We have been monitoring the progress of airsoft legalisation in Australia, and it is really an uphill battle for the airsoft and milsim community there. The Australian Airsoft Council (AAC) has been at the forefront of lobbying efforts to highlight the safety of airsoft guns and show that the airsoft community in Australia is comprised of members who adhere to the airsoft tenets of honour, teamwork, and honesty.

But for the meantime, what do their members do as part of the airsoft/Milsim community?

In one of their Facebook feeds, the AAC announced about the Milsim Australia project to bring in Taidi Toys at a lower price. We're also curious about the Milsim community in Australia and we find out there's also the Australian Milsim Coalition. This coalition is comprised of several Military simulation groups which conduct milsim activities such as Infrared tags, Paintball, and Laser Tags as these are legal in Australia.  Combat Simulations, one of the members in this coalition use the FragTag System and count as members current and ex-service people. The FragTag System is shown in the video below:

Going back to the Milsim Australia's Taidi project, it is called "Cheap Taidi for All!" and is found at the Pozible crowdfunding  website. I guess most of us are familiar with the Taidi Toys which are plastic 1:1 scale toy guns powered by batteries and have simulated gunfire sounds. They can be modded which some put PVC to reinforce these as these can break easily. Just like airsoft and real steel guns, the look can be enhanced with scopes, grips, and tactical lighting. Some go to great lengths to have some more realism with the external components.

Importing products into Australia for personal use is usually expensive which and Milsim Australia will import in bulk, aiming to raise an amount of AU$2,400 to be able to purchase wholesale from a Chinese supplier, ship the products to Australia, pay Customs, and distribute the Taidi Toy Guns to those who have pledged to their project.

Whilst working on  the legalisation of airsoft in Australia, AAC members can still have Milsim activities with the methods mentioned above or go into Cosplay which a good portion of airsoft players around the world participate in. With the Taidi Toy guns, they can have 1:1 scale legal firearms replicas to their loadout when attending Cosplay events. Cosplay can also  be good social gathering events for airsoft players to spread the word around on their campaign to legalise airsoft in the country.

Taidi Toys may be something that for those who do not live in Australia can think is only for kids playing make believe, it is something that Aussies have to live with.  Until airsoft gets legalised, they will have to resort to various ways to do military simulations and act as weekend warriors too and Taidi Toys and FragTags are the way to go.