Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-39814790-20191009010535/@comment-43855172-20200207213454

Elliottw wrote: I'm not sure I completely agree with Gildan_Bladeborn on Reddit. The Hammerstorm is probably an unreleased blaster. We can agree that it's definitely not an AlphaStrike, but maybe it's not a Doomlands either.

Doomlands already has a similarly sized hammer-action pistol in the form of the Persuader. Considering the small number of blasters in the series, it doesn't seem logical to double up on hammer-action pistols.

The distinctive shell detailing on the other Doomlands is missing from the Hammerstorm. The faux rivets, external tubing, and random mechanical details are missing on the Hammerstorm. By contrast, the Hammerstorm has many large flat areas with little or no detail. The design elements are clearly different.

None of the other Doomlands have that style of squared-off hand guard. Plus, none of the Doomlands have a barrel attachment point. And that distinctive circular grillwork under the cylinder is totally unique. Frankly, it really doesn't look like anything else from Hasbro.

So again, I totally agree the Hammerstorm was never originally an AlphaStrike blaster. I just can't figure out where it came from. In my opinion, not from Doomlands. Maybe it was a leftover from an unreleased series. Or maybe just a concept blaster that was already in development. Dunno.

Regardless, I kinda like it 🙂 You mean the Negotiator?