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--[[User:Sidewinder Forge|Sidewinder Forge]] ([[User talk:Sidewinder Forge|talk]]) 05:54, 13 August 2015 (EDT)
--[[User:Sidewinder Forge|Sidewinder Forge]] ([[User talk:Sidewinder Forge|talk]]) 05:54, 13 August 2015 (EDT)
:Maybe a Palmer Cap-Chur Mid-Range Projector? --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 09:20, 13 August 2015 (EDT)
:Maybe a Palmer Cap-Chur Mid-Range Projector? --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 09:20, 13 August 2015 (EDT)
Looks similar but not the right one, ta.  Bear in mind this is an early 80s lowish budget UK TV production --[[User:Sidewinder Forge|Sidewinder Forge]] ([[User talk:Sidewinder Forge|talk]]) 12:38, 13 August 2015 (EDT)
:I can't imagine a pneumatic dart gun would be too big of a purchase, and it's possible they just used cast replicas. Did these actually fire? --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 12:50, 13 August 2015 (EDT)
Didn't actually fire, it shoot somewhat laughably dodgy special effect shurikens. --[[User:Sidewinder Forge|Sidewinder Forge]] ([[User talk:Sidewinder Forge|talk]]) 06:49, 14 August 2015 (EDT)
:And I did some checking, and a Palmer Cap-Chur Mid-Range Projector today costs about $400 with the stock. So, probably something the combined budgets of the BBC and ABC can afford. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 09:48, 14 August 2015 (EDT)

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Triffid gun

Here's a picture showing the actual prop used in the film, anyone recognise what the base gun is?

Please do not add this image to main page. --Sidewinder Forge (talk) 05:54, 13 August 2015 (EDT)

Maybe a Palmer Cap-Chur Mid-Range Projector? --Funkychinaman (talk) 09:20, 13 August 2015 (EDT)

Looks similar but not the right one, ta. Bear in mind this is an early 80s lowish budget UK TV production --Sidewinder Forge (talk) 12:38, 13 August 2015 (EDT)

I can't imagine a pneumatic dart gun would be too big of a purchase, and it's possible they just used cast replicas. Did these actually fire? --Funkychinaman (talk) 12:50, 13 August 2015 (EDT)

Didn't actually fire, it shoot somewhat laughably dodgy special effect shurikens. --Sidewinder Forge (talk) 06:49, 14 August 2015 (EDT)

And I did some checking, and a Palmer Cap-Chur Mid-Range Projector today costs about $400 with the stock. So, probably something the combined budgets of the BBC and ABC can afford. --Funkychinaman (talk) 09:48, 14 August 2015 (EDT)