07/08/2017 - 17:20 Rumors

LEGO System Town Map (1958)

It's the rumor at the moment: LEGO would consider celebrating the creation of the plastic brick as we still know it today. In 2018, this piece of ABS plastic will indeed be 60 years old.

We are told (on Eurobricks) a mini range of five sets for the occasion, without really knowing what will be in these boxes. Fans are already going from their favorite assortment, hoping for the monorail, the Castle, the Space Classic, the old-school City, etc ...

We can legitimately hope that LEGO will pay tribute to the ranges that helped create the legend of the brand and all the more or less true stories that some fans believe they remember with nostalgia that go with it (... You see my son, these LEGO bricks, I got them from my great-great-grandfather ... he built steam locomotives in the gardens of Versailles under the benevolent gaze of Charlemagne ...).

Hopefully, LEGO will also pay tribute, with many promotions and exclusive products offered, to all those who have assiduously consumed its products over the past sixty years ...
LEGO System 10184 Town Map (2008)

While waiting to learn more about this hypothetical wave of sets, let's not get carried away. I remind you that in 2008 for the 50 years of this same brick, LEGO had certainly released the heavy artillery with a remake of the Town Plan of 1958 marketed under the reference 10184 but that to celebrate this year the 40 years of the LEGO range Technic we had to be satisfied with that:

LEGO Technic 40th Anniversary Brick (2017)

The advice of the day: Do not expect much, the surprise will be even more beautiful.

16/07/2017 - 11:59 Rumors

Avengers: Infinity War

The first teaser ofAvengers: Infinity War was broadcast during the Disney D23 Expo convention currently taking place in Anaheim (USA). It is not yet available online and for the moment we must be satisfied with some descriptions relayed by those who have seen it and the cast photo above.

We know that LEGO will offer sets based on the film and the latest rumor evokes six boxes, as was the case for products derived fromAvengers: Age of Ultron in 2015.

Six as the number of Infinity Stones (Infinity Stones)? We will have to wait a little longer to discover the content of these boxes expected for the first half of 2018.

In the meantime, we already know that the cast brings together almost everything that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has offered us so far with so many potential minifigs:

Robert Downey, Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America), Sebastian Stan (Winter Soldier), Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch), Paul Bethany (Vision), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Mark Ruffalo (Hulk), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Anthony Mackie (Falcon), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Tom Holland (Spider-Man), Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange), Chris Pratt (Star-Lord), Zoe Saldana ( Gamora), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Vin Diesel (voiced by Groot), Dave Bautista (Drax), Bradley Cooper (voiced by Rocket Raccoon), Pom Klementieff (Mantis), Cobie Smulders (Maria Hill), Paul Rudd (Ant- Man), Benicio Del Toro (The Collector), Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther) and Josh Brolin (Thanos).

Avengers: Infinity War

08/07/2017 - 00:47 Lego news LEGO Star Wars Rumors

75199 General Grievous Combat Speeder?

While waiting to discover all the sets based on The Last Jedi, here are some rumors about the sets planned for 2018 in the LEGO Star Wars range. The source is reputed to be reliable, I will summarize all that for you below.

Four additional boxes based on the film The Last Jedi at the end of the year would join the dozen sets that will already be marketed since September, the references of which 75188 Resistance Bomber, 75189 First Order Heavy Assault Walker et 75190 First Order Star Destroyersystem. (see this article)

The list of sets planned for early 2018:

  • 75198 Tatooine Battle Pack
  • 75199 General Grievous Combat Speeder
  • 75208 Yoda's Hut
  • 75533 Boba Fett (Buildable Figure?)
  • 75534 Darth Vader (Buildable Figure?)

In the "Tatooine Battle Pack" we will also be entitled to two Jawas, an astromech droid and a Tusken Raider.

Grievous' Speeder would be the one above, seen briefly in the animated series The Clone Wars (see description on the official Databank) and to accompany the machine: Grievous and Mace Windu.

In the set with Yoda's hut, we find the three usual characters of this sequence: Yoda, R2-D2 and Luke Skywalker.

Ki-Adi-Mundi will be on the program, and Coleman Trebor is expected to ship in another Battle Pack.

(seen on Eurobricks)

08/07/2017 - 00:17 Rumors

Harley Quinn's Cannonball Attack?

LEGO is not done with The LEGO Batman Movie and the list of sets planned for 2018 grows even more with new rumors.

In addition to the two sets we were discussing a few weeks ago (70918 Bat-Dune Buggy with Batman and Captain Boomerang, 70920 Egghead Mech Foo Fight with Egghead, Batman and Condiment King), three new boxes would be planned.

The LEGO Batman Movie Bat-Shuttle

In the first, 70923 The Bat-Space Shuttle, the Bat-Shuttle seen in the film when Robin visits the Batcave with three different versions of Batman and two different versions of Robin (Dick Grayson / Reggae Man).

In the second set, 70921 Harley Quinn Cannonball Attack, we would find the pickup topped with a cannon seen in the making-of book of the film (see above) and the minifigs of Harley Quinn, Batgirl, Crazy Quilt and Gentleman Ghiost.

The LEGO Batman Movie Justice League Party

In the third set, 70919 The Justice League Anniversary Party, it is about the justice league party seen in the film with Superman, Hawkgirl, Green Arrow, El Dorado (left behind flash above) and Wonder Dog, the dog seen on the decks.

The LEGO Batman Movie Justice League Party

08/06/2017 - 11:00 Rumors

Rumor: a second set of The LEGO Batman Movie mini-figures in pouches

Have you already spent a lot of time collecting the 20 characters from the first series of The LEGO Batman Movie collectible minifigs? If the rumor is confirmed, you will put the cover back in 2018 with a second wave of 20 characters in bags.

The rumor also seems to confirm at least two characters who will be present in this new series: Hugo Strange (on the left in the visual above) and Black Canary (in the background to the right behind the exo-skeleton of Mr Freeze).

Hopefully the public price of the bag will not suffer further inflation. 3.99 € is already too much.

If you have not yet gathered the first 20 characters, there is still time to do so either by buying the bags individually (and blindly) on the LEGO Shop, or by obtaining a box of 60 sachets to share with two of your friends, each box containing three complete sets.