LuxorV

Hi to both of you, LAF_2012 and Nix; I see you are new to EB, and so you may need to be updated on our decals requests policy. Please don't post decal request in any thread other than this one. It will help keeping the other threads clean and easy to read. Thank you LuxorV

Hi Eurobricks members, and welcome to a small, amateur review (in the sense that this isn’t a sponsorship, but just a little fun I took as an evaluator of the custom made accessories the FOLs’ community around the world produces) of some BrickArms products and prototypes that the enigma that is badger provided to me for a kind of ‘evaluation’. Thank you my friend. Ok, since this is my first review of anything ever, I think I’ll just start straight with the items. Just one small note, though: I tried (and in most cases succeeded) to give you a link to the original weapon this replicas are based off. I hope you’ll appreciate this small feature. First in line, a shot of the weapons and accessories all together since they will appear later on in the review, but I won’t spend many words on them, please notice here the U-clips and the Bipod elements on the left of the pic. They are small, yet very useful and well designed additions to the BrickArms line. Now to the already known items: Silenced Spy Pistol This little baby, known right from the beginning of BrickArms’ history as the Silenced Spy Pistol, is presented here in the new crome variant. I think it really suits Agent Trace, with its classic feel and shiny appearance. External link to the original weapon – PKK-S Space Assault Rifle I must say this one as always been one of my favourite items from the BrickArms line. Though it had to be cut on the back to allow a minifigure to hold it easily, this bullpup rifle is very accurate to the original, and it gives your soldiers (be them from the future or contemporary) an intimidating mean to gain the opponents’ attention. The trans colours of these two prototypes also boost the sci-fi feeling of this weapon. External link to the original weapon. Combat LMG This Light Machine Gun is a tactical weapon needed by every task force or small commando facing an elevated number of opponents. Though small and quite compact, especially when compared to the massive vehicle mounted MGs that can stop an entire army, this LMG can guaranty the safe completion of a mission by delivering a barrage of fire and allowing the task force to keep the foes at a distance. It can be combined with the bipod for more accurate fire External link to the original weapon. Commando Knife Finally, the Commando Knife is presented in its most fascinating, as well as intimidating, form: a crome blade ready to keep the foes at bay. In the picture above, Mutt finally got rid of the cheap Dark Bley knives TLG provide him with, and took up a weapon the Soviet soldiers won’t forget very soon. External link to the original weapon. Secondary external link to the original weapon. M21 (Sniper Rifle) Even if I don’t like weapons for their use, I love the workmanship of some of them and the technical designs they are based on. In this sense, one of my ever favourite weapons is the Sniper Rifle, so many times portrayed as a situation solving tool in the Hollywood films. Although not so very intimidating in this peculiar trans-light blue shade, the M21 is one of the most deadly, and most accurate, weapons a minifigure can get hold of. It is normally used in combination with the Bipod for stability and accuracy. External link to the original weapon. Auto-9 Do I really need to explain why this self-imposing weapon makes one of the best items by BrickArms? Big, futuristic (even if its design traces back to the late 1980s) and really eye-catching, this is another of those weapons which scream DANGER at first sight. External link to the original weapon (End of Page) And to the new and not yet on the market items: Blaster Rifle Who in the world has possibly never seen the iconic Stromtroopers’ weapon of ordinance: the E-11 blaster rifle? This tiny replica is perfect in every detail, and I’m sure an army of Clone Troopers and/or Stormtroopers armed with this weapon will be able to defeat every opponent! External link to the original weapon. Heavy Blaster Pistol And speaking of iconic Star Wars weapons, here Harrison ‘Indy’ Ford, in a bit of cross over-ing, shows us the BrickArms version of the all favourite space smuggler’s inseparable DL-44 Heavy Blaster Pistol. Originally based off the German Mauser C96 pistol, this hand gun can easily be used in non-Star Wars scenes too. External link to the original weapon. Glive/Kitchen Knife This is what happens when you start writing a review without the due documentation at hand. I went straight forward and took this item for what it immediately looks like: a Kitchen Knife. It was only after I completed this review that I discovered it was primarily supposed to be used in combination with a pole and a U-clip to form an ancient weapon known as Glaive… External link to the original weapon. Btw, this is the first of a group of Glow-in-the-dark items that will be shown in this review. Flame Gun I must admit I’m not familiar with the concept of Flame Guns (apart those used to burn weeds), so I’ll just state that I like this small gun for its look and that in my opinion it makes a great addition to both futuristic and steam-punkish MOCs. External link to the original weapon. AC-8 Now we come to one of those weapons that get all my admiration for their workmanship and technical design. I had to ask to the enigma that is badger what this item was based off IRL before I could really appreciate it, but them, it was love, pure love! Basically, this AC-8 is the BrickArms rendition of the experimental light-weight combat rifle XM-8. You can click the link below here and read all about it, and come to love its basic concept as much as I did. Now, the funny thing is that, after the XM-8 project was closed before entering the production phase (details in the link), the Italian weapons manufacturer Beretta took it up again and produce the almost identical ARX-160, due to hit mass production in a few years. This weapon is designed to be used in combination with a U-clip and a M-203 Detatchable Grenade Launcher, as shown here: External link to the original weapon. M-203 Detatchable Grenade Launcher The concept on which this small weapon is based is quite simple: it’s a single-shot grenade launcher that can be used both in combination with a rifle and as a pistol-like weapon. Even if essentially very simple in both concept and design, this DGL makes a good addition to the MFs’ arsenal. External link to the original weapon. Photon Pistol Back with another long term iconic weapon: the Star Trek Photon Pistol. Slick and ergonomic, this pistol screams future, space exploration, adventure and ready to deal with it all. External link to the original weapon. Retro Raygun We already saw this lovely gun some months ago, and I think everybody can appreciate its design and the classic space feel it brings. I’ll just add that it looks even more lovely in Glow-in-the-dark mode: External link to the original weapon. Longslide Pistol The direct counterpart to the Auto-9, this weapon looks, at first sight, too high and too heavy to be handled with ease; oh, but it makes for another self-imposing gun, adapted for all environments, from the urban conflicts of the concrete jungle to the last frontier of space. Another great rendition of a very iconic film weapon. External link to the original weapon (AMT Hardballer) Secondary external link to the original weapon. Sawed-Off Shotgun This is one of the items that got most of my attention when I opened the package and sorted them. I really wasn’t expecting something like this from BrickArms. For some reason, I still saw them as WWII to the future-oriented. And I forgot about all the ancient bladed weapons they produce… Back to the Sawed-Off Shotgun, it really captures its real counterpart aspect and it is a great addition to the Pirate theme. External link to the original weapon. Bayonet I don’t think much needs to be said about this weapon, apart from the fact that it looks good as a hand weapon too. Ok, I’ll spend a few more words, mostly to explain why I don’t have a ‘mounted’ pic of it. When I took the photos for this review, I was in vacation, and I had brought only some MFs with me, without many accessories apart those they wore. When I came back home, ready to take the final shots (and the one with the Bayonet mounted on a Pirate Musket, I had the bad surprise of discovering that my digital camera had got in its mind to break. So no more Macro pictures for a while… External link to the original weapon. Heavy Space Rifle I know very little about this weapon, apart the fact that it can be combined with a U-clip and the Glaive item to make the Buzz-gun. The look is positively futuristic, even if a bit too massive in the centre, imo. Tactical Sword Did I ever mention that I really really love swords, and oriental blades most of all? This neat sword looks great on almost every MF, it boosts them up. But that is probably just me. I can honestly say that it is well made and balanced, and it would look good in a lot of scenes, going from an Adventurers’ Orient Expedition to an urban gang fight. I could even envision a Mars Mission Martial Arts fanatic fighting Jelly Martians with it! As you can see here, it fits in the holder of the ninja robe much better then the too long official LEGO katana: External link to the original weapon. That was the last item in this review. I’m sure I got your attention, if not with my words, at least with the pictures. Hope you enjoyed them! LuxorV

Happy Birthday my friend!! May it be full of happiness, cake, new LEGO and customs LuxorV

The winner of the Special Prize of the first Minifig Customization Workshop Contest is revealed! Click here to see who he is and to compliment him on winning the exclusive Eurobricks Stormtrooper custom minifigure. Check the Minifig Customization Workshop Forum for the latest news and updates on this contest and on the Customization world.

Well, thanks clone killer. The 7th decal is the one that took more time to make: I had to copy the original weapon image (like 2-3 hours of work; the original t-shirt is very detailed!) in bigger scale (hence the 'bonus') and then scale it down to MF size. Btw, I don't plan on using them in the near future for lack of paper (plus my printer is not exactly top-notch...), but I'd like to see how the look on the MFs; so if anybody would be wanting to print, apply and share pics of them, it would be most appreciated. Thanks LuxorV

Hi all, back from 2 weeks of vacation, during which I finally got back to making some decals. Since I've been re-watching the whole Alien, Predator and AVP sagas in the past few months, I started with Alien. Here are some of the main characters (mainly Ellen Ripley in various versions): Ellen Ripley from Alien Ellen Repley from Aliens Bishop from Aliens Frost, marine from Aliens Hicks, marine from Aliens Generic Marine suit from Aliens T-shirt worn by the Marines from Aliens Ellen Ripley from Alien3 Ellen Ripley from Alien: Resurrection As a bonus, the T-shirt logo 'Peace Through Superior Firepower' in bigger format I may develope more decals from this saga as time goes, but I don't grant anything. More decals from other themes are on the way. LuxorV

I updated the Indexes; worth of note are the additions to the Space Index: it's finally growing a bit Hi there, Nix, and Welcome to EB! As Mraz 'Skintas said, please post your decal requests in this thread only; it will hepl avoid confusion and keep the other threads more easily readable LuxorV

Thanks for completing this project, tin7. Adding it to the Index. I'm sure a lot of people will find useful advice in it. LuxorV

A bit of off-topic chit-chat here, eh? Remember that the title-gun is not the only weapon in our arsenal. I'm sure you don't want to try the sting of the others And before you start, Stauder, there is no dirty joke in here LuxorV

Yes, you got it right. Lucky one, eh? Usually the shipping cost is not included in the gift cards; but as you said, you'll be better off by contacting Armothe on this particular subject. LuxorV

You're right, that's useful. Sorry for not doing it before LuxorV

The winners of the first Minifig Customization Workshop Contest are now officially announced! Visit the MCW Winners’ topic to see which are the three best entries of each category and to compliment the Customizers. Check the Minifig Customization Workshop Forum for the latest news and updates on this contest and on the Customization world.

Welcome to the Winners’ thread for the Minifig Customization Workshop Contest The winners for the Best Minifig/Customization category are: 1st Place – frogstudio – Medieval Life – Bishop 2nd Place – Morgan19 – Thunderhead Marauders – The Pale Masque 3rd Place – Thrash – Prehistory – Prehistoric Hunter The winners for the Best New Theme category are: 1st Place – frogstudio – Medieval Life – Bishop 2nd Place – Matn – Body Miners – Viruk 3rd Place – Thrash – Prehistory – Prehistoric Hunter The prizes for each category are offered by BrickForge, who strongly wanted and supported the idea of this contest, and they are the following: First Prize - 40 USD gift certificate from BrickForge Second Prize - 10 USD gift certificate from BrickForge Third Prize - 10 USD gift certificate from BrickForge The winners will soon receive a PM by me indicating the steps they’ll have to follow to claim the prizes. I want to thank all the entrants and the members who voted: this has been a great event for the Minifig Customization Workshop, and you all made it even greater! Note - the winner of the Special Prize – Eurobricks Storm Trooper will be announced on the 17th of August, after the Special Prize Voting topic closes.

The description is good, but you'll have to look around a bit more before you can point the finger on the guilty man LuxorV

Good to hear, 'cause they need a cut. And don't shape all the bushes in the form of walruses and clams like you did last time! LuxorV

Shut up, before we start experimenting with you! :skull: LuxorV

Good idea. Now that the question has been aswered, and the original asker is satisfied, I'll merge them. LuxorV

I'll move this to Website and Forums; and you won't be banned As for the question, I see the other people here already gave you some good answers. I would just want to add that there are a lot of tags (SW, MCW, MOC Expert, FBG, and so on) which are meant to be awared to those members who in many ways show a particoular partecipation, interest and care for the respective areas of the forum. We like to award quality over quantity, but we like to award dedication over all. Btw, if you want to know how I came by my Heart of Gold tag, you must know that,right at the beginning of my stay here, I crossed the mad path of ImperialShadows and partecipated to a contest hosted by him and Mr.Mandalorian based on the HHGTTG. I was so taken by the concept that I created 7 vigs portraying episodes of the saga. As a reward for my efforts, I got the title Heart of Gold. When that was changed to the actual one, I got the tag in its place. LuxorV

Just wait for another post by FireHawk302, and you'll be abe to ask it via PM. Please understand, we don't want to ruin your fun or cut your discussions for our picky fancies. It's only that we don't want the forum to be used as an advertising or market place by people who are not really interested in LEGO. To do so, we must have few rules (as few as possible) and apply them to everybody (it's only correct, I think). Please feel free to discuss customs quality and techniques in here, but keep prices questions and sales discussions to the PM system (or e-mail, if FireHawk302 wants to add his/his shop's address to his profile). Thank you LuxorV

You can add the image to a word .doc and then crop it in there yourself to left only the one you like. Look here if you don't know how to add an image to a word .doc; the crop tool is the 7th from the left in the Image toolbar (the two criss-crossing black lines): select it and than grab and pull the broad black lines that appear at the sides and corners of the image to crop it. Hope this helps you LuxorV

Ok, then you be impressed, and I'll be worried Btw, now that I think of it, it would have beem nice if TLG had produced also the peg leg in trans-green; it would have been a nice match. You could still add this part to one of the figs (if you have it, it comes in trans-green too ). But maybe it would mess a bit with the weapons... LuxorV

No big deal. Just making sure you know the forum rules LuxorV

Can we leave the chit-chat about the fancied Svelte's names and stick to titles, please. I'm sure you wouldn't want me to call ImperialShadows in for the cure again . (This was rhetorical; do not reply to it, thanks ) LuxorV

Hi FireHawk302, it's nice that you thought of asking to our community member for ideas on what the LEGO fans would want to see produces as custom items. But it's not nice, nor permitted by our site rules that you use the forum as a platform to sell your stuff. As long as you show us your creations, that's good. As long as you put a link to your site/shop in your signature, that's good. When you start speaking of prices and use the thread as a market place, that becomes bad. If other people will be interesting in knowing more about your shop (and not about the items as customs alone), I'm sure they'll visit your site and contact you via it. Thanks for your understanding and collaboration, and feel free to share with us your future designs LuxorV

Great diorama, Erdbeereis The use of pieces and techniques is very interesting and I'm sure I'll use this MOC of yours as a source of inspiration. I particoularly like the use of roof pieces for the waves; very clever LuxorV