Just a few months ago, brickfans looking for modern weaponry for their minifigs were out of luck. Then, in the space of a few weeks, we suddenly had new weapons coming in from all directions – and now we suffer from what is almost an embarrassment of riches.

I’ve just received a shipment of Little Armory’s new military weapons (along with the long-awaited release of their medieval Great Helm), close on the heels of BrickArms’ similar assortment a few weeks earlier. The Little Armory molds are as awesome and detailed as I’ve come to expect, no surprises there; but now that we’ve suddenly got multiple options, which guns are the better buy?

I’ve set the two lines up for photos and side-by-side comparison over on the forum; it’s worth a look if you’re at all interested in staging any kind of modern minifig combat.

	Little Armory Toys Inc.
	BrickArms L.L.C.
	Modern Firearms Review on the BrikWars Frappr Forum

These minifigs have been waiting a long time for weapons like this!

There’s been quite a bit going on lately – BrikWars got a full review on All Games Considered a few weeks ago, much to my surprise. Please ignore anything they say about chapter eight. I deny all knowledge of how they might think that it’s missing.

In unrelated news, a new custom-parts shop has opened up to answer the unfilled need for minifig-compatible modern and WWII firearm elements. And they’re high-quality bits, too; I just got a big batch delivered and I’m loving the designs. Check out the new offerings from BrickArms.com.

	All Games Considered
	BrickArms, the Modern Minifig Armory