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BrickArms is OPEN!
Hi all! I’ve just opened my new BrickArms store offering custom molded
minifig-compatible modern weapons (try saying that five times fast!).
Each was designed using a 3D CAD program, and the molds were made using Computer
Numerically Controlled (CNC) machines. The plastic is ABS, and each weapon fits
the minifig geometry like a glove.
• M1A1 - US WW2 Thompson Submachine gun
• M4 - US Carbine Assault Rifle
• MP40 - German WW2 Submachine gun
• M1911 - US Colt Semiautomatic pistol
• AK - Kalashnikov Assault Rifle
• RPG - Rocket Propelled Grnade Launcher
+ 6-Pack - One of each weapon
They are available in black and a mid-gray (the mid-gray color leans more
towards the classic dark gray).
Visit BrickArms.com or
BrickLink!
Thanks,
---Will Chapman
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Looks nice.
If you expand the range, how about a US M16 machine gun.
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In lugnet.build.military, Jonathan Wilson wrote:
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Looks nice.
If you expand the range, how about a US M16 machine gun.
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Did you know that the M4 is already very similar to the M16? The M4 carbine
model I offer has the advantage of the shorter stock, and the shorter barrel of
the real M4. This helps keep it in proportion to the minifig - a tough feat due
to the minifigs compressed & exaggerated proportions.
You probably noticed my weapons have only a hint of a butt stock in them. This
allows them to be held comfortably by the minifig, and aimed straight ahead. It
was a concession, but my son really wanted them to be held easily.
---Will
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I would suggest a Bazooka but thats probobly too simiar to the RPG you
already have.
We already have a Revolver (from western/adventurers etc) that will
substitute for modern revolvers.
Also, your existing pistol will suffice for most pistols (given that just
about any pistol made afterwards ripped off the Colt M1911 design)
But what would be nice is a pump action shotgun (no idea what sort, I am
not a shotgun expert but something like you see in all the action movies
would be nice). Something more "modern" than the shotgun type weapon from
the Adventurers and Western series.
Another suggestion is the machine gun seen in the movies, the one which has
a barrel/upper part that is basicly square and has a vertical stock comming
down from roughly the center of the barrel. No idea what its called (or if
it would work at minifig scale).
Perhaps a sniper rifle (the kind with the fat circular scope thing on the top).
Just some ideas :)
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I just ordered two sets of the combo weapon pack! Great job on the weapons.
I would suggest adding a sniper rifle to the line also.
The shotgun might be cool but also might be hard. Maybe you could do a sawed
off shotgun ala Road Warrior style.
One other gun that might be cool that is frequently used by SWAT forces
would be a HK MP5.
- John
"Jonathan Wilson" <jonwil@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message
news:J0Dqqs.24uz@lugnet.com...
> I would suggest a Bazooka but thats probobly too simiar to the RPG you
> already have.
>
> We already have a Revolver (from western/adventurers etc) that will
> substitute for modern revolvers.
>
> Also, your existing pistol will suffice for most pistols (given that just
> about any pistol made afterwards ripped off the Colt M1911 design)
>
> But what would be nice is a pump action shotgun (no idea what sort, I am
> not a shotgun expert but something like you see in all the action movies
> would be nice). Something more "modern" than the shotgun type weapon from
> the Adventurers and Western series.
>
> Another suggestion is the machine gun seen in the movies, the one which
> has a barrel/upper part that is basicly square and has a vertical stock
> comming down from roughly the center of the barrel. No idea what its
> called (or if it would work at minifig scale).
>
> Perhaps a sniper rifle (the kind with the fat circular scope thing on the
> top).
>
> Just some ideas :)
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In lugnet.build.military, Jonathan Wilson wrote:
> I would suggest a Bazooka but thats probobly too simiar to the RPG you
> already have.
Not only that, but to me it is a very "boring" weapon cosmetically - just a
hollow tube & trigger. Not much eye candy, and the tube is so large that a
minifig could not hold it by itself. The RPG I offer can be grasped anywhere
but the warhead.
> Also, your existing pistol will suffice for most pistols (given that just
> about any pistol made afterwards ripped off the Colt M1911 design)
Noted. That is why I opted not to include the signature notch on the forward end
of the slide. That allows my M1911 to be used in other ways. In fact, the
proportions of my pistol allow it to be used in other says. My son jams it into
all kinds of things to add a nice "grip & trigger".
> But what would be nice is a pump action shotgun (no idea what sort, I am
> not a shotgun expert but something like you see in all the action movies
> would be nice). Something more "modern" than the shotgun type weapon from
> the Adventurers and Western series.
Something like a Spas 12, perhaps? It is already on the drawing board. Great
minds think alike! :)
---Will
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In lugnet.build.military, John O'Keefe wrote:
> One other gun that might be cool that is frequently used by SWAT forces
> would be a HK MP5.
John, you echo my thoughts exactly! The MP5 was actually the first modern
weapon I had modeled, but I thought its appeal was limited. I was wrong! I have
received many many requests for it already. I should put up an R&D page on
BrickArms to show some variants on the drawing board.
---Will
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In lugnet.build.military, Will Chapman wrote:
> The MP5 was actually the first modern
> weapon I had modeled, but I thought its appeal was limited. I was wrong! I have
> received many many requests for it already. I should put up an R&D page on
> BrickArms to show some variants on the drawing board.
>
> ---Will
Damn you, now I'm going to have to make some 'Nam dioramas...
Seriously, though, those gats are pretty awesome - I am totally blown away (no
pun intended).
I agree, an MP5 would be nice. So would a sawed-off shotgun. So would a sniper
rifle. All these ideas - hopefully my purchase today will help to fund some
further development!
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In lugnet.announce, Will Chapman wrote:
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BrickArms is OPEN!
Hi all! I’ve just opened my new BrickArms store offering custom molded
minifig-compatible modern weapons (try saying that five times fast!).
Each was designed using a 3D CAD program, and the molds were made using
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machines. The plastic is ABS, and each
weapon fits the minifig geometry like a glove.
They are available in black and a mid-gray (the mid-gray color leans more
towards the classic dark gray).
Visit BrickArms.com or
BrickLink!
Thanks,
---Will Chapman
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These will be the first non-lego items that I will add to my pile of bricks, in
27 years of collecting.
As a maker of metal die casting tools, I really appreciate the quality of the
tooling that you managed to come up with.
Suggestions?
MP5 and a shotgun will be a good idea. Someone also tried to mention uzi I
guess, which is also a good idea.
My personal suggestions will be WWII M1 Garand and a real machine gun like MG3
or similar
http://www.ghostrecon.net/imagesarms/mg3large3.jpg
Congrats. I already ordered 3 x 7 packs..:-)
Selçuk
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In lugnet.build.military, Will Chapman wrote:
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In lugnet.build.military, Jonathan Wilson wrote:
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Looks nice.
If you expand the range, how about a US M16 machine gun.
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Well... and an UZI would be useful to make vignette with Lara Croft :-)
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In lugnet.build.military, Selçuk Göre wrote:
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These will be the first non-lego items that I will add to my pile of bricks,
in 27 years of collecting.
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Wow, thanks! When you recieve your items, please check back and report on the
quality, OK?
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Suggestions?
MP5 and a shotgun will be a good idea. Someone also tried to mention uzi I
guess, which is also a good idea.
My personal suggestions will be WWII M1 Garand and a real machine gun like
MG3 or similar
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That MG3 looks like a wicked weapon! Larger weapons are a bit harder to do.
I’m more partial to the one-handed weapons so the minifigs can actually hold
them ;) Bipods and Tripod mounts add tiny pieces that will probably just get
lost :(
---Will
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In lugnet.build.military, Leigh Holcombe wrote:
> Damn you, now I'm going to have to make some 'Nam dioramas...
I purposely decided to not mold the grenade launcher and fancy optics onto the
M4 so it could be used for Vietnam & present day use. But, no matter what I do,
someone still wants the "Night Sight" and "Launcher Thingy". :)
> I agree, an MP5 would be nice. So would a sawed-off shotgun. So would a sniper
> rifle. All these ideas - hopefully my purchase today will help to fund some
> further development!
I've been absolutely swamped with orders! I never thought I may actually run
out of items within a month, but if the pace keeps up, it will happen!
But, if that occurs, I'll be able to bring out a couple of new items a bit
quicker than I had expected.
---Will
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In lugnet.build.military, Will Chapman wrote:
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SNIP Bipods and Tripod mounts add tiny pieces that will probably just get
lost :(
---Will
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May I suggest the use of black minifig hands for a Bipod stand??
Somehow, though, the enthusiasm which greets your (admittedly well-crafted)
product disturbs me. Must we include violence in our dioramas?
Doesn’t violence somehow stand in opposition to the “Play well” motto?
NOTE: These opinions do not reflect any official policy or stance of the
organizations of which I am a member. I don’t know what the official stance is.
Paul Sinasohn
LUGNET #115
BAYLUG/BAYLTC
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Doesn’t violence somehow stand in opposition to the “Play well” motto?
NOTE: These opinions do not reflect any official policy or stance of the
organizations of which I am a member. I don’t know what the official stance
is.
Paul Sinasohn
LUGNET #115
BAYLUG/BAYLTC
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Hi, Paul,
Not speaking for Will, of course, I must say your comments are well-taken.
Please understand I am coming from a completely unbiased stance myself, and I
won’t try to take a stab at the “official” take on this issue. All I know is
that I will try not to shoot myself in the foot, but I may take some verbal
potshots at a few people. Sorry, this reply is just a shot in the dark. Also, I
promise not to use bullets in this reply, although I am gunning for your
support. I have the general idea of this issue in my front sights, but I’ll
still be shooting from the hip.
Sorry...I didn’t come here to tell you that. :-)
I would point out, however, that LEGO did release some rifles and revolvers as
official elements; I believe someone in this thread already made an observation
to that effect.
In my view, Will wasn’t aiming for a promotion of violence with these custom
elements any more than idSoftware was when they came out with the Doom PC
game. I am 38 years old, and when I was in school, school shootings were
virtually unheard of, yet we played “Cops and Robbers” (or some facsimile
thereof) all the time. It was for the thrill of the Western or 1930’s serial
genres that we did so, not for love of violence.
I say it all boils down to how we educate our children - or don’t. If a child’s
parents have been replaced by the refrigerator and the PlayStation2, then it’s
small wonder that (s)he has a hard time differentiating fiction from reality --
because Mom is upstairs watching Murder She Committed and Dad is out drinking
with the boys, or maybe Dad’s upstairs watching TV and Mom’s out drinking with
the boys, I don’t know; but I digress. It’s too easy to pin the blame (for the
escalating rise in violence among our youngest generation) on Doom,
Transformers, Santa Claus Versus the Martians, or custom LEGO elements.
All this may be academic, however. If LEGO has a problem with it, I’m sure
they’ll be in contact with Will in due course. But I wouldn’t bet the farm on
it.
Hope my comments are taken in the spirit in which they were intended. It’s a
tricky issue to be sure.
Peace,
Pat
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Paul Sinasohn wrote:
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May I suggest the use of black minifig hands for a Bipod stand??
Somehow, though, the enthusiasm which greets your (admittedly well-crafted)
product disturbs me. Must we include violence in our dioramas?
Doesn’t violence somehow stand in opposition to the “Play well” motto?
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Comooonnn, don’t troll people like that....:-) Lego is violent, and was
violent,too. For ages.
All the “classic” castle, pirate, western sets have guns and weapons, in very
realistic forms. The two recent awesome a/c sets are artfully crafted replicas
of WWI fighter planes. I will not even talk about all the star wars line and
semi automatics/modern pistols in Batman sets. Dino 2000 and exoforce? I don’t
think they represent animal rights activists and peaceful SETI people.
And those #@??># bionicles certainly didn’t meant to be hugging each other and
make love.
And look at the all diaromas and MOCs all around...battle ships, space fighters,
starwars battle scenes, WWII vehicles...
commoooonnnn..:-)
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In lugnet.announce, Will Chapman wrote:
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Hi all! I’ve just opened my new BrickArms store offering custom molded
minifig-compatible modern weapons (try saying that five times fast!).
Each was designed using a 3D CAD program, and the molds were made using
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machines. The plastic is ABS, and each
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Congratulations on the start of BrickArms and your first product. I received my
first order yesterday and I can say the quality of these parts is excellent.
I highly recommend BrickArms weapons.
They are far better then what’s in the new Batman sets. Each weapon has really
good detail - like the holes for the trigger finger and the accurately modelled
sights. Personally, I like the gray over the black, if only because the gray
shows the detail so much better. I especially like the satisfying click you get
when you put the weapon into a minifig’s hand. Given the quality of the work,
I’d say the price is very reasonable too.
If you are taking recommendations, I’d like to see helmets.
Again, congrats on such good work. I know from experience how mcuh work goes
into a project like this.
Ben Fleskes
Big Ben Bricks LLC
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In lugnet.build.military, Selçuk Göre wrote:
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My personal suggestions will be WWII M1 Garand and a real machine gun like
MG3 or similar
http://www.ghostrecon.net/imagesarms/mg3large3.jpg
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I agree with Selcuk! Given the arrival of these beauties, there is nothing I’d
rather see than an MG-42 (the MG3 referenced above be indistinguishable from an
MG34 or MG42)!
I’ve mentioned this elsewhere, but this is a great service you’re providing,
Will. Thanks for the initiative and hard work!
Shaun
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Hi Will
Your custom minifig weapons are amazing. I too think they will be one of my
first non-LEGO purchases to supplement my LEGO collection.
A few thoughts on future weapons:
Like you have mentioned I think you should stay away from add-on attachments
that need to be glued etc.
A sniper rifle would be fantastic. Perhaps a .50 cal Barrett?
What about a British Sten Gun to complement the Thompson?
The MP5 would be great with or without stock.
I have had some problems in the past with PayPal but having seen your selection
of arms I’m a bit more motivated to figure it out.
Best of luck with your side-business: gun-running!
Chris
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In lugnet.build.military, Ben Fleskes wrote:
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Congratulations on the start of BrickArms and your first product. I received
my first order yesterday and I can say the quality of these parts is
excellent.
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Thanks, Ben! From someone that has “been-there-done-that” with your own
high-quality train wheels, this is high praise. :)
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If you are taking recommendations, I’d like to see helmets.
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I hear you! Those kinds of molds are a bit more complex than my current one as
they would need to have a non-planar parting line (for those of you unfamiliar
with this, the parting line is where the mold haves separate. If you want you
parting line to follow the curve of an item, say, a helmet’s rim, then you need
to have a non-planar parting line to hide the “seam”).
If the current weapons keep selling at the current rate, I may be able to try
it. Then again, someone else may beat me to it! ;)
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Again, congrats on such good work. I know from experience how much work goes
into a project like this.
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It was a lot of work, but boy was it fun! Thanks again for the kind words.
---Will Chapman
BrickArms LLC
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Selçuk Göre wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Paul Sinasohn wrote:
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May I suggest the use of black minifig hands for a Bipod stand??
Somehow, though, the enthusiasm which greets your (admittedly well-crafted)
product disturbs me. Must we include violence in our dioramas?
Doesn’t violence somehow stand in opposition to the “Play well” motto?
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Comooonnn, don’t troll people like that....:-) Lego is violent, and was
violent,too. For ages.
All the “classic” castle, pirate, western sets have guns and weapons, in very
realistic forms. The two recent awesome a/c sets are artfully crafted
replicas of WWI fighter planes. I will not even talk about all the star wars
line and semi automatics/modern pistols in Batman sets. Dino 2000 and
exoforce? I don’t think they represent animal rights activists and peaceful
SETI people.
And those #@??># bionicles certainly didn’t meant to be hugging each other
and make love.
And look at the all diaromas and MOCs all around...battle ships, space
fighters, starwars battle scenes, WWII vehicles...
commoooonnnn..:-)
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Violence and spaceships always work. Everyone knows that.
Legoswami
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In lugnet.build.military, Will Chapman wrote:
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Wow, thanks! When you recieve your items, please check back and report on
the quality, OK?
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No problem with that..:-)
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That MG3 looks like a wicked weapon! Larger weapons are a bit harder to do.
I’m more partial to the one-handed weapons so the minifigs can actually hold
them ;) Bipods and Tripod mounts add tiny pieces that will probably just get
lost :(
---Will
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What about this one then. Similar in function to your assault carbine, with much
more power (7.62mm, can take your arm of in close combat). And for your
convenience, it has also a folded stock version. If you can add the bayonett as
an integral part, it bacomes reasonably different from any of the ones you
already presented. Besides, it is what I was using during my conscription...:-)
http://world.guns.ru/assault/as12-e.htm
Selçuk
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In lugnet.build.military, Selçuk Göre wrote:
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What about this one then. Similar in function to your assault carbine, with
much more power (7.62mm, can take your arm of in close combat). And for your
convenience, it has also a folded stock version. If you can add the bayonett
as an integral part, it bacomes reasonably different from any of the ones you
already presented. Besides, it is what I was using during my
conscription...:-)
http://world.guns.ru/assault/as12-e.htm
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Another vote for an HK! :) Thanks for the input, Selçuk.
---Will
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What Chris said.
I ordered 3 six-packs (er...of the new weapons, that is)
Pat Hough
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In lugnet.build.military, Chris Paton wrote:
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A sniper rifle would be fantastic. Perhaps a .50 cal Barrett?
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The M107 is huge! I don’t see how a minifig could hold it, and still have it
look as though it could actually fire it. ;)
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What about a British Sten Gun to complement the Thompson?
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No offense, but the Sten is ugly! It looks like a tinker-toy to me, or as
though it was mass-produced alongside those cheap tin toys from the 40’s!
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The MP5 would be great with or without stock.
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Acknowledged. I’ve been looking into a number of HK variants recently.
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I have had some problems in the past with PayPal but having seen your
selection of arms I’m a bit more motivated to figure it out.
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I hope you get it worked out. If you are still having problems, email me and
let’s see what we can do to get an order out to you.
-- Will Chapman • BrickArms LLC
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In lugnet.announce, Will Chapman wrote:
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BrickArms is OPEN!
Hi all! I’ve just opened my new BrickArms store offering custom molded
minifig-compatible modern weapons (try saying that five times fast!).
Each was designed using a 3D CAD program, and the molds were made using
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machines. The plastic is ABS, and each
weapon fits the minifig geometry like a glove.
• M1A1 - US WW2 Thompson Submachine gun
• M4 - US Carbine Assault Rifle
• MP40 - German WW2 Submachine gun
• M1911 - US Colt Semiautomatic pistol
• AK - Kalashnikov Assault Rifle
• RPG - Rocket Propelled Grnade Launcher
+ 6-Pack - One of each weapon
They are available in black and a mid-gray (the mid-gray color leans more
towards the classic dark gray).
Visit BrickArms.com or
BrickLink!
Thanks,
---Will Chapman
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Will,
These look great. Any chance of us being able to buy them at Brickfest?
Jude
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In lugnet.build.military, Jude Beaudin wrote:
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In lugnet.announce, Will Chapman wrote:
Will,
These look great. Any chance of us being able to buy them at Brickfest?
Jude
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Unfortunately, I cannot make Brickfest this year :( I suppose I sould see if I
can setup a distribution channel (wholesaler) for Brickfest. I’ll see what I
can do.
I will be at NWBrickCon in Seattle, in October this year. Can you make that?
;)
---Will Chapman • BrickArms LLC
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I was watching my Police Academy DVDs and I saw some guns to suggest.
Firstly, the shotgun they use in the shotgun scene in the first Police
Academy movie would be perfect IMO.
And secondly, in the scene in Police Academy 6 where Tackleberry is
fighting the bad guy, the revolver and automatic weapon that Tack has would
be perfect IMO. Also, the automatic weapon that the bad guy has would be
perfect too.
I have no idea exactly what sort of guns these are or if they are already
on your list (anyone know what guns these are?) but they just struck me as
being perfect ideas.
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I'm very impressed by your work, Will...just a few potential ideas for lines of
expansion, not so much specific weapons as useful parts LEGO is unlikely to ever
make.
Grenades. These don't have to be pineapples or anything complicated; a short
section of gray lightsaber blade with a pin on top would look both modern and
menacing. An accompanying neckgear bandolier that could hold two or three
across the chest would be wicked cool, but even the grenades alone would be
better than the 1x1 green cylinders my guys have been tearing off Pirate palm
trees to lob at one another for years.
Holsters. One of the problems with arming minifigs is that they only have two
places to hold weapons unless you add more attachment points...and believe me,
<http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=14843 I've tried.> Something
as simple as a 1x2 piece of thin plastic with holes through it for a minifig's
leg pegs and a hand on one or both ends, worn like a belt, would allow figs to
carry a knife or revolver with something smaller than an Adventurers backpack.
An equivalent piece of neckgear (possibly incorporated into the same bandolier
above) could put a diagonally mounted hand on a fig's back, allowing it to carry
a rifle there with the same ease Castle ninjas can carry a katana.
Visors. Somebody mentioned helmets, but visors also provide a lot of
personality and might be easier to produce. NVGs for special-forces types,
full-face clear masks for SWAT teams, something similar to Launch Command
astronaut visors in smoke-black for fighter pilots...there's a lot of
possibilities. Me, I'd take almost anything more useful than goggles that'll
flip down all the way on the Adventurers pilot's caps I've given my SPETSNAZ
team.
Bipods. I understand your reluctance to get into add-on parts for weapons,
since a customized, field-strippable M4 with recognizable parts would probably
end up larger than the minifig expected to hold it, but a few carefully selected
parts usable with many weapons would probably be worth the effort. A snap-on
bipod piece designed to fit onto a round barrel would be extremely modular
across all kinds of rifle designs, without significantly expanding the size of
the host weapon.
As for actual weapons, I'm inclined to suggest the hardest stuff to build:
sniper rifles top the list, of course, but every Stinger launcher I've seen or
attempted has come in as either a TV camera with pretensions or so big it'd be
better off in its own turret. Above all, though, keep this stuff coming!
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In lugnet.build.military, Will Chapman wrote:
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Unfortunately, I cannot make Brickfest this year :( I suppose I sould see if
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I take that back. I’ve checked my schedule and I just might make it over this
year - as long as the “purists” don’t give me a beatdown for being “non lego” ;)
--Will Chapman • BrickArms LLC
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I must say A+++ for these minifig guns. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but when
I got them, and in only a few days (2?), I was impressed. These are excellent
quality, and Will even threw in some bonus parts. The Panzerfaust (rpg) is
cool, and the MP40 is great too. The others are fantastic as well.
Will, I must give you props for shipping, service, and quality (and price!)
You’ve done us a great service. I can’t wait to see what else you role out!
-austin
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In lugnet.announce, Will Chapman wrote:
> [BrickArms is OPEN!]
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As with everyone else, I'm exceptionally impressed by the high quality/detail
you got in these arms.
And with everyone else, I'll send up my requests :) --
A Tommy Gun
http://www.islandentertainmentsonline.com/acatalog/NEWTOOMYGUN.jpg
so I can do a diorama of 'A Piece of the Action' :)
and a double barrel shotgun and/or Chainsaw
so I can do one for 'Army of Darkness' as well :)
'Come get some!'
'It's a trick--get an axe!'
'Name's Ash <click><click> Housewares...'
Dave K
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In lugnet.build.military, Shaun Sullivan wrote:
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In lugnet.build.military, Selçuk Göre wrote:
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My personal suggestions will be WWII M1 Garand and a real machine gun like
MG3 or similar
http://www.ghostrecon.net/imagesarms/mg3large3.jpg
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I agree with Selcuk! Given the arrival of these beauties, there is nothing
I’d rather see than an MG-42 (the MG3 referenced above be indistinguishable
from an MG34 or MG42)!
I’ve mentioned this elsewhere, but this is a great service you’re providing,
Will. Thanks for the initiative and hard work!
Shaun
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After receiving my order (the pieces are fantastic!), I had a pair of ideas that
would complement the MG42:
(1) A Potato Masher German grenade - this one would be nice and easy to do
(2) German WWII helmets - they’re so distinctive, no other LEGO helmet can fit
the bill in WWII dioramas or Brikwars games.
Thanks once again!
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In lugnet.build.military, Austin Bailey wrote:
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I must say A+++ for these minifig guns. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but
when I got them, and in only a few days (2?), I was impressed. These are
excellent quality, and Will even threw in some bonus parts. The Panzerfaust
(rpg) is cool, and the MP40 is great too. The others are fantastic as well.
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I “aim” to please! Bad joke.. :)
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Will, I must give you props for shipping, service, and quality (and price!)
You’ve done us a great service. I can’t wait to see what else you role out!
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Thanks, Austin! I have a whole team at the house helping me fill orders, and
they get paid by the part, so keep those orders coming! :)
If you happen to take a photo of your minifigs sporting a BrickArms weapon, be
sure to email me and let me know! I’d love to link to it from my
Customer Spotlight page
---Will Chapman • BrickArms LLC
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In lugnet.build.military, Will Chapman wrote:
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In lugnet.build.military, Selçuk Göre wrote:
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These will be the first non-lego items that I will add to my pile of bricks,
in 27 years of collecting.
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Wow, thanks! When you recieve your items, please check back and report on
the quality, OK?
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I received them two days ago. First of all, I should say that this is the
fastest parcel that I ever got from US.
I really appreciate the pieces. They are better than I guessed from the
pictures. I even looked at them under a lupe, and I can say that they are pretty
much flawless. As I said before, your injection moulding tool is very very high
quality one, .
Congratulations for the good job.
Selçuk
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In lugnet.build.military, Selçuk Göre wrote:
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I received them two days ago. First of all, I should say that this is the
fastest parcel that I ever got from US.
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Thanks! I always ship in bubble mailers and secure the items inside ziploc
bags. I’m glad there was no hassle at customs. :)
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I really appreciate the pieces. They are better than I guessed from the
pictures. I even looked at them under a lupe, and I can say that they are
pretty much flawless. As I said before, your injection moulding tool is very
very high quality one, .
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Thanks again! I spent a lot of time with the molder getting everything as
perfect as possible, because once he starts cutting the mold, there is no
turning back!
---Will Chapman • BrickArms LLC
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Will,
I can only echo what others have said, very nice stuff! It seems that the 6-pack
offers a decent discount for those who want to develop a small arsenal. I
imagine some builders are most interested in either the modern or WWII era
weapons, would it be possible to also a discount for someone who say wanted only
AKs and M-16s, and wanted more than just a few?
In terms of new weapons, I agree with others that some kind of sniper rifle (the
Druganov is one of the most recognizable ones), an MP5 and a machine gun all
make good sense and as others have mentioned an MG-3/MG-42 type would work with
both modern and WWII troops. And how about another 20th cenutury battlefield
staple, the Browning.50 cal machine gun?
cheers!
Magnus
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In lugnet.build.military, Magnus Lauglo wrote:
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I can only echo what others have said, very nice stuff! It seems that the
6-pack offers a decent discount for those who want to develop a small
arsenal. I imagine some builders are most interested in either the modern or
WWII era weapons, would it be possible to also a discount for someone who say
wanted only AKs and M-16s, and wanted more than just a few?
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Yes, that is “in the works”. With BrickArms being only 2 weeks old, I’m still
sorting it all out, but expect more weapons packs in the near future.
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In terms of new weapons, I agree with others that some kind of sniper rifle
(the Druganov is one of the most recognizable ones), an MP5 and a machine gun
all make good sense and as others have mentioned an MG-3/MG-42 type would
work with both modern and WWII troops. And how about another 20th cenutury
battlefield staple, the Browning.50 cal machine gun?
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Wow, a “Ma Deuce”? That is doable, but I don’t know that it has the mass appeal
that a smaller, more popular weapon (like an uzi or MP5) would have.
As for the Druganov, isn’t that just an AK with a long sight, and a modified
stock? Do you think it could be held with one hand?
Thanks for the feedback,
---Will Chapman • BrickArms LLC
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