The always very active Toys R Us Hong Kong YouTube channel Regularly enriched with interesting LEGO videos.

We are discovering these days several CITY or Friends videos as well as this advertisement for two sets of the LEGO Star Wars 2013 range: 75002 AT-RT et 75004 Z-95 Headhunter which will also soon be available at Amazon, like the other LEGO Star Wars novelties that you will find in the table below the video.

The prices are updated there every 15 minutes as is the case on Pricevortex.com.

75000 Clone Troopers vs. Droideka Battle Pack	-	14.99 €
75001 Republic Troopers vs. Sith Troopers Battle Pack	-	14.99 €
75002 AT-RT	-	27.99 €
75003 A-Wing Starfighter	-	30.99 €
75004 Z-95 Headhunter	-	56.99 €
75005 Rancor Pit	-	76.99 €
75012 BARC Speeder with Sidecar	-	29.99 €
75013 Umbaran MHC	-	59.99 €

 

Two 2013 sets whose name remains sybillin for many of us deserve that we try to guess their content:

75024 HH-87 Starhopper

This will undoubtedly be the above machine used by the hutts (on Nal Hutta) or the Zygerrian Slavers and seen in several times in the animated series The Clone Wars.

6.80 meters long and 13.59 meters wingspan for this single-seater ship with two laser cannons. The wings fold upwards like the Imperial Shuttle.

(The HH-87 Starhopper sheet on starwars.com)

75025 Jedi Defender-Class Cruiser

It could presumably be the ship below from the universe of The Old Republic. This ship can be obtained in the game through a quest on Coruscant and it becomes the player's "headquarters".

Obtaining it allows you to unlock mini games such as rail shooter.

Last September, I also introduced you to the GlenBricker MOC reproducing this vessel.

(The Defender sheet on SWTOR.com)

A guy who knows a guy saw a catalog he shouldn't have seen and vaguely remembered the different minifigs that will come with some 2013 sets.

This list, posted on Eurobricks, is only a reflection of what this person reported, and possible errors are to be expected:

75015 Corporate Alliance Tank Droid: Jango Fett, 2 Clones.
75016 Homing Spider Droid: A Jedi with Zabrak's Horns (Eeth Koth, Agen Kolar?), Clones, Battle Droids.
75017 Duel on Geonosis: Yoda, Dooku, Droid, Poggle the Lesser (Archduke of Geonosis).
75018 JEK-14's Stealth Starfighter: 3 Clones, Droid.
75019 AT-TE: Mace Windu, Coleman Trebor, 1 Clone, 1 Battle Droid.
75020 Jabba's Sail Barge: Jabba, Slave Leia, R2-D2, Max Rebo, Nikto Guard, Ree-Yees.
75021 Republic Gunship: Obi-Wan, Anakin, Padme, 2 Clones, Battle Droid.
75022 Mandolorian Speeder: Darth Maul, 2 Mandalorians (Bo Katan?).
75023 Advent Calender 2013: Young boba.

When we tell you that LEGO is on fire right now. Nothing stops the manufacturer in full euphoria ...
Here is the official clip of Legends of Chima in Rock-Pop sauce or how to put to music the stories of these courageous animals who fight for the survival of the good ...

We get an intelligent marketing mix between One Direction and Nickelback, rather well produced, and which should quickly become the anthem of a whole generation of kids fond of Speedorz ...

In any case, that's certainly what LEGO hopes for.

This staging of the peaceful life of the Hobbits in their verdant country reminds me that I went to see the first part of The Hobbit trilogy a few days ago in the cinema and that from the first images I remember being immediately struck by this special atmosphere that Peter Jackson has created in La Comté.
In the process, I brought out the Lord of the Rings trilogy on Blu-ray and I reviewed this saga with the same amazement as when I discovered it for the first time.

Coming back to Brick Vader's MOC, one could argue for the simplicity of this kind of MOC: A little greenery, a round door and the business is in the dead end.

But it is not, recreating this atmosphere requires a certain talent and I am always thrilled by these MOCs which skillfully reproduce these homes so characteristic of La Comté. Even LEGO risked it with the set 79003 An Unexpected Gathering and the result is excellent.

Other photos of this MOC are available at Imperium der Steine.