Action Perth up in smoke!

[nstyle]

I just saw it on the news....I heard earlier today about a fire brewing in Perth...and now this afternoon I see Dman on the news and what's left of the place.

I couldn't believe it till I saw what the fire had done. :(

[PAINTBALL PETE]

A sad day. :thumbsdow

me

[lump_a_charcoal]

Really? It burnt down? Damn...

[Bazza]

I just can't believe this :(

Dman and Cheryl, I can only offer you two my most deepest sympathy and if there is anything that any of us can do then you have the numbers..

Absolutely the worst news :cry:

Hang in there guys and I'm sure everyone here and around will support whatever you decide to do :respekt:

Bazza...

[The Camo Kid]

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,20981643-2761,00.html


caused an estimated $100,000 damage to the Punrak Road paintball business and at one stage threatened the town of Serpentine.

[Mr FAT B]

I just can't believe this :(

Dman and Cheryl, I can only offer you two my most deepest sympathy and if there is anything that any of us can do then you have the numbers..

Absolutely the worst news :cry:

Hang in there guys and I'm sure everyone here and around will support whatever you decide to do :respekt:

Bazza...

Yep what I wanted to say, this is a sad day.

All the best Dman and Cheryl.:respekt:

[coolhand]

man that sucks really sorry to hear it guys

[JSC_Liason_neo]

Sad Sad Sad time

[Peanut]

This is very bad news for paintballing in WA. Dman and Cheryl were part of the group that got paintballing legalised in WA, now I think it is our turn to do something to help them. Team Blacken will be there any time you need help with anything, I hope others are also willing to help.

[house]

Very upset to hear the news Dman and Cheryl, Outerlimits is a great field and The Serpi Classic is a fanastic event. All of us at Team Invasion are keen to lend a hand with whatever needs to be done to get things operational.

Best wishes and hope 2007 brings some better news...

[Gonky]

DMAN CHERYL

my deepest sympathy as to what happened yesterday....

WA PAINTBALLERS COME ON SUPPORT THESE GUYS THAT HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR WA PAINTBALL LETS GET THEM BACK UP N RUNNING SO I CAN START TRAINING TO SHOUT YAS ALL UP AGAIN!!!

as penut said TEAM BLACKEN are just a phone call away... I'ts cos of u guys we got together so we are here fo sho (jus give us time to call all the wog contracters we know lol... spiros, jimmy etc etc)

u guys know you need anything jus ask us we will be willing to help in anyway....


gonky out

[Jamie_Cracker]

####...that aint good sorry to hear about it

[Whitey]

####...that aint good sorry to hear about it

Me too

[Sardukarn]

Damn ..

My sympathy to all those effected ..
Not a good way to end the year :thumbsdow

[tex22]

a sad day for paintball in wa when you guys rebuild i think theres a lot of players out there that will give a hand.
just an idea a weekend ,lots of snaggers and plenty of alcohol and a shite load of people to help cheryl and d-man rebuild their livelyhood. i will put up my hand to help so come on guys what do you reckon :respekt: :respekt:

[acc1]

That sucks...

[eukanuba]

Damn ! :(

If you guys need a hand, I'm handy with a bobcat...

Chin up, things will get back to normal quicker than you'd imagine..

The insurance money should come through quick..

[JagerCoRps]

Back in 2000 (31st October to be exact) we had a similar fire at my field, I had just done a deal with a land owner in Sydney to allow me to open a new field in Sydney - I WAS FLYING HIGH with excitement - until I got to the Twin Service Stations on the expressway and noticed a HUGE column of smoke rising from where my field was.....................

At that stage I received a call from the local bushfire brigade in my area, they informed me that my field was on fire -my guts dropped-

I knew the deal in Sydney was going up in smoke right before my eyes, because the plan was to have the Newcastle Field partly fund the setup of the new facility in Sydney,
I arrived just on dark to see the field all but burnt out, I drove all over my playing fields every man made bunker was destroyed, every shadecloth safety area destroyed etc etc.

The next day I started to cancel the advance bookings I had and arranging deposits to be refunded etc..................funny enough though people started arriving at the field with tools and building gear, these people helped me to firstly keep my sanity.............secondly they also helped me to rebuild.

Needless to say the new Sydney site went up in smoke the same time the Newcastle site did, but I still had a site to conduct games on,

I decided to conduct night games for patrons because we had no bush cover or man made barricades in any of our fields that way we could get away with the lack of any cover........we built safety areas first got some lighting plants and started to book night games..............as a matter of fact my wife just informed me we did 242 seperate games in the 6mths after the fire with an average of 31 people per game...........not bad for Newcastle obviously the attraction was playing at night which helped us greatly......they say that the fire at my field which statred on the expressway was started by a cigarette

Dman chin up..... I'm very sure that looking at the posts in this thread you have a very capable group of helpers indeed, you won't need luck in rebuilding the site, so I won't wish it on you, all you will need is money ,time and a little patience.........it looks bad now, but in time it will get better, all the best.................

[impatient]

Hey Dman and Cheryl

We are really saddened by this news.:thumbsdow Please let us know when you are going to start rebuilding and we will head out there to give you a hand.

You guys have put so much into paintball in WA so now its time the paintballers of WA gave you something back.:thumbsup:

Ready to help.:armed:

[ian]

You guys built it from nothing..you can do it again.
Man just wish that I lived closer.
Chin up both of you .
Best wishes to both of you and the W.A boys.
#3

[Mike]

On Wednesday 27th of December Action Paintball Games new Perth Facility was burnt to the ground by a huge bush fire. Basically everything was lost. All the fields, all our stock in the shop, less guns of course and all our rental gear, goggles, overalls, packs etc was totally lost. It is a sad day for us indeed, and a pretty bad way to end what was a pretty good year.

What does these mean?

Well for starters, it means no games to be played at Action Paintball Games Perth for time being as we have absolutley no fields left.

We are going to rebuild, so we are asking our customers to be patient while we are doing this.

We have decided to go all out and make the rebuild better than ever before, anyone who has been to our Sydney location know what we are capable of. The new facility will be AWESOME.................

Perth will have all the same facilities that make our Sydney location the best facility in the land. As well as all the great new toys like Ions and Shockers.

All new Camos, Goggles etc too. Plus a couple of new Sup'Air fields as well as all new normal fields.

Obviously, Action Paintball Perth will be closed for a couple of months while we rebuild.

For Paintball Shop Perth will be business as usual, since we are sending a ton of more stock over there today to keep all our WA customers happy.

My sympathy goes out to both our Action Paintball Games Directors, Cheryl And Damien for their loss, it is heartbreaking to see your blood sweat and tears totally destroyed, let alone have to go through and pick up all the charred pieces.

Lastly, Action Paintball Games Perth we will be up and running for Round 2 of the 2007 Super Sevens

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21...43-2761,00.html


To all the people giving us there support, a big thank you. Hopefully we can get over this as quick as possible......

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[Camo]

Sad day indeed,

Good luck guys with the new field i hope it all works out in the long run.

[bubba]

Very sad to hear :( Good luck with the rebuild and you've got the support of the majority of the Perth paintballers.

[friar]

sad news but hopefully dman and cheryl will bounce back bigger and better in the new year. and if the fire was lit deliberately i hope they get the mongrel . good luck for the new year for everyone in the PB industry

[Paintball widow]

Its a sad day for Paintball in WA, but I am sure that Action paintball will rise through the ashes bigger and better than before. Its is sad that people find pleasure in lighting fires that destroy people's homes, business' and sometimes lives..... Good Luck guys for the rebuild, I am sure their are plenty of hands to help you out.

[CroC]

My sincere condolences for your loss.

The worst happens to the best people and you guys are definitely up there.

It is THE best place to play paintball in Perth so lets get behind Damien and Cheryl and let's get it back on the map!

Just let me know when you need some trenches dug up and need barrels rolled out. I'll be there. :)


CroC

[Mike]

check out some of the pictures so far...............


http://www.paintballchat.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=2836&st=0&gopid=32028&#entry32028

[fry]

Thats terrible news. The pics look totally devastating. :no:

Will certainly lend a hand for Dman and Cheryl whenever it is needed. Heres hoping everything can return to normal ASAP. The poor bush fields... only time can fix them :cry:

[lump_a_charcoal]

Did u all have enough insurance cover?

[Souse]

Its certainly is a sad day for paintball, not just in WA......all I can say is good luck rebuilding and knowing what Action in Sydney is like you will all benefit when its up and running again

[Aven]

It's a sad thing to hear.

I've never had the chance to play at Perth Action or to meet Dman/Cheryl, but if you need help rebuilding then I'll help, so then when it's finished I can still enjoy the effort you've put in.

[adamkavanagh]

im really sorry bout whats happened guys i hope it all goes well yo guys are great for the sport good luck, i love it when im thier

[paint_dude]

yeh soz to here that dman nd cheryl. if u need a hand just give me a call

[Peanut]

From the news reports they believe the fire was started by a near by farmer grading a field, so at least it was not started by some mongral out for kicks.

[Willendorf]

it is a sad day indeed.
good luck with the rebuilding. and know that the entire paintball society is wishing you a speedy comeback

[Shane]

Sorry to hear about this.
All the best with the rebuild.
Wish we were a bit closer so we could help.
Kind regards,
Shane.

[ghostrider]

Shiets sake. Cant believe it...... It just seemed like yesterday when you where saying "Finally i have finished my dream" Well dude, one door closes and another one opens. You guys have made a big impact in W.A. for a lot of good reasons. You have put the effort in and succeeded. Youll see guys, you will rebuild in no time and it will be bigger and better than before.
Sorry to hear about it. Alliance offers their condolances and we are more than happy to help you rebuild. Give us a little notice and we will be there 4 sure guys.
Please give us a call if we can help out at any time.
We cant wait to see your rebuild plans.
Heads up Cheryl and Dman. You can do it :thumbsup:

[Silent_Night]

Dman n Cheryl the Rum City boys r sorry to hear about what has happened, we just hope that next year . . . well this year u will have a speedy rebuild n b back up n operational asap, good luck and all the best

if i was closer i would help out without a second thought but i cant sorry guys

[Dman]

Hello to all.........we would like to say sorry for not responding sooner to everybodies post's but we have been trying to get our heads around and a handle on the situation as you can well imagine it knocked the F- - - ing socks off us. The response from a hell of alot of people( you all know who you are ) has been wonderful and we would like to thank all of those who have sent PM's, post's, e-mails and endless phone calls.

As Mike has mentioned in a previous post we are re-building and we are going to be a lot bigger and a lot better than before.

This is just a quick thankyou to all those concerned...it is really appreciated.

Happy New Year everyone!:dance: :dance: :dance:

Cheryl & Dman

[acc1]

Good to hear, bigger and better then before.. If it doesnt kill you, it makes you stronger.

[SAMMYBOY]

knocked the F- - - ing socks off us.

well your doing well if thats all it has done.
go away for a few day and we loose one of the citys best fields.


hope you guys get back on top
iam sure you will:armed: