Fake accessories on screen

[MT2008]

(I know this is an old topic, but I have been off IMFDB a lot and wanted to weigh in.)

Originally Posted by funkychinaman

I think MPM said a lot of them were airsoft accessories.

He did, and he's correct. However, I remember my contact at ISS told me that they tried some of the airsoft optics on their weapons and found that the airsoft versions were too fragile for repeated rentals. He said they use the real thing, but "gutted." This came up because MPM thought that the ACOG used on the M4/M203 from both "Transformers" and "Rambo (2008)" was an airsoft replica. My contact at ISS said no, it's a real one. (See my comments on the "Rambo" page from 2011.)

That being said, I am sure the airsoft versions are often used as stand-ins, just as airsoft weapons have often been used in non-firing scenes.

[Spartan198]

Occasionally you see some unconvincing airsoft replica PEQ-2s, such as this example from Smokin' Aces 2.

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by Spartan198

Occasionally you see some unconvincing airsoft replica PEQ-2s, such as this example from Smokin' Aces 2.

Isn't that actually a PAQ-4? (Though probably still an airsoft replica.) I don't know how I got that wrong when I did the page - I thought I knew the difference, even five years ago.

[Spartan198]

Originally Posted by MT2008

Isn't that actually a PAQ-4? (Though probably still an airsoft replica.) I don't know how I got that wrong when I did the page - I thought I knew the difference, even five years ago.

No, PAQ-4s are smaller.

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by Spartan198

No, PAQ-4s are smaller.

Ah, right, good call.

[commando552]

Based on the rounded edges and the shape of the emitter it looks like they intended it to be a PAQ-4. The reason they make them so large for Airsoft guns is so that you can fit a large battery inside of them (they don't have a laser or anything, they are just a hollow battery box for the gun).