This was one of my first LEGO Batman Movie sets. From reading Batman comics, I knew I'd want Basil Karlo in figure form. I'm glad LEGO released him, although I would have expected him to be more Big Fig scale and similar to the first LEGO Batman video game. I am glad they brick built him because the stud adds a lot of texturing to how he would look when he is changing his form.

PROS:

- Size, especially for price. Clayface is quite huge. You can capture the difference in scale by looking at the picture, but having it in your hands he looks monstrous.

- Two unique figures. One being the brick built Clayface of course, but also the mayor. She isn't a crucial character to have necessarily, but I always welcome new prints and skin colors.

- Variety in Clayface's hands. You can have two stud shooters or switch one out for a clay hammer. The stud shooters work really well with that new piece. But be careful, you don't want to loose the new medium nougat colored studs. They are rare now, but will likely be plentiful in the future.

- I like that it is sturdy despite all of the small pieces. It also holds its weight quite well. The feet are broad enough it stands up well without tipping over.

- All of the medium nougaty goodness...Yum!

CONS:

- The price is good, but keep in mind how many tiny pieces are included. The 1x1 round stud is in abundance, so that will artificially inflate the piece count.

- Another Batman. This will be a complaint in all of my reviews since I already have so many of them. But if you are only getting one set, then it is important they included him.

- It would be nice to see some actual fingers, but I don't think that pieces comes in medium nougat yet and the designers probably wanted to work in the stud shooter for play value. If they ever release them in the right color, I will have to modify at least one hand to grab Batman and the other to shoot him.

OVERALL OPINION:

I am a fan of this set. It is a lot bigger than you expect from pictures. The price is acceptable for the number of pieces, but I still had to wait for a sale. The moment I found one on Amazon, I clicked buy and haven't looked back. Even if you don't care about Batman or Clayface, I would recommend this set. A lot of recolored pieces will help it sell itself.