Hello and a warm welcome to the blog. This week is basically a big product update, from new COBI stock due to arrive next week to some delayed pre-orders as a consequence of a recent fire at COBI's factory in Poland. Thankfully no one was hurt in the fire, but unfortunately the production timetable has been affected. If you have any queries about your delayed pre-order please get in touch. Also, a quick thank you to everyone who has kindly sent in photos of their built brick models and/or written a review for us recently - we really appreciate the feedback and it helps other customers to de ..read more

Hello and welcome to this week's blog which puts the mysterious Horten Ho 229 in the spotlight as April's 'Brick Model of the Month'. Take a deep dive into the fascinating story behind this unprecedented WWII aircraft, of which COBI has produced a fantastic 953 piece model. Or if you are short on time, you can scroll to the bottom of the article and read a summary of the top ten facts - enjoy! Have a good weekend. Warmest wishes, Zoë P.S. Don't miss Mark C.'s top tip for how to add a stand to the COBI model at the very end. The Fascinating Story of the German Experimental Jet Aircraft o ..read more

Hello and Happy Easter! Firstly a reminder that the site-wide Easter Sale ends at midnight on Easter Monday - 1st April. See last week's blog for full details. Secondly, we have been busy working on our new shop in Wellington, Somerset. It's not quite finished yet - COBI are sending us a banner and a few other promo bits. If you live locally and wish to visit and/or collect your order in person, then please let us know - you are very welcome to take a look round the new shop at the same time. The warehouse is in the same building so even if you can't see the kit you want on the shelf, if it ..read more

Breaking news! COBI announced a new 1:28 scale tank yesterday (Thursday) so we have the lowdown - click on the product page link below for details. We've also added the 1:48 three tank museum collection of the Renault R35, Valentine IX and Panzer I. More COBI kits on the way! Speaking of 1:28 scale tanks, I'm excited to announce that the much-anticipated new version of the COBI "Sturmtiger" kit was released in Poland today (Friday, March 15th) and we already have some on the way to our UK warehouse. They are due in stock in approx. 7 days time - so not long to wait until you can get y ..read more

I'll kick off this week's blog with an update on any backorders you may be waiting for which are due in stock early next week, plus one pre-order! New Collection 80th Anniversary D-Day We've added a new collection to the website so you can see all the sets in one place - some old, some new! Check out the full collection 7 Forgotten or Failed Operations of WWII 1. Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night This was a planned biological warfare attack by Imperial Japan against the United States and other Allied powers in WWII. The plan involved the deployment of aircraft carrying plague-i ..read more

Hello and welcome to this week's blog. I would like to introduce another new blog idea as suggested by a few of you in last month's Customer Survey. The blog will feature a new model each month and take a deep dive into the history behind the original military vehicle. We used to include the vehicle history on every product page, thanks to a former colleague who researched and wrote them all for us. But that is another job on my list which I never quite get around to. So now I will endeavour to write one a month and then add it to the product page afterwards. Please let me know in the commen ..read more

Before I launch into this weekend's Double Panzer Points event, I'll start by saying thank you for the lovely messages about last week's blog - both for Steve and for us. We're all moved in to the new warehouse now - woohoo! And what a weekend it was. Huge thanks to James, as well as Rowan and Edward (my two sons) for a great team effort. The shop is still a work in progress but the main thing is we had a smooth transition over and are shipping orders as normal. Loading up: lucky the old and new warehouses are a 30 second drive away. Stacking up: fun and games on Friday night - party peop ..read more

BREAKING NEWS: Before I launch into this week's blog, I wanted to let you know BrickTanks is moving warehouse this weekend! After nearly 3 years of using a third party fulfillment service (thank you, Stowsafe), we've decided to bring the operations side back in house. This will give us more control, more personalisation and enable us to have a (by appointment only) shop on site. It will also mean we will be a little bit busier than usual, fulfilling orders ourselves until we get some extra help. But overall, I think this move will bring many customer benefits which I will report on once we'v ..read more

Hello and a warm welcome to this week's blog. Firstly, huge thanks to everyone who has provided feedback in this year's BrickTanks Customer Survey so far - it closes at midnight tonight (Friday, February, 9th), so act now if you haven't already done so. I will add the 500 Panzer Points to your account early next week. I will also be going through all the comments and suggestions over the next week or so and will report back in a future blog any changes/updates it's clear we need to make. At first glance, you have all been extremely helpful with suggestions and generous in your praise - thank ..read more

Hello! Before I get into the latest COBI kit announcements/photos from Nuremberg Toy Fair earlier this week, I would like to invite you to take part in the annual BrickTanks customer survey 2024. We would love to hear your feedback to ensure that we are providing the best service possible. As a small token of our appreciation, for the completion of the survey (which takes approx. 6 minutes), you will receive 500 Panzer Points. Thank you in advance for taking the time to share your experience and opinions with us - it means a lot and enables us to better serve you in future. Complete the sur ..read more