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Happy New Year!
Hope you had a good Christmas and New Year's celebration. We had a quiet one on both counts but I did manage to stay up until just after midnight which is unusual for me these days!
Before I launch into the main feature, I wanted to update those of you who have been patiently waiting for our last COBI delivery of 2025 to arrive including all the Olympic, Bismarck and Tirpitz models. The good news is the stock is now in the UK and is due to be delivered on Monday 5th, so not too much longer to wait. Also, keep your eyes peeled as the COBI calendars are also arriving and will be live and available to order once checked into stock.
Now on to some fun stuff. I thought we would start 2026 off with some photos of a fantastic MOC created by our long-term customer and friend, Lee D. Thanks for sharing your talents with us and the BrickTanks community, Lee. This model is next level and until Lee sent through the background, I had no idea the vehicle existed. Can't wait to see what other creations you come up with later this year. Keep scrolling for all the fantastic photos and historical background.
In case you haven't checked out the pre-order collection for a while, you might want to see the latest additions. Don't panic, most of them aren't available to pre-order yet (prices TBC), so your busrting COBI shelves can breathe easy, for now!
Wishing you and your family an enjoyable, healthy and prosperous 2026.
Zoë & the BrickTanks team
Before I launch into the main feature, I wanted to update those of you who have been patiently waiting for our last COBI delivery of 2025 to arrive including all the Olympic, Bismarck and Tirpitz models. The good news is the stock is now in the UK and is due to be delivered on Monday 5th, so not too much longer to wait. Also, keep your eyes peeled as the COBI calendars are also arriving and will be live and available to order once checked into stock.
Now on to some fun stuff. I thought we would start 2026 off with some photos of a fantastic MOC created by our long-term customer and friend, Lee D. Thanks for sharing your talents with us and the BrickTanks community, Lee. This model is next level and until Lee sent through the background, I had no idea the vehicle existed. Can't wait to see what other creations you come up with later this year. Keep scrolling for all the fantastic photos and historical background.
In case you haven't checked out the pre-order collection for a while, you might want to see the latest additions. Don't panic, most of them aren't available to pre-order yet (prices TBC), so your busrting COBI shelves can breathe easy, for now!
Wishing you and your family an enjoyable, healthy and prosperous 2026.
Zoë & the BrickTanks team
Due in stock early next week - 5th or 6th January
Churchill-based bridge-layer MOC
by Lee D.
To all at brick tanks,
I hope you all have happy Christmas and New
year, and thank you all for the excellent service this last year. I'm looking
forward to next year new models and hopefully with some updated British and
American tanks for a change, ( the wallet will be crying). This is my last MOC of
the year and part of the Hobarts funnies series I've been building.
year, and thank you all for the excellent service this last year. I'm looking
forward to next year new models and hopefully with some updated British and
American tanks for a change, ( the wallet will be crying). This is my last MOC of
the year and part of the Hobarts funnies series I've been building.
The British already had experience of bridge-laying tanks with the Valentine tank and the Covenanter tank, and began work on a Churchill-based bridge-layer in 1942. The bridge ("Bridge, Tank, 30 ft, No.2 "), which could support a tank of 60 tons or be used by Class 40 wheeled traffic, was carried on top of a turretless Mk III or Mk VI chassis. When the obstacle was reached, an arm (driven by hydraulics in the tank) pivoted at the front of the tank and placed the bridge in position. The Churchill Mk VII was used with the No. 3 bridge from 1945 to 1946.
Regards Lee
