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Cpl. Hawkins
Posted: Friday, June 26, 2009 5:22:13 PM

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Hey Dear members!
Today i finally had the chance to take a "few" pics and write my review. As you may see , most of the Weapons are WWII Weapons.
Well i should start hehe ;)


M1 Garand )





Im pretty much content with the BrickArms m1 Garand. No Question , its the number one Weapon for my US Squad. I love the detail in the Weapon. You cleary can recognize all the important parts. Also the outlines of the Wood are perfect done , like in real.
What i dont like is the Size , it's almost as big as the fig. My Rating : 8/10


M1A1 Thompson )





As i remember correct , that was my first Brickarms Weapon i got. Those days i traded it , to test it . Since there , im addicted to BrickArms hehe ;).
The Thompson is just perfectly done , for my taste its the perfect size! I love the detail again in this weapon , every Grip and outlines look exactly the same like the real weapon. It has 2 gripable areas. The notch of the BrickArms weapon allows also to attach a Uclip on that! Its just a masterpiece of CNC work!!
My Rating : 10/10


Bazooka )





As i first heard about that Will is going to make a Bazooka , the gladness was really high. As i first had it in my hands ,the gladness was even higher. Finally a Bazooka for WWII * throws rpg out of the window ;) :D *. Its also amazing how well that bearer fits on the shoulder ( see pic) Theres only a little area wich not fits perfectly. It has My Rating : 8/10


MP 40 )




Since BrickArms has no other German infantery weapon , the mp40 has high as possible in my Army. I started liking the mp40 really well. The size is in my opinion PERFECT. My Rating : 7/10

Lee-Enfield )



Like the m1 Garand , perfect outlines and perfect Details. I pretty much like the aslope mag. like its in real. Same as the M1 - The size is a bit to big.
My Rating : 7/10

M1911 )



That weapon is really neat. It has a very well fitting size + 2 gripable areas. What i dont like are the little "dots" of silver in the gun. But i think will now uses a other Plastic , clear Silver. I really hope that Will may produce this Gun again in Gunmetal + Silver.
My Rating : 9/10


C96 Broomhandle )




Woha to be honest , i cant see this weapon any more hehe. It was my fav. a time ago. But since i saw the Luger i just hope it will come soon.
BUT , alltogether the detail is just "brickarms" like. Awesome work Will!
My Rating : 6/10


Ammo Clip )




Finally we got something FOR the weapons hehe. I pretty much like the Ammo Clip. In my opinion it looks perfect in Gunmetal.
I dont see that so critical with the " 3 bullets " only like others. It fits perfect to the size of a Rifle.
My Rating : 8/10


Machette )






As i first saw it , i thoght it wouldnt be something for me . Looks more like Indy etc.
But i had to order a Knife Pack with 5 different Colors. I purchased it for a friend. But he didnt wanted it anymore. So i kept it and played a bit around with them.
Since there i really really like the machette. As you can see it has 1 Gripable area. Well it has 2 but just look at the pics and find out what happens if you grip it incorrect. If you grip it correct , it fills the hand perfectly out. My Rating : 9/10.


Universal Clip " U CLIP" )





Whoever suggested that , it was a smart idea - Thanks :D. Its not called without Cause UNIVERSAL clip. You really can do so much things with it. Here a few examples with a Enfield and Garand. It fits on the garand pretty well as you can see. As for the Enfield , you have to press one half of the clip a bit together and it fits. My Rating : 10/10 , genious.

Finally im done ;) I hope you dont had to curse so much hehe :P. Thanks for looking. See you next time ;).

Cheers
John_0515
Posted: Friday, June 26, 2009 5:36:52 PM

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Good review of various products, although I don't agree with your number ratings. Be careful with that, because people tend to focus on the scaled ratings, and not on the review itself. Fair review, but I'd be careful when giving number ratings, I've never been a fan of that.


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Cpl. Hawkins
Posted: Friday, June 26, 2009 5:38:18 PM

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John_0515 wrote:
Good review of various products, although I don't agree with your number ratings. Be careful with that, because people tend to focus on the scaled ratings, and not on the review itself. Fair review, but I'd be careful when giving number ratings, I've never been a fan of that.


Thanks! But why not? A review is to show the Opinion of the reviewer , in this case it would be me. So i can rate them , wheres the problem? :)
John_0515
Posted: Friday, June 26, 2009 5:43:57 PM

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Cp. Hawkins wrote:
John_0515 wrote:
Good review of various products, although I don't agree with your number ratings. Be careful with that, because people tend to focus on the scaled ratings, and not on the review itself. Fair review, but I'd be careful when giving number ratings, I've never been a fan of that.


Thanks! But why not? A review is to show the Opinion of the reviewer , in this case it would be me. So i can rate them , wheres the problem? :)


Giving one a 6 and one a 9 gives direct correlation between the two, however you can't compare a 1911 to a bazooka (or whichever weapons you have listed on any review) because they are all very different. For example, I know a very nice person who is in the military (special forces), and when asked which weapon would he prefer his answer is "what's the situation". He can't rate one over the other because they are all very different. Commenting on the diversity of the weapon, size, how it fits on the minifig is great, but if I list 10 different brickarms and rate them, is my 7 the same as your 7?

I'm just saying that they're all very different. When I write a review, I won't put numbers on them because I don't want one compared to the other, unless it's in the body of the text. You are right however, you may write whatever you want in your review, and it is a good review!





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marineraider
Posted: Friday, June 26, 2009 8:15:10 PM

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Your rating numbers I disagree with in my opinion, but you had very good backup for your reasoning. 8/10

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Cpl. Hawkins
Posted: Friday, June 26, 2009 8:35:44 PM

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Hmhm ok , i think i should take the rating away in my next review :(.
Mandalorian
Posted: Friday, June 26, 2009 11:51:45 PM

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Rating is good, and makes for a more intesting review.

About the rifles, have you ever seen a real Lee-Enfield or Garand? They are about as tall as a medium sized soldier.


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Cpl. Hawkins
Posted: Saturday, June 27, 2009 12:05:59 AM

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Mandalorian wrote:
Rating is good, and makes for a more intesting review.

About the rifles, have you ever seen a real Lee-Enfield or Garand? They are about as tall as a medium sized soldier.


Yep ;) If you would judge a medium sized soldier with 1,10meters , then yes. A medium sized soldier is for me 1,70 ? But as i said , you cant make that exactly like the Lego Fig , im happy with them.
marineraider
Posted: Saturday, June 27, 2009 5:40:00 PM

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Cp. Hawkins wrote:
Mandalorian wrote:
Rating is good, and makes for a more intesting review.

About the rifles, have you ever seen a real Lee-Enfield or Garand? They are about as tall as a medium sized soldier.


medium sized soldier with 1,10meters , then yes. A medium sized soldier is for me 1,70 ?


Okay, I hope you are European where they use commas instead of periods to show decimals, because to me it looks like you are saying the average soldier is one hundred and ten meters!

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Cpl. Hawkins
Posted: Saturday, June 27, 2009 8:15:03 PM

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I come from Europe yes. Ok then at US it would be around 5 feet?
marineraider
Posted: Saturday, June 27, 2009 10:10:42 PM

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Cp. Hawkins wrote:
I come from Europe yes. Ok then at US it would be around 5 feet?


Yes, it would. Maybe a little less.

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Wingman
Posted: Monday, August 10, 2009 7:30:22 AM

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Good review personally the M1 is my fav ww2 weapon.

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Commander Winck
Posted: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 12:03:41 AM

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Great Review:) I would have to say that the Bazooka is my fav.

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Posted: Thursday, November 05, 2009 3:19:05 AM

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Awesome review, my friend. I know what you mean when you give the Thompson 10/10, It's great!

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Posted: Friday, November 06, 2009 5:46:51 PM

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I liked reading through this review and the photos were of high standards, thank you.

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