Originally Posted by
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First off, i think this is a bogus thread. At the time of posting, who has 2 posts on this forum, comes out and says here i am. That person is either gravely naive or its a scam.
Secondly, if a project means that much to you, then it really doesn't matter what i or anyone says in time or cost. You will out the blinders on and proceed, knowing that this is what you feel is right. I was stating that if the costs to you personally don't matter then have at it. But money is a determing factor to the people you might employ to help you. No one will really join you if their time and effort are not rewarded, financially. So while your idea might be cool, not everyone will be on the same page and not wish to waste time, effort or money that can be used in better means.
Third, this person isn't trying to create a market, he is trying to redress a mag, putting it into a new body. You can not sell that, without some compensation to Tippmann for use of their bodies. If you were to create a totally new gun, with a clamshell that uses a blow forward valve that, is new and unique, then that is something totally different. Bud Orr took what Glenn Palmer did and marketed it, because there is a market. He didn't invent anything.
Fourth, in today's world, if you can not get more value in for value spent, then it won't work. There are thousands of ideas in paintball that all died because no matter how good your idea might be, if it doesn't sell, then what good is it. Now, if it's a personal project and don't care about the money, fine. But do not tell me about that, as i have had conversations about new products that died when you have to pay for 50k items, just to justify the costs. When you make 1, its a totally different cost than 50,000 and you as sure going to try and get your money back on that.
Fifth, thinking about a project is great, but he obviously has not, IMHO, thought about it enough. Any if i were to take on this project, then i would also want to know more than just a blanket statement of put this into that and call it a day.
Sixth, i had no viable shop around me and my field was 2 hrs away from me. So, those aspects were dead to me to begin with. Very small shops and small fields did pop up from time to time, but you never had either last more than a year because of my area. So i know the symbiotic relationship that they have.
And lastly, i already told him the help. If everything i had stated in negative wasn't going to dissuade you from starting this, then be my guest. But, again, i think this is a prank. If not, reread what i wrote. I can't figure out where to put the barrel on his project, since the valve would be at the rear most of the m98 body and the m98 barrel is at the other end. There is a lot of dead space in between the 2 that needs to addressed.