One Legged T-Rex (OLTR)

[luke]

I've made stands before on tongue in cheek marketing that I felt didn't put the sport in a good light, including boycotting Evil paint and products for years. (the thread on it might still exist?)

Zap's product name of the Cheater in and of itself is a roll eye for me, but I wasn't active at all when it was released.

My stance on your product here, is that its yours, make it yours, if its as different from Zap's as you say, let it stand on its own with an original name.

Luke's T-Rex trigger kit! With full sincerity, that's a huge improvement that's going somewhere.

Thanks for clarifying.

I really don't put thought or effort into naming my parts, if an idea falls into my lap that I like I use it, I just don't try that hard to come up with something. I really don't have a problem with T-Rex, but originally I thought people would scoff at the name.

EDIT: Man the value of the Cheatah V11 (well in 20 years) just went through the roof! :spit_take

[luke]

I would just go with "cheetah". for those who know the old one, it sounds like a New Englander saying it.

Lol, that's exactly what prompted the idea, "it's not a cheater it's a cheetah" the name was meant tongue in cheek, supposed to be funny, glad you picked up on it.

It started when I first posted this design last year, and few guys insinuated it was a (Zap) Cheater and I got irritated and felt the need to defend the design saying "Its not a cheater" I've said it to a few guys in private messages too. I was actually poking fun at myself and my ego feeling I needed to defend my work.

Spelling it correctly will least save me the time of explaining the entire story to those not into paintball that cheetah was purposely miss spelled and why...

So in 20 years this valve the Cheatah V11 should be worth a fortune because it will be the very first and the one and only with the original name! Can't wait to be rich!

[captian pinky]

also agree with straying from "cheater" or anything close to it.

[Fred]

I've made stands before on tongue in cheek marketing that I felt didn't put the sport in a good light, including boycotting Evil paint and products for years. (the thread on it might still exist?)

Zap's product name of the Cheater in and of itself is a roll eye for me, but I wasn't active at all when it was released.

My stance on your product here, is that its yours, make it yours, if its as different from Zap's as you say, let it stand on its own with an original name.

Luke's T-Rex trigger kit! With full sincerity, that's a huge improvement that's going somewhere.

[bowcycle]

I would just go with "cheetah". for those who know the old one, it sounds like a New Englander saying it. for those who don't know the history, it's just a really fast trigger/install. Plus, going that way avoids any negative connotations of "cheater".

my $.02

[flampaint]

I like the name, its a catchy play on words. However, to appease the debbie downers, what about calling it "T-Rex"? It fits, this will be the baddest mofo on the field. Just like T-Rex was 65 million years ago.

agree! T-Rex would be awesome, also as a sort of tribute to AGD & TK.
But, the only thing that counts at the end of the day is that it works and Luke can really call it whatever he wants - it won't change a thing about me wanting (at least) one!

[maverick13]

I like this name, it remembers me the car !

[luke]

If this design (V11) proves out I'll machine one of my Intellis and test it next week. I'll work on the programing and design a mounting bracket while I'm waiting on air..

[luke]

Update on the V11.

Machined a few more bodies and worked out several issues that were causing some sub par machining finishes. Feeling good about the design now, now I can sleep. lol

Crossing my fingers that this is it, I'm so completely burned on this stage of the project and ready for the next!

I hope the compressor comes in Friday so I can set it up and start filling my tanks and do some in depth testing.

[luke]

I like the name, its a catchy play on words. However, to appease the debbie downers, what about calling it "T-Rex"? It fits, this will be the baddest mofo on the field. Just like T-Rex was 65 million years ago.

That was my first thought but I like Cheatah more, made more sense. It's a double play on words and every one knows what a Cheater valve is.

Personally it never even entered my mind that the term cheater would be twisted to mean cheating on the field. (I get the feeling that's where Fred is coming from, but honestly I'm not really following his meaning)
When I saw the name cheater the first time, to me it was implying cheating the install, not trying to pull one over on anyone at the field.

When I see the word Cheetah I think speed, which is the intent with the conversion..... I don't know, seems much ado about nothing, it's the least of my concerns right now. Back to the machine to cut another body.

[blamtro]

I like the name, its a catchy play on words. However, to appease the debbie downers, what about calling it "T-Rex"? It fits, this will be the baddest mofo on the field. Just like T-Rex was 65 million years ago.

[going_home]

Well all I know its going to get expensive, I need the cheatah, double trigger mini vert, finger groove lpr foregrip, a rail, and body....

Do you have rails and bodies too ?

[audioSLAVE]

And I thought it was going to be called the 1 legged T-Rex.

[Fred]

The oldschool AO meme, before memes were memes, "Bea a cheater" comes to mind.

[luke]