wow! that looks neat. has anyone else seen it anywhere else?

have you had a chance to try it out? are there any other accessories being sold there as well?

from the URL you listed it looks pretty cool. Hopefully someone gets their mitts on one of those markers and puts up a review and more pix of it.

I saw something similar in JUSCO OneU last December - it was an X-Stream Hydro Pro Water Gun with Glob Balls. It retailled for RM 53.90 and was a dual function water gun, you could use it as a normal water gun or if you mixed the Glob Balls into the water container it could shoot Glob Balls. There is a website for Glob Balls but it doesn't say much apart from Glob Balls are Swedish technology! Not quite what the Battle Max markers are like but it was a kiddie-friendly paintball introduction

anyone knows of other Giant outlets that its been seen at? Living in Ampang - USJ and Melaka seem pretty far to drive out too. Do check out the URL which pcphobic listed out - it'll give you a great introduction to the markers

well guys - i was too poisoned by the pix and the website yesterday that i went out to the Giant Hypermarket in Batu Caves and got myself one this evening.

initial impression is that it is not a half decent marker. it needs to be pumped before you can fire it and boy do the foam-shots fly.

pro:
- safety features are good
- comes with a pretty comprehensive manual for both mask and marker
- good lightweight face mask
- nice "KATHUMP" sound when you fire it - much better than the nerf air guns and i think the accuracy of the foam-shots are going to be greater and over a longer distance
- comes with a promo dvd as well

cons:
- plasticky and not sure how hard the knocks it can take if you really had to play with it
- air pump feels a little flimsy when you pump it up but it does pack a punch
- no accessories - so that means you have only 9 foam-shots and these suckers can really fly so it will be a miracle if you don't lose any
- i was going to say price but for RM 149.00 i guess you get what you pay for considering a CS-6 Reccon Nerf Gun is about RM 99.00 and the Longshot is about RM 149.00
- the foam-shots are not loaded through the faux pellet top loader but from the barrel through a transparent tube-like magazine which holds 8 foam-shots only

like i said these are just initial impressions and i will probably have to wait till next weekend it to really have a go as i just opened it about 45 mins ago

i guess it depends what you want to use the marker for in the end. for me it is to introduce my 6 year old to paintball and get the hang of shooting a marker first and i guess in that respect it does its job

Guys, i think someone said it was too good to be true, well i think that really sums it up.

The Battle MAX Sceptor was launched in 2005 in the US by Franklin Sports thru its subsidiary - Rival Force and after not being able to get a response from them i shot off an email to Franklin Sports and this is their reply:


" Thank you for your inquiry.

The Battle Max product line has been discontinued and all warranties have expired.

Thank you,

Franklin Sports, Inc. "

so i guess you get what you buy. Giant must have bought tons of these discontinued sets to flog them off here. There are some accessories on ebay but i guess you will be hard pressed to get more of the foam-shot bullets