Paintball 2.0

SHOOT3R USA · 06-02-2009, 07:53 PM

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Richmond Italia has formed a creative union with Bill and Adam Gardner of Smart Parts, and this autumn, some incredible, trendsetting new product offerings will become available: The next generation Paintball and MilSim equipment, code named Paintball 2.0.

Richmond Italia is widely known as a restlessly energetic, visionary. The founder of Procaps, he launched the original Diablo and DraXxuS brands and brought the original Matrix marker to market. After inventing the X-Ball game format, he along with the Gardner brothers and others founded the NXL – National X-Ball League. An original partner in the Halo loader, he later launched its nemesis, the remarkable Pulse loader. As owner of VForce Vision Systems, Richmond was the primary designer of the legendary Profiler mask, and his VForce Grill concept soon followed.

With a visionary such as Richmond partnering with the innovators behind Smart Parts, makers of the incredibly successful Shocker, Ion and SP markers and other trendsetting products, a prolific design and engineering think tank has now morphed with the highest level of research, development and manufacturing capabilities, the likes of which this industry has never seen. Smart Parts’ team of six American designers and engineers is complimented with four designers from Canada and three design engineers from Asia.

This talented team has crafted an array of technical marvels that are currently being anonymously field tested under heavy disguise across North America as this is being written.
While the new protective gear designs are being kept under tight cover, several markers have made very successful appearances at highly publicized scenarios and tournaments, going unnoticed due to the use of industrial product camouflage. Test outings have delivered results far above and beyond the group’s established performance criteria, so excitement and confidence for the initial product launch is extremely high among the entire team.

Dramatic product rollouts will begin autumn 2009 under the “G.I. MilSim” brand, with a full line of guns and gear delivering truly drastic performance and convenience innovations for woodsballers and speedballers alike. R&D, design, prototyping and testing has been underway since early 2007, promising genuine “Oh My God” reactions and results.

Stay tuned to these pages and G.I. MILSIM for a steady flow of information about these exciting innovations.

If Richard Italia is in it it should turn out something awesome. We'll see in Autum though. Keep an eye out at events for stuff you've never seen.

chrislognshot · 06-02-2009, 07:58 PM

nice find and read. lets keep this clean people do not need one more rant and rave please

SHOOT3R USA · 06-02-2009, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by chrislognshot

nice find and read. lets keep this clean people do not need one more rant and rave please

Yes, please do.

The Mil-Sim market is growing rapidly here lately. Not only this but the new Tippys and Mil-Sig gun just released this week.

50 cal. here we come!

chrislognshot · 06-02-2009, 08:06 PM

the person or gun

desertT1 · 06-02-2009, 08:08 PM

New stuff is cool, but I'd much rather see that contractual agreement. Italia's name isn't familiar, but his products sure are. It seems that there are a few names who have developed pretty much everything in paintball.

LK-13 · 06-02-2009, 08:51 PM

i hope V-Force remains as it is.
I still play with a V-Force Shield Mask,
it uses the same lens as the Morph and Profiler
but just fits me better.
best fitting mask I've ever owned.

Mayvik · 06-02-2009, 08:58 PM

So..many...superlative..adjectives....

I'll be impressed when I see a performance gain and not hype.

wowomatic · 06-02-2009, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Mayvik

I'll be impressed when I see a performance gain and not hype.

My thoughts exactly. It seems every new product that comes along now is toted as "revolutionary". Let's hope it delivers this time.

Matt Ribble · 06-02-2009, 10:17 PM

Re-read the article, take out everything that is masterbatory. Its much easier to accept.

I hope they do well and that some new things to play with come out, but being an eternal pessimist I can't honestly say I expect them to live up to something as monolithic as "paintball 2.0" let alone making a jaded 20 something say Oh my god. I would love to see more magazine oriented loaders, affordable first strike rounds.

Quacker · 06-02-2009, 10:21 PM

Sounds like a bunch of bull honkey to me.

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desertT1 2 Infinity and Beyond! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ	New stuff is cool, but I'd much rather see that contractual agreement. Italia's name isn't familiar, but his products sure are. It seems that there are a few names who have developed pretty much everything in paintball. __________________ DesertT1plays:Helmet cam videos (updated 1/23/2012) DT1 Phantom Undercocking kits are for sale! Now just $125 in the US, $130 to Canada Restoring a Tippmann Factory F/A (Full Auto) <-- Video added Feedback

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LK-13 Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St.Catharines Ontario Canada	i hope V-Force remains as it is. I still play with a V-Force Shield Mask, it uses the same lens as the Morph and Profiler but just fits me better. best fitting mask I've ever owned. __________________ There are 2 classifications of Terrorist, 1) Dead 2)Not Dead Enough *rev#1* http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/m...olishing+LK-13rev#2 http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/m...olishing+LK-13 *rev#3*http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/m...polishing.htmlrev#4http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?t=243048

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Mayvik Inch of Gold Join Date: May 2007 Location: Denver	So..many...superlative..adjectives.... I'll be impressed when I see a performance gain and not hype. __________________ My Feedback

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Quacker Seasoned Member Join Date: Nov 2006	Sounds like a bunch of bull honkey to me. __________________ FS/T: Ridiculously Cheap UL'd PMR!

06-02-2009, 07:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
chrislognshot Post Whore Join Date: Jul 2006	nice find and read. lets keep this clean people do not need one more rant and rave please

06-02-2009, 08:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
chrislognshot Post Whore Join Date: Jul 2006	the person or gun

06-02-2009, 10:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
Matt Ribble Active Member Join Date: May 2008	Re-read the article, take out everything that is masterbatory. Its much easier to accept. I hope they do well and that some new things to play with come out, but being an eternal pessimist I can't honestly say I expect them to live up to something as monolithic as "paintball 2.0" let alone making a jaded 20 something say Oh my god. I would love to see more magazine oriented loaders, affordable first strike rounds.