Yeah sure, airsoft guns are the best gun props nowadays as they are cheaper, easier to access and they look like real guns with real gun action, especially those with blowback features. With computer FX software any studio can add smoke and gunfire, which also lessens the danger for actors and extras when they use blank firing rifles.

But a little more imagination can bring an action/war movie come to life even without the use of airsoft guns. Five years ago, we featured here on Popular Airsoft, the hit YouTube short called “Cardboard Warfare” in which the filmmakers used cardboard for almost everything, guns and including transport planes to do a World War II themed war short movie. It was such a big hit with almost 7 million views.

For the Nukazooka Crew, they did something that many would love to see, a live action Nerf Warfare. With World War Nerf, they got a hit action short, using Nerf Guns as well as Nerf Tiger Tank. We are not sure if the setting is World War II, but it does get some inspiration from the opening scene of “Saving Private Ryan”.

So far, it has gotten over 2 million views ever since it was released last 11 October. It may not be as elaborate as Cardboard Warfare, but it has achieved what it was made to do, to entertain Netizens on YouTube.

Now, if we get to see some airsoft YouTube channels try to do something like this (which we believe, Spartan117gw and BirnyX/Johny Deadline Picture Productions are leading the way) rather than just gameplay videos that always the maker of the video making hits/kills all the time with their scopecams, then airsoft filmmaking may just go to another level. It is only when there are contests such as the G&G video contests when we get to watch gems in airsoft filmmaking (though the problem with such is that is centered in G&G). So hopefully, we get to see some airsoft players with creative minds make some awesome videos.