The high definition visuals are finally available on the official LEGO website. Small precision for all intents and purposes, these images are in the cache of the LEGO site because they will be used to illustrate the sheets of the products when they are sold on the LEGO Shop. These are not photos stolen, nor stored there by mistake.

As a reminder, all these sets except the 6865 Captain America's Avenging Cycle are already listed at Amazon:

6866 Wolverine's Chopper Showdown  
6867 Loki's Cosmic Cube Escape 
6868 Hulk's Helicarrier Breakout    
6869 Quinjet Aerial Battle 

4529 Iron Man 
4530 Hulk 
4597 Captain America 

Click on the thumbnails to view the visual in large format, please note these images are in very high resolution:

We almost all agree that the set 6860 The Batcave did not revolutionize the way of interpreting this place. Children can play with it, but the older ones still look for the walls of ... the cellar, the cave, the underground ...

In short, Orion Pax had already proposed a vision of the Batcave all in darkness and in rocks populated by bats. Outer Rim Emperor, which now offers its Batcave MOC, admits to having been largely inspired by the work of Orion Pax and the result is once again rather pleasant.

The Batcave actually looks like a ... cellar that Batman has taken up residence in. This MOC is full of details, the rocky surfaces are finely executed and the Batmobile is very successful. So, I suggest you let go of your RIS episode and go on the Outer Rim Emperor flickr gallery or its MOCpages space to discover all the hidden treasures of Batman's lair.

There are the MOCeurs who create according to their inspiration, their budget and their attention to detail without taking into account the technical and commercial constraints that LEGO imposes on itself to design its official sets and there are the others ... Those who try to produce MOCs by trying to respect the usual codes of the manufacturer in terms of price / content ratio, finish and marketing / financial compromise ...

Nuju Metru has embarked on an ambitious project that began long before the official announcement of the LOTR range by LEGO: To propose a series of MOCs, or rather alternative sets, which could form a range of products marketed by the manufacturer. The result is astonishing: We find the spirit of the sets in the range System, with its ends of walls, its pieces of places and its functionalities intended to bring the essential playability to the whole.

Each of the six sets is skillfully thought out and very well done. We find there the usual techniques of the manufacturer with the obvious choices that must be made to ensure a certain commercial realism.

Some will find these MOCs disappointing because of their simplicity, but this style exercise should not be viewed as a simple attempt to create micro scenes in the universe of Lord of the Rings. The sacrifices that are made here have obviously been well thought out.

To discover all the sets of this parallel range, go to the flickr gallery by Nuju Metru. It's full of great shots featuring these mini scenes that all compare to the official LEGO Lord of the Rings range.

Well, the title, I know, I shouldn't have ...

Here is the Rancor seen by 2x4, author of several MOCs which I have already told you about here.

Obviously, it's well done, it's pretty, well presented and creative, but I can't help but think back to that scene seen in the cartoon The Padawan Threat where we discover a Rancor figurine whose passage in production would delight me ...

And I would be even happier if this figurine was delivered in a set reproducing the pit of the creature that would fit under the Jabba palace of the set 9516 Jabba's Palace planned for this summer ...

While waiting for my dream to come true and to see more about this 2x4 achievement, go to his flickr gallery.

He is the type to whom we must complain or congratulate depending on the case because he is the origin of several sets of the LEGO Super Heroes 2012 range (DC Universe & Marvel).

To his credit : 6858 Catwoman Catcycle City Chase, 6860 The Batcave, 6863 Batwing Battle Over Gotham City or the latest news from the Marvel range with sets 6865 Captain America's Avenging Cycle et 6869 Quinjet Aerial Battle.

Originally from Portugal and member of LUG Lusitanien 0937 Community since 2008 he joined Billund in October 2010 as a Designer.

Do not hesitate to visit his flickr gallery, he presents his work and comments on each image with some behind-the-scenes information on the design of these sets he worked on.

His blog: http://marcosbessa.blogspot.com/
His space MOCpages
Sa flickr gallery