11/12/2011 - 10:48 MOCs

Tumbler by CAB & Tiler

He does not hide it, his MOC is largely inspired by the creation of ZetoVince that I presented to you in this article and which you can admire in more detail in his flickr gallery.

The goal for Tiler was to find enough space on this MOC to fit a minifigure inside. The chassis has been completely revisited and modified to articulate around the minifig and the cockpit.

ZetoVince had set the bar very high with his Tumbler, and Tiler has just raised the bar again with this modified and improved version.

To see more, visit CAB & Tiler's flickr gallery.

 

11/12/2011 - 10:34 MOCs

White Witch by HJR

White Witch? This name means nothing to you ? And for good reason, you may have never even heard of the animated series. Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO.

Released in the years 1985/1986, this cartoon whose events took place between Episode III (Revenge of the Sith) and Episode IV (To New Hope) recounted the adventures of the two droids on different planets. A DVD version was released in 2004/2005 which you can get (in English) here:

Star Wars Animated Adventures - Droids (from 12 to 20 €)

It is in this animated series that this C / L-82 Landspeeder appeared modified by its two owners, Thall Joben and Jord Dusat, to participate in the Boonta Speeder Race. This speeder was missing a droid, so R2-D2 was called upon.

Toy maker Kenner Toys has developed a range of Action Figures based on this series, and a model of this White witch had even been presented as a prototype. It was never marketed by Kenner, probably because of the general lack of interest in this cartoon which will not have marked the spirits, even among the most fundamentalist fans.

HJR was therefore inspired by the rare visuals available to reproduce this Landspeeder and his MOC is very successful. It is faithful to the version of Kenner and can accommodate the two minifigs of Thall Joben and Jord Dusat. R2-D2 also has a dedicated slot.

To see more about this MOC, go to HJR's flickr gallery.

Star Wars Animated Adventures - Droids

10/12/2011 - 18:38 Lego news

LEGO Super Heroes DC Universe - 4526 Batman, 4527 The Joker & 4528 Green Lantern

With the effective availability of the LEGO Super Heroes DC Universe range, the first reviews are starting to appear.

LuxorV offers us a detailed review of each of the three sets of the UltraBuild range already released: 4526 Batman, 4527 The Joker et 4528 Green Lantern.

I preferred to ask my 8 year old son for his opinion about these figurines that leave me unmoved. I do not find them very inspired and I rather have the impression that we are dealing with characters of the Hero Factory type for which we would have tried to shoehorn elements of the DC Universe license.

My son is also quite skeptical about these characters. For him, the resemblance is not enough with the original heroes that he knows through movies and cartoons. These characters are therefore of little interest to him. In any case much less than the minifigs of the other sets in the range.

If you want to see these three sets in detail, go to the respective reviews posted by LuxorV on the Eurobricks forum. Many photos are available, we discover the boxes, instructions, the inventory of parts provided and the various stages of construction.

Make up your own mind here:

Review 4526 Batman by LuxorV

Review 4527 The Joker by LuxorV

Review 4528 Green Lantern by LuxorV

 

10/12/2011 - 18:21 Lego news

7958 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar: Lambda-Class Shuttle

Another ship today with this largely average Imperial shuttle. No big innovation in terms of creativity on this model, which however remains immediately identifiable.

She reminds me of the set 20016 BrickMaster Imperial Shuttle released in 2010. The scale is obviously not the same.

If you can, get this set, it is very successful. It is still available for sale on Bricklink for just under 15 €.

20016 BrickMaster Imperial Shuttle

Otherwise you can always try to reproduce the MOC of the day from Brickdoctor using the .lxf file provided: 2011SWAdventDay10.lxf.

Midi-Scale Lambda-Class T-4a Shuttle by Brickdoctor

10/12/2011 - 12:07 Lego news

6857 The Dynamic Duo Funhouse Escape

This is a well-guarded surprise from LEGO.

No one saw this set coming 6857 The Dynamic Duo Funhouse Escape which has just appeared on the LEGO Shop US... 

This shows once again that LEGO still has the ability to not let certain information filter out ....

This set of 380 pieces and 5 minifigs: Batman, Robin, The Joker, The Riddler and Harley Quinn is announced for December 15th. We have been wondering so far if The Riddler and Harley Quinn would be together in a set, so we have the answer.

Sold in the US for $ 39.99, this feature-packed, minifig-packed playset that collectors eagerly await should quickly become the steal of this first wave of LEGO Super Heroes DC Universe sets.

Enthusiasm is already taking hold of the various AFOLs forums where this set is very well received ....

Note that the other sets in the range are also listed on the LEGO Shop US, and announced for December 15. The and 6858 Catwoman Catcycle City Chase is $ 12.99, the set 6863 Batwing Battle Over Gotham City at $ 34.99 and the set 6864 The Batmobile and the Two-Face Chase is $ 49.99.
UltraBuild sets 4526 Batman, 4527 The Joker et 4528 Green Lantern are $ 14.99.

6857 The Dynamic Duo Funhouse Escape