I recently received a few images from a reader about a rather rare and obscure Red Prototype Skeletal Horse.  The first thing I noticed when I received this information is that Skeletal is the Lego name for this piece and not Skeleton.  I am not sure I even knew that Skeletal is an English word.    However, it appears that this is the name used by Lego and Bricklink.

I received these pictures from an Ebay seller that has sold a few prototypes in the past.  Johnnybgood2.  These are from his personal collection.  Ironically, I also noticed this past week that a reddit reader posted an image of one of these as well.  See it here.

Lego released the Skeletal horse between the years of 2007 to 2012.  It is possible that this horse will be released again, but we do not currently know.  This horse has been released in three official colors.  White, Black and Glow in the dark!  See here for reference on Bricklink.

A few interesting items to note about this prototype figure when compared to some of the other prototypes that I have posted about in the past.  This one is not just a color change, but it also has a few structural differences.  Meaning that it used a different Mold completely.

• The Prototype Red Skeletal Horse figure is marked with the year 2006 and a copyright symbol on the foot.

• The final official Skeletal Horse is not marked with year or the Lego Copyright on the back foot.
• The final version of this Horse has only upper bones on the neck.  However the prototype version had double sided bones ont he top and the bottom of the neck.
• The Prototype Red Skeletal figure has thin ankle bones while the final version has thick ankle bones.
• The prototype version was used on at least two box covers and instruction manuals in 2007.
• Harry Potter 5378 and Castle 7092.

Based on these images, it would appear that black and white prototypes exist im very limited quantities as well.

This is is the first time that I have seen a prototype figure that used a different mold.  I am guessing that they had a few issues with the first mold and had to make an new one, but that is just my guess.  That means that this particular part is extra rare when compared to some of the others.

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I saw this last night over on a Taiwanese Facebook group called Taiwan Lego Club.  You can join the group here.   Additionally, here is the post.  I contacted the poster to see if he knew the origin, but he did not.  He did know in fact that it is not a Christo figure.  He also stated that it is pad printed.   I think that is the only way that you could get the line and colors this crisp on the helmet, but I am not an expert in this area.

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If you know who created this figure, or if you did, please contact and let me know.  I would love to hear from you!

The reminds me quite a bit of the Zebra Batman from a few months ago created by Christ.  You can see that here.

I am really impressed at how good the lines look on the helmet.

Here are better pics of the Rainbow Batman while you are waiting to join Taiwan Lego Club if you cannot see the post here.  See below.

I quickly checked eBay and I was only able to find one different Rainbow Batman created by Atomic Bricks.  Very similar, but the helmet looks to be hand painted on this one.

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It looks like CM4Sci over at Eurobricks here and reddit here has disclosed the first image of the Winter Holiday Train.  It looks like a pretty simple starter train that should be relatively affordable.   It looks like it includes at least 5 minifigures, 16 track pieces and an engine, 1 car and a caboose.

CM4Sci is disclosing a $99.00 retail price in the US.  He also confirmed the 5 minifigures guess above.    This looks to be a smaller partial replica of the last holiday train set – 10173 – which contained 965 pieces and was released in 2007.  It make sense that it is a little smaller since the price is $99.  The original set from 7 years ago listed at $89.99 and prices have to go up right?  You can see that set here on Amazon at a pretty high price.  I am sure that this is part of the reason that this set is being re-released. Picture of old set below.

Here are the images from the Holiday 2006 Lego Catalog for the 10173 set.  You can see hi res copies of these pics here.

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We are just waiting on the death star now!

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A reader (Thanks Floris!) sent me an email about this ebay auction for a Lego Certified Professional DrillMAX Drill Ship Limited Edition Kit.  This is one that I have not seen before and it lead me to find a few other Certified Professional Sets that I have not seen before.

EDIT:  I added a link to all known (by me) Certified Professional Sets at the bottom of this post.  See it here.  We have close to 55 of these now.

I have included two videos below of the DrillMAX and ICEMAX.

EDIT:  It appears that the ICEMAX and DrillMax are two diferent ships.  I added a pic of the ICEMAX below as well.

Source eBay and Printagraph and Printabrick

Here is the text from the back of the box.

“STENA IS A 6TH GENERATION, DUAL MAST, DYNAMICALLY POSITIONED, HARSH ENVIRONMENT. ULTRA DEEPWATER DRILLSHIP.
Built by Samsung Heavy Industries, at their Geoje Shipyard in South Korea in 2009, Stena Forth is currently the third of four Stena DrilIMAX driliships designed to operate in harsh environment areas such as Norwegian and Barents Seas at temperature down to 20C. This state of the art ship is fitted with the latest technology in drilling and well control equipment and is operated and maintained by a dedicated Stena Drilling crew.
overall length:228m

Breadth:42m

Depth:19m

Displacement:96,000 Tons

Transit speed:12kt

Power:6 x 7.4mW diesel-electric generators

Propulsion:6 x 5.5mW azimuth thrusters

Rated water depth:3,000 m

Well control Equipment:15000 psi

Crew: 180 people

Produced by Bright Backs

Concept & suppied by Printagraph www.printagraph.co.uk”

Here is the IceMAX set from here on Printabrick.

Here is a video of this set as well.

Here is the complete list of all known (by me) Certified Professional Sets.

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While looking for details on the DrillMAX ship, I also found this one as well.  Stena Don Oil Platform.  See it here at Printabrick / printagraph

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I have been tracking these for some time and I am going to try to keep this post updated with all of the sets that I have found plus all of the sets that are on this list here.  I am certain that I am still missing some as I just keep finding new ones!  This post will be the most complete going forward.  A few of these are not quite Certified Professional Sets.  I will note these specifically.

Durham Cathedral (Large)
Designer: Duncan Titmarsh (Bright Bricks)
Pieces: 1880
Date: November 2014
LDD/LXF:

Durham Cathedral (Small)
Designer: Duncan Titmarsh (Bright Bricks)
Pieces: 397
Date: November 2014
Instructions: Download from Google Drive (thanks to /u/obi-tom-kenobi on Reddit!)
LDD/LXF: Download from Google Drive
Note: LDD improperly aligns Step 6 1×1 Technic Brick with Hole and pin, substituted 2x 1×1 Brick with 1 stud for it. Piece count with substitution would be 395.

Durham Cathedral (Medium)
Designer: Duncan Titmarsh (Bright Bricks)
Pieces: 530
Date: November 2014

Boekentoren – STAM
Designer: Dirk Denoyelle
Pieces: 314
Date: December 2014
Instructions

De gelimiteerde editie van de LEGO-Boekentoren is helaas uitverkocht. #overrompeld #dankbaar http://t.co/sXjPMnu98W pic.twitter.com/hz5OITAf1K

— Stadsmuseum Gent (@STAMGent) December 26, 2014

BOC Gas and Gear Store
Designer: Duncan Titmarsh (Bright Bricks)
Pieces: 535

Ravenel Bridge
Designer: Duncan Titmarsh (Bright Bricks)
Pieces: Over 1500
Date: June 2015

Chester Cathedral
Designer: Duncan Titmarsh (Bright Bricks)
Pieces: 1584

Snap-On Tool Chest
Designer: Adam Reed Tucker
Pieces: 242
Date:

The Gherkin
Designer: Duncan Titmarsh (Bright Bricks)
Pieces: 842
Date: August 2013

Exeter Cathedral
Designer: Duncan Titmarsh (Bright Bricks)
Pieces: 948

Hilton Paris Opera
Designer: Dirk Denoyelle
Pieces: 2503
Date: June 2015

Fairy Bricks Logo
Designer: Duncan Titmarsh (Bright Bricks)
Pieces: 246
Date: June 2015

Abellio ScotRail
Designer: Matija Puzar
Pieces: 512
Date: September 2015

ConocoPhillips Jasmine Oil Platform
Designer: Duncan Titmarsh (Bright Bricks)
Pieces: 903
Date: October 2015

ConocoPhillips Judy Oil Platform
Designer: Duncan Titmarsh (Bright Bricks)
Pieces: 1573
Date: October 2015

Fusion-IO ioDrive II
Designer: Duncan Titmarsh (Bright Bricks)
Pieces: Over 500

Number made 50
Date:

The Leadenhall Building
Designer: Joe Perez (Bright Bricks)
Pieces: 566
Date: October 2014

MEWPS Cherry Picker
Designer: Duncan Titmarsh (Bright Bricks)
Pieces: 226
Date:

Farm & Tractor Trailer
Designer: Duncan Titmarsh (Bright Bricks)
Pieces: 263
Date:

Wetland Animals
Designer: Duncan Titmarsh (Bright Bricks)
Pieces: 42 – 116
Date:

1. Flavia the Flamingo
2. Lottie the Otter
3. Emily the Otter
4. Mac the Mallard
5. Chris the Crane
6. Benedict the Swan

Montrose Fire Engine
Designer: Duncan Titmarsh (Bright Bricks)
Pieces: 226
Date: 2014

Motor Home and Caravan
Designer:
Pieces: 201
Date: 2015

DOLWIN BETA WIND POWER CONVERTER

Designer – Matija Pužar

Power [Up] San Francisco
Designer: Adam Reed Tucker
Pieces: 164
Date: 2013

Tyne Bridge
Designer:
Pieces: 3001
Date: 2016 (unreleased)

Reefscape Series
Designer: Duncan Titmarsh (Bright Bricks)
Pieces: Varied (15 sets total)
Date:
Sets:
• Blue Spot Stingray
• Humbug Damsel
• Yellow Tang
• Clown Triggerfish
• Juvenile Clarion Angel
• Lionfish
• Domino Damsel
• Pair Clownfish Male & Female
• Small Emperor Angelfish
• Boxing Shrimp
• Large Emperor Angelfish
• Seahorse plus Pipefish
• Black & White Bannerfish
• Regal Tang
• Regal Angelfish

Printagraph – printabrick sets that I just found. Most of these appear to be Certified Professional Sets.  However, I am not certail of all of them.

Stena ICEMAX Ship by Printabrick

Stena Don Oil Platform by PrintaBrick

Stena DrillMAX by Printabrick

Haulage Company Lorry

Aberdeen Cup Parade Bus

Liverpool Parade Bus

Skibo Castle

Sports Car

Polar Bear – I am pretty sure this is a joke set, but I am including it anyways.  See Brick Ultra here.

NOT CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL SETS

Roller Coaster Factory

617 Pieces

Designed By Tucker

Intel NUC and Intel Robert Noyce Building

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These just showed up on Amazon Italy here.

75152

75153

75154

75155

75156

It looks like we have 5 new sets with Minifigures.  These are the best images that we have seen of these particular sets.  Enjoy!

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I just saw this over on Facebook in Legend Bricks here.  I am not sure if it is just a bunch of IKEA display cases, or a custom room divider?

Source Facebook here by this user

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I have not seen any of these over on eBay for a while.  This one just popped up and it looks to be from a seller with a fair amount of feedback.  I saw one last week with 0 feedback, so I did not mention that one.  Additionally, this one appears to still be in the inner sealed bag as well!

Source eBay here.  Currently located in the UK.

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I just saw this over on JANGBRiCKS here.  I see some potential dust issues, but other than that, the idea is brilliant!  Take a look and watch his video.  This guy has some of the best reviews on Youtube!

Here is the video.  It is also embeded below as well.

it looks like he is using a combination of the following from Amazon  I am showing the 6 x 6 plates and the 10 x 10 plates.  He appears to be using the 10 x 10 plates.

Display Plates 6 x 6

Display Plates 10 x 10

The whiteboard appears to be about a 4 foot by 8 foot.  See here.  Make sure you get Magnetic if you are interested.

Finally, here are some rare earth magnets.  I am assuming you already have a glue gun!  You will need to figure out the proper size of these.  I am still looking.

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It looks like Floris found another one!  Based on a clue from Floris, I found another one of these.  This one is also from Bright Bricks, but it was a little more difficult to obtain proof that it is bright Bricks as I could not find anything conclusive other than the fact that Bright Bricks also has a few pictures of this ambulance on their gallery page.

Here is the set from a Twitter post in 2014.  From what I can gather, it appears that they held a drawing and gave these to winners of the drawing.  Here are some details about the drawing.  I have no idea how many of these were made in total and I have never seen one for sale on eBay.

Here are some additional details on the Incisive Heath Web Site.  Here.

Here is the twitter link from this twitter page.

#241 perfect Xmas present duo – an #xmas999 from @incisivehealth and a great read from @NHSProviders pic.twitter.com/D4S7IaIZVy

— Nick Samuels (@n1cksamuels) December 15, 2014

I mentioned earlier about Bright Bricks having a few images on their gallery.  here are the links to those here.  I believe that this is enough to link this set to Bright Bricks.

Details about the set are source above.  the main starting point was Floris and of course here.

Thanks for looking.  You can see th efull list of all of the Certified Lego Sets that I know about here.

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Some of you may have seen these before as I found about 100 references to them out on the internet and I myself have come across the pictures a few times in the past.  However, I never knew who created them or what their origin was.  I took a few minutes to figure this out today and I thought that I would share it with you.

According to this article here on designboom.com which was the most concise description that I could find, these minifigures were  created by artists using the Pilot Extra Pens as part of an Ad Campaign created by Grey from Barcelona.

I found a set of these pens over on Amazon US here.  It appears that these are made for the Japan Market only?  not sure why but these appear to be Japanese imports.

Here are the rest of the minifigures.  The article above lists the artists that created these.

This article also references a few other sites as well if you want to look up more information on these.  I sure would like a set for myself!  See geekologie, creative awards, flavorwire, escapist magazine, the inspiration room

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My Comments.  I believe that this is essentially the same set and that the Lego Group had to do two items.  (1) Add the disney logo and (2) increase the set price.  So this is what we are getting.  I am hoping for some sweet minifig variations.

EDIT:  Here is a box art large picture of the back posted on reddit.    Post by CM4Sci

One more….  here in reddit.  But it was removed as a duplicate.  I added the old set and a lit of minifigures at the bottom!

EDIT:  Here is another here.   Over on Galaad’s Flickr page.

It looks like someone snapped the first picture of the Death Star 75159 and plastered it all over the internet.  See it here.  It appears to be a bit of a re-hash of the old one, but the old one was great, so why mess with it.

Price 499

Parts 4016

Here is the old discontinued set from Amazon.

Here is another box image from here.

Sold on October 1 2016 and VIP pre-sales on 9-15-2016

Minifigures included are as follows.  See here

Grand Moff Tarkin
Imperial Officer
Imperial Navy Officer
Imperial astromech
Chewbacca
, C-3PO
, R2-D2
, Han Solo
Han Solo (disguise)
Luke Skywalker (disguise)
Luke Skywalker (final duel)
Luke Skywalker (Tatooine)
Princess Leia
, Obi-Wan Kenobi
Darth Vader
Death Star Gunner
Death Star Droid
Emperor’s Royal Guard
Emperor Palpatine
Stormtropper
Death Star Trooper

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I just saw this on eBay and it looks like we have located number 1886 and he is currently for sale.  You can see him here…..

Source eBay

This one still has the baggie that he came in as well!

If you want to see about 50-60 other Mr Golds, please look here.

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I just found this over on Ebay and it appears that someone (or I should say 2 someones) got their hands on some copies of this set a little early.  Let me know what you think.  We saw the first images of this one back in February when it was put on the back of the Easter Set instructions.

Source eBay

Thanks for looking – This seller also has some for sale as well.  See here.

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Lots and Lots of sets on sale!  See below.

Lego Dimensions 71203 Dimensions Portal 2: Chell 50% off
Lego Dimensions 71204 Dimensions Doctor Who: The Doctor 50% off
Lego Dimensions 71206 Dimensions Scooby-Doo and Shaggy  50% off
Lego Dimensions 71230 Dimensions Doc Brown 80% off
Lego Dimensions 71238 Dimensions Cyberman  70% off
Lego Dimensions 71234 Dimensions Sensei Wu 31% off at 4.31
Lego Dimensions 71241 Dimensions Slimer 55% off
Lego Dimensions 71229 Dimensions DC Comics: Joker and Harley Quinn 50% off
Lego Dimensions 71236 Dimensions Superman 60% off
Lego Dimensions 71237 Dimensions Aquaman 50% off
Lego Dimensions 71239 Dimensions Lloyd 50% off
Lego Dimensions 71240 Dimensions Bane 50% off
Lego 71235 Midway Gamer Arcade 40% off
Lego 71233 Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack 25% off
Lego 71207 Ninjago Team Pack 50% off

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Lego semi official – Dutch and German and US 501st Garrison Minifigures 

I have put individual pics of these figures below down in the post.

After the Solid Gold and Silver Boba Fett and C-3PO figures, these are some of rarest figures that I have come across!  I have been meaning to do a post on these for quite some time and it has proven difficult to locate information on all of these minifigures as it appears that a cloud of mystery surrounds these elusive figures.  I have tried to compile all of the information that I can find about these elusive figures.  I cannot guarantee the accuracy of these facts, but these appear to be the most valid information that I can find.  Please read the info below and some of the links that I have posted and make your own conclusion.

One other items that is interesting that I have read in a few places that also makes these difficult to find.  501st Legion members are not allowed to sell 501st promotional material.   It appears that if they sell anything, that it is in violation of the agreement with Lucas or or Star Wars or something and that they can get in trouble.

It also appears that these were not endorsed by Lego or Lucas, but that they were produced by and for the 501st Legion which has the right to produce Star Wars merchandise, but not to sell it?  So while not official, they appear official enough for me to be interested in collecting them sine they were produced by a sanctioned body.  They appear to have been at least permitted by Lego.

Here is a post on RebelScum.com that explains the origins of the German ones a little and claims that they are some what official but not really official.   Again, I cannot confirm this, but I want a set if anyone is selling plese contact me ASAP!  . See it here.  “These were made by someone working within Legoland Germany.  They were a thank you to the German garrison for there attendance at the Star Wars 30th Anniversary charity fund raising event at Legoland Germany.The figures were given to all the members who attended as a thank you with the rest being sold on the website.  The threads original post states these were a thank you gift from Lego.  …
As nearly 900 501st figs were produced,these are a bit more than just much-hyped custom figs.  Don’t give up so quick!”

and here…

“They are not official nor endorsed. I have had this confirmed by LEGO in Enfield and Billund, as well as Lucasfilm. They were made by a staff member at LEGOland Germany. None of the LEGOland parks are owned by LEGO (they were sold off 3 years ago) and so the person who made them does not work for LEGO.”

Basically, it sounds like they were made by a Lego employee, that they are not quite official, not quite custom and that they were made by thelittlearmsshop.com.  I am pretty sure that this is every collectors dream!

I first became aware of these in around 2007 and 2008 when I saw a few sets of these listed on eBay and I saw mention of these on Eurobricks here and Rebulscum here.  I believe that I also saw them over on FBTB.net and Brickset as well, but the the links are eluding me right now.

It appears that all of these were created for the 501st Legion in Germany, US and Netherlands by the Little Arms Shop.  See here for their webpage.  I am not positive about the US version being made by http://www.thelittlearmsshop.com, but it appears likely that it was the same company.

The US versions is a Clone Trooper while the German and Dutch versions are StormTroopers / SandTroopers

I have heard varied numbers on their production and the variants.  I am certain of 5 different variants, but I have recently read that a 6th one may exist.  I have not yet confirmed the identity or validity of the 6th variant.  Nor have I confirmed what it may be.  So if anyone knows, please let me know in an email or a post.

US Garrison Version 501st Limited Edition Clone Trooper Minifigure without a Pauldron – Limited to 600 units

You can see this one here.

German Garrison 501st Limited Edition Stormtrooper / Sandtrooper Minifigure came in three colors with either a black, white or orange Pauldron – Other than the Pauldron colors, the figures appear identicle.  Limited to 95 – 100 units for each color.  On another thread on Rebelscum, I heard that only 260 total of these were made with an unknown number per a color.

Here they are on minifigs.nl Orange – Black and White

Dutch Garrison 501st Limited Edition Stormtrooper / Sandtrooper Minifigure came in one color with an orange Pauldron – Unknown quantity exists.  – Probaably 95 to 100 units or less.

UK Garrison – I have heard that this may be the 6th variety, but I do not yet have confirmation of this.  Please let me know if anyone has seen one!

These are really neat and I would love to add a set to my collection.  I will be adding these to the price guide shortly as I am still doing some research on what the value should be for these.  I know what I would pay!, but I will need to see a few on Lego and I am also asking some people that I know that have them what they paid.

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This is a good sale for a set this early after release!  Back to the good old days!  20% off for $79.99 here over on Amazon.

Thanks for looking and I hope you enjoy it.

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I just found another one over on eBay today.  The seller claims that this one was limited to less than 100 sets and I cannot find any other mention of this set anywhere.  I will continue to search, but I do not think that we will see a lot of these.

Source eBay

This set has 95 pieces and it is based on the Dryden 57M ROV & Air Dive Support Vessel commissioned by Bhagwan Marine.  You can read more about it here.

The seller stated that this set was distributed last year in Australia to celebrate the launch of a new Oil and Gas support Vessel in Australia by Bhagwan Marine and Neptune.

On the side of the box, it states that this set was designed and produced by Ryan Mcnaught, a Certified Lego Professional in the Southern Hemisphere.

Thanks for looking and you can see my full list of these sets here.

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For the month of August, Minifigure Madness is  offering a special promotion for MinifigPriceGuide for the new Lego Minifigures series 16 71013 Collectible Minifigures.  The complete collection of all 16 minifigures is priced at only €59.99 when you enter code: priceguide02 at check-out. *As of August 10th, all orders will be shipped using Anpost Express International mail. The complete collection includes the following 16 fantastic minifigures.

Ice Queen
Desert Warrior
Cyborg
Cute Little Devil
Spooky Boy
Hiker
Wildlife Photographer
Kickboxer
Scallywag Pirate
Penguin Boy
Rogue
Dog Show Winner
Mariachi
Spy
Banana Suit Guy
Babysitter

Thanks for looking and you can find them here