Round 10 of the competition IronBuilder 2.0 continues between 2 Much Caffeine and Pasukaru76... The latter offers a micro-scale MOC from Mos Eisley which if it seems a little simple at first glance turns out simply brilliant when you look at it more closely.  

Like 2 Much Caffeine on his MOC Boonta Eve ClassicSo, Pasukaru76 was given a secret ingredient: The blue droid torso must be used in the MOC inventory.

Definitely, I love the micro-scale and these creations confirm me in the idea that this format allows very beautiful things but requires a lot of rigor and ingenuity to materialize a place or an object by intelligently suggesting some of these characteristics rather than trying to reproduce them.

It's Matt Ashton, Senior Creative Director at LEGO, who gives some information about the new horses that are appearing for the first time with the LEGO Lord of the Rings range.

In a few words, he notes that the children / customers of the brand have expressed their frustration due to the limited playability and the too childish design of the old horse models.

The new version can finally move its hind legs, making it more playable. The design has also been revised to make it more current.

He also notes that the old model is perceived as a symbol of the LEGO universe by some customers but that the design of the new horse has been designed to respect that of the old one and to pay it some homage.

Existing saddles remain compatible with newer versions, and the current bard can also be used on new horses. On the other hand, it does not allow the animal to take a pose on its hind legs. A new version of bard will be developed by LEGO.

On the other hand, the head accessories of the current range are not compatible with the new models. These parts will also soon be replaced by compatible versions.

The gentleman then apologizes for the frustration some collectors may feel and assures us that LEGO strives to provide the best products and the best gaming experience to its customers.

The original version of Matt Ashton's statement is available in English on Eurobricks.

Rod Gillies aka 2 Much Caffeine is not unknown to you if you have a little memory and you read what I write here (and I humbly thank you ...). It was he who offered us a Micro MOC of the Echo Base on Hoth very successful a few months ago.

He does it again with this still microscopic reconstruction of the Boonta Eve Classic pod race on Tatooine. Tan galore, a pretty well-tiled tray, ingenious bleachers and original podracers made from blue and orange droid torsos, this is the recipe for this clean and efficient MOC.

Note that this MOC was designed for a competition (Iron Builder / see the group Builders Lounge on flickr).

Jay Frankett alias jaypercent loves super heroes ... And he puts all his creativity at the service of the design of minifigs representing heroes not always very well known to the lambda geek but that true comic book fans will appreciate ...

He brews his stock of parts, torsos, legs and hair to put characters together, trying to get the result as close as possible to their incarnation on paper. A glance is often enough to recognize these super heroes and say to yourself: But yes, that's exactly it...

I had already posted his Professor X in a gust of wind on Facebook, but it deserved a little spotlight on Brick Heroes. As he quite rightly says: It's so cool that with a little creativity you can easily expand on which Marvel characters can exist. I hope my creations show that!

Take a few minutes to go for a walk on his flickr gallery, you will not be disappointed with your visit.

You who follow this blog, you know my aversion to photos of Stormtroopers. These minifigs are staged in every way and not always with the best inspiration for that matter ... But today, I make an exception to this rule of the good old grumbler that I am with the work of designholic *.

First of all, it's nicely done. It's clean, creative and it's not all Stormtroopers. And besides, I just learned that it is a woman, a girl, a chick what, who produces these pictures. And it always enchants me to see the fairer sex playing LEGO ...

This is once again proof that no, LEGOs aren't just for boys, it's also for girls. Obviously, you already know some of these pictures that have been around the web, but you will look at them differently knowing that a woman is holding the device ...

So, not a minute to waste, run on the flickr gallery of the young lady, or on his tumblr besides ....

PS: the photo that illustrates this post has nothing to do with Star Wars, but Green Lantern being one of my favorite minifigs at the moment, I had to post this image anyway. For Stormtroopers, you have to go to the two links above ...

PS2: If there are girls among the readers of this blog, show up in the comments. I'm curious to see if this type of content attracts anything other than the good old (or young) KFOLs, TFOls or AFOLs or thing-FOLs that we are.