If like me you are trapped in collectible minifig series, and you swear to quit but it's more than strong than you, then these few pieces of information are of interest to you:

LEGO has confirmed that starting with Series 9, boxes of 30 minifigs will be available to allow all those who want to acquire at least one complete series to do so without having to invest more than a hundred euros in a box of 60 minifigs. These logically more affordable boxes of 30 minifigs will contain at least one full set and 14 loose minifigs.

Amazon Italy has registered my pre-order for a box of 60 Series 9 minifigs, but the order tracking indicates that no precise date of availability can be communicated at this time. The product is now indicated as not available in the amazon.it catalog. The silver lining is that the merchant didn't cancel my order. However, most LEGO sets are still undeliverable elsewhere than in Italy. (See this article).

Amazon UK also references the box of 60 minifigs (available in direct link here), but no price or deadline is communicated for the moment.

The first series 9 sachets have just appeared in Great Britain in several stores of the WH Smith chain. We should therefore also see them arrive quickly in our regions (or on eBay ...).

Nothing either at Peek and Poke for the moment about this series 9. In response to one of my email requests, the merchant told me that I did not have any information about availability at the moment. from these minifigs to its catalog.

If you have any info or get your hands on these minifigs, don't hesitate to mention it in the comments.

An X-Wing MOC to start the week is always good to take.

And L-DI-EGO (I always wonder where they get their nicknames) offers us a sufficiently different one from what we usually see so that we linger for two minutes on his Brickshelf gallery.

As usual, purists will lose their grip on the proportions of the machine, I will be content to appreciate the many details that the MOCeur has integrated into its X-Wing, such as the aiming system for the pilot. This is more than enough to justify that I find it very successful.

You can see more on the Brickshelf gallery of L-DI-EGO with in particular close-up shots of the cockpit which are worth seeing.

On this Monday morning, I'm going to moan a little once again.

I told myself that I was going to write a summary of the different reviews of the new LEGO Star Wars products that are popping up all over the web. After all, many of you regularly claim that they help you with your buying decisions.

But I took a walk and I quickly gave up the idea: Youtube abounds with videos presenting these new sets, and even if what we see is enough to get an idea, most of them are technically distressing and are only put online to generate views, display ads, and make some money for their authors.

The height? hastily edited video reviews based on official visuals or photos found on Eurobricks and others ...

One of the few "filmmakers"of commented video reviews that find thanks to my eyes is Solid Brix Studios aka legoboy12345678. His reviews are clean and filmed properly. He has also just posted some cool videos of the latest Star Wars news.

I specify that the reviews of The Brickshow are out of competition. You take it as you want ...

As for photo reviews, we find everything, like here at Eurobricks in the LEGO Star Wars section, from a simple photo report on the chest of drawers in the living room to a philosophical essay (Brickset is a must). There are good things with humor and relevant content but again it is often posted in a hurry, just to be the first, to be able to claim the "First Review"and to gargle the obligatory thanks which then feed the topic.

Finally, the message is always the same, no surprises on it: It's great, the minifigs are pretty, the instruction booklet is nice, the price reduced to the piece is excessive, the box is pretty, run the buy, it will make you parts for your MOCs, it's super-playable, the flick-fire missiles are top, a rating of 92/50, a swoosh factor of 12,5, etc ... etc ...

You will understand, I am campaigning for a return to silent cinema and bubble-free comics.

To end on a positive note, I put here the pictures of the minifigs from sets 75013 Umbaran HMC (Mobile Heavy Canon) and 75001 Republic Troopers vs. Sith Troopers from Moexy's reviews on Eurobricks.

Ah, I also put here some ready-made answers, just to save time: "I just have to do them myself, I'm bitter, I'm mean, no respect ..."

Until December 18, 2012 included, buy the set LEGO Technic 8070 Super Car where it is the cheapest currently, ie on amazon.fr and get 20 € discount on LEGO products from this selection.

Offer valid for up to 1700 € 20 discount coupons, while stocks last, on LEGO products shipped and sold by Amazon. An email containing the discount voucher will be sent to you once your order has been fully shipped. Offer limited to one reduction voucher per household.

And you can thank David who warns me by email of the existence of this competition open until December 19, 2012 on the site top-parents.fr. As you can see the endowment is substantial.

Simply complete the laborious registration form, read carefully the rules of the game and wait to be drawn.

Click on the image to access the Registration Form.

Following the first comments, I would add that the competition is only open to people residing in metropolitan France or DOM / TOM.