Below, the next custom minifig Super Heroes proposed by David Hall alias Solid Brix Studios : Green Arrow.

The minifigure, created by HJ Media Studios, is really successful and the 3D rendering presented is simply superb.

But, because there is a but, I bought a minifigure in the past in the shop of Solid Brix Studios, in this case his Iron Patriot (See this article), and I was a little disappointed with the final rendering because of the printing technique used (Digital printing) which gives a result which is absolutely not comparable with that obtained in pad printing (Pad printing).

I will therefore wait to see the first pictures of the future buyers of this new custom to decide whether or not I spend a few tens of dollars to add this visually very attractive minifig to my collection.

Here are our Mexican friends, big suppliers of minifigs on eBay, this time with Iron Patriot from polybag 30168 offered for any pre-order of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game at Walmart and Gamestop.de sold for 40 $, without its bag or its accessories ...

Also seen on eBay, a Hungarian seller who offered five polybags at a price of 25 € each. The five sachets sold out in record time ...

It would seem that Iron Patriot is therefore produced both in the manufacturer's Mexican factories (for the US market) but also in the manufacturing units located in Eastern Europe.

If you want my opinion, it bodes well for European availability of this polybag. But that's just a guess, don't blame me if in the end it isn't ...

Let's get over the main problem right away: Yes, these collectors souvenirs distributed by LEGO at various events are too exclusive to be affordable. They obviously generate pleasure for all those who can get them on the spot or offer them via the Internet and frustration among “complete” collectors who must resolve to ignore a product that will be eternally missing from their inventory.

That being said, what will be the exclusive products that LEGO will distribute or sell during the next San Diego Comic Con and Star Wars Celebration Europe II? Nothing has filtered out yet. As every year, the exclusive LEGO products that will be offered do not appear in the various lists published on the respective sites of the events concerned. These lists only indicate the products that will be marketed on site by the various exhibitors. The one for San Diego Comic Con is at this address, that of Celebration Europe II at this address.

We shouldn't be too long to be fixed, however, and I hope the 2013 vintage won't be as expensive and / or frustrating as the 2012 one: The four minifigs (Shazam, Bizarro, Black spidey et Phoenix) 1000 copies printed and distributed at San Diego Comic Con 2012 have convinced many collectors, especially Europeans, that LEGO had the ability to offer us something other than an umpteenth version of Batman, but that the manufacturer was not doing necessarily case of the general craze for superhero minifigs by making some of them (too) exclusive.

On the other hand, the mini-series of tin cans on the LEGO Star Wars theme sold for $ 40 and already available in three sets, each printed at 1000 copies (Darth Maul and his Sith Infiltrator sold at San Diego Comic Con 2012, Luke and his Landspeeder sold at New York Comic Con 2012, and finally Boba Fett and his mini Slave I sold during Celebration VI also in 2012) is in my opinion an initiative that fits perfectly with the mission that these collectors memories must fulfill.

I hope that LEGO will continue to offer us this range of boxes this year with one or two different sets. The potential is enormous, the principle is nice, the collector's side is obvious and the content is exclusive "but not too much". Celebration Europe II is a perfect opportunity to add a fourth box to this mini-range.

When it comes to superhero minifigs, I'm more reserved: Four minifigs for a single event is too much: Trying to buy them at a fair price on eBay in the days following their availability is an arduous quest even if the pleasure finding them for a reasonable budget compensates for the necessary efforts (physical and financial).

One or two exclusive minifigs, Iron Patriot for example, as was the case in 2011 with Batman (SDCC & NYCC 2011), Green Lantern (SDCC & NYCC 2011) and Superman (NYCC 2011 - Which incidentally only remained exclusive for a few weeks) would be more than enough to satisfy everyone: Those who are there would have their collector's souvenir, those who have to buy them on eBay would spend less and those who could not. getting them would be a little less frustrated ...

In any case, I am already preparing for the hunt for collector souvenirs. Regarding San Diego Comic Con, my fingers crossed because I'm going to have to go through eBay. I will be at Celebration Europe II at the end of July in the company of Omar Ovalle in particular and even if nothing has been confirmed for the moment, I already know that it will be necessary to cunning to reach the LEGO stand before the daily quota of exclusive products ... We can always assume that Yoda's minifigure seen during the various launch operations of The Yoda Chronicles saga will be there, as will the polybag of the Clone Trooper Lieutenant already distributed during Star Wars Days in California, even if LEGO will undoubtedly celebrate the event with a new product ...

It's almost Christmas, and collectors of LEGO Star Wars products of all kinds know it well, a beautiful tree must have at least one Hallmark decoration hanging from one of its branches.

After Darth Vader in 2011 and a Stromtrooper in 2012, the manufacturer of decorations and ornaments Hallmark declines its range under license LEGO Star Wars and presents, a little in advance, its new creation for 2013 with in the spotlight the inevitable Yoda.

Personally, these characters to hang on the branches do not attract me at all, so I regularly ignore this type of goodies.

It is sold $ 14.95 on the official website of the brand and sometimes on amazon.

Christmas is approaching at high speed, quickly take out the crib and the fairy lights ...

If you follow, you probably remember this competition organized by LEGO in 2012 and whose objective was to market the model designed by a MOCeur on the basis of the frame of the set 9398 4x4 Crawler.

The winner, rm88, had won with almost 50% of the vote during the vote organized to determine the creation which would be published in 20.000 copies and put on sale on the LEGO Shop as of August 1st (US price announced: $ 199.99 ).

To be honest, I'm not a big fan of the Technic range: Excavators or trucks, very little for me.

But this variant of the set 9398 4x4 Crawler, motorized, equipped with LEDs for the headlights, new really successful rims and an original look will undoubtedly encourage me to make a foray into this range.

The MOCeur winner of the competition offers exclusively, and this is quite normal, the first review of this set of 1585 pieces which will be marketed under the reference 41999.

Spin on his website discover his first impressions as well as the many photos he offers and you will no doubt be conquered as I am by this exclusive edition.