Beginner
≈ 33 hSuggested range19 h 45 min – 53 h
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DC Comics Super Heroes · SET 76271
Batman: The Animated Series Gotham City
Gotham becomes a large three-dimensional panel inspired by the animated series. Skyline, frame and small buildings require a long build of repeated details and precise orientations.
- Pieces
- 4,210
- Release year
- 2024
- Theme
- DC Comics Super Heroes
- Set number
- 76271
- LEGO recommended age
- 18+
- Archived regional retail price · Germany
- 299.99 €
Archived regional retail price in the stated market and currency. It does not establish the Italian launch price; no estimated currency conversion. Brickset ↗ · Reference checked on 22 October 2026
Official English name verified at: LEGO English archive ↗ · Checked on 26 October 2026.
TIME TO BUILD
How long does it take to build Batman: The Animated Series Gotham City?
A starting point for planning your build. Times for each experience level are editorial estimates, not measurements submitted by HowLongToBuild users.
Editorial estimate · first build
Intermediate
≈ 22 hSuggested range13 h – 35 h 15 minExperienced
≈ 15 h 30 minSuggested range9 h – 24 h 45 minBased on one person building the set for the first time, following the original instructions and using numbered bags where supplied. Includes normal piece-finding and minor adjustments; excludes long breaks, filming, dismantling and modifications. Sources may use different methods. This range is neither a statistical interval nor a limit: your build may take less or more time.
How we estimate times · sources and method
Editorial assessment: Gotham becomes a large three-dimensional panel inspired by the animated series. Skyline, frame and small buildings require a long build of repeated details and precise orientations. Batman lettering tops the frame, with figures and small separate stands. A first build following the instructions, including normal piece finding; an adult may help when needed. Breaks, subsequent play and any alternative models are excluded. For older sets, unnumbered bags or previously mixed pieces may prolong sorting. No verified timed build: indicative values with substantial variation.
Sources do not always specify the builder’s experience. The three experience bands are our editorial assessment, based on the complexity of the set and individual accounts where available.
- LEGO · set-specific instructions ↗
Official name, pieces, age and imagery; no timed building data.
- LEGO · set manual ↗
Document for this set number. The duration is an editorial estimate, not a LEGO timing.
Checked: 26 October 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.
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Inside the set
A city in relief
Towers and buildings project from the composition's red background.
LEGO sourceA title above the city
Batman lettering tops the frame, with figures and small separate stands.
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The stories, places and inventions behind your build.
Animated Gotham
The animated series launched in 1992 follows Bruce Wayne's fight against crime in Gotham.
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DC describes the 1992 return through rainy nights and a more reflective Batman. The series introduced characters including Harley Quinn and Renee Montoya. Animation did more than adapt existing stories: it added elements that influenced Gotham’s portrayal across other media.
Behind the production
The series reinterprets Art Deco through shadow and unsettling architecture.
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The Wolfsonian–FIU explains Dark Deco through tall geometric buildings, shadow and rich colours. It is not a separate formal historical style, but a way of viewing Art Deco through an unsettling lens. Architecture becomes part of the story’s mood.
Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026
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BEYOND THE BRICKS
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Films, series, books and music connected to this model or its universe.
Batman: The Animated Series
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Strings and piano weave through electronic pulses, balancing momentum and suspension. A fit for patient builds alternating repeated sections and more expressive details.
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