Okay, this isn't a new set, or even a book, it's just a 2012 LEGO Star Wars themed calendar published by the company HEYE, and which will be sold among others at Amazon for the modest sum of 15.23 €.

The publisher's description (summarily translated from German) tells us the color: A format of 45 x 30 cm, 12 pages (fortunately) and 45 stickers. I do the math all over the place, but I find it excessively expensive.

In short, nothing to get carried away, this product will be reserved for collectors who are still looking for what may be missing in their collection, or for those who absolutely need a calendar for 2012 and who do not like Clara Morgane's.

Received a few days ago the new LEGO Collector 2nd Edition catalog edited by Fantasia Verlag and pre-ordered almost two months ago.

We will quickly forget the pathetic gift offered, an uninteresting key ring with the "Space" logo which even with a limited edition will have difficulty in attracting anyone except perhaps a few sellers on Bricklink or eBay ....

The book itself is nice. It is neither a "bible", nor an encyclopedia as I could see some getting carried away on this subject on various forums.
This is simply a compendium of all LEGO production since 1949 illustrated with nice photos, and some key information about each set (Year of production, number of pieces and rating depending on supposed rarity ( Not always very realistic)). We are far from the Universalis or the New Testament anyway ....

Despite everything, I enjoy leafing through this very, very fine paper book from time to time, and discovering sets or ranges that I didn't know. And it was while leafing through this book that I came across two new releases from the Star Wars range (I'm not the only one apparently). These are two 3 in 1 Super Packs of which I offer you photos taken by yours truly below:  

Super Pack 3in1 66395, composed of sets 7957 Sith Nightspeeder, 7913 Clone Trooper Battle Pack et 7914 Mandalorian Battle Packsystem. (I already told you about this set in this article)

Did you miss the series 1, 2 and / or 3 minifigs? Have you never been able to get your favorite minifigure? You can't afford an elf or a fisherman and you prefer not to call Cetelem to ask them to finance you this piece of plastic sold at a high price on Bricklink? LEGO has the solution:

As the last LEGO VIP newsletter indicated with this amazing message, you will finally be able to catch up:  "We know our LEGO fans love their minifigures! That's why we're giving you the opportunity to tell us your little VIP's favorite character among those from the series 1 to 3 LEGO minifigure collections. Please click on their minifigure below in order to record your vote. We will then put together the characters who received the most votes in an exclusive set of LEGO® minifigures, which only VIP members can get! Think carefully, because you will only be entitled to one vote! You can vote until July 30."

Please note, the votes will be closed on 30/07/2011 and the final results will be announced in the November 2011 VIP newsletter. You can only vote once, but if you change your mind before 30/07, you can vote again and only your last vote will be taken into account.

So, if you had planned not to go on vacation to spend your money on a few minfigs, go easy and wait for this superpack which should contain the most requested minifigs of the 3 series concerned and at the same time lower the prices on the market. parallel.

Also, if you're not a VIP at LEGO, there's no need to put on your best costume and take out your American Express, just sign up. at this address.

It is with long, very long weeks in advance of the marketing of this set that Gimme LEGO offers us a review of the 10221 Super Star Destroyer.
drdavewatford does not hide his satisfaction to have in his hands a "Pre-release" version of this eagerly awaited set. Note in passing, that the sticker has already been corrected on the version it has.

The inside of the packaging contains 4 white boxes, 3 of which are devoted to the parts of the set and one dedicated to the 226-page instruction booklet.

The bags are numbered, which in my opinion is not necessarily a bad thing for those in a hurry. The purists will get rid of the bags to indulge in a regular sorting of parts a few hours before assembly.
The instruction booklet is decked out with the eternal flaw, namely the difficulty of differentiating black from dark gray. The sticker sheet contains the information sheet of this Executor, but also stickers for the control panels of the Executor (Bridge).
We would have appreciated screen-printed pieces, especially on a set of this size.

To see more and follow the progress of this review, visit the Gimme LEGO blog at this address.

After the calamitous "Sample catalog of the Lego Star Wars Figures from 1999-2011"I was telling you about here, here comes another guide dedicated to the countless minifigs produced by LEGO since the 1970s and still simply titled "The Unofficial LEGO Minifigure Catalog".

The author announces a guide of 390 pages containing more than 3600 indexed minifigs, an index facilitating the research, high resolution images and at 1: 1 scale (or almost, according to the author) as well as a sheet per minifig containing the year of production, the number of pieces, the code bricklink as well as the references of the sets containing the minifig in question and the type of head used.

We are therefore not going to get carried away immediately about this ambitious new book apparently using a somewhat complicated ranking system for neophytes, and for which the author announces an IOS compatible application, regular updates and a upcoming sale on Amazon at a price not yet determined.

In addition, the author remains modest, and recognizes that this guide should contain a large part of the minifigs released to date but does not guarantee that the entire LEGO production is referenced. He also calls on the goodwill of AFOLs to help him complete his work and correct any errors.

It remains to be seen whether this book is produced with permission from TLC or not and whether the manufacturer will let an AFOL put a few bills in the pocket on their backs without paying royalties.

You can follow the progress of the project on the author's blog https://www.minifigure.org and ask him your questions. He is rather responsive and seems to want to maintain a dialogue with the community in order to better meet the expectations of potential buyers.