssorg

Food Truck by Spacysmoke

HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE by Grusso

Mega Man by Alatariel