Photos: MegaCon 2011

U.S.M.S.C. @MegaCon 2011!

TerrorWerks is ON! The U.S.M.S.C is in da' house @MegaCon, Orange County Convention Center, Hall D. If you are in the area, please stop by and check it out.

If you've ever played Call of Duty, Doom, Duke Nukem, or any first-person shooter video games, and wondered what it would be like to experience the pulse-pounding adrenaline rush of combat (without actually risking life and limb), then swing by the TerrorWerks booth - West concourse, Room W221a and b:

1-7pm today (Friday, March 25)
10-6 pm Saturday, March 26
10-5 pm Sunday, March 27

Sign up for a quick tour of duty (about 45 minutes) with the USMSC (United States Marines Space Corps)! We provide the gear - tactical vest and airsoft rifle - so you can test your abilities in simulated combat. If you survive, you can call yourself a USMSC grunt! Our recruiters are walking around MegaCon, looking for a few good candidates. Just look for the handsome guys in dark digital camo with a tactical vest on, and they can show you the way.

Pick of the Day: TRU Combat Shirt

It was a great day to play airsoft at Waynes World in Ocala, FL yesterday, and it was also a great day to wear the TRU Combat Shirt. The body of the shirt is made of a soft, moisture-wicking fabric that will keep you cool and dry in hot weather, and it layers very easily under a vest or plate carrier.

We will actually be wearing the Digital Urban/Black combat shirt as part of our U.S.M.S.C. loadout at MegaCon this weekend.

If you don't already have one of these, you need one! And we've got every color combination listed in the store at MAP. We also give discounts for group orders. Please don't hesitate to contact sales@darkthreads.com for more info. Thanks.

the Pittsburgh firefighters memorial pipers band @RBPittsburgh

the Pittsburgh firefighters memorial pipers band @RBPittsburgh

Cool Video of the Day: a Heavy Drop

A heavy drop, as seen from the *inside* of the airplane. Very cool.

Pick of the Day: Woolrich Elite Fleece Vest

Here in the 'Burgh, March is one of those unpredictable weather months where you could have anything from snow, to rain, to warm, humid temperatures. That got me thinking about the new Woolrich Elite Fleece Vest - a great piece for layering.

On the blustery days, it can be worn under the Woolrich Elite Waterproof Breathable Parka, or it makes a great topper for any of the Woolrich Elite shirts. It's also got these useful features:

• Two large cargo pockets with zipper closures.
• Accessory loops inside pockets that can secure magazines or a small handgun.
• A two-way side seam zipper provides ventilation and access to the waist area.
• Chest pocket with hook & loop flap closure and expansion pleat.

Please check it out in our web store! Thanks.

Just Added: Pantac USA MOLLE Pouches

Just added a whole bunch of MOLLE pouches from Pantac USA to the web store. They come in several solid colors, and MultiCam. This first batch represents the pouches that we probably use the most. Will be adding more, so if there's anything you are looking for that you don't see here, please give us a holler! sales@darkthreads.com

Just Added: Tru-Spec XFire TRUs

One of the most innovative new developments from Tru-Spec, and we have it! Just added the XFire FR TRU shirt and trousers to our web store. The material used to make these uniforms is really unique and amazing. It's a blend of fibers that provides all the fire resistance protection of NOMEX, plus the moisture wicking and breathable qualities of cotton. Check it out!

Just Added: Pantac USA Chest Plate Carrier

Chest Plate Carrier
VT-C019

Lightweight, low profile plate carrier, with MOLLE webbing on both the front and back of the vest. It features robust, large UTX clips on both the waist and the shoulders for easy adjustment and quick release. Made from 1000D Cordura Nylon with reinforced stitching. Ranger Green and Coyote Brown are shown above. Other colors are available.

Also available in MultiCam:

This one works best on a small to XL adult. Please check it out in our web store! Thanks.

Upcoming MGP event: The Zone 2 @WaynesPaintball

The Zone 2

Waynes World of Paintball

March 19, 2011

$40 Pre-Registration / $50 Onsite

Register Online Here

Game Forums open Here

On 26 April 1986 at 01:23am, reactor number four at the Chernobyl plant, near Pripyat in the Ukrainian SSR, exploded. Further explosions and the resulting fire sent a plume of highly radioactive fallout into the atmosphere and over an extensive geographical area. Four hundred times more fallout was released than had been by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

The Zone of Alienation was established soon after the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, in order to evacuate the local population and to prevent people from entering the heavily contaminated territory. The area adjoining the site of the disaster was divided into 4 concentric zones, amongst them the fourth (actually the nearest, within a radius of 30 km/19 mi) being the most dangerous.

In the years following the Chernobyl accident, the Soviet Union established a series of highly classified, experimental research stations within The Zone. This provided the Soviet and later the Ukranian military valuable experience protecting personnel operating within a highly contaminated landscape. For the scientists, The Zone provided a vast area of utter seclusion for advanced, theoretical research far from prying eyes. No one knows what triggered the second incident, but the results were far more startling.

On April 13, 2006, 04:13 a.m., the area around Chernobyl was lit by a blinding light, painting the area with a red glow – and sending out a rolling, roaring emission of noise and energy that ended all communication with the research stations. The Ukranian government ordered an immediate quarantine of the area, the military shooting any violators on sight. 24/7 patrols of the perimeter became necessary. Something had changed inside The Zone.. something that had to do with the fundamental structure of time-space itself. Strange entities were reported by patrols, things that could not be accounted for simply by the effects of radiation on animal and human DNA. Pockets were discovered where physics behaved in strange and dangerous ways. These “anomalies” as they were called seemed to spawn strange artifacts. Items of unknown origin, with powers inexplicable to science and barely understood.

The Zone is a unique airsoft experience drawn from the STALKER videogame series, and loosely on the Russian film of the same name. Set in the contaminated wastelands of the Chernobyl Zone of Alienation, Ukrainian troops, paramilitary factions and lone stalkers fight to control or reveal the secrets of The Zone. Some follow orders of the government, with little knowledge or understanding of what they are guarding, others seek fortune through scavenging scraps of classified technology and strange, unearthly artifacts. The Zone is a grim and deadly place, full of radioactive pockets, unexplained anomalies, mutated horrors and ruthless killers. But it is said that within a man can find treasure beyond his wildest dreams…

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