View M1917 Instructions When the US Military began running out of M1911 pistols during World War I, they began producing a revolver substitute in 1917 as part of a contract with both Smith & Wesson and Colt. Chambered in 0.45 caliber like the 1911, the...
Introduction Designed by John Browning, the M1911 semi-automatic pistol was used in World War I and then upgraded to the M1911A1 in time for World War II. In regular army use until the 80s, ‘Old Slabsides’ is the classic American, .45 caliber handgun....
View Beretta M9 Instructions In 1985, the US Armed Forces adopted the civilian Beretta 92FS handgun as the military ‘M9’. This Beretta became the new standard service pistol to replace the aging Colt M1911A1 from the World Wars. (See my LEGO M1911A1...
View Mk II Frag Grenade Instructions The iconic Mk II is an American-made, WWII-era fragmentation (frag) hand grenade. This is an updated version of my original 2008 / 2010 LEGO replica. [Read more about the real grenade here.] In this iteration, I used the...
Lockheed Martin F-35B (VTOL / Marine Corps variant).[Read more about the real aircraft here.] In replicating this fifth-gen stealth fighter, I was aiming for: – Smooth: nearly studless in form. – Integrated: packing in a host of features. – Fresh:...
Introduction The Vzor 1961 Škorpion (Czech: ‘Model 1961 Scorpion’) was originally designed in the late 1950s as a Personal Defense Weapon (PDW) or Machine Pistol (MP) for the military in Czechoslovakia. The Vz 61 struck an ideal balance between size...
