TippmannEmployee1
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Topic: TippmannEmployee1
Posted By: TippmannEmployee1
Subject: TippmannEmployee1
Date Posted: 05 August 2010 at 3:02pm
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All, I have been informed that there are alot of people out there who would like me to be more active with the forums. So i am hear to say, i am able and willing to answer your questions. Feel free to Im or email PM at any time with any questions. I will answer any questions i am able to . i will frequently check the forums. If i am not active in a topic and you need a questions answered please email or PM me. I do travel a lot for Tippmann and i am not able to be on a computer sometimes for days, so please don't get mad if i don't get back to you right away. TippmannEmployee1 |
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Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 05 August 2010 at 3:06pm
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How much does the HellHound cost? -------------  irc.esper.net #paintball |
Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 05 August 2010 at 3:06pm
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I have a question.
What is the Tippmann company's standard for the capitalization of the letter "i"?
stratoaxe
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Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 05 August 2010 at 3:26pm
| Are there any plans for a paint bayonet? |
Posted By: FreeEnterprise
Date Posted: 05 August 2010 at 3:27pm
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will you guys sponser me? ------------- They tremble at my name... 
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Posted By: Hairball!!!
Date Posted: 05 August 2010 at 3:31pm
| Self-fail! |
Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 05 August 2010 at 3:34pm
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Sponsor? It *is* butchered. ------------- irc.esper.net #paintball |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 05 August 2010 at 3:45pm
I think that's part of the joke... ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Benjichang wrote:Posted By: TippmannEmployee1
Date Posted: 05 August 2010 at 3:55pm
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ok, Hell Hound - was sold to Hell Survivors. Tippmann no longer owns it. paint bayonet - Have not really looked into it. Sponsor you - Sorry were not sponsoring any teams right now or individuals. |
Posted By: FreeEnterprise
Date Posted: 05 August 2010 at 3:59pm
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Clearly you don't know that I am... THE REAPER!
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 05 August 2010 at 10:28pm
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Ive always wondered, were those Chameleon M98's factory runs? ------------- 
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Posted By: Impulse.
Date Posted: 05 August 2010 at 10:30pm
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When will the super chromiums be in stock? ------------- [IMG]http://www.word-detective.com/berry.gif"> |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 05 August 2010 at 10:33pm
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Oh, and I forgot, exactly how many Factory F/A's were made? I want spare parts -------------
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Posted By: Evil Elvis
Date Posted: 05 August 2010 at 10:35pm
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Is there a plan to make Tippmann Challenges available to East Coast and West Coast players? Like a Tippmann Challenge West and East along with the Original? ------------- 
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Posted By: __sneaky__
Date Posted: 05 August 2010 at 10:44pm
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When will Tippmann start producing a paint-flamethrower? When will Tippmann start producing paint shotguns? What's Paintball? and most importantly: Who is the Stig? ------------- "I AM a crossdresser." -Reb Cpl Forum Vice President RIP T&O Forum |
Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 06 August 2010 at 12:22am
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first and last thread he will ever take part in. edit: because of the ridiculous questions/comments. |
Posted By: __sneaky__
Date Posted: 06 August 2010 at 12:38am
------------- "I AM a crossdresser." -Reb Cpl Forum Vice President RIP T&O Forum |
Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 06 August 2010 at 12:49am
| What is the matrix? |
Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 06 August 2010 at 1:56am
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Can I touch this? ------------- PSN Tag: AmmoLord XBL: xXAmmoLordXx ~Minister of Tinkering With Things That Go "BOOM!"(AKA Minister of Munitions)~ |
Posted By: High Voltage
Date Posted: 06 August 2010 at 2:10am
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Posted By: Tical3.0
Date Posted: 06 August 2010 at 8:12am
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Lol, welcome to our forum. This is who we are and we aint changing now. ------------- I ♣ hippies. |
Posted By: Thads
Date Posted: 06 August 2010 at 8:51am
This would be nice! |
Posted By: TippmannEmployee1
Date Posted: 10 August 2010 at 3:47pm
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All, i am here to answer legitimate Tippmann questions. So please keep questions serious and Tippmann related. Thanks, TippmannEmployee1 |
Posted By: scotchyscotch
Date Posted: 10 August 2010 at 3:54pm
| What if we refuse? |
Posted By: TippmannEmployee1
Date Posted: 10 August 2010 at 4:18pm
| I will only answer legitimate and Tippmann related questions. |
Posted By: *Stealth*
Date Posted: 10 August 2010 at 5:35pm
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That apparently means he won't answer anything. ------------- |
Posted By: mbro
Date Posted: 10 August 2010 at 6:29pm
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Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos. |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 10 August 2010 at 6:32pm
I'd just avoid Thoughts And Opinions in that case. |
Posted By: Destruction
Date Posted: 10 August 2010 at 6:33pm
That question seems legit enough. ------------- u dont know what to do ur getting mottor boatted Men are from Magmar, women are from Venusaur. |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 10 August 2010 at 6:34pm
Silly mbro; the "and" in that sentence means that the questions must be both legitimate and Tippmann related. If the question only had to be one of the above he would have used an "or." ------------- 
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Posted By: oldsoldier
Date Posted: 10 August 2010 at 6:47pm
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Jeeze, people, stick out foot, shoot same. If this guy is legitimate and you are hammering him like you are, there is a potential of the 'plug' being pulled based on he/she being a Tippmann employee, and where then will you be able to have all this fun. Yes, he should be up in the Tippmann folks area, and if he is trying to 'help' let it be, or we may face no forum. ------------- 
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 10 August 2010 at 7:01pm
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While I'm usually on his side, I actually thought to myself " I bet his post is going to be negative and tsk tsking" as soon as I saw he was the most recent post.
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Posted By: High Voltage
Date Posted: 10 August 2010 at 7:15pm
Citation needed. Please keep the fear mongering to your political threads at least. -------------
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Posted By: bravecoward
Date Posted: 10 August 2010 at 7:24pm
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is tippmann hq still in indiana?
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Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 10 August 2010 at 7:35pm
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what ever happened to the C3? not a big enough customer base or what? |
Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 10 August 2010 at 7:40pm
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I belong to a few AR 15 discussion boards and they have monthly give aways the we regulars post in on with hopes of winning something, so, Does Tippmann plan to do something similar for those of us who frequent the discussion board?
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Posted By: Magoo
Date Posted: 10 August 2010 at 7:42pm
| Tippmann Employee, to keep this thread legitimate, can we expect a 10 rd TPX mag (preferably an inline Tru-Feed style) any time soon? That's really the only reason I'm keeping my TPX... |
Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 10 August 2010 at 9:19pm
| Can you comment on the rumor that Tippmann is opening up a classic French cuisine restaurant in the Ft. Wayne area? |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 10 August 2010 at 11:26pm
As mentioned before:
Were those Chameleon M98's (colorshift paint) a factory job?
What was the exact production number of Factory F/A's?
and also...
Was there any Tippmanns made in any color other than black, silver(98C/A5)realtree camo(98C/A5), digital camo, chameleon?, red(triumph) and blue(triumph) -------------
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Posted By: Evil Elvis
Date Posted: 10 August 2010 at 11:34pm
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Any word on Setting up Regional Tippmann Challenges? Driving 20 Hours to Hell's takes a big chunk of my Vacation time and Vacation funds. I am sure West Coast players short of flying in makes the Tippmann Challenge out of their reach.
And without the Weeklong Events like D-day where a player can get plenty out of going on. Flying to a two day event its just too pricey. If Tippmann could Partner up with already established Big Events such as the Westpoint's Fall game. Add some "team" and "Individual" Challenges and you might have yourself a winning Concept. -------------
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Posted By: Darur
Date Posted: 10 August 2010 at 11:40pm
Does the Tippmann Boss include support after the one-year warranty? If not, where can I purchase replacement parts? ------------- Real Men play Tuba [IMG]http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1859/newsmall6xz.jpg"> PH33R TEH 1337 Dwarf! http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/log_off_user.asp" rel="nofollow - DONT CLICK ME!!1 |
Posted By: TippmannEmployee1
Date Posted: 11 August 2010 at 8:53am
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Ok, Tippmann Hq still in Fort Wayne - This is correct, our Hq is in Fort Wayne, IN. We also have an office in Buffalo Grove, IL C3 - The plan was always to only produce 3,000 C3 markers and that is what we did. 10 round mags tpx - To be honest i am really not sure what our guys down in R&D are working on. Different Color Tippmanns - Tippmann did make the model 98 in the chamelon colors, there were not a ton of these made. Tippmann Challenges - The tippmann challenge is now a world wide event, we have them in different country's and also in different spots in the US. To answer your question i am not sure where we will have challenges in 2011 but there will be some on the schedule. Factory FA - I have no clue. That was before my time. I will ask Jr. today and see if he can remember. |
Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 11 August 2010 at 10:33am
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this is something i didn't think to ask...if you're a tippmann employee why didn't you just make yourself a moderator? |
Posted By: mbro
Date Posted: 11 August 2010 at 10:52am
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Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos. |
Posted By: TippmannEmployee1
Date Posted: 11 August 2010 at 11:15am
| Never really thought about making my self a moderator, and the engineers are so busy they dont have time. If you have a specific question for them let me know and ill get the answer. |
Posted By: mbro
Date Posted: 11 August 2010 at 11:31am
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Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos. |
Posted By: FreeEnterprise
Date Posted: 11 August 2010 at 11:36am
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I love my a-5, and I play in the fall and winter primarily.
I have over 75 players that participate at my private events monthly in the wintertime. Currently I recommend Tippmann markers, and since I use an A-5... Many of the guys that play end up with a-5's as well. (or x-7's).
My issue is the ratchet in the cyclone feeder. In the cold it has a tendancy to break. There are no paintball stores in our area that carry this part, as they have all gone out of business. Because of this I always carry two a-5's... So I have a backup. EVERY game someone ends up using this backup.. as they have a ratchet break... and ordering a new ratchet, or stripping it down to replace the ratchet... Neither can be done easily on game day...
And the plastic ratchet has a tendancy to do this pretty quick in cold weather, no matter what grease you use, or how often you clean the marker. And I don't have any type of trigger kit... My gun is semi-auto only.
The aftermarket metal parts are nice, but you have to upgrade both the rod, and ratchet to get it to perform consistently. And Tippmann doesn't offer these...
This is a problem. I realize metal parts are more expensive than plastic, but the reliability is a huge issue and hurts your reputation. I know of at least 5 of my players who have 98 customs and will not upgrade to an a-5 because of this issue, as they feel that the decrease speed of fire is worth it because the 98 is more reliable...
You could easily remedy this by offering a "armored" version that has metal cyclone parts for cold weather use... I have found ways to help alleviate this issue by keeping my gun warm, and in a cooler with a heat source along with my paint... And most of my players do the same.
Or by putting ratchet parts (not just the a-5 kit, as that is expensive and you end up using only the replacement ratchet right away... then need another) in box stores, where people can get them quickly if needed. Or just replace this part with metal for all production a-5's/X-7's...
 I have done testing for many different companies over the years, so I understand the process, and time it takes to do something like this, feel free to PM me if you want to talk seriously about this issue.
Glenn M
Owner
Trails of Doom private paintball field
Oxford Ohio
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Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 11 August 2010 at 12:11pm
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see my last post. A monthly drawing for free stuff, i.e. T shirts, stickers parts, mods/upgrades or maybe even a marker around the holidays.
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Posted By: TippmannEmployee1
Date Posted: 12 August 2010 at 2:54pm
| Ill see what i can do. |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 12 August 2010 at 11:42pm
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Hows about including Forum propoganda in every box? Also, are those older style Tippmann shirts for sale? The black or white shirts with red TIPPMANN across the chest, and "PAINTBALL-MADE IN USA" underneath? I have both shirts but they have seen better days. -------------
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Posted By: *Stealth*
Date Posted: 13 August 2010 at 12:31am
Little strips similar to fortune cookie fortunes: "FUN DUCK" -- Tippmann Forum -- ------------- |
Posted By: TippmannEmployee1
Date Posted: 13 August 2010 at 12:26pm
| We are currently out of those shirts. We will be getting them back in but it will only be in Black with Red lettering. |
Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 13 August 2010 at 12:33pm
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Hey TE, maybe Tippmann could send some of the new products for field trials to selected forumers.
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Posted By: TippmannEmployee1
Date Posted: 13 August 2010 at 12:48pm
| I will bring that idea up to our marketing department. |
Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 13 August 2010 at 12:50pm
------------- "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: SSOK
Date Posted: 13 August 2010 at 4:42pm
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Do you know when the shirts will come in? I loved mine.
Also, do you know if/when Phenom double triggers will be available? Secondly, are there any plans for a redesign on the Phenoms reciever(a stripped down version)? There are a few people out there hacking away at the things, removing the atrocious magwell and the like with a file and hacksaw. I want to do that but I have a low serial and dont want to destroy the thing.
Oh, also, do all Phenoms have the serial number engraved twice? I have one and a half serial numbers on my marker, although they both are the same number.
Edit: Slap up Dennis, and make him post on the Forum. -------------
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Posted By: Magoo
Date Posted: 13 August 2010 at 4:52pm
Hah. Throwing my name in the hat. Look up "DeTrevni." ;) |
Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 13 August 2010 at 6:03pm
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Why does the forum now have ridiculously indecipherable CAPTCHA codes to login, yet we still get spambots? ------------- irc.esper.net #paintball |
Posted By: mbro
Date Posted: 14 August 2010 at 1:12am
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Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos. |
Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 14 August 2010 at 4:02pm
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Thank you TippmannEmployee1, those are the most vague answers I have ever seen. You should write a book, "1000 ways to say 'I don't know'" ------------- http://www.anomationanodizing.com - My Site 
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Posted By: Darur
Date Posted: 14 August 2010 at 4:17pm
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TippmannEmployee1, could you please answer my question? I'm quite serious. ------------- Real Men play Tuba [IMG]http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1859/newsmall6xz.jpg"> PH33R TEH 1337 Dwarf! http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/log_off_user.asp" rel="nofollow - DONT CLICK ME!!1 |
Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 14 August 2010 at 4:38pm
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What is your name, quest, and favourite colour?
------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: FreeEnterprise
Date Posted: 14 August 2010 at 6:28pm
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turns out my ratchet, and all the replacement ratchets were the old style. TippmannEmployee helped me out, and I now have the new style.
That is why tippmann is the best!
Thank you! ------------- They tremble at my name...
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Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 14 August 2010 at 7:53pm
| for some reason i remember the ratchets being a problem in the past and being replaced, along with the butt stock plug (at a different time though) but i may be mistaken. None the less, Tippmann definitely kicks butt with customer service |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 14 August 2010 at 10:37pm
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All aboard. 
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Posted By: TippmannEmployee1
Date Posted: 16 August 2010 at 11:02am
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"Does the Tippmann Boss include support after the one-year warranty? If
not, where can I purchase replacement parts?" The sewing machine company is separate from us. i am really not sure. You can call them at 260-441-9603 |
Posted By: You Wont See Me
Date Posted: 16 August 2010 at 4:18pm
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I wish I got paid for posting.
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 16 August 2010 at 4:22pm
Some of us actually have work to do around the factory, eh? ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 16 August 2010 at 5:44pm
Not all of us can be Chinese. -------------
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 17 August 2010 at 12:55am
How much of Tippmann Sports is family/privately(not Summit Partners) owned? I miss when Tippmann Pneumatics/Tippmann Industrial were owned by one family.. -------------
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Posted By: TippmannEmployee1
Date Posted: 17 August 2010 at 11:09am
| I am not sure who owns how much of the company. I do know that both Denny Tippmann Sr. and Denny Tippmann Jr. are on our board of directors and Denny Tippmann Jr. is still the head of our research and development team. |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 17 August 2010 at 3:12pm
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What is the answer to life, the universe and everything?
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Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 17 August 2010 at 3:15pm
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^^ Snake, are you in the First Civ Div yet?
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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 17 August 2010 at 3:19pm
Yep. Been for a few months now. -------------
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Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 17 August 2010 at 3:22pm
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Awesome. "Once a Marine, Twice a civilian."
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 17 August 2010 at 6:35pm
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Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 17 August 2010 at 6:46pm
 up place. ------------- "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: Mack
Date Posted: 01 September 2010 at 7:53pm
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Yeah, I'm bumping an older post . . . it's good to be the President. I just wanted to say that I can verify the legitimacy of TippmannEmployee1 (henceforth to be known as "TE1" an actual Tippmann Sales person. He has been helping with one of my last TPX related issues the last couple of days and once everything traverses the mails I should be good to go. With this in mind, by Presidential decree I am declaring the forum a "be nice to TE1 Zone." Actually, I just think it is a good idea to nurture and cherish the first Tippmann employee that I can remember being on the forum in as long as I've been here. Especially since (if I'm understanding everything correctly) he's doing this on his own time as sort of a voluntary extra duty. I really think we need to keep this guy around as opposed to chasing him off. I also learned that the R&D guys at Tippmann don't seem share their ideas/projects with anybody. Edited addition: The whole "not sharing" thing (above) is probably a good idea but it does mean that there is no use in badgering TE1 about any rumors we hear. -------------
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 01 September 2010 at 10:20pm
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A few of us have been impersonating R&D folks for years anyways, and our rumors were way better than the C-3. I see no reason to stop that procedure.
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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 7:19am
Agreed. Also I demand that we get Jason back. That is all. -------------
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Posted By: JohnnyCanuck
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 8:57am
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does tippmann have any factory ebolts kicking around in some drawer? ------------- Imagine there’s a picture of your favourite thing here. |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 10:15am
Which was as amusing as all get out, but TE1 is someone who is actually in a position, and more than willing, to help us while the impersonations merely provided humor that appealed to the part of my personality that delights vicariously in the suffering of others.
Oooooo . . . good question. If the answer comes back negative let me know; I know a shop that never rotates its merchandise so may have some hidden on the back shelves. -------------
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