REVIEW: Combat Brick Weapons Presentation

[WhiteFang]

Hello everyone,

Shall we engage in war games?

Allow me to share a brand new review from a customiser which some of you are familiar with. This time, I will be looking at some of the selected weapons which is designed and created by Minifigures Customisation Manufacturer, Combat Brick. First of all, I must apologies for this belated review which I have supposed to deliver it last year, but it is never too late to finish up this work-in-progress project, as I have promised Alex, Combat Brick. Thank you Alex for sending me this selection of weapons to let me take a peek.

In this review, I will need to highlight that by no means that it will use to serve and compare with other fellow customisers or customisation manufactures. This review intended purpose is meant to serve for illustration, viewing, simplistic informative content for the Eurobricks community.

Without further ado, let me give you a brief introduction of Combat Brick which all begin in the United States. Alex, founder of Combat Brick, living equipped with passion and interest of military history, he decided to go an extra mile and begun his customisation journey. By utilising his CAD software and knowledge, he put his design into industrial manufacturing process through ABS injection moulding in order to match similar LEGO quality.

Combat Brick Weapon Review

In this review, I will be highlighting and sharing the Batch 1: USA Weapons / USSR Weapons. A total of eight weapons will be highlighted through this presentation. Weapons colour are mostly available in either black or dark gray, unless otherwise stated.

United States Classic Weapons

USSR (Russian) Classic Weapons

M4A1 Carbine with M203 grenade launcher

The classic M4 Carbine, is a variation from the original with equipped scope to take down enemies from afar and M203 grenade launcher add-on, to pack a punch at the front-line or creating a diversion from its smoke. It has all the basic and advanced features of enforcing the section movement, even though the weigh might be a little too heavy as compared with the basic M16 Assault Rifle.

M16 Assault Rifle

The basic M16 Assault Rifle, has the shooting calibre of 5.56mm rounds. It has the detailed features such as the forward assist, chamber, aiming scope, etc. It looks real neat and every solider ought to get this basic weapon to fight or defend against the incoming enemies.

M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle

The M110 is a semi-automatic sniper rifle that enable sniper to be situated behind or to ambush enemies. It may look abit long, but the long barrel allow the round to travel at a much longer distance.

M16A2 with M203 grenade launcher

The basic M16 Assault Rifle is now equipped with only the M203 grenade launcher variation. It is a common piece of weapon for section movement, where most of the time is held by the Section Leader. It is nicely designed with the details by the side.

AKS-74U - Russian Assault Carbine "Krinkov"

Now, we visit the USSR counterpart. The AKS-74U is the equivalent of an United States Carbine, and in this case, this is known as Krinkov. This is very useful for operations and engaging enemies in close and tight corners. It certainly looks pretty lightweight and I probably guess it also have high recoil as well.

AK-74 with Grenade Launcher - Russian Assault Rifle

The AK-74 is a variant that come with the grenade launcher. It is also essential since the opposing enemy also have something similar equipped onto their assault rifles. In this way, during combat, both sides will stand a winning chance. It is definitely a nice touch and not often, we see such good USSR designs as well.

SVD - Russian Dragunov Sniper Rifle

This Russian Dragunov is the sniper rifle equivalent. I personally find the grip pretty awkward to hold. However, it is lightweight and allow quicker engagement with the enemies.

RPG-7 - Russian Rocket Propelled Grenade

The classic power packed RPG-7. This is indeed the biggest weapon arsenal in this batch. Definitely useful in all sort of combat especially against a slightly bigger force, a armoured tank or even an aerial helicopter hovering above. Either way, this is definitely most welcomed to have.

To conclude, this is a great source to acquire other types of classic United States and USSR (Russian) weapons of your choice to select from in the open market. In my opinion, the pricing is not too steep as I thought it will be. The quality is pretty decent and good. More importantly, it is compatible with existing LEGO minifigures. The grip is tight as well. If you like military stuff or MOCs or even customisation to equip with these type of weapons, you could definitely consider Combat Brick as well. Lastly, I hope you had enjoy this simple reviewing coverage.

Pictures can be found in My Flickr.