What makes Milling "Cool"

[DarkMag722]

Anything that isnt plain and looks like it was milled. Like karta body kits and Russian Legion Timmys, Ripper 2.5,Cyborgs. NOT Tippmanns, Most Spyders.

[ttink]

I prefer the looks of either smooth and flowing milled bodies (such as angels, or kartas), and aggressively milled bodies (like the ripper timmy's and such) over the looks of the bare bones milling to reduce weight. I say leave the 2 ounces on there and make it look cool. If you want to save that little amount of weight, you might as well just take 10 paintballs out of your hopper.

[WenULiVeUdiE]

Personally? I like ugly things. lol If it's fast and funky looking, it gets my vote, be it race cars or paintball guns.

I completely agree. It's why I would rather own an Unmilled Viking, as I do now, or an 05 Cyborg or a Shoebox Shocker. None of them are flashy. They're dull, boring looking, but that is all I need. Sure, some milled markers are stunning, but I can not invision myself playing with it. I guess this is derived from all the time I have spent around machinery. We just got in a new $9K table saw from Italy into out shop, and it is beautiful.

Simplicity is beautiful.

[Grey Goose]

I also vote for milling for form rather than function. This whole "We shaved another ounce off" milling on a gun that you're going to bolt a tank and hopper onto is absurd. If weight was that important, we'd all play w/ half full hoppers.

...and like BMWs, the milling is getting less beautiful.

Here are two of my favorites, the Flame and the Fishbone

[st6212]

you shut your mouth when you're talking to me

LOL ....seriously though, if the function of the part is covered and in the case of a mag body, there really isn't all that much function involved. Then why not add some style to it and spice it up.

Sure there's always that trade-off to reduce as much weight as possible, but between say a RPG body, ULE body and Deadlywind body....there isn't all that much of a weight difference to be considered significant. But if your still concerned about that extra little bit of metal, go do a few reps with a couple of bricks and toughen up a little.

I know that I want a Karta body for my new mag project (if Nicad will ever respond to my e-mails ).

[tyrion2323]

What makes it "cool?" I'm not sure - what makes anything cool, really? I think that the coolness behind milling revolves around several ideas: (1) custom looks (2) the uniquity of it (3) the reduced weight and probably (4) the status.

I myself like the "smooth and sleek" look. I think that there is beauty in subtlety (sp?). But that's just me

Good luck with your emag bodies.

[jenarelJAM]

I actually like the bare-bones milling styles. Not because of the extra weight off, because like you said, the weight doesn't matter. I run around with an unmilled viking, which could stand to lose a LOT of weight. I really really like the DC Featherlight millings, just shaving over little bit off you can, and cutting off half the top tube. I think it looks awesome seeing all the bumps where they can't mill it because theres a tube there, or a screw.
And the best part is, It looks like it's built for performance, but still looks sleek and classy.

[Coralis]

Personally i find the Xmag to down right sexy

[REDRT]

Personally i find the Xmag to down right sexy

I find them over rated. Kind of blocky still. Icom's X is super nice. Custom milled so it flows better. To me everyone of the Xmags should be more like Icom's. They just seem unfinished to me.

[Maghog]

On the field, function is king in paintball. In the shop and in the set up area, form rules.

If you have a gun that screams paint at high rates of fire without chopping, you own the respect of everyone.

When people go into a shop to look at what to buy, they look for things that catch their eye. The more unusual, the better. If something looks good enough, it might actually get sold instead of a better performing gun, that looks 'plain.'

I noticed that a lot of people are turned off if form constitutes any kind of threat to the function, and on the field, no one except the agg kids are going to be scared if your gun looks cool.

If you do have some neat looking gizmo though, and it works well, you'll get a lot of questions and attention in the set up area. The Space Mags are a great example in this case.

As much as I always love to make guns look beautiful and extraordinary, when I get on the field, I've got some kind of Mag that looks just like any other, set up to throw paint as fast as it can because I know that looking good won't help me much.
Dan@Triggernomics

[shartley]

I say both. I think form and function are key to a successful design. You will always get those on one extreme or the other. But when you find the middle ground you reach the majority of customers.

[GT]

old school ripper angels. I always wanted one. Real thick ripples, so hot.