The custom Iron Patriot minifig offered by Christo (on the right in the photo) has just arrived and this is the opportunity to present it to you along with the one produced by Minifigs4u (on the left). Obviously, the comparison leaves no chance to the custom of Minifigs4u in all areas: quality of printing, general finish and design. the version of Christo is also visually closer to the official LEGO minifigure, except for the helmet of course (Click here).

The finesse of the details on the Christo minifigure is exceptional, and the metallic rendering of the gray parts of the helmet is simply superb. With discharge for Minifigs4u, the prices practiced by these two creators of custom minifigs go from simple to triple, that of Christo being the most expensive. The printing techniques used are also different: Digital printing for Minifigs4u with the inherent flaws in this technique which I had already told you about in another article (See here) and pad printing for Christo.

During San Diego Comic Con 2013, LEGO distributed cards on its booth asking visitors to give their opinion via an online survey that consists of a few questions.

So this is an opportunity to give your opinion to the manufacturer, who will undoubtedly read the responses to this survey more carefully than the emails sent to customer service, and may draw some profitable conclusions from them for years to come.

Please note, as this survey is intended for convention visitors, you will need to be cunning to make yourself heard and answer questions as if you had actually attended Comic Con.

I know it's not very honest to recommend that you use this poll to make your voice heard if you have something to say against LEGO, but considering that every opportunity to voice my opinion is good to take, I advise you so to do the same ...

Clarification : Lego raffle refers to the raffles that awarded the few hundred exclusive minifigs to the lucky ones.

The survey in English can be found at this address.

Finally, here is more information about this new house license: LEGO Mixels is in fact the result of a partnership between the Cartoon Network chain and LEGO.

These two major players in the world of children's entertainment are joining forces to create a franchise that brings together television content, video games and construction toys.

While the American channel will broadcast the animated short films, LEGO will market the above minifigures, which can be combined with each other and which will be launched in three successive waves during 2014 at very competitive prices.

A mobile application will also be launched in 2014.

This range is obviously aimed at the youngest customers of LEGO.

I'll pass you the rest of the press release about LEGO's desire to continue to offer products that promote creativity, etc, etc ... You can read it in full (And in English) at this address.

The wave of The LEGO Movie is coming slowly but surely and this first real LEGO movie will obviously benefit from unprecedented media and marketing support: star actors for the voices, duo of experienced directors, video games, ranges of derivative products of all kinds. ..

The first books are starting (already) to point the tip of their nose at Amazon, and among the many books announced (I'll pass you the sticker albums ...) there is one that will a priori be accompanied by a minifigure (Exclusive or not) at the publisher Scholastic, specializing in books for the youngest. This "Activity book"of 32 pages is sold for less than € 7 with a release date set for January 2014.

DK is not left out and already announces a "Essential Guide"64 pages sold for less than € 12. No indication of the possible presence of a minifigure with the book, but anything is possible ... Also released in January 2014.

No visuals of these works for the moment.

For its part, LEGO has put online the official website dedicated to the film and the sets of the range at this address, with a video which for the moment does not launch ...

345149 LEGO The Movie: The Essential Guide	-	-	-	-	-
624614 LEGO The Movie: Activity Book (incl. Minifigure)	-	-	-	-	-
624622 LEGO The Movie: Guide Book	-	-	-	-	-

You probably remember the exclusive minifigure printed in 500 copies distributed at New York Comic Con 2012: Leonardo in black version accompanied by his skateboard (See here).

As is the case with those low-circulation minifigs given out at special events, this version is selling on eBay (Click here to see current offers) for several hundred euros.

Here is therefore double good news: Germans, Austrians and Swiss can try their luck on the German version of the Nickelodeon channel's site with a little game (Click here) very simple allowing to win one of the 100 minifigs put into play.

In addition, this hundred minifigs should come to replenish eBay shelves and undoubtedly lower (slightly, let's not get carried away ...) the price asked by sellers for this version that many collectors would gladly add to their TMNT inventory. ...

The only downside is that the game is reserved for Germans, Austrians and Swiss. Nothing equivalent on French version from the site of the chain, at least for now.