Ya ill go with a cheaper more resonable style called homemede style. Its cheaper and better. I use a pve core and Copper or pvc pipe insulation and duct tape it tighter. Use a solid piece as a round blade. Still its good for larp but larps only.
I feel like you know what your doing in what you intend for though. overall 4-5 stars. A tad complicated but impressive still.
Different weapons work for different games :) I still prefer fancier latex weapons but boffers are still a great low-cost option for people who don't have $60 to throw down on a decent latex sword.
And again, requirements are a lot different for a LARP that worries about buying private insurance. I know our insurer would have had serious issues if we had promoted heavier PVC weapons with tight duct tape binding, for instance.
as for the piping foam, at Towson we did something differently, and used 4 inch pool noodle. Its firm, doesnt compact, and works perfect for all lengths of weapons.
Man... this is so much more complicated than what my friends and I do when we fight. Heck, we just get some pipe insulation, shove it onto some PVC pipe, and duct tape it down. Often we'll duct tape the foam too tight, but we got used to the bruises. :)
I think that's pretty much how we all started :) Unfortunately, I don't think the insurance for a professional game would like those old school weapons so much!
My friends and I make these for kung fu weaponry sparring. They're actually really durable and put up with all of our abuse. They're also a lot cheaper than buying from an online shop or martial arts store. I recommend to all kung fu and martial arts practitioners that you make a lot of these and always have them on hand, as you never know when some ninja's gonna jump you!
lol, used to think that live roleplayers were nerds and roleplaying was boring.but then i saw Role Models(if u havent seen it check it out!) and i was like"that actullay looks kind of fun"
some kids at my school saw role models, made a club. It has like 30 members cause everyone had seen role models and was like who gives a fuck this looks like fun haha.
I suggest contact cement for attaching the core to the foam. the foam will be 100% as spongy as it was when you started and it will never come loose. also I like using the blue camping foam. its just as soft and allows for a bit of creativity and artistic crafting as it can be shaped pretty well :)
I wonder, why 2 layers of 3/8ths instead of one layer of something thicker? I mean, 3/8ths, due to building code standards, is perhaps the easiest to find in hardware stores, but it just seems like it would be easier in the construction phases to use something thicker.
One layer is definitely easier to use - but it's getting harder and harder to find 5/8" single layer thickness pipe foam, at least around here. I haven't found it locally for years - thus the 2 layers of 3/8" foam instead.
I only found it once near where I live, I wonder why it is so damningly hard to find it outside of websites like Merchantwares (the price of foam itself is ok there, but the shipping is really rediculous,)
Ya ill go with a cheaper more resonable style called homemede style. Its cheaper and better. I use a pve core and Copper or pvc pipe insulation and duct tape it tighter. Use a solid piece as a round blade. Still its good for larp but larps only.
I feel like you know what your doing in what you intend for though. overall 4-5 stars. A tad complicated but impressive still.
Sugardaddy501 1 year ago
Different weapons work for different games :) I still prefer fancier latex weapons but boffers are still a great low-cost option for people who don't have $60 to throw down on a decent latex sword.
And again, requirements are a lot different for a LARP that worries about buying private insurance. I know our insurer would have had serious issues if we had promoted heavier PVC weapons with tight duct tape binding, for instance.
DeviaLARP 1 year ago
as for the piping foam, at Towson we did something differently, and used 4 inch pool noodle. Its firm, doesnt compact, and works perfect for all lengths of weapons.
Antifreke 1 year ago
Those are some pretty awesome shields man.
Did you make them or buy them? Seems that you bought them.
itachi1303 2 years ago
Man... this is so much more complicated than what my friends and I do when we fight. Heck, we just get some pipe insulation, shove it onto some PVC pipe, and duct tape it down. Often we'll duct tape the foam too tight, but we got used to the bruises. :)
Xevnest24 2 years ago
I think that's pretty much how we all started :) Unfortunately, I don't think the insurance for a professional game would like those old school weapons so much!
DeviaLARP 2 years ago
My friends and I make these for kung fu weaponry sparring. They're actually really durable and put up with all of our abuse. They're also a lot cheaper than buying from an online shop or martial arts store. I recommend to all kung fu and martial arts practitioners that you make a lot of these and always have them on hand, as you never know when some ninja's gonna jump you!
PaganWarDrummer 2 years ago
No one in Calgary plays good LARP. Only vampire crap
UnabridgedHero 2 years ago
lol, used to think that live roleplayers were nerds and roleplaying was boring.but then i saw Role Models(if u havent seen it check it out!) and i was like"that actullay looks kind of fun"
mindfreak445 2 years ago 5
Haha, same with me, after I saw that movie I really wanted to do it
courman15 2 years ago
some kids at my school saw role models, made a club. It has like 30 members cause everyone had seen role models and was like who gives a fuck this looks like fun haha.
kimsobob 1 year ago
Bryan I found this on all GOOGLE! LOL! Great idea for making a Youtube Channel!!! <3 Can't wait for the event btw.
SirAnatomy 2 years ago
I suggest contact cement for attaching the core to the foam. the foam will be 100% as spongy as it was when you started and it will never come loose. also I like using the blue camping foam. its just as soft and allows for a bit of creativity and artistic crafting as it can be shaped pretty well :)
nekoheehee 2 years ago
3/8" thickness in each of the two layers.
DeviaLARP 2 years ago
I wonder, why 2 layers of 3/8ths instead of one layer of something thicker? I mean, 3/8ths, due to building code standards, is perhaps the easiest to find in hardware stores, but it just seems like it would be easier in the construction phases to use something thicker.
travelsonic 2 years ago
One layer is definitely easier to use - but it's getting harder and harder to find 5/8" single layer thickness pipe foam, at least around here. I haven't found it locally for years - thus the 2 layers of 3/8" foam instead.
DeviaLARP 2 years ago
I only found it once near where I live, I wonder why it is so damningly hard to find it outside of websites like Merchantwares (the price of foam itself is ok there, but the shipping is really rediculous,)
travelsonic 2 years ago
What is the wall thickness of the pipe foam you are using? (it should be printed on the foam)
travelsonic 2 years ago