is the spas12 good looking in real life?
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is the spas12 good looking in real life?
is this gun: http://www.hobbytron.com/Spas-12-Airsof ... Stock.html
realistic looking in real life? is the stock sturdy so you can pretend to fire with it without it bending or breaking?
realistic looking in real life? is the stock sturdy so you can pretend to fire with it without it bending or breaking?
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no it seems ok to me and if you do decide for whatever reason to paint it it would help it alot if it was metallic paint. the gun looks very good and it seems an excellent deal, although i still wouldnt smash it against a wall with full force, so it doesnt look like it would break easily but remember it IS plastic.
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I think it actually was a SPAS-12 in Jurassic Park?DEDFX wrote:Looks alot like the gun by that guy in Jurassic Park, lol
Anyway, yes, give it a "look-like-metal" paint job when you get it, and maybe a tiny bit of detailing work, but apart from that, it looks great.
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I think it already looks pretty good. When this gun is in motion, people won't see the diffrence. It's more the weight (and the way you hold it due to the fact that it may be lightweight, unlike the real gun) that looks unnatural. Add some dirt, that's all it needs iMHO, as long as you don't want to do any macro shots.
Plastic guns usually look plastic only when they have scratches, they don't look the same like scratches on metal.
Plastic guns usually look plastic only when they have scratches, they don't look the same like scratches on metal.
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I have that gun, in the stockless version, and yes it is good. The silver, metallic finish on it is actually pretty nice, and the gun funtions niceley. There is some word of that particualar version snapping in half, though mine seems quite sturdy. One word of warning, this gun is full size, and that means it is goddamn huge. If you or your actors are small, then this will just look ridiculous.
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I wish! Mine is most definatly not the Tokyo version, I bought it at my local dollar store for $50, but it is ABS, so I'm happy. It may be a CYMA. Upon looking closer at that picture, it would appear that the stock is held on with the manufacturers equivalent of chewing gum and twine. One good pump and it looks like it'll come clean off.SgtPadrino wrote: Chances are you've got the Tokyo Marui version
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Car primers work nicely. I usually opt for various Testors metallic spray paints, which are amazing but more expensive. You don't want the plastic look to it. Also make sure the paint will stick to plastics. I like the Testors brand because it will not rub off.
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If it's just black I simply use the cheapest black spraypaint I can find, usually from a liquidation outlet. If it's any other colour though (silver, gunmetal, etc...) go with Epsilon and use Testors model paint, either in spray cans if you can match it, or mixed liquid paints.
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What is interesting is gun metal really isn't true black, it's "blued". If you have a chance to get ahold of blued metal, check it out. Or just visit a gunshop and take a look at real rifles and pistols. Once you have a definitive idea of how it looks, reflects, etc... you will have an easier time finding paint and in making it more realistic. Also, guns are not usually scarred up, dented, scratched, or look like they've been through a sublevel of hell. Weapons are typically kept in good shape, even in third-world countries. If your paint job is good, you don't need the extra fancy, "beat to s***" touchups.
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looks awesome to me!
But hey, do you think these guys are to trust? hobbytron.com?
i found this Desert eagle i want to buy:
"The Airsoft Electric Gun Desert Eagle is a Blow Back gun meaning it simulates the feel of a real gun."
edit: do you think this will look great? realistic?
But hey, do you think these guys are to trust? hobbytron.com?
i found this Desert eagle i want to buy:
"The Airsoft Electric Gun Desert Eagle is a Blow Back gun meaning it simulates the feel of a real gun."
edit: do you think this will look great? realistic?
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Don't waste your time with airsoft electrics. The blowback is nothing short of absolutely pathetic, the stick magazines are too small so you can't have any shots of you reloading your gun - in short, don't bother. They make better paperweights than props. Look into gas blowback guns - realistic blowback, stripping and lookalike magazines, a much better investment for use in movies.
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Because editing in a blowback, in all likelyhood, would look far worse than a simulated blowback.
I agree with SgtPadrino on blowback guns... except the problems you face are the higher price and louder noise. It's $15 versus $90. All depends on how much you are willing to invest into realism.
I agree with SgtPadrino on blowback guns... except the problems you face are the higher price and louder noise. It's $15 versus $90. All depends on how much you are willing to invest into realism.
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thanks for the answers. now my questions to you..
-it DOES blowback, right?
-What you mean I can't reload it? It's a soft gun, right, so it should be able to reload? or am i completely lost..?
-is this why it is so god damn cheap?
-and it also looks very realistic?
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-it DOES blowback, right?
-What you mean I can't reload it? It's a soft gun, right, so it should be able to reload? or am i completely lost..?
-is this why it is so god damn cheap?
-and it also looks very realistic?
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