Might be Funner
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Forum Name: Paintball Ideas / News From Tippmann
Forum Description: Got a new idea or a way to improve something?
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Topic: Might be Funner
Posted By: t_hop
Subject: Might be Funner
Date Posted: 27 August 2008 at 8:28pm
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I've always had the dream of getting alot of people and flat out buying a Home Depot or Lowes; the building and everything in it. Then splitting up into teams and taking anywhere from a week to two weeks to take anything and everything to design and build a fort on seperate sides of the place. Both teams have equal access to everything so creativity and resourcefulness would be the biggest variable. I just always imagined while walking through the different ways to use the aisles with whatever they held in so many different ways to add a cool aspect of play you wouldn't usually have in a typical game. And the battle ultimately after both sides had finished building would be epic. That would be fun. ------------- "I'm here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of bubblegum." |
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Posted By: K Hop
Date Posted: 27 August 2008 at 8:58pm
| That'd be Schweet. 2x4 plywood lawnmower tanks FTW!! |
Posted By: XDG SCORPION
Date Posted: 27 August 2008 at 9:15pm
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Yeah same here. I always thought about buying a big apartment store and having a giant paintball war.
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Posted By: slackerr26
Date Posted: 27 August 2008 at 11:03pm
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whats an apartment store?
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Posted By: bavo12
Date Posted: 28 August 2008 at 5:32pm
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sounds fun ------------- think not that i am come to send peace on earth: i came not to send peace, but a sword. matthew 10:34 |
Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 28 August 2008 at 7:26pm
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any idea how much a building that size costs? I priced it out because i was looking at renting an old Sam's Club to build an indoor field, they wanted $400,000 a year. ------------- http://www.anomationanodizing.com - My Site 
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Posted By: K Hop
Date Posted: 28 August 2008 at 7:42pm
| Get all the forumers to pitch in. |
Posted By: t_hop
Date Posted: 30 August 2008 at 3:52pm
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ya and thats not even including all the merchandise. If somebody was to buy a complete Lowes or Home Depot fully stocked with the building I'm sure it could be close to a half a mil. ------------- "I'm here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of bubblegum." |
The Guy wrote:Posted By: K Hop
Date Posted: 30 August 2008 at 10:08pm
| I think it would be more than that. The huge racks probably add up some cost and all the heavy equipment such as lawnmowers. |
Posted By: hockeyfan269
Date Posted: 07 September 2008 at 5:04pm
 I've thought of that too. T_Hop, leme know if you ever do that 
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Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 07 September 2008 at 7:45pm
Umm, guess again guys. Home Depot stores average $36 million in sales per year. The buildings alone run $3-4 million. I am not sure of the exact figure, but based on sales figures and estimating approx retail mark up, I would guess an average store probably has between $3-6 million in on hand inventory at any given time.
------------- "When I grow up I want to marry a rich man and live in a condor next to the beach" -- My 7yr old daughter. |
Posted By: K Hop
Date Posted: 07 September 2008 at 7:48pm
Well if all the forum members including the ones that are inactive donated ten grand to the home depot paintball fund I think we would be set. |
Posted By: t_hop
Date Posted: 07 September 2008 at 8:00pm
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ya and i don't have to chip in cuz it was my idea... ------------- "I'm here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of bubblegum." |
Posted By: K Hop
Date Posted: 07 September 2008 at 8:05pm
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Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 07 September 2008 at 8:22pm
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Let me know how finding 500 people with an extra $10k just lying around goes for ya. I realize, it is just a day dreaming kind of thing and yeah, it would be cool, but in practicality.... ------------- "When I grow up I want to marry a rich man and live in a condor next to the beach" -- My 7yr old daughter. |
Posted By: t_hop
Date Posted: 07 September 2008 at 9:49pm
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alright! new plan we kidnap a fortune 500 CEO and introduce him to paintball, thus making him fall in love with it. Then we ask him to buy it for us! its genius, now we just need to find a young guy, hey maybe mark zuckerburg would up for some paintball... yeah and then he could turn around and use it for advertising... ------------- "I'm here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of bubblegum." |
Posted By: a_sock
Date Posted: 07 September 2008 at 10:32pm
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dude aim lower try buying out something that would only be temporary, I wonder if the schools would be up for letting us put plastic bags all over walls n stuff then using it for like 3 weeks then cleaning up and paying them a nice fee and we donate some money and make the school look good for holding "fundraiser" and making this sick afterschool program, we hype it up even more all over and they feel happy for making cash and getting better rep? Or maybe even use reball, youd have everyone not calling hits but it would still be alright. ------------- its easy to be famous, just set yourself on fire |
Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 08 September 2008 at 12:29am
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Liability, liability, liability. Insurance companies and the threats of lawsuits are the leading reasons that it won't work. Here in the "Rust Belt" , there are tons of empty buildings that would lend themselves perfectly to indoor paintball. Unfortunately, no one wants to accept the liability of someone slipping, falling and suing the property owners for all they are worth. No one will accept that risk. ------------- "When I grow up I want to marry a rich man and live in a condor next to the beach" -- My 7yr old daughter. |
Posted By: briand236
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 2:57am
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I'm with you! I have always wanted to play Urban Paintball just to see how it feels like. Like you know, SWAT style. A big building, 2 teams , 1 to defend and hold the hostages or important items (laptop, bags, documents, etc) and 1 to attack and rescue the hostages or steal the important items, of course, there would be a certain amount of time to finish up the mission! |
Posted By: K Hop
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 9:20am
sounds like a video game. |
Posted By: XDG SCORPION
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 10:01am
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Why would everyone donate? Not everyone would be able to play at the field. -------------
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 7:36pm
Never got to do it with paintballs but got to try it with M16, blanks and MILES quite a few years ago. Yes, it was a blast. (Except for when someone accidentally throws a GBS into the basement window well you are occupying.) ------------- 
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Posted By: lilsully4
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 8:32pm
Don't blanks hurt when you get to close? ------------- 
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Posted By: notom66866
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 1:23am
| Well if a home depot is out of your price range the US gov't sell old nuclear silos for 1 million a pop. Now that milsim paintball. |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 2:19am
The spray of hot wax (that is used to seal the tip of the round in place of a projectile) can be painful at closer ranges but the uniforms and protective gear tend to mitigate this possibility. -------------
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Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 7:54am
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Posted By: notom66866
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 11:51am
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Actually yes they do sell some decomishened silos. I saw a news report on it a few years ago. One family bought one for a home and another group of guys bought one, flooded it and now uses it to scuba dive. |
Posted By: kurieitaa
Date Posted: 16 September 2008 at 3:41am
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well if i was ever to donate in somthing that big, i want a garentuee a place to live there then lol.
that dudes house is awesome, i seen it on tv awhile ago. but never seen the scuba one tho? ------------- 
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Posted By: notom66866
Date Posted: 16 September 2008 at 1:56pm
Ya a 3 ton blast door sure keeps the pesky relatives at bay. 
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Posted By: t_hop
Date Posted: 16 September 2008 at 10:11pm
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haha ya they could just put a telescope in it for a peep hole, that might be long enough to fit... ------------- "I'm here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of bubblegum." |
Posted By: t_hop
Date Posted: 05 October 2008 at 8:59pm
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i just watched mr and mrs smith and it gave me an idea. Why don't we just storm an appartment store in the middle of the night and duke it out until the sun comes up and then leave. we would have to find one without an active alarm, or maybe just one that isn't completely finished being built. but this would be easier than pooling our money. ------------- "I'm here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of bubblegum." |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 05 October 2008 at 9:45pm
Is an apartment store where they sell apartments? -------------
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Posted By: t_hop
Date Posted: 06 October 2008 at 7:09pm
hmmm apartment stores... apartments... no. ------------- "I'm here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of bubblegum." |
Posted By: senior project
Date Posted: 07 October 2008 at 6:53am
my school would be perfect for this. could have probly 10+ games going at one time
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Posted By: PaiNTbALLfReNzY
Date Posted: 09 October 2008 at 11:00am
This is comedic gold. |
Posted By: davo1373
Date Posted: 07 February 2009 at 9:56pm
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ok so ia am bumping an old post sorry . but what about putting this idea up to a reality tellevision show kind of like paintball build off lol ------------- face shots dont bother me the ones in the head are another story |
Posted By: markhoppus
Date Posted: 25 February 2009 at 11:15am
| well sorry for the bumb but how bout those building and department stores that arent completely built yet they poeople could have a night game or ask the construction company if we can play and clean it up if its possible? |
Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 25 February 2009 at 12:34pm
that won't fly with the construction company or the developer. The amount of materials stored on a job site is worth $$$$$ and they don't want anyone with sticky fingers shopping while playing paintball. ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: FreeEnterprise
Date Posted: 25 February 2009 at 1:54pm
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I heard that in the stimulus bill there is a provision to take all the foreclosed vacant homes and use them as paintball fields...
Too bad the locals didn't wait for it to be official.
"Local kids broke into a vacant house a block from Stone's and used it for a paintball war."
http://www.rd.com/advice-and-know-how/neighborhood-watch-how-you-can-fight-blight/article119211.html - http://www.rd.com/advice-and-know-how/neighborhood-watch-how-you-can-fight-blight/article119211.html ------------- They tremble at my name... 
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