irgingermk2 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 hi i have a 7 acre field i dont use and me and my mates are thinking are using it for airsoft. At the moment we only have pallets and about 20 oil drums to start building with and was wondering if any one could help with ideas for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Samurai Posted October 2, 2017 Supporters Share Posted October 2, 2017 Does it have trees, bushes and is it flat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irgingermk2 Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 yea its an open field and pretty much flat so its going to be one hell of a projected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Moderator Jedi_Master Posted October 2, 2017 Head Moderator Share Posted October 2, 2017 Is this just for you and friends to play on, a private site, or do you plan opening it up to the public? If just for yourself then anything goes but a public site will need plenty of thought and proper construction, etc. You will want some features to provide cover and make it more interesting to play around. A trench system is always good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert James Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Watch tower.... Barad-dûr style.... EDIT: CONGRATULATION YOU WIN 1ST PRIZE FOR 200 POST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albiscuit Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 just plant magic beans..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Check with your local town planning. Depending on where you are the rules change. For instance it is not always possible to dig footings for a building. However climbing frames and fences can be put up without need for planning in a lot of instances. You may have a total length limit. With fences you can make enclosures. Think 3 sided buildings with no roof. 2x3 tanalised cls uprights and marine ply are more than enough if the players are reasonably careful. Climbing frames can be interpreted into wooden frame structures with an upper platform. Think watchtowers. Sheds without a concrete base are not classed as permanent buildings. Nor are porta-cabins. Fast growing trees and bushes can be purchased pretty cheaply. But check with local planning. If you live in green belt land there may be restrictions on non native trees. Poplar and willow are generally classed as native. Willow is especially good because you can just go hunting for them in your local area and take 18 inch straight cuttings, Remember to mark the base and tip. Use a rubber mallet to hammer into the ground so about 6 inches are showing over the ground. They should start to grow in a few months, and will be a decent tree in a couple of years. Expect them to add about 2 feet a year in growth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Samurai Posted October 3, 2017 Supporters Share Posted October 3, 2017 8 hours ago, Iceni said: Willow is especially ... I think this was the most detailed and great, absolutely non airsoft answer to an airsoft related question I have ever read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callumbagshaw Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 hire a mini-digger for the day and build a small trench system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemon191 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Cheapest option is going to be makeshift defences from whatever you can get your hands on really, keep it movable so you can mix it up. If you have a decent budget and basic building tools/know how then build a small town with basic fence panels as wall's etc. You could certainly make a nice cqb area doing that. One thing to be aware of if its near the general public then you may get issues, also the chance of vandalism to take into account if your near any towns etc as for some reason kids and young adults love to burn and smash things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemon191 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Oh and a decent firing range so you can adjust sights, test accuracy/ range etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irgingermk2 Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 thanks for all the replys. we are just over a mile away from the nearest road and public walk ways chose this field as its deep in to my own lan. never thought about sheds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemon191 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I just wish I had a garden I could shoot in let alone enough land to think about playing games on lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irgingermk2 Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 it is nice having your own land that mates can play on the amount of game ideas you can try is good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tackle Posted October 16, 2017 Moderators Share Posted October 16, 2017 I too feel a flat field would benefit from an extensive trench system, it would be almost unique ?, BUT safety must be paramount, for starters an experienced digger operator is necessary , an amateur on a borrowed bit of kit would likely cock it up. plus even fairly shallow trenche would be subject to wall collapses over time, especially during use, so some kinda shoring up system would be necessary , prob timber, & there's the water table to consider, so close boarded pallets as running boards may be needed. i love the idea, done properly it could quickly develop in to a viable airsoft business, which in turn could bring more funds for site development, but you can't afford to bodge it, even if its just a few mates, somebody buried in a trench collapse would spoil the day lol. reccomend you start stockpiling pallets from any source you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshOnSnow Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 If you go down the construction vehicle route, the extra money spent on hiring a professional will be far better than getting sued later when it collapses because you botched it. In terms of barricades, long corrugated steel panels are very good, and the super loud clang of the BB hitting it makes for some excitement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Rogerborg Posted October 16, 2017 Supporters Share Posted October 16, 2017 <Buzz Killington> Incidentally, I should mention that any liability waiver that you get participants to sign isn't worth the paper that it's written on. You can set out what's expected of them, but you cannot disclaim away your duty of care or enjoin people to give up their right to redress. Your mates' word of honour to not sue you, mate, honest, mate, will last as long as it takes one of them to break a leg down a hole and be off work unpaid for months, or worse. Life care for a full-potato injury quickly runs into millions. Even amateur, unpaid volunteers can be sued successfully where a duty of care exists - see Vowles vs Evans. I wouldn't run a site, even for chums, with less than £5 million indemnity, preferably £10 million, based on a crystal clear risk assessment. </Buzz Killington> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangtight Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Old metal garage doors are quick and easy to throw together into compounds and improvised buildings. Old industrial racking is sturdy enough to climb on as long as it's securely fixed to the ground. Simply hammering stakes well into the ground at each leg will be fine and allow you to screw the frame together solidly and level. Old pallets are easy to get hold of and easy to screw together in a variety of configurations. Bit of paint and a couple of cheap camo nets. As for digging trenches, is amazing what a few determined mates armed with shovels can do in a couple of weekends. You don't need to go too deep as any spoil can be used to create ramparts to hide behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopRocket123 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 If you can afford it some derelict vehicles would be cool. Take out the glass and round off sharp edges and they make a cool addition to the field. Probably pushing it a bit but if you can find an old aircraft airframe like a helicopter or light aircraft then you can make that an element in gameplay like pilot retrieval and stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshOnSnow Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 20 hours ago, PopRocket123 said: If you can afford it some derelict vehicles would be cool. Take out the glass and round off sharp edges and they make a cool addition to the field. Probably pushing it a bit but if you can find an old aircraft airframe like a helicopter or light aircraft then you can make that an element in gameplay like pilot retrieval and stuff I think that's probably a little out of the league. Finding scrap aircraft is hard in the UK, not like the US, and transporting it if you do find one is even harder. Especially since he says there is no vehicle access to the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommikka Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 4 hours ago, AshOnSnow said: I think that's probably a little out of the league. Finding scrap aircraft is hard in the UK, not like the US, and transporting it if you do find one is even harder. Especially since he says there is no vehicle access to the site. Easier than you think, though the official disposals price is circa £150,000 for a scrap helicopter but they do find their way to scrap yards at prices that are more realistic around scrap value, and of course still need to get moved around on a flatbed Certain scrap yards will pick them up and sit on them for collectors and airsoft or paintball sites etc http://www.mod-sales.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshOnSnow Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 2 minutes ago, Tommikka said: Easier than you think, though the official disposals price is circa £150,000 for a scrap helicopter but they do find their way to scrap yards at prices that are more realistic around scrap value, and of course still need to get moved around on a flatbed Certain scrap yards will pick them up and sit on them for collectors and airsoft or paintball sites etc http://www.mod-sales.com/ For airsoft, I would think that it would be a lot easier - and a lot cheaper - designing and building an "aircraft wreckage" from plywood and scrap metal. Genuine scrap aircraft for those purposes often won't look the part anyway, since the gauges, seats and avionics are often the first bits to be refurbished and sold. But I think we're starting to go on a bit of a tangent He was wondering about using a field for airsoft, and we've got to the point of set design and £150k helicopters hahahaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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