I was thinking, and I had this crazy idea. In one stroke, Hascorp could increase sales of Rebelle blasters and satisfy the many members of the NIC, and Nerfers in general, who weren't lucky enough to be able to buy an Elite Alpha Trooper. At first, I had no real name for this idea, except for the "Rebel Trooper."
More after the big drop.
12/4/14
11/24/14
I'm Swamped! Help!
Help!!!
Guys, I am way too busy with school to be able to right much.
I've got finals and a research paper within a few weeks, so don't expect to hear from me until this pile of stuff to do is finished.
Maniacal Coyote
Nothin' Foam
nothingfoam.blogspot.com
I've got finals and a research paper within a few weeks, so don't expect to hear from me until this pile of stuff to do is finished.
Maniacal Coyote
Nothin' Foam
nothingfoam.blogspot.com
11/10/14
Hasbow, Enough!
OK, I've got a new nickname for Hascorp: Hasbow!
They make too many bows!
Now, they've made the "Crossbolt". (Image courtesy of Bazookafied)
So, it's some sort of mag-fed blaster. The light-gray chunk up top is probably what is used to prime this, but how do the darts feed? Does this pull darts through by their heads?
Anyway, it's got 1 rail, down low. Do the bow arms do anything, or can I just remove them?
However it ends up, this looks like the illegitimate offspring of a Crossfire bow and an Elite Rayven. Ugly!
Maybe, it'll be useful, like the EAT? Nah!
What do you think? Please leave your comments below!
Maniacal Coyote
Nothin' Foam
nothingfoam.blogspot.com
They make too many bows!
Now, they've made the "Crossbolt". (Image courtesy of Bazookafied)
So, it's some sort of mag-fed blaster. The light-gray chunk up top is probably what is used to prime this, but how do the darts feed? Does this pull darts through by their heads?
Anyway, it's got 1 rail, down low. Do the bow arms do anything, or can I just remove them?
However it ends up, this looks like the illegitimate offspring of a Crossfire bow and an Elite Rayven. Ugly!
Maybe, it'll be useful, like the EAT? Nah!
What do you think? Please leave your comments below!
Maniacal Coyote
Nothin' Foam
nothingfoam.blogspot.com
11/7/14
Why, Hascorp, why?
In life, people make mistakes. Usually, they learn from their mistakes, but sometimes people repeat the same mistake over and over.
Apparently, Hascorp hasn't learned from its mistakes: they've resurrected that oh-so-brilliant idea of a blaster that compacts down into a storage mode.
More after the big drop.
Apparently, Hascorp hasn't learned from its mistakes: they've resurrected that oh-so-brilliant idea of a blaster that compacts down into a storage mode.
More after the big drop.
10/31/14
About freexin' time!
Y'know, Hascorp has taken its design cue from us modders a couple of times now.
First, they took our mag-fed barricade mod and made the Stryfe.
(Images courtesy of Modworks and Hasbro, respective to their position)
Something modders have done to the Maverick since Blue was give it extra cylinders. (courtesy of HvZ Forum)
That hasn't changed 1 iota with the NSE Strongarm. (Image courtesy of instructables.com)
Anyways, Hascorp has leaked the "Fury-Fire", a "new" Zombie Strike blaster that really is just a Strongarm that comes pre-modded for capacity.
(Image courtesy of Blaster Labs)
What we have here is a Strongarm, with the cylinder release near the bottom, where both lefties and righties can reach it! So, if we Mav-strap this, we've got a dual-wieldable monstrosity!
There's nothing to this; it's just an XD Strongarm in Blaze Orange with 6 extra shots to the reload and 1 less step when modding it! I wonder how ugly it'll be when I rig up a 6-cylinder carousel?
Maniacal Coyote
Nothing Foam
nothingfoam.blogspot.com
First, they took our mag-fed barricade mod and made the Stryfe.
(Images courtesy of Modworks and Hasbro, respective to their position)
Something modders have done to the Maverick since Blue was give it extra cylinders. (courtesy of HvZ Forum)
That hasn't changed 1 iota with the NSE Strongarm. (Image courtesy of instructables.com)
Anyways, Hascorp has leaked the "Fury-Fire", a "new" Zombie Strike blaster that really is just a Strongarm that comes pre-modded for capacity.
What we have here is a Strongarm, with the cylinder release near the bottom, where both lefties and righties can reach it! So, if we Mav-strap this, we've got a dual-wieldable monstrosity!
There's nothing to this; it's just an XD Strongarm in Blaze Orange with 6 extra shots to the reload and 1 less step when modding it! I wonder how ugly it'll be when I rig up a 6-cylinder carousel?
Maniacal Coyote
Nothing Foam
nothingfoam.blogspot.com
What the absolute heck?
Well, Hascorp has really thrown us a curveball with the "Sharpfire" which is the first really new idea they've had in years. For one, it is not a flywheel, and seems to not have a "smart" air-restricter.
Anyway, the stock appears to be separate from the body of the gun, making this a two-function weapon: carbine and pistol.
Most likely, darts are loaded into the muzzle, then the slide is pulled back, and the blaster is fired. What I hope is that the slide covers where the darts go, making this a breach-loaded pistol.
These really look like Jango Fett's pistols from Star Wars Episode II. Agreed?
No matter what, the stock/holster has a ton of dart-storage, 1 more than the Sweet Revenge's 5. For when in holster-mode, the stock has a belt clip on the side.
The pic is courtesy of Blaster Labs.
Weigh in with your thoughts in the comment area below.
Maniacal Coyote
Nothing Foam
Anyway, the stock appears to be separate from the body of the gun, making this a two-function weapon: carbine and pistol.
Most likely, darts are loaded into the muzzle, then the slide is pulled back, and the blaster is fired. What I hope is that the slide covers where the darts go, making this a breach-loaded pistol.
These really look like Jango Fett's pistols from Star Wars Episode II. Agreed?
No matter what, the stock/holster has a ton of dart-storage, 1 more than the Sweet Revenge's 5. For when in holster-mode, the stock has a belt clip on the side.
The pic is courtesy of Blaster Labs.
Weigh in with your thoughts in the comment area below.
Maniacal Coyote
Nothing Foam
10/27/14
Halloween
Well, I realized I should share my Haloween costume.
Here it is! Classic Slendy with Classic Blaster!
Well, Tactical Tag, will this work?
Here it is! Classic Slendy with Classic Blaster!
9/25/14
Razor Shot IX-4
Introducing: the Razor Shot IX-4, my Sharp Shot mod, the easiest mod I've ever done!
More after the big drop.
More after the big drop.
8/28/14
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
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.
All in all, it's awesome!
Maniacal Coyote
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.]
[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 ΓΌber-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
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