While the novelties of the first half of 2018 are barely available on the LEGO Shop, we now know a little more about the LEGO Technic sets for next summer. In July, it's work (and it's without me).

The preliminary visuals of four boxes below are available:

Notice to all those who plan to collectively collect the LEGO products derived from the movie The LEGO Ninjago Movie: Two sets from the BrickHeadz range are planned and they will be exclusive to the Toys R Us (USA) brand.

On the one hand, the reference 41487 with Lloyd (102 pieces) and on the other the reference 41488 with Master Wu (89 pieces). Each of these figures to assemble will be delivered with a plate bearing the mention "Exclusive".

As usual, we do not know for the moment whether these two sets, which will be marketed from October 1, will ever arrive. at Toys R Us in France...

If you love LEGO books, lack space to store them, and the digital format is right for you, here's something to expand your library with an offer Humble Special LEGO Bundle.

The principle is simple, a minimum price is asked of you and you are free to pay more if you feel like it. In passing, you may decide to donate part of your payment to charity.

Many titles published by No Starch Press are available:

For $ 1 or more you can get The LEGO Adventure Book Vol. 1, Medieval LEGO, The LEGO Build-It Book: Vol. 1 and  Beautiful LEGO.

For $ 8 or more, you get in addition to the above works The LEGO Build-It Book Vol. 2: More Amazing Vehicles, The Cult of LEGO, LEGO Space, The LEGO Technic Idea Book: Fantastic Contraptions, Incredible Technic and Forbidden LEGO.

For $ 15 or more, you get all the books listed above plus The LEGO Architect, The LEGO Christmas Ornaments Book, The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Discovery Book, The LEGO Power Functions Idea Book, Vol. 1: Machines and Mechanisms, The LEGO Neighborhood Book and LEGO Steampunk.

After payment, you get the relevant books (in English) in PDF or ePUB format. You have until November 23, 2016 to decide.

(Special thanks Aayla Secura for the info)

Some more information on the next DK editor's works with the above visuals of three of them.

On the left, the cover of the one entitled Great LEGO Sets: A Visual History (39.93 on amazon.fr), scheduled for next October and which will list the best LEGO sets released since 1955:

In the center LEGO Awesome Ideas (200 pages - September 2015 - 24.94 € on amazon.fr) which will therefore be a collection of instructions:

On the right a "beautiful book" of which you already know the author even if his name means nothing to you at first glance: Vesa Lehtimäki is better known under the pseudonym of Avanaut and you must have come across his magnificent photos at least once featuring minifigs and machines from the Star Wars universe (see his flickr gallery).

LEGO Star Wars Through A Lens will therefore probably be a collection of the best photos of Avanaut, who also works regularly for LEGO: He notably produced the promotional visuals for the LEGO The Hobbit range (see these articles).

Finally, the book LEGO: I Want That Minifigure (18.95 on amazon.fr), entirely dedicated to LEGO minifigs, will be accompanied by an exclusive minifigure, the description posted on amazon.com confirms this:

Little information circulates on the set Marvel 76039 expected for summer 2015, but we learn all the same that it should be a box representing the "final battle"from the film with inside Scott Lang/Ant-Man (played on screen by Paul Rudd), a giant winged ant, the villain of the film (it would not be Yellowjacket / Darren Cross) as well as oversized bricks, probably to place the supplied minifigs in a suitable context without having to resort to microfigs.

Update : The second minifigure in the set is that of Hank Pym.

UK Public Price: £ 19.99 (approx. 26 €)

(seen on toyark.com)