I'm not going to tell you the whole story around the project The Winchester - Shaun of the Dead offered on Cuusoo by Yatkuu, you already know it.

In summary: Joli MOC, project submitted, massive enthusiasm, support in spades with in particular the actors of the film, 10.000 supporters threshold reached, rejection of the project by LEGO. Period.

We could have said that it was the end of the adventure for Yatkuu and his MOC. But the guy has resources, and he doesn't let go so easily. The enthusiasm around this MOC was such that the possibility of offering it to fans through an alternative channel has gained ground. And it's on bricklink (besides a little roughed up by many attacks currently) that it happens: The list of the parts necessary for the reproduction of this MOC is available there in the form of various downloadable files at this address: Winchester.zip.

In this archive you will find:
The MOC .lxf file (to be opened under Lego digital designer)
The .bsx file of the parts (to be opened under brick store) 
The minifig .bsx file 

Yatkuu also announces that it is currently working on the pdf instruction file necessary for the assembly of this MOC, which should be available on June 30, 2012 in the form of 3 separate booklets, in the spirit of what LEGO is doing for sets. from the range Structure. These instructions will then be made available free of charge for those who wish to continue the adventure of Winchester.

Here is what becomes of this project, and several shops bricklink should offer lots comprising the parts necessary for the assembly of this MOC.

If you are interested, go to the dedicated topic on the Bricklink forum for more details on the marketing of these coin super lots.

You will say that I insist when I was the first to criticize this set, but the Artifex review is full of second degree, so I impose it on you here. 

After the buzz around this set from the Cuusoo concept, I'm curious to see how many of you have spent your money in this box of 480 pieces available on the LEGO Shop for 34.99 €... Indeed, I hardly see any reviews, and there is not even a single comment on the sheet of the set at LEGO ....

I'm not fooled by the fact that the buzz was mostly organized by Minecraft gamers more than LEGO fans, but I remember bitter discussions between AFOLs who supported the initiative and those who found it uninteresting.

However, as usual with new products, we talk more about them before their release than after and many people are enthusiastic about a set or a range when they are announced but change their minds when the products are finally available at the sale, especially for reasons of excessively high prices.

Here is finally the full trailer for Season 5 of the animated series The Clone Wars, broadcast during Star Wars Weekends and uploaded by starwars-holonet.com. Fans will therefore find Darth Maul, Savage Opress, Grievous, Dooku, Pre Vizsla, Hondo Karr and many others ...

Fans of the LEGO Star Wars range will also be following closely this new season, which will undoubtedly generate its share of sets derived from the series.

The trailer takes again the images of the brief teaser seen a few weeks ago, but be patient there are unreleased clips in this video as well.

http://youtu.be/Ar5a71sxUDM

I rarely relay the competitions organized here and there, but this one is interesting on two points: The theme and the endowment.

The theme is simple: You have to propose a MOC representing the place in which an astromech droid can work, evolve, live, beep, etc ... such as a workshop, a ship, a kitchen, etc ... No size limit, only LEGO, no old recycled MOC, custom decals and minifigs are allowed.

The endowment is excellent, judge rather: the big winner will win a copy of the 10225 UCS R2-D2 set, the second a copy of the exclusive Chrome Silver TC-14 minifigure, the following (3rd and 4th) a Darth Vader keychain. Each winner (including the 5th) will also be offered a set of 13 astromech droids from the LEGO Star Wars range.

The contest runs from June 6 to August 6, 2012 at midnight.

Everything happens on the dedicated topic at Eurobricks.

I'm not the one saying it, but Variety which advertises on its site that Warner Bros. has signed a contract with various brands including LEGO to distribute products derived from the upcoming Superman: Man of Steel. 

We can therefore legitimately expect a few sets recreating situations from Zack Snyder's next blockbuster, which is scheduled for release in summer 2013.

The commercial agreement between LEGO and DC (Warner) / Marvel (Disney) spanning several years, it's a safe bet that each new film based on one of these licenses will be declined in the form of a LEGO set, at least. as long as sales follow. I don't have too many concerns about this, the American market being fond of these superhero films, evidenced by the incredible success of The Avengers.

Let's face it, LEGO's decisions will not be influenced by sales in Europe, at least as far as this range is concerned. As long as Americans consume all kinds of superheroes, LEGO will sell them plastic.