This is not a radical change, but we will note all the same that Yoda will be delivered to us in a new version in 2013. The previous version dated from 2009. I am not talking here about the 2002 version seen in sets 7103, 4502 and 7260, which has aged badly considering what LEGO is capable of producing in recent years ...

The minifig contained in the set 75002AT-RT is indeed equipped with a new screen printing on the torso. Personally, the thicker line suits me better, although some will find it too coarse.  

Nothing transcendent, but a little renewal never hurts.

This set is one of the essentials that must be included in the collection of any self-respecting Star Wars fan, AFOL or not for that matter.

This reproduction of the iconic astromech droid from the Star Wars saga is sold for the somewhat exaggerated retail price of 194.99 € on the LEGO Shop and amazon.fr offers a substantial reduction with a temporary price of 149.99 €.

Click the image above or the price below to order this set from amazon.fr.

(The price indicated above is updated every 15 minutes as is the case on pricevortex.com)

Because we never tire of it (or so little) and some of you may not have yet seen these images of the LEGO Star Wars novelties of early 2013, here is a series of visuals put online by a Swiss merchant and taken over by FBTB.

Only notable difference with the images we had already been able to obtain a few weeks ago : The presence of Pong Krell on the presentation visual of set 75004.

Like every year, the publisher DK announces the works planned for 2013 and among the slew of more or less interesting titles, we can already find traces of two LEGO books which will be accompanied by exclusive minifigs.

LEGO Star Wars Yoda Chronicles : The first book in a new collection launched by the publisher where Yoda evolves in the LEGO Star Wars universe specially staged to stick to the adventures of the Jedi master.

I ask to see but I already know that the minifigure makes this work essential for the collector that I am. No information about the minifigure delivered with this book. If I dared, I would say Yoda, but hey, I could be wrong ...

64 pages, an exclusive minifigure and a US retail price of $ 17.99.

LEGO Mini fi gures: Character Encyclopedia : The work a little useless but which will end all the same in your library because of the promised exclusive minifigure. 208 pages of presentation of minifigs from series 1 to 10.

It's clearly not the essential book, but it's still a collector's thing. The exclusive minifig will hopefully be a new character and not a cover of one of the minifigs from the series already released.

208 pages, an exclusive minifigure and a US retail price of $ 18.99.

For the rest, we note that the range Legends of Chima will be entitled in May 2013 to its version brick master (96 pages, $ 32.99), and that DK will also offer, as every year, books containing a few hundred stickers (Legends of Chima, Hero Factory).

You can download the publisher's 2013 catalog in pdf format at this address (18 MB).

You can find the entire Brickmaster range as well as the various encyclopedias already published by DK in dedicated sections on pricevortex.com.

(Special thanks smashing-bricks.com for the info)

Details of the VIP promotion which is being offered today, November 17, are online on the LEGO site.
Even with a 10% discount from € 125, free shipping and a gift, I'll skip my turn.

The two big sets that interested me have already been ordered online from the LEGO Shop (10227 B-Wing UCS with double VIP points and 10228 Haunted House at 139 €) and the set I want (10937 Arkham Asylum) n ' is not yet available for pre-order ...