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BrickForge – Overview

WEBSITE: BrickForge
LOCATION: USA
STORE: BrickForge Store
GALLERY: flickr
PRICE: very reasonable!
SHIPPING: varied by order size
SHIPPING TIME: 5-7 days

Amongst all LEGO customizers BrickForge has the greatest variety of LEGO compatible parts in the widest range of colors. This includes minifigure weapons, helmets, armor pieces, various minifig equipment and accessories, musical instruments, and even several mythical & farm-animals to fill up your LEGO creations!

BrickForge is the result of an unstoppable force (Armothe) meeting an immovable object (Redbean) – two die-hard LEGO-fans. Together they boast a combined 20 years of minifig customizing experience, and have offered their unique brand of BrickForge accessories to the LEGO community since 2006.

“We consider ourselves intermediaries between the community and the lumbering Danish company. For a long time the building experience has been the focus of creativity; but an increasing number of people are realizing their inner child through the role-play of the minifigs included in those sets. The mission of BrickForge is to fill in the gaps left open by LEGO and other brick-building companies.” – Armothe

“A lot of thought (and work!) goes into the creation of these tiny accessories. We do our best to consider how would these look if LEGO made them and then we attempt to raise the bar even further.”  – Redbean

BRICKFORGE QUALITY: The quality of BrickForge items is excellent! The same ABS plastic is used as for LEGO. Each BrickForge piece is the result of a long process of designing and testing to fit its purpose as well as to seamlessly fit with LEGO elements.

➡ BRICKFORGE MOULD DETAIL: BrickForge products have the same elegant yet minimalist style as LEGO parts. The details are subtle, beautiful, and realistic enough both for the real world and the world of LEGO.

BRICKFORGE COLORS:  BrickForge products are currently available in about 50 different colors! The colors are either the same as LEGO colors; including glow-in-the-dark (this is really cool!) and various translucent colors. In addition BrickForge carries some special colors like army-green and bronze.

Occasionally certain elements also get released in chrome-gold and chrome-silver, or some other unique color.

BrickForge also carries a wide variety of printed elements with great colors and nicely designed detail.

BRICKFORGE PRODUCTS: BrickForge has a very extensive product line (currently over 150 different items!) with the main focus being LEGO minifig accessories. You will find everything from ancient, fantasy and modern weapons, various tools, musical instruments, and everything else your minifig may want and need!

One special feature of some BrickForge elements is their modular design; meaning they can be assembled in different ways; expanding the variety and choices even more! For example the Space Marine helmet has a removable visor, the gladiator helmet has an attachable faceguard, and the great variety of pauldrons can be attached to different armor pieces in various configurations.

BRICKFORGE SUMMARY: I highly recommend BrickForge! There is no-one who beats their product variety and color selection, and their prices are very reasonable. In addition the BrickForge folks are super-nice people who focus on customer service and satisfaction. Give them a try! 😉

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Guide to LEGO-scabbard compatible swords

LEGO has finally come out with a scabbard, so minifigs can tuck away their swords when they are not fighting! This is great news, however the new scabbard is not compatible with all minifig-size swords; some are too long or too wide to fit, or their shape and curve may not be compatible with the scabbard’s design.  Therefore I have put together this guide to show which swords are compatible with the LEGO scabbard, and which ones are not. This list also includes swords made by all major customizers.

SWORDS MADE BY LEGO: The following LEGO swords are not compatible with the LEGO scabbard: I have to say I was quite disappointed that the little dagger (on the far left) did not fit! It has a nice size and shape, but unfortunately it is too thick to slip into the scabbard. The fencing-sword won’t fit because of the round tip. And the rest of the swords pictured here are  much too large.

The following LEGO swords are compatible with the LEGO scabbard: As you can see these swords fit really nicely. The silver-chrome greatsword is a bit tight, so I would be concerned that it might put too much stress on the scabbard. However the other swords (and the two little knifes) fit perfectly!


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SWORDS MADE BY BRICKFORGE: The following BrickForge swords are not compatible with the scabbard: These swords are all either too wide or too thick to fit the LEGO scabbard.

The following BrickForge swords are compatible with the LEGO scabbard: All of these Brickforge swords fit the LEGO scabbard nicely, although some the longswords are a tad tight and a bit too long to carry in a scabbard. I especially like the Wizard Sword (first picture) as the size fits the minifig really well.

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SWORDS MADE BY LITTLE ARMORY: All Little Armory swords are compatible with the LEGO sabbard. From all of the swords I have tried (both LEGO and custom) Little Armory’s swords fit the very best! They glide in smoothly and fit securely. Also, besides the giant greatsword, all the swords are a perfect fit for minifigs to carry at their side!

SWORDS MADE BY BRICKARMS: The following BrickArms swords are not compatible with the scabbard: I was hoping that the Tactical Sword will fit, but as you can see; it is much too loose in the scabbard.

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The following BrickArms swords are compatible with the LEGO scabbard: Although the Claymore does fit the scabbard it is much too long to carry. However the smaller Damien Blade (first picture) fits – although pretty loose. The machete (on the last picture) is a perfect fit!

 

SWORDS MADE BY SIDAN TOYS: All Sidan Toys swords are compatible with the LEGO scabbard: The sword on the left fits the LEGO scabbard perfectly. It also has a really nice shape and balance. A very nice little sword! The two longer katanas are quite loose in the scabbard, however the shortest one fits nicely.

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SWORDS MADE BY BRICKTW: None of the BrickTW swords are compatible with the LEGO Scabbard:

There you have it! Although not all minifig swords will fit the new LEGO scabbard, as you can see there are plenty of options if you want to give your minifig a blade at their side! 😛

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