Upcoming Foam from Hascorp

We know what the main blasters that Hascorp has in store for us this fall are.  We've all seen the Demolisher, the Slingfire, the Rhinofire, the Thunder Bow, and probably seen pix of the Cam, but there is one mystery blaster left: the "Ranger One" or "Tour Trooper".

SBNC has outlined what we know about this blaster here: SBNC's Article
1. It's similar to the Retaliator.
2. It has a priming bolt (i.e. Centurion, Longstrike, Longshot)

In addition, Rob conjectured that:
3. It's a sniper style blaster
and
4. [He doesn't] know if the barrel and shoulder stock will be removable.

That's great, but he forgot one other blaster that had a bolt, and something that wasn't sniper but had the Retaliator's plunger tube: the Vulcan and the Stampede, respectively.

Here's what my idea of what the Ranger might (should) look like:

Hey, this is practical!  Hascorp can do it! Look here:

Hasbro?  We're waiting!  Please give us something awesome, for a change!

Maniacal Coyote

Stock Blaster Review: Rapidstrike CS-18

I have had a Rapidstrike for several months now, and I have found it to be a pretty worthy blaster.

For those of you who are considering purchasing one, the Rapidstrike is a full-auto, fly-wheel blaster made with the intent of being a SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon).

Capacity

As a SAW, the 18-dart mag it comes with vanishes really quickly, and seems to only whet its appetite. In my opinion, Hasbro should have equipped it with a 25-dart drum, or even better: a 35-dart drum.

When used as an assault rifle, however, it's like bringing a katana to a knife fight.  18 darts is plenty when you're actually aiming and firing in bursts

(Usable capacity: 8/10)

Accuracy

Also, its accuracy is less than superb. At range, at least. Up close, it is deadly accurate. The reason that the long-range shots aren't as accurate is that the darts fishtail through the air, and wobble as they fly.
[All fly-wheel blasters have this self-same problem, so it's pretty accurate given the 'wheels.]

(Close accuracy: 8.5/10)

(Range accuracy: 7/10)

Range

This leads us to range. I'm not talking about arc ranges that are advertised on the box, I'm talking about the flat ranges. They say that it can reach 75 ft, but that's at a 45° arc. From the shoulder, aimed straight at somebody, the darts hit dirt at around 45 ft.

(Effective range: 7.5/10)

Rate of Fire

This is fun part of the Rapidstrike: like with the Stampede, Vulcan, Swarmfire, and Nitron; you can just pull the trigger back and rock-n-roll. Apart from the Vulcan (Or Havok-Fire), the Rapidstrike has the highest stock ROF. Granted, el twitcho with a Stryfe, Rayven, or Hailfire can get slightly much better ROF, but he had to mod his blaster to get rid of the dart-tooth and several locks; and his trigger finger's gotta grow hecka thick calluses. The Rapidstrike doesn't need any modding to have awesome ROF, but to have über-epic ROF, and range, all you have to do is rewire it and shove in OP batteries.

(ROF: 10/10)

Modding Potential

As I said, it's not too hard to mod the Rapidstrike. What you'll need are pliers, wire cutters, a soldering iron, wire, and solder, along with a Longshot barrel-extension barrel.  Boom!  Peacekeeper!

(Modding Potential: 10/10)

Overall Ratings

The Rapidstrike is a good power weapon, meant for mid-range slaughter, and excellent at what it does. Mods for this are easy, and make it a little better, but the accuracy at range leaves a bit to be desired.

Capacity	8	10
Accuracy (CQC)	8.5	10
Accuracy (Range)	7	10
Range	7.5	10
Rate Of Fire	10	10
Modding Potential	10	10
Total	51	60
Average	85%	B

All in all, it's awesome!

Maniacal Coyote