Can Richard Play Paintball ?

[TAG]

[agdemagman69]

a big box of paint on the back that is fed to the gun by a warp?

[personman]

1. Sence he isnt (I'm assuming) going to be actually holding the gun, why not make a bigarse loader (600-700 rnd?) that has a motorized feeding system in it..
2. Some how rig some sort of swich that turns a motor on that releases some balls from a box rigged twords the top of the (I guess he will be in a wheelchair?) wheelchair, down a tube (using gravity) into a loader. Or you could rig up a warp feed somehow in the same way and try that..

edit- agdemagman beat me to it

[magman007]

BOB i suggest you call tom. At the 2001 IAO, there was a product, where a man with a dissability not unlike roberts (he had lost one arm this man) had created a back pack loader. HE had used a cammel back water pouch, a revy bottom melted to the bottom and secured, and a warp system, one on the revy, one on gun i believe. IM sure tom would be willing to help out in this unique situation.


IF i remember correctly, the bag held 1100 balls, about equal to a normal back player, so i doubt refilling would be too much of a problem.


My advice is to call tom and see what he can do. Also, contact tippmann, they may be able to rig something with a cyclone feeder to help out.

hope this helps-Bill

[TAG]

Actually he will be holding the gun thanks to his new "super arms"

I spent quiet a bit of time with one of his new arms today and it is amazing. He can hold the gun we were testing extremely well and aim the gun with no issues at all. Depending on what gun we decide on some slight motifications will be made to give him a better grip.

Most of this is done due to his extreme will to overcome this "slight" set back. Richard can honestly do about everything any other player can do on the field.

We will use an electronic gun so the electronics can be relocated to his pack and the NOID control wires will be the only connection other than his AIR line. This will eliminate most of the extra weight on his arm and give him a bit more freedom of movement. Currently we are testing a mouth trigger and this will probably be the firing method of choice until we can discuss our long-term plans with the engineers that designed his new arms.

We have discussed a "back-pack" system but we need more specifics. A single warp did not provide the PUSH we needed to get the paint to the gun. Possibly a dual warp? One at the bottom of the pack and one at the gun ?

Another idea we had was a second chest pack containing all of the paint he needs to carry. There would be a neoprene hose connected to the hopper feeding the gun on a regular basis. When he raises the gun to its actual shooting position the hose/tube will close off due to the bend and when he needs to reload he simply lowers the gun and the tube reopens by eliminating the bend in the flexible tube.
A thin plastic plate could help protect the paint from direct hits.

He spent most of the day practicing Tourny Player Temper Tantrums so he can feel like he is 100% back to his old self. He has already assigned another team mate to assist in throwing his gear and giving the finger during those special times He really cracks me up....LOL

PS......no wheelchair needed. Its the Arms that are giving him a bit of trouble...the legs are working great

[agdemagman69]

wow...hes taking this really well

with those arms he will probably be a great shooter

[Python14]

Man, that takes alot of heart to get up when you fall down, even if you can't pick yourself up. I'll definitely be thinking of a feed system, and I'll ask all of my techie friends too...I'm sure they'll think of something ingenious.

[magman007]

yep bob, call tom! he will take care of ya im pretty sure!



lol about the tourny player temper tantrums!


what about building a marker into the arm its self? something a little futuristic maybe? but it may just work

[bofh]

A warp on the gun, and on one on the bottom of a backpack shoudl do you.

I think Tom had a backpack loader using that setup.

You could also try modding the Warp for more voltage, either the 12 volt mod, or 18v directly to the motor.

[TAG]

thanks guys

[Mossman]

WOW! That's awesome. If Richard reads this you rock for trying so hard to overcome this, and good luck with a normal life and a great paintball career . Anyhow, Here's my idea:

While the warp may not have enough juice to shoot a gun at however many FPS he will be shooting, maybe it will be OK to reload his hopper? Maybe you can have a souped up warp or 2 connected to a ball container on Richard's back. Then whenever his hopper needs reloading he can turn on both warps in the same way he triggers his gun. Maybe he could have the warp hose or 2 anchored to his shoulder, and whenever he needs reloading he can hold the hopper lid up to the 2 hoses, trigger the switch however way, and 10bps or so goes into his hopper.

Dunno Not a great idea, but its a way to get a warp on the back design to work even if it doesnt feed fast enough for his trigger happiness

Good luck guys, can't wait to see what you guys finally decide on.

Good luck Richard!
-Sam

[vf-xx]

The backpack/chestpack warp should run at 12v at least (18 if you can get it worked out right)

Personally i've been thinking hard about a backpack loader myself for a scenerio gun so I'm really interested in how you solve this.

[AGD]

Yes there is a backpack warp and it does work. The weak link is the oring drive from the motor to the jackshaft pulley. AGD Lions have it right now and will be replacing the oring with a cog belt. that should solve all the problems.

Bob call me to work something out.

Tell your friend he is a paintball champion already.

AGD

[Dern]

I'm glad to hear that Richard is taking his accident well. I do agree that the Backpack loader is probably the best and easiest. Also, I don't mean to intrude or anything, but what is this accident that happened? Car wreck? If its too sensitive or something you don't have to reply, but I'm kinda Curious to know what happened.

perhaps there is a way to get a pneumatic paintball loader since the warp may not be strong enough? like a small amount of air is used to propel the paintballs up into the hopper? I dunno quite how this would be done, maybe with an extra nitro tank mounted in a remote harness, but it'd be similar to how a paintball gun propels the paintballs down the barrel.

[yeahthatsme]

gosh i love this forum


i think that the idea mentioned above of using the warp pack as a loader instead of a primary feed system would be a better idea.