I'm not hiding it, this set is my favorite of this second wave of 2012 LEGO Star Wars sets. So here are some pictures fromamazon.fr who will convince you to join me on the dark side of the force ....

The rest of the images can be viewed in the product photo gallery on the amazon.fr file at this address.

Well no, it is not.
This image consists of the real version (on the right) of the TC-14 offered on May 4 and 5 on the LEGO Shop and a Chrome Gold version of the same minifig (on the left) which is none other than the fruit Photoshop work by Pray Yed...

But this style exercise shows that a C-3PO in Chrome Gold version would be welcome in our collections. With this new design, the minifigure printed in 10.000 copies and randomly inserted into some LEGO Star Wars sets in 2007 would be getting a bit old ...

If LEGO doesn't want to bring us this minifigure one day, a chrome R2-D2 would suit me just as well ...

(Praiter Yed & LEGO photo credits)

From all those who currently offer video reviews of the LEGO Lord of the Rings range, DoctorBrikDady is without a doubt the one that does the job best.

The images are crisp, the sets well presented and all the features related to the gameplay are put in situation.

It presents two new sets: 9471 Uruk-Hai Army et 9473 The Mines of Moria whose videos you will find below.

It took time, unlike other projects which were able to quickly mobilize huge communities to reach 10.000 supporters. The project Modular Western Town enters its second phase, and LEGO will find itself in a big dilemma: accept the project by pretending to have had a choice or refuse it for obscure reasons and alienate Eurobricks and others, who must be recognize, make a little rain and shine in the small world of AFOLs.

Because it must be admitted, this western village is only a pretext for a balance of power between the manufacturer and a large part of the English-speaking AFOL community represented by various sites and blogs which took turns until the 'overdose to convince their members that it was necessary to save honor, to assert its cohesion and to put things in their place ...

Regarding the project itself, I don't feel anything. No feeling. This western village is well designed, it's a nice MOC, but from there to make a set, isolated moreover, without consistency of range ....
But LEGO does not have the means to reject the project of an entire community, a project which also meets all the moral criteria of the brand. 

So I have a vague aftertaste of covert blackmail, of exerted pressure, of claim and undoubtedly excessive community pride, all led by American AFOLs who seem to seek recognition from the manufacturer which they promote throughout. year with great complacency and submission.

LEGO will have the final say, but I don't see how the project could be rejected. After all, on this occasion, LEGO knows that the 10.000 supporters are almost all AFOLs capable of going to spend crazy sums to afford this trophy obtained through hard work.
As a sign of belonging to the gang which has succeeded in imposing its will on a manufacturer who cannot do without the American market.

The second wave of LEGO Star Wars sets is finally listed at amazon.fr. Here are the prices currently applied, knowing that they are constantly moving at this merchant. Note that for the moment it is a third-party marketplace merchant who offers these sets.

You can also find these sets in the Hoth Bricks store. The prices are updated there in real time and you can order directly, you will be redirected to the amazon site.

9496 Desert Skiff - € 30.00
9497 Republic Striker-Class Starfighter - € 49.10
9498 Saesee Tiin's Starfighter - € 39.10
9499 Gungan Sub - € 74.10
9500 Sith Fury-Class Interceptor - € 99.10
9515 Malevolence - € 139.10
9516 Jabba's Palace - € 149.10