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As with the Star Wars range, it didn't take long to see the first preliminary visuals of the 2012 LEGO Lord of the Rings range appear.
9469 Gandalf Arrives - Gandalf & Frodo
9470 Shelob Attacks - Samwise, Frodo & Gollum
9471 Uruk-hai Army - 4 x Uruk-hai, Eomer, 1 x Rider Of Rohan
9472 Attack On Weathertop - Merry, Frodo, Aragon & 2 x Nazgulhs
9473 The Mines Of Moria - Pippin, Gimli, Legolas, Boromir, 2 x Orcs & Cave Troll
9474 The Battle Of Helm's Deep - Aragon, Gimli, Haldir, Theoden, 5 x Uruk-hai
9476 The Orc Forge - 5 x Orcs
Those who expected something exceptional are at their expense. While these visuals are drafts, it does feel like this line is a big joke. We will have to wait for photos of the final versions to be sure, but I think that apart from the minifigs (and more), we should not expect much. It really feels like we're getting sets from the 1980s ....
It didn't take very long for the novelties of the second Star Wars wave of 2012 to be unveiled. Here are the images stamped CONFIDENTIAL and PRELIIMINARY of the new features to come with a list of minifigs (a priori, difficult to see on some visuals):
9496 Desert Skiff - Luke Skywalker, Lando Calrissian, Boba Fett & Kithaba
9497 Republic Striker Starfighter - Satele Shan, Republic Trooper & T7-O1 Astromech Droid (Star Wars The Old Republic starship & characters)
9498 Saesee Tiin's Starfighter - Saesee Tiin, Astromech Droid R3- D5 & Even Piell
9499 Gungan Sub - Queen Amidala, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn & Jar Jar Binks
9500 Fury Class Interceptor - Darth Malgus & 2 x Sith Troopers (Star Wars The Old Republic starship & characters)
9509 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar 2012
9515 Malevolence - Anakin Skywalker, Padme Amidala would be in this set (but we can clearly see Ahsoka on the box), General Grievous, Count Dooku, Battle Droid Commander & Battle Droid
9516 Jabba's Palace - Jabba, Salacious Crumb, Bib Fortuna, Gamorrean Guard, Oola, Han Solo, Princess Leia in Boushh outfit, Chewbacca & B'omarr Monk
Not enough to roll on the floor for now, but I remain positive: The preliminary visuals of the Star Wars range rarely pay homage to the final appearance of the sets concerned.
Once again, LEGO favors minifigs, it's obvious. the rest is there to fill the box ... Special mention for Jabba's Palace, which can hardly accommodate Jabba ....
Click on the links to view the images of the sets:
9497 Republic Striker Starfighter
9498 Saesee Tiin's Starfighter
9509 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar 2012
Since the set 6857 The Dynamic Duo Funhouse Escape will probably not be released before Christmas in France, like the rest of the range, we just have our eyes to cry on.
And to take a look at these detailed views of the minifigs that this set contains announced by surprise by the manufacturer, who will undoubtedly go down as one of the best of this first wave of LEGO Super Heroes DC Universe.
Batman and Robin are really successful. the serigraphs are sober but sufficiently original and confirm the care that LEGO decided to bring to the characters in 2012.
Over time, I still find Harley Quinn and The Riddler much less successful, as I got a little more excited about them when the first visuals appeared.
Both minifigs are successful but they ultimately lack a bit of fantasy to be really updated compared to their previous versions (Harley quinn 2008 & The Riddler 2006).
However, they have the inestimable merit of allowing all those who could not get the two previous minifigs today sold at a gold price on eBay or Bricklink, to get these two characters at a price almost Normal.
ZetoVince recently introduced a Tumbler MOC (I told you about it here) really successful. Since then, this MOC has been emulated by many (see here the version of CAB & Tiler), who have tried to reproduce it, and even improve it on certain points.
In response to a growing demand for assembly instructions for this MOC, ZetoVince has offered on its Brickshlef gallery a series of files to reproduce this vehicle without too many problems.
I have compiled these files in pdf format, and I offer them for download directly on Brick Heroes: zetovince_tumbler.pdf (4.84 MB).
If you do not yet know this MOC, go to Zetovince's flickr gallery, to find out. I promise you that you will then want to assemble your own Tumbler following the instructions for this template ...
The box of the day raises the level with this Y-Wing very well done and which in 20 pieces manages to be credible.
We will retain the use of 2 lightsaber handles, and 2 cheese slopes 1x1 which are enough to give allure to this micro vessel. The colors are respected, everything is consistent.
This Y-Wing mini-microphone will undoubtedly not stay long in the collective memory, but for a box and a day, it is already very good ... What more could you ask for?
For the record, if you have the following sets in your collection:
4488 Millennium Falcon (2003)
4489 AT-AT (2003)
4490 Republic Gunship (2003)
4491 MTT (2003)
Note that these four sets provide additional parts that allow you to assemble this very successful mini Y-Wing:
- thoon : THANKS !...
- crazybattle : Really too bad that Lego is not marketed in this box...
- oklego : Finally a GWP that you really want!!!...
- Leo C : And to think that the set would have sold so well in itself...
- Danny D : The best promo for May the Fourth in a while...
- 39pop39 : Good playability for children....
- Romuald P : It could have been for sale, some sets are below...
- Laurent : It's not crazy in itself but it gets the job done and the kids...
- Kahjir : A nice set to accompany the MTT...
- Yunda999 : A nice GWP, and the 160€ are easily attainable from...
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