These photos will not send me to court, they do not have any watermark stating that they are confidential or preliminary. However, it is difficult to say if these are the final visuals of the boxes in the range. Here are 4 of the sets that will be marketed in 2012 in this Lord of the Rings range. As usual at LEGO, the design of the boxes is always very neat and makes you want to buy ...

9469 Gandalf Arrives

9470 Shelob Attacks

9473 The Mines of Moria

9474 The Battle Of Helm's Deep

This is the question that we are all currently asking, and over the revelations concerning the sets of the LEGO Super Heroes Marvel range, Nick Fury remains curiously absent ...

However, LEGO officially announced the presence of this key figure in the official press release launch of this range: ... Marvel characters as Iron Man, The Hulk, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye, Loki and Black Widow to LEGO minifigure form ... Wolverine, Magneto, Nick Fury and Deadpool… Spider-Man, and Doctor Octopus… 

Not to mention that Nick Fury is also an important character in The Avengers movie ...

I think there is a mystery set that LEGO has yet to unveil and that the leader of the Avengers could be in ... Wait and see ...

So, to be patient and because I need a pretext, I am putting you a photo of Nick Fury's custom minifig made by Christo that I just received ...

Here are the official visuals published by TRU (USA) of the LEGO Super Heroes Marvel sets.

We note once again many changes since the last presentation of these sets at the New York Toy Fair. At toysrus.com, the estimated delivery date is announced for April 10, 2012.

In the set 6867 Loki's Cosmic Cube Escape, Iron Man still wears the much-maligned helmet, but here it is completely successful, especially at eye and chin level. It's a little better. Hawkeye is driving with a nice pair of glasses (double-sided face?) ...

In the set 6868 Hulk's Helicarrier Breakout, The Hulk finally has a face.

6866 Wolverine's Chopper Showdown

Help Wolverine to escape Magneto and Deadpool in their missile-loaded helicopter in this LEGO Super Heroes Wolverine's Chopper Showdown (6866) buildable playset! It's a chopper versus helicopter showdown as Magneto and Deadpool attack Wolverine in their flying fortress with adjustable flick missiles!

Oh no, Magneto and Deadpool are attacking Wolverine with their helicopter. Help him to escape! Dodge the missiles and make a quick getaway on Wolverine's Chopper before Magneto traps Wolverine with his magnetic powers.

The LEGO Super Heroes Wolverine's Chopper Showdown (6866) features:
3 Minifigures: Wolverine, Magneto and Deadpool
Vehicles include Deadpool's helicopter and Wolverine's Chopper
Deadpool's helicopter features 4 adjustable flick missiles, rotating main rotor and twin rear rotors, removable cockpit canopy and holders for Deadpool's swords
Accessories include 2 swords
Fire the missiles!
Escape on the chopper!
Adjust the missiles to aim at your target!
Deadpool's helicopter measures over 4 "(11cm) high and 9" (23cm) long
Wolverine's Chopper measures over 1 "(4cm) high and 2" (6cm) long

6867 Loki's Cosmic Cube Escape

Seize the stolen cosmic cube from Loki in this LEGO Super Heroes Loki's Cosmic Cube Escape (6867) buildable playset! Fly after Loki with Iron Man before he can escape on the function-packed off-roader with the cosmic cube he stole!

Loki is escaping from SHIELD headquarters with the powerful cosmic cube. If he succeeds, he could use it to wreak havoc on the world! Can Iron Man take to the skies in his amazing armored suit and chase down the speeding off-roader or will Loki escape with the cosmic cube? You decide!

The LEGO Super Heroes Loki's Cosmic Cube Escape (6867) features:
3 Minifigures: Iron Man, Loki and Hawkeye
Off-roader with 2 flick missiles and tipping function
Accessories include cosmic cube and Loki's staff
Iron Man features opening mask and thruster flame elements
Fly after Loki with Iron Man!
Fire the missiles!
Use tipping function to blast Loki off the off-roader when Iron Man attacks!
Off-roader measures over 3 "(8cm) high and 5" (15cm) long

6868 Hulk's Helicarrier Breakout

6868 Hulk's Helicarrier Breakout

Help the heroes stop Loki from breaking out of the Helicarrier in this LEGO Super Heroes Hulk's Helicarrier Breakout (6868) buildable playset!

The Hulk and Thor have Loki captured on board the Avengers' awesome Helicarrier. Use the exploding containment cell function to bust Loki out and then use the function-packed jet fighter to get away! Can the Avengers keep Loki locked up and out of trouble?

The LEGO Super Heroes Hulk's Helicarrier Breakout (6868) features:
4 Minifigures: Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye and Loki
Helicarrier and jet fighter
Containment cell with exploding function and fuel canister holder with firing function
Jet fighter features 4 flick missiles and opening cockpit with cockpit blast function
Accessories include 2 canisters, Loki's staff, Hawkeye's bow and arrow, Thor's hammer
Launch the fuel canisters!
Fire the missiles!
Blast the jet fighter's cockpit!
Helicarrier measures over 5 "(13cm) high and 14" (35cm) wide
Jet fighter measures over 2 "(6cm) high, 7" (18cm) long and 5 "(14cm) wide

6869 Quinjet Aerial Battle

6869 Quinjet Aerial Battle

Defeat Loki and his forces with the super fast Quinjet in this LEGO Super Heroes Quinjet Aerial Battle (6869) buildable playset! Stop Loki as you go after his chariot with the function-packed Quinjet in an awesome 5-MiniFigure finale!

Loki is up to no good and is planning to destroy the earth! As he flies into battle on board his chariot, help the Avenger's defeat their nemesis using the supersonic Quinjet! Fire the missiles, release the mini-jet and imprison Loki in the prison pod! With the high-tech Quinjet, the Avengers can't fail!

The LEGO Super Heroes Quinjet Aerial Battle (6869) features:
5 Minifigures: Thor, Iron Man, Black Widow, Loki and foot soldier
Vehicles include Quinjet and Loki's chariot
Quinjet features adjustable wing tips, 2 opening cockpits with space for 2 MiniFigures, detachable mini-jet, 4 missiles, prison pod and rear door
Chariot features dual flick missiles and control platform that raises or lowers
Weapons include Loki's staff, Thor's hammer and Iron Man's thruster flame
Launch the mini jet!
Fire the missiles!
Rotate the Quinjet wingtips 360 degrees!
Open the cockpits!
Load the captured bad guys into the Quinjet's prison pod!
Quinjet measures over 5 "(15cm) high, 15" (39cm) long
Trolley measures over 2 "(6cm) high and 5" (13cm) long

Thanks to Exobrick for the info: Here are the visuals of the box and the contents of the set 6865 Captain America's Avenging Cycle. As we suspected since the presentation of the set during the New York Toy Fair, Red Skull will not be in this box, but we will be entitled to 2 Skrulls (or aliens, or whatever name Marvel will give them ...)

The description of the English set published by toysrus.com:

Win the battle against the general and the foot soldier with LEGO Super Heroes Captain America's Avenging (6865)! Speed ​​into battle with Captain America's Avenging Cycle to defeat the general and the foot soldier in the craft with folding wings and a flick missile!

While riding his Avenging Cycle, Captain America spots the general on his craft. Help Captain America use his indestructible shield to defeat the general and his foot soldier! Win the battle and send them back to where they came from. The fate of the world lies in your hands.

The LEGO Super Heroes Captain America's Avenging (6865) features:
3 Minifigures: Captain America, general and foot soldier
Vehicles include Captain America's Avenging Cycle and general's craft
Avenging Cycle features shield holder
General's craft has folding wings and flick missile
Fire the flick missile!
Throw the shield at the general and the foot soldier!
Foot soldier's gun stand has a missile
Speed ​​into battle on the Avenging Cycle!
Measures over 2 "(6cm) high and 3" (7cm) long
General's craft measures over 2 "(6cm) high and 4" (10cm) long

I come back briefly to this set 9526 Palpatine's Arrest, announced but never officially shown by LEGO and due out in June 2012 with the rest of the second wave of sets.

This set is not new as a concept. In May 2008, Toys R Us launched the operation 2009 Fan's Choice Set and consulted the AFOLs by offering them to choose the set they would like to see edited among 3 options. This is the set 7754 Home One My Calimari Star Cruiser which had been chosen at the time and which was therefore produced.

The project called The Arrest of Palpatine had finished second in the standings ahead of Slave I and Cloud City Landing Platform and the file mentioned the presence in the scene of the film concerned of Mace Windu, Saesee Tiin, Agen Kolar and Kit Fisto, the 4 Jedis who invest the Chancellor's office. Windu is doing a little better than his fellow Jedis and even finds himself in a position to settle his fate with the Chancellor. But Anakin Skywalker has arrived in the meantime and slices off his hand before Palpatine sends him out for the air.

Indeed, in this scene from theEpisode III Revenge of the Sith, Saesee Tiin, Agen Kolar and Kit Fisto didn't last long and were taken out by Palpatine in seconds. But their presence in set 9526 is almost required to hope for something correct.

Unless LEGO focuses on the fight between Palpatine, for whom a double-sided face would be a good thing, Anakin and Windu, which is the end of the scene in question.

In my opinion two options:

1. A set with Mace Windu, Saesee Tiin, Agen Kolar, Kit Fisto, Anakin and Palpatine / Sidious. A chair, a desk, a movable bay window.

2. A set with Mace Windu, Anakin and Palpatine / Sidious. A portion of bay window with a mechanism that allows it to jump to eject Windu.

This set 9526 Palpatine's Arrest will undoubtedly be an exclusive Toys R Us, La Grande Récré or LEGO Shop, as usual with the sets which are unveiled very shortly before their marketing.