New images of Minecraft sets
Posted by Huw,
Russian toy shop Mir Kubikov (a chain of franchised LEGO stores) has published new pictures of the forthcoming minifig-scale Minecraft sets, including out-of-the-box and of the minifigs.
They are not the largest but you'll get a good impression as to whether the sets are for you or not. There are, however, larger images of the boxes in this news article on the site, which I've added to the database.
I still have no idea when they are being released. Time is running out between now and Christmas for such a major product launch so it can't be too much longer... (Edit: I'm told LEGO announced they'll be available in November a while ago on Facebook).
Thanks Alexey for the news.
Update: they can be ordered from Toys R Us in Switzerland, to ship on 31 October (thanks yap).
Update 2: kockamania.hu is selling the sets already! Benjamin has bought two and built one. See his pictures on flickr.
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the facebook page says they're coming out in November https://www.facebook.com/LEGOMinecraft/photos/a.299460193452063.72516.250707394994010/778262168905194/?type=1
OK, thank you.
Really nice sets, Minecraft fans must be happy)
Love playing the game and got to get me at least a few of these sets hehe :p
Minecraft will be the first Lego offering where the models will have more detail than the original source material.
^True, and as far as te only sets I am interested is this: Crafting Box (lots of pieces).
After looking at the pictures I think I'll only get the crafting box and maybe the mine. The other sets (first night, ect.) seem to be included in some sort of way in the crafting box.
The Cave, The Farm and The First Night sets are for me.
I was talking with one of the guys in a brand store today and he said they're being released on the 17th of October, along with the new hobbit and lego movie sets :)
These look okay I kinda like the weird weapons, but this makes me want to play the game (haven't for ages). What's the dark grey creature head in the Crafting Box? It doesn't look like anything I know. It cant be a Wolf. Is it just for making up your own creatures?
That grey thing looks like oven.
Oh, it's a furnace. These simplified prints just don't represent the graphics of the game very well. Several details are missing.
ya minecraft
Yay Def will get creative box I think they will hit stores same time as DOS hobbit sets last year but not too sure.
Nice.
I would have liked it if the pumpkin head was included in the Ender Dragon set as well. That would have been funny!
I just noticed the new body pieces for the Enderman and Creeper. I saw the preliminary efforts to make them with existing pieces, so I'm glad we got these new parts.
Super excited for the Crating Box! That was a genius idea.