3/4?
or maybe just a digital model?
nah im kidding, would half size be still offensive to certain govermentS?

Well in that case it wouldn’t be a good idea.
I was thinking it was the mentioned cap firing system that would make them illegal.

There is enough people complaining about toy guns being sold, and when I say toy guns we are talking things that couldn’t be mistaken for any kind of real weapon, even on a dark night at 300ft with cloud cover obscuring the moonlight. So I would suggest that anything looking like a gun should be avoided when walking the streets and is not a good idea to own. Perhaps that is why Europe is trying to stop the sale of bendy bananas?

I guess chairs will be banned next.

No, you can probably own one... Just don't be seen using it. And definitely DO NOT carry it!... Or any of its component parts.

Besides, it's probably a Health and Safety risk to sit on a chair and a Risk Assesment must be carried out each and every time you sit on one to ensure you are sitting correctly and safely according to HM Government guidelines. The Risk Assesment will only be legal if carried out by one of the myriad of Local Government officials employed at three times your wage to ensure you don't step out of line.

If you use a chair without implicit approval then your street's CCTV footage WILL be used against you in court under the Prevention of Terorism Act although they don't actually do this... Honest Guv!

Man... Am I getting cynical or what...

Just because I'm Paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get me!

Sorry to be a party pooper, but what do replica guns (or toys as they are know..) have to do with modelling? And as politics are getting involved (inevitably)), It's time to call time on this thread.
If you would like to discuss non modelling subjects, the spare parts forum may be a better place?

well yes, as initially it was about a MODEL it has strayed quite a bit!

thanks,

Richard

Hmm, well how about a 1/1 functioning kit? And it is related to naval subjects, albeit a little earlier back in sailing ship days. Being a confirmed gun nut as well as modeler, I couldn't resist this when I spotted it.



It is called a Ducksfoot for obvious reasons. The original ones could have as many as eight barrels, most had at least six. They would keep a few of them handy at the head of the steps leading up to the after deck where the officers conned the ship. The theory of operation being when a mutiny was in the works and the crew members would try and rush the afterdeck a couple of these in hand by one of the officers would settle things back down by clearing the steps of the offending personnel. Not pretty by any means but quite deadly at close range.

This particular one is .31 caliber and yes it does work as advertised, one pull of the trigger and all three barrels go bang. At about twelve feet they cover an area of about 20 inches or so. I realize that it isn't the latest and greatest and by no means semi or fully automatic, but three shots in one is pretty healthy for something from the 1650's.

Jay Massey
treadhead1952
Las Vegas, NV

Bit late with this as didn't see1st time round .........

....footsie's pic ..........sorry buddy
---I still have my Luger -Colt and a brace of duelling pistol --LS WAS maker
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BARV
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What about a 1:1 scale non-existant Sci-fi gun? Like this one from Aliens:

Would they be allowed in UK? Here in Ireland there seems to be a lot of confusion. I always understood any replica was illegal, but now a number of stores are openly selling very realistic looking BB guns (M-16, M-4, MP5,AK-47 etc)

More details on the above replica can be found at http://kitbash.net/scifi/prifle/prifle.html

Cheers,
Sean

One word "AirSoft" you can get 1:1 weapons legal with orange tips "hey what you do with the orange tip is your business" I have a M16A2 owned a Ak47,M14, MP5, P99, M4, Thompson. Now you can get them cheap and they will look like it but once hung up no one will tell or you can pay big bucks and get metal ones and most are licensed so they have all company markings, logos. You can get add on like RIS rails, tri/Bi-pods, scopes. Check out airsplat.com