Go ahead for a new contest that will allow the lucky winner to get a copy of the LEGO Ideas set 21319 Central Perk accompanied for the occasion by the pretty collector mug currently offered at LEGO. This mug (ref. Lego 5006068) is nothing exceptional, but fans of the American sitcom are often fans of this type of derivative product and many of them do not necessarily want to buy a copy of the LEGO Ideas set to get it.

To validate your participation in this competition, all you have to do is identify yourself via the interface below and follow the instructions provided. As usual, it is a question of finding information on the official online store and then correctly answering the question asked. At the end of the participation phase, the winner will be chosen by drawing lots from among the correct answers.

Your contact details (name / nickname, email address, IP) are only used within the framework of this competition and will not be kept beyond the drawing of lots which will designate the winner. As usual, this no-obligation competition is open to all residents of mainland France, DOM & TOM, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

The prize is provided by myself, it will be sent to the winner by me and by Colissimo followed with insurance and signature on delivery (and suitable packaging) as soon as their contact details are confirmed by return email.

As always, I reserve the right to disqualify any participant who has attempted to defraud or hijack the entry system in order to increase their chances of winning. Hateful and bad losers to abstain, the others will have more chances to win.

Good luck to everyone !

The sign Super Bricks recently offered the possibility of personalizing your LEGO parts thanks to a new printing service. The technique adopted is UV printing which has the advantage of allowing the production of small series or unique pieces with a relatively reasonable production cost compared to pad printing which involves very high fixed preparation costs, costs which are then not incurred. amortized only thanks to the quantity produced.

The result obtained by UV printing is quite acceptable on small surfaces, even if the process does not make it possible to obtain the visual uniformity guaranteed by pad printing, in particular on solid surfaces. The production times are much shorter than with pad printing, the drying of inks by polymerization under UV radiation being immediate.

This UV printing process which makes it possible not to "dig" the parts as is the case with the engraving already offered by several brands, is also used by LEGO for its Minifigure Factory installed in some LEGO Stores, a service that allows you to personalize and print very quickly on a souvenir minifig of your visit to the store.

As an example, in the photo above, Yoda's torso is pad printed, the other three pieces were printed by the sign. Up close, the ink drops deposited by the UV printer are visible, but the effect fades with distance and the ink overlay remains reasonable. The durability of the printed parts is excellent, as long as you take care of them.

To obtain personalized items, you must formulate your request using the form found at this address by adding the visuals you want to print and specifying the format and quantity. The brand will provide you with a quote, then it's up to you to see if the asking price is right for you.

In addition to the service that allows you to request the personalization of your elements, Super Briques sells more than a hundred pieces already printed with various and varied patterns such as city signs, road signs or accessories for your shops and your dioramas.

For those who take these parameters into account: the service is not subcontracted, the printing is carried out in France by the brand itself, on official LEGO parts and with inks meeting current standards.

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The launch of the LEGO set 10282 adidas Originals Superstar (731 - 99.99 €) which will take place on July 1st on the official online store will in principle allow you to obtain a small promotional set, the reference 40486 adidas Originals Superstar.

The content of this small box of 92 pieces which offers a black mini-version of the model accompanied by a minifig in the colors of the adidas brand is visible in the presentation video of its big sister posted by LEGO on its youtube channel.

The logo of the tongue and that of the part which serves as the torso of the minifigure are stickers, there are only the three white bands on the shoe which are pad printed. Those who collect minifigs in sachets will have recognized the torso of one of the minifigs seen in 2018 in the series 18 (ref. 71021), which here becomes a shoebox.

LEGO has not yet confirmed the conditions of the offer, we will have to wait a little longer to know if this box will be offered only for the purchase of the set. 10282 adidas Originals Superstar or if it will be a more global offer subject to purchase but without restriction of range.

The June 2021 issue of the official LEGO Batman magazine is currently available on newsstands and allows you to get Robin's minifig already seen in 2020 in the set 76159 Joker's Trike Chase (54.99 €) accompanied by a surfboard bat.

The next issue of this magazine will be released on September 10, 2021 and it will be accompanied by a minifig of the Penguin accompanied by his remote-controlled penguin. The minifig is obviously not new or exclusive, it is the one already delivered in 2020 in the set 76158 Batboat: The Penguin Pursuit (9.99 €) and in the pack of minifigs and accessories 40453 Batman vs The Penguin & Harley Quinn (€ 14.99) in 2021.

We continue to quickly go around the expected novelties in the LEGO Star Wars range from August 1 with the set 75310 Duel on Mandalore, a small box of 147 pieces which will be sold at the public price of 19.99 €.

The set is inspired by episodes 10 (The Phantom Apprentice) and 11 (shattered) from the 7th season of the animated series The Clone Wars with the possibility of reproducing the duel between Ahsoka Tano and Darth Maul and then locking the latter in the Mandalorian Vault, the sarcophagus from which he will then escape with the help of Ahsoka.

The proposed scenes, which will remain in the memory of fans for a long time, undoubtedly deserved better than this really summary interpretation. However, LEGO only highlights here the duel between the two players, as is historically the case in other boxes with such minimalist content since 1999, the most recent being the references 75236 Duel on Starkiller Base (2019) et 75269 Duel on Mustafar (2020)

I had the opportunity to speak recently with two of the designers of the LEGO Star Wars range and their only excuse to justify the existence of this mini-set is to want to offer a range of products that allows all budgets to be met. to please.

It makes sense, but The Clone Wars is not a series only liked by the youngest people who are trying to make the most of their pocket money and many older fans with a little more purchasing power also appreciate this series and always hope to be able to make a difference. offer derivative products a little more elaborate than this type of ultra-minimalist set.

The iconic throne of the animated series The Clone Wars is summed up at its simplest and the whole really lacks volume to do justice to the reference version. It is too compact to hope for a sufficient level of detail and the thing is probably only there to justify the designation of construction toy of the product.

The stained glass window placed just behind the armchair tilts backwards, a reference to the duel between the two protagonists and which sees Darth Maul being thrown against the glass. The functionality at least has the merit of existing but we do not find the two side openings left by the passage of the lightsaber. For once, I am not going to blame LEGO for diverting elements from their primary function and the two orange colored sheets advantageously replace the lights installed on each side of the throne.

The Mandalorian Vault is very correct for a reproduction on this scale but it lacks a sticker inside to reproduce the orange atmosphere seen on the screen. The very large sticker which covers the door of the sarcophagus is graphically well executed but it is on a transparent background and the glue hides a little from certain angles the opening through which we can usually distinguish the face of Darth Maul. A cut in this area would have ensured better visibility.

We could blame the designer for not having used the new saber handle available in quantity in the Monkie Kid range to finally equip Darth Maul with a more suitable accessory, we will be satisfied with the usual handle.

The interest of the set obviously lies in the two minifigs provided and only Darth Maul is partially unpublished with a torso and legs very faithful to the outfit seen on the screen and a head identical to that of the "exclusive" minifig supplied with the 'work LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia New Edition . The crown of thorns clipped to Maul's head is the one used by LEGO since 2011. Ahsoka Tano's minifig is not unique, it is the one seen in the set 75283 Armored Assault Tank (AAT) marketed since 2020.

In the end, this little set lacks ambition and the scenes in question deserved in my opinion a more serious treatment. The Star Wars range often has a bit of trouble daring to develop iconic locations with the same level of detail as the countless ships it offers and that's a bit of a shame. A real diorama that honors the context of this mythical duel would have been welcome, but we will have to be content with this little set, a little too expensive for what it has to offer.

Note: The set presented here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at 1er July 2021 next at 23pm. For newcomers, know that you just need to post a comment to participate in the draw.

Update : The winner was drawn and was notified by email, his nickname is indicated below. Without a response from him to my request for contact details within 5 days, a new winner will be drawn.