Come on, it's scheduled, so I can talk about it: Saturday, December 14 at 13:20 p.m., the Reportages on TF1 program presented by Claire Chazal will talk about the counterfeit of toys and your servant should make a (short) appearance to talk about the ease to get counterfeit LEGO products on the Internet and maybe even to compare real and fake LEGO sets.

I don't know exactly what remains in the final report of the 4 hours of rushes filmed this summer with the very nice journalist Elodie Ségalin. We compared the real TMNT minifigs and several copies bought at a night market in Hong Kong last June, the real Ninjago set 9441 Kai's Blade Cycle and a certified copy, box included, bought on the internet, with assembly sequence and comparison between the two models, in particular on the quality of the parts and the finish of the minifigs, and we had filmed a small sequence which explains how we can order in a few clicks of fake LEGO products on the internet.

Most of you are already very well informed on this subject, but don't forget that this report is aimed at the average consumer who may believe they are getting a good deal and end up with a poor quality or even dangerous counterfeit product. .

The shooting did not take place at home, but in the premises of my wife's company, invaded for the occasion by a few LEGO sets, just to respect the theme ...

What better place than the premises of the Parisian brand Le Bon Marché (24, rue de Sèvres, 75007 Paris) to exclusively present the highly anticipated next LEGO Architecture set whose marketing is announced for January 2014: The Eiffel Tower (Reference LEGO 21019).

From November 1, a reproduction of more than 40.000 pieces of the Eiffel Tower from the set will be exhibited on site and the brand will have the exclusivity of the set as soon as it becomes available.

It will be possible to reserve this set of 321 pieces, sold for € 45 from November 1, with a preview sale from December 2 to 14 (See the Bon Marché brochure in pdf).

This is not the first time that Le Bon Marché has welcomed LEGO models: During the summer of 2011, an exhibition bringing together many sets from the LEGO Architecture range accompanied by large-format versions had already taken place in the premises of the department store.

This will probably be the first and only set in the Architecture range that I will afford.

(Thank you to everyone who sent me the document by email, in the comments or via facebook)

Some additional information about the LEGO Store which will open its doors on September 27, 2013 in the Disney Village of Marne-la-Vallée thanks to disneygazette.fr which publishes a series of interesting documents including a virtual rendering of the appearance of the future facade (See the image above).

The LEGO Store will be set up in the premises of the Hollywood Pictures brand and the administrative procedures having come to an end, work should start very soon: in February 2013, LEGO obtained the necessary authorizations to carry out the facade modifications and launch the building. interior design of the future store.

For more information, visit the forum of disneygazette.fr.

(Thanks to Nicolas for his email alert)

It is now a habit, periodically LEGO invites a few visitors to discover its premises in Billund, Denmark. Following these organized visits, the web is teeming with clichés showing the side Ikea cool et google like, of these premises in which designers work dressed as if they were going to cover the La Redoute catalog.

It is the portal of Free which publishes this time a series of photos with slides, sofas, ultra-design spaces, etc ... in short, a nice communication stunt that allows LEGO to cultivate its side cool-hype-studious atmosphere-respect for employees, etc ....

On one of these shots, the slightly psycho-rigid AFOLs that we are can notice a few gear wisely aligned in a showcase judiciously highlighted by the photographer who is no doubt very inspired. We thus discover a bust of Watto (blue circle), a UT-AT (green circle) or Unstable Terrain Artillery Transport seen in theEpisode III Revenge of the Sith , a probe droid and a medical droid (white circle) as well as the now famous-but-never-marketed set Yavin IV (orange circle). Prototypes awaiting validation, failed tests of sets never marketed, products to come in the near future or not? Who knows....

The window in question is also full of pretty things that I let you discover by clicking on the image. To see the rest of the photo report, go to the Free portal or site dezeen.com.

Take note, the weekend of September 12 and 13, the little world of LEGO will meet in Diémoz (38) for an exhibition 100% devoted to the small brick which promises to be nice with many creations, animations, competitions, etc. .. To know everything about what to prepare, go on the facebook page of the exhibition.

Speaking of competitions, here is one that I offer in partnership with the organizers of the exhibition.

It is open to everyone, young and old, with three categories: Children under 8, children 8 to 14 and children over 14 and adults.

The mission : Imagine the vehicle from the year 3000. No constraints or limits. Be careful, it is obvious that the model must be made exclusively of LEGO bricks and that your vehicle must be a real creation. No "modification" of an existing set or obvious pumping of the creation of others.

To participate: You will need to bring your creation on Sunday September 13 before 11:00 a.m. at the exhibition site. All participating models will be exhibited and a jury will designate the winners of this competition, the motivating endowment of which can be found below: