Nerf Elite Pistols for the New Year
Hey Guys it's Thanimal here. I've picked myself up a few Elite pistols and I am very happy with them. I can say that I am no so crazy about the 3 original Elite blasters and my friends and I had many a talk about how if all the new elite blasters were like the Hailfire and just more elite copies, than Nerf was going to be heading down hill.
Since then however, Nerf has put out blasters like the Stryfe (which is becoming one of my favorites now) the roughcut and they are now remaking all the sidearms. Nerf has definitely stepped up their game and is putting out some pretty great blasters. Here are 2 of them. the Triad and the Firestrike:
Review of the Nerf Elite Triad
Review of the Nerf Elite Firestrike
Overall I am very excited about the new pistols that nerf is putting out much more than the bigger stuff at the moment. I still have yet to get my hands on a Strongarm but the review for that will be out as soon as I can grab one.
Cheers,
Thanimal
Monday 31 December 2012
Monday 24 December 2012
Saturday 22 December 2012
Lightning Blitz (1998)
Today I shall be reviewing the Nerf Lighting Blitz ( Hailstorm is the European name).
I received my Lightning Blitz BNIB - The box was in mint condition, and I got it for a very good price.
This blaster was released in 1998 under the Hasbro name and is part of the Air Jet series. It is known for firing five darts at once
On the box there are advertisements for the Secret Shot 2 and Triple Shot. It also has a lot of information about the blaster in English, French and German, when you get to the fine print, there is language for many EU countries.
Included inside the box is the Lightning Blitz, Five Micro Suction darts and an order form for more darts.
The Lightning Blitz is a very large blaster, very wide and bulky. It has five back-pressure tanks linked to one trigger and the pump is located inside the handle. I found that the OPRV on mine kicks in around 8 Pumps.
There is storage for five extra darts on this blaster, but personally it looks stupid when you do.
The darts have yellow bodies and black suction cups, the suction cups are smaller than on modern Micro Suction darts which is standard amount these vintage blasters.
It seems that you have to apply the stickers, but I haven't and don't plan to as I am going to be modding this. My stickers are different because they are the EU version.
There doesn't seem to be your standard AR's inside this blaster as I can fire Streamlines, maybe it's a different system, with just a peg.
I used this at Decembwar as my secondary and stock blaster and it was very fun, I was getting 25-30ft Flat with stock elite darts and getting a nice spread, which was helpful when I 90% of the time was hitting my targets.
When modified correctly this blaster can achieve ranges of 70ft.
Overall I'm rating this blaster as 8/10 because of its fun features and comfy shell.
I received my Lightning Blitz BNIB - The box was in mint condition, and I got it for a very good price.
This blaster was released in 1998 under the Hasbro name and is part of the Air Jet series. It is known for firing five darts at once
On the box there are advertisements for the Secret Shot 2 and Triple Shot. It also has a lot of information about the blaster in English, French and German, when you get to the fine print, there is language for many EU countries.
Included inside the box is the Lightning Blitz, Five Micro Suction darts and an order form for more darts.
The Lightning Blitz is a very large blaster, very wide and bulky. It has five back-pressure tanks linked to one trigger and the pump is located inside the handle. I found that the OPRV on mine kicks in around 8 Pumps.
There is storage for five extra darts on this blaster, but personally it looks stupid when you do.
The darts have yellow bodies and black suction cups, the suction cups are smaller than on modern Micro Suction darts which is standard amount these vintage blasters.
It seems that you have to apply the stickers, but I haven't and don't plan to as I am going to be modding this. My stickers are different because they are the EU version.
There doesn't seem to be your standard AR's inside this blaster as I can fire Streamlines, maybe it's a different system, with just a peg.
I used this at Decembwar as my secondary and stock blaster and it was very fun, I was getting 25-30ft Flat with stock elite darts and getting a nice spread, which was helpful when I 90% of the time was hitting my targets.
When modified correctly this blaster can achieve ranges of 70ft.
Overall I'm rating this blaster as 8/10 because of its fun features and comfy shell.
Thursday 20 December 2012
Sunday 16 December 2012
The New Nerf Elite Stryfe
Hey Guys it's Than and I have recently collected a Nerf Elite Stryfe from my local Toys*R*Us and I am very happy about it. I've made a full review and that review can me seen on my youtube channel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HFAkP8bkuA&list=PLzNw_JZjlWy5CJRtTwGtFMa1dRTSjSjL9&feature=mh_lolz
Ha ha ha, the last letters of my link says lolz. Te he he. Anyways, after playing with this blaster a lot I have come to the conclusion that this would be a great secondary if you did not have a flywheel as your primary. So I would run with blaster as a secondary for my Alpha Trooper, Longshot, Swarmfire, or other non fly wheel blaster. Also it works great with the Nerf ammo strap. The only thing is, while it does tuck the blaster away to hang in the small of your back really nicely. it cannot be quick drawn for fast backup. The way the blaster hangs is upside-down. So to access it for firing you must bring the blaster up and twist it. That being said it is a worthy primary, but if you want to get a dart out there as fast as possible when you main blaster wont work, than stick to a maverick or the upcoming Strongarm.
Again this blaster hangs quite nicely on my back and does not bang into my mag pouches on the side of my pants or any other blaster bits that might make unwanted noise. with most secondary blaster I usually want them to be able to be pulled out to replace my jammed or ammo less primary. but I think when I use this blaster, I feel like I can stick it on my back for any mission or game of capture the flag and I don't have to worry about it until it comes time to use it as a backup. I can't really say that about other blasters. for a while I used a firefly to back me up. and that was alright but it banged into everything. and I tried that with the Rayven but that was even worse. With the Stryfe it is not that heavy, and it tucks in so nice that it doesn't seem to impart or restrict my movement.
Overall I really like this blaster and I can't wait to finish whatever mods I want to do with it. but before I do I want to give it a good old battle testing. I got a party this week and I am going to see how it fairs in those mini wars. :)
-Than Jones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HFAkP8bkuA&list=PLzNw_JZjlWy5CJRtTwGtFMa1dRTSjSjL9&feature=mh_lolz
Ha ha ha, the last letters of my link says lolz. Te he he. Anyways, after playing with this blaster a lot I have come to the conclusion that this would be a great secondary if you did not have a flywheel as your primary. So I would run with blaster as a secondary for my Alpha Trooper, Longshot, Swarmfire, or other non fly wheel blaster. Also it works great with the Nerf ammo strap. The only thing is, while it does tuck the blaster away to hang in the small of your back really nicely. it cannot be quick drawn for fast backup. The way the blaster hangs is upside-down. So to access it for firing you must bring the blaster up and twist it. That being said it is a worthy primary, but if you want to get a dart out there as fast as possible when you main blaster wont work, than stick to a maverick or the upcoming Strongarm.
Again this blaster hangs quite nicely on my back and does not bang into my mag pouches on the side of my pants or any other blaster bits that might make unwanted noise. with most secondary blaster I usually want them to be able to be pulled out to replace my jammed or ammo less primary. but I think when I use this blaster, I feel like I can stick it on my back for any mission or game of capture the flag and I don't have to worry about it until it comes time to use it as a backup. I can't really say that about other blasters. for a while I used a firefly to back me up. and that was alright but it banged into everything. and I tried that with the Rayven but that was even worse. With the Stryfe it is not that heavy, and it tucks in so nice that it doesn't seem to impart or restrict my movement.
Overall I really like this blaster and I can't wait to finish whatever mods I want to do with it. but before I do I want to give it a good old battle testing. I got a party this week and I am going to see how it fairs in those mini wars. :)
-Than Jones
Thursday 6 December 2012
Uh Oh!
You've heard about plunger tubes cracking before, but not snapping off the whole portion before the handle :L
At least I now have a reason to make a new, revised version!
Although I'm still pretty pissed. I'm putting string stops in all my PumpSnaps now.
At least I now have a reason to make a new, revised version!
Although I'm still pretty pissed. I'm putting string stops in all my PumpSnaps now.
Saturday 1 December 2012
PumpSnap 3.0
Here is my PS3.0.
I've cut all the body pieces, and started to assemble it, I've installed the bushing, made a handle, made a stock, made the plunger rod assembly.
It's finished!
It works, I just need to make some little changes and get a hopper for it!
It dented my wall.
I've cut all the body pieces, and started to assemble it, I've installed the bushing, made a handle, made a stock, made the plunger rod assembly.
It's finished!
It works, I just need to make some little changes and get a hopper for it!
It dented my wall.
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