Let's go to a thorny question that divides LEGO collectors: Do you absolutely have to keep the boxes of your LEGOs? Should you fill your cupboards with these boxes or put them for recycling? Should they be folded, cut or protected while waiting for the sets concerned to increase in value over the years?

The answer to these questions depends on your intentions. Or not.

Many AFOLs buy their sets, assemble them once, possibly display them in their bedroom or living room, then dismantle them, often under family pressure, so that the parts go to their bulk destined for MOCs.
Others store their sets without even touching them, telling themselves that because they don't have the space to display them, there's no point in putting them together. And they will probably never put them together.
Throwing away the packaging is seen by some as an almost militant act: By breaking the speculative aspect of the set, they try to convince themselves to be real AFOLs who use LEGO for their primary function: Play.
Each situation is unique, and there is no objective argument in favor of preserving or not the boxes.

There are still some indicators that should change the minds of those who throw away the boxes of their sets without regret. 

What does a set consist of: A box, an instruction booklet, minifigs and loose parts.
In order of value we can therefore consider that the minifigs are the most important component of the set. The pieces would come in second.
But this reasoning overlooks an important fact: The pieces are only plastic bricks which, when combined, make up the set itself. The identity of the set is ultimately determined by its box which presents the content in its final form. And collectors are demanding: A plastic bag with loose parts, a few minifigs and a paper printout of an instruction booklet from its pdf format will never have the same value as an original box, even open and damaged , an original booklet and all the plastic, brick and minifig elements.

This is especially true for licensed sets or very old sets. Star Wars fans get carried away as soon as the franchise logo appears. They are willing to spend insane amounts of money to collect anything that can bear the Star Wars endorsement. And LEGOs are no exception. A set from the Star Wars range sold with its original packaging will see its price double, or even triple in some cases, compared to the same set sold in bulk, without box or original instructions. These same boxes and other instruction booklets also retail on bricklink, where the price per kilo of cardboard is exceptionally high ...

Finally, the part of the set which remains the easiest to assemble and which costs the least per kilo are the parts themselves .... The minifigs are also affordable, with notable exceptions like the Boba Fett from 10123 Cloud City for example. , and the rarest object over the years effectively becomes the box. And it becomes scarce over the years: Cardboard is a material that is difficult to resist to numerous manipulations, humidity, moving ...

This same box which takes up too much space today will undoubtedly allow you to get the most out of your collection if one day you decide to sell it to the highest bidder, for whatever reason. Paying the rental of a storage box to accumulate your empty packaging could even pay off over the years.

In the worst case, you will sell them to all those specialists in flea markets and other garage sales who scour the villages, accumulate complete sets in bulk bought for a few euros from sellers who have no idea of ​​the potential value of these LEGO, purchase boxes and instruction booklets separately at bricklink and resell it as a complete set on eBay for a more than substantial profit.

 The next time you want to get rid of a set box, don't throw it away, sell it. You will be surprised at the number of interested buyers .....

It is Variety who announced it in an article published on November 11, 2011: Warner Bros plans to launch a film mixing plastic bricks, minifigs and very real actors for 2014.

This is the company Animal Logic (Happy Feet) who would be in charge of the visual effects of the film, and the funding for the project is underway.

According to Variety, the project has been in the works since 2008, when Warner Bros. started to think with LEGO about a family comedy project. Screenwriters Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman will be on hand, as will producers Dan Lin (Lin Pictures) and Roy Lee (Vertigo Entertainment). Director Chris McKay (Robot Chicken) could also be on the project alongside Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs).

No details are circulating about the content of the film, except that it should mix real actors and digital animation. Casting is expected to begin in January 2012. And so much can happen between now and 2014 that it's best to avoid speculating.

One thing is certain, the partnership between LEGO and Warner Bros. should bring the LEGO universe even more to the big and small screen in the years to come.

He hesitates, he doubts, he doesn't know what to do anymore .... Help Legomaniac to choose which vehicle he must present in the competition wheels of justice on FBTB.

For me, the choice is quickly made, model 2, slightly modified version of the model I was telling you about here is the one who must win this contest. Its retro-futuristic aspect makes it much more attractive than the slightly too Hot Wheels Model 1 for my taste.

Meeting on LEGOmaniac flickr gallery and vote for your favorite model (So 2) ....

Do you still have time today? It is raining ? So here's who to take care of a bit.

Below are 5 bonus models to build from sets from the 2011 range.

Click on the visuals below to download the instructions in pdf format. They're hosted directly at Hoth Bricks, so you'll be sure to find them later, even if LEGO removes them from its server.

We start with the Jedi Transportation, rather simplistic, that you can build with the parts of the set 7931 Jedi T-6 Shuttle.

We continue with a more interesting model: The Bounty Hunter Assault Skimmer, which you can assemble with the parts of the set 7930 Bounty Hunter Assault Gunship.

Now here is the Rebel Medical Transport, based on the set 7879 Hoth Echo Base, which deserves that we do something other than the base informs that it represents ...

You can build this Republic Rapid Assault Vehicle by combining the parts of the sets 7931 Jedi T-6 Shuttle et 7915 Imperial V-Wing Starfighter. Okay, I'll grant you, the end result is still very average, but this bonus model can give you some ideas for your future MOCs if you lack inspiration.

And we end with this bonus model based on the parts of the set 7915 Imperial V-Wing Starfighter. A nice, simple little ship that the little ones can assemble in a few minutes.

As you will have understood, these are not very elaborate alternative models here, but rather small machines, pretexts to bring out your sets and spend a few minutes creating something else with them.

Good Sunday !

Well, the title is undoubtedly a bit touting, and we only see a few seconds the X-Wing of the 2012 set 9493 X-Wing Starfighter.

But this LEGO Build Together video is constructed well enough that I urge you to waste 30 seconds of your day. 

http://youtu.be/L5MKTJZWSig