Army played last Sunday!
Hey all!
I was able to let the Government go out on it's own last Sunday, leaving me able to go play some Pball!
The goal was to take the Baron to the limit, and to work Big Red into the ground....well, neither goal was reached. I loaned Big Red out to a kid who's 'Cocker had gone south. He was very impressed with the Z-grip and the ROF he could get out of it. The Baron was shot as hard as I could make it go, the Revvy was whining, the Warp was screaming, the valve was smoking,.....but to no avail. the bolt, with the newly chamfered edge, never chopped-sliced-broke-cracked-bruised-or even rudely brushed aside any balls in the stack. I even emptied a tank in a sincere attempt to make it NOT shoot...nope, kept right on spitting paint right where it was aimed, and at a ROF that made my arm and fingers ache. I was accused twice of having a full auto board, but after letting my accusers blast away at the target/chrono range, they came away with a whole new improved opinion of Automags. BTW, over the chrono? 282-282-282-282-283-282-283-282-282-282 just to show it can be done!
I went to Urban Quest near Ventura Ca.(yes all you wanna be surfers, that Ventura!), which is about 3 hours from me. The drive is pleasant enough, as I use to do it twice a week for ten years. Upon arrival, I had some trepidation as I drove past the facilities, cautiously taking in the lay-out and conditions of the fields. At first glance, things were pretty "ratty" looking, even the check in shed was looking sad. After I got out of the truck and had a more careful look, I could see that major improvements had been done, and more were in the works. The ready area was covered in a new, well built, lathe shade roof. New concrete tables were built in and were plenty secure and solid. No rickety, wobbly, picnic benches for tables here. HP air was provided by a compressor mounted inside Team Urban Quest's gear truck, the same one they take to major west coast tourneys. The fields were, upon closer examination, solidly built and ready for heavy play. I'm a crash-into-the-bunker kind of player, and these barriers easily withstood my 200+ pounds hitting them hard. A concept/berm field, tire and bunker field, the City field, all tire field, and the Jungle, were all active and used. The Jungle was especially hard to play, as you could barely see down the trails. My combat skills helped me not down there! The Jungle is in the Ventura River and is choked with bamboo and cottonwood trees. The City consists of 8 houses, 4 per side, with a few tire bunkers in the middle. Good field for MOUT style play, here I shined and tagged many players out. The tire fields need no description, only to say that teamwork is needed to play effective. The concept/berm field was the most fun; fast and furious games with a lot of paint in the air! I was impressed with the overall operation of Urban Quest, games ran smooth and fair, even though they were reffed and run by the younger kids of team Urban Quest. At no time did I hear anyone complain about the games, fields, or owners, and I was listening for it! Cost for the day: $20, plus $3 fills or $7 all day air (I've spent much more for less) A real highlight, was the offered lunch for $5 extra. Piled high on the plate, was BBQ'ed steak, BBQ'ed chicken, potatoes, beans and garlic bread. I'm a big eater, but even I was stuffed in a few minutes! With 7 games played, a case of Maxim shot up, 2 liters of Dr Pepper downed, plenty of welts, and very tired, the very fine day of play ended. I am looking forward to returning to Urban Quest soon, especially now that they have a new indoor field too. If it is run as well as the outdoor fields, you can bet I'll be a regular. Army
On a side note: There were only 35-40 players there that day, so recognizing a face in the crowd was easy (the day before, had over 100 players). So it was easy to spot TV star Justin Berfeild, "Reese" from Malcolm in the Middle. He is a really nice kid. Quiet, soft talking, but fully pumped up while on the fields. He doesn't play very regular, but tries to fit in a few games a year. It was nice to see that the other guys there didn't treat him like a celebrity, he was shot as much as any one else!
Anyway, on to the few pics!
Here's the check in shed, you can just see the fill station on the back of the truck:
I was able to let the Government go out on it's own last Sunday, leaving me able to go play some Pball!
The goal was to take the Baron to the limit, and to work Big Red into the ground....well, neither goal was reached. I loaned Big Red out to a kid who's 'Cocker had gone south. He was very impressed with the Z-grip and the ROF he could get out of it. The Baron was shot as hard as I could make it go, the Revvy was whining, the Warp was screaming, the valve was smoking,.....but to no avail. the bolt, with the newly chamfered edge, never chopped-sliced-broke-cracked-bruised-or even rudely brushed aside any balls in the stack. I even emptied a tank in a sincere attempt to make it NOT shoot...nope, kept right on spitting paint right where it was aimed, and at a ROF that made my arm and fingers ache. I was accused twice of having a full auto board, but after letting my accusers blast away at the target/chrono range, they came away with a whole new improved opinion of Automags. BTW, over the chrono? 282-282-282-282-283-282-283-282-282-282 just to show it can be done!
I went to Urban Quest near Ventura Ca.(yes all you wanna be surfers, that Ventura!), which is about 3 hours from me. The drive is pleasant enough, as I use to do it twice a week for ten years. Upon arrival, I had some trepidation as I drove past the facilities, cautiously taking in the lay-out and conditions of the fields. At first glance, things were pretty "ratty" looking, even the check in shed was looking sad. After I got out of the truck and had a more careful look, I could see that major improvements had been done, and more were in the works. The ready area was covered in a new, well built, lathe shade roof. New concrete tables were built in and were plenty secure and solid. No rickety, wobbly, picnic benches for tables here. HP air was provided by a compressor mounted inside Team Urban Quest's gear truck, the same one they take to major west coast tourneys. The fields were, upon closer examination, solidly built and ready for heavy play. I'm a crash-into-the-bunker kind of player, and these barriers easily withstood my 200+ pounds hitting them hard. A concept/berm field, tire and bunker field, the City field, all tire field, and the Jungle, were all active and used. The Jungle was especially hard to play, as you could barely see down the trails. My combat skills helped me not down there! The Jungle is in the Ventura River and is choked with bamboo and cottonwood trees. The City consists of 8 houses, 4 per side, with a few tire bunkers in the middle. Good field for MOUT style play, here I shined and tagged many players out. The tire fields need no description, only to say that teamwork is needed to play effective. The concept/berm field was the most fun; fast and furious games with a lot of paint in the air! I was impressed with the overall operation of Urban Quest, games ran smooth and fair, even though they were reffed and run by the younger kids of team Urban Quest. At no time did I hear anyone complain about the games, fields, or owners, and I was listening for it! Cost for the day: $20, plus $3 fills or $7 all day air (I've spent much more for less) A real highlight, was the offered lunch for $5 extra. Piled high on the plate, was BBQ'ed steak, BBQ'ed chicken, potatoes, beans and garlic bread. I'm a big eater, but even I was stuffed in a few minutes! With 7 games played, a case of Maxim shot up, 2 liters of Dr Pepper downed, plenty of welts, and very tired, the very fine day of play ended. I am looking forward to returning to Urban Quest soon, especially now that they have a new indoor field too. If it is run as well as the outdoor fields, you can bet I'll be a regular. Army
On a side note: There were only 35-40 players there that day, so recognizing a face in the crowd was easy (the day before, had over 100 players). So it was easy to spot TV star Justin Berfeild, "Reese" from Malcolm in the Middle. He is a really nice kid. Quiet, soft talking, but fully pumped up while on the fields. He doesn't play very regular, but tries to fit in a few games a year. It was nice to see that the other guys there didn't treat him like a celebrity, he was shot as much as any one else!
Anyway, on to the few pics!
Here's the check in shed, you can just see the fill station on the back of the truck:
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