ok, here it goes.
1) you didnt make the armor on your own; generally the 405th wants people to learn how to make armor with a little push in the right direction, leaving the rest to you.
2) why would you want to use that suit for paintball? i looked up the suit, and it costs $650 to buy. a paintball gun itself (a decent one) can cost anywhere from 100-200 $. the site i'm looking at says that it's a collectors edition. my father taught me when you get something like that, you never use it and you definantly do not take it out of the box. it keeps it's mint condition and value. its like a 30,000 dollar car. its worth 30,000 dollars, but when you buy it, the second it drives off of the lot, it drops in value by 1,000 dollars.
3) there are many saftey issues with playing paintball in the armor, and downsides. Lets say for a second that it can take the punishment of paintball, lets just say. there are 5 downsides i can think of right off the bat.
A- reduced vision: the tint of the glass will make it harder to see people who are under cover. also, you lose peripheral vision, and your visual range is cut down due to the glass on it's own.
B-reduced speed: the speed of how fast you run will be cut down. in turn, your reaction time will be slower
C-loss of movement: you won't have the same range of movement you would have if you didnt have the suit on. the suit restricts the movement of your arm's and legs. this will make running much harder.
D- increased heat: these suits get very hot, and the only solution is taking it off. of course, one could put in a cooling system into the suit, i've seen some ideas, but thats indoors, at conventions. imagine bieng outside and running around? it's going to be very hot, and your gonna want to rip that suit off.
E- might as well strap a giant light to your back: while wearing the armor, you will become a target for the other people. you will stick out like a sore thumb. other players might make it their only objective to land hits on you, and you alone.
There are many more disadvantages, but i won't be going over those. that was contemplating "if it could take it". a member not to long ago posted a video of him shooting his helmet with a paintball from around 10 feet away at 260 FPS, and his helmet was shredded and ripped to pieces. look for it, it won't be to hard to find. now, one last thing before i stop ranting and raving, you've heard it before, the 405th doesn't support paintball or airsoft with the use of armor and or props. you have no idea how they made the armor and the concequences if it breaks in the middle of a game. if theres fiberglass in that thing, and it gets damaged, then fiberglass dust will be floating around inside the helmet and that will be very bad for your health, and i mean dangerous towards your health. just enjoy the game how it is, and don't put your health in the way. Alright, thats it for now, i got it all out.
-Tombstone, out.
