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Offline Neldoreth

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The real future wars?
« on: September 11, 2006, 01:49:41 AM »
Check out this, I am so looking forward to getting my hands on some of these! They are from ebobminiatures.com    Paintball!



Very cool!

n.

Offline Prof.Witchheimer

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The real future wars?
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2006, 08:37:29 AM »
nice! but nor sure about odd-looking weapons

Offline Etranger

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« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2006, 09:04:33 AM »
Quote from: "Prof.Witchheimer"
nice! but nor sure about odd-looking weapons


Look like paintball guns to me & at a guess that's what they are.
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Offline WitchfinderGeneral

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« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2006, 11:03:52 AM »
Do you really think your paintballs have any chance against my lasers?  :lol:
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Offline Neldoreth

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« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2006, 12:31:20 PM »
When I saw these figs I just had to show them off, I guess I should have put them in the open forum...  In any case, when I saw them they took me back to my paintball days, like this:







This is just another way to keep me in the basement, hunched over my miniatures when I should be outside getting some excercise! When my buddies call and say "lets get out and play some paintball", I can reply, "Sure, come over, I'll bring the soda and chips for some miniature gaming action!"...

n.

Offline KeyanSark

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« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2006, 01:26:50 PM »
LEt's hope the real future wars are done with paintball guns... Last news from Iran and Mr. Bush make me sweat again, as I did back in the 80s...

But this is offtopic, and sorry for that...
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Offline Prof.Witchheimer

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« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2006, 01:39:26 PM »
until today never heard anything about paintball,  thought that's a sort of sci-fi-men-in-black-like-weapon  :)

Offline KeyanSark

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« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2006, 06:57:19 PM »
I played paintball a couple of times some years ago... Although you wear some kind of protection, those ball really hurt when they hit you... I remember myself crawling in the dirt trying not to be hit in the head by the "enemy" who was entrenched... and realising a little how bad must be the *REAL* thing  :lol:

Offline Operator5

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« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2006, 07:02:04 PM »
Played Paintball a couple of times.

After a VERY close call, I learned to wear a protective cup as I caught a shot at less than 5 ft, right on the inside of my thigh.  :oops:


It could have been much worse.  :freak:
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Offline Neldoreth

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« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2006, 07:49:33 PM »
I used to always wear a couple of layers of clothes. Luckily (knock on wood) I never did take any serious shots, but I had many friends who had and so I learned from their misfortune.

Funny thing is that now I have seen those miniatures I have a burning desire to go out and play paintball! I hope this desire passes soon so that I can keep my efforts for my miniatures ;)

Sorry for taking this forum post so off topic!

n.

Offline Argonor

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Re: The real future wars?
« Reply #10 on: June 15, 2008, 08:14:04 AM »
I know this is close to threadomancy, but I just go this wicked idea:

You do a moderated game for a couple of friends, where they are playing a team of paintballers each. Capture the flag or something.

The paintball-field is situated on an old abandoned cemetery (a few headstones are scattered among the barricades, and a main tower/stronghold is buildt on top of a mausoleum/crypt...?)

The tough question here is: Can you stop a zombie with at paintball gun? ;-)
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Offline Col.Stone

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Re: The real future wars?
« Reply #11 on: June 22, 2008, 02:21:55 AM »
What a great idea  lol lol

Offline Pil

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Re: The real future wars?
« Reply #12 on: June 23, 2008, 10:12:58 AM »
I know this is close to threadomancy, but I just go this wicked idea:

You do a moderated game for a couple of friends, where they are playing a team of paintballers each. Capture the flag or something.

The paintball-field is situated on an old abandoned cemetery (a few headstones are scattered among the barricades, and a main tower/stronghold is buildt on top of a mausoleum/crypt...?)

The tough question here is: Can you stop a zombie with at paintball gun? ;-)

In Romero's Land Of The Dead one of the attractions in the undercity is shooting paintball shots at zombies. There is a sign next to it saying "No headshots". Depending on the game type fought I'd say a paintball has a low strength but it just might work... ;)
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Offline Argonor

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Re: The real future wars?
« Reply #13 on: June 23, 2008, 11:52:21 AM »
Yeah, I'd probably allow for the paintball to knock over the Z, but not kill it - the players would have to let their teams use improvised weaponry to actually kill of the critters....

Offline Commander Vyper

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Re: The real future wars?
« Reply #14 on: June 26, 2008, 01:05:46 PM »
I know this is close to threadomancy, but I just go this wicked idea:

You do a moderated game for a couple of friends, where they are playing a team of paintballers each. Capture the flag or something.

The paintball-field is situated on an old abandoned cemetery (a few headstones are scattered among the barricades, and a main tower/stronghold is buildt on top of a mausoleum/crypt...?)

The tough question here is: Can you stop a zombie with at paintball gun? ;-)

In Romero's Land Of The Dead one of the attractions in the undercity is shooting paintball shots at zombies. There is a sign next to it saying "No headshots". Depending on the game type fought I'd say a paintball has a low strength but it just might work... ;)

Well as they rot even a gas powered paint ball might get in that there brainstem!

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