M1903 Springfield Rifle?

M1 Garand Rifle?

So awesome looking! I may have to get one in my next order, and add it to my WWII soldier MOC. (The helmet was great, so was the M1911 pistol! Thanks again Will!)

errr, Vidgamer.. Hmm... If everyone says M1, I'm gonna say Springfeild.

Great Job Will! I really can't wait to see it. I have to finish my GI's now. : )

llama lord

Im excited.  BrickArms has great stuff and to see that it is getting more stuff is sweet.  By the way Will, thanks for the fast shipping and fantastic service on my last order. 

I made a nice figure and your shotgun really makes it great.  If I get more that 5 minutes free time Ill post it.

Great News, Will!  I'm continuously amazed by your excellent quality, superb service, and fast new-design lead times.  My jaw now has a permanent bruise from bouncing off the floor.

By the way, I noticed the other day that your PPK Spy Pistol also doubles as an excellent German Walther PP.  So there's another WWII weapon you already have in production ...

Any hints as to the number of new designs coming out of this mold?  Topping my wish list for other WWII designs would be (in order of hope):

• M34 Machine Gun (this one is soooooooooo needed)
• Pineapple Grenade
• Luger P08
• Mortar
• BAR Automatic Rifle
• M1919 .30 Calibre Machine Gun
• M3A1 Grease Gun

Any thoughts as to when the new line may be coming out? 

Thanks again for all of your hard work!

Shaun

Yep, I have been shipping the cut-down PPK with my  German WW2 Colonel for a while now.  He really needed a Luger, but I opted to add the C96 Mauser in Mold #2 instead.  A Luger would be a lot of fun to design, I agree.

I can't reveal anything yet.  My ten year-old son has the final say in which weapons are going to be produced and I've given him a wide range of choices.  We are currently producing prototypes of quite a number of designs to make sure they will be perfect.   I plan to include a good mix of Sci-fi, Modern, and WW2 items in the new mold.

I have nothing definite, yet.  These designs take time to perfect.  I have gone through 4 revisions on the M1 Garand, alone!  If it wasn't for Badger's keen eye, I would have missed on some of the proportions early in the design stage, and I'm taking my time to make the items in Mold #3 the best yet.  

My wish-list has a few still-unseen medieval weapons on it. Think you can help me with that, Will?  :)  I'll give you a shiny Canadian quarter!

I have the distinct feeling that when BrickArms announces the full-lineup for the next release, you are all going to be blown away. And broke. Very, very broke. Give your wallets a hug and remind them that being empty isn't -their- fault.

yup it is an M1 i'm a part time gunsmith in trianing thats pretty cool  (this bottom pic is an M1)

does that mean that we'll see the doom 3 plasma rifle?

and a p90?

The P90 has been discussed before, and weapons similar to it. It's not going to happen. The shape and design are anathema to LEGO. You'd never be able to make it so that a minifig can actually hold it properly. A lot of cool weapons have the same issue, such as the FAMAS assault rifle - a personal favourite of mine. While I can't speak FOR Will, I can say with almost 100% certainty that weapons like the P90 will never be made in LEGO form. Similar designs with major modifications to facilitate the static shape of a minifig arm might be possible. But anything with a lot of bulk behind the hand or a peculiar shape around the hand is unlikely or near impossible.

I agree 100% with Damien. While I consider the bullpup configurtion an innovative trend of modern rifle weaponry, our beloved minifig stubbornly refuses to evolve to hold one comfortably.

We weapons designers do not have many choices when it comes to our designs.  I'm still struggling with the tradeoffs of making a standard rifle stock grippable, and still look like the real thing - not deformed like the hideous Lego pirate flintlock musket (http://www.bricklink.com/PL/2561.jpg). 

Once I solve the rifle stock issues, it will allow me to extend the design to other weapons with extended stocks.  Now, while I'm not promising a Lee-Enfield , I will tell you that I haven't crossed it off of the list of possiblities. ;)

That's not a bad idea Vid. For those unfamiliar, here's what Playmobil did:

They took a standard crossbow (picture a LEGO crossbow - they look similar) and placed the grip off-center toward the right, and gave a slight curve to the stock toward the left. Basically, this allow the crossbow to be gripped facing forward while the stock remained against the inside of the arm.


This idea runs into problems, however. First of all - it would be irrelevant to the P90, since the P90's design completely wraps around the hand. If you used such a technique on it, it would look... odd. Completely misaligned. Another issue is that it makes weapons designed that way right-handed only. Minifigs would not be able to hold such a weapon normally in their left hands.

And the other problem, and this is a big one, is that Playmobil figure arms are COMPLETELY straight. LEGO arms are bent slightly and significantly shorter. This would present problems as any design that comes up behind the hand would potentially reach the chest of the minifig very easily.

Of course, it's still a good idea and something that could be toyed with. No pun intended.

Yeah. Shadow actually made that comment. He gets the credit.