Post by Rekkon on Apr 12, 2010 21:46:50 GMT -5
Hmmm, it seems I never made a thread here showing some of the props I built for MOA games. I shall post the names and descriptions below the images in white, so bonus points if you can figure out what they are without cheating.
First up:
Even a video (pre-painting)
smg.photobucket.com/albums/v309/Rekkon/?action=view¤t=PanzerwurfmineMovie.flv
Panzerwurfmine.
Essentially a hand-thrown panzerfaust warhead. I originally put together one of the Kz versions, but it did not fly so well, so all the ones since have been the (L) versions. I now have four of them (see the family photo below). Each one has at its core a length of PVC pipe. The cone is a plastic Memorial Day flower cone topped by a foam ball. The fins are canvas, and their spines are tines from a cannibalized garden rake held on by hose clamps. Everything else is held together with hot glue. The cap is a PVC pipe endcap with a cork inside that fits securely enough into the end of the mine that it can keep the fins closed. It definitely will not win replica contests, but is looks good at a couple feet and the dimensions are exceedingly accurate for "found" materials.
Ingame, these mines have very nicely filled the short range AT gap that exists between close assaulting with grenades and the medium range capabilities of our panzerfausts. The MOA allows wurfmines to kill armor on contact, you only need get close enough to throw it. The real ones had an (ideal) penetration of 150mm, so given that we currently only have light armored vehicles, killing them with wurfmines is completely plausible. I have something like 5 armor kills at the moment, all with these things. Sometimes I even survive the attempt.
You have to get pretty close to wing these things, leaving you very exposed to any gunners in the target vehicle or supporting infantry, but they work extremely well in ambush situations where you can get ahead of the vehicle, hide and jump out at close range for a quick throw.
Next we have:
Hafthohlladung.
A shaped charge magnetic mine. This one is less dimensionally accurate than my wurfmines, but I constructed it with actual magnets, so sticking to the metal hide of Natasha the BA-64 is no problem. Makes a very satisfying clank when it finds home. Neo has at least two kills on Natasha with this thing. Three magnets are screwed to a fiberboard cannibalized from a clipboard. The handle is a section of wooden dowel and the cone is from an oil funnel. All assembled with the hot glue gun again. The glue lines look a little like welds.
And a family shot of all the previous stuff:
The two brand spanking new wurfmines have such nice straight, crisp fins that it will be almost a shame to get them bent and dirty.
Easy one:
Teller Mines.
Extremely quick and dirty wooden replicas knocked together by a coworker for me. Upside: cheap and numerous.
Quantity has a quality all its own:
Foam stick grenades.
I mass produced 40-50 of these for the MOA, and their use has been widespread.
More detailed shots:
These show the heads in more detail. First on the left is a plastic replica I picked up online. Next is one of my first foam grenades that was a direct copy of Gryphon's original design. Next is one of (not the best one) of my second generation foamies. Colored electrical tape instead of paint, and woodgrain contact paper for the handle. Last is a painted wooded replica also acquired online.
The foamies have a core of plastic or aluminum tube (think shower curtain rod). The heads are sections of foam pipe insulation. Detail is provided by self-adhesive foam weather striping in the proper locations to give a reasonably good profile when wrapped in electrical tape. They do not take much time to assemble and are inexpensive. Plus, they are extremely light. No no will get hurt if they take one of these in the face. They also cannot be thrown very far, which fits nicely with the general range compression inherent in airsoft.
Not something I made, but still cool:
Kampf Pistole by CAW.
Fires a mini-Moscart. Essentially a 27mm version of the airsoft M203 scatter shells. Holds 18 rounds.
And finally a failed experiment based on the previous:
The Germans had several specialized rounds for the Kampfpistole, including ones to throw stick and egg grenades. They even had a mini-panzerfaust version, which I attempted to replicate here with a cut down NERF rocket. Performance was pretty dismal, only a few feet with green gas. Oh well, they cannot all be winners.
First up:
Even a video (pre-painting)
smg.photobucket.com/albums/v309/Rekkon/?action=view¤t=PanzerwurfmineMovie.flv
Panzerwurfmine.
Essentially a hand-thrown panzerfaust warhead. I originally put together one of the Kz versions, but it did not fly so well, so all the ones since have been the (L) versions. I now have four of them (see the family photo below). Each one has at its core a length of PVC pipe. The cone is a plastic Memorial Day flower cone topped by a foam ball. The fins are canvas, and their spines are tines from a cannibalized garden rake held on by hose clamps. Everything else is held together with hot glue. The cap is a PVC pipe endcap with a cork inside that fits securely enough into the end of the mine that it can keep the fins closed. It definitely will not win replica contests, but is looks good at a couple feet and the dimensions are exceedingly accurate for "found" materials.
Ingame, these mines have very nicely filled the short range AT gap that exists between close assaulting with grenades and the medium range capabilities of our panzerfausts. The MOA allows wurfmines to kill armor on contact, you only need get close enough to throw it. The real ones had an (ideal) penetration of 150mm, so given that we currently only have light armored vehicles, killing them with wurfmines is completely plausible. I have something like 5 armor kills at the moment, all with these things. Sometimes I even survive the attempt.
You have to get pretty close to wing these things, leaving you very exposed to any gunners in the target vehicle or supporting infantry, but they work extremely well in ambush situations where you can get ahead of the vehicle, hide and jump out at close range for a quick throw.Next we have:
Hafthohlladung.
A shaped charge magnetic mine. This one is less dimensionally accurate than my wurfmines, but I constructed it with actual magnets, so sticking to the metal hide of Natasha the BA-64 is no problem. Makes a very satisfying clank when it finds home. Neo has at least two kills on Natasha with this thing. Three magnets are screwed to a fiberboard cannibalized from a clipboard. The handle is a section of wooden dowel and the cone is from an oil funnel. All assembled with the hot glue gun again. The glue lines look a little like welds.
And a family shot of all the previous stuff:
The two brand spanking new wurfmines have such nice straight, crisp fins that it will be almost a shame to get them bent and dirty.
Easy one:
Teller Mines.
Extremely quick and dirty wooden replicas knocked together by a coworker for me. Upside: cheap and numerous.
Quantity has a quality all its own:
Foam stick grenades.
I mass produced 40-50 of these for the MOA, and their use has been widespread.
More detailed shots:
These show the heads in more detail. First on the left is a plastic replica I picked up online. Next is one of my first foam grenades that was a direct copy of Gryphon's original design. Next is one of (not the best one) of my second generation foamies. Colored electrical tape instead of paint, and woodgrain contact paper for the handle. Last is a painted wooded replica also acquired online.
The foamies have a core of plastic or aluminum tube (think shower curtain rod). The heads are sections of foam pipe insulation. Detail is provided by self-adhesive foam weather striping in the proper locations to give a reasonably good profile when wrapped in electrical tape. They do not take much time to assemble and are inexpensive. Plus, they are extremely light. No no will get hurt if they take one of these in the face. They also cannot be thrown very far, which fits nicely with the general range compression inherent in airsoft.
Not something I made, but still cool:
Kampf Pistole by CAW.
Fires a mini-Moscart. Essentially a 27mm version of the airsoft M203 scatter shells. Holds 18 rounds.
And finally a failed experiment based on the previous:
The Germans had several specialized rounds for the Kampfpistole, including ones to throw stick and egg grenades. They even had a mini-panzerfaust version, which I attempted to replicate here with a cut down NERF rocket. Performance was pretty dismal, only a few feet with green gas. Oh well, they cannot all be winners.
