Category Archive for ‘Event News’ at ArniesAirsoft News

on 09:18 November 16, 2009

Stirling Airsoft have sent us details of their 2010 events calendar:

Hi Guys,

Stirling Airsoft are pleased to announce details of our calendar for 2010 and there’s some good news for fans of our games at Copehill Down Village.

We’ll be running two (count ‘em) games at the Army’s FIBUA Training Village on Salisbury Plain next year, the first, Operation: Kingsman, on April 3rd and 4th and a second game, Operation: Tempest, on August 14th and 15th.

In addition to the two games at Copehill Down we’ll also have all our usual Airsoft Training Days at Stoneleigh along with plenty of airsoft games at Catterick and Combat Missions at Great Blackhill in Herefordshire.

You might also want to make special note of the Operation: Barracuda combat mission on September 25th and 26th, which will be taking place in Worcester and will feature three helicopters transporting players into the combat zone during the mission.

We will also be holding more airsoft games in Spain in 2010 but at the moment we don’t have any confirmed dates for when those games will be happening so we haven’t been able to put anything up on the calendar just yet. Rest assured that as soon as we do have definite dates for next year’s games in Spain we will update the calendar and post announcements about it on the Stirling Airsoft Blog as well as on our Twitter and Facebook profiles.

Of course, 2009 isn’t over yet and we’ve still got Op: Instant Justice, this year’s England vs Scotland game, to come at Catterick on the 5th and 6th of December. After England’s victory in last year’s game the Scottish team has everything to prove this time out.

As always you can find details of how to book your place at any of Stirling Airsoft’s events at the Stirling website or you can email matt@stirlingairsoft.com with your enquiries.

Thanks, Ken (Stirling Airsoft)

Only 39 days until the WearTheFoxHat raffle ends

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on 10:05 November 15, 2009

Not long left until the result of the Bamako WEARTHEFOXHAT Raffle

Only 39! Days until the charity raffle of the year ends…… and 10 people have a very good new year

Remember its like the lottery but with realistic odds

4000 tickets in total at £5 each

so 4 tickets at £5 gives you a 1:100 chance of walking away with one of the undernoted top rate prizes

In addition to the Piper Precision products M134a Minigun with Predator backpack we have

TLSFx Pyro Training

Deepfire M72A2 Rocket

Systema CQBR Max 2 M4

8 Kenwood tk3207 Radios

VFC SCAR Light

CYMA AK (Full Stock)

CYMA AK (Folding Stock)

HFC Full Metal GBB Pistol

Cavalry Headset

Tickets can be bought online at WEARTHEFOXHAT Raffle
You can see all the prizes on display at First and Only - The Mall at Reading Where they will be on display until our xmas game at on the 12th December.

This day will be Milsim i.e. no hicaps ( midcaps and low caps only ) and will feature the same fair gameplay as experienced by those at The Uprising earlier this year at Sennybridge.

All Proceeds will be going towards the Registered Charity. Places are very limited, so go to the bookings section here or email firstandonlyreading@hotmail.co.uk

Remember there are only 4000 tickets in total and The Draw closes on the 24th December so grab your tickets and your chance to win the biggest charity Arisoft Raffle known to man at wearthefoxhat.org.uk or at The Mall. The Draw is open internationally so long as you can legally own an airsoft AEG in your country. Since we are a registered charity All we ask is if you cannot make the prizegiving you cover the cost of shipping your choice of prize.

Many thanks to National Airsoft Girls and Andy May for their help in the prize Photo shoot at First and Onlys The Academy. and for all you lads that love seeing women with guns heres some pics from the shoot and a video of people enjoying the minigun.

Regards, Steve Morris
Bamako Bampots Registered Charity No 1123419
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SSMG: Battle of Scandinavia 2010. 27-29Aug 2010, Sweden

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on 10:28 November 14, 2009

Continue reading ‘SSMG: Battle of Scandinavia 2010. 27-29Aug 2010, Sweden’

SSMG have sent us some details of their 2010 Battle of Scandinavia which will be held on 27-29 Aug 2010 in Sweden (click the “read more” link to see more details of the event):

SSMG has the largest and one of the most unforgiving gaming areas in Sweden (14×6km). The perimeter of the gaming area is 50km. We have so far specialised in advanced Mil.Sim games. We use real airplanes, large
inflatable boats (RIB), vehicles and real airfields. We arrange two big games every year with 200-300 players so far. SSMG is only one year old since we started and three games have been arranged. We are looking at great bright future with growing numbers and more and more interests in SSMG’s Mil.Sim games. All this only at a cost of 30 GPB.

Gaming area map:

Gaming area location

Youtube keywords: SSMG MilSim, Operation Tango One, Operation Tango Dux, Operation Sierra. (SSMG)

Uniforms at the Angels Uniform Sale

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on 17:26 November 9, 2009

in Distributor News, Event News and Retailer News

Looking for a historic uniform and able to make it to London? Then you might not want to miss out on this sale:

Uniforms from War Movie History Available at the Angels Uniform Sale

Following the huge success of Angels’ first public sale in 2008, the Oscar-winning, world-famous costume supplier is opening its doors once again, this time to sell over 250,000 high-quality items of authentic uniform and equipment dating from 1900 onwards.

The Angels Uniform Sale will take place at 3 Boundary Road, Wembley, HA9 7ND on Saturday 28th November 2009, featuring authentic uniforms, helmets, headgear, leather and webbing equipment from a range of famous war films including Saving Private Ryan and The Great Escape. This impressive sale, the largest and most diverse of its kind, provides a one-off opportunity for collectors, re-enactors, theatre groups, fancy dress enthusiasts, Airsoft fans and fashionistas to get their hands on a huge variety of original uniforms at incredibly low prices.

How The Angels Uniform Sale Will Work

The items for sale will be displayed over three large rooms, covering over 30,000 square feet, with uniforms hanging in two rooms and the third room being devoted to all manner of equipment, hats, and helmets, which will be on display in boxes. Everything in the sale is authentic, with the exception of a few reproduction pieces that will be available and were created for specific films. All of the pieces have been used on film or television productions, including Dad’s Army, Saving Private Ryan, The Great Escape and Band of Brothers, providing an added element of interest to potential buyers.

There will be an admission charge of £5 per person, and items for sale will be charged at a fixed rate per item:

£20 each for all coats, tunics or blouson jackets

£20 each for helmets

£10 each for trousers or breeches

£10 each for caps

£5 each for small pieces of equipment

£10 each for medium pieces of equipment

£20 for a combined set of equipment

Time, Directions and Website

Saturday 28th November, 8.30am – 5pm

Angels Warehouse

1st Floor, 3 Boundary Road,
East Lane Business Park,
Wembley HA9 7ND

Nearest public transport: North Wembley Tube (Bakerloo) / North Wembley Overland

http://www.angelssale.com

See a short film about the sale here:

Angels – Background

Angels is the world’s longest-established supplier of costumes to the film, theatre, and television industries. Chairman Tim Angel OBE (Former Chairman, BAFTA; Former Governor, BFI) is the fifth generation of his family to head the firm that bears his name, founded by his great-great grandfather Morris Angel in 1840 as the first source of costume hire for actors attending West End auditions.

Since 1948, when costumes supplied by Angels received a Best Costume Academy Award for Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet, Angels has followed suit by supplying costumes to 30 other Best Costume Oscar-winning films including Henry V, Star Wars, Titanic, Gladiator, Marie Antoinette, Elizabeth: The Golden Age and this year’s The Duchess.

Angels undertakes over 1000 TV, film and theatre projects a year, and has a staff of over 100. Outside of the film industry, Angels is best known to the general public for being the UK’s largest supplier of fancy dress from the Angels Fancy Dress flagship store on Shaftesbury Avenue (the site of Morris Angel’s original shop in the 19^th Century).

www.angelssale.com

Saturday 28th November, 8.30am – 5pm
3 Boundary Road, Wembley, HA9 7ND

Public transport: North Wembley Tube (Bakerloo) // North Wembley Overground

Notes:

Admission charge – £5 (applies to all, irrespective of age)

Fixed prices as follows:

Coats, tunics, blouson jackets & helmets – £20; Trousers, breeches & caps – £10;

Equipment (belt, pouch, frog, cross strap, pack etc) – £5 for small pieces, £10 for medium pieces, £20 for combined sets

There is no footwear on sale at this event

To avoid confusion and embarrassment, strictly no uniform clothing to be worn to the sale

No personal bags permitted in the sale building

Note that there are no toilet or refreshment facilities within the building

Parking is free, but limited

For further information on The Angels Uniform Sale

Please contact Toby Guise or Lynsey Haddow at Deliberate PR

toby@deliberate-pr.com / lynsey@deliberate-pr.com

Direct Line – 020 8732 8861/ 020 8732 8851

Mobile – 07814 223 530 / 07792 072 453

First and Only: support Bamako Bampots on 12th Dec

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on 23:54 November 7, 2009

First and Only are hosting an event on the 12th December for charity:

FIRST AND ONLY SUPPORTS THE BAMPOTS!

Continuing their vital support of the Bamako Bampots registered charity, First and Only are pleased to announce a charity game day at The Mall, Reading on Saturday 12th December.

This day will be Milsim i.e. no hicaps ( midcaps and low caps only ) and will feature the same fair gameplay as experienced by those at The Uprising earlier this year at Sennybridge.

All Proceeds will be going towards the Registered Charity. Places are very limited, so go to the bookings section here or email firstandonlyreading@hotmail.co.uk

In Addition to this you can see all the Prizes on display for the WEARTHEFOXHAT Raffle which includes:

the Piper minigun,

Systema CQBR max2,

VFC SCAR,

Kenwood tk3207 radios and much more.

Regards
Steve Morris
cell +44 (0) 7946313191
Bamako Bampots Registered Charity No 1123419
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Wolf Armouries - partnered up with Titan Defense

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on 10:27 November 4, 2009

in Event News and Retailer News

Wolf Armouries have now partnered up with Titan Defense to provide dynamic training.

Also of note is that any customers who use the code ‘Arnie is the best Santa’ will get 10% off all guns and accessories that are not already on sale or part of a new deal. This code is only valid till the end of November 2009. This code can be used online or in person at the shop and will only apply if mentioned:

We have all seen the videos like “Art of tactical carbine” and the online clips on YouTube and such showing dynamic shooting techniques and dynamic shooters doing some amazing stuff running and gunning.

Now you too can get trained up so that you can be a better, more efficient and dynamic shooter.

Wolf Armouries Airsoft has partnered up with Titan Defense to provide you with this unique and amazing real firearms shooting experience.

We can provide accessible, affordable and dynamic firearms training using some of the latest in gear and techniques taught by qualified and experienced instructors from the USA, UK, Canada and Russia.

You will be trained on the AK47 or the Glock 17 depending on the course you take. MP5s and HK416s will be added to the arsenal in the future.

Courses available range from tactical pistol courses, tactical rifle courses to a full 15 day Certified High threat operational Close protection Course.

No experience is needed as we will instruct you from the ground up and courses are designed for pure beginners but we also cater for individuals who wish to be certified for the close protection industry.

This is not some pansy Stag do shooting gig, this is a the real thing. By the end of your course you will be shooting and scooting like the PROS!

Book now for the courses in Nov 2009 and get £100 off the November course of your choice.

To Book or for more info please go to our website, call us on 0870 754 9653 or email us at info@wolfarmouries.co.uk

(Wolf Armouries)

Stirling Airsoft, Op: Overwatch Nov 7/8 FIBUA hostage rescue

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on 20:39 October 30, 2009

Stirling Airsoft have sent out a press release:

Hi guys, Got some exciting news for you from Stirling Airsoft.

On November 7th and 8th Stirling Airsoft will be holding our first ever real-time hostage rescue event at Catterick FIBUA Village.

Op: Overwatch builds upon Stirling Airsoft’s experience running real-time hostage rescue missions at other urban airsoft sites and takes it to the next level as players will be carrying out their mission at the British Army’s famous FIBUA training village at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire.

Players who’ve been to our Combat Mission games, like the upcoming Op: Atlas mission, at our Great Blackhill Farm site in Herefordshire will be more used to the way that Op: Overwatch will be run.

Most of Saturday daytime will be spent training with Stirling’s highly experienced Instructors, running through hostage rescue and CQB skills training to help players build up the necessary skillsets to carry out the coming mission.

After breaking for dinner players, in the role of 22 SAS, will receive the call to attend a hostage situation in a North Yorkshire town.

From this point on the mission will unfold in real-time throughout the night as players are briefed on the situation, conduct close target recces, get involved in negotions with the hostage-takers and prepare immediate action and strategic plans to resolve the hostage situation.

This is not the standard "run and gun" action of a typical airsoft skirmish game, but rather this requires players to put themselves in the shoes of real Special Forces operators as they plan and prepare to try to successfully resolve a hostage siege situation with the minimum of civilian casualties. It may not be to everyone’s tastes but those players who have taken part in hostage rescue missions like this at Stirling Airsoft’s other sites in the past have thoroughly enjoyed the change of pace and the opportunity to experience more in depth tactical airsoft than normal games usually allow.

Op: Overwatch takes place on the weekend of November 7th and 8th. Details can be found on the Op: Overwatch page of the main Stirling Airsoft site.

The weekend after Op: Overwatch the team will be in action once more for the Op: Atlas combat mission at the Great Blackhill Farm site in Herefordshire.

As always you can email matt@stirlingairsoft.com for details and you can find the booking form here.

If the rigours of combat missions don’t appeal then there’s also this year’s England vs Scotland game, Op: Instant Justice, coming up in December, where England will be trying to retain the Stirling Shield after last year’s victory over the Scots.

We’re looking forward to seeing you there.

Ken
The Stirling Airsoft Blog
Stirling Airsoft

Zombie Hunter - will you survive?

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on 02:41 October 29, 2009

Carley has sent in news of a zombie hunt event (it’s Halloween!) complete with a funky trailer:

The Best Halloween Event Ever? Hunt Live Zombies in Los Angeles!

Zombie Hunter Airsoft Game Series

Los Angeles, Ca. October 26, 2009—Evike announces their highly anticipated Halloween event, Zombie Hunter: an intense and horrifying interactive airsoft game series.

Sure to liven up your Halloween night, this airsoft gaming event held in Los Angeles on Halloween night is more than your typical haunted house. Participants will be challenged to shoot their way out of an interactive haunted house eliminating flesh eating Zombies with an airsoft pellet shot to the head. Players’ only tools are their teammates, an airsoft gun and limited ammo.

On Saturday, October 31st from 5pm-12am, participants placed in teams of 2-4 will be challenged to defeat live zombies inside of an interactive haunted house. Luck may be your only way out (well that and shooting zombies in the face). There is no skill level required for The Zombie Hunter, as this event is open for everyone to participate in. Those who survive will be rewarded. Air soft guns and equipment will be provided.

Zombie Hunter will take place at Tac City Airsoft, located at 2208 Edwards Ave. South El Monte, Ca. 91733. Players can participate in the Zombie Hunter event without pre-registering for the cost of $20 for 2-4 players. A discounted rate of $16 is available for those who choose to pre-register at http://www.airsoftpost.com/gaming-events-c-299.html.

Evike is one of the biggest airsoft dealers in the United States with over 10 years of experience in airsoft. For more information on Evike or to order airsoft guns and accessories visit evike.com.

For more information on the Zombie Hunter event, visit evike.com/zombiehunter.

Recon Rag airsoft tournament: Airsoft Assassin

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on 01:18 October 25, 2009

Recon Rag are holding an airsoft tournament in early November. Please be aware their website may become a little slower to load as you all rush to check out the news:

Recon Rag is proud to present our first airsoft tournament open especially for our readers.

On the 8th of November hell is going to freeze over as we begin our quest to find the ultimate Airsoft Assassin. This competition is open to all readers 18+ who feel they have what it takes to single handedly take on wave upon wave of enemy fire.

Keep your eyes peeled to the magazine at www.recon-rag.com over the next 24hrs for full details about this amazing tournament, trust us this is the ultimate in Realistic adrenalin filled airsoft for the airsofter that really wants to emerge himself in the game.

And in the end there can be only one! (Recon Rag)

Ai-500 - ONE SHOT opportunity!

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orca

on 00:02 October 17, 2009

CALLING ALL AIRSOFTERS!!!

We are offering the Airsoft Community a ONE SHOT opportunity on Oct 24th -

Heres the deal -
Attend the Operation Anvil (Oct 24th) game at Fort Ord and receive a $13 discount on your admission to the Ai-500, Operation Red Reign on November 13-15th!. This makes the price of a three day game only $80!!!

This is a one time deal, come down, play for a day, get a discount on the hottest game of the year! New registrants and those who have all ready registered are eligible for this discount too!

Registration for Operation Anvil is at:
http://www.cqbchallenge.com/?event_id=36

Information for the Ai-500 is here:
www.ai-500.com
FYI - Ai500 reg is limited space availability and is filling up fast. USFOR/UKFOR are allready maxed out…sign up now!!

Time to ROCK IT!!
-Sean "the Saint" St. Cin
-Alex "Fade" Eng
Roundhouse Productions
www.ai-500.com
www.cqbchallenge.com

Popular Airsoft - KamiWars/Rapier 01 moved to 2010

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on 23:58 October 10, 2009

Popular Airsoft have sent out some updates in relation to their upcoming events:

Last September 26, 2009, Typhoon Ondoy (international name: Ketsana) hit the Philippines, causing massive devastation, flooding and deaths. In a matter of hours, about a month’s worth of rain fell on Metro Manila, submerging 80 percent of the capital city under water. Barely a week after, Typhoon Pepeng (Parma) ravaged Northern Luzon, destroying thousands of square meters of farmlands. Reports of the number of displaced citizens range from 60,000 to 500,000, with at least 300 people killed. The local government and various private relief workers concede that they are overwhelmed by the scale of the destruction. Other parts of Southeast Asia were not spared, as the two typhoons continued its destructive paths toward Vietnam and Taiwan.

The airsoft community has not been spared, as a great majority of the airsoft population in the Philippines are from the Metro Manila and Luzon regions.

In light of these most recent calamities, and realizing the impending financial difficulties that Filipino and Southeast Asian Airsofters face in the coming months, we at Popular Airsoft Magazine postpone the staging of Rapier 01: The 1st World Airsoft Challenge and the Kami Wars tentaively set on the 10-13 of June 2010 (please stay tuned with this), and instead, bring you Ratratan 2009: SLOW BURN, a Fund-raising Fellowship Game that will benefit the victims of Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. This will also serve as a kick-off event for the new dates of the international events. This decision spurred from countless requests from our brothers-in-arms for assistance in whatever form. We at Popular Airsoft believe that it is never enough to remember the less fortunate in thoughts alone. Let us remember them by our deeds.

Ratratan 2009 will be held in lieu of Rapier 01 and Kami Wars on 28 or 29 November 2009 at the Nayong Pilipino in Pasay City, Metro Manila. Final date will be posted immediately.

We would like to request the International Airsoft Community to help out our fellow Filipino Airsofters by donating or contributing something to our Ratratan 2009 Charity Game. Please email us at info@popularairsoft.com to enquire about helping our brothers and sisters.

All players and sponsors who have made payments, please do contact us at events@popularairsoft.com to get your full refund.

In solidarity with our fellows in the Philippines. We remain.

(Popular Airsoft)

Tour of Duty event Nov 21st – 22nd at EAG Dorking

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on 22:04 October 10, 2009

Continue reading ‘Tour of Duty event Nov 21st – 22nd at EAG Dorking’

There will be a big event at Elite Dorking at the end of November, here are the details (sent in by John at EAG):

“Tour of Duty”

November 21st – 22nd Elite Action Games Dorking

Strategic Overview

Tet 1968. As had become the norm in recent years, both the US / ARVN forces and the NVA/VC observed a truce during the New Year. ARVN forces were stood down and many personnel had returned to their family homes to celebrate. US forces were on a lesser state of alert. No-one in a position of authority expected anything other than Tet fireworks and hangovers.

The North Vietnamese had other plans. Having amassed considerable numbers of men and supplies in the south of the country under the noses of MACV, they were preparing to break the truce and to bring the war into the towns and cities of the South. No longer would the struggle be confined to the villages and paddy fields of Vietnam.

As the military machine in the South wound down to enjoy the New Year celebrations, the North was poised to attack…

Force disposition

The NVA/VC forces will be predominantly formed of infantry units, whose duty is to fight and to occupy and hold objectives. Limited use will be made of specialist teams – intelligence gathering, recon, sappers etc

US Forces will be more varied, comprising grunts, MACV-SOG, LURPS and Intel experts, skilled in the use of electronic intelligence devices.

Both forces will be given company commanders, additional command roles will be allocated to team leaders and a liaison officer (responsible for communicating with game officials) will be assigned.

Basic Objectives:

Having withdrawn from the forward Command Post, the US chain of command has decided that it now has strategic value and must be reoccupied. In addition to this the Australian outpost and nearby village are of key value.

The NVA/VC will attempt to seize, control and hold certain key objectives in and around Saigon and Cholon. These will include the Radio Station, the US Embassy, and certain designated targets such as the headquarters of the Saigon Police Force. Other objectives may be assigned as the battle progresses.

US forces will attempt to repel the attack by the NVA/VC. In addition to defending all key objectives, they must re-take any key locations that fall into NVA/VC hands. Allowing them to remain under the control of the enemy is simply not an option.

Both forces will be provided with a grid-map of the site. These maps will detail the location of all key, strategic objectives. The NVA/VC map will have all targets highlighted, along with the value of each target. They should ensure that these maps do not fall into the hands of US forces lest they be alerted to targets as yet untouched. (Elite Action Games)

Click ‘Read more’ to see the full press release.

NAM Ia Drang weekend update

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on 22:58 October 6, 2009

Gunman Airsoft have sent over an important bit of news from them concerning the NAM Ia Drang weekend:

Breaking News from Gunman Airssoft about the NAM Ia Drang weekend.

Hi folks, breaking news about the Ia Drang Vietnam weekend on the 24-25 October.

Due to an unfortunate and unforeseen change to the site policy at the Redditch site we had booked, we have had to postpone this event until early next year. We have found a site at Worchester which is large enough for the Battle, has fantastic features and will allow for the choppers to take off and land. Ill have a date confirmed and will update the forum as soon as I sign the paper work.

Instead we have offered a Deployment weekend at our Tuddenham Site in Suffolk for £35 or FREE if you have already booked on and paid for the main event. More details can be found on our public forum http://gunmanairsoft.co.uk/forum/ about the Deployment weekend.

To all the guys that have supported this venture and left their money in the game which so far is all of them, a huge thanks from the Gunman team. You won’t be disappointed.

THIS MAIN EVENT IS NOT CANCELLED only postponed and we are still taking bookings. (Gunman Airsoft)

NAA Expo: March 5th - 7th, 2010

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on 18:53 September 24, 2009