BOOMco. Halo UNSC M6 Magnum Review (6/10)

Actually more of a DMR than a pistol. At least the "real" one is.

Everybody remembers the Magnum, it's that one pistol that was known for being vastly overpowered for it's size and then had periods of being absolute garbage to slightly good, but none were as deadly as the original. As part of a licensing deal with Halo, Mattel is putting out all kinds of Halo themed BOOMco. gear, including the Magnum. But the question is, how good is it?

BOOMco. Halo Covenant Needler Review (8/10)

Nothing survives the pink mist.

New guns! About damn time you might say. Mattel has been going absolutely nuts with their BOOMco. line lately and thanks to a sweet licencing deal with Halo, we can have dart firing versions of everything from the Plasma Pistol to the SMG. Then of course the line wouldn't be complete without what is probably Halo's most infamous weapon, the Needler. No, it's rounds won't follow your target and make them violently explode when a dozen needles get stuck in their arse but it makes for a cool blaster, not a bad performing one at that.

Windows 10: Trial By Fire

Please like me. I'm better, I swear.

Windows 10 is here, and it's free, at least for now. It supposedly the best Windows yet and it essentially aims to bring what we enjoyed about Windows 7 and that massive hack job known as Windows 8 together into one package. So I decided to give Microsoft's new baby a chance and downloaded it onto my PC. Here's what I think so far of Windows 10.

Tactical Tag Is Closing It's Doors

2011-2015

Not long after Nerf Mods & Reviews shuttered, one of my other go to Nerf blogs, Tactical Tag is closing up shop and I totally understand Zook for doing so. He say's that his main reason for closing wasn't because he was growing out of the hobby, but because the blog is slowly becoming less prevalent in the nerfing world in the light of YouTube, Reddit, and other social media outlets are becoming the forefront for shooting foam. He just don't see much of a point in trying to keep something alive with a shrinking viewership and I'm sure personal time is a part of it too. Running a blog is fairly time consuming and sometimes people just have to move on. Props to you Zook for running a kick ass blog for quite some time now and I bid you good luck on your future adventures.

Star Wars Force FX Kylo Ren Lightsaber Review

Who said a crossguard couldn't be cool?

I don't normally do prop reviews as many of you already know but I just had to do this one. In case you don't know, this is the somewhat controversial lightsaber that the new supposed villain; Kylo Ren uses in Episode VII. It's one of the more expensive things Hasbro puts out, costing two Ben Franklins; $200 and what you get is a pretty solid replica. You get the blade itself and a gravity stand which can also be used normally if you suck at physics. The hilt is quite detailed, and weighs quite a ton thanks to it's metal construction. Three AA batteries go into a tray that slides into the bottom of the hilt and the blade powers up with a flick of a switch. The effects are pretty solid and the sounds are good too.

Powering up.

The blade and the crossguard are plastic so they are less prone to breaking than glass like I originally though these were made of, as a result you can make contact with things and the lightsaber responds without risking busting your blade. I could say the the sound could be a bit louder and the motion detection be more sensitive but then again, I wouldn't complain that much as it's more of a display piece and not something like a LARP weapon that you go bashing over people's heads. I highly advise against that unless you want to be out $200 bucks. It's definitely a very nice display piece and it's definitely cool for pulling it out every now and then to play around with. If you're an avid Star Wars fan, I'd check this thing out if you can find it because it's pretty badass. A thumbs up in my book.

Hilt detail.

Nerf Mods & Reviews Is Dead

He's dead Jim.

I know the site stopped posting back in 2014 but it appears that the entire site has just shuttered. Upon clicking any links directing to the blog, you get greeted with a "404 Not Found" error. Now I have no idea if this is an issue on Google's part but I highly doubt it since I was successful able to access mine, and several other blogs without issue. My guess is whoever was left in control of the site decided it was time to break ties and close up shop for good this time. It's a bit of the shame since it was a pretty good archive of Nerf from a couple years ago before Elite and everything else we see today. But sometimes people have to move on, and it was a pretty good run at that. Cheers NM&R, you did well.

Star Wars First Order Stormtrooper Blaster Review (8/10)

As if this would help a Stormtrooper hit his target.

The second blaster of our trip through the galaxy is the Stormtrooper Blaster. This pistol is the smaller counterpart to the Stormtrooper Deluxe rifle I reviewed earlier. For a blaster of this size, it's not cheap but it's performance is really quite surprising. Let's take a closer look.