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LEGO Heavy Weapons: Build Working Replicas of Four of the World's Most Impressive Guns Paperback – May 26, 2012

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From LEGO guns mastermind and 18 year-old YouTube sensation Jack Streat comes LEGO Heavy Weapons, a collection of complete building instructions for four truly impressive, 1:1-scale replicas of the world's most iconic firearms.

LEGO Heavy Weapons will show you how to build brick-based models of:

A massive Desert Eagle handgun, with working blowback action
The compact but deadly AKS-74U assault rifle with folding stock
A bolt-action Lee Enfield sniper rifle (a.k.a. Jungle Carbine)
A pump action SPAS combat shotgun

Each set of instructions includes a complete parts listing, so you can find (or special order) any hard-to-find bricks. The book's illustrated, step-by-step building instructions will be clear to anyone who's ever played with LEGO bricks, and the biggest models will challenge and delight even the most serious builders.

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368 pages
Language

English
Publisher

No Starch Press
Publication date

May 26, 2012
Dimensions

8 x 0.98 x 10 inches
ISBN-10

9781593274122
ISBN-13

978-1593274122
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Desert Eagle

Say hello to the Desert Eagle—possibly the meanest of all handguns and definitely one of the biggest. With Mark VII and XIX models available in .50 Action Express, it's also one of the most powerful production handguns to date. The sheer power, size, and weight of this beast have made it the director's pick in many an action movie, even though it has some inherent drawbacks when compared to a smaller, lighter weapon with a larger magazine capacity. That said, there's no way any other pistol comes close on a scale of sheer awesomeness.

The Desert Eagle is a gas-operated, semiautomatic pistol. Gas operation (where the expanding gasses from the fired round push a piston, which operates the action to chamber a new round) for a pistol is unusual, as normally a pistol's action is cycled simply by recoil. The gun can be chambered for a variety of rounds, including the previously mentioned .50 Action Express and the .44 Magnum. It feeds from a detachable box magazine, which holds nine, eight, or seven rounds (single stack), depending on the caliber being used.

About the Author

Since posting his first LEGO gun online at age 13, Jack Streat has played an influential role in the LEGO weapons builder community. In his spare time he modifies guitars in a never-ending quest to make them as loud as possible. Streat wrote this, his first book, when he was 18 years old.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1593274122
Publisher ‏ : ‎ No Starch Press; 1st edition (May 26, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781593274122
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1593274122
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.91 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.98 x 10 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #535,341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #146 in Military Technology
- #256 in Toy Making
- #292 in Model Building

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patrick

Reliefed

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2017

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It got a page where you can see what you need for the gun that you are currently building and i was afraid that it didn't but when i got it and saw that it did i was reliefed and happy that i didn't need to just find them as i build it so in my personal opinion this is a great book and you should buy it right now

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John S.

sweet

Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2013

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note that the desert eagle does NOT shoot projectiles. but it is still pretty cool. It was the first one we built and is very similar in size and feel to a real desert eagle. (as close as Legos can be that is). still recommend to paint that tip orange if youre gonna take it outside. It can EASILY be mistaken for a real gun at 5 yards away, even in full daylight.

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R. Carter

definitely impressive

Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2012

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My son (12) saved his allowance and bought this book, then we had to order all the pieces he didn't have...well worth all the trouble. These guns are amazing. Several friends of ours have been incredibly impressed with the accuracy of the guns compared to the "real" versions (i don't know guns so i'm trusting them on this one). Lots of fun. definitely recommend.

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Amy

Book is Excellent, Legos are Hard to Get

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2013

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I bought this book as a gift for my husband and he loved it. He and all of his guy friends think it is the greatest thing ever. The only problem is that he hasn't actually been able to use it yet since it is prohibitively expensive to try and track down all of the specialty Lego pieces you need (the book does offer some suggestions).

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R2yagirl

Great!

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2013

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This book was purchased as a gift. Since it's not packaged, I gently opened it up to peek thru. Yes, this is a good book. Detailed, diagrams and parts list with parts help list. I chose this book over the others for a couple reasons. One being that this shoots Legos. The second, which should not be thrown to the wayside in my opinion, is that this book is from a regular joe (or Jack, I should say) who knows his Legos. His videos are on YouTube and tutorial would certainly be available. Happily, I purchased this book. Bought this book as a father and son type gift and I am certain it will get good use.

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Doallen

lego book

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2013

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My son has always been interested in Lego blocks.He buys kits and puts them together in no time, then he takes them apart and builds his own creations. He has used Lego blocks since he was three years old. The service is always top notch the products are great!

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EdE

would be easy to put together

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2014

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Very detailed book, would be easy to put together. But seems will be a pain to get the specific pieces to make them.

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dblinley

Great for any kid young to old

Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2014

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Great for any kid young to old. I am looking forward to having time to build all the guns in this book

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A. Tomkins

High velocity bricks in style

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 30, 2014

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Having seen lots of Chinese clone Lego makers release gun kits, I wanted to see how the real Danish Brick coped with similar treatment. Lego would never, ever make an official model gun set, but Jack Streat's book is the next best thing. This book has the parts count, instructions and information on the workings of 4 influential firearms.

The book itself is very well written and has a sensible number of steps in the instructions. Unfortunately the pages are in black and white, which produces two problems: the colours are all the same (well, red is slightly lighter grey), and the joins can be very hard to see as almost all parts are black. Having said that, the author knew about these issues when writing the book and has tried very hard to lessen the effect, both in the text and the way the guns take shape. Be warned though - you'll need good eyesight and your wits about you to get it right first time.

I bought this for the gun on the front - the AK-47. OK, this version is the AK-74U, but it's basically the same thing with a shorter barrel and folding stock. What was most impressive was not the 11-round magazine, the surprisingly good accuracy, nor the way the firing mechanism actually works (lots of elastic bands power these things, in case you're wondering, and no, the AK is not semi-automatic). The really impressive bit is the overall design skill, and how the Lego pieces have been chosen to assemble a structurally coherent shape. Cleverly placed technic bars, pins and rods create a strong but lightweight structure which can withstand the large tensions inherent in the firing mechanism and the reloading magazine. It is this that singles out Jack Streat as a truly impressive builder. Hard to believe he wrote this when he was 18.

Finally, unless you have a huge collection of black technic parts, getting everything via the ubiquitous BrickLink is likely to cost over £100 for the bigger guns. However, when built they fire 1x4 bricks at quite a punch. I use orange bricks so I can find them next to the dents in the furniture. Oops...

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Ryan

A* Item - This is just what i needed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 16, 2014

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This year being the 100th year since the start of world war 1, I am setting up huge events for help for heroes so this was just what i needed. I did actually have an issue with the products however, whilst walk down the street with them on the way to one of my events, i had them on show and they are so realistic the police were called and i was checked to be sure they were safe!

These are by far the coolest thing i own, and i hope more books like this can be made so i can have the ultimate firearm collection!

KUNIJ

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2019

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Nigel Caller

good price and I loved this book-good details in building ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 13, 2015

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brilliant-great service, good price and I loved this book-good details in building the models-best I`ve seen for a long time.

HT

Very detail instructions with pictures

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2014

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Son got this from his sister as Christmas present. He loves it and studied the designs in details. Very clever designs in there.

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