It is now a habit, periodically LEGO invites a few visitors to discover its premises in Billund, Denmark. Following these organized visits, the web is teeming with clichés showing the side Ikea cool et google like, of these premises in which designers work dressed as if they were going to cover the La Redoute catalog.

It is the portal of Free which publishes this time a series of photos with slides, sofas, ultra-design spaces, etc ... in short, a nice communication stunt that allows LEGO to cultivate its side cool-hype-studious atmosphere-respect for employees, etc ....

On one of these shots, the slightly psycho-rigid AFOLs that we are can notice a few gear wisely aligned in a showcase judiciously highlighted by the photographer who is no doubt very inspired. We thus discover a bust of Watto (blue circle), a UT-AT (green circle) or Unstable Terrain Artillery Transport seen in theEpisode III Revenge of the Sith , a probe droid and a medical droid (white circle) as well as the now famous-but-never-marketed set Yavin IV (orange circle). Prototypes awaiting validation, failed tests of sets never marketed, products to come in the near future or not? Who knows....

The window in question is also full of pretty things that I let you discover by clicking on the image. To see the rest of the photo report, go to the Free portal or site dezeen.com.

The success of minecraft project on BEWARE has pissed off some ... It is indeed the only project to reach 10.000 supporters and in less time than it takes to write it. The rest of the community watched with suspicion and envy this initiative, well carried out and supported on all the sites, blogs and forums on the planet dedicated to Minecraft.

Today, the AFOLs are trying to restore the balance with a grouped initiative of the big English-speaking forums to try to carry the western project of marshal_banana and make it reach 10.000 supporters as well. Thus, Eurobricks, Brickset and The Brothers Brick encourage their members to vote en masse for this project which remains in my opinion difficult to achieve. Some advance the modular nature of this project, with the possibility of separate sets which would each offer a building. Why not .... But that would require the return of the western theme to the LEGO range, and I don't really believe in it. Even though 10.000 AFOLs, boosted by their respective community leaders, would support this project, I think that LEGO has other fish to fry and other licenses to market right now.

I think this is mostly a matter of pride. The AFOL community (English-speaking) is openly annoyed by the Minecraft wave, with its thousands of enthusiastic supporters, its motivation, and the endorsement given by LEGO to the project in partnership with Mojang, the game's publisher. current sprinkled with a spirit of revenge is nothing more than a burst of pride which aims to restore balance. Leading sites and forums want to reaffirm their supremacy and show that they are capable of mobilizing thousands of people just on a post on their home page.

Let us understand well, the MOC of marshal_banana is nice, nothing to say about it. The concept and the theme are interesting and the realization is impeccable. But the sudden rise of this project is visibly artificial and motivated by a need to reaffirm a certain legitimacy with regard to LEGO and the concept. BEWARE. Some do not hesitate to use this argument by claiming loud and clear that if Minecraft did it, the AFOLs must also bring THEIR project to the threshold of consideration by LEGO for possible commercialization. .

If you want to support this initiative, go to the page of the project in question and vote for this MOC. Otherwise, you can always wait and see if the community is responsive enough to rally 10.000 voters and get a reaction from LEGO on this concept. Reaction which will undoubtedly be interesting: I wonder what LEGO could answer to the 10.000 AFOLs who want to see the western theme emerge in the form of modular buildings ...

Because it's a topic of debate on various forums, here's something to cut short and confirm once and for all that Iron Man will indeed have two armors (at least) in the film. These two screenshots from the trailer clearly show that Tony Stark will don a Mark VI version and a Mark VII version of his armor during The Avengers movie.  

LEGO presents one or the other of these versions depending on the communication media (catalog, maxifig, etc.), which creates some confusion. The doubt is raised thanks to the promising trailer of this film with an exceptional cast.

That speaks for itself ... Brent Waller makes my dream come true this year: Obtain a Tumbler in camouflage version in one of the DC Universe sets based on The Dark Knight license and the upcoming movie The Dark Knight Rises.

The Brent Tumbler isn't a last minute creation, it's dated 2008 and you can even reproduce it using the instructions available for download here:  The Tumbler Assembly Instructions.

This new version is a customized MOC, originally white and covered (cleanly) with a Tan vinyl paint and decorated with touches of Brown to best reproduce the camouflage effect characteristic of the film's machines. The finish is high-end, the whole is a CUUSOO project and Brent Waller shows you his gear from every angle in his flickr gallery.  

Let's face it, if it's likely that LEGO will bring us a Tumbler this year, I doubt it's in a camouflage version. So if you want one, do like me, support this CUUSOO project without waiting.... 

Here is the new trailer released during the Superbowl and which shows us a little more what is undoubtedly the most anticipated film of this early 2012. On the menu, the Quinjet in action and taking off from what could be the Helicarrier (or any aircraft carrier), and some views of the merry superhero gang in action.