12/01/2012 - 15:24 MOCs

Mini Millennium Falcon by ototoko

Small flashback for those who do not know him on what remains today the best MOC of the Millennium Falcon on this scale and which has served and still serves as a reference for many MOCers: that of ototoko (2007).

The achievement is exceptional with many very interesting finds allowing to respect the proportions of the machine. Note the two characters (Han Solo & Chewbacca) depicted in the cockpit using flat round 1x1, a bit like miniLEGOmaniac.

Mandible length and thickness, cockpit size and offset, and vessel thickness are optimized to stick to scale as much as possible. Special mention for greebs judiciously disseminated.

Note that LEGO marketed a very successful version of this vessel in Midi-Scale format in 2009 with the set 7778 that we can still get on Bricklink for around 40 € (MISB). In fact, you absolutely need this set, it is quite simply very successful and will take pride of place on your shelves without taking up too much space, and you will surely miss it just like me ...

To go with it, also offer yourself the set 8099 Midi-Scale Imperial Star Destroyer released in 2010. It is currently sold around 20 € in MISB on Bricklink, a deal at this price.

To see the whole series of photos of this Millennium Falcon, go to ototoko's Brickshelf gallery. The few minutes it takes to discover this MOC are well worth it.

 

11/01/2012 - 22:04 MOCs

Han Solo's DL-44 Heavy Blaster Pistol

Here is an unusual MOC, designed by Littlehorn and which surprisingly faithfully reproduces the gun used by Han Solo (below in a version without the rifle scope) in the Star Wars saga.

This is the DL-44 Heavy Blaster Pistol, a favorite weapon of smugglers, bounty hunters and members of the rebellion.

This weapon is directly inspired by the Mauser C96 Broomhandle, a weapon used during the First World War and also seen on certain occasions in the hands of Lawrence of Arabia or Winston Churchill. The models used during the filming of the Original Trilogy are Mauser C96 modified with the addition of a rifle scope.

You can find an alternate view of this blaster at the Brickshelf gallery by Littlehorn.

Han Solo on Hoth

11/01/2012 - 17:26 LEGO Star Wars Lego news

This is thanks to IG88 from the forum brickpirate that we discover this visual of the Santa Darth Maul planned for the set 9509 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar 2012.

At first glance, I must say that I cannot find this concept of Santa-character-from-Star-Wars very interesting in itself, but with this image, I almost come to appreciate this Darth Maul who takes the torso of the santa yoda of the set 7958 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar 2011.

The wink is nice because we already know that 2012 will be the year of Darth Maul: The packaging of the official Star Wars merchandise line is all dressed up with a visual of this character, TheEpisode I The Phantom Menace 3d spring in February and the horned Zabrak also miraculously returns in the animated series The Clone Wars ... (see this article).

9509 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar 2012

11/01/2012 - 01:12 Reviews
Harley Quinn (2012) vs. Harley Quinn (2008) Bane (2012) vs. Bane (2007) Bane (2012) vs. Bane (2007)
 
I continue the series of photos oferic_maniac with here Harley Quinn and Bane in their versions 2007/2008 and 2012 respectively. (Click on the images for large format versions)
 
Regarding Harley Quinn, my preference goes without any hesitation to the 2012 minifigure (6857 The Dynamic Duo Funhouse Escape), with one exception, Harley Quinn's waistline is once again too marked to feminize the minifigure.
 
The face is very well serigraphed and rejuvenates this minifigure well without falling into exaggeration. The eyes and mouth are well feminized and the mask has a less carnival design than on the 2008 minifigure.
 
On the Bane side, what interests me here is the silkscreen printing on the back of the minifig. It displays a cartoon side which is not unpleasant on the minifigure of 2012 (6860 The Batcave) with a green Lime for the drug supply system Venom which is very successful.
 
The 2007 minifigure (7787 The Bat-Tank: The Riddler and Bane's Hideout) also has an elaborate silkscreen print on the back, but a little outdated. An update was needed with more colors flashy.
The 2007 minifigure sells from 60 to 70 € on Bricklink.
 
10/01/2012 - 19:32 MOCs

Uncanny X-Men # 133 by Mike Napolitan

After The Avengers, Mike Napolitan presents his minifig version of the cover from issue 133 of Uncanny X-Men published in 1980. Another beautiful work of creation which perfectly reproduces the cover of this comic designed by John Byrne.

 Meeting on the flickr gallery by Mike Napolitan to also discover in detail his version of the Wolverine minifigure.