Benjamin alias Brickplace Customs has just presented his latest MOC and we can say that it is a centerpiece. This giant chess game with Hoth, his rebels, his Snowtroopers, his AT-ATs, his Snowspeeders, his Tauntauns, etc ... impresses me ...

You are going to tell me: How do you go about playing chess with this MOC? Benjamin will contradict me if necessary, but I think the thing can be handled pretty well. The bases are well designed and only large pieces can pose visibility problems during a game depending on their position.  

But the beauty of this MOC lies above all in its ability to be exposed to the eyes of all in a corner of the living room ... The 45cm x 45cm top is magnificent, the snow covering the sides of the rebel base housed in the lower floor is very well simulated. Because yes, there is a rebel base under the plateau ...

I let you admire the photos and I hope that Benjamin-Brickplace will come and give us a little more details on this magnificent achievement in the comments. Besides, I'll take this opportunity to ask him what Lando and Yoda are doing on this Hoth themed chess game, he probably has an explanation ...

You can also find his interview about custom minifigs at this address. Do not hesitate to also visit his flickr gallery.

Since nothing is happening at the moment, we furnish as best we can ...

Last night, you have probably received the email announcing the availability in preview of the set 10229 The winter cottage. We're not going to make a big deal out of it here, if you want it now because you can't wait for this thing anymore, it's 95.49 € (from September 24 to 30, 2012) and if you want it but finally it can wait, you will pay 95.49 € with double VIP points from October 1 to 14, 2012 ... In short, you know what I think of this VIP program and its nutty pseudo-exclusives.

For fans of LEGO Technic, a major challenge looms on the horizon: The "Yor design it, we make it"which starts in October 2012 will allow the winner to see his MOC marketed as a set from the Technic range in 2013.
No or few details for the moment on this competition, all we know is that it will be necessary to propose a personal creation of a vehicle of the type 4x4 Crawler and that the top 10 entries in the contest will be voted on by fans.
If you are interested in the challenge, go to the site dedicated to the Technic range and follow the LEGO Technic team blog.
For the rest, Brickset already references the sets Technic from 2013 (or in any case what the rumor announces for 2013).

This second half of 2012 was decidedly very poor in terms of preliminary images and interesting information on future ranges. For lack of anything better, here is a new poster proposed by desktop on Eurobricks, probably a teaser for the LEGO Lord of the Rings video game due out at the end of October.

We finally discover Saroumane (or Saruman) and this minifigure in its virtual version is excellent. Hopefully LEGO will deign to offer us the same in a plastic version ...

Another 3in1 LEGO Star Wars Super Pack (reference 66431) which is appearing at Auchan.fr at the rate of 39.90 €. A rather correct price for 12 minifigs and 300 pieces. 

This novelty contains the following sets:

7914 Mandalorian Battle Pack (2011 - 4 minifigs - 68 pieces)
9488 Elite Clone Trooper & Commando Droid (2012 - 4 minifigs - 98 pieces)
9491 Geonosian Cannon (2012 - 4 minifigs - 132 pieces)

Forward for 4 days of madness at Pixmania with a reduction not of 5 or 10, but of 15% on the ENTIRE LEGO range without exception.

Get ready, the operation only lasts from September 24 to 28, 2012 and the use of the code is limited to the first 100 orders. To take advantage of this offer, you must place your order between 24/09/2012 and 28/09/2012 by clicking on the following link:  

Operation -15% Pixmania / Hoth Bricks

or on the image above.

All the LEGO ranges are offered, and many new products are thus accessible at a very interesting price ... It's up to you ...