Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-31417650-20170517232006/@comment-31417650-20170518015313

Elliottw wrote: I agree Theta. Some of the new blasters aren't as pretty as their predecessors. I'm an Elite motif fanboy. Love that white on blue with orange accents ! I've often thought the orange XD series was a step back in terms of aesthetics and style. And the "Alien" line, fugget about it.

But the orange has grown on me. I kinda like it. The primarily white blasters like the Tri-Strike, Modulus, and MKII Retaliator on the other hand, bleck ! Don't like that look. And sorry, I really like the digital camo detailing on the N-Strikes, no matter how dated it is. It's what makes it, IMHO.

So you have my sympathies Theta. Unfortunately the only constant is change. Welcome to the new world. Enjoy that orange FireStrike and lavendar PowerBelle 😉 Yeah. XD kinda grew on me in some cases, but in truth...I miss alot of the old Elite. In my eyes, the only good XD paint jobs are the Stryfe (somehow, it makes the orange work), the Crossbolt (basically elite), and the Rapidstrike (replaces the orangs stripe with white, which I think looks a little sleeker)

And as for N-Strike, I won't deny, I can get nostalgic about original. My first nerf pistol? Maverick. Rifle? Recon. Dang, those were the good days, those, vortex, and elite.