I am planning on running a few gear workshops for 2014, and by proxy other modern-day or postmodern games that may spring up. The first will be sometime in the near future-- probably sometime in the next couple of months. This is because it will require a great deal of modern and post-modern kit, some of which is not readily available (at least not cheaply) in stores or in the nzLARPS gear stockpile.
There will be more than one workshop, as the campaign will be large and will need to have things built every now and again for particular purposes. The first one or two will cover basics.
The following is a list of the kinds of things I’d like to start making at the first couple of workshops. It could take up to three to make a respectable pile of things.
Weapons
-Baseball bats
-Wrenches
-Crowbars
-Sledgehammers
-Claw hammers
-Lead pipes
-Fire axes
Ideally these would be lightweight in nature and could be made mostly out of camping mat-- aside from the baseball bats and sledgehammer, which may require something softer and thicker.
Armour
-Kevlar vests
-SWAT-style body armour
-Metal body armour
What I’m hoping to get out of this thread are:
-Design and execution tips on building said items
-Info on where to get appropriate materials
-People interested in helping out at the workshops
There are also a couple of long-term, more ambitious pieces of gear which I’ll discuss with those at the workshop to avoid them becoming too public.