Let's talk a bit about the things that annoy (sometimes) and that relate (often) with this site which will allow you to assess as accurately as possible the theoretical value of your collection and which will guide you in your LEGO investments: I am obviously talking about Brickpicker.com. For those who are not yet familiar with this site, the goal is simple: Inform you in real time about the value of your sets, the possibilities of resale and capital gains, market trends, increases and decreases, opportunities to be seized, etc ...

As with the stock exchange or the gold market, LEGOs are treated more as a source of profit than as an exciting toy. The discussions that take place on the site's forum may shock more than a disinterested collector, but they bring their share of interesting information on this hobby which can also become a business, the two are not incompatible.
We discuss the quality of the boxes produced by LEGO, their ability to withstand time, the interest of storing boxes from the LEGO Lord of the Rings range for future resale, etc ...

Brickpicker.com also provides tools for quoting sets with the sales volumes recorded in recent months, the evolution of the average resale price on the internet, the ranking of best sellers on eBay, etc ...

The blog part offers some interesting articles on storage methods for example, on the reasons for insuring your collection against theft / fire / flood / attack of Godzilla, or on how to generate substantial profits from end-of-life ranges .

What to think of such a site? If you are allergic to the idea of ​​making a profit buying and reselling LEGOs in a market where supply and demand are on the rise, go your way. You will be shocked to see that LEGO is being treated like any raw material for profit. If you want to educate yourself on the future investment aspect of LEGO sets by looking out of the corner of your eye at your 10197 UCS Millennium Falcon, this site is for you. If you want to make a lot of money speculating on LEGO ranges, you probably already know Brickpicker.com...

Actual availability of the UK-exclusive collectible minifig series: 8909 Team GB LEGO Minifigures and Brickset does not hide his enthusiasm for this mini-series of 9 minifigs with the image of the British Olympic team.

The range is already available in Great Britain from stores not respecting the official launch date of July 1.
We are told that only the female judoka is screen-printed on the back with the continuity of the belt, that the number of the sprinter's bib actually corresponds to the year in which the last Olympic Games were held in Great Britain (1948 ), that some parts are delivered in new colors and that the cavalier bomb is a new part.

In view of the photos, it must be recognized that these minifigs are very successful. The athletes' outfits are superb and the level of detail is exceptional.

For us collectors outside of Great Britain, we still have to wait for the series to appear on bricklink, the most impatient can already turn to eBay or the complete series is trading around 45 €.

Nice surprise that this Executor in mini-scale format by the scale, but rather midi-scale by the realization, proposed by Pellaeon. This scale, whatever it may be, suits this 56 cm vessel perfectly.

La city on the upper part is sufficiently detailed without falling into the excess of parts and the engines are simple but dress the lower part perfectly.

Obviously, we will be careful not to compare this MOC to the set 10221 UCS Super Star Destroyer (124.5 cm) released in 2011. You will always find problems with proportions or inclination on this MOC, but it is mainly because it would look great at home on a shelf that I love this Executor ...

Take a walk on Pellaeon's flickr gallery for more views of this MOC.

It is IGN which will make some disappointments this morning: The site announces indeed that LEGO will not produce sets based on the last opus of the trilogy The Dark Knight.

This article provides some details about the film that Warner Bros. promises for 2014, which must mix real actors and minifigs and which I was telling you about. in this article at the end of 2011. We learn that Batman and Superman will make an appearance in the film in question, that the title of the film will be LEGO: The Piece of Resistance, that the director Chris McKay (Robot Chicken) will, as had been announced, in command under the supervision of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs) and that it is therefore the company Animal Logic (Happy Feet) which will be in charge of the visual effects of the film.

But the author of the article also claims to have contacted LEGO, without specifying who and at what level, to obtain confirmation or denial that sets based on the movie The Dark Knight Rises will be produced. And the ax has fallen: LEGO will not be producing sets based on the Nolan film universe.

I dare to hope that the author of the article did not reach out to the manufacturer's customer service department who is rarely aware of upcoming releases and just gives ready answers. We will no doubt have a reaction from Community Manager Kevin Hinkle or Jan Beyer in the coming days if the information is true (or false).

If the information was verified, I would obviously be very disappointed. The Dark Knight trilogy deserves a few sets, at least as much as the slew of cartoons or comics that LEGO is inspired by for some sets in its current Super Heroes line. Anyway, I think I'll wait a long time for my Tumbler in camouflage version ...

Someone had to stick to it and it's up to Groovybones that honor returns: Here is the Fellowship of the Ring in version Lego classic, and even if some will prefer these minifigs to the original ones with head and hands in Light flesh, I remain skeptical.

Obviously, we find here the traditional side of our LEGO minifigs, but we lose the interpretation of the Lord of the Rings license which is based on the conversion of faces and costumes of actors in minifig format.

No, finally, I much prefer the official version of these minifigs. They embody the characters seen in the films and Elijah Wood, Sean Bean or even Orlando Bloom deserve their heads in Light Flesh ...