There will be at least 4 LEGO Star Wars polybags in 2013, and we will have to stay on the lookout to be able to get them, especially in the case where some of these 4 bags will be linked to exclusive operations of short duration and which have place on the other side of the planet ...

It's Brickset who reveals the list to us:

30240 Star Wars Z-95 Headhunter
30241 Star Wars Gauntlet (Pre Viszla Mandalorian Starfighter)
30242 Star Wars Republic Frigate
30243 Star Wars Umbarran MHC

The polybag, I must admit that I love it. It is often expensive for what it is, but it is a real pleasure to hunt the bag (of the hunter knowing how to fish, etc ...) on Bricklink or eBay.

I try to keep sealed a copy of every Star Wars, Super Heroes, and LOTR / The Hobbit polybag released to date and I feel the pace will pick up even more in 2013.

In addition to the 4 LEGO Star Wars bags, we will also note the existence of 2 LEGO Super Heroes bags:

30166 Robin and Redbird Cycle
30167 Iron Man vs. Fighting Drone

I was talking to you a few days ago of a hypothetical LEGO Creator 10250 Year of the Snake set.
Opinions were divided on the real existence of this set based on the T-Rex set 6914 and which seems intended exclusively for the Chinese market.
Confirmation arrived via Brickset which signals the upload by LEGO instructions in pdf format of this set.

The description of the LEGO company and the concept of its plastic bricks on the penultimate page is only available in Chinese, which seems to confirm that the set is intended for a very specific market.

We finally know the public prices of the 2013 novelties in the LEGO Super Heroes DC / Marvel and TMNT ranges.

No surprise except perhaps the sorry set 76001 The Bat vs. Bane - Tumbler Chase which is displayed at 46.99 €, which finally seems to me to be up to the content. This set does not deserve to pass the 50 € bar ...

For the rest, the set 76000 Batman vs. Mr. Freeze - Aquaman on Ice is displayed at 26.99 € just like the 76004 Spider-Man - Spider-Cycle Chase, and the second set in the LEGO Super Heroes Marvel range, the 76005 Spider-Man - Daily Bugle Showdown is displayed at 54.99 €.

Like I told you on Hoth Bricks, the and 10937 Arkham Asylum Breakout has undergone an increase of € 10 from € 159.99 to € 169.99.

On the side of Ninja Turtles, it is inflation with public prices which seem a little high compared to the contents of the boxes:

79100 Kraang Lab Escape - € 14.99
79101 Shredder's Dragon Bike - € 26.99
79102 Stealth Shell in Pursuit - € 26.99
79103 Turtle Air Attack - € 54.99
79104 The Shellraiser Street Chase - € 69.99
79105 Baxter Robot Rampage - 44.99 € (The "exclusive" set of the range)

Like every year, conventions and others "Toy Fairs"(Toy trade fairs) will be as many opportunities to discover the next LEGO novelties. Each event is not necessarily the scene of shattering announcements, but we always get some photos and some information that allow us to wait for the next one ...

Here is the schedule:

London Toy Fair 2013 : from January 22 to 24, 2013

Not much to expect from this first Toy Fair. Photos are prohibited and generally little information reaches us during this show. Huw Millington (Brickset) will certainly be there again this year and will give us a detailed account of his visit to the LEGO stand.

Nürnberg Toy Fair 2013 : from January 30 to February 4, 2013

LEGO is generally more permissive at this show which takes place a few days after the one in London and allows a few handpicked sites to take pictures. 

New York Toy Fair 2013 : February 10 to 13, 2013

It is during this major event that LEGO shows the most. All new products are on display and photos are allowed. This is the best opportunity to discover all the novelties of the current year.

San Diego Comic-Con 2013 : July 18-21, 2013

LEGO is taking the opportunity to create a buzz and get its toys talked about in as many media as possible, specialized or not. As for the new products presented, it is minimum service. The smallest brick revealed is enough to ignite the web, so why do too much? Usually, LEGO releases an exclusive mini-set or a few new, limited-edition minifigs for the occasion.

Star Wars Celebration Europe II 2013 : July 26-28, 2013

This year, Star Wars Celebration takes place in Europe. We'll probably talk a lot about Episode VII, The Clone Wars and LEGO Star Wars. There will obviously be the usual "LEGO Leaks" from Jedinews.co.uk to watch out for.

New York Comic-Con 2013 : from 10 to 13 October 2013

The other Comic Con that LEGO has a stand on. Not much to expect, some confirmations of what we already know, but generally nothing new. There too, an exclusive mini-set or a few new limited edition minifigs.

As noted in one of the comments posted on the previous brief announcing the first visual of this new 1188-piece Architecture set, other higher quality images are available at motayan's flickr gallery.

I have gathered all that for you here, so it's done, we can move on.

I have never launched into the collection of this Architecture range. I do not have the place to exhibit these models for which it is however the primary vocation and I prefer not to launch out rather than to be frustrated to have to leave these buildings in their boxes at the bottom of a cupboard.