BrickMania M4A3 Sherman Tank custom kit now available for pre-order [News]
Dan Siskind of BrickMania has just announced that his next custom kit is available for pre-order — the M4A3(76)W VVSS Sherman Tank.
I’d never bought any custom LEGO kits from somebody else, but I bought two of Dan’s kits a few months ago.
I couldn’t have been more pleased. They’re well-designed, interesting to build (well, except maybe the tank treads, heh heh), and a lot of fun to see how another LEGO builder solves interior structure problems you’d never see in a photo.
Though the printed instructions for the two kits I ordered were $10 more expensive, I found them harder to read than the electronic version on a CD.
If you’re reading this, you probably have a computer, so I recommend taking the cheaper, more legible route.
You can pre-order your own Sherman from BrickMania.com.
August 19th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Are those painted pieces?
August 19th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
^ No, they’re “old” gray (compare the goggles on the crew to the tank itself).
August 19th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Maybe he’s asking about the big white stars?
August 19th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Heh heh, that makes more sense than my assumption, doesn’t it? No, those are decals. Dan sells decal sheets to go with his custom kits.
August 19th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Umm… actually I was talking about the bricks.
I’ve previously gotten rid of my collection, so I have no old gray to compare to the picture, and (from my view) it seems to have a greenish hue. I figured it was either painted, some form of mold-theivery, or made from a ripoff brand. Considering the fact that the third is highly unlikely and that the second is absolutely ridiculous, I thought that they might be painted, or I was seeing it wrong. (obviously, I was)
Either way, thanks Andrew.
August 20th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
D’oh, well, sorry then. :)