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Monday, April 29, 2013
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Pic of the Day, Apr 27
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Friday, April 26, 2013
War Hounds Paintball Team at the Kill House 2012 (Tooch)
Game: Killhouse Tournament
Location: Hornet's Nest Ancramdale, NY
SPbTV Member: Tooch
Date: 2012
Location: Hornet's Nest Ancramdale, NY
SPbTV Member: Tooch
Date: 2012
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Monday, April 22, 2013
Pic of the Day, Apr 22
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Saturday, April 20, 2013
Pic of the Day, Apr 20
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Whiskey Two Four Radius troubleshoot/quick-fix
The Radius Stock Class Gauntlet made by WTF is a pretty badass piece of paintball equipment.
If you do any digging on the net you will find tons of satisfied customers who have shopped at WTF, including Radius owners. However, the only problem I have seen crop up with the Radius is one that has been mentioned by numerous users, indicating something that is not a fluke, but a design feature that needs a fix.
The complaint is that the cord that forms finger-loops can get pulled out and re-threading them is 'a bitch' /'pain in the ass'/'other expletives indicating difficulty" (descriptions taken from the net).
Obviously I did not want this to happen so I set out to find a mod to fix it.
I worked up a relatively quick troubleshoot. This is a beta-design and a much better solution could probably be constructed using tiny 'tubes' or sheaths made from elastic webbing. I did not have that material.
You will need:
- Radius
- small pieces of fabric (black or something that
- Sewing material (thread, scissors, needle)
I used tiny strips of camo fabric that I cut from an old jersey. I took the middle loop of cord and wrapped a strip of fabric around it and the corresponding inner side of the outer cord loop adjacent to it. Then I did this on the other side as well. I kept these fabric tubes fairly snug, but also made sure the cord can slide inside of them. I then stitched the fabric tubes up the center multiple times and reinforced both ends, effectively binding the outer finger loops to the center one.
Again, this is a temp-fix. A cool solution and one that WTF might also consider is using a tiny elastic tube/sheath of fabric that does the same thing. This could be done during the initial threading process (thread the cord through a tube, make the first finger loop, when you double back for the center loop, thread through the elastic, repeat on the way out for the third loop).
I don't really want to untie and re-thread my entire Radius, nor do I have elastic loops near to hand, so for now this option will work for me. I'll update here if there are any problems or further adjustments.
Below I have some pics of the mod. It is not beautiful but it works. I also do not notice the fabric or find it uncomfortable (the pics make it look much more substantial than it really is. You won't even feel it).
I also performed a 'stress test' where I pulled on the cord with a tension that would have normally pulled the finger loops out through the hand-cover. The system held and none of the loops pulled out.
If you do any digging on the net you will find tons of satisfied customers who have shopped at WTF, including Radius owners. However, the only problem I have seen crop up with the Radius is one that has been mentioned by numerous users, indicating something that is not a fluke, but a design feature that needs a fix.
The complaint is that the cord that forms finger-loops can get pulled out and re-threading them is 'a bitch' /'pain in the ass'/'other expletives indicating difficulty" (descriptions taken from the net).
Obviously I did not want this to happen so I set out to find a mod to fix it.
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| Radius Stock Class Gauntlet by Whiskey Two Four in Kryptek Typhon. |
I worked up a relatively quick troubleshoot. This is a beta-design and a much better solution could probably be constructed using tiny 'tubes' or sheaths made from elastic webbing. I did not have that material.
You will need:
- Radius
- small pieces of fabric (black or something that
- Sewing material (thread, scissors, needle)
I used tiny strips of camo fabric that I cut from an old jersey. I took the middle loop of cord and wrapped a strip of fabric around it and the corresponding inner side of the outer cord loop adjacent to it. Then I did this on the other side as well. I kept these fabric tubes fairly snug, but also made sure the cord can slide inside of them. I then stitched the fabric tubes up the center multiple times and reinforced both ends, effectively binding the outer finger loops to the center one.
Again, this is a temp-fix. A cool solution and one that WTF might also consider is using a tiny elastic tube/sheath of fabric that does the same thing. This could be done during the initial threading process (thread the cord through a tube, make the first finger loop, when you double back for the center loop, thread through the elastic, repeat on the way out for the third loop).
I don't really want to untie and re-thread my entire Radius, nor do I have elastic loops near to hand, so for now this option will work for me. I'll update here if there are any problems or further adjustments.
Below I have some pics of the mod. It is not beautiful but it works. I also do not notice the fabric or find it uncomfortable (the pics make it look much more substantial than it really is. You won't even feel it).
I also performed a 'stress test' where I pulled on the cord with a tension that would have normally pulled the finger loops out through the hand-cover. The system held and none of the loops pulled out.
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| Bottom view. |
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| Top view |
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| Worn, open hand. |
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| Worn, closed fist. |
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| Worn, full hand view. |
STRESS TEST
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| Pulling on one side. Cord goes no further than this. |
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| Pulling on both. Cords get to here and stop. |
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| Stress Test. |
Friday, April 19, 2013
PSI Risk It All, Game 2, Part 1(2 cameras, HD)
Location: PSI, NY
Game: RISK IT ALL
SPBTV MEMBERS: Various
Date: 2011
Game: RISK IT ALL
SPBTV MEMBERS: Various
Date: 2011
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Kyrptek Typhon Rig from Whiskey Two Four; Part II - Loadout.
Part I explaining the Rig and stuff about WTF Here.
50rd hopper made by Allen Paintball Products and many 10-rd tubes arrived from Celanis Pb/Titus Pb today. APP makes a very low-profile hopper (see pic) but no one carries them in Europe. I emailed APP and they referred me to Celanis, who does ship to Europe. Since the shipping on just the hopper would have been more than the hopper itself, I ordered a batch of 10rd tubes as well. Titus threw in a Celanis patch for free (love surprises & patches so it was a twofer).
Tried out the WTF rig with the new loadout.
For EBG I'll be running with a tank, not 12grams, so I can use some of the 12-gram holders for 10rd tubes. Loadout looks to be 9 + 1 in each module, plus 2 on each shoulder, so 24 tubes on the vest + 4 on the Radius gauntlet. The dump pouch only holds about 15 empties, so I'll need to work on a good management system.
Here's some pics.
50rd hopper made by Allen Paintball Products and many 10-rd tubes arrived from Celanis Pb/Titus Pb today. APP makes a very low-profile hopper (see pic) but no one carries them in Europe. I emailed APP and they referred me to Celanis, who does ship to Europe. Since the shipping on just the hopper would have been more than the hopper itself, I ordered a batch of 10rd tubes as well. Titus threw in a Celanis patch for free (love surprises & patches so it was a twofer).
Tried out the WTF rig with the new loadout.
For EBG I'll be running with a tank, not 12grams, so I can use some of the 12-gram holders for 10rd tubes. Loadout looks to be 9 + 1 in each module, plus 2 on each shoulder, so 24 tubes on the vest + 4 on the Radius gauntlet. The dump pouch only holds about 15 empties, so I'll need to work on a good management system.
Here's some pics.
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| Swag from Celanis. They will ship APP 50rd hoppers to Europe. APP does not do it directly. So hit up Celanis if you are over here and don't want one of those somewhat silly-looking Rap4 jobbies. |
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| Radius with 10rd tubes. WTF product. |
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| Customized Stalker rig with Customized back-panel, dump pouch, radio pouch, and Radius Gauntlet. Front View. |
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| Titus threw in some stickers from APP and a free Celanis PB patch which has now found a proper home on my Shirt of Awesome Paintball Sauce |
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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