Those high Pick-A-Brick prices seemed to have been corrected.

Courtesy of Brickset.com

Dear LEGO fans

Based on all the feedback over the past week regarding our new Pick A Brick elements and pricing we will reduce the pricing on LEGO Pick A Brick elements.

There were good reasons behind our decision to raise prices of this relatively operationally complex Pick A Brick service. However, over the last week we have realised, thanks to you, that it was unacceptable to raise the prices so steeply without notice. We have acted quickly and have taken the decision to reduce the pricing on LEGO Pick A Brick elements. The prices cannot return to the original 2008 level but the increases are now much smaller. We are pleased to now offer you the biggest, most comprehensive assortment ever including:

- More colours

- Most recent doors and windows are now available in PAB and MOD

- More longer beams to enable larger constructions

- More accessories (such as hats, wigs and mini figure tools)

- More mini-figs (now with girl and child (short legs))

- More cool tires and rims

We hope to welcome you back to Pick A Brick soon.

Your LEGO team

The new elements are exciting and the prices still reasonable!

Discuss the issue here

Announcing the highly anticipated first annual (and half a day late in some places, but who's counting?):

"What does your April Fool do for a living?"

CONTEST!

It's April, no foolin', and here at Eurobricks we take April seriously, so seriously that we want you to make us laugh foolishly.

What better way to do that then to get you to build vignettes of your own personal fool, doing whatever it is he does for a living on this first day of April. Do I even need to mention that the crazier the entry, the better? Well fine, I'll mention it. The crazier the better!

What's in it for you? Well, that's a surprise, but be assured, we wouldn't think of trying to fool you. What kind of way would that be to start our very favourite month of April?

For full details, see the Entry thread located here.

Now there's less than a week to go before it's too late.

The Star Wars Vehicle Contest

Build a land-based vehicle that TLG has never produced.

It can be from anywhere in the Star Wars Universe or your own imagination, but be sure it looks like it belongs in Star Wars

There's 3 different categories, depending on the size of the MOC.

A: Small size vehicles

Design a vehicle with a 200 piece limit.

You must include a background story relating it to the Star Wars universe.

Max minifig count is 5.

B: Medium size vehicles

Design a vehicle with a 201 to 400 piece limit.

You must include a background story relating it to the Star Wars universe.

Max minifig count is 10.

C: Large size vehicles

Design a vehicle with at least 401 pieces.

You must include a background story relating it to the Star Wars universe.

Max minifig count is 25.

General rules:

• Entries have to be Star Wars related. No copying or modding existing models.
  
• Entries have to be new - no entry for old MOCs.
  
• Entries must have a background story.
  
• 5 pics in entry (front, top, rear, left-side and right-side )
  
• Entries should have a link to picture folder (non-resized pics, close-ups and stuff like that for the rest of us to enjoy)
  
• Max picture size for deeplinked pictures is 600x800 pixels
  
• No webcam or phonepictures - The pictures must be undisturbed - make a studio, anything but a table with a cat in the background
  
• Only one entry per category per member. Feel free to participate in all 3 categories
  
• Brick-built minifigs like for example buzz-droids count as 1 minifig.
  
• Minifigs and brick-built minifigs don't count as pieces.
  
• Staff cannot enter this contest.
  
• Digital entries are not allowed
  
• No clone brands only LEGO is allowed. - with the exception of custom made minifigs, helmets and weaponry.
  
• This contest has NO scale - build your MOC as you like, be that mid-scale, micro-scale, minifig-scale, UCS or any-scale
  
• Land-based includes Walkers, Animals (like Rancor and Banthas), Ships, Hovercrafts like the landspeeder and of course wheel or belt driven vehicles like tanks and trucks
  

1. All entries posted until the end date of the contest are considered Works In Progress.
   
2. All entries not living up to the rules on the end date are disqualified
   
3. All entries will be indexed - this does not mean they are qualified or 'good' enough
   
4. All entries will be commented around 1 week before the end date by me, giving guidelines on how to qualify for the vote
   

Want to know more? Go here to learn more and see the entries so far.