And it's Mattingly (in the comments) that tells us this job offer on the APEC website : The recruitment firm Mercuri Urval is looking for a director and a deputy for a store concept (Flagship Store) set up in Lille Center by LEGO.

This is clearly the implicit announcement of the imminent opening of the brand's first French store, which will therefore be the spearhead of the policy of establishing LEGO in France.

The announcement speaks of around twenty people to manage and an annual turnover of around € 4 million ...

This is going to upset the LEGO landscape in France, with the brand's entry into play in this market that has been neglected for too long. The choice of the city of Lille may surprise you, but it is strategic with Belgium and Luxembourg nearby.

As usual with brands setting up in a country with a first point of sale, this LEGO Store will serve as a test for the brand, which will then decide whether other points of sale can be established elsewhere in France.

I would have bet instead on Paris with a prestigious address, but LEGO surprises with this job offer in Lille that I saved for you in pdf format at this address, in case you want to apply .... You will still need to have some experience in store management and be fluent in English. If so, the dream job is yours ....

For lack of anything better, while waiting for the imminent arrival of the first preliminary images of the sets from the end of 2012 (things will still heat up with LEGO), a little shopping point for those who still have money to spend after their vacation, or who would rather stay in front of the Olympics rather than go to the beach and afford a few bricks ...

At the moment, some cool offers on the LEGO Star Wars range:

9500 Sith Fury-Class Interceptor at 67.98 € at amazon.es
9515 Malevolence at 89.68 at amazon.es
9516 Jabba's Palace at 99.12 € at amazon.es

10188 Death Star at 305.90 € at amazon.it
10212 UCS Imperial Shuttle at 197.59 € at amazon.it

Note the Monster Fighters range currently pre-order at very good prices at amazon.de and the set 9474 The Battle Of Helm's Deep at 107.00 € always at amazon.de.

For the rest, I'll let you go on pricevortex.com, where prices are updated every 20 minutes, which is sometimes not too much ...

At the request of some of you, I added LEGO City (many of you have asked me for this range), Lego creator, Lego ninjago, Lego dino (the one who will like it will recognize himself ...) and LEGO The Hobbit (while waiting for the prices ...).

The page It can take a little while to display due to the crowds, but you just have to wait and the prices will be displayed after a few seconds. Thank you for your understanding.

I put a big icon for you to bookmark the page on your iPhone / iPad. It's easier to locate it in the middle of all your applications ...
 

No, this is not the exclusive Bizarro minifigure given to a lucky few at San Diego Comic Con 2012 which is selling for gold on eBay ....

Victor wanted this minifigure, but its exorbitant price on the secondary market was an obvious obstacle. He then decided to make his own custom inspired by the original LEGO design, with some subtle modifications (at the level of the face and the identification plate), just to stand out a little and not to attract the wrath of the manufacturer. , do we ever know...

I'm not a big fan of customs made with glue and scissors, but the work of this talented graphic designer is still very well made. We are far from the haphazard collages or dubious doodles that we can see on flickr, and the finish of these minifigs is excellent.

Below are three more creations: Red Skull, Purple Lantern, and Ultron (a Marvel Super Villain). The Captain America minifigure shown below is from the set 6865 Captain America's Avenging Cycle.

If you want to get more info on these customs or on the technique used leave a comment, I think the creator of these minifigs will take a quick tour here to answer you. You will find his creations as well as a rather nice Joker custom on his space Pinterest at this address.

Edit: You can download the pdf of these creations with the ready-to-use decals at this address: Custom Minifigs by Victor.

A nice Outer Rim Emperor MOC that instantly reminded me The Dark Knight Rises, which is moreover a very good film, despite some problems of continuity in the narration and the scene during which Marion Cotillard decides to show us what she retained from her classes at the Actor's Studio ... is: Gotham City Police Station roof, Bat-Signal, Gordon, Drake ...

A lot of work on the details from the MOCeur: The roof cornices are superb, the Bat-Signal is well designed, grates, pipes, smoke coming out of the chimneys, it feels like it ...

To see more, visit the space Outer Rim Emperor MOCpages.

Artifex continues the reviews at a steady pace and offers us this morning a video featuring the set 9525 Pre Vizsla's Mandalorian Fighter.

Almost everything has been said about this set, and I'm almost ashamed of it but over time, I almost start to like it a little more with each review.

Not that the ship is transcendent, but it is functional, playable and will please young fans of the animated series The Clone Wars. On the minifig side, it's all good with a very convincing Pre Vizsla. As the Americans say with the expression "It grows in me ..."this set will eventually convince me that it is almost worth its price ... (currently available on amazon.de at a price of 39.99 €)