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#1 bullet

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Posted 12 July 2009 - 09:54 AM

Hello,

My name is Martin, I am 18 years old and I am from The Netherlands , and I play woods paintball there.
In my holiday (5 aug - 5 sept),Im staying with my family who live in Duncan,
And I was wondering wether there is a paintballfield with eventsclose to duncan during my stay,
and i was wondering wether somebody or some team could introduce me to the canadian paintball scene,
Show me around fields introduce me to other players and show me shops.
or update me on events.

Plz Email me to Bulletmartin@hotmail.com for contact and a Paintball mate from the other side of the world !

Martin,

#2 ShadoWalker

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Posted 12 July 2009 - 11:41 AM

There most definately is. You'll want to check out Midway Paintball in Duncan, they are the closest field to you and have a section on the forum here where you can introduce yourself and find out when people from the board are likely to be going out. Midway will also be putting on a scenario game on Aug 30th which is sounding like it should have pretty solid attendance from the Island players.

If you've got access to a ride there are also several fields in the Victoria area about an hour'ish south of Duncan:

- TNT is generally considered the best developed field in the region and will have some of the most consistently competitive rec play to be found on the Island
- Victoria Paintball Adventures (VPA) is smaller than Midway or TNT in size but is my favorite rec field because of the terrain it presents which they put to great use with some of the most innovative games going.
- Stormin Norman has a new field which I haven't had a chance to play on yet so can't really give much comment on it.

The Midway Forum is here - Midway Forum
The TNT Forum is here - TNT Forum
The VPA Forum is here - VPA Forum

#3 SouthPark

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Posted 12 July 2009 - 05:28 PM

Hi Martin,

Feel free to hook up with us (WarParty, Island Militia or Midway's awesome HellFire members) when you are here. Midway is so close to where you will be. Hope to see you there.

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Posted 12 July 2009 - 05:35 PM

Martin
definatley check out Midway Paintball up on 5500 Indian rd. in duncan. phone # 250-748-6588. My team is based out of Nanaimo but our home field is Midway. we would welcome you with open arms to come and play tome bushball with us. Hellfire will be up at midway again on next sunday at noon. just look for the guys in digicamo sporting the logo below. hope to see you there.

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Posted 12 July 2009 - 06:43 PM

Hey Josh you forgot to mention
SUNDAY AUG 30th BATTLE OF MIDWAY DUNCAN BC

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#6 joshua

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Posted 12 July 2009 - 08:39 PM

QUOTE (camoking @ Jul 12 2009, 07:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hey Josh you forgot to mention
SUNDAY AUG 30th BATTLE OF MIDWAY DUNCAN BC

heh heh. actually SW had already mentioned it. but thanks for mentioning it again. any publicity is welcome.

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 03:22 AM

Wow !

THX u guys for so much and quick responds !
I would love to come play at midway a view times and join the scenario event !
are there people training every week ? In my country paintball sport is only played on sundays, how is that at midway ?
I got a other question, does this field have a air compressor or something or Co2, and could I borrow a HP bottle or should i bring my own ?

Thank you guys ! you make me feel very welcome !

Martin.

#8 SouthPark

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 06:08 AM

HPA and CO2... I don't mind lending a HPA tank for the day.

WarParty practices every Saturday or Sunday on the speedball field (somewhat similar to what the Euro crowd plays... ie Millenium).

#9 tomn8r

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 09:11 AM

hey martin. canada rox eh? where abouts in holland are you from? i spent a lot of time there during my tour with the cdn forces. holy beautiful women!!!

not sure why it was missed - but -

in duncan there is a facility called the cage. it is the only proper speedball field on the island. x-ball is played there as well. there are 3 fields side by side all turfed with thick grass. they are also netted. all of the island's speedball and x-ball events are held there. it is about 200 metres behind the farmers market just south of duncan.

lowest paint prices on the island
the only 4500 lb psi compressor on the island
the home field of the supernaturals - the island's top tournamnet team with 3-4 squads of differing levels
open every sunday at noon

if this is somehting you might want to do, i'm available at 1 250 756 6793 10 am til 10 pm 7 days a week. good luck!

tom

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 10:29 AM

hey martin!
Midway is heel leuk paintball met vette velden en vriendelijke mensen. Ik heb daar niet veel gespeelt maar de paar kier dat ik heb daar geweest het was heel erg leuk.
ik ben nu in nederland(brabant) op bezoek met familie voor 3 maanden. Waar doe je paintball hier? Ik heb een paar kier in oss gespeeld maar ik wil weten of daar zijn anderen goeie plekken.
Veel geluk met je reis!

Simon

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 10:47 AM

... Meet simon!!! Our very own translator, photographer, and back mannn.

#12 SouthPark

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 11:46 AM

QUOTE (simonsaysguy @ Jul 13 2009, 11:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Google Translation:

"Midway is very nice paintball fields with bold and friendly people. I have not played much but the few ajar I have been that it was very nice.
I am now in the Netherlands (Brabant) to visit with family for 3 months. What are you doing here paintball? I have a few cracks in oss games but I want to know if there are other good places.
Good luck with your journey!"

#13 joshua

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 12:59 PM

umm ok. this just got weird. lol

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 01:07 PM

QUOTE (tomn8r @ Jul 13 2009, 10:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

not sure why it was missed - but -

Uhhh... because I was under the impression Martin had asked about Bushball...

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 01:14 PM

QUOTE (ShadoWalker @ Jul 13 2009, 02:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (tomn8r @ Jul 13 2009, 10:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

not sure why it was missed - but -

Uhhh... because I was under the impression Martin had asked about Bushball...

yes lee. the same reason i didnt mention the cage.
But hey martin, if you lookin to get into speedball or just want to watch and check it out the Cage is a good place to go. Also the Mock City Open is comingup. a 10 man team tournement that is bushballer and speedballer friendly. there is more info on the mock city open thread i beleive in the speedball category.

you should come to midway this sunday though and join us for some Paintball.

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 01:41 PM

Friendly canadian paintballers !

Ty again for quick info and responses !
Watching speedball could be fun but playing it is not my thing, Ill bring my tippmann 98 (fully modded) and i will also bring my own HP bottle !
I live in Amsterdam and I play paintball in Almere, Its not big there but thats why i like cause at big places with lots of people u dont know there is not much of tactic going on !
I would love to join some training on sundays and join the scenario event on the 30e aug.

What about the prices in Canada ? howmuch do entry air and paint cost ? I dont need to know exact prices.

greeting !

Martin.

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 02:33 PM

QUOTE (SouthPark @ Jul 13 2009, 12:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (simonsaysguy @ Jul 13 2009, 11:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

haha either my dutch isn't very good(i know my spelling and grammar definitely sucks) or online translators suck!
Cheers,
Simon

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#18 ShadoWalker

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 02:38 PM

QUOTE (bullet @ Jul 13 2009, 02:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi Martin,

Make sure you're familiar with the airline regulations for travelling with an HP bottle. If you're not clear on them it may be better to leave the HP bottle at home and borrow a tank at the field. Several of us have spare HPA tanks that we lend out occasionally and failing that some of the fields can lend an HPA (or at the least a CO2) tank for the day.

#19 Ripper5

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 03:08 PM

Martin I am PMing you midways paint prices as well as I will post them here

PAINT PRICES

$6.00/100 rounds of paint

$25.00/500 rounds of paint

$50.00/1000 rounds of paint

$90.00/case of 2000 rounds of paint

PAINT GRENADES

/$10.00/BT Grenade

RENTAL EQUIPMENT

$30.00=Rentals + 100 Rounds of paint

$40.00= Upgraded marker + 200 Rounds of paint

OWN EQUIPMENT

$15=Field Fee/air/co2 fee Then purchase paint

This post has been edited by Ripper5: 13 July 2009 - 03:20 PM

#20 SouthPark

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 05:37 PM

Nice Sean. That should be a sticky in the Midway Forum.

#21 ShadoWalker

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 05:55 PM

I can't remember, what payment methods does Midway accept?

#22 ŞŧĺĜɱåŧå

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 06:54 PM

QUOTE (ShadoWalker @ Jul 13 2009, 06:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I can't remember, what payment methods does Midway accept?

I think they are straight cash right now... since you mention it they had better get some debit/credit stuff set up out there for the battle of midway scenario game.

#23 tomn8r

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 09:05 PM

"And I was wondering wether there is a paintballfield with eventsclose to duncan during my stay,
and i was wondering wether somebody or some team could introduce me to the canadian paintball scene,"

uh, looking for woodsball? i guess i just missed something...lol

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 10:11 PM

QUOTE (tomn8r @ Jul 13 2009, 10:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Sorry Tom, my bad... he'd mentioned being a woodsball player at home so suggesting a speedball field just didn't occur to me. I guess being a person that enjoys pretty much all formats and has friends in each area that aren't interested in the other formats it never occurs to me to suggest styles of play or events that are outside of what someone identifies as their style(s). I'm also quite probably the worst recruiter you will ever meet *laugh*

SW

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Posted 13 July 2009 - 10:49 PM

Right midway is cash only and if you want a shop hit up PW Paintball shop in Duncan down Canada ave next to the motorcycle shop best gear and prices you can get plus great service there's a section on the forums and is ran by stress69