If you don't know the ReBrick platform, rest assured, you haven't missed a thing: This is a project initiated by LEGO which was to become the crossroads of creativity by bringing together the best in MOCs from all over the world.

The content is there, thanks to the many MOCeurs who take the opportunity to give a little extra visibility to their creations, but the public has not followed.

Overlay on flickr, Mocpages, Brickshelf, etc ... with a not very ergonomic design launched in 2011, the ReBrick platform did not experience the enthusiasm desired by LEGO. Only the tempting endowment competitions organized on a regular basis have attracted a public motivated by the idea of ​​doing battle with the best MOCeurs of the moment to try to win the jackpot.

This is the reason why the manufacturer has revised its copy and learned the lessons of these few years of operation. A new version of the platform will be launched on March 1, and contests will be at the center of this overhaul.

Exit the ambition to profit cheaply from the massive traffic generated by the best creations on flickr and others and to become a showcase for all the existing creativity around LEGO products without too much strain, ReBrick will now continue to centralize content but it will be within the framework of competitions which will allow the best to leave with a few boxes.

See you on March 1st to find out all about it.

In the meantime, here is a teaser of the ReBrick in version 2.0, just to prepare for the announced changes.

From this morning, members of the VIP program can preview the set 76052 Batman Classic TV Series - Batcave on the LEGO Shop.

The only problem is that this relative "advantage" reserved for all those who took five minutes to register (for free) to this loyalty program offered by LEGO is not accompanied by any promotional offer encouraging them to spend the € 289.99 requested by the manufacturer to acquire this set.

Rumor has long associated the polybag 30603 Batman Classic TV Series - Mr Freeze at the launch of this set based on the Batman TV series broadcast in the 60s but it is not.

No polybag, no additional VIP points, nothing other than early access to a set that will be available to all LEGO Shop customers from March 1st.

In any case, it is advisable to wait until at least March 1: The polybag 30603 will perhaps be offered from this date for the acquisition of the set 76052 and an operation of doubling of the VIP points, not confirmed for the moment for France, could take place during the month of March.

Another unconfirmed rumor also announces this polybag  on the LEGO Shop next April.

VIP program or not, the launch of sets whose public price reserves them for a clientele of unconditional fans of the brand deserves better than a banal preview: The production cost of a polybag containing a simple minifigure offered to the first buyers is however largely covered by the margin cleared on a set like the reference 76052 ...

As expected, the set 76052 Batman Classic TV Series - Batcave (289.99 €) is available today for VIP program members at the LEGO Shop. This box will then be accessible to the general public from March 1st.

The bad news of the day: No polybag 30603 Batman Classic TV Series - Mr Freeze offered for the purchase of this set.

Don't panic, if this polybag was offered during the New York Toy Fair to people invited by LEGO to a presentation of its stand reserved for the press, it should logically appear in volume soon.

LEGO has a habit of giving its guests a few exclusive gifts during the New York Toy Fair, but these are usually very limited edition products made especially for the occasion.

The polybag 30603 is not one of these products, it is a classic bag, bearing a standard reference and as such it will logically be available in the usual distribution circuit of LEGO products, perhaps even from the 1st next March, date of the overall sale of the set 76052 Batman Classic TV Series - Batcave.

Obviously, this polybag is already for sale on eBay for a few hundred dollars ...

I almost forgot the next release of this box: LEGO is currently doing a little teasing on social networks for the next set from the LEGO Ideas concept.

Everything we know for now about this reference 21305 Labyrinth Marble Mazeis that it will be available next April at the US public price of $ 69.99 and that this mobile labyrinth will be composed of 769 parts.

Those who have been able to see the final version of the set, which should be officially announced soon, underline its resemblance to the version of the original project (below) except for the Technic pieces used for the "walls" of the labyrinth which would be replaced by bricks.

The N ° 8 of the LEGO Star Wars magazine edited by Panini is available and this is the opportunity to discover the "exclusive" toy that will be offered with the next March issue: It is a Naboo Starfighter with a design very close, except for a few pieces, to the one seen in the set Planet Series 9674 Naboo Starfighter & Naboo released in 2012.

Below are assembly instructions for February's gift (# 8), Luke's Landspeeder, for anyone who would like to assemble the craft using parts from their stockpile. (Very high resolution version on my flickr gallery)