This Tachikoma robot is just awesome!
Author: Christoph Bartneck
Collectible Minifigures Series 7 Review
Eurobricks has an in depth review of the upcoming Collectible Minifigures Series 7. Very impressive!
Three New Catalogs
I am proud to announce the availability of three new Minifigure Catalogs. The books are available from CreateSpace, Amazon and as a eBooks from Lulu. I am in particular happy to be able to offer the 2011 Minifigures as a new companion book. You do not need to purchase another big book, but you can simply update you reference with this series of annual catalogs. The Harry Potter and Star Wars catalogs are specifically targeted to collectors that focus their collections and who have no need for a complete overview.
The three new catalogs use a new and improved design that shows multiple photographs and the associated meta data right next to each other. A price guide will offer you insights into the rarity of the Minifigures.
- The 2011 LEGO Minifigure Catalog | Inlcudes all Minifigures of 2011
- The Star Wars LEGO Minifigure Catalog | Includes all Star Wars Minifigures between 1999 and 2011
- The Harry Potter LEGO Minifigure Catalog | Includes all Harry Potter Minifigures between 2001 and 2011
The App will also soon be updated to include the 2011 Minifigures. Stay tuned.
AppStore Catalog Category
Apple reclassified our App into the new “Catalog” category and The Register picked our App as an example for the category. While this does make a lot of sense, it still worries me that Apple did this without any consultation.
Localization of our App
We are looking for help in translating our App to languages other than English, German, and Spanish. Maybe you have 30 minutes to spend translating a simple text file to your language? Here is the XML file we would like you to translate: strings.xml . Thank you for your help!
App on February Sale
Our Minifigure App is now available for 0.99 USD until the end of February. Take this opportunity to get the most complete Minifigure App in the App Store!
LEGO Toy Fair Exclusives 2012
It looks like the madness around exclusive and hard to get Minifigures does not end. How many people will really have had the chance to pick up one of these? There have been press bags:
And another Darth Maul:
Used book through Amazon.com
Several book shops are selling the catalog as a used book through Amazon.com. All but one (not shown) charge more than Amazon.com for the brand new book. One seller even wants to have 999 USD for it! I really do not understand their business model.
30% discount of the ebook at Lulu.com
Purchase The Unofficial LEGO Minifigure Catalog with 30% off with coupon code SHELFSTOCK305. Use coupon code at checkout!
Lord of the Rings Minifigures
Huw photographed a poster at the London Toy Fair that shows more of the upcoming Lord of Rings Minifigures. I cannot wait to get my hands on them. The photo also shows how Frodo is going to put ring on his fingers. Well, in essence he cannot. He can only hold the ring in his hand. So your Minifigure will never turn invisible, which is rather swell.
