BrickArms Heavy Metal
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BrickArms Heavy Metal
I don't think I've ever posted here, but given how these creations seem right up the Brikwars alley (read: oversized death machines), I thought I'd post them to this board.
Recently, Will send me some articles (tests of a new production mold) of his new M2HB Machine Gun, and, feeling inspired by all the new parts, I came up with a few interesting combinations:
Tripod-Mounted M134D Minigun:
Heavy Scifi Incinerator:
Hand-Held Chaingun:
G.I. Joe Roadblock with Hand-Held M2 Machine Gun:
Maxim / Vickers Machine Gun:
Steampunk(ish) Hand-Held Gatling Gun
Heavy Scifi Cannon:
Republic Trooper with BT-X40 Flamethrower:
Recently, Will send me some articles (tests of a new production mold) of his new M2HB Machine Gun, and, feeling inspired by all the new parts, I came up with a few interesting combinations:
Tripod-Mounted M134D Minigun:
Heavy Scifi Incinerator:
Hand-Held Chaingun:
G.I. Joe Roadblock with Hand-Held M2 Machine Gun:
Maxim / Vickers Machine Gun:
Steampunk(ish) Hand-Held Gatling Gun
Heavy Scifi Cannon:
Republic Trooper with BT-X40 Flamethrower:
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Can a minifig grip the dual handles without popping its arms off? In the pictures you have, they're not in their sockets.
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Nope. Will said this on Flickr:aoffan23 wrote:Can a minifig grip the dual handles without popping its arms off?
I can see where having something that could be gripped with both fig hands at once might seem nice, but having the part in hand, it's clear that to do that, it'd have to be a much larger piece for that width that be necessary. As is, it's nice and sleek, and the popped arm posing is way easier to pose and better approximates the real-life grip someone has when using spade grips.Will wrote:A minifig cannot grasp the paddles with two hands. To do so, would restrict the posing, since the minifig's hands move closer together the higher you raise them, and further apart as you lower them
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Needs more skills.
I've seriously been considering buying brickarms, but I like the challenge of detailing small, brick-built weapons too much.
I've seriously been considering buying brickarms, but I like the challenge of detailing small, brick-built weapons too much.
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These really aren't anything I'd call MOCs; they barely even qualify as builds. Not to get artsy, but I'd probably call them studies exploring potential uses for all the parts in future builds.Silent-sigfig wrote:Needs more skills.
Unfortunately, I moved overseas about a year ago, and right now all I have to work with are a bunch of figs, some bags of BrickArms, and all the bricks from the rancor set; no way am I spending the € for what LEGO goes for over here. What I'd really like to do is take what I've learned from making these and build more stuff like this:
More than understand, but I'd toss out that if that's what you enjoy, you might enjoy some of the BA multi-part stuff like the Minigun and MAAWS, if only for their parts and how many different ways you can mix them with LEGO to make weaponry.Silent-sigfig wrote:I've seriously been considering buying brickarms, but I like the challenge of detailing small, brick-built weapons too much.
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Don't forget the monopod and u-clip. Those really add to what you can do with Lego weapons.
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You know, the new M2HB is the only multi-part brickarms weapon that looks good. I think all the other ones look fairly goofy.the enigma that is badger wrote:More than understand, but I'd toss out that if that's what you enjoy, you might enjoy some of the BA multi-part stuff like the Minigun and MAAWS, if only for their parts and how many different ways you can mix them with LEGO to make weaponry.Silent-sigfig wrote:I've seriously been considering buying brickarms, but I like the challenge of detailing small, brick-built weapons too much.
The firearms almost universally look good--its just the only ones I would buy would be either the Pulse rifle or the XM8.
I've thought about it, but Lego makes their own, albeit clunky, monopods; and I'm certain that they'll have their own U-clip within the next two years.silverdream wrote:Don't forget the monopod and u-clip. Those really add to what you can do with Lego weapons.
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Definitely! Those things are ridiculously useful in builds. Even better was when Will released the rubber versions of the U-Clips; those things grip just as well (if not better) as the regular plastic ones and are fairly indestructible.Silverdream wrote:Don't forget the monopod and u-clip. Those really add to what you can do with Lego weapons.
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I know better than to ask for release dates, but still, these had better come out.
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For a long time I thought brickarms, while nice and well-molded, were superfluous in the grand scheme of things as lego's official guns look OK already. What pushed me over the edge and made me buy Brickarms was their u clips and their bipod- I haven't come up with a purist solution I like. Additionally, the weird colors in the mystery packs are nice opportunities for NPU.Silent-sigfig wrote:I've thought about it, but Lego makes their own, albeit clunky, monopods; and I'm certain that they'll have their own U-clip within the next two years.
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I know as much as you do! Still, if all the M2HB parts are already at the articles stage, it's only a matter of time for Will to work with his tooler to get all the mold ready for production runs. No idea the other stuff (tripod and MPC), but they are awesome so hopefully Will might put the designs into full production sooner than later.Ben-Jammin wrote:I know better than to ask for release dates, but still, these had better come out.
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The true purist's reaction to this dilemma is to keep seeking a solution using Lego elements.Colette wrote:What pushed me over the edge and made me buy Brickarms was their u clips and their bipod- I haven't come up with a purist solution I like.
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lorbaat wrote:The true purist's reaction to this dilemma is to keep seeking a solution using Lego elements.Colette wrote:What pushed me over the edge and made me buy Brickarms was their u clips and their bipod- I haven't come up with a purist solution I like.
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