Warpfrenzy
New Member
This is copied from the Comic Con website regarding Prop Weapons. It more or less says I am not allowed to bring in my fiberglass sword. So I was wondering what else could I make a sword out of that would call into the guildlines and not be 100% foam and easly broken. Thanks
Weapons Policy
Please read this entire policy before attending New York Comic Con. Failure to follow this policy may result in your removal from the convention without refund.
The following items are forbidden at New York Comic Con:
If you’re bringing, buying or selling something that could maim, damage or cause serious bodily harm, we’re going to take issue.
The following items are forbidden at NYCC:
-Functional firearms (including air soft guns, BB guns, cap guns, paintball guns and pellet guns)
-Realistic replica firearms (including reproduction, fake or toy guns that can be confused for functional firearms)
-Functional projectile weapons (including blow guns, crossbows, long bows, silly string, slingshots, water balloons and water guns)
-Sharpened metal-bladed weapons (including axes, daggers, hatches, knives, kunai, shuriken, swords, sword canes and switch blades)
-Explosives (including firecrackers and fireworks)
-Chemical weapons (including mace and pepper spray)
-Blunt weapons (including brass knuckles, clubs and nunchaku)
-Hard prop weapons (including props made of metal, fiberglass and glass)
-Instruments that cause excessive noise levels like vuvuzelas, grenade whistles and grenade horns
-Whips
-Aerosol mustard
Prop weapons will be allowed providing they are composed of cardboard, foam, wood or other light materials. Prop firearms are allowed only if they cannot be mistaken for real weapons. The barrel of all prop firearms
must be covered with brightly-colored caps. Prop bows will be allowed providing all arrows have soft tips.
Basically, don’t be an idiot.
Weapons Policy
Please read this entire policy before attending New York Comic Con. Failure to follow this policy may result in your removal from the convention without refund.
The following items are forbidden at New York Comic Con:
If you’re bringing, buying or selling something that could maim, damage or cause serious bodily harm, we’re going to take issue.
The following items are forbidden at NYCC:
-Functional firearms (including air soft guns, BB guns, cap guns, paintball guns and pellet guns)
-Realistic replica firearms (including reproduction, fake or toy guns that can be confused for functional firearms)
-Functional projectile weapons (including blow guns, crossbows, long bows, silly string, slingshots, water balloons and water guns)
-Sharpened metal-bladed weapons (including axes, daggers, hatches, knives, kunai, shuriken, swords, sword canes and switch blades)
-Explosives (including firecrackers and fireworks)
-Chemical weapons (including mace and pepper spray)
-Blunt weapons (including brass knuckles, clubs and nunchaku)
-Hard prop weapons (including props made of metal, fiberglass and glass)
-Instruments that cause excessive noise levels like vuvuzelas, grenade whistles and grenade horns
-Whips
-Aerosol mustard
Prop weapons will be allowed providing they are composed of cardboard, foam, wood or other light materials. Prop firearms are allowed only if they cannot be mistaken for real weapons. The barrel of all prop firearms
must be covered with brightly-colored caps. Prop bows will be allowed providing all arrows have soft tips.
Basically, don’t be an idiot.
