This is a review of JISI 7144 Ultimate Batmobile which is based on Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman Movie. Unfortunately the design is a unauthorized copy of Dave Slater’s MOC. JISI is a brand own by Decool, who market clone of LEGO related sets under JISI. The Decool brand was reserved for its in-house design sets. The reviews is possible thanks to photos from CK.

First look at the JISI 7144 box, with a handle at the top, and 4 smaller inner boxes with numbers 1-4.

The size of 1989 Tim Burton Batman Movie Batmobile.

Instruction manual for Jisi 7144 1989 Batman Movie Batmobile.

Transfer stickers. After you paste the stickers, rub on them to transfer the print to the surface, and peel off the film.

Let’s work on the bag Number 1: there is a small bag on correction in manual and replacement parts. Apparently the first batch that Jisi produced had issues with certain parts. Our batch is the ones with replacement parts shipped.

Bag 2. Batman builds in black or really dark gray! A nice gold-chrome rim!

Bag 3: Parts for the left panel of the Batmobile. The light bricks for the two headlights are included.

Bag 4: To build the right panel of the Batmobile.

Batmobile completed. The panels are connected to the middle with two technic pins but sturdy enough to hold together.

The set came with one Batman minifigure. We couldn’t tell which design it’s based on.

The head could glow in the dark.

Tony Stark had the Ironman suits, while Bruce Wayne had cool looking Batmobile. Dave Slater’s MOC of the 1989 movie Batmobile perhaps is the best MOC so far.

If the gold-chrome rim bothers you because it is not black and gray, find the alternative LEGO part on bricklink.

Slide to prop up the machine gun. However it didn’t always work properly.

The canopy can be moved forward, though the sliding mechanism was different to the movie.

The dashboard are printed parts.

Today Batman go solo, without Robin or any companion.

Gold decorating parts which are different to the original MOC.

Transform into Batmissile! In the movie, the Batman had to ditch the side panels to force through a narrow alley.

Light up headlight, you have to switch on the light brick before attaching the panels to the batmissle.

JISI 7144 Batmobile of 1989 Batman Movie

Comparison between Dave Slater MOC and JISI copycat! JISI had made some modification to the original design, in which the front turbine had changed to gold chrome and side exhaust pipes were gold instead of grey. That don’t bother us though it did deviated from movie design.

Dave Slater MOC

JISI 7144

Side by side comparison between Decool 7116 (LEGO 7784) and JISI 7144. JISI 7144 was smaller in size.

Decool used another part supplier called Gobricks, which SY is using as well. The parts quality is top notch and tight enough for this build, which had lots of connection using single stud. In short, this is the best iteration of Batmobile from Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman Movie. We urged those who bought JISI 7144 paid for the instruction manual so the designer Dave Slater would get compensated. We can’t do anything to prevent the China clone bricks makers from stealing the MOC design, at least we could do our part in paying the original designer. You may order JISI 7144 Batmobile from Aliexpress.

Update as of Nov 9 2019. LEGO had released UCS Batmobile 76139. BrickVault in its Youtube reviews had made a size comparison between LEGO 76139 and Dave Slater’s MOC. The LEGO version is larger compared to JISI 7144. However we do feel Dave Slater version is better in its own way as it could split up and turn into Batmissile.