Airsoft owners....not the same ol airsoft post...

Skitz-O-Phrenia · Post by **Skitz-O-Phrenia** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 11:45 pm

I want to know who all has what airsoft guns and which look the best on film.

I have 2 airsoft guns

STI Edge P288- very good looking gun, looks great on film indoors and out.
MP5A6- shiney plastic makes it look fake in really good lighting. would only recommend indoor use.

info, questions...postem here

Kentertainment · Post by **Kentertainment** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 11:51 pm

I have an airsoft gun, "SMITH AND WESSON" I've never really used it in any of my movies yet but I've done a few test shots with the gun in them and it looked pretty good.

I3lade203 · Post by **I3lade203** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 12:36 am

I have a bunch of airsoft guns, but I don't use them anymore - I'm starting to use blank fireing guns now, they look real as hell, and they shot on set meaning muzzle flashes will look really good, if you can, I suggest getting some.

UFProductions · Post by **UFProductions** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 12:47 am

A sweet Glock 33, looks really good, and has a barrel & clip extension, so it's like two guns in one. I've also got three AK-997's

Which are okay, not the best quality. Two of them have the orange tips painted over, the third is left bare (I actually use it for shooting outside, don't want to get arrested). Spent less than $30 on the whole lot.

cantoloupe · Post by **cantoloupe** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 12:48 am

just wondering, I3lade, what kinda budget are you running on? cause you keep talking about "having an xl1 and planning one getting another one" and blank guns cost like 200 bucks.....

also, UF productions, wher'd you get those? (a link maybe) , that looks pretty good!

i have a P99 from airsplat, looks kinda plastic-y on camera, but great for shooting stuff

Truggy · Post by **Truggy** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 1:03 am

my recent one i bought my dad thought was a real gun....yeah....

Kentertainment · Post by **Kentertainment** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 1:34 am

http://store1.yimg.com/I/replicaweaponry_1808_4473048

This it what mine looks like except I painted the muzzle black. This picture makes the muzzle look bigger than it really is. It does look pretty good on camera. Oh! I also took of the sight because on the real thing it looks dumb.

POTUS · Post by **POTUS** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 1:44 am

Blank firing is probably the way to go, but I have a classic AK-47 airsoft not to mention the trademark German MP-40, which was a really cool aquisition. But if you're a low-budget film maker, it's not bad to invest in airsoft, and a little black spray paint. Because really, every American movie goer is potentially expecting a cooler the second you add the staple elemtent of guns.

I3lade203 · Post by **I3lade203** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 3:01 am

cantoloupe wrote:just wondering, I3lade, what kinda budget are you running on? cause you keep talking about "having an xl1 and planning one getting another one" and blank guns cost like 200 bucks.....

also, UF productions, wher'd you get those? (a link maybe) , that looks pretty good!

i have a P99 from airsplat, looks kinda plastic-y on camera, but great for shooting stuff

I said 20$ not 200... and i'm on a 20-30 buget.

I have an xl1s, but for my production i'll be shooting on other cameras.

UFProductions · Post by **UFProductions** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 3:02 am

also, UF productions, wher'd you get those? (a link maybe) , that looks pretty good!

I got all four guns from my local dollar store, however the AK-997's are all over eBay, just do a Google search with the keywords "AK-997 airsoft" and the first hunded or so matches will be for eBay. The Glock is identical to this one:

http://www.affordableairsoft.com/index. ... D=295&HS=1

But I'm not sure if it includes the extra clip and barrel extension.

NaziSentry · Post by **NaziSentry** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 7:10 am

Man, you Americans are lucky, the only way to get airsoft guns here is to pray the cops havent raided the black markets yet!

Oh, and by the way, thats a Beretta M92F, not a Ak-997 or whatever.

http://www.affordableairsoft.com/index. ... &ProdID=79

now, all you need is a digital flash

I3lade203 · Post by **I3lade203** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 2:59 pm

That sucks nazi, where are you , asturilia?

NaziSentry · Post by **NaziSentry** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:31 pm

Melbourne, Australia. NOT "asturilia" dont know where you got that from?

budgetguy · Post by **budgetguy** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 5:27 pm

i have a few fakes including a Steyr AUG, which is great cause since the real gun is made of a type of plastic, it doesnt look fake. The others though are blatently fake, does anyone know a way to paint them to make them seem more metallic?

UFProductions · Post by **UFProductions** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 7:18 pm

Use a metalic look spray paint. Glossy black might work, but silver spraypaint (if done patiently) will render a very nice finish. Yeah, the AK-997's are definatly Berreta ripoff's, but there's no difference, and the airsoft Berreta's cost a helluva lot more than six bucks Canadian!

Themovieman44 · Post by **Themovieman44** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 7:27 pm

Blade you have all this stuff, which I honestly don't believe you have, and you have all these items, but you have yet to produce a film for us to see....if you ask me you are a huge FRAUD!

DaveP · Post by **DaveP** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 9:46 pm

Ive got (after clearing out my large inventory of airsoft weaponry):
electric blowback desert-eagle (pull trigger and slide flies back, useful for filming)
super 9 sniper rifle (def. a gd looking item, with ejecting shells)
un-branded machine pistol (jus got it cuz it looks gd, Ã‚Â£3 though)

I buy most my airsoft guns cuz they have a realistic characteristic

PS: cool, Im a senior member

mercenary123 · Post by **mercenary123** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:44 pm

I have a TON of prop guns, quite a few are airsoft, here they are.

27 1/2 in. AK47 toy gun
two 27 in. M-16s (which I don't use)
electric blow-back desert eagle airsoft gun
Beretta M92F airsoft gun (was originally black, but resprayed it with a TON of stuff, don't use it)
electric blow-back TaurusPT92 airsoft gun (broke, only clicks alot when try to use it)
two small Beretta M92F toy clicker gun
Glock 17 airsoft gun
SIG 550 airsoft rifle
AKS74-U airsoft rifle
some kinda .45ACP sporty lookin' airsoft gun
HK MP5 airsoft gun
HK MP5K/ MP5K PDW airsoft gun
HK MP5 SD3 airsoft gun
Ingram M11 toy dart pistol (M11 sounds cool doesn't it?)
.357 mag revolver clicker toy (don't use)
shotgun (without stock, looks like pistol grip now) toy dart gun
pistol grip shotgun toy dart gun
SPAS-12 assualt shotgun (I broke the barrel and accessory barrel off the first day I got it)
three Czech pistols battery operated clickers

Anyway, I'm sure no one wants to hear the whole list.

camiziodeltoro · Post by **camiziodeltoro** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 10:41 am

I use blank pistols 8 and 9 mm, modelguns with plug fire caps blowback and some airsoft rifles, mainly m16 a1 and a2 and a kalashnikov, also have a mauser rifle that fires 8mm balnks and a M1 garand wich also fires 8mm blanks, got some 30 prop handgrenades, all models, baseball, lemon aNd pineapple.
even though i rather not use the blank guns(they are just too loud on set) it gives the best effect. because no matter how much muzzleflashes you add in post, nothing can beat the violen force of a gun going off.

NaziSentry · Post by **NaziSentry** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 11:52 am

Thats true, but I3lade does have all these items he says, chat with him on MSn messenger and hell send u pics!

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 2:23 pm

Heh, I bet some of you guys were waiting for me to chip in..

Yes I admit, the film idea we had fell through (big surprise there!) but I'm still interested!

Anyway, as some people said, I feel the best airsoft guns to go for for film use (although many of what has been mentioned pushes the definition of "airsoft") are those which are plastic-looking in real life, such as the AUG and my personal favourite, the G36c (only because I have one of course!). Glocks and other non-steel pistols, like the P99 (I think) also look particularly good. Obviously you can get airsoft pistols and rifles with metal receivers/slides etc., and even full-auto rifles that expel shell casings, but then you're talking serious money. Which I personally believe is overkill anyway. Another reason I like my G36c is that it doesn't creak (unlike the cheaper spring rifles), it's not too shiny, has a realistic weight, a very nice folding stock, is immediately modifiable (I currently have a red dot scope and vertical grip) and has replica rounds in its (realistically) semi-transparent magazine which can be clipped together like the real thing. I can post a pic if people are interested.

Obviously blank firers are the way to go for ultimate realism, but not everyone can afford or use them. It also depends on how much focus you intend to put on the guns. I've found in the films I've watched (even some older 'professional' films!) the thing which is almost impossible to get right is the recoil. Heh, I even remember seeing a white BB go flying out of a pistol shot in "Eight Legged Freaks"! EBB's are in some ways better than basic springers - however sometimes the build quality is poorer. The slide doesn't recoil half as far as it should (and with hardly any force) - some GBB pistols, especially the more expensive Western Arms models, can be almost identical in look, weight and function as a real pistol. Full-auto rifle recoil is almost impossible to realistically fake.

I've just realised that I've hardly contributed anything, once again, but hey! I fancied replying

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2nd_Recon · Post by **2nd_Recon** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:21 pm

I have exactly 2 airsoft guns, and one model.
I have a single chrome deasert eagle .50 airsoft, a crappy AK-47 airsoft (I can't use it because the mechanism that holds the clip on broke a week after I bought it [mepissed] )
And I have a model gun that I bought at the super market for $7 and then spray painted it black.

SgtPadrino · Post by **SgtPadrino** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 8:58 pm

2 Uzis
1 M16A2
2 AK47s (one regular, one is a Beta Spetsnaz - special forces version)
2 Colt .45s
1 Desert Eagle
3 MP40s
1 Thompson
1 Ithaca 187 pump action shotgun

I'm pretty much set for weaponry for the time being.

UFProductions · Post by **UFProductions** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 10:32 pm

I just bought a second Glock, they are amazing! I just wish there was somewhere that I could buy large airsoft guns. (Assault rifles, shotguns, etc...)

mercenary123 · Post by **mercenary123** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 3:04 am

Hey SKitz, I have a an MP5A6 too, I think mine is made by Neonfire, if yours is too then, just fill up the screw holes with hot glue, sand down the bulges of glue, spray the entire thing with glossy black paint, and booyah! There ya have it.