Nerf Blastfire DX-500 Review (5)

When you want the person in front of you to vanish.

If you guys don't yet know already, I SWEAR by air blasters and why Nerf hasn't revisited the concept for nearly the past decade is beyond me because, they're excellent. So what did I do in the midst of Nerf cranking out flywheel after flywheel and plunger after plunger? I bought a timeless classic, the Blastfire DX-500, Nerf's most famous semi auto system.

Nerf N-Strike Elite Cam ECS-12: Why?

Here we go again...

Honestly, I'm starting to get the feeling Nerf is running out of ideas, for a brand that's been around for a couple decades now,Nerf has it's share of innovative products but now it's gotten to the point where they seem to be just tossing stuff on the shelves and hope they sell. The Cam ECS-12(Working title) is basically a 12 round assault rifle with a camera built into it. Ok, stop. First of all, gun mounted camera footage generally sucks if you don't like aiming forwards all the time, not to mention the camera itself is an absolute piece of crap and likes to record the constant whirring of the flywheels. What? You guessed it, flywheels, again. And supposedly this tops out at around 90 feet. Long story short, I think Nerf is just installing Stryfes with buffed up motors in pretty much all their new assault rifle like blasters, tossing some gimmicky accessory or function on it, and honestly, we've seen this trend before. Remember not too long ago how many blasters essentially had Recon internals stuffed in them? Yeah that got old quick and I don't think many people will bother paying the price tag of $75 bucks for this thing either when they should just buy a Rapidstrike, a Stryfe, or probably even a Demolisher for less and be just fine. So if you want a blaster that looks remotely like something from Mass Effect, go ahead, otherwise there's no reason to buy this.

jerm781's Super Soaker Flash Flood

A piece of Nerf history!

Wow, to say the least I'm pretty stunned I actually have this in my collection now. I remember seeing this blaster first posted in 2009 on Nerf Mods & Reviews and I thought it was pretty neat that Jerm took a water gun and converted it into this dart shooting beast. So when I stumbled across it on eBay 5 years later, I snatched it up in honor of Nerf Mods & Reviews recent closing. More information after the jump.

"Hyperion" Battle Rifle Finished!

It been months since I've gotten around to this but I finally finished my Longshot. This was my first major Lonshot mod and although it still has some inconsistencies that need to be ironed out, it fires pretty well and looks pretty badass. I'm going to add some more paint detail on it at a later time but right now, I'm pretty satisfied with the results of my labor.

Modded Nerf SuperMAXX 5000

This is the result of modding my SuperMAXX 5000. I relocated the tank and added a brass breech to the blaster. I did not plug the pump so I could prolong the life of my air tank but either way this blaster is extremely powerful and you don't want t get shot by it. Not bad for my first work with brass.

Nerf Zombiestrike Sidestrike Review (5)

Walk three paces, then draw!

Saw this at Target today so I decided to pick one up to see if it was any good. Lets just say I think I may have found a great alternative to the Firestrike. Take a look at the Sidestrike after the jump.

Nerf Zombiestrike Ricochet Review (2/10)

When you develop a blaster in under a week...

This is Vortex's equivalent of the Jolt, yet if you read the number scale rating, it's not a very good equivalent either. I'm going to keep this review short and to the point because there isn't really much to talk about this blaster. Enter the Ricochet.