05/03/2012 - 21:50 Lego news

We continue with the Super Heroes news on your favorite blog with the arrival in pre-order at Amazon of the next hit from TT Games: LEGO Batman 2 DC Super Heroes.

The price is 49.99 € in PS3 version and the game sheet announces availability for the month of June 2012 without further details. If you want to get the game on the day of its official release, pre-order it right now on your favorite console or on PC:  

LEGO Batman 2 DC Super Heroes PS3 (49.99 €)

LEGO Batman 2 DC Super Heroes PS Vita (€39.99)

LEGO Batman 2 DC Super Heroes XBOX 360 (49.99 €)

LEGO Batman 2 DC Super Heroes Nintendo Wii (49.99 €)

LEGO Batman 2 DC Super Heroes Nintendo 3DS (39.99 €)

LEGO Batman 2 DC Super Heroes Nintendo DS (30.00 €)

LEGO Batman 2 DC Super Heroes PC (30.00 €)

 

05/03/2012 - 19:51 Lego news

When you think about it, it makes sense: Dorling Kindersley editions books are regularly published on the various popular LEGO themes and the Super Heroes range is no exception to the rule.

This year we will be entitled to a 96-page book whose title is unsurprising: LEGO® Batman: The Visual Dictionary.

The release date is scheduled for September 2012. An exclusive minifig will be offered with the book as is already the case for the two books relating to the LEGO Star Wars range: LEGO® Star Wars The Visual Dictionary et LEGO® Star Wars Character Encyclopedia.

If we stick to the description in English on the publisher's site: ... An illustrated timeline shows every LEGO Batman set ever produced ..., this book could include all the sets already released in the LEGO Batman universe and could therefore include those from the 2006-2008 range. But this remains to be confirmed pending further information.

Amazon already references this book: LEGO® Batman: The Visual Dictionary. You can also find it in the Brick Heroes store.

See the sheet of the book at the publisher Dorling Kindersley.

 

05/03/2012 - 09:19 MOCs

We already know this machine in the LEGO universe: It had been vaguely reproduced in the set 7255 General Grievous Chase released in 2005. Yet this Personal Wheel Bike whose code name is Tsmeu-6 deserved better than that ....

Omar Ovalle offers his version of this machine, originally two-seater but modified by Grievous to install two laser cannons, seen in theEpisode III: Revenge of the Sith during the chase between Grievous and Obi-Wan Kenobi mounted on his Boga (see Omar Ovalle's version in this article).

Whether or not we like the use of figurines in these scenes, this Tsmeu-6 is successful, and I really like it: It is rather faithful to the model of the film, and deserves its title of Monday morning MOC. ... Have a good week.

 

05/03/2012 - 08:52 Lego news

Another custom based on Iron Man with this version of Fine Clonier which is oriented towards the aspect comic of Tony Stark's armor. The shape of the face and eyes will confuse some, but it is quite faithful to the version that served as a reference for Fine Clonier. For those who do not yet know this creator of custom minifigs, go to his flickr gallery, there are great achievements ...

Besides, for those who have not seen it on flickr ou Facebook, I take this opportunity to post you below a small pseudo-artistic scenario that I made with my 4 Iron Man customs made by Christo. They cost me an arm, an eye and a kidney, but I like them ...

 

04/03/2012 - 01:00 MOCs

Cloud City is the fantasy of the LEGO world: All collectors would like to be able to afford a set 10123 (from 500 € on Bricklink, used but complete). Obviously, it is especially the unique minifig of Boba Fett (from 140 € on Bricklink) with its print on the legs that motivates this craze, the rest of the set being all that there is more classic. I paid a high price for mine, and even if I resigned myself due to the rarity of the set, I think I paid very (too) dearly for this famous minifigure ...

But for the most part we are interested above all in a possible new interpretation of this emblematic place which floats around the planet Bespin seen in theEpisode V: The Empire Strikes Back. The duel between Luke and Vader or the freezing of Han Solo are all key events in the saga that take place in this city of clouds.

Regularly, rumor has it that LEGO is about to announce a re-release of this set. 10123 released in 2003 with its 705 pieces and 7 minifigs. but to date, no concrete information has been revealed and nothing leads us to believe that LEGO plans to release a set on this theme.

StoutFiles took the problem head on and dared to imagine what a playset of the caliber of the set could look like. 10188 Death Star released in 2008 with more than 3800 pieces and 22 minifigs and which remains arguably to this day the best playset ever released in the Star Wars range.

The result is this work carried out under LDD with a meticulous reproduction of the key locations of the city of clouds while respecting the playability and design codes used by LEGO for the set 10188. All is not perfect, but the effort deserves to be highlighted. The exercise is interesting and StoutFiles posts regularly on Eurobricks of the captures of its work under LDD. Do not hesitate to take a tour from time to time on the dedicated topic, there are good ideas.