V&A Steamworks Stovepipe Hats at Bricks by the Bay

Bricks by the Bay is this weekend, and those attending are starting to put up some of what they'll be bringing. V&A Steamworks will be selling stovepipe hats in black and white and some with printed bands as well. They will be selling for $4 USD each, or three hats for $10 USD.

Not going to be in Northern California this weekend? No worries. It sounds like the hats will be available to the general public soon.

(Via V&A Steamworks Flickr stream)

BrickArms Micro D.O.G. Pack at Bricks by the Bay

Dan Siskind just put out a blog post on Brickmania announcing that a new BrickArms pack will be available first to those attending Bricks by the Bay this weekend. The Micro D.O.G. Pack will feature a selection of dark olive green items, a color not previously available.

Not attending Bricks by the Bay? No worries. Brickmania will be selling this online in a few weeks.

You can read more about this on the Brickmania blog.

Black Lodge Customs for Bricks by the Bay Announced

Badger has announced the two Black Lodge Customs figs that he'll be bringing to Bricks by the Bay next weekend. Fans will be able to pick up a redesigned version of the Neo-Tokyo Street Punk and the all new Royal Rifleman. 

You get quite a bit in each package. The Street Punk offers up several BrickArms custom accessories, including four prototypes, for $25 USD, while the new Royal Rifleman at $15 USD gives you an opportunity to score a prototype musket along with other goodies.

Badger makes mention that the Heavy Laser Cannon prototype mold suffered some damage while producing these figs, so the value of these babies just went way up!

The figures will be on sale at the Brickmania booth on Friday and will be first come, first served.

Bricks by the Bay will be the first major AFOL convention of the season and starts next weekend. If you would like to learn more about the event, check out the interview with Bill Ward on the Ka-GO blog (a seriously good AFOL site that Ka.lego has just started).

You can see more about the Black Lodge Customs on Badger's Flickr stream.

Brickmania's Urban Assault Vehicle

Dan Siskind of Brickmania has released pics of the EM-51 Urban Assault Vehicle which will soon have instructions available on Brickmania.com. You'll need to buy a subscription to the Instructions Club, but you get access to all past instructions and all the new ones that appear throughout the year. A subscription retails for about $45 USD for a full year, but there's tiered pricing based on how long you buy in for.

If your a fan of LEGO WWII and modern warfare vehicles, they check out all that Brickmania has to offer today!

Brickmania has Hardsuits for Sale

Brickmania will be selling custom mecha/hardsuit kits based on a design by  Legend Bricks' John Ho, starting this weekend at The Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention. The middle design is John's, while Dan came up with the Jester and Mime concepts. No word on when these might appear at the Brickmania online store, but if you are in Memphis this weekend be sure to check them out.

(Via Brickmania Flickr page)

Indy Brick Jamboree

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BrickForge and BrickMania will be vendors at this weekend's Indy Brick Jamboree in Lebanon, Indiana.

Public hours are 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday and 10 am to 4 pm this Sunday. A great opportunity for fans in my part of the country to see some great exibitions while taking advantage of having Armothe and company on site (read: no shipping charges). If you have time this weekend, check it out and support the LEGO community in the mid-west.

More details can be found at the Indy Brick Jamboree website.

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Brickmania WWII Battle Sets

Dan Siskind of Brickmania has brought two new custom sets to Brickworld Chicago. The first is a US Marines Minifigure set featuring four minifig marines in the classic (read yellow) style. There are two brick built guns including a .30 caliber gun on a tripod. The set features BrickArms weapons and Fine Clonier decals. The set is exclusive to Brickworld for now but Dan states it will be up at the Brickmania site for $75 plus postage.

The second set is that of a WW II era Japanese Garrison. Also with four minifigures and two guns, the set shows off how good design and great custom parts can come together. The Garrison set also will retail for $75 plus postage.

(Via Brickmania Flickr stream)