Memorial Day Sale = 15% off $50 Coupon
In memorial of those of have sacrificed, we are holding our customary Memorial Day sale. Now through Monday, May 28th you can take 15% off your order of $50 or more using the coupon code MD2012 at Brickmania.com. The discount can be applied to anything in the store, including items already marked down. You must use the coupon code (during checkout) to receive the discount and it can not be applied to prior purchases. This will most likely be our last major coupon offer until Veterans Day.
REMINDER OF IMPORTANT DATES COMING UP:
June 2-3: Brickmania will be at Bricks Cascade in Portland, OR.
June 9: Brickmania Toyworks Open House (10am to 4pm) in Minneapolis, MN
June 15-17: We are co-hosting World War Brick in Chicago, IL.
Premium Motorized UH-1C “Huey” Gunship tbr May 16th!
The UH-1C is a Vietnam War era Gunship variant of the famous UH-1 Iroquis or “Huey” helicopter. The gunships were specifically designed as tactical fire support escorts for the larger UH-1D and UH-1H troop carriers. The gunships’ role as an escort gunship was to suppress enemy ground fire around the LZ (landing zone) before the arrival of the troop transports or medivac missions. The Huey gunships were also used extensively for close-in air support for ground and provided concentrated firepower where tradional artillery and fixed wing aircraft could not reach.
The UH-1C was a more powerful development of the UH-1A and UH-1B models and could carry a large array of armament configurations depending on its mission. For this kit we have included the XM-21 weapon system which combines a seven-tube 2.75″ rocket launcher with a 7.62mm minigun on each side of the helicopter. There are also a pair of door mounted M60 machine guns for additional firepower.
You Can Build It #1 and Minifig Customization Books Now in Stock
Minifigure Customization: Populate Your World!
by Jared K Burks
Minifigure Customization: Populate Your World! shows you the wide range of techniques you can use to alter the lovable LEGO® Minifigure into any character you can imagine! BrickJournal columnist and author Jared K. Burks (known online as Kaminoan) has created thousands of custom minifigs over the last 13 years, and this full-color book assembles his knowledge into a series of step-by-step tutorials on decal design and application, color alteration, custom part modification and creation, plus tips on minifigure displays and digital photography to capture your custom figures in the best light—all the way through complete custom figure creation! Essential tools are identified, plus there’s a tips and tricks section, and a gallery of some of the best custom figures ever created! Don’t live inside the box—populate your world with any alien, superhero, historical, action, horror, or science-fiction figure you can “just imagine”!
You Can Build It Book 1
YOU CAN BUILD IT is a new ongoing series of instruction books on the art of LEGO® custom building, from the producers of BRICKJOURNAL magazine! Spinning off from BrickJournal’s popular “You Can Build It” column, these FULL-COLOR books are loaded with nothing but STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS by some of the top custom builders in the LEGO fan community. BOOK ONE is for beginning-to-intermediate builders, and features instructions for custom creations including Miniland figures, a fire engine, Christmas ornaments, a street vignette, plus miniscale models from “a galaxy far, far away,” and more! So if you’re ready to go beyond the standard LEGO sets available in stores and move into custom building with the bricks you already own, this ongoing series will quickly take you from novice to expert builder, teaching you key building techniques along the way!
Universal Carrier II + Universal Carrier II Battle Pack – Preorder Now!
You requested it and we listened! The first batch of the new and improved Universal Carrier II kits are now available for pre-order. The kit comes in two configurations: A lower price kit with just the Carrier model, and a limited edition premium version that includes a 6-Pounder cannon, two British Army minifigs and a metal & enamel Brickmania pin. (Click either cover image for more info and ordering link).
Both versions of the Universal Carrier kits are available now for pre-order now and are slated to ship on or around May 9th.
You may be asking “Why should I pre-order when it won’t ship until next week?” The answer is some kits are so popular that we expect the first batch to sell out immediately upon release. Pre-selling kits allows us ample time to allow our regular customers to place their order and know they will be able to get one of the first batch. It also gives us additional time to get started on the next batch. In spite of our fancy web site we’re just a small operation and hand assemble every kit we sell!
M3A1 Stuart Light Tank Kit Now Back in Stock
The M3A1 Stuart is one of our top five selling kits of all times and because of this popularity it is also regularly sold out between batches. For those who have been patiently waiting for more to become available, I’m pleased to announce that the new batch will be finished today!
Soviet Armor Kits Sneak Preview
We’re preparing to launch our next big World War II theme and all is not so quiet on the eastern front! Here are some sneak preview pictures of Soviet Armor kits we have in the pipeline. These will of course be accompanied by appropriately customized infantry minifies. Here are a couple more pictures of the 3-D model used for making the instructions. Watch this space for more info and official release dates!
Sturmgeschutz III Ausf A Kit Back in Stock
Just in time for your spring offensive, our popular “StuG” III Ausf A kit is back in stock after a brief period of unavailability due to parts shortages. This kit has a semi detailed interior that will comfortable hold the crew inside (we happen to have a good supply of minifigs at the moment, available to purchase separately). You can order your StuG III HERE.
I’d like to take this opportunity to remind our fans that Brickmania is not officially connected in any way to the Lego company. The parts for all of our kits are purchased at the same stores as everyone else and some parts are more rare than others. When something we use in a kit becomes hard to find we are forced to raise prices or even stop production. Just take a look at the WW2 Kit Archives and you will see how many kits that have been forced out of production because we can’t get parts to make more.
Having Fun With iMovie…
A small video clip of the stage we built for the Art-A-Whirl concert flyer put to the song “Legocy of Brutality” by local head-banging heroes IN DEFENCE.
BRiCKiZiMO World War II Afrikakorps Minifigs Now Available
BRiCKiZiMO’s custom World War II Afrikakorps minifigs are now in stock. They are (L-R): Afrika Korps Lieutenant, Afrika Korps Infantry, and Afrika Korps Soldier. The first batch sold out in Europe in a matter days and our first batch has finally cleared through shipping and customs. This is part of a larger shipment of figures now available in the web store HERE.
BRiCKiZiMO World War II U.S. Soldier Minifigs Are Now in Stock
BRiCKiZiMO’s custom World War II US Soldier minifigs are now in stock. They are (L-R): US Private, US Airborne, and US Staff Soldier. The first batch sold out in Europe in a matter days and our first batch has finally cleared through shipping and customs. This is part of a larger shipment of figures now available in the web store HERE.
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