Post by 2nd Bat on Nov 12, 2016 17:42:36 GMT -5
Over the years in support of numerous airsoft events I have made a bunch of dummy's. These support events in a multitude of ways. As with any prop they are intended to help scenarios and in the case of WW2 events help with immersion and what are often small turnout events. The dummy's fill in positions or roles normally taken up by players.
Examples would be a prisoner snatch or a bomb damage assessment mission. Your squad is directed to a scene where a forward observer saw an enemy squad caught in an artillery barrage which produced casualties and you are ordered to recon to that location and search the area for Intel. Your opponent is tasked with recovering casualties. The dummies give you an objective.
This gives both teams a purpose that puts them in proximity to one another.
Another mission would be to transport casualties to an aid station or defend a high ranking wounded officer. Rescue a downed flyer or in one case I had two posted sentries that had to be simultaneously jumped and knifed by a raiding team.
Lots of possibilities. Right now I am making three dummy's using Halloween plastic skeletons bought cheaply after the holiday. These 5'2" skeletons had full articulation and can even stand and are possible. They are too short to be the right size to fit impressions but a hack saw, some PVC pipe sections and duct tape made quick work of that. Strips of foam some rags, tape and old long johns or jump suits held it all in place while the skeleton underneath provides a solid frame. Creating such a frame is time consuming and expensive by the time you track down the bits and hardware. I got these skeletons on sale for $25.00 each! In the past I made dummies by just stuffing clothes which made for very sloppy dummies. You can add weight although I keep them at around 45 pounds so we can be absolute studs when fireman carrying them or lugging them on stretchers.
They came out pretty cool. I added height through the femur, shins and by adding 3 inches to the spine. They range now from 5'6" to 5'10" which works fine. I needed to similarly add to the arm length as otherwise their proportions were normally off.
Examples would be a prisoner snatch or a bomb damage assessment mission. Your squad is directed to a scene where a forward observer saw an enemy squad caught in an artillery barrage which produced casualties and you are ordered to recon to that location and search the area for Intel. Your opponent is tasked with recovering casualties. The dummies give you an objective.
This gives both teams a purpose that puts them in proximity to one another.
Another mission would be to transport casualties to an aid station or defend a high ranking wounded officer. Rescue a downed flyer or in one case I had two posted sentries that had to be simultaneously jumped and knifed by a raiding team.
Lots of possibilities. Right now I am making three dummy's using Halloween plastic skeletons bought cheaply after the holiday. These 5'2" skeletons had full articulation and can even stand and are possible. They are too short to be the right size to fit impressions but a hack saw, some PVC pipe sections and duct tape made quick work of that. Strips of foam some rags, tape and old long johns or jump suits held it all in place while the skeleton underneath provides a solid frame. Creating such a frame is time consuming and expensive by the time you track down the bits and hardware. I got these skeletons on sale for $25.00 each! In the past I made dummies by just stuffing clothes which made for very sloppy dummies. You can add weight although I keep them at around 45 pounds so we can be absolute studs when fireman carrying them or lugging them on stretchers.
They came out pretty cool. I added height through the femur, shins and by adding 3 inches to the spine. They range now from 5'6" to 5'10" which works fine. I needed to similarly add to the arm length as otherwise their proportions were normally off.