Mystery Marker

[mikew]

A test of your knowledge of obscure paintball markers

Some of you will probably recognize the underpinnings of this custom marker. Who will be the first to guess!

[Olsson]

I have no idea whatsoever what that thingamajig might be, but I know that I want it.
It is absolutely glorious in its weirdness.

[Magmoormaster]

Looks like a Badger.

[mikew]

That's correct.

I was hoping it would take a little longer for someone to guess and I thought the frame might throw people off.

Still that's what I get for posting a mystery marker on M Carter Brown - egg on face!

[Olsson]

Well of course it is a Badger. Now I feel slightly ashamed.

[MrBarraclough]

Must be blowforward, whatever it is. Single tube (aside from what looks like a horizontal HPR), no external cocking handle, no obvious place for a battery or board. So I'm thinking something in the vein of the various weird Automag copycats that cropped up occasionally in the 90s.

[XEMON]

The Badger


PS: This looks like a custom frame? It look incredible!
Who made it?

[mikew]

It was made by Bruce Roberts the designer of the Badger for a close friend.

No one knew of its existence until recently.

I'm hoping to see it up close sometime soon.

[Richter power]

heres a video of the first production of badgers
developed by Bruce Roberts & Darren Hayes
enjoy the video

https://youtu.be/X0-gyZxRFDM

[Richter power]

[mikew]

Bruce had the whole family around to assemble the first 100 rental markers in just a couple of days.

He and Darren then drove from Melbourne to Sydney overnight to deliver them by the weekend.




Bruce with the original prototype