Restock: Mark V (Heavy Tank)
About the Mark V
The Mark V was a British WWI heavy tank, deployed in 1918 and primarily used in action during the closing months of WWI. The initial intention was for the Mark V to be a completely new design of tank, but parts to craft it didn’t become available in time, so it ended up being an upgraded Mark IV. The Mark V had more power from a new Ricardo engine, and only needed one driver thanks to the new Wilson epicyclical steering gear.
The first tanks arrived in France in May 1918. Four hundred were built, 200 each of Males and Females. The “Males” were armed with 6-pounder guns and machine guns, while the “Females” came with machine guns only. The Mark V was first used in the Battle of Hamel, on the 4th of July 1918. It went on to take part in eight major offensives before the end of the War.
Specifications
- Weight: 29 Tons (Male); 28 Tons (Female)
- Length: 26 ft 5 in
- Crew: 8 (Commander, driver, and six gunners)
- Armor: 16 mm maximum front, 12 mm sides, 8 mm roof/”belly”
- Main armament: Two 6-pounder (57-mm) cwt QF guns with 207 rounds; four .303 in (7.7-mm) Hotchkiss Mk. 1 machine gun
- Engine: 19 liter six cylinder in-line Ricardo petrol engine – 150 hp at 1200 rpm
- Power: 5.2 hp/ton
- Speed: 5 mph maximum
- Steering system: Wilson epicyclical steering
Additional information about this Brickmania custom building kit:
The Mark V comes with the following features
- LEGO Technic link treads included
- Exclusive BrickArms 6 Pounder Gun Barrels and Hotchkiss Machine Guns
- Moveable Signal Paddles
- 1/35 scale to match other Brickmania models
- Over-all color is dark tan
- Four opening hatches for driver and crew
- Detail interior with seats for driver, machine gunner, shell storage, etc.
- Includes 759 genuine new-condition LEGO® and BrickArms elements
- 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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New Release: WWII Dot 44 German Infantry
Dot44 camouflage was a pattern used by Germany toward the end of WWII. We’ve previously released this pattern on a short run of Dot 44 Panzer Commanders, and now we’ve incorporated the pattern with our German Infantry uniform. Additionally, this custom figure includes a genuine exclusive BrickArms® Proto the rare MP-40 V2 with Extended Stock.
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New Release: Bench Vise – The Workshop Collection
A vise is a mechanical apparatus used to secure an object to allow work to be performed on it. Vises have two parallel jaws, one fixed and the other movable, threaded in and out by a screw and lever. There are multiple variants of vises for different tasks. Woodworking vises are attached to a workbench, typically flush with its work surface. Their jaws are made of wood or metal, (the latter usually faced with wood), called cheeks, to avoid marring the work. The movable jaw may include a retractable dog to hold work against a bench dog.
A workbench is a sturdy table at which manual work is done. They range from simple flat surfaces to very complex designs that may be considered tools in themselves. Workbenches vary in size from tiny jewelers benches to the huge benches used by staircase makers. Almost all workbenches are rectangular in shape, often using the surface, corners and edges as flat/square and dimension standards.
An engineer’s vise, also known as a metalworking vise or machinists vise, is used to clamp metal instead of wood. It is used to hold metal when filing or cutting. It is sometimes made of cast steel or malleable cast iron, but most are made of cast iron. Some vises have a cast iron body but a steel channel bar. An engineer’s vise is bolted onto the top surface of a workbench, with the face of the fixed jaws just forward of its front edge. Additional variants of a vise are machine, vacuum, pipe, clamp-on, or a combination.
This kit has the following features:
- Practical swiveling action
- Working clamp for maximum power
- Bench included
- 1/35 scale to match other Brickmania models
- Designed by Yitzy Kasowitz
- Includes 19 LEGO® elements & BrickArms
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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Restock: M1 Abrams MBT
The M1 Abrams is the current main battle tank (MBT) used by the United States Army, US Marine Corps and several allied nations around the world. It is named after General Creighton Abrams, former Chief of Staff of the US Army (1972-1974), commander of operations in Vietnam War (1968-1972) and decorated regimental commander in Patton’s Third Army during World War II.
The origins of the M1 date back to a joint US / German main battle tank program during the 1970s. While this project was eventually canceled, the technology developed was used in the German Leopard II and the American M1 Abrams MBTs. The M1 Abrams introduced many innovative features such as an aircraft turbine powerpack, composite “Chobham” armor, and ammunition stowage separated from the crew compartment. When the Abrams’ original 105mm rifled main gun barrel was replaced with the 120mm smooth bore gun developed for the Leopard II, the tank was then re-designated the M1A1. A program to further improve the Abrams was introduced in 1992 and the designation was again changed to M1A2. Improvements included separate thermal sights for the commander and various technological upgrades.
The Abrams was first combat tested in 1991 during Operation Desert Storm, where it outperformed any of the Russian-supplied equipment of the Iraqi Army. Improvements continue to be made to the Abrams to keep up with technological advances and different battlefield conditions.
M1A2 Abrams Vital Statistics
- Crew: 4 (driver, gunner, loader & commander)
- Weight: 68 tons (62 metric tons)
- Armament: Main Gun: 120mm M256 smoothbore cannon (42 rounds) M2HB .50 caliber heavy machine gun, 2 x M240 7.62mm machine guns
- Road Speed: 42mph (67 km/h)
- Range: 265 miles (426 km)
- Years Produced: 1980-present
Additional information about this Brickmania custom Lego® kit:
Features of the M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank kit include
- Fully articulated tank tracks
- Turret fully rotates and main gun can be raised and lowered
- Two minifigures with BrickArms accessories
- BrickArms M2HB and Combat LMG secondary weaponry
- High-quality die-cut vinyl stickers to customize your model
- 1/35 scale matches other Brickmania models
- The over-all color scheme of this model is desert tan
- Includes 817 genuine LEGO, Brickmania and BrickArms elements
- Premium quality, professionally printed building instructions
All Brickmania model kits are made of new-condition elements from LEGO and BrickArms. This model comes disassembled, includes printed building instructions, and comes packaged in a sealed box.
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Restock: T-34/76
Developed in great secrecy, the T-34 was Russia’s answer to the growing military threat of Germany in the 1930s. Incorporating many new and innovative features, such as the Christie suspension system and sloping armor, its success was considered a gamble by the Communist Party bosses. While the Soviet Union already had a heavy tank series in production (KV series), the T-34 program was given the go ahead. Stalin’s rationale was that the designers could always be executed if the project failed. While not in full production when Hitler unleashed Operation Barbarossa against the Soviet Union, the appearance of the T-34 stunned the German High Command. Not only was the T-34 able to withstand almost anything the Germans could throw at it, but its 76mm gun could easily knock out both Panzer IIIs and IVs, then the heaviest tanks in the German arsenal.
Additional information about this Brickmania custom Lego® kit:
The T-34/76 Soviet Medium Tank has the following features:
- Fully rotating turret with elevating main gun assembly
- Oopening crew hatch on the turret
- Radio antenna can be deployed in raised or lowered position
- Custom pad-printed Red Army tanker minifig
- BrickArms PPSh submachine gun
- Sturdy construction means lots of play possibilities
- 1/35 scale to match other Brickmania models
- Includes 459 genuine new-condition LEGO bricks and BrickArms elements
- Professionally printed instructions and packaging
- Comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity
- Intermediate Skill Level (4-6 years experience with LEGO is recommended)
All Brickmania model kits are made of new-condition LEGO bricks and this one includes compatible accessories by BrickArms. This model comes disassembled, includes complete full color printed building instructions and comes packaged in a sealed box.
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New Release: Battleship Yamato
Special Offer:
Buy the Battleship Yamato by March 20th and get free shipping on your entire order*
*Within the USA free shipping means delivery by the United States Postal Service using First Class Mail (packages up to 8 ounces) and Priority Mail (packages over 8 ounces). Select Countries: Free Economy Mail delivery (4-8 weeks) is also being offered to Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Luxemburg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United Kingdom.
About the Battleship Yamato:
The IJN Yamato was the lead ship of the Yamato class of Imperial Japanese Navy WWII battleships. She and her sister ship, Musashi, were the heaviest battleships ever constructed, displacing 72,800 tons at full load and armed with nine 46cm (18.1 inch) 45 Caliber Type 94 main guns, which were the largest guns ever mounted on a warship. Neither ship survived the war. The Yamato was designed to counter the numerically superior battleship fleet of the United States. She was laid down in 1937 and formally commissioned a week after the Pearl Harbor attack in late 1941. Throughout 1942, she served as the flagship of the Japanese Combined Fleet. In June 1942 Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto directed the fleet from her bridge during the Battle of Midway, a disastrous defeat for Japan. Although present at the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944, she played no part in the battle.
The only time Yamato fired her main guns at enemy surface targets was in October 1944, when she was sent to engage American forces invading the Philippines during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. On the verge of success, the Japanese forces turned back, believing they were engaging an entire US carrier fleet. In reality it was just a light escort carrier group that was all that stood between the battleship and the vulnerable troop transports. On April 7 1945, she was sunk by American carrier-based bombers and torpedo bombers with the loss of most of her crew.
Specifications:
- Class and type: Yamato-class battleship
- Displacement: 65,027 tons; 71,659 tons (full load)
- Length: 263 m overall
- Installed power: 12 Kampon boilers; 150,000 shp
- Propulsion: 4 shafts; 4 steam turbines
- Speed: 27 knots (31 mph)
- Range: 8,300 mi at 16 knots (18 mph)
- Armament: 9 x 46 cm Type 94 guns (3×3), 6 x 15.5 cm 3rd Year type guns (2×3), 24 x 127 mm Type 89 (12×2), 162 x 25 mm Type 96 AA guns, 4 x 13.2 mm Type 93 (2×2)
- Armor: 410 mm waterline belt; 200-226.5 mm deck; 650 mm gun turrets (face)
- Aircraft carried: 7 Nakajima E8N or Nakajima E4N
- Aviation facilities: 2 catapults
Additional information about this Brickmania custom building kit:
The Battleship Yamato comes with the following features:
- Includes below waterline details such as the bow bulge, rudders and screws
- Posable main guns and secondary battery
- Premiums vinyl sticker sheet
- Display stand included
- Designed by Daniel Siskind
- 1/700 scale to match other Brickmania ship models.
- Includes 714 genuine new-condition LEGO® elements
- Advanced 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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BrickArms Bangalore Torpedo Printed Crate
A BrickArms Proto Bangalore Torpedo and printed crate in dark OD Green
The US Army’s weapon of choice for clearing large barbed wire entanglements. As seen in such classic movies as “Saving Private Ryan” and the “Big Red One.”
Available for a limited time only!
Micro-tank Archive
We’ve been hard at work completing this awesome micro-tank archive for our Micro Brick Battle tabletop game! We will be progressively updating this page with new micro-tanks as they are released, much like our other archives!
New Release: Messerschmitt Me-262 “Swallow”
Special Offer:
Buy the Messerschmitt Me-262 Swallow by March 13th and get free shipping on your entire order*
*Within the USA free shipping means delivery by the United States Postal Service using First Class Mail (packages up to 8 ounces) and Priority Mail (packages over 8 ounces). Select Countries: Free Economy Mail delivery (4-8 weeks) is also being offered to Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Luxemburg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United Kingdom.
About the Messerschmitt Me-262 Swallow:
The Messerschmitt Me 262 was the world’s first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. Design work started before WWII began, but problems with engines, metallurgy and top-level interference kept the aircraft from operational status with the Luftwaffe until mid-1944. The Me 262 was faster and more heavily armed than the Allied fighter, including the British jet-powered Gloster Meteor. One of the most advanced aviation designs in operational use during WWII, the Me 262’s roles included light bomber, reconnaissance and experimental night fighter versions. Me 262 pilots claimed a total of 542 Allied kills, although higher claims are sometimes made.
The Allies countered its potential effectiveness in the air by attacking the aircraft on the ground and during takeoff and landing While German use of the aircraft ended with the close of WWII, a small number were operated by the Czechoslovak Air Force until 1951. Captured Me 262s were studied and flight tested by the major powers, and ultimately influenced the designs of a number of post-war aircraft such as the North American F-86 Sabre and Boeing B-47 Stratojet. A number of aircraft have survived on static display in museums, and there have also been several privately built flying reproductions that use the modern J-85 jet engine.
Figure artwork includes:
- “Channel” Jacket & Trousers
- Electrically Heated Flying Boots
- Yellow Luftwaffe Armband
- Walther PPK/Mauser HSC Holster
- B-Uhr Watch
Specifications:
- Number built: 1,430
- Crew: 1
- Loaded weight: 14,272 lb
- Max takeoff weight: 15,720 lb
- Powerplant: 2x Junkers Jumo 004 B-1 Turbojets, 8.8 kN (1,980 lbf) each
- Max speed: 559 mph
- Range: 652 mi
- Armament:
- Guns: 4x 30mm MK 108 cannon (A-2a: two cannon)
- Rockets: 24 x 55mm R4M rockets
- Bombs: 2x 550 lb bombs or 2x 1,100 bombs (A-2a variant)
Additional information about this Brickmania custom building kit:
The Messerschmitt Me-262 Swallow comes with the following features:
- Features retractable landing gear and moving flaps
- Display stand included
- Custom-printed WWII German Luftwaffe Pilot
- Includes custom printing for Balkenkreuz fuselage and machine gun ports
- Designed by Cody Osell
- 1/35 scale to match other Brickmania models.
- Includes 662 genuine new-condition LEGO® bricks and BrickArms® elements
- Intermediate Skill Level (3-5 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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New Release: M4 Sherman Micro-tank
Add our official M4 Sherman Micro-tank to your arsenal for our Micro Brick Battle table-top game. This kit includes the parts and instructions to build the game piece, as well as an exclusive M4 Sherman collectible game card for our upcoming Bricks of War card game.
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