17/05/2016 - 15:02 Lego news

LEGO Molding Color Palette 2016

For those interested, LEGO has posted an updated version of the color palette currently used in its factories online.

If you want to frame it and put it on the wall of your bedroom or living room, the file is to download in PDF format at this address.

This file will probably not be of any use to you, the color codes do not even match those used. by Bricklink...

17/05/2016 - 11:32 Lego news

rogue one visual guide spoilers

If you don't want to know anything about the movie, don't read on, don't click anything, close your eyes immediately.

A few pages from Visual Guide official movie Rogue One: A Star Wars are online and it's an opportunity to learn a little more about the characters (the possible minifigs and others Building Figures expected for next September) and on the vehicles (the parts that will accompany the minifigs) of the film.

Over the pages, we discover a U-Wing Rebel Starfighter, Tie striker, AT-ACT Imperial Walker or a transport of imperial troops.

On the casting side, close-up on Jyn Erso, Captain Cassian Andor, Baze, Bodhi, the aliens Bistan and Pao, Chirrut, the droid K-2SO, Director "C'est pas Thrawn" Krennic, a few Death Troopers, etc. .

I remind you that LEGO has planned five sets System (References 75152 to 75156) and three Buildable Figures (References 75119 to 75121) to accompany, a few months in advance, the release of the film in December 2016.

If you like LEGOs, you won't be able to escape spoilers in September. Not to mention what will probably be unveiled during Star Wars Celebration in London next July ...

If you want to know more, click on the images below.

(seen on Jedi Library)

17/05/2016 - 10:01 Lego news

LEGO Dimensions - 71342 Green Arrow (Limited Edition)

If there are complete collectors of everything closely or remotely related to the LEGO Dimensions game, they will be happy (or not) to learn that the polybag after which we will have to run in the coming weeks is a limited edition. from Green Arrow with golden RFID base.

The minifigure is not exclusive, it is identical to that of the set 76028 Darkseid Invasion released in 2015.

The character will obviously be playable, and we do not yet know on what occasion this bag bearing the reference 71342 will be offered / distributed.

We do know, however, that a few copies have already been sold. for around forty euros on eBay...

Another bag from the same barrel with Supergirl (LEGO reference 71340) will also be available, probably during E3 which will take place from June 14 to 16 ...

17/05/2016 - 09:37 Lego news

70326 The Black Knight Mech

For those interested, the visuals of the Nexo Knights set 70326 The Black Knight Mech are now available.

In the box, 530 pieces, Robin, a Squirebot, an Ash Attacker, Whiparella and 3 Nexo Powers. US retail price: $ 39.99.

Just a thought in passing: How can LEGO come up with something based on an animated series itself based on toys and ensure that the reproduction of the stuff in question is NOT faithful to the version seen on TV?

black knight mech tv show nexo knights
In the animated series, the robot piloted by Robin is BLACK. Not blue, gray and black, but GRAY and BLACK ... And I'm not even talking about the reproduction of the shield and the sword ...

On the left in the image above, the robot from the set 70327 The King's Mech, whose reproduction is relatively faithful.

The usual approximations of movie-based LEGO sets are often justified by the fact that LEGO works very early on in derivative products and often only has access to very preliminary visuals or content provided by the studios.

But in the case of the Nexo Knights range, a house license, how does LEGO manage to offer a derivative product that bears no resemblance to the reference content it claims to reproduce? If you have a credible explanation, I'll listen to you (Unless Jean-Michel Apeupré now works at LEGO ...).

70326 The Black Knight Mech

15/05/2016 - 22:23 Lego news

LEGO Minifigures Online

Funcom, publisher of the LEGO Minifigures Online video game has just released its annual accounts for 2015.

Throughout the pages of this somewhat indigestible document we learn that this game, offered in Freemium (free with in-app purchases) at the beginning then paid for during the year 2015, does not bring much more to the studio and that the planned objectives were not reached in 2014 and 2015:

Funcom communicated in the Q3 2014 report that the initial numbers coming in from the first weeks of live data indicated that it would take longer than planned to achieve the internal targets for player and returned in 2014 and 2015.

The Company has during 2015 been unable to improve these numbers. As a result of this the revenues generated by LEGO® Minifigures Online did not meet the internal forecasts.

The Company has therefore fully written off the underlying assets of the game.
As of the time of this annual report, the Company does not find it likely that any of the game metrics will improve, and has adjusted its investment in the game accordingly.

The license agreement with LEGO for the LEGO® Minifigures Online game ends October 2016.

As a logical consequence of this financial finding, the development team in charge of the game has been relocated to other projects:

The LEGO® Minifigures Online game launched on all platforms in June 2015 and was kept up to date with the release of several LEGO® Minifigures physical products during the year.

Due to the low revenues originating from this product, the development team was moved to other projects.

Updates to the game should therefore be very rare in the coming months and Collectible Minifig Series 16 (71013) should in principle be the last to integrate codes to unlock the virtual versions of the different characters in the game.

The contract between Funcom and LEGO ending in October 2016, we know the rest ...

We'll get over it.