Nerf N-Strike Elite Suction Darts and News Update

I found these new Suction Darts at Toys R Us yesterday for $10. The Suction Dart has kind of been phased out by the Elite Dart but Nerf pretty much began and evolved with Suction Darts so better reinvent a major part of Nerf history than scrap them. These darts work universally like Elite Darts so yeah, they work in ANYTHING, even in clip systems with remarkable performance(I originally figured the suction heads would jam up in the various moving parts in a CS Breach) The suction heads generate increased drag so they fly with slightly better accuracy than Elite Darts but not quite as far. Either way I really enjoy these darts but I don't think they will make a huge impact on what ammo we use.

In other news, I'm working on acquiring some new gear for filming. As some of you may have heard me previously mention that I'm working on getting a web series started and my rather ancient Kodak(although good for photos)isn't going to make the cut for filming. So I recently bought a tripod which on it's own, opens up a million new possibilities like I can finally do mod guides now that I have two free hands and start doing outdoor range testing. The other half, is I'm trying to source a new camera, one of those rather large ones with the huge lens that wannabe photographers buy and take pictures that the world will never see, except I'll be capturing video, not overdone landscapes.

WIP: Singled Nerf Longstrike

The resurrection begins.

As some of you may remember, I had major issues with my OMW upgraded Longstrike and after a repair, it broke again, this time beyond repair. So I pulled the blaster out of my closet today and after a long, hard look at it, I began measuring and cutting parts until I had this menagerie of CPVC and former kit that is going to end up being a singled Longstrike. This bastard contains an OMW polycarbonate plunger tube and metal parts that came from that god awful Massacre kit. I was contemplating brassing what I had left of the blaster in the first place but it was just too far gone and my stock breach was destroyed in my Air Powered Clip System experiment so this was my only option to save this blaster. I just hope it actually works.

Larami SuperMAXX 1000 Inbound

This isn't your grandpa's revolver.

Oh dear, this stuff just keeps coming in. To put it this way I bagged a SuperMAXX 1000 which on it's own is a pretty significant step I took. This particular one comes with all it's original Larami Darts which are probably rarer than the blaster itself and all this costed me $54 bucks which is a pretty sweet deal for something this rare and potentially valuable. The SM1000 is apparently one of the most powerful stock blasters EVER and I can't wait to see what this 20 year old relic can shell out. I won't have reviews up for a while because I'm going to be pretty busy, so be patient. This is going to be rather interesting.

Larami SuperMAXX 500 Review (8/10)

The power of air compels you!

I'm really glad I got this very rare blaster in my collection now. Despite I was completely unprepared to own this blaster and it had initial problems, I worked around it and found myself one of the most powerful pistols ever, and probably one of my new favorite blasters of all time. Enter the SuperMAXX 500.

Nerf Zombiestrike Ripshot Review (7/10)

Rip them a new one.

I have seriously seen nothing on the Ripshot until I came across it at Toys R Us today. I felt a little worried since the last two Vortex pistols I reviewed had some annoying problems and this one had potential to be another runner up. Take a look inside after the jump.

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.