17/10/2013 - 13:43 Lego news

The Yoda Chronicles: Attack fo the Jedi

Those who follow Hoth Bricks YouTube channel already have the information: I uploaded the third unseen episode of the animated mini-saga The Yoda Chronicles (In English) entitled "Attack of the Jedi".

Those who do not want to know the end before seeing the beginning (broadcast in France on France 3 during the All Saints holidays of the first two episodes of the mini-series) will be satisfied with the teaser below.

Two new teasers for episodes 1 (The Phantom Clone) and 2 (Threat of the Sith) are also online.

I remind you that the first two episodes will be released on DVD and in French on November 6, pre-orders are open at this address.

For those in a hurry, this is the second video below that you must watch, I will have warned you, take advantage of it before it cuts ... (22 minutes).

Update 25/10/2013: Complete episode withdrawn at the request of the LEGO Legal Department.

14/10/2013 - 01:02 Lego news

The LEGO Movie

Let's start from the beginning: The minifig and brick-based film: The LEGO Movie (La Grande Aventure LEGO, in French), will be released in February 2014 on screens around the world. We will then discover in this film directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller the story of Emmet, a type without history who finds himself drawn in spite of himself in incredible adventures during which he will have to face a terrible villain and save the world.

Obviously LEGO will decline a whole range of sets based on the film and has already put online an official website at this address with the film trailer (Accessible in VOSTFR in this article).

We already know the contents of one of the boxes of the first wave, the set 70808 Super Cycle Chase , presented at the last San Diego Comic Con (See this article).

Here below are the sets (from the first wave) that will be marketed for the release of the film. 17 sets were announced in this range.

70800 Getaway Glider
70801 Melting Room
70802 Bad Cop's Pursuit
70803 Cloud Cuckoo Palace
70804 Ice Cream Machine
70805 Trash Chomper
70806 Castle Cavalry
70807 MetalBeard's Duel
70808 Super Cycle Chase
70809 Lord Business' Evil Lair

Difficult to guess who is behind these names, translated from Dutch following the posting of these boxes on the site 2ttoys.nl. We will have to wait for the official visuals to get an idea of ​​the interest of this range, even if we already know that these sets will be based on many different environments: City, Castle, Western, Space, etc ...

All sets of this new range are referenced on Pricevortex, visuals and prices will be updated as soon as this information becomes available.

13/10/2013 - 08:03 Lego news Lego the simpsons

LEGO The Simpsons 2014

Here we are: Here are the first two minifigs from the LEGO The Simpsons range, Homer Simpsons and Ned Flanders, already listed on eBay (Click here) by the Mexican seller who also offers Flash minifigure and some other new features for 2014.

If we consider that the information we have obtained so far is correct, these minifigs should soon be available in the form of sachets similar to those of the series of collectible minifigs (See this article).

Regarding the design, we had to expect this type of solution, to stick to the physique of the characters. I'm not sure what to think of the end result. What is certain is that it will be easy to guess blindly what is in each sachet ...

12/10/2013 - 22:14 LEGO Star Wars

Star Wars Rebels @ NYCC 2013

Some information about the upcoming Star Wars Rebels animated series with these new visuals unveiled during the panel that just ended at New York Comic Con 2013.

Fans of the Kenner range of toys will immediately recognize the "Imperial Troop Transport"Or"Imperial cruiser"above sold in the 80s and which was incorporated into the series.

This toy was then the first Star Wars vehicle offered by Kenner that was not from the Star Wars saga. It was a creation of the manufacturer.

It seems that Kenner is in the spotlight in this series with many references to Star Wars toys produced by this manufacturer.

During this panel, we were also able to discover the "Bad Guy" of the saga: The Inquisitor. The guy, a villain of the worst kind armed with a very special lightsaber (Very close to the Grievous Spinning Lightsaber proposed by Hasbro), is tasked by Darth Vader to hunt down the last surviving Jedi of Order 66, a whole program ...

Star Wars Rebels @NYCC 2013

Another new vehicle was also unveiled: The AT-DP, distant cousin of the AT-PT.

Star Wars Rebels @NYCC 2013

The action of the series will take place 14 years after thePart III and 5 years beforeEpisode IV, mainly on and around the planet Lothal (Some pictures in this article), located on the edge of the Outer border. A few characters from The Clone Wars series are expected to make an appearance in this new series.

Another vessel unveiled, theImperial Freighter below, very inspired by Gozanti Cruiser seen in Episode I.

Star Wars Rebels @ NYCC 2013

The series will begin in the fall of 2014 with a special one-hour episode. The following episodes will be on a 30 minute format. LEGO will inevitably be on the spot ...

Below, the video presented during the panel with many new visuals and some interesting information.

12/10/2013 - 00:18 LEGO Star Wars

LEGO Star Wars Super Pack 3in1

With this new image (not very clear) of an unreleased 3in1 LEGO Star Wars Super Pack marketed for $ 139.99 at Toys R Us in the USA, it is surprising to see that LEGO "goes upmarket" by integrating one of the most expensive sets of the last LEGO Star Wars wave in this type of box.

This Super Pack consists of the following three sets: 75019 AT-TE (Public price 99.99 €), 75016 Homing Spider Droid (Public price 39.99 €) and 75015 Corporate Alliance Tank Droid (Public price 26.99 €) for a total of 166.97 €.

At this stage, no information on the possible marketing in France of this box whose sale price should logically turn around 149 €.