Who's up for a game of PAINTBALL!!!

[gijoe1313]

Just remember, at the start, everyone just turn around and shoot EJ!

Ahh good times ... I remember scaring the organisers of a paintball shoot when I did all my ninja dive rolls with their gear!

Would love to come, but old gammy knee war wound and all that harummph ... and watch out for Finn, he will have the gyro stabilised, rail mounted, twin gatling automatic paintball throwers ...

Mmmm pocket rockets, my Chapi and Chapo bikes are waiting for new starter covers!

Shane from Newmanz is getting in some more ASAP!

[Zim_Invader]

hey,

so word up on all the guys that own a paintball gun. u can bring it with, but it'll be inspected by the guys at actions paintball. has to meet some standard, or some nonsense like that. u still pay the $56, but instead of getting 300 balls, u get 600, plus a free gas replacemen/top-up (think they use co2, so if your gun only works on the alternative, u may not be able to get it). so that's what they said.

hope that helps.

also, they said, to be there by half 2, latest, as we gotta go through the safety crap (irregardless of experience), and all up, that'll take 30 mins - gear up, and the rules etc etc. sorry dushy. reason for 2:30 start is becoz it gets dark early now days (~4:30ish), an so they want us to be done by then, else they'll stop the game due to bad light. latest they can span out to is 5 i think.

i don't see why you couldn't jump in later though - mayb at half 3, and just have a quick fire about, for the $40 package. but your call.

will be calling them on friday, so if i can get a head count by then, that'd be great. so far, i think i have:

finn,
ej (if he doesn't pansy out)
jaffa - mayb
andrew - mayb
slyer
kim - (couldn't tell if u were in or out tho)
dushi (if he decides to make a dash down after work, and join in later)


(i miss any1 else out?)

[Zim_Invader]

How much did you say they cost (pocket rockets)? Was it $150? I'll buy one for that and give you a race! OR, we could get hockey sticks and have a pocket rocket game of hockey / Polo!!

not sure how long i'd last with the polo, but i'm game to save up and get a pocket rcket as well.. (but it'll take ~4 weeks to earn up teh bank for it!) hehe. the last epic with my bike was mission enough!

[motorbyclist]

so word up on all the guys that own a paintball gun. u can bring it with, but it'll be inspected by the guys at actions paintball. has to meet some standard, or some nonsense like that. u still pay the $56, but instead of getting 300 balls, u get 600, plus a free gas replacemen/top-up (think they use co2, so if your gun only works on the alternative, u may not be able to get it). so that's what they said.

sweet as, i'm keen for that. my marker is a basic as one so there won't be any advantage.

now to empty my extra-large gas bottle for the free topup

How much did you say they cost (pocket rockets)? Was it $150? I'll buy one for that and give you a race! OR, we could get hockey sticks and have a pocket rocket game of hockey / Polo!!

i got mine for $200, listed as $250 but got his number and saved him $40 trademe fees, and got another one for my mate (which squiggles now has)

i hear the price came down, probably thanks to free trade deal etc etc, and the new models have alot of mods that people made themselves to make em go better (free r&d; lurking forums)

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-154236089.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-166235047.htm

just basic aircooled 3.5hp little beasties. don't expect high quality but once you've actually tightened everything and got the mix right the only issue is the starter rope. i don't trust chinese watercooling nor have the money for a $500 mini death machine

[motorbyclist]

shit this saturday?

i'd better be quick fixing the viffer then

[lemining]

Ehhhhh i would go, but 1. im working 2. im broke i just gave my bike paint job. :| Next time guys, pocket rocket sounds good tho, i will start saving up and we can start organizing races

[TOTO]

I am seruously keen on pocket rockets too.

They are not as expensive as I taught ...

Where do we race them ?

[motorbyclist]

carparks, drags on alfred st, $10 for a day's racing at the mt wellington go-kart track

[motorbyclist]

as for paintball, i hope i havn't turned people off it. considering all the overheads you're getting a good gear/grounds/instruction hire rate. paintball is by no means a cheap sport when you consider the amount of paint/gas you use (more expensive than petrol for the bikes)

and i might be able to bring a few dirt biking mates to bring up the numbers a bit

[EJK]

Whys suddenly this thread is changing to a pocketrocket thread?
Btw can I wear my bike helmet?
And the bike jacket?
And a backprotector?

[Patar]

Man i'd be so keen to come, but alas I too work saturdays.
If it gets organised again it should be on a sunday it seems.
Also none of this pansy gotta wear all the gear crap; all you need is the mask and a wife beater and you're good to go.
Paintball aint no fun unless people get welts (I once gave a guy a plum sized welt out the side of his neck)

[BIHB@0610]

Excellent. Students galore. Can I use led balls?

You have lead balls? Are they like balls of steel but harder ..... ?

[motorbyclist]

softer actually

[Zim_Invader]

awesome! the more u can recruit, the better. just a note. for the ppl that have their own gun, u may wanna be there a bit earlier - about 2:15, as they check up the gun - firring rate, etc etc, so that it matches up with theirs. - yours should be fine andrew.

so far, i've got 12 confirmed, and about 20 to let me know by friday. could be worse (has been too).

see u all there. will update if anything else needs to be announced.

for directions, seeing as u all have internet access, i'd suggest going to their website to get them it's the best means!

www.actionspaintball.co.nz/location.php

hopefully i'll see most of u there!

OH!!!1 and if any1 has a cam-corder, or plain camera, and are keen to get some snaps and clips of teh action, lemme know, as i can arrange for one them to get a referee onto the field to do so for us!

pics for the smc are always good!

[Zim_Invader]

Whys suddenly this thread is changing to a pocketrocket thread?
Btw can I wear my bike helmet?
And the bike jacket?
And a backprotector?

hehe, yes, do that! here's some reasons why:

u'll be cleaning a lot of the paint off your gear shortly after teh game becoz u'd stand out like black man in snow.


being cette black man in snow, u'd be the target of almost every1, as we've been given clear instructions to turn and shot u first up! (both team members and opponents alike) - i'm sorry here man, it's just the rules to follow, from teh powers that be... what such powers is it that i speak of? can't disclose - G-14 classsified... highly confidential stuff... hehe, it's all hush hush.

only a pansy wears extra padding inside their overalls (overalls are only there to save the body painting - i'm indian, i've already got that festival. 1's enough).

but then, with the back strap, u can do awesome rolls and the such, so i'd say it's not all that bad! haha.

don't sweat it man. there's gonna be a lot of girls there. and if they can take teh hits, i'm sure u can (u have falllen off the bke before - if not a mtorbike, at least the bicycle... mayb when learning... some time, long ago in your childhood???). it doesn'e hurt half as much as anythign u'd done as a kid. plus, the bruises will be gone in about 5 days, give it 10 tops just to be sure. (but those too are more for show than anything they honestly don't hurt - unless the zimbabwean in me has some sorta immunity to babypains??)
some magic from the doctors of the land perhaps?? hahaha. (or perhaps not)