Because it is not only the polybags to which we are not entitled in life, the Store Calendar of September 2013 presents a nice little contest which should be within the reach of the majority of the young readers of the blog: The contest of miniature models 2013.

It's very simple: Are you between 6 and 14 years old? Create a model of 24 to 40 bricks on the theme of autumn or more precisely the month of October (! ??), take a picture, print the downloadable participation form at this address and send it to the specified email address.

What do we win: The eternal recognition of LEGO, the presentation of the winning MOC as model of the month 2014 in the Store Calendar from December 2013 and € 100 of LEGO sets.

The contest is open until September 30 and the winner will be chosen on November 30.

If you want to participate, read the downloadable operation rules carefully at this address, get your parents permission and get started ...

LEGO has just unveiled the two "Holiday Sets"from 2013, which will be free for any order of a minimum amount of $ 99 (€ 99 with us?) on the LEGO Shop and in the LEGO Stores during the months of October and November.

From October 14 to 31, 2013, it will therefore be possible to obtain set 40082 (115 pieces), i.e. the $ 100 tree merchant, his employee, his mini-shop and his trees.

The set 40083 (118 pieces) containing the delivery man, his cart, his tree and his pickup, will be offered from November 29 to December 2 during the weekend "Brick friday".

All this will advantageously complement the Christmas market of the set 10235 Winter Village Market, for those who want to create a winter diorama in their living room on the occasion of the end of the year celebrations ...

I do not comment on the availability of this offer with us, I was a little too optimistic about this lately ...

Note that VIP points will be doubled in the USA throughout the month of October. This should also be the case with us. Though...

An interesting article to read (If you speak Portuguese) or to watch in the N ° 1 of the MOGazine published by the LUG Comunidade 0937 (Accessible here): Marcos Bessa, designer at LEGO and creator of many sets of the LEGO Super Heroes range (6860 The Batcave, 6863 Batwing Battle Over Gotham City, etc ...), presents the creation process allowing to arrive at a final model by taking for example the Quinjet of the set 6869 Quinjet Aerial Battle released in 2012.

I took the liberty of bringing you together here some of the different versions of this machine, from the first sketches by Luis F. Castaneda to version 1.0 very close to the final model.

But not for us ...

Indeed, the 10232 Palace Cinema set details on the LEGO Shop US indicates that a special sticker bearing the LEGO reference 5002891 and featuring the poster from The LEGO Movie (Released in 2014) is offered for any order of the set between September 1 and December 31, 2013:

"... Free The LEGO Movie Mini Poster Sticker (item 5002891) is valid September 1 through 11:59 pm EST December 31,2013, or while supplies last. Offer is valid on shop.LEGO.com and at LEGO Stores. Offer is only is valid with the purchase of 10232 Palace Cinema, while supplies last ..."

On the French LEGO Shop, no mention of this offer on the set sheet for the time being. I trust that the site has not yet been updated and that French sets fans Modulars They too will be able to access this special offer allowing them to add the film poster to the cinema facade ...

Amazon UK references a DVD version of the animated mini-saga The Yoda Chronicles, containing the first two episodes of the trilogy: The Phantom Clone and Menace of the Sith. The release date is set for September 30.

The bad news in the story is that this DVD will not contain an exclusive minifigure or Blu-ray version.

I also find it rather surprising that a DVD containing only the first two episodes is marketed. Perhaps we will be entitled later to a real box containing the entire mini-series AND an exclusive minifigure ... Hope brings life.

To be continued.