December 20 , 2007

The Hellions can now be seen in most major paintball magazines beginning with the February 2008 issue of Action Pursuit Games. Team Captain Lonnie "Grendel" Colson was selected by Tippmann Sports to be the new face of their X7 Marker advertisement campaign under the heading "One Team. One Marker. One Thousand Looks."

 

Grendel was approached this summer by Tippmann's advertising agency expressing interest in using him for future X7 paintball ads after seeing his "Featured Player" submission to the Tippmann web site. Grendel graciously accepted before anyone could change their minds. CPX Sports, the Hellions' home field, was chosen to serve as the back drop.

On the right is a peek behind the scenes of the Tippmann photo shoot on site at CPX Sports back in September. The X7 marker and Empire E'Vents in the picture are the actual ones Grendel uses on the field, although several different X7 set-ups were tested to find the right look. In the end, they liked Grendel's personal favorite--the MP5SD with Commando Air-Thru Stock. The woodsball digi-cam uniform and vest were provided by Special Ops Paintball in lieu of the Hellions' ACUPAT uniform.