High Fall Stunts in 1/6 Scale

This, like many stupid ideas, all started as a piece of fun. As a fan of Hollywood stuntmen like the great Dar Robinson, I always wanted to create my own high-fall stunts like they used to appear in the old action movies from when I was a lad. Not having a million quid, a film studio and a stunt team I'm afraid I'm stuck with using 12 inch high performers and a "Toy Story" kind of scenario. I hope to make the model stuntmen more detailed and realistic in future. Some of the scenes are from a possible forthcoming movie (if I ever finish it). I think the lads do a pretty good job even if the acting is a little wooden at times...

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• High falls
• Action man
• Stunts
• 1/6 scale stunts
• Action Man movie
• high fall stunts

[owlsbeak]

Great movie. I have drove past your house wondering what the hell you are doing! Now it all makes sense. Keep up the good work.

OwlsBeak,

[KorkyDeCat]

Thanks for your nice comments. I know everyone must think I'm completely barmy...maybe you have to be a little bit mad to take on a film project like this...I just hope I can make a great movie that will make it all worthwhile.

[Tumbler101]

I did not see it in the video. I use to do the same thing with my GI Joe. I would use a large trash bag and fill it with air. Then I would leave part of the bag open so that when they laded it looked like they were landing on a real airbag.

[KorkyDeCat]

Aaha - like in the real movies I try hard not to show the landing - in a couple of the clips though you can just see the edge of the crash box at the edge of the shot. I like the air-bag you describe - great idea - the highest falls I've filmed so far work out to about 96 feet in 1/6 scale (16 feet in real height). If I try higher falls in future I might need to use an air bag like you suggest. For the look-straight-down shot on the stairs I used a piece of carpet with padding underneath!

[KorkyDeCat]

Sounds good - I might just do that! The movie I'm trying to do will hopefully have some out-take set-ups. I might even do a feature on the stuntmen with them dressed in shirts and jeans practicing the stunts lol. I like your videos by the way - you're lucky to have such a great air bag and be able to do high falls for real. I have to make do with 12inch tall stuntmen! How high do you do falls from? What is the safe limit for your air-bag?

[Tumbler101]

You should have had little airbags for them to land on :)

[KorkyDeCat]

Well actually, I use a crash-box packed with blankets - I always make sure they get a soft landing! Glad you liked the video.

[ZUPERCURTIS]

This is incredible.

[EPR89]

Reminds me of those really old movies.

[TheBAGGEN]

Looks good!

[kezadrone]

If you shoot at a high shutter speed . 2000 or something then slow the footage down with a time warp your high fall footage will have no blur making the action men look full scale.

[Tumbler101]

So what are you going to be doing another video.  Also remember some of the ideas that I gave you for airbags and outtakes of the guys landing on them :)

[thr3fingerpete]

I should add , that i still have all my fingers , despite my username !

[thr3fingerpete]

Fantastic ! I used to do the same when i was a kid , and blow up my toy cars . happy days lol . great vid thanks.

[Tumbler101]

Is everything ok. I have not heard form you in a while.