This is one of the most durable and versatile packs on the market. Designed for versatility, it converts from a 3-day to 5-day assault pack with its unique drop down mesh panel (also used to dry your wet gear). Internal 3" hook/loop strip allows for mission specific inserts*; Sniper, Medical, Breacher, K9, Camera, and more!
Military, tactical, and survival gear. Announcements, product reviews, and tales from our travels.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Deal of the Day: Paladin Mission Pack in Black!
This is one of the most durable and versatile packs on the market. Designed for versatility, it converts from a 3-day to 5-day assault pack with its unique drop down mesh panel (also used to dry your wet gear). Internal 3" hook/loop strip allows for mission specific inserts*; Sniper, Medical, Breacher, K9, Camera, and more!
Saturday, December 25, 2010
TacOps 3: January 15, 2011
$50 Online Registration - http://mindgame-productions.com/store/
Event STRICTLY limited to 50 players maximum!
Pre-Registration required as names must be submitted to site security in advance!.
VTI Tactical with the support of MindGame Productions presents TacOps, a new series of events and training classes oriented primarily toward the milsim and tactical simulation player community.
Our third TacOps event will be held again at the CSENTRI tactical training facility in Orlando, Florida. This event will be held in the south annex, a 80,000 square foot CQB complex of rooms, halls and stairs. Future TacOps events, classes and competitions will utilize other areas and assets at the CSENTRI facility as well as other locations in Florida.
This first TacOps event is STRICTLY limited to 50 players and advance registration is requried. We must submit attendee names to site security prior to the event.
Standard MGP/FA rules are in effect. A full face-mask, shemagh or sports mouth-guard is STRONGLY encouraged for this event due to CQB layout and potential of accidental engagements within bang-out range. Force dynamics will be shifted with every mission based on the type of scenario. We just ask that you wear a "complete" uniform in one of the following patterns to be clearly recognized and sign up during registration with your intended uniform so we can anticipate the basic team structures.
Tactical lights and pistols are strongly recommended as they will be used in some specific missions.
Uniform options: Black, Olive Drab, MultiCam, Woodland, Tigerstripe, MARPAT, Coyote/Khaki, Civilian attire
Basics:
- 18+ game
- CSENTRI Facility Orlando - 2001 W. Oak Ridge Road, Orlando (between John Young and OBT)
- 9am start. Onsite registration opens 8am
- $50 pre-registration - 50 player limit
- 400fps maximum. 350fps preferred. NO SNIPER WEAPONS.
- Mid/Low-Cap Magazines
- Bio BBs not required, but no clear Biovals
- Uniform options: Black, Olive Drab, MultiCam, Woodland, Tigerstripe, MARPAT, Coyote/Khaki, Civilian attire
The Christmas Truce, 1914
"The Christmas truce was a series of widespread unofficial ceasefires that took place along the Western Frontaround Christmas of 1914, during the First World War. Through the week leading up to Christmas, parties ofGerman and British soldiers began to exchange seasonal greetings and songs between their trenches; on occasion, the tension was reduced to the point that individuals would walk across to talk to their opposite numbers bearing gifts. On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, many soldiers from both sides – as well as, to a lesser degree, from French units – independently ventured into no man's land, where they mingled, exchanging food and souvenirs. As well as joint burial ceremonies, several meetings ended in carol-singing, or – famously – games of football." (Wikipedia)
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Just Added: Propper Genuine Gear Tactical Trousers
Sunday, December 12, 2010
More Great Gift Ideas for Under $10!
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Saturday, December 11, 2010
Last-minute Gift Ideas for Under $20
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010
TacOps 2: Dec. 11
VTI Tactical and MindGame Productions Presents...
TacOps
Saturday, December 11, 2010
9am - 6pm
Orlando, Florida
$50advance registration
Event STRICTLY limited to 50players maximum!
Pre-registration required for this event. We must submit names to site security/
Registration open now at www.mindgame-productions.com/
VTI Tactical with the support of MindGame Productions presents TacOps, a new series of events and training classes oriented primarily toward the milsim and tactical simulation player community.
The secondTacOps event will be held at the CSENTRI tactical training facility in Orlando, Florida. This event will be held in the south annex, an 80,000 square foot CQB complex of rooms, halls and stairs. Future TacOps events, classes and competitions will utilize other areas and assets at the CSENTRI facility as well as other locations in Florida.
This TacOps event is STRICTLY limited to 50players so advance registration is STRONGLY encouraged.
Standard MGP/FA rules are in effect. A full face-mask, shemagh or sports mouth-guard is STRONGLY encouraged for this event due to CQB layout and potential of accidental engagements within bang-out range.
Force dynamics will be shifted with every mission based on the type of scenario. We just ask that you wear a "complete" uniform in one of the following patterns to be clearly recognized and sign up during registration with your intended uniform so we can anticipate the basic team structures.
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Please Note: CSENTRI is a professional training facility for military, law enforcement, security personnel and defense contractors. All weapons must be transported into the facility within bags or cases, no exposed weapons will be taken outside of the designated training area. No horseplay and listen to your admin staff! You're going to love this venue, but we want to make sure to maintain our welcome! Simply put... act like a monkey... and you're out.
For more information on the facility, click on the following video link: http://www.cubic.com/CSENTRI.
This event will be held in the south annex, discussed near the end of the video. Future events and training classes will be held in other sections of the facility and using other facility assets for smaller groups of milsim/tacsim enthusiasts.
Basics
- 18+ game
- CSENTRI Facility Orlando - Addressed to be published later
- 9am start. Onsite registration opens 8am
- $50online pre-registration
- 400fps maximum. 350fps preferred. NO SNIPER WEAPONS.
- Mid/Low-Cap Magazines
- Bio BBs not required, but no clear Biovals
- Uniform options: Black, Olive Drab, MultiCam, ACU, Woodland, Tigerstripe, MARPAT, Coyote/Khaki, Civilian attire
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Small Biz Saturday: Choose your discount!
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4) 20% off on order of $100 or more - use coupon code SMALLBIZSAT20
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Thursday, November 25, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Pick of the Day: New Save Phace Masks!
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Pick of the Day: H2O PROOF™ Rainwear by Tru-Spec
- Stand up zip through collar with stowable hood and draw cords
- 2-hidden vertical map pockets aligned at the zipper with hook & loop closure under storm flap
- Horizontal chest pockets with hidden zipper closure. Both pockets have detachable ID tabs with hook & loop attachments
- Insignia/badge loop on front of storm flap
- Upper sleeve pockets with hook & loop closure
- Reinforced elbows
- Large front patch pockets with hook & loop closure
- Non-freezing two way zipper front closure with double storm flaps and snap closure
- Cuffs have adjustable hook & loop closure tabs
- Windskirt with elastic hem, drawcord and snap closure
- Taped seams
- Side zippers in jacket and liner for access to duty belt or pockets with snap closure
- Collar and sleeves snap to hold liner in place
- Fleece liner can also be worn separately as a stand alone jacket
- Rollable Hood Stores In Collar
- Sleeve Pockets Allow For Sewn-on Patches
- Drawstring Waist With Cord Lock
- Adjustable Sleeve Cuffs
- Hidden Map Pocket
- Non-freezing Two Way Zipper
- Double Storm Flap
- Insignia/Badge Loop On Front Placket
- Sleeves Have Zippered Underarm For Ventilation
Update: TacOps
VTI Tactical and MindGame Productions Presents...
TacOps
Saturday, November 27, 2010
9am - 6pm
Orlando, Florida
$40 advance registration / $45 onsite
Event STRICTLY limited to 100 players maximum!
We STRONGLY recommend pre-registration for this event.
Event doors will be closed with 100th player.
Registration open now at www.mindgame-productions.com/
VTI Tactical with the support of MindGame Productions presents TacOps, first in a new series of events and training classes oriented primarily toward the milsim and tactical simulation player community.
The first TacOps event will be held at the CSENTRI tactical training facility in Orlando, Florida. This event will be held in the south annex, an 80,000 square foot CQB complex of rooms, halls and stairs. Future TacOps events, classes and competitions will utilize other areas and assets at the CSENTRI facility as well as other locations in Florida.
This first TacOps event is STRICTLY limited to 100 players so advance registration is STRONGLY encouraged. Event doors will be closed with the 100th player and an announcement will be made prior to the event if any walk-on slots remain.
Standard MGP/FA rules are in effect. A full face-mask, shemagh or sports mouth-guard is STRONGLY encouraged for this event due to CQB layout and potential of accidental engagements within bang-out range.
Force dynamics will be shifted with every mission based on the type of scenario. We just ask that you wear a "complete" uniform in one of the following patterns to be clearly recognized and sign up during registration with your intended uniform so we can anticipate the basic team structures.
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Please Note: CSENTRI is a professional training facility for military, law enforcement, security personnel and defense contractors. This is our first event with CSENTRI, we want it to be the first of many, so we expect our Florida airsoft community members to behave with the maturity and professionalism that befits this venue. All weapons must be transported into the facility within bags or cases, no exposed weapons will be taken outside of the designated training area. No horseplay and listen to your admin staff! You're going to love this venue, but we want to make sure to maintain our welcome! Simply put... act like a monkey... and you're out.
For more information on the facility, click on the following video link:http://www.cubic.com/CSENTRI.
This event will be held in the south annex, discussed near the end of the video. Future events and training classes will be held in other sections of the facility and using other facility assets for smaller groups of milsim/tacsim enthusiasts.
Basics
- 18+ game
- CSENTRI Facility Orlando - Addressed to be published later
- 9am start. Onsite registration opens 8am
- $40 online pre-reg / $45 onsite (if slots still available)
- 400fps maximum. 350fps preferred. NO SNIPER WEAPONS.
- Mid/Low-Cap Magazines
- Bio BBs not required, but no clear Biovals
- Uniform options: Black, Olive Drab, MultiCam, ACU, Woodland, Tigerstripe, MARPAT, Coyote/Khaki, Civilian attire
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
VTI Tactical and MindGame Productions Present...
$40 advance registration / $45 onsite
Event STRICTLY limited to 100 players maximum!
We STRONGLY recommend pre-registration for this event.
Event doors will be closed with 100th player.
VTI Tactical with the support of MindGame Productions presents TacOps, first in a new series of events and training classes oriented primarily toward the milsim and tactical simulation player community.
The first TacOps event will be held at the CSENTRI tactical training facility in Orlando, Florida. This event will be held in the south annex, an 80,000 square foot CQB complex of rooms, halls and stairs. Future TacOps events, classes and competitions will utilize other areas and assets at the CSENTRI facility as well as other locations in Florida.
This first TacOps event is STRICTLY limited to 100 players so advance registration is STRONGLY encouraged. Event doors will be closed with the 100th player and an announcement will be made prior to the event if any walk-on slots remain.
Standard MGP/FA rules are in effect.
Visit www.mindgame-productions.com for more event details.
Trivia is on!
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Sunday, November 14, 2010
Coming soon: A-TACS
Saturday, November 13, 2010
OP: Red Dawn II at Synergy in OH
....At Synergy Woods paintball...
May 1984: An unusually cold and long winter has caused widespread famine in Russia.......... The Green Party gains control of the West German
government, and demands that the U.S. pull all nukes and troops out of the country - NATO dissolves............ Emboldened and encouraged by the U.S.S.R, Cuba and Nicaragua plunge Central America in to revolution, which spreads to Mexico.
September 1984: Soviet Forces cross the Bering Strait in to Alaska and storm through Canada, right to America's farming heartland. Cuban and Nicaraguan forces invade from the south across the Rio Grande in to Texas. America is cut in two, with Communist forces occupying from The Rockies to The Mississippi. Europe, still weary from the first two World Wars, remains neutral. The United Kingdom is committed to the liberation of Canada before assisting the U.S. America stands alone.............
October 1984: Calumet City, Colorado sits on the eastern edge of the Rockies and is a Communist outpost (Sector 8). The town is under martial law and is home to a "re-education" camp that houses political prisoners. A
local resistance, mostly made up of teenagers, calls itself the "Wolverines," after the high school sports mascot. The Wolverines conduct a guerrilla war against the occupiers with hit and run attacks. Their success and increasing numbers have demoralized the Cuban forces. Soviet Spetsnaz are called in to eliminate the Wolverine threat. The U.S. Army sends a Special Forces Team to train and equip the Wolverines, and also engage the Spetznaz. The Wolverines liberate the Re-Education Camp, and gain control of the town. The SF Team then withdraws with the liberated prisoners for medical attention and debriefing. Wolverine Guerrillas are left in control of Calumet City. There ends Red Dawn I.
Red Dawn II
November 1985: Canada has been liberated and allied forces are now in the U.S. pushing the Central American Forces southeast from the west coast. Calumet City is secured by the Wolverines but kept peaceful by it's Police Department which answers to the new, warlord like commander of the
Wolverines - whose camp is outside but close to town. These Wolverines are not the same partisans who liberated the town. Some members have gone back to civilian life in Calumet and others have been KIA securing the town. It's ranks have been filled with Cuban defectors, Allied deserters and survivors of other guerrilla factions. Very few have ties to Calumet City. Residents are noticing a stronger Wolverine presence in the city. Grateful for their protection, but resentful of their "us first" attitude when it comes to resources, residents begin complaining to Police of trading one occupier for another. With their hands tied, the police attempt to act as a buffer between the residents and the Wolverines, hoping for the war to end soon enough to end the unrest. Events spiral out of control. A resident is executed by the Wolverines for "treason" (denying access to his food stores). Residents frustrated by police inaction in turn beat a Wolverine caught alone half to death. The Wolverine commander then orders the Police Dept to arrest the residents responsible and turn them over. The Police Chief refuses and asks for U.S. Army assistance. The unrest does
not go unnoticed by Cuban Forces who have good intelligence on Calumet City. Retaking it would give them a valuable defensive position against U.K. and Canadian forces pushing across the Rockies. The U.S. Army knows this also and sends back the same SF Team that trained and assisted the Wolverines one year ago, hoping they can defuse the situation and keep things calm until the arrival of allied forces.
Tan Side
Cuban Forces - DCU, ACU and other tan based BDU's only. NO MULTI CAM
Spetznaz - Stand by for further info
Green Side
Wolverines - Any green based BDU, civilian attire or a combination thereof.
Special Forces Team is NWOA, no spots are open. BDU pattern yet to be determined.
Police Department is TF 150, no spots are open. Black/Blue based BDU's
Calumet City Residents: Civilian attire only, No military clothing or hats, (except boots) no vests, LBE or drop leg holsters. All pouches and holsters must be on a belt. All long guns must be on a sling. Shoulder holsters are allowed. Basically your chest and back (camelbacks and civilian back packs are okay) must be visible and you should be able to use both hands freely. If you think it might get you mistaken for a green or tan member, DON'T WEAR IT! Put civilian next to your name when signing up on the green side.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
We're back!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Because two dogs just ain't enough...
THE WASTELAND 2
November 6-7, 2010
Waynes World of Paintball, Ocala, FL
$40 advance registration / $50 onsite
Wasteland Survival Guide available to download at:
http://mindgame-productions.
Register online now and save $10 from onsite admission!
www.mindgame-productions.com/
Because two dogs just ain't enough... and four dogs may be too many... It's Three-Dog coming at you on the only voice of truth in the Wasteland... Galaxy News Radio.
Listen children... I want you all to be extra careful out there... Word has it that a lot of travellers have been disappearing off the roads and good honest folk being carried out in the night by heavily armed raiders. Word is... a particularly unsavory bunch of cannibals have taken up residence in the central Wasteland. As if the Slavers out of Paradise Falls aren't bad enough... this bunch of raiders has apparently developed a taste for the OTHER white meat and established new hunting grounds. Be careful on the roads and watch yourselves when visiting unfamiliar settlements. We don't know yet where these cannibals are operating out of... but let's just hope that sooner or later they try to eat the wrong Wastelander and someone out there is able to wipe those flesh-eaters off the map.
Speaking of food... need to remind everyone that the good folks at Wayne's World purchase lunch supplies based on event headcount, which is driven by pre-registration. More than once the Waynes World staff has been surprised by a LOT of extra shooters at their door. All are welcome of course... but sometimes a lot of scrambling is needed along with extra trips to the Super-Duper Mart for extra supplies. To be fair to all those good people who pre-register and let us know we're coming, they'll be getting meal tickets for lunch onsite... and two additional drawings will be held for all pre-registrants by midnight, October 31st, for a $25 gift certificate to Hooters as well as complimentary access to the next MGP event.
Registration closes late Wednesday night, November 3rd. If you haven't pre-registered to let us know you're coming... we can't put you in the head-count for lunch.
And remember kids... be nice to our merchants. The good folks at Airsoft Extreme, Airsoft Unlimited and Dark Threads are helping to keep GNR and the voice of the Wasteland going. And be good to those merchants out trying to make an honest living in the Wasteland. Be sure to bring them some pre-war relics from home and they'll buy most of them off you for some bottlecaps. And remember that they don't like being robbed. I imagine any wastelander or raider feeling a little cocky and robbing a merchant for caps and merchandise is going to end up with quite a bounty on their heads.
And now... a little music... http://www.youtube.com/watch?
IMPORTANT! The Wasteland series of events have lots of action but are NOT traditional MilSim games. Strict uniform/costume restrictions will be in effect to recreate the setting of the game. Please read the Survival Guide (Players Pack) and review the forums for more information on factions and uniforms allowed at this event.
Event Sponsored By
Airsoft Extreme
www.airsoftextreme.com
Airsoft Unlimited
www.airsoft-unlimited.net
Dark Threads
www.darkthreads.com