19/02/2012 - 23:02 MOCs

The story begins with a meeting with LEGOmaniac and his son, miniLM that we already know for his achievements at the micro scale on the Star Wars theme. At the turn of a discussion, the challenge is launched: What if he reproduced our favorite super heroes using the same technique as for the characters in the Star Wars universe ...

The talented young MOCeur kindly accepted to take up this challenge and today he offers us a slew of superheroes intelligently staged in a context that facilitates their identification. The result is up to my expectations and I thank miniLM for having accepted this challenge and for taking the time to offer something new and convincing.

So here is a comic format board below that should delight superhero fans, with a special mention for the Batman box which I find absolutely brilliant: 

Super Micro Heroes by miniLM

17/02/2012 - 11:48 Lego news

9498 Saesee Tiin's Starfighter

We could fear the worst when the first ultra-preliminary visuals of the box had been disclosed. This green, white, black, red, finally multicolored Starfighter did not thrill me more than that. The box Also featured minifigs of Saesee Tiin, Even Piell as well as the R3-D5 droid in drafts.

The models presented at the New York Toy Fair have undergone many modifications and I must admit that they already inspire me more. The red has been removed, and that changes everything. The Starfighter has a beautiful line, a successful cockpit, a silkscreen print on the fuselage which contributes to the dynamics of the ship, in short, I like it a lot.

Minifigs have also evolved significantly from the first visuals. We find the impressions in The Clone Wars sauce, we get used to it, and let's be honest, Even Piell and Saesee Tiin are very successful. Some will regret the slightly oversized appendages, but difficult to do otherwise. I note that on Saesee Tiin's minifig the head is printed all the way to the top of the piece, and we thus have guaranteed continuity of the screen printing with the appendix. Ditto for Even Piell.

Finally, the astromech droid R3-D5 is really nice. You never have too many droids in your collection and as soon as it's not yet another R2-D2, I'm always delighted ...

Once again, and while I am always inclined to publish preliminary visuals which rarely pay homage to the final rendering of the sets in question, I readily admit that you should never stay on a first impression and leave a chance. it is up to LEGO to finalize its products to offer us something successful. Which is the case here.

9498 Saesee Tiin's Starfighter

17/02/2012 - 11:16 LEGO LOTR & The Hobbit Lego news

9470 Shelob Attacks

I'm doing what you are right now, past the excitement of the announcement, I spend my time scrutinizing the hundreds of images of the sets taken by the lucky ones who were able to attend the New York Toy Fair 2012 and I just saw myself. realize a little late that the set 9470 Shelob Attacks will have a nice functionality. No, it's not flick-fire missiles for once, but Shelob's ability to weave his web to imprison Frodo.

The box of the set presented shows a white canvas, but the real model exhibited at the show has a black thread coming out of Shelob's abdomen.

In fact this set still brings together a good number of essential elements: The ring, Gollum, Frodo and Samwise; and it guarantees good playability for the youngest who will be able to replay the film scene endlessly. The red grapple which a priori represents Shelob's sting (????) would deserve at least one other color ...

We can clearly see this feature in the photos taken by FBTB during the show, and you can see more in the flickr gallery dedicated to this set.

9470 Shelob Attacks

16/02/2012 - 23:31 Lego news

It's nice to see, MED offers an excellent brickfilm with a complicated story of a machine that assembles a Y-Wing (9495 Gold Leader's Y-wing Starfighter) in the presence of Han Solo, Luke and Leia, all three in uniform Celebration, with flashing diodes, and a ship taking shape before your eyes.

Didn't you understand anything? So, watch this video, it's excellent (and reassuring) to see that here too we have brickfilm directors who know how to do something other than battles between clones and droids ...

MED, if you read me, will have to do the rest of the range now ... just to amortize the machine.

 

16/02/2012 - 20:09 Lego news

Darth Vader Desk Lamp

We no longer stop Georges Lucas and his band of marketing kings. Here are a few more LEGO Star Wars themed merchandise to add to the long list of lamps, key chains, and other clothing already available.

So on the menu: Darth Vader Desk Lamp (pre-order in the USA for $ 59.99), the     Stormtrooper Key Light ($ 11.99) or the Darth Vader Head Lamp (17.99 $).

With all this, you will be sure to have light on all floors ...

Stormtrooper Key Light & Darth Vader Head Lamp