tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17899870040439256952024-03-06T05:03:22.899+00:00UK NerfNews and Reviews for British Blaster Fans.UK Nerf Warhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443256952752367689noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789987004043925695.post-74884159555287670212015-02-07T23:33:00.000+00:002015-02-07T23:34:34.042+00:00Toy Fair 2015 - Your Questions Answered<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A few weeks prior to the London Toy Fair, we asked the community for questions. Questions that we would then ask the Hasbro UK representatives and attempt to get them answered. Not only does this give everybody an opportunity to get involved and find out a little more, but it also buys us some time with Hasbro and makes it seem like we're not just there to play with toys (I don't think we fool anyone).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Firstly, this post has been a long time in the making. Hasbro seemed to be more anxious to protect information than ever so out of respect for them, I refrained from posting anything until I received clarification as to exactly what I could say. Some people wear an NDA like a badge of honour but I keep quiet out of respect for the people who welcome me as a professional and make me privy to things that are widely unknown. Apologies for the delay.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We had an incredible response to our request for your questions. So much so that we couldn't ask all of them. A lot of you asked the same question so after spending some time sifting through them all, I have weeded it down to those you see below.</span></div>
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Will we see any MEGA blasters released under the other lines much like the Zombiestrike Magnus?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Unlikely. Hasbro intend to keep the lines separate for the foreseeable future. Any crossover is thought to bring about confusion and somehow detract from the uniqueness of each line. The Zombiestrike Magnus was created as an exclusive line for Target and will not see a wider release.</span></div>
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Will Hasbro ever release any individual attachments?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We all know what is happening here. Modulus. Shhh!</span></div>
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There are no current plans to release any separate clips other than the straight 18. The banana clip that is available with the Demolisher is unique to that blaster so it is felt that making it available as a stand alone item will detract from the blaster. (Read, "we make more money that way".)</span>
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I voiced the general opinion that 12 clips were more popular in some circles due to their versatility. It's easier to carry them in your pockets than 18. Hasbro found this point very interesting.</span>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Response to BOOMco. Did Hasbro let them have the ‘dart tag’ market?</b></span>
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I was expecting a very guarded or dismissive answer to this question. What I received was a very open and honest response. It suffices to say that Hasbro are not worried by the <a href="http://uknerf.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/boomco-blasters-review.html">BOOMCo range</a>. In fact, Hasbro have seen a boost in profits since the launch of the Mattel line. Most likely because of the BOOMCo ad campaign raised the profile of dart blasters as a whole. Good news for everyone!</span>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Was the Zombiestrike line a response to zombie pop culture or is there the intension to develop new game types such as HvZ?</b></span>
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Zombiestrike was developed in response to the popular culture surrounding the zombie theme. The undead are very much in vogue right now with a plethora of films, games, apparel and events based around the theme. Cannibalism has never been so 'in'.</span>
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Unknown. Answers were pretty vague but it would seem that The Zombiestrike Longshot was a response to the high demand for the blaster. Looks like we do have some influence on what Hasbro do. It's a shame that they didn't really listen and re-release it just as crappy as the original.<br />
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Definitely. Hasbro are trying something a bit different with the bow powered stuff. Fly wheelers are popular because of they are easier to use for younger/smaller kids (which sounds odd, but if you really think about it, makes sense). Rest assured. The humble spring is by no means dead.</span>
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Clips are considered to be an Elite thing and shall remain as such for the foreseeable future. The bows in the Rebelle line are out selling the conventional blasters by a considerable margin which helps bolster the Rebelle mantra that it is more about encouraging role play than traditional blaster play. On a side note, some of the new bows that we'll be seeing this year are completely bad-ass.</span>
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Probably not. There seems to be a culture of each blaster having unique features and gimmicks and it looks like Hasbro will be sticking with that. I guess it brings more variation to the hobby but it also makes us spend more.</span>
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Why has N-Strike seen a resurgence? Surely it's obsolete now?</b></span>
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There is a very good reason why N-Strike blasters such as the Doubledown and the Sharpfire have been developed. Sadly I'm not allowed to tell you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The keen eyed among you will know that we were the first to announce the MEGA Magnus' UK release date on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/UK-Nerf/115009082007673"><span style="background-color: white;">Facebook page</span></a>. But with that came the sad confirmation that Europe would receive the grey trigger variant that we all feared.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For those of you that don't know, some territories (mainly Europe and Australasia) have laws that specifically limit the energy transferred by projectiles for toys. The specifics of these rules are still unclear but it suffices to say that the MEGA blasters enjoyed in the US are too powerful to comply with these guidelines, hence, the MEGA blasters sold here in Europe are 'dialled back' and are noticeably wimpier than those found in the States. That is what is meant when people refer to 'varients' of NERF blasters such as the Magnus. The US version (the more powerful one) will have an orange trigger and the European one will have a grey trigger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">But what exactly <i>is </i>the difference between the two?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The obvious hypothesis would be that the grey trigger blasters will have a weaker spring. This would tone it down enough to conform to the guidelines, but keep manufacturing costs down. Let's face it, if Hasbro had to completely redesign a blaster to conform to one set of rules, they simply wouldn't release the blaster in that territory.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Well, in hand the prime on the orange trigger MEGA Magnus is noticeably heavier yet there is no obvious difference in performance. I played with them both for a bit and I couldn't really see much difference in the way the darts flew. The orange version seemed to have a bit more 'punch' but I couldn't really see that effecting range.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Opening the blasters up, I noticed that the breech for the EU Magnus is also grey. I did a few measurements but I can't see any obvious differences between the two breeches. I feel that there <i>must </i>be a reason for the grey breech otherwise they wouldn't bother. My guess is that the grey Magnus has a weaker AR spring along with the weaker main spring. Without butchering the breech I can't really know for sure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Removing the spring is pretty easy but it is soooooo much longer than I was expecting. This spring is way longer than anything I have seen in a NERF blaster before. At 168mm it's even longer than a Longshot spring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In comparison, there is very little visible difference between the two springs. They are pretty much the same length, they have the same number of coils but crucially there is a 0.1mm difference in the wire thickness. Can this really make <i>that</i> much difference? Can it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So what is spring rate and how do we measure it? Spring rate, (otherwise known as constant) is the change in the force that a spring exerts, divided by it's length. Or, put simply, the amount of weight needed to compress a spring by a certain length.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The simple way to calculate the rate of the Magnus spring is to set up some simple apparatus and take some simple measurements. We need to know the free length for the spring (168mm in this case), we need an object of known mass and a ruler (or rule if you want to be all sciency).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The method is simple, apply the mass to the spring, measure the compressed length, do some maths. Below is a picture of the rig I built to apply the mass to the spring. I basically used a length of PVC with a heavy object attached to the end.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We gave both of our Magnus' (or is that Magni?) to Foam Data Services for some more science. Tom ran them over his chronograph to give us a real idea of how big a difference there is between the two.<br>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">They’ve been a company selling their trademark sticks and connectors in a variety of forms for 20 years. And recently, they’ve decided to go into blaster technology with their K-Force lineup for 2015.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I had the opportunity to talk to their team at London Toyfair, an extremely enjoyable experience that has landed them in my good books.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Why has K’Nex started building blasters? Well, first and foremost, they were keen to stress that first and foremost, K’nex is a construction company. However, they have been seeing a huge amount of search hits for blasters that people have been making, utilizing their parts as a base for construction. In response they have decided to expand into this in an official capacity, both as a way to better facilitate the utilization of their parts in such a capacity, but also to keep it safe and regulated for children wanting to do this. It was very refreshing to hear they have decided to market them as just that, another set that people can customize straight out of the box and combine them with any amount of other sets. You want a K’Nex robot that can fire darts? You can build it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">They have (rather interestingly) decided to go with a dart that is to the same size and shape specification as NERF Elite darts, to the point where the demo set up in the stall had buckets of both. The tip feels weightier than the Elite darts, and is of a honeycomb shaped whistler design. I was given a few to take home, so expect more info during a roundup to come later. First impressions are very good with how this dart handles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">They will be sold in packs of 10 and 30 so they will compete with Hasbro, along with an included target that can be easily mounted on K’Nex pieces, as displayed by box art.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">All of the construction sets in the K-Force range share the same 'blaster' which is essentially an inline Jolt. Single shot blasters, that operate on a simple plunger system. They have connection points all over so they can be easily integrated into a blaster design. I asked about motorized designs, and the response I got was positive – they were looking into it, but it would depend entirely on how well their current lineup did. They did mention an automatically cocking and firing “Gatling gun” they had created in mock ups, but for now they are very much focused on giving the power to create and discover to the user, rather than just a set of instructions. That being said, they were extremely keen to point out that each larger blaster (shown below) had multiple suggested build ideas packaged with the blaster. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Before reading onwards, with regards to ranges – when questioned on how their ranges would compete with Nerf Elite ranges (90ft), they stated that the advertised ranges were in order to meet with global standards, unlike Nerf (see grey/orange trigger blasters and difference in power there). They could have different ranges for different regions, but this would overcomplicate what is, at it’s core, a children’s toy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I really liked these. They were simple, sturdy, and had a satisfying snap to them when they fired, something seen throughout the line. They could also be combined when bought with the other blaster. This blaster will be the baseline, and will cost £14.99.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These sets comes with more parts than the previous ones but crucially, no additional blaster components other than the dart holders. You could argue that if you already own a lot of K'nex sets, these are not really worth while. RRP will be £24.99 for these which is a considerable jump for not a lot extra. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Both of these sets will be £39.99 which is a considerable investment for any toy. Although you get more than twice the total pieces of any other set, I can't shake the feeling that you're not really getting value for money at this end of the range. As I mentioned earlier, if you already own some K'nex parts, you could build these blasters using two of the entry level sets and save yourself a tenner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I for one am really looking forward to these blasters, and I hope that they are successful. The more successful they are, the more encouraged K’Nex will hopefully be to release motorized components, more chambers rather than just single shot, the list goes on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I really love the attitude that K'nex have with regards to these products. They are not after a slice of the blaster market and they are certainly not interested in competing with Hasbro. These products were simply designed in response to customers building blasters out of their construction sets. They saw that there was a culture of people creating something so they designed a product to facilitate it.</span><br />
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UK Nerf Warhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443256952752367689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789987004043925695.post-81142466663744399782015-01-19T18:13:00.001+00:002015-01-19T18:15:17.740+00:00Official Announcement - MEGA Rotofury<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If I'm honest I was a little sceptical, assuming that it would be official news about one of the N-Strike pistols that are coming out of the woodwork.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Some of the US blogs including <a href="http://foamfromabove.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/reveal-nerf-mega-rotofury-press-release.html">Foam from Above</a> were the first to get the info which has been spreading like wildfire. We still only have the one image and the usual PR spiel that Hasbro hand out but for the first time we can get a good look at this beastie and find out a bit more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">First off, the drum holds 10 darts making it the highest capacity MEGA blaster ever. Some say this isn't enough for a blaster that will be a primary but since it's front loading, I don't think this'll be too much of a problem since you can reload on the fly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We now know that it is a semi-auto springer and that it has slamfire. This can only be a good thing. There are too many flywheel blasters screaming around at the moment so it's nice to have something a little more civilised.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">From the picture, it looks an awful lot like the <a href="http://uknerf.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/nerf-vortex-revonix360-review.html">Vortex Revonix 360</a> which proved to be a favourite for MerryUnBirthday. The shape and form of the blaster looks pretty neat and I have to say, I kinda like it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">However, I do have one major reservation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ever since the launch of the MEGA Centurion, I have been something of a closet fan of MEGA blasters. Many people have bashed MEGA for being oversized and expensive and whilst I tend to agree on the latter point, for me the former is part of the charm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When I first opened my MEGA Centurion, nothing could wipe the big stupid grin off of my face. It was huge! It instantly transformed me into the little boy I was when I got my first blaster. Even through all of the chewed, mangled darts, I couldn't help but love the ridiculous size of the blaster. I had the same feeling towards the <a href="http://uknerf.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/nerf-mega-magnus-first-look.html">MEGA Magnus</a> and more recently, the Cycloneshock.<br /><br />To sum it up, I like my MEGA... well, mega. Huge great bulky instruments of foam warfare that could shoot foam darts or be used as a battering ram. Not only does it make me feel like a kid again, but it also made it feel like these blasters were designed for us adults.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So my initial concern with the Rotofury (apart from the new name) is about it's size. Is it not a little... <i>small</i>?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If it is as the picture suggests, a similar size to the Revonix 360 I will be devastated. Even the recent Bigshock (essentially a MEGA jolt) was unnecessarily large and I am worried that Hasbro have held back on this bad boy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As you may be aware, UK NERF will be attending the 2015 London Toy Fair in 2 days time. We hope to get hands on with this blaster so we will have to see if it tickles me in person.</span></div>
UK Nerf Warhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443256952752367689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789987004043925695.post-57617534624952916822015-01-12T18:20:00.002+00:002015-01-24T01:08:09.336+00:00NERF Crossbolt - Firing Video<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">With many of the 2015 blasters already hitting shelves, there is still very little information on the one blaster that has created the most discussion, The NERF Elite Crossbolt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Well, thanks to a video posted on the Smyth's Toys YouTube channel, we can now see a firing demo of this little beauty. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Well the wait is nearly over but hopefully some of your questions can be answered right now. Smyth's Toys, one of the UK's leading toy retailers, have posted a firing video on their YouTube channel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The video, apparently from Hasbro, shows the blaster being loaded and fired by a gentleman with no head. Obviously we won't know for sure until some lucky bugger actually gets hands on with one but it does look like this sucker will be bow powered.</span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">What do you think?</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Completely missed this earlier but Smyth's also have a release date <a href="http://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/construction-cars/c-395/nerf/p-10821/nerf-n-strike-crossbolt/">on their website</a>, 10th March for UK customers. The question is, will you be buying one?</span><br />
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new year festivities, many are looking at 2014 and reflecting on another great
year of NERFing. We've seen an unprecedented number of new blasters this year
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forward into 2015, not only do I want to think about the shiny new blasters
that we are going to see, but I want to talk about making 2015 an even better
year for NERFing in the UK.</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">
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Blasters.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">I'd
be lying to say that I'm not excited about this year's releases. Even though
most of us already know what to expect, I'm sure the good people at Hasbro have
a couple of surprises up their sleeves. Whether or not they'll blow our socks
off remains to be seen but I am expecting some great new releases on all
fronts. With MEGA, Elite, Zombiestrike and Rebelle now thriving (notice I
didn't include Vortex in that statement), I had wondered if the NERF brand had
been spread too thinly but I guess we'll have to wait and see.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">I
am also hoping to see a variety of accessories this year. Who knows what they
will be but my spidey sense has been tingling about this for a while.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Community
First.</span></h3>
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support the hobby here in the UK. When I first started NERFing some 8 years
ago, there was nothing here in the UK in terms of support. I felt I was a lone
nerd playing with kids toys like I'd seen other communities do from afar. Now
there is the <a href="http://britnerf.co.uk/index.php">BritNerf forum</a>, a thriving
and friendly community of like-minded people, most of whom are right here in
the UK.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">The
<a href="http://britnerf.co.uk/index.php">BritNerf forum</a> is the backbone of
the hobby in the United Kingdom. Without it there would be no way for us to
organise wars on a national scale. No way to share offers on blasters and new
materials to fuel the modifications. Most importantly of all, without the forum
I would not have met some of the brilliant people who are active there.
Especially those who I have come to know as friends. I was glad to find the
forum when I did and I was honoured to have been appointed admin shortly
afterwords. Nearly 3 years later, the forum is going from strength to strength
and growing at an unexpected rate.</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Above
all else, I hope that the community will continue to thrive in 2015. It is
already looking like we'll have a record number of wars this year and I am
certain that we'll see some new faces there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">But
that's enough sentiment from me. I'm sure you're all reaching for your buckets
by now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">I
think I'll close by simply saying thank you to the members of the forum for
posting some excellent topics and hosting some awesome wars. Thank you to
Hasbro for supplying me with blasters to review. Thank you also to <a href="https://blasterparts.com/">Blasterparts</a> and <a href="https://blastersmiths.co.uk/">Blastersmiths UK</a> for making some
awesome products and going to the expense of sending some to me for review.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The only issue that I did come across was with my Elite Alpha Trooper. The clip was a bit tight in the mag well and it took a bit of wiggling to get it out, but that's just one blaster out of many and by this point, the build quality issues of the EAT are legendary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">At €13.90 (or £10.90 in the Queens money), the Blasterparts clip is extremely good value. For about the same price as a NERF clip, you get a very sleek and well designed alternative that will set you apart from the crowd. Shipping is a little pricey at €9.90 (£7.60) but then, there isn't really a cheap rate to Europe. Save your pennies and buy a few at a time and the shipping won't seem so pricey. <a href="https://blasterparts.com/">(Check out the item here.)</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I personally love the Basterparts Banana Clip. It's brilliant quality, reasonably priced and represents a massive improvement over NERF's attempt at the format. If you're after a new set of mags that are a little bit different, then these are definitely worth a look.<br /><br />I'm yet to use these for anything more than irritating my better half but I can see these being pretty useful in game. They are shorter than an 18 mag and only 4 or 5cm longer than a 12 clip so I think they will fit nicely into most tactical vests.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For me, these are the first magazines to be a strong challenger to the 18 clip. I have never gotten on with drums and 12 is too few darts for my loadout (180'd RS or 5kg Alpha Trooper). I just might be swayed to take the loss of 3 darts, especially on a blaster that I have painted that would otherwise look odd with a bright orange clip. This has to be the main pro for me. These are the first NERF compatible clips that you do not need to paint. A little bit of dry brushing and they will look awesome with any painted blaster that you own. No longer do you need to worry about the inevitable orange corners you get, no matter how you paint your standard clips.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I'd like to say a bit 'thank you' (or should I say 'dankeschön') to Timo, Felix and the Blasterparts team for not only producing these clips, but also for sending them to me to review on this humble blog. It was totally unexpected and I was blown away. Thanks guys.</span></div>
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Whilst sounding more like an engine part than a toy, the CAM ECS-12 is
one of the newest blasters in the NERF range and is also the first ever blaster
to feature an integrated camera. With it becoming easier and easier to make and
share home videos via the interwebs, this blaster will provide NERFers with the ability to record
their antics and share missions and skill shots with their friends through
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This isn’t the first time NERF have ventured into the world
of digital technology. There have been a couple of third party digital cameras
boasting the NERF logo, but none of these could be mounted to your favourite
blaster. I seem to remember at the time of their release, the community as a
whole were a bit confused by this lack of foresight. Then we had the ‘Mission
App Cradle’ which was released almost two years ago. Whilst it is a good
product, most people were dubious about strapping their £400 smartphone to a
£20 blaster just to make videos. The app that was designed for the cradle was
good, but not enough to make me risk my iPhone in the cradle. Hopefully the CAM
ECS-12 will provide a platform for people to video their battles but without
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Out of the box, the CAM ECS-12 is an impressive blaster. A good
size, a good weight and very well balanced. I hate to use the term
‘comfortable’ because it makes me think of slippers and a dressing gown but the
CAM ECS-12 is a very nice blaster to hold. It feels solid and robust and the
plastic feels a lot more rigid than that of other blasters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The CAM requires 8x AA batteries to operate. 4 are used to
power the blaster (much like a Stryfe) and 4 power the electronic gubbins that
make the camera work. Strangely, there are two battery trays, one on the left
hand side and one on the right. At first I thought this was really odd but the
symmetry really helps with the blaster’s balance. The fact that both battery
trays are also directly above the handle also really helps make this blaster
feel really nice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As a blaster, the CAM ECS-12 functions exactly like a
Stryfe CS-6. It has two triggers, the smaller operating the flywheels and the larger
trigger firing a dart. It is a semi-automatic blaster, meaning that one trigger
pull releases one dart. For me this was a little disappointing but not entirely
unexpected.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Performance wise the CAM ECS-12 is pretty impressive. It
seems to shoot harder than my Rapidstrike but this could just be an illusion. I
will be giving the blaster to Foam Data Services at some point for some proper
testing so make sure you check back for that. For now it suffices to say that
the ECS is a fairly effective blaster. It provides the reliable semi-auto fire
rate of a Stryfe but gives you a much more robust and stable platform.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have to admit, I was really sceptical about the camera in
this thing. Boasting a 0.3 Megapixel camera recording 20 frames per second is
pretty shoddy. To put that in perspective, the Nokia 7650 had an integrated
camera of the same resolution way back in 2002.</span></div>
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was justified and the image quality is awful. Below is an image captured with the blaster. Taken indoors, I think it pretty much speaks for itself. It is by no means dark in my house but as you can see from the image, the camera is really struggling to get enough light.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you are playing outside on a sunny day then you will get
on pretty well with it. If however, your battle is indoors or during darker
conditions, then the CAM ECS-12 will really struggle to give you the image
quality you’d expect for the money.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It’s not all bad news from the ECS’s integrated camera. When
you switch it on, the camera makes a little robotic chirp as it boots up and
displays the NERF logo, both great touches. I was also pleased to see that the
2.5” integrated screen also shows crosshairs on the image making it double up as a pretty cool scope. Sadly, these crosshairs
don’t come out in the video which I think is a real shame.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The ‘Record’ button for the CAM ECS-12 is located in the
blaster’s foregrip which is a great bit of design. It means that you don’t have
to fiddle with any controls on the blaster during battle. You can record your
gameplay without shifting position and missing a single shot. I wasn’t
expecting this and I think it is a really neat feature.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The screen position on the blaster has caused me to be
somewhat divided. On one hand it is great. When you look down the sights of the
blaster the screen is right in your eyeline so you can ensure that your shots
are always caught on video. The downside I have found with this is that it does
give you a certain amount of tunnel vision. It would be all too easy to be
drawn into the screen and only concentrate on what is in front of you, making
it easy for an opponent to sneak up and tag you. I can imagine this effect
would be reduced with training but the lure of the little screen is all too
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is really generous. Coupled with the camera’s terrible resolution, you can
record up to a maximum of 1 3/4 hours of video or 2000 images. Not bad really
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is so cheap that the lens doesn’t have the infrared filter you usually find on
cameras. Infrared light is invisible to the naked eye but it can be captured on
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with it outside at dusk, experimenting with it in different light levels. I
noticed that the floodlight on a nearby security camera was clearly visible on
the blaster’s screen. I simply had to explore this further so I bought myself a
cheap IR illuminator to see how well it would work.</span></div>
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but the limitations of the cheap camera components make even this neat party
piece tactically ineffective. You’d need a big IR light source to make it work
as a viable night vision scope. The image below was taken in total darkness. What you are looking at is a toy tractor on my son's bookshelf.</span></div>
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you all manner of issues, especially in a CQB situation. MerryUnBirthday and I even discovered another use for this feature. Could this be the worlds first Rhinofire with an integrated CAM ECS-12?</span></div>
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a dart and found that it was really fiddly to clear the dart. As you can see in
this picture, the jam door only exposes the rear half of the mag so it’s
actually a bit easier to remove the mag to clear the jam. This doesn’t do much
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The NERF CAM ECS-12 is a great blaster. Aesthetically it is
awesome, I really like it’s sci-fi looks and colour scheme. The build quality
is top notch and the plastic feels a lot more solid and rugged than that of
other blasters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The way the camera is integrated makes it feel really high
tech. Rather than a camera simply bolted on, the camera is a part of the
blaster and a lot of thought has gone into how it would be used. There is no
need to take your hands away from the trigger or foregrip so capturing your
battle is seamless and intuitive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Performance wise, the CAM ECS-12 is everything I expected.
Data will be available soon but I can only imagine that it will be at least on
par with the other Elite flywheelers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You are going to get through batteries quickly with this
blaster. If you use the blaster and camera a lot, you can expect to replace all
8 batteries every couple of weeks. If I were to make this my blaster of choice,
I would be dropping around £12 a month just to run it. Something to think about
if you are considering one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Now, down the crux of the matter, would I buy one? More
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Put simply, at £70 this blaster is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay overpriced
for what you get which is a Stryfe (clip fed, semi-auto flywheel blaster) with
12 year old camera technology built in. I’m afraid I simply can’t deny the fact
that you could buy <a href="http://www.viking-direct.co.uk/a/pb/Vivitar-DVR508-HD-Digital-Camcorder-Black/id=6322842/">one of these</a><span style="color: #c0504d; mso-themecolor: accent2;"> </span>for £16 (at the time of writing this) and have a camera that has 3 times
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Tape it to
your Stryfe and you have a blaster with the same performance but much better
quality camera, all for less than half the price of the NERF CAM ECS-12. If you drop it and smash the camera it'll hurt your wallet a bit, but you could buy an new one and still be making a saving against the ECS. As nice as
the camera integration is, I’m not sure it’s worth the extra £40 and I’m sure
that parents will feel the same way. I have been selling foam dart blasters for
years now and I can spot a lemon from a mile away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These days it is getting easier to create and share videos
on the internet. Products like the NERF CAM ECS-12 are a good example of people
realising this and creating products that will facilitate users expressing
themselves through this medium. In a way, the CAM ECS-12 is allowing users to
promote the product themselves when they upload their blasting to social media.
This in turn also allows the manufacturer to gather information on how their
products are used, thus providing some incredibly useful feedback.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For these reasons there is no doubt in my mind that the NERF
CAM ECS-12 is an important milestone in the NERF brand, I just think they’ve
tried a little too hard and as a result, missed an opportunity to really give
users another dimension of play.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Had Hasbro launched a rail mounted camera, I think they
could have cleaned up. The product could be cheaper, better quality, more
readily available (the smaller size of the product would take up less shelf
space in store and therefore, any shop could carry it) but most important of
all, it would fit any of the blasters that you already own. Think about it,
rather than users promoting one product, they would all be promoting the whole
range of blasters and the camera at the same time.</span>
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Fortunately, Buffdaddy NERF
gave us a <a href="http://buffdaddynerf.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/nerf-cam-ecs-12-obsolete-new-nerf.html">glimpse of something</a> that could be the answer. It would seem that
NERF have already been developing a ‘better’ product. I’m not going to go into
it now, if this product sees a wide release then I’ll review it at a later
date. If you want some more information, check out the NERF Reddit where a user
called ‘rdewalt’ <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Nerf/comments/2iyof4/nerf_hd_action_camcorder_backofbox_shot_review/">has the Elite camera in hand.</a></span><br />
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UK Nerf Warhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443256952752367689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789987004043925695.post-69396502602733831222014-10-14T00:30:00.000+01:002014-10-14T00:49:37.850+01:00Elite Longshot Hits Shelves<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It's nothing new to see a Longshot CS-6 in the UK, they have always been available here as an exclusive to TRU but this is the first time I had seen one in a shiny new box. Sadly it's just a bit of re-branding, bringing the box design of the Longshot into line with the look and feel of the Elite range. Although the N-Strike logo is clearly shown, I can't help but feel this is a subtle move to 'fool' consumers into thinking it's the same as the rest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Personally, I love the graphic advertising the range. 10m, like it's something to brag about!<br /><br />Well, it's not the amazing find I initially thought it was, but at the very least it means that the Longshot will be sticking around for a while.</span></div>
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<br />UK Nerf Warhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443256952752367689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789987004043925695.post-90445660425895594642014-08-08T18:32:00.000+01:002014-08-08T18:38:56.835+01:00NERF Zombiestrike Doublestrike - Review<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Or: 'the joy of spur of the moment buying'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I am not really a huge fan of the NERF Elite Triad.
It's only crime? In this reviewer's opinion, it's simply trying to hard.
The Triad is a great blaster, but in its efforts to be a multi-shot blaster, it sacrificed its looks. It feels bulky, the priming arm looks like a lizard's tongue and it just doesn't feel as elegant as say, the jolt (which ironically, is the very blaster its trying to improve upon). This review is not to talk about my dislike of the Triad, it is a review of what I firmly believe to be it's replacement. The NERF Zombiestrike Doublestrike.</span></div>
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This fact may sound simple. even dumb, but as I flicked through the Argos catalogue (which as we all know, is already filled to the brim with awesome goodies this season) and glanced upon it, the only thing that momentarily stopped me was the thought that it may be another 'prime once, everything fires' mistakes from the air blasters of the early/mid 90's. Thankfully that is not the case.</span></div>
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Take out the revolving barrel, shrink the blaster to its minimum, add two front loaded chambers and there you have it. The rear priming hammer has not been tampered with in any way it seems and nor should it, after all, it works so well, why change it?
The blaster is light. I'm talking weightless light here yet strangely that has not been a selling point nor angle in advertising for it. Instead it's advertising has been focused on the 'dual wielding' aspect of this blaster. At a price of £9.99 I can envisage many people buying two and doing just that. My only advice to those who are going down the dual wield route is that you will need to buy/bring extra darts. The instinct to re-prime this blaster after the second shot has been fired (as the Hammershot has five shots to go through) is a hard habit to break.
It's power is more that acceptable, easily reaching the box arts decree of 15-20ft and unlike some that i could mention in the ZombieStrike range, *COUGH* Crossfire Bow *COUGH* *SPLUTTER* fires the darts as straight and accurately as possible.</span></div>
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As I said at the start of this review, I firmly believe that this blaster is going to quickly become the Triads replacement in the 'last blaster left while I'm reloading my primary weapon' category.
It's light, powerful, can be duel wielded, and above all, it's stylish. The Triad is fairly bulky and I found that it was awkward to aim. This may sound trivial as you read this from your comfy mansions, (I assume all who read my reviews are the rich and good looking) but those hesitant moments of fore-thought can be make or break your survival if your opponent is bearing down on you at speed and blaster whirring.
The Doublestrike does not have this problem, it is 'prime, aim, fire, repeat, reload' at it's best.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Unlike other smaller, front loading pistols, I know with this one, if I fire and miss, at least I get a second chance.
My advice is to buy one now. NERF is going back to the 'bigger is better' style again, with the new MEGA Thunderbow (which sounds like a wrestling move) and the new demolisher 2 in 1 (which sounds like the wrestling tag team hitting the 'thunderbow' finishing move). I don't blame nor want them to stop. Bigger is often better but good things do come in small packages. and when they run out of darts, you will need something reliable to fall back on when your desperately reloading. The New Doublestrike is precisely that.</span></div>
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it was a cheap, 'spur of the moment' buy which I do not regret for a
second and it will be in my back pocket for the next time I am at a LARP
event or NERF war. I know I will need it. I know I will use it and I
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ever since I started attending Sci-Fi LARP events, I have been hearing the same sentence from many different people, granted the wording is different from each, but the focus is the same. "Yeah these guys are good, but its not like The Green Cloaks". I remember asking "what made them so special as opposed to anyone else?" and then it was explained to me. They don't just spend a day or afternoon doing LARP, they spend whole weekends doing so. The second I heard that, I just had to meet them and experience what the system and seeing if it was for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Luckily, I was fortunate to be on hand for their 2nd event on the 20th-22nd June and boy am I glad I did!</span></div>
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maybe even thrive, in the horrors of battle. At times, it felt
amazing and its the main reason why I'm going back. The other reasons
why I'm going back (and why you should join me) are just as important.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As I have written in reviews of other LARP systems, I find it hard to go straight from real world into character LARP. Especially as the other systems I have gone to usually run one day events. I find myself just getting into the swing of things and then told, 'Sorry fun's over. Home time'. It's a real bugbear of mine and it was beginning to put me off the whole idea of LARP.
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Another thing I love about Green Cloaks is the location. Another gripe of mine is something I like to call the 'normals factor'. Too many times, in both NERF LARP and at wars, I have witnessed games that had to be stopped to let everyday people pass by with there dogs or, on one occasion, horses. Now I understand that sometimes this is unavoidable. When LARPing in a public area, these people (and animals) are allowed on whichever grounds we are on, but you must admit, it breaks flow, brings anyone in character straight back to reality and can begin awkward questions from 'slack jawed yocals' which we don't want to answer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Again, this seems to be something the Green Cloaks have dealt with effortlessly. The site at Broadstone Warren, East Sussex was the most secluded venue I've ever been to. Even with four large factions there is still plenty of room for battles and quests in between, as well as plenty of room for the G.O.D (Games Organisation Desk) tent and the food vans, traders and of course, the bar. The site was immense. Thick lush woodland surrounding everyone and everything. No passers by or dog walkers here. Not even one horse which to me is a victory no matter what the conversation! No car alarms or screaming babies, total seclusion. Seclusion is something so important to LARP (any version) and seeing the GC people do it so well should be putting other LARP organisations to shame. Hopefully one or two of them may read this. Who knows?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The distance between each camp also added an extra dimension to the game play. Breeding both comradery and paranoia between the camps gave me the real action of the weekend. Rumour and hearsay between factions really helped promote the sense of fear and unease in the world and that really helped with the immersion. Not only that but the space between the factions allowed the difference between the factions to shine through and really helped promote the idea that we weren't in a wood outside East Grinstead, we were in a vast, sprawling universe totally unlike anything I knew in real life. Each faction camp had it's own personality and vibe. From the approachable 23rd Heavy Infantry, all the way to the downright mean Kingskeep 98th who incidental KILLED MY CHARACTER OFF!!!. Not that I'm bitter or anything...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">All of the battles are against a common foe, such as the 'Tech Dead' (think the Borg with bigger swords) and the other monsters of this LARP universe, and not between factions. At first I thought that was a little odd but then, as always, I forgot one of the golden rules of LARP. Monsters are there to aid the progress of the players, not kill them out right. Players fighting players is a war, and in wars characters die, quickly and often without meaning but having a dedicated monster team allowed the plot writers to guide the players through the story. This is the first LARP I've been to where a character dying had great impact into the story, yes even mine, (not bitter) both for the other players and for the main story as a whole.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In game, you are a soldier (or whichever style of character you choose) on a war torn planet and you are trying to restore peace. Sounds simple and to be frank, that part is. But what the GC people have done, with so much space and time at their disposal, is add so much more to explore, discover, fight and change about the world you now find yourself in. When playing as my second character, (a soldier), I found myself completely unaware of the whys and where's of what my team and I where doing. I was just focused on staying alive which is precisely what I want to do. LARP is at its very best when the story is used to place the characters in a certain situation, then put to one side when the battles begin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Green Cloaks is a grass roots system meaning it is designed for new players. Designed specifically to introduce new people to the hobby. This is achieved perfectly by some very cleverly written rules. A lot of fantasy LARPs have very long and complicated rules. Each weapon does different damage and each character can have many, many special abilities. Green Cloaks has been kept simple in that all melee weapons do the same damage as do all blasters with a few simple exceptions. This means that when you are in the thick of it, you don't have to think too hard about what to do. Hit with a sword or NERF dart 'X' amount of times and you drop to the floor and start counting. If you get to 120 and no one is around to heal you... you dead. Other systems I've seen have outrageously complicated rules. Maybe I'm missing the point and they are designed for expert players but as a noob, complicated rules only breed arguments such as the 'No! You can't do that. I'm a higher level than you' nonsense and 'no that hit doesn't count because of reasons' crap. Simple equal level melee brawling helps make the game more immersive and ultimately, more fun. Of course there are exceptions for long time players who now have powerful characters but these are great to have on your side when you come up against a powerful foe, but for a level 1 'noob' like me, It was perfect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The food and drinks provided where wonderful,
affordable, plentiful and served by a local family who, and this is an
important factor for newbies like me, didn't judge. In fact they seemed
to enjoy having conversations with the players. They really made an effort to provide a varying menu and they had different specials most days. I honestly have to recommend the chicken and ribs!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Davidoff's Bar, set up and run in character, by one of the players was fun to be a
part of. During the day you could go for a drink in character seeking
refuge from the horrors of war and when the days activities were over,
it was a relaxing place to talk to fellow players and swap war stories.
Mead was the drink of choice for the majority of players and while we
where all encouraged these days to 'drink aware.' I never once felt like
the amount of drink being consumed got out of hand.
In short, food and drink made the whole experience feel so much deeper
than just a group of people meeting up to turn and fire at one another.
It felt like an organisation of like-minded comrades, an ever growing
band of friends and on more than one occasion, it felt like a family.</span></div>
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from the ever awesome <a href="http://blastersmiths.co.uk/">Blastersmiths UK</a>. LARP weaponry of all shapes and
sizes from the welcoming and humorous <a href="http://www.eldritch.com/">Eldritch</a> and also, a place that
you could have got your blasters modified of repaired on the day by some bloke with
too much time on his hands, Kevin from <a href="http://www.uknerfwar.com/">UKNerfWar</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In the LARP world the Trinity Games team provided, new players get welcomed like a brother or sister. There is no hassling of the new guy, no out of character mean-ness shown towards one another, everyone is there simply to enjoy themselves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I must take the time to mention a couple of faux pas on my part. While I mentioned that new players will be welcomed, turning up in jeans and t-shirt will not, (unless that's something to do with your character). Looking at it, it's obvious why. As I mentioned before, each faction has it's own style and it's difficult to get into it if there are people who don't look the part. If you come to the Green Cloaks and wish to be a soldier, you will need to be dressed as one. camo, armour, holsters, everything. Certain groups will/may have spare kit, but that really isn't any excuse not to have the kit yourself. You should also remember that your character may run in to the 98th and be horribly murdered (again, not bitter) so it is a good idea to plan your next character and bring extra kit just in case.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Camping may not be for everyone, I myself really struggled on the first night, but that is no one else's fault It's worth noting that if your more 'indoors-y' like me, you may have to bring some luxuries with you. That said, it was nothing a strong cup of tea and a bacon sandwich didn't fix in the morning!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Those I feel are the only two negative experiences I had over the weekend and they are both easily resolved for next time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">LARPing with Green Cloaks will cost you £30 and a weekend. but it will be a weekend of meeting new people and long streaching battles, which when completed, give you a feeling of accomplishment and victory and provide you with war stories to tell your new friends around the table of the bar with a mead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Try them out. Other than possibly a few awkward nights sleep if your not used to camping. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.<br /><br />If you would like any information on joining GC and you're interested in attending their next event on 8th August, join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/GreenCloaks/">Facebook group</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Photos courtesy of <a href="http://ronniehall.smugmug.com/">Ronnie Hall Photography</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When news broke that most of this year's hot releases were available at Amazon.com, I was furious. Not because the US had gotten the jump on everybody. Not because I had been hunting tirelessly for a chance to get my hands on one early. Not even because I had been assured by Hasbro that there would be no 'soft release' this year. I was furious because when I heard the news, I was working, in a field, in the rain, with no internet connection and no way of getting my greasy mits on them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Things weren't any better when I got back. All of my feeds were full of more smug people playing with theirs and when I could finally get online I was faced by those three immortal words... OUT OF STOCK! I managed to get some eventually but the important thing is that they aren't here yet!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Fortunately for me, my good friend OldNoob managed to get hold of one and was the first to review it on the <a href="http://britnerf.co.uk/about1440.html">BritNerf forum</a>. With his kind permission I have reposted it below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Swing cocking is fun, but not very practical.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Handle feels fine, I wouldn't put a metal one on there, and I have all the kit needed to make one. It flexes, as you would want to avoid twisted fingers, but doesn't feel breakable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The 6 clip it came with won't actually hold darts, as the top is too wide! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I believe my assessment that it's a fun blaster that has cool features, not a primary, is about right. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Buy it, love it for it's clever design, enjoy it at fun or CQB wars. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I suspect the 5kg Elite spring will fit in although a bit pre compressed, and you will get similar to 5kg EAT numbers with it. I wouldn't go higher than a 5 and would avoid too rapid or swingy shooting if you mod it. Time will tell how breaky it is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I would like to thank OldNoob for letting me repost his review (including pictures). I was gutted that I couldn't get hold of one sooner but I hope to have some fun with mine when it arrives.</span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Personally like OldNoob's straight-to-the-point</span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">approach to reviews. He cuts out all of the faff and tells you what you need to know. Thanks OldNoob... you jammy git!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">To explain the title, when I was asked if I was free on the 25th of May for some NERF blasting (and maybe write a review on said NERF blasting) I naturally jumped at the opportunity. However, when I discussed the 'whens and wheres' with UKNerfWar, he informed me that this was going to be a War, not a LARP event which I was used to.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My username, 'Bad form Peter Pan, (for those who don't know), is taken from the classic 90's family film 'Hook', in which Dustin Hoffman (who was born to play the flamboyant Captain James Hook) quotes the brilliant line: "Bad form Peter Pan! I want my War!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have many blasters. In fact there are only a handful of the NERF range which are Not in my collection. (I collect for enjoyment not completion) but other than tin can alleys or annoying my flatmate, I have nothing to use them on... Until now that is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Now many of the millions who read my work will be saying "but what about one of the many NERF LARP organisations that are around at the moment?" At this point I would like to set a personal record straight... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Live Action Role Play (LARP) is not for everyone. I must make it perfectly clear that I not bashing anyone who takes up, enjoys or works on any NERF LARP events. Its just that LARP relies on location, characters and plot. And it can seem very daunting at first, sometimes the plot lines are long arching, twisting and confusing to newbies such as myself. Setting up a new character can be a long process if not explained correctly, and other times, having your character die and start all over again can be a huge hassle. The idea of risking something you've worked so hard to build up can turn many away from the past time. My point is LARP is perfect if you have the time and commitment to put into the activity. And like all things, that time and commitment will give you back dividends and make you a valuable member of any squad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">But what if you don't have the time and commitment? And have a load of blasters gathering dust? What Nerf based activity do you turn to instead?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My advice, would be to join a group such as <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/Nerfwarbeds/">NERF Wars: Bedfordshire</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Fun, is so important. Much more important than people who run many of the events I have witnessed perceive it to be. All they see is what came before today's missions and what will come after, not the fact that (and sorry I am going to drop a reality bomb here) the people joining them are using weaponry designed for children's play. What I'm getting at, is that sometimes, LARP takes itself far too seriously.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">What made the day feel so refreshing was that, to me, the people who organised <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/Nerfwarbeds/">NERF Wars: Bedfordshire</a> seemed to be in the exact same mindset as me. A great example of this was the very start. After a meet and greet, but before games really began, we had a simple free for all. Everyone against everyone. Four hits and your out, returning to base camp.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Now to many, that may sound juvenile and a bit 'running around-y', but without a doubt, its the best ice breaker I have ever witnessed. It also helps gauge your team mates/enemies skill level, and also tunes your mind perfectly into what you are going to be doing for the rest of the day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Wanting a war is too broad a stroke, what I really want are battles.What I want is head on mad dashes towards an enemy who're rushing towards me, huge ambushes and heroic last stands. Not stealth and sneaking, collecting things for someone else's story and avoiding an enemy rather than engaging them. I want mess, and loss, a clear winner and a clear loser so even if I am on a losing team this time it will inspire me to be better next time. Not out of fear of losing a high level character or the anger of losing a battle which may or may not lose the war. My battle. My war.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Performance wise this thing definitely delivers the ranges stated on the box. I was firing at the target on a wall ~25' away and the darts that missed bounced back at least half way, It has to be said, there is a lot of poke in this little chappy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Firing the blaster, you can really see, hear and feel the extra ommph. The darts hit the wall with an almighty THWACK! and you can actually feel a bit of kick in your hand. It was clear from the start that this spring is a massive improvement. I spent the rest of the day playing with my new 7kg Magnus and it did not fail to deliver. I liked the Magnus before but with the addition of this spring, it just puts a massive smile on your face.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The story doesn't end there... I was curious to know just how much harder the 7kg Magnus hits. It was time for some science!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Enter OldNoob from the <a href="http://britnerf.co.uk/index.php">BritNerf</a> community and the wonderful service he provides.<a href="https://plus.google.com/+OldnoobFoamdata/posts"> 'Foam Data Services'</a> offer nerfers the opportunity to test their blasters over a very expensive and properly calibrated chronograph. This ballistic 'chrony' gives you a very accurate measurement of dart velocity which is the best way to measure blaster performance. Firing a blaster through the chrony several times gives us a very reliable set of data. Foam Data Services even provide you with a spreadsheet and graph for the test, along with a video (via their <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/foamdataservices">YouTube channel</a>) so you can see how the test was conducted.</span></div>
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UK Nerf Warhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443256952752367689noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789987004043925695.post-37012241915916166792014-03-24T23:44:00.001+00:002014-03-30T00:21:57.558+00:00BrisWar HvZ - Review<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Regular readers will already know that Saturday in Bristol was the epicentre of the Zombie Apocalypse. Having not played HvZ since my days at college (and even then it was socks and boffers) I was eager to attend this war despite the three hour drive to get there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The war was hosted on the Downs in Bristol. It was organised by my good friend Boff from the <a href="http://britnerf.co.uk/index.php">BritNerf forum</a> so I already knew this event would be epic. Not only was it the first BritNerf community war of the year but it was also the first ever BritNerf HvZ event. I wasn't going to miss this for the world. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My day started at 0530. For me this was considered a 'lay-in' since I'd packed the car the night before. I went to pick up MerryUnBirthday and then began the long drive from London to Bristol. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We arrived at the park just before 1000. Said "Hello" to some familiar faces and introduced myself to some new ones. After a brief delay waiting for the OZ (Original Zombie) to arrive (well, he had just flown in from Iceland. I think we can let him off.) , we began our briefing for the day. Anybody who had seen the events Facebook page was already well versed on the rules. Boff had very diligently been updating the page in the weeks leading up to the event. After a refresher on the rules, players were handed armbands and human cards and assigned to one of the two squads. Then it was time to move out and begin the first mission.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The first mission was a scavenger hunt. The game admins' had hidden currency in the undergrowth around the park. We would have to collect as much of this currency as possible in order to buy special abilities and equipment from the admin' team. These would be useful later in the game but more urgent was the need to set up a 'Safe Zone' where the human players could rest without the threat of being eaten. The two human teams split up and pushed forward into the park and it wasn't long before the zombie threat made itself known. There was only one 'zed' to start off with and he kept at a distance but it made our squad think about how we moved and where we went. We eventually found our war into a large, open space where the two teams regrouped. We decided to pool our currency together and purchase some 'Safe Zone' pieces from the refs'. This safe zone would offer the human players some protection from being eaten and would provide us with somewhere to eat and rest between rounds. We decided to buy 5 pieces which would allow us currency for later rounds. After calculating the internal angles of a regular pentagon, the safezone was set up and we stopped for lunch.</span><br />
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UK Nerf Warhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443256952752367689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789987004043925695.post-62917221693979202312014-03-13T20:04:00.000+00:002014-03-13T20:04:18.176+00:00BrisWar 2014 - HvZ in Bristol<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a class="postlink" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/670213603035401/" target="_blank">Facebook event is here, join so I can get an idea of numbers.</a>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Once the game starts, bandanas/bands go on and stay on. There is no
stopping once things start, the first mission briefing will be given at
the beginning. Further missions will be unlocked as you go. If you want
lunch, build the human safe zone and camp out there.
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The game will start punctually at the time advertised. If you are late,
report to the Admin area to receive your armband and you will be
inducted into the game. Leaders of both teams will have radios and so
you may be able to link up with other humans, otherwise it's fine to
take your squad and go alone.
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Nerf blasters (including darts or discs, home-made are fine so long as there are no metal components)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">LARP Safe Melee weapons (if you have them, they're an option)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Stopwatches or a digital watch (for turn times or stun times etc.)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sensible shoes</span></li>
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should be a parent or guardian but if you're able to sucker one of the
other BritNerfers into doing it then good on you.
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briefing and band issuing. You'll then be sent to the blue cross which
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1030, you'll be given the chance to practice with your blasters, load
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<a class="postlink" href="https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zjgp7fq9iSWk.kfFbouDyU_xI" target="_blank">A Google Map can be found here - it's much clearer than the image.</a>
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This is one section of the Downs here in Bristol. It's a large, open
space with lots of trees, bushes and scrub. For those of you with Sat
Navs, you want to navigate to Ladies Mile. Of course, this is a large
play space (it's intended as such) so communication and cardio are going
to be vital in this open game. We'll be in a shared space with the
public so remember that at all times. It is a public area and if you
make a nuisance of yourself, you're on your own. We take no liability
for you being a tit and there's a specific local bye-law that will
impose a £500 fine on anyone making an arse of themselves - just FYI.
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Remember folks, don't shoot passers by and do stop to talk to them if
they'd like to talk to you. You'll be quite a sight running about like
that and will get some weird looks, even in a city like Bristol which is
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Train: Clifton Down Station, walk up Whiteladies Road then Black Boy
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We're doing this to have fun on a Saturday afternoon. It gets us
outdoors and running about and doing something a little less than
mainstream. All moderation decisions will be taken in light of this
central ethos. Play the game, enjoy yourself and don't whine about
getting tagged. I've tried to highlight the merits of both teams in the
rules but I'd like to stress that getting turned isn't the end of the
world! Think of it as a new phase: one where you don't need to be
paranoid and watching your corners all the time. One where you can
happily run down whole groups of humans at a stroke. I don't take kindly
to human supremacists in HvZ. If you're tagged, you're tagged - don't
put your bandanna back on or refuse to hand over your human card because
you want to stay human. Take it in the spirit of the game and we'll all
have more fun. Though seriously, anyone caught being a human dick will feel the full force of my banhammer.
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In the event that the Downs is a swamp in the week leading up to 22nd
March, at least 48 hours notice will be given and the event moved to 5th
May. 72 hours before the event, I'll check the weather and wander the
site and again 48 hours before so I can make a decision. Any decision
will be posted on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/670213603035401/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming">Facebook event page</a> or on the forum.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you can make it along then you really should. If you own a blaster (or socks) and can run away from things then you qualify to play. We would all love to see you there! This year is going to be a good one for NERF wars in the UK. If you can't make this one, join the forum or like the Facebook page and you can keep up to date with Nerfy goodness in your area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This year, we saw a change in tact from Hasbro. The unprecedented press releases at the beginning of the year meant I already knew what I was going to see when I got to the Hasbro stand. I am still not sure whether this was a good thing for me. Although it was pretty cool to get an early look at this years blasters, it was a bit of a bummer that some of the excitement I usually feel was absent this year. That said, this year I could focus on the things I wanted to know about the new goodies instead of melting into a gooey mess of excitement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Oddly, this year Hasbro had given up their usual position within the Olympia exhibition hall, in the middle, in favour of the more curious position, upstairs, at the back. It struck me as a little odd that the world's biggest toy company and sponsor of the exhibition had given up it's prominent position in the hall for a dark corner. Granted anyone going to the Toy Fair will already know who they are but it still felt a bit weird. Not only that but it meant I would have to walk farther!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Since you already know the majority of what I saw, I will break down what I learned, answer some of your questions and confirm any rumours that have been floating about. Before we start, it should be noted that the Hasbro stand was very busy and was filled with men in suits. It was also fairly small, no more than 50' long. For these reasons, it was impossible to get confirmation of ranges firing one or two darts into a crowd every now and then. The only indication we could get on power was shooting each other at close range. Not ideal by any stretch but it was the best we could do. All of the blasters we played with were handmade prototypes. Some of them were battered and didn't work properly. All of the observations I make below are based on these prototypes and what I was told by Hasbro's UK Brand Manager for NERF. Please bare in mind that Autumn is a long way off. Things can change. I am told that the design of the Demolisher alone has changed 3 times in the last 6 months.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I wasn't too impressed with this. It is a bit of fun and in the right hands I'm sure it could be pretty lethal but it will take a lot of skill to use effectively. My advice, leave it on the shelf unless you want something for a bit of fun. There are better bows out there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Nerf Zombie
Strike Slingfire Blaster</span></span></span></h3>
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Autumn 2014</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Zombie hordes
are no match for the ZOMBIE STRIKE SLINGFIRE blaster! The blaster’s lever-action
allows for quicker reloads on the run and DIY-style designs lend an authentic
feel to any NERF zombie attack. Blaster comes complete with one six dart clip
and six ZOMBIE STRIKE darts which can be fired up to 75 feet.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">We all know about this puppy and if you don't, where have you been. This though is the first picture that gives us a true idea of the blaster's proportions. The barrel doesn't look as short as I feared and the stock looks nice and chunky.</span></span></div>
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N-Strike Mega Thunderbow </span></span></h3>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Available:
Autumn 2014</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Awesome
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N-Strike Mega Thunderbow toy. The bow’s dynamic arms and traditional pull back
system can fire five Nerf whistler darts in a row up to an amazing 85
feet. Includes 10 Mega Whistler darts and holds up to five Nerf Mega darts
at a time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Again, nothing new here. Lets hope this thing isn't as much of a derp as some fear. </span></span></div>
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N-Strike Elite Demolisher 2-in-1 Blaster</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Ages: 8 years & up</span></span></div>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">SRP:
£44.99 </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Available:
Autumn 2014</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">Take Nerf shots to the next level with the 2-in-1
blaster that dominates missions! The Demolisher 2-in-1 blaster is impressive in
size and power firing up to 85 feet, featuring semi-motorized blasting, a 10
dart banana clip, and all new missiles. Blaster includes two missiles and
10 N-Strike Elite darts.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">A look at this blaster from the opposite side reveals a better idea of the 'grenade launcher's' dimensions. Sadly it does look as though it is permanently fixed to the blaster. I guess we'll find out for sure soon enough.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">My only concern is £44.99. Really? Seems a bit steep but you do get a lot of blaster for your hard earned money. I guess the proof of the pudding is in the eating.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Nerf Rebelle Agent Bow</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">On the eve of the 2014 London Toy Fair I would like to talk a little bit about what I hope to see there. Unusually this year Hasbro have quashed all the usual speculation and rumour by giving us an official look at some of this year's hot new blasters but we can only hope that there is more they aren't telling us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Around October 2013, we got word that NERF were working on a new semi-auto MEGA blaster. There was some speculation that this would be a flywheel blaster but there was also some speculation that Hasbro would be ramping up their new 'Smart AR' technology to MEGA proportions. To me, this made a lot of sense. A MEGA flywheel blaster will need big flywheels to overcome the inertia of the darts and big batteries to power them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Low and behold a couple of days ago, Comic Book website <a href="http://mania.com/">Mania.com</a> gave us an exclusive first look at the new MEGA Thunderbow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">All we have so far are these images and the blurb from Hasbro but we can speculate this. It does use a smart AR system and according to Hasbro, it has "dynamic arms" which some have taken to mean "bow powered". To me it looks like the top arm articulates when you pull back on the string, priming the blaster but I guess we'll have to wait and see.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In early December whilst visiting some friends, I was told that the Zombiestrike line would be getting some new editions this year. I was told that the one of interest would be a lever action, clip fed rifle. Something that a lot of us had always wanted since the Buzzbee RFR proved to be a bit of a let down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Less than a week ago, Hasbro made an announcement via some of the US blogs that this autumn, we would have a new edition to the Zombiestrike range and guess what... it's a lever action, clip fed rifle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A little smaller than I was hoping for but none the less, a very nice looking beastie indeed. At first I wasn't very impressed. The stubby look of the barrel actually made me a little angry but like a wart on the end of my nose, I eventually got used to it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">During the same visit in December, I was also told that NERF were developing a curved clip. This 'banana clip' had been spotted during a recent meeting but it was unclear at this point if this would be released with the aforementioned Zombiestrike blaster.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We can only speculate how this materkey works but it is either a springer with direct propulsion or an air blaster. Either way it will be awesome. Let's just hope they aren't skimping on the ranges.</span></div>
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UK Nerf Warhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443256952752367689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789987004043925695.post-66546853423176402232014-01-17T22:30:00.002+00:002014-01-17T22:33:52.453+00:00Nerf MEGA Thunderbow - and thus we have come full circle in stupidity...So as many of you are probably aware, Hasbro has announced 2 new blasters in recent weeks, with the latest being the Nerf MEGA Thunderbow:<br />
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Having seen the range as it stands at the moment, this leaves me very confused. We started with the centurion, the turd in sheeps clothing. A beautiful blaster, but made of pure evil on the inside. They we were given the Magnus, an wonderful little blaster, if lacking in the capacity department. And now this...<br />
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BritNerfMogulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127913248263568230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789987004043925695.post-63666012869595093292013-12-31T14:10:00.000+00:002013-12-31T14:11:18.563+00:00Nerf Zombie Strike Crossfire Bow: ReviewSo, after some eagle eyed fans spotted a few of the zombie strike range popping up on ebay uk over the last week, I decided to take a punt and buy one of the crossfire bows. I was not disappointed...<br />
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<u>OVERALL</u></div>
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Essential, this is half a Rough Cut made to look like a crossbow :)</div>
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Very light, very easy to wield and maneuver with.</div>
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None, obviously.</div>
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None included, but I feel the old break barrel dart holder would work really well. I'd like to say including a stock too, but I find it just as easy to use with or without a stock...</div>
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Just the one on the top, which is fine by me. If it were to have one underneath, I feel it would be out of place...</div>
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Now, I feel I have to be honest with you when I say I still haven't made my mind up about this blaster. Certain things I love, others I despise and I'm struggling to choose...</div>
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On one hand, it's a beautiful blaster. Well balanced, and it's nice having more than 1 shot before reloading. It's great fun to use, and really looks the part. But on the other hand, for what it is I still don;t think the price is justified, considering that a Roughcut is a very similar as the Crossfire Bow (£19.99 and £21.99 respectively) and the Roughcut has a higher capacity.<br />
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So to be brutally honest, it'll all come down to personal choice... and for me it's the Crossfire Bow. Just feels more like a blaster I'd use on a regular basis.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Finally, official news on the MEGA Magnus' appearance in the UK.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ever since we first learned about the NERF MEGA Magnus, I have been anxious to find out whether this blaster would hit 'Old Blighty'. I recently aquired one from Singapore and I have to say, it is excellent.</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">But now it turns out, if I had been a bit more patient I could have saved myself a fair bit of money.</span><br />
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The MEGA Magnus will be available in the UK (and I guess other territories) from 1st January 2014. Fortunately it will not be an exclusive which means that it will be available from most retailers. At £14.99, it will also be considerably cheaper than I was expecting and I'm sure we can expect this price to come down as we see retailers competing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If the pricing stays true to form, we can expect that the Magnus will be on sale for $14.99 in the US as well, although, I cannot say if this release date applies to the US too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Below is the blurb sent to me by Hasbro. By now you are all used to this format but I thought I'd post it anyway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span>NERF N-STRIKE MEGA MAGNUS Blaster <br />
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The N-STRIKE MEGA MAGNUS blaster boasts mighty power and MEGA distance, now in the palm of your hands! Made to go mobile, this one-handed N-STRIKE MEGA blaster features an integrated internal clip so you can reload fast and send the MEGA whistler darts screaming through the air. The MEGA MAGNUS Blaster fires MEGA darts up to 85 feet! Comes with three MEGA Whistler darts. Available at most major retailers nationwide. Visit <a href="http://www.nerfelite.co.uk/">www.nerfelite.co.uk</a> for more info.</blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hasbro clearly state above that the MEGA Magnus will hit 85 feet (25m) which means that we will not be receiving a wimpy version of the Magnus like we did with the Centurion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I really like the NERF MEGA Magnus. It is a great blaster and I am happy to hear that we will be getting it over here.</span></div>
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