RC BATMAN 1/24 IR Deluxe Batmobile

by Mattel

Product Features

• With exciting lights and sounds, this 1:24 scale Batmobile is a lot like the one in the movie
• Comes with an R/C controller styled like a bat-gadget that attaches to your belt
• Steering allows for forward and reverse so you can get Batman out of any jam
• Do a j-turn, hit the lights, and off you go !
• Kids will be thrilled about this fun and exciting Batmobile

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 12 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000W5V5OI
• Item model number: M0779
• Our recommended age: 3 years and up
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Batteries: 4 AAA batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,233 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

With exciting lights and sounds, this 1:24 scale Batmobile is a lot like the one in the movie. It comes with an R/C controller styled like a bat-gadget that attaches to your belt. With steering in forward and reverse, you can get Batman out of any jam. Do a j-turn, hit the lights, and off you go. Open packaging features a try-me function to get kids thrilled about this fun and exciting Batmobile.

Product Description

With exciting lights and sounds, this 1:24-scale Batmobile is a lot like the one in the movie. It comes with an R/C controller styled like a bat-gadget that attaches to your belt. With steering in forward and reverse, you can get Batman out of any jam. Do a j-turn, hit the lights, and off you go. Batteries included. Measures 7" x 2.5" x 3.87".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Limited play value, January 31, 2009

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Patrick (Oak Park, IL United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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The Batmobile is reasonably well detailed, though rather small. I was disappointed to find out that it has no steering control -- the user can make it go forward and backward, and the car changes its own direction slightly on each back/forth cycle.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Decent Model, Not So Decent Toy, December 28, 2008

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Michael Drotar - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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I was pretty disappointed with this as an R/C car. It's not completely obvious from looking at the controller what the buttons do. From playing with it, it seems like the top-left and bottom-right buttons both propel the vehicle forward. The bottom-left button makes it turn clockwise and go in revers at the same time, and the top-right button just makes it flash its lights and make some noise.

So to clarify, the vehicle can only move in 2 directions: it can move forward in a straight line or it can go in reverse and turn to the left (that's right, you can't go straight back... reverse always turns to the left, and that's the only way to turn as well).

It's also worth mentioning that it's not radio controlled, it uses light like most TV remote controls. That means you have to be pointing the controller towards the vehicle and maintaining a clear line of sight for it to operate. However, this didn't seem to be as big of a problem as the instructions made it sound.

The car does look nice though, at least. You could pop the batteries out and sit it on your shelf, but I'd think you should just buy an actual model if that's all you want.

Children under 5 might not be bothered with the lack of control, but then this thing doesn't seem terribly durable either. The back fins seemed especially cheap, like I could tear them off if I tugged on them.

I'm afraid I couldn't recommend this to anyone.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More durable than expected for the price, July 5, 2010

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Sandra Hawkins (Kennewick, WA, US) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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My grandson decided to send his car down the slide. No problem..it still works fine. Pretty amazing for such an inexpensive car. It only has forward and backward on the controls. But since it also turns when backing up, you can manuever it to change direction.