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| Do the guns really shoot (bullets, bricks, etc)? | |
| No. Our models are not meant to be actual weapons; they are simply the most detailed versions of the shape and mechanical functions of a real gun. We do offer models which shoot rubber bands. | |
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| Why are the models so expensive? Can you make them cheaper? | |
| The simple answer is that genuine plastic bricks are expensive. The majority of our overhead is comprised of the parts we purchase. You could collect all the necessary parts by buying official kits, but to get the parts for just one of our kits that way would cost you hundreds of dollars. There are also places on the net where you can buy only the bricks you need, but we buy in such bulk that it keeps the cost down. If you were to collect only the parts you need for one of our kits the cost would easily be 3-4 times what we charge. | |
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| What doesn't your model have this [insert detail here] or that [insert detail here]? | |
| While we feel that our designs are the best in the world, we know that everything can be improved upon. In fact, we've improved on our own designs for almost every model we sell, adding more realistic details and functions with each revision. Although it is possible to create a fantastic design once, the real trick of our position is being able to create a fantastic model that uses parts which are widely available. The difference between building a single model that uses 5 units of a very rare part and planning for the ability to sell hundreds of said model is vast. Sometimes we have to leave details out or make choices not based on what looks best, but according to how difficult it will be to get the parts in the future. Every part that was ever made is not necessarily in production any longer. In fact, many of the parts we use are rare. We had to redesign our original Desert Eagle just to contend with the fact that a core piece used in the design is now very hard to find worldwide, with nowhere near enough left to support the number of kits we sell. That said, we believe you'd still be hard-pressed to find designs better than ours, no matter how rare the parts used happen to be. |
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| Will you make a [insert gun name here]? | |
| We're constantly planning new models and features, so feel free to email us with any suggestions. The Desert Eagle and Standard Pistol were both built specifically to address the hundreds of requests we've had for both of them over the years. And yes, we know that everyone wants us to do a Colt 1911. We're working on it, but it's a hard design to get just right and meet our specs for quality and accuracy. | |
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How long have you been in business? |
| BrickGun was officially launched in 2006, but the models have been sold since 2001 after our lead designer created his first Beretta 9mm Model. He built the model just to see if he could, then posted it on the web to share with his friends in the online building community. The page got picked up on various "cool links" sites and immediately the requests to purchase kits began pouring in, so he complied. Since then there have been thousands of kits sold and numerous requests for other models so, 5 years later, we decided to turn it into a true business. BrickGun was born. |
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| Do you sell/ship to my country? | |
| Yes. We ship everywhere in the world. If you can get a payment to us via PayPal then we will ship to you. International orders are shipped with customs declarations for the accurate value of the purchase and stated to contain "Toys". Certain countries may require you to pay customs fees upon receipt of the package, BrickGun is not responsible for those fees and is not responsible for refunding your purchase if customs does not return the package due to unpaid fees on the part of the recipient. |
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| Will you falsify information on the customs forms so that I don't have to pay fees on an international order? | |
| No. Asking us to do so is asking us to commit mail fraud and that isn't going to happen. If you aren't willing to pay your country's customs fees then don't submit an order to us. We aren't going to risk our company for you. | |
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| What if my shipment is missing pieces? | |
| Each kit is hand packed and verified, but occasionally mistakes slip through. If this occurs we apologize for the inconvenience. We know how frustrating it is to not be able to finish a model due to missing pieces. Simply contact us via email and we'll get the missing pieces shipped out to you ASAP. | |
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| Isn't it wrong to make guns out of plastic building bricks? What about the children? | |
| First, while we do create the most realistic guns ever made using plastic building bricks, we didn't invent the concept of making guns from them. Our lead designer distinctly remembers his first daycare having a policy of "No plastic brick gun building allowed". That was over 30 years ago, so obviously they been used to make guns since their inception. Second, you can only purchase from us via PayPal, which requires a credit card or bank account to set up, so someone on the buyer's end of the transaction must be at least 18 years old. If a parent/guardian is authorizing the purchase for a minor, that is their decision and responsibility. Third, our kits aren't bought by small children, they are too complicated for a small child to build, especially if the child is so young that he/she doesn't know how to behave appropriately with a realistic model. If someone has the money to buy one of our kits and the mental capacity to assemble it (or has a plastic building brick collection extensive enough to buy our instructions and then build the model themselves) then they should be mature enough to know not to go waving it around in public, just like any other toy gun. |
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