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A-10 warthog designer story v2
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A Brickwar2 Designer Story
The Soldier Who Builds the Sets LEGO Refuses to Make
You just watched Adrian's story, so we'll keep this short. He's not a mascot. He's the U.S. Army veteran who designed this set himself. The same machine that pulled his squad out of that valley, alive.
HERO, Adrian (designer/vet) holding the finished A-10 Warthog set, smiling, American flag behind him. Warm, real, daylight.
The Plane That Saved His Life
Officially the Thunderbolt II. To the soldiers it protects, simply the most beloved aircraft in military history. They've tried to retire it for 40 years. The troops on the ground won't let them.
3,900
Rounds Per Minute
The GAU-8 Avenger cannon, a 7-barrel gun the size of a Volkswagen Beetle. They literally built the plane around the gun, not the other way around.
1,200+
Pounds of Titanium
The pilot sits inside a titanium "bathtub" that can shrug off direct hits. The Warthog is built to take a beating and keep flying home.
50 yrs
And Still Flying
First flown in 1972. The Pentagon has tried to kill the program again and again. The men it protects on the ground keep saving it.
2 engines
Designed to Limp Home
It can fly with one engine gone, half a wing missing, and one tail shot off. Pilots have landed Warthogs that should have fallen out of the sky.
#1
Close Air Support
No jet has ever protected ground troops better. When soldiers are pinned down, the Warthog is the sound they pray to hear.
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Lives It's Saved
Nobody has a real count. Ask the soldiers who walked out of valleys they shouldn't have. Adrian is one of them.
B R R R R R T
The sound of the cavalry arriving. The sound Adrian heard the day he was supposed to die.
The Man Behind the Set
Adrian in uniform / deployment-era photo.
Afghanistan, where the A-10 saved his life.
Adrian at his desk designing the set.
Two years designing it, brick by brick.
Adrian holding the finished A-10 build.
The finished build that started it all.
Built to the Same Standard as LEGO, for a Third of the Price
Two things have to be right: the design and the bricks. Adrian obsesses over both, which is why these hold up next to anything LEGO puts out.
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Designed From the Real Machine
Every panel, angle and proportion engineered off the actual A-10, not a guess. The details are right because Adrian lived with them.
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Test-Built Until It's Perfect
He builds each set by hand, again and again, ironing out every awkward step before it ships. The build is clean and nothing fights you.
3
Premium ABS, Same as LEGO
Identical ABS plastic and tolerances down to 0.009mm, so bricks click tight and hold. Side by side, you can't tell them apart.
4
Display-Grade Finish
961 precision pieces and a finish built to sit on a shelf for years, at roughly a third of what LEGO charges.
Photo of OUR factory / production floor (proof of in-house quality).
Our own factory, where every brick is made.
See the A-10 Up Close
Every angle of the set Adrian designed. Swipe through, then build your own.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 · 711 reviews
A-10 Warthog, 961 Pieces
$100 $300+ custom build
- Free shipping
- 30-day risk-free guarantee
- 10% goes to Adrian
"Isn't This Expensive?"
Here's the honest math. LEGO charges collector prices for half the build, and they won't even make this. Adrian's A-10 is a third of the price and puts money back in a veteran's pocket.
A Custom A-10 in Real LEGO Bricks
$300+
LEGO doesn't make an A-10, so a one-off custom build is the only way, at collector prices.
Adrian's A-10 Warthog
$100
About a third of the price. More machine, premium bricks, designed by a vet, and 10% comes right back to him.
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About a third of the price of a comparable LEGO kit, $100, not $300+.
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10% of your order is a commission to the veteran who designed it, your money does double duty.
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30-day risk-free guarantee. Build it. If it doesn't quiet the noise the way it did for Adrian, send it back.
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Free shipping on every order during the Independence Day run.
The Set LEGO Won't Make, Built By the Man Who Lived It
Brickwar2 hired Adrian to design the military sets nobody else will. Museum-grade detail, tolerances down to a fraction of a millimeter, and about a third of the price LEGO charges for half the build.
10%
Of Every Order Goes Straight to the Designer
When you build Adrian's A-10 Warthog, you're not just getting the set LEGO refused to make, you're putting money directly in the pocket of the veteran who designed it. That's the Brickwar2 promise, and this Independence Day it matters more than ever.
Build the Machine That Saved His Life
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Customer photo, their finished A-10 on a shelf/desk.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"I served, and seeing the Warthog in brick form hit harder than I expected. Built it with my grandson in a weekend. Quality is unreal for the price."
Customer photo, mid-build / pieces on the table.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"I build after work to get my head quiet. The detail on the cannon is insane and the bricks snap tight. Already ordered two more sets."
Customer photo, close-up of the finished detail.
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"Was skeptical at a third of the LEGO price. Instructions were clear, nothing missing, and it looks incredible on the shelf. Love that 10% goes to the designer."
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This Independence Day, 10% of your order goes straight to Adrian, the veteran who designed it.
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