Do I need an orange tip?

RingoDeathStarr · Post by **RingoDeathStarr** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:43 pm

I made a Death Ray for a Dr. Horrible cosplay but while spray painting it, my boyfriend sprayed over the orange tip.

I painted the tip red and silver. I'm just wondering if I have to make it orange in order to carry it around the convention.

Might I be able to avoid the orange tip by plugging the barrel with something?

The trigger is incapable of moving and the prop is going to be held upside down making it not actually look like a weapon.
The gun

kmcwilliams94 · Post by **kmcwilliams94** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 9:55 am

well if you walk around town with it you could get into trouble with police, you should prolly just re paint it orange.

RingoDeathStarr · Post by **RingoDeathStarr** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:58 pm

I really don't plan on leaving the convention area, though. I never have in the previous years I've gone to AB because I get commute to the convention every day via my parents. So, if they need to pick me up, they want me to stay at the con.
The only chance of me leaving to walk around Boston is if I end up getting a room at the hotel (where I could leave the prop).

kmcwilliams94 · Post by **kmcwilliams94** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 8:45 pm

well the orange tip just shows that its a toy.
i dunno how important thatd be at the con, itd only be important outside the con.

kmcwilliams94 · Post by **kmcwilliams94** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:09 pm

note: im not a staff member and just relized this is considered a "staff directed question" and the staff will prolly yell at me again for this mistake.
whatever, con goers can help too though.

Eilonnwy · Post by **Eilonnwy** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:00 pm

All weapons con only be approved once they are reviewed at the convention itself. If you wish to get an idea of what you should do, I recommend contacting security directly.

Our weapons policy is listed here: http://www.animeboston.com/about/weapons/

aznmedic · Post by **aznmedic** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 12:24 pm

Yes you need an orange tip. This is both a MA law and Fed law, so CYA and have a quarter inch of blaze orange at the tip.

Starwind · Post by **Starwind** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 7:49 am

Would that old Power Rangers blaster (the gun they each had back in the first season) need an orange tip? That things look nothing like a real gun.

aznmedic · Post by **aznmedic** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 5:33 pm

yup,

anything that can be remotely similar to a gun has to have the blaze orange tip.
Not local or state law, but a fed one.

Misakochan · Post by **Misakochan** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:05 am

Any ideas on how best to include the orange tip with Yoko's rifle?
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs32/f/2008/ ... anarah.png

Could I just make an orange plug for the end of the muzzle or would that not be visible enough?

President Aria · Post by **President Aria** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 12:00 pm

I'd probably just paint like an inch of the end of the barrel orange. Like was said, it's a federal law so I doubt there are any conventions you can go to that wouldn't require the orange tip.

aznmedic · Post by **aznmedic** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:39 am

You want at least 2/3 of the tip orange

Motti15 · Post by **Motti15** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:55 am

I know some people don't want orange on their weapon for any sort of reason, but boston police do take things seriously and you NEED that orange tip there. Last year I had brought in a airsoft gun with the trigger missing, though no orange tip and 1 of the officers gave me a hard time about it. I strongly suggest painting the tip orange again, even if it doesn't look real. (Just going by personal experience FYI.)

SilentRose · Post by **SilentRose** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:51 pm

Are weapons allowed to be made out of normal wood? And if so, If it was persay, a thin sword, where would the orange tip be? The handle or the edge of the flattened blade?

Post by **AliceTanzer** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 1:00 pm

Orange tips are required on firearms. They're the traditional sort of "This is fake!" announcement to the world.

SilentRose · Post by **SilentRose** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 1:05 pm

So swords dont need an orange tip?

Post by **AliceTanzer** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 1:06 pm

SilentRose · Post by **SilentRose** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 1:08 pm

Thank you.

BlE3dinglurve69 · Post by **BlE3dinglurve69** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:19 am

I know that you can't approve any weapons here but I just would an opinion on these swords. My cousin made them out of wood he brought at Home Depot.

http://img217.imageshack.us/i/183273101 ... 31889.jpg/

just at first glance, do you think these are acceptable?

Eilonnwy · Post by **Eilonnwy** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:06 am

If you wish to post pics of weapons to have security look at it, please use the contact form or this thread: Link

Locking because this isn't the place to start that.