Recent content by magnumBD

Thanks for the info on Kevin; very impressive! Since I don't do this for profit, I don't maintain a website (my discretionary funds go to buying the props), but I have put together a MySpace page- the link is in my signature for each and every post, in my profile, and right here: Stage...

Thanks Dave - those guys are pretty good. They have been very clever and innovative creating different kinds of pistols out of the NEF starter guns. The only thing I would add is that renting from them two or three times is the equivalent of having bought the item in the first place, and there...

gafftaper - thank you very much for the further info on your pistol. The photo explained much. I now fully understand your experiences. I have never cared for that type of blank gun for the exact reasons that you related- the unplugged barrel WOULD allow blast, burning debris, etc. to project...

Righto, gafftaper. I know one is Jon Erik Hexum. However, it MUST be noted that in his case, as with Brandon Lee, the guns were REAL firearms using blank ammunition. This allows a great deal of blast and pressure to be projected immediately forward out of the weapon. As you already know...

Alex, you make an excellent point:"This is besides the fact that stage firearms require the same amount of care and maintenance as any firearm. This means that before and after every use each weapon has to be stripped and cleaned and tested. Weapons need to be locked up when not in use. All...

I have to disagree in principal with the "look" observation. We used a Franklin Stove prop borrowed from another group. It was constructed from styrofoam but right up to touching it you could hardly tell. Fooled me thoroughly! I bent to grasp it and give it a good tug and I nearly went "*****...

Thank you very much for the above info! I just now had an occasion to pass that on to people that were asking me specifically about shotgun sound effects. Yay - Control Booth really works, thanks to the great folks here!

Popcorn!Plus you can throw popcorn at the actors!! - gafftaper If only that were so! I have to say that it was a lot of work. We had a ten week run of the mellerdrammer, I personally popped 10 garbage cans worth of corn, carefully sifting out the projectiles (er, unpopped kernels), and...

Yes, it's true - I joined nearly four years ago and have "Seldom Seen Slim" (although 'slim' is a misnomer in my case!). I am located in Maryland in the Washington DC suburbs. The community theatre scene is incredible - I think I've counted around 75 active groups that are located in Maryland...

I was gonna post this over in the "tell us something non-theatre about you" thread but I figured it was better suited over here, kind of.My theatre experience goes back to when I was 10 - I started as an urchin in a production of "Oliver!" Since then I have acted in approximately 40 plays and...

Thank you, Van. This can never be stressed often enough. The Cardinal Rule for (any) props is: If it ain't your prop and/or you ain't on stage, no touching! Much of my work is spent bringing an Assistant Stage Manager up to speed on the care and feeding of blank-firing weapons and to perform...

"Assassins" is a great show. I've supplied weapons for two different productions and am consulting for a late 2007 show.I have no actual firearms in my inventory; there are just too many hoops to jump through, as several of you have noted. All my props are purpose-built blank-firing guns or...