Brickset Brings News from London Toy Fair

Huw has braved the cold to bring us back news from behind the curtain of the LEGO booth at the London Toy Fair. Now there's a photo lockdown at this event, so he doesn't have any pics, but gives great descriptions of what he saw.

New minifig news for Ninjago, Alien Conquest (autopsy and abduction themes?!), Kingdoms, Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, and Star Wars.

I don't want to steal too much of his thunder, so head on over to Brickset to read the full article.

Bummed by the lack of pics? Don't worry the Nuremberg Speilwarenmesse is in a couple of weeks and they are more lenient regarding pics.

Character Building's Dr. Who Micro-Figures

Last week it was announced that newcomer Character Building had entered into an agreement with the BBC to product a series of 'micro-figures' based on the Doctor Who series. Now that the London Toy Fair has arrived, there are a lot more details.

First off, it appears that the figures are LEGO compatable. At a minimum this means you may have some sonic screwdrivers for your minifigs, and/or it might mean you'll also be able interchange other parts between lines.

It seems that Character Building is taking a page from the Collectible Minifig Series playbook and offering two blind bag series around Easter and in the Fall 2011. The blind packs will retail for 1.99 GBP and have 10 figures in each series.

There will also be three types of battle packs available - Daleks, Cybermen, and Weeping Angels. Each battle pack will have five of a given villian.

In addition to regular playset packs, there are also plans for a '11 Doctors' micro-figure set, featuring each of the 11 iterations of our favorite Time Lord.

Intrigued? You can see a lot more at Doctor Who Toys.

LEGO ThunderCats on the Horizon?!

I've been monitoring news from the London Toy Fair 2011 for any interesting LEGO related announcements. The big news is that ThunderCats is returning to the airwaves this year with a new anime styled show to appear on Cartoon Network in the US. The show is a Warner Brothers production in conjunction with Studio 4C ('The Animatrix' and 'Gotham Knights').

Bandai showcased the new line of toys from the series, but given that Warner is involved could the show's success spawn a possible LEGO line down the road?

Gross speculation (read: desperately hoping) at this point. If anything the show could spawn ideas for customizers...

You can read more about this at MTV.com.