Information is circulating so well that many of you are not informed of the next scheduled date for AFOL Shopping Day ...

I therefore confirm that it will be next Saturday February 2 from 8:30 am to 10:00 am in the two French LEGO Stores: the one in Levallois (SO Ouest shopping center) and the one in Lille (Euralille shopping center).

As usual, you will be entitled to a 15% discount on all products for sale (except products already on promotion, books and gift cards).

To register, you must send an email to store.soouest@lego.com or to store.lille@lego.com depending on the Store you want to go to by mentioning your name, your first name, your possible membership of a LUG or a forum as well as the number of people accompanying you.

No one will confirm your registration, so don't waste your time waiting for a message back.
You can also opt out of registering and go to the store of your choice on D-day. I think without getting too wet that you will not be refused entry.

Note: For cross-border commuters, the operation will also take place on February 2 and under the same conditions at the LEGO Store in Saarbrucken. Write to store.saarbrucken@lego.com to register.

Like some of you, I just received my copy of LEGO Club Magazine for January / February 2013. And I am both happy and disappointed.

Glad to see that LEGO has slipped between the pages the poster gathering the minifigs of the LEGO Star Wars 2013 range and that it is thus accessible to the greatest number without having to order with a minimum purchase to obtain it.

But I am a little disappointed (obviously, I always have a complaint under my elbow ...) to obtain this magnificent poster on such thin magazine paper. I would still have preferred to get it through the LEGO Shop for example, and on better quality coated paper. 

For the rest, this latest LEGO Club Magazine is pretty cool, given the audience it is aimed at, obviously with Legends of Chima everywhere (With tips and tactics for Speedorz in pdf), a little City comic book (And a pdf on fire safety), Technic (With instructions to assemble a dragster with parts from sets 42010 and 42011 in pdf format) of Ninjago (With a pdf on the Golden Dragon), the announcement of the arrival of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles range for April 2013 (The sets of the range had made a brief appearance on the LEGO Shop before being retired), and a really nice bonus with the instructions for LEGO Star Wars mobile repair shop. Click the image below to download it in pdf format.

If you haven't received this magazine yet, register quickly at this address, it will be sent to you free of charge.

Our favorite ebay seller uploaded new images of the War Machine minifigure.

They are much nicer than the previous photos, probably taken in a hurry on the corner of a dining table at the Mexican LEGO factory which manufactures the sets in question, before cleverly concealing these minifigs to take them out without get noticed by the corrupt security guard who watches over the employees ...

I am slanderous, but I must not be very far from the truth. Anyway, here are some new shots including one with the helmet open on Lt Col's face. James Rhodes.

Kevin Hinkle (North America Community Coordinator) just published His schedule during Brick Fair 2013 and he announces that a new exclusive set will be unveiled on January 18 before the public opening:

Exclusive LEGO Set Announcement
Kevin Hinkle, The LEGO Group

FRI. JAN. 18TH (During the LEGO Group Q&A Session)

The LEGO Group is proud to announce a brand new exclusive LEGO set! The new model will be available "in the brick" for review and photo opportunities. The announcement will also share product details such as availability, price, piece count, as well as the premiere of the brand new accompanying designer video. Hear directly from the LEGO designer as he / she explains the design process and new features of this model.

Alongside the two new Brickmaster books, DK is also announcing a few new books surfing the LEGO wave, and unveils the exclusive minifig that will be featured in the book titled LEGO Minifigures Character Encyclopedia : It will be a "Toy Soldier", in other words a toy representing a soldier who could look like to this version (Click here, third minifigure on the top row).

We will therefore find in 2013:

LEGO Minifigure Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle
The pitch: "A vibrant history of LEGO minifigures from their introduction in 1978 to the present day. With more than 1,500 featured, this guide covers everything you ever wanted to know about the cult objects and includes three LEGO® minifigures to add to your collection."
In summary: Everything about the history of the minifigure from 1978 to the present day. 1500 minifigs presented and 3 real minifigs offered with the book.
Release scheduled for October 2013.

The LEGO Play Book (The LEGO Ideas Book 2)
The pitch: "Be inspired by this collection of more than 200 LEGO builds. Create a hidden doorway in an enchanted castle, race LEGO cars and build a robot army. Includes ten-minute build suggestions and tips and advice on activities you can play and things you can do."
In summary: 200 models to build gathered in this book.
Release scheduled for September 2013.

You can find all these books planned for 2013 and some others in the pdf that the publisher DK has just made public downloadable at this address.

Find these three books for pre-order on pricevortex.com by clicking on their respective names above.