The second bout of the WWII campaign - in sunny Scotland at the Scottish Adventure Centre.

The first bout of the WWII campaign - starting off at the rather chilly Bawtry Paintball Fields. Well, it was February...
Slight change in format - the videos have been uploaded to YouTube, so they'll be split in to 10 minute segments.

I hadn't been to the BattleZone site in Yarm for a long time. Too long, methinks.
BZ and Shoreline team up to bring the fourth bout of Saving Ryan's. Wonderful air fills - it's not very exciting watching someone fill an air bottle but I thought I'd put some footage in to show the setup. StellaKing is lurking about in his full regalia too.
Some fine set pieces on the field - the Galleon looked intriguing to play. The Bridge is always fun to attack or defend.
A good days ballin' and a fine end to the year.

A return to Scotch Corner's Paintball Village for Duty Calls - the Scenario Game organised by the 360FireTeam.

The field layout at Scotch Corner is well proportioned and good fun to play in. Rather chilly but then it was November.

Still trimming the footage - here's a wee trailer of what happened in the meantime.

Ahh back in Oklahoma for the 2008 D-Day game :) We were met off the plane by the film crew for "Soldiers of Paint", who are doing a documentary about the huge paintball event.
The weather started off inclement but soon cleared up. Here's the annual full-auto shoot (arranged by Harley Hunk).

A different Scenario format with 37 of the UK Scenario Oklahoma 2008 party against 137 players from other UK teams. One word to sum it up - LOL. Great fun. Good craic on and off the field.

The Bawtry Paintball Field site has impressive zones - click on the link for more pictures.

Very cold and wet but really enjoyable.
We (the Evil side) took a pounding - again!
The usual issues with paint in the inclement weather but thankfully, the next installments of Armogeddon have been brought forward to the warmer month of May.

The 2007 Tippmann Challenge in Detroit, Michigan.
Quite impressive site facilities for both Air and CO2 - the 'quick fill' rigs refill an empty bottle in literally seconds. The marshalls were very pro-active, leaping in to pull out eliminated players. Mobile chronograph checks were actively enforced - I think I was checked pretty much every time, walking back to the safe area. Jolly good.

Part 2 of the game.
Thanks to BZ Paintball for fixing my X7 which was damaged in transit - it doesn't matter what game you go to, they'll be around fixing and offering advice!
A big "Thank You" of course to Tippmann for their hospitality and support.

The 2007 Big Game from Warped Sports. The largest game in the UK.
Another chance to don the red kilt of the North. Perhaps not the best camouflage option but it did bounce quite a few hits.
The sound is a bit rough - it's old footage before I replaced the microphone.

A slightly different Scenario with three teams battling it out. Each group could only attack in a clockwise direction and defend in an anticlockwise direction. Quite an enjoyable day out. The scrap to get through the final Portal was amusing to watch.

 

Part 2 of the D-Day experience. The hot weather and the humidity took its toll on the footage but hopefully it gives a flavour of the experience. A big 'thank you' to the American hosts, especially Harley Hunk, who made it a very memorable experience.

June 2007 and the worlds largest paintball event -in Oklahoma. Thanks to Team Fury's Barnett Brothers (Tim and Craig) for arranging the trip - a rather good sojourn to the American Heartland. More details in part 2.

March 2007 and the first Big Game of the year at a new venue for Flashpoint - Bullswood Skirmish, Surrey. Always a pleasure and this didn't disappoint. My first outing with the Tippmann X7 too.

This was fun! A very cold start (brrr) and terrible trouble with paint breaks but such is life. Good site, gameplay and facilities. A welcome addition to the Big Game calendar. Had to replace the microphone after this game (it took a beating through the day) so you may have to turn the volume up a bit.

The first site I've been to that has a sign warning of 'undulating terrain' - and they weren't kidding. Very good day. There's a background panting noise at the end, which I'd like to point out was a dog and not me.

It's taken a while and is a bit rougher than I'd like but here's the footage from Paintball Pursuits Big Game. Back out as the Irish mercs for a hot day at Scotch Corner, last year we dealt out more nutritious cereal bars than gelatinous death, so it was time to get devious. Painting an icecream holder from the evening before and selling it as a golden artifact was particularly satisfying. A good humoured day.

Fun and games as the mercenary specialists while the Axis do battle with the Allies. A very memorable final battle at the bridge. The sound went a bit 'tinny' when the microphone was knocked out of place but it gives a flavour of the mayhem (sounds like a small child is following me around).

Aargh! Problems with condensation in the camera - as you'll see. Most of the footage was mush. Very good game though. The plot centered around controlling the flow of oil through pumping stations which forced strategic decisions to be made by both commanding Generals.

The cold weather wasn't kind to the recordings (or travellers) but a great start to the scenario season. I'd been looking for an excuse for nearly a year to get an Ion - if the trusty Tippie went down, it would be a sign. Finally she did. The ratchet went. Easy enough to fix but that was the sign :) A visit to those nice fellows at Armotech and I made my first step towards the 'Dark Side' of electro-madness.

Quick low-res cut of the last game of the day - H.M.S.S attacking the S.M.E.R.S.H castle. Copious amounts of paint lobbed about :).

Couldn't make this event but here's some footage.

 

 

Quite a warm one at the YPC site - even in a kilt :) Played on the Westside - a fine days shooting. Nice DVD too. Some spicey moments with friendly fire but heck, I walked up to the opposition thinking they were Westies - and was soon sent off to the sin bin. Good stuff.

Best scenario game of the year so far, hosted by Armotech (fine job lads) and made even more memorable by the callibre of players on both sides. We played for the Allies defending our bridge base against the pesky Axis. Thought I'd put up two Intro's - one in gritty black 'n white and one in glorious technicolour.
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The recordings went a bit "Pete Tong" so not much footage. We got handed a one way ticket to "Rumpersville" but a good day out :)   I'm still confused about the "good/bad" cheating mechanism...  And don't listen to Doogs in the clip - we know he wants to be on BodCam.com but that's just wishful thinking.
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In a strange, ironic twist of fate we changed side to play for the South (along with the Fennies and Armotech). A fine day out. Just a quick compilation of clips.

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Some rough cuts from the recent Flashpoint game. The depth of field (if that's the right term) is limited - reckon about 20m. As a result, the shooting is a bit bland so I'll just need to get closer.... Too many people to mention in the cast but here's a few that got in the way of the camera :)
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A wee compilation of footage with each of the SPC team members.