I know that many of you here are fond of LEGO key chains, and often for a variety of reasons.
Fundamentalist collectors consider them to be an integral part of a range, and do-it-yourselfers buy them to take the pin out of their heads and thus obtain a particular minifigure at an unbeatable price.
The Daily Brick reveals the list of keychains planned for 2013 in the various ranges (with the exception of Star Wars for now):
Super Heroes: White batman
Lord of the Rings / The Hobbit: Frodo Baggins & Bilbo Baggins
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Donatello, Leonardo, Rafael, Michelangelo & Splinter
The Lone Ranger: Tonto & Lone Ranger
Legends of Chima: Cragger, Eris, Worriz & Laval
Ninjago: golden ninja
Below is the excellent video from thebrickblogger.com which explains how to remove the pin from a minifigure in seconds using a soldering iron.
