Available on eBay
Price: ~$20
Ausini #: P22512
Pieces: 373
Rating:
(Weak trigger design, top has tendency to fall off in heavy play)
The Desert Eagle is one of the largest pistols or hand guns in the world. I'm not a gun expert by any means but you may be familiar with this model if you ever played Call of Duty 2, I know that is where I first took notice.
I purchased this because it was the smallest (cheapest) of a number of replica guns being sold on eBay that are made of Lego compatible bricks. They all come from China or Hong Kong and seemingly are all made by the same company- a company that no seller seems to name.
[Update - July 20, 2014 - I have found out the brand name to be Ausini.]
It took a lot of internet sleuthing but I finally found the box pictured above (most eBay sellers do not ship it in the box to save on expensive international shipping fees.) However as you can see there is no English name. There does appear to be a brand name but it is in some flavor of Chinese.
The truth is the brand name is not that important. What I can tell you after receiving the set and the instructions is that I strongly suspect these bricks are made by BricTek or WOMA. I say this because the instructions included the useful "stud count" next to long bricks (like 2x8, or 2x10) that both the BricTek and WOMA include.
The good news is that BricTek and WOMA have been among the best overall non-Lego bricks and sets I have encountered. This set was no exception. The brick quality was excellent. Not that I have a real one to compare it to but looking at pictures the replica looks very much like a real Desert Eagle.
Included with the bricks to build the gun is also a simple stand to make showing it off easy.
Note - the red brick on the end of the barrel is my own personal addition- it is not included in the set but is technically necessary on any toy gun in New York City- just trying to keep things legal.
You can certainly hold it like a gun. The trigger moves but doesn't do anything. The assembly around the trigger is relatively weak and is the the worst part of the design- I would have preferred something a bit more sturdy.
The top of the gun is designed to slide back and forth like it would on the real thing- this makes it a bit loose and if you're not careful it will fall off. Definitely can't pistol-whip anyone with this- probably a good thing.
Also has a removable "magazine." It is simply solid bricks, no bullets in this gun, fake or otherwise.
Real enough you do not want to be walking around the street with these, especially in a city like New York were legal gun ownership is almost non-existent. Definitely not for children- but great for an adult's collection.
I opted not to put the stickers on but it did come with some- mostly along the grip and also two that said "Super Gun" meant for either side of the barrel. You can see the intended setup in this eBay auction's photo:
Price: ~$20
Ausini #: P22512
Pieces: 373
Rating:
(Weak trigger design, top has tendency to fall off in heavy play)
The Desert Eagle is one of the largest pistols or hand guns in the world. I'm not a gun expert by any means but you may be familiar with this model if you ever played Call of Duty 2, I know that is where I first took notice.
I purchased this because it was the smallest (cheapest) of a number of replica guns being sold on eBay that are made of Lego compatible bricks. They all come from China or Hong Kong and seemingly are all made by the same company- a company that no seller seems to name.
[Update - July 20, 2014 - I have found out the brand name to be Ausini.]
It took a lot of internet sleuthing but I finally found the box pictured above (most eBay sellers do not ship it in the box to save on expensive international shipping fees.) However as you can see there is no English name. There does appear to be a brand name but it is in some flavor of Chinese.
The truth is the brand name is not that important. What I can tell you after receiving the set and the instructions is that I strongly suspect these bricks are made by BricTek or WOMA. I say this because the instructions included the useful "stud count" next to long bricks (like 2x8, or 2x10) that both the BricTek and WOMA include.
The good news is that BricTek and WOMA have been among the best overall non-Lego bricks and sets I have encountered. This set was no exception. The brick quality was excellent. Not that I have a real one to compare it to but looking at pictures the replica looks very much like a real Desert Eagle.
Included with the bricks to build the gun is also a simple stand to make showing it off easy.
Note - the red brick on the end of the barrel is my own personal addition- it is not included in the set but is technically necessary on any toy gun in New York City- just trying to keep things legal.
You can certainly hold it like a gun. The trigger moves but doesn't do anything. The assembly around the trigger is relatively weak and is the the worst part of the design- I would have preferred something a bit more sturdy.
The top of the gun is designed to slide back and forth like it would on the real thing- this makes it a bit loose and if you're not careful it will fall off. Definitely can't pistol-whip anyone with this- probably a good thing.
Also has a removable "magazine." It is simply solid bricks, no bullets in this gun, fake or otherwise.
Real enough you do not want to be walking around the street with these, especially in a city like New York were legal gun ownership is almost non-existent. Definitely not for children- but great for an adult's collection.
I opted not to put the stickers on but it did come with some- mostly along the grip and also two that said "Super Gun" meant for either side of the barrel. You can see the intended setup in this eBay auction's photo:
