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About the X-15 Rocket Plane:

In a joint project between NASA and the United States Air Force, the X-15 program was intended to provide high speed flight research. Much of this research was used in the design of both modern-day fighter jets and by the American space program in building its spacecraft. Data collected helped NASA build better launch vehicles in programs ranging from Mercury to the Space Shuttle.

The X-15 project lasted nearly ten years. In this time, 199 flight missions were conducted. Due to the high fuel consumption during the test flights, the X-15 was launched from a “mothership”, which was a B-52. The rocket plane deployed when the B-52 reached 500 mph and the X-15 burned its engines for 80-120 seconds, propelling the craft to extremely high speeds and altitudes. The X-15 holds the unofficial records for both speed and altitude: 4,520 mph (Mach 6.7) and 354,200 feet.

Specifications:

• Crew: 1
• Engine: Thiokol XLR-99 throttleable rocket
• Fuel: anhydrous ammonia and liquid oxygen
• Speed: 4,520 mph (7,274 km/h)

Additional information about this Brickmania custom building kit:

The X-15 Rocket Plane kit comes with the following features

Custom-printed minifigure

• Deployable airbrakes
• Retractable landing gear
• Opening canopy
• Towing equipment
• Printed elements
• High-quality sticker sheet
• Designed by Yitzy Kasowitz
• Includes 467 genuine new-condition LEGO® & BrickArms elements
• 1/35 scale to match other Brickmania models
• Intermediate Skill Level (4-6 years of experience with LEGO is recommended)

All Brickmania model kits are made of new-condition LEGO bricks. This model comes disassembled and includes complete printed building instructions and comes packaged in a sealed box. This is a limited-edition kit and production may be discontinued at any time.

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About Pioneer 10 – American Space Probe:

Beginning with the first satellite launch with Sputnik in 1957, the next fifteen years proved remarkable for space exploration. The United States put astronauts on the moon in 1969 with Apollo 11. Pioneer 10 marked the first attempt by humanity to send a probe beyond the Asteroid Belt, a region of our solar system that exists between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. This incredible journey sent Pioneer 10 to chart Jupiter, making it the first probe to collect data on the giant planet. This data proved crucial to future missions. The space probe continued its mission for several years, exploring the outer solar system.

Aside from exploring this region of space, Pioneer 10 contained a special plaque. This plaque is made with gold-anodized aluminum and has some unique images etched into it. The plaque was designed by famed astronomer Carl Sagan and Frank Drake, the founder of SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) and author of the Drake Equation. In an attempt to make it intelligible to extraterrestrials, the measurement system was represented as a hydrogen atom (the most abundant element in the universe) in two different energy states. These are assigned to the binary number 1, which is indicated by a small tick mark. This serves as the standard system of measurement on the plaque. Among the images using this measurement: two adult humans, a map of our solar system, and our Sun’s relative position to distant quasars and the center of the Milky Way galaxy at the time of launch.

Specifications:

• Current Speed: 27,000 mph (43,452 km/h)
• Distance from Earth: 120.32 AU (“astronomical distance”, 1 AU is equivalent to 93 million miles)
• Instruments: Eleven different measurement tools, including Plasma Analyzer, Cosmic Ray Telescope, and Geiger Tube Telescope
• Propulsion device: Hydrazine thrusters
• Power plant: Thermoelectric generators

Additional information about this Brickmania custom building kit:

The Pioneer 10 – American Space Probe kit comes with the following features

• One custom-printed Astrophysicist minifigure
• High-quality sticker sheet featuring special instruments and plaque
• Stand to pose space probe in various positions
• Designed by Jesse Mohler
• Includes 107 genuine new-condition LEGO® elements
• 1/35 scale to match other Brickmania models
• Intermediate Skill Level (2-4 years of experience with LEGO is recommended)

All Brickmania model kits are made of new-condition LEGO bricks. This model comes disassembled and includes complete printed building instructions and comes packaged in a sealed box. This is a limited-edition kit and production may be discontinued at any time.

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Most starships would never make it out of spacedock without the help of their chief engineers. Responsible for maintaining and repairing their ships on lengthy multi-year voyages, they are the galaxy’s ultimate problem-solving geniuses. Can he fix an overloading warp coil with nothing more than a roll of molecular-bonding fiber film? Sure, just give him more time and he’ll do it. Unlike others wearing red shirts, his officer stripes mean he is far from disposable.

This Starship Chief Engineer features exclusive custom-printed artwork designed by John Canepa. Includes a BrickArms® overmolded Classic Photon Pistol.

LEGO and the LEGO Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site or these products.

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This limited edition custom Brickmania World War II US Navy Dress Whites Sailor, custom printed by Brickmania on a genuine LEGO mini figure.

Features of this product:

• 1 limited edition custom printed World War II US Navy Sailor minifigure from Brickmania with cap
• 1 BrickArms Black SABR Shotgun

LEGO and the LEGO Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site or these products.

Add our official Char B1 Bis Micro-tank to your arsenal for our Micro Brick Battle tabletop game. This kit includes the parts and instructions to build the game piece, as well as an exclusive Char B1 Bis Micro-tank collectible game card for our upcoming Bricks of War card game.

This limited edition custom Brickmania World War II US Navy Sailor, custom printed by Brickmania on a genuine LEGO mini figure.

Features of this product:

• 1 limited edition custom printed World War II US Navy Sailor minifigure from Brickmania
• 1 Gunmetal BrickArms M1 Steel Pot Helmet

LEGO and the LEGO Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site or these products.

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There are fewer things more effective than infrared, a large gun, and a few thousand rounds of ammo all gyrostabilized and automatically aimed. The Offworld Marines Smart Gunner combines the fierceness of a Marine with the pinpoint accuracy of the Smart Gun. Vicious aliens, beware!

This custom minifigure features a BrickArms Smart Gun.

This Offworld Marines Smart Gunner features exclusive custom-printed artwork designed by Lando.

LEGO and the LEGO Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site or these products.

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7.7cm Feldkanone 96 neuer Art was an updated version of the original FK 96, the standard field gun adapted by the German Army in 1896. This gun was deployed by the German Army during the First World War and would continue to see action after the war in other theaters.

Additional information about this Brickmania custom Lego® kit:

7.7cm Feldkanone 96 neuer Art has the following features

• Gun details include seats for two crewmen in both firing and riding positions and collapsable hand spike

• 2 Gewehr 98 Rifle with Bayonet from BrickArms

• Includes two custom printed minifigures with accessories by BrickArms
• 1/35 scale to match other Brickmania models
• Over-all color is new dark gray
• Includes 62 genuine new-condition LEGO®, BrickArms® elements
• Sophomore Skill Level (2-4 years experience with LEGO is recommended)

All Brickmania model kits are made of new-condition LEGO bricks. This model comes disassembled and includes completed printed building instructions and comes packaged in a sealed box. This is a limited edition kit and production may be discontinued at any time.

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