New 2009 Star Wars sets!

Flickr user 'Dano brings us some great sneak peaks of this year's upcoming sets via New Set blog customminifig.co.uk !

First up: a new Star Wars: the Clone Wars set for the summer. Dubbed a 'Limited Edition' set (like the Spider Walker), this Solar Sailor includes Count Dooku (Clone Wars version), two Magnaguards and a small white robot thing, can't quite make it out. It looks really awful, and doesn't even include those great sails in the movie. Not a good start.

 Next up: a new Corporate Alliance Droid, looking smaller and very much 'cuter'. Two clones, one Battle Droid, a strange sort of jetpack thing and some precarious looking treads.

I think the only way to describe this is, as a Flickr user put so well, an obese Y-Wing. Though it's also called a Y-Wing, it's a lot yellower and has Clone Wars minifigs.

 Lego returns  to Hoth with hopefully a less expensive set than the last two/three/four times! Sporting the comeback of the old Classioc LSW logo (top right), this set includes some snowtroopers, some rebel snowy people, Han Solo in a blue eskimo suit and the first ever Lego Tauntaun! Yipee!

Now next up is Nute Gunray's Nemoidian Shuttle. The Flickr guys estimate it to be about $30-$40, and it will include two droids, a clone, a Greedo-type chap and Nute Gunray (not the one you see in the picture - that's a prototype). So far, it's looking good. The actual design of the set lets it down for me, tough: it looks really basic and simple. Good landing gear, though: can't wait for that.

I can't believe that after so many MOCs of that stupid Endor bunker, Lego bring it out in a set. Well maybe that'll stop the MOCs. The minifigs in this set (just like in all the others) look really great, though: the camouflage Rebel helmets, a gray/brown Ewok, Han Solo, R2, Luke, some more Rebel guys and a Scout Trooper. I'll start saving up now, please.

Another silly Clone Wars set methinks. Lego have gone overtime on the minifigs this year: a Palpatine minifig, two BLUE (yes, BLUE) Clones (senate guards apparently) and two other random Clones, one apparently is Commander Gree. Bit of a flat-nosed shape, though, don't you think?

Well, stay tuned for the next set of Fall 2009 Lego sets. Before I go, I'll give you a sneak peak of the next 'Lego board games', with this cool promotional poster. The German title means 'The world will be jealous', but if any of you can read/understand the smaller text, please say!

~John

Happy (Late) Valentines day!

Recently, Zack set up a brickspace Flickr group. I am going to try to feature more and more creations off there so if you want a creation featured, upload it there. (Click here to visit it). I was looking at the group, and my eye was drawn to this late valentines day snap, created by wunztwice. I just thought it's a really nice picture and I hope you like it. You can visit it on Flickr by clicking here.

-Luke, editor

It's a trap!

I really love this vignette, entitled 'it's a trap ', by 'Dr. X '. It looks clear, and the lighting, colours and angles are really nice... Don't do it, it's a trap!!!!!




-Luke, editor

A little too late

This creation, 'a little too late ', was created by 'SlyOwl ', and I really like it. I really don't know how he managed to balance all those sections at the funny angles, and it seems to have an Escher like look to it.



-Luke, editor

Monkfish 44: Hardsuits

Once again, I will give you a glimpse into the savage (and very creative) world of Lego Hardsuits. I've found a great Flickr user, Monkfish44 , and here are some of his best Hardsuits:

A 'Work Suit': has some great grey/yellow bricks (what a brilliant colour scheme, oh wait, it's the colour scheme for this blog!), and I love the decals too. Not to mention the feet :D!

Don't even get me started on this one, the Bitaur. I love all the techniques used (look at his shoulders and feet, it'll blow you away), and the purple is nice too, as a background.

This one's called Khan. Though it's not as good as the others, I like the use of a flagpole with horns, and the legs are good too. I don't think I've ever seen an ancient Mongolia-inspired Hardsuit before.

Well, those are the three that are my favourites. To see Monkfish 44's other Hardsuit offerings click here.