Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20181009050846

During my many wanderings on the internet I happened to stumble across this: Blastercore's Nerf Afterburner attachment. Holy dart dust Batman ! I am sooo impressed.

For those of you that are unfamiliar, an Afterburner is a second set of flywheels in a flywheel blaster. In principle, the first set of flywheels gets your dart going pretty fast. But due to the Glass Ceiling Effect, even good flywheel blasters will only accelerate your darts to about 130 FPS. An afterburner grabs the dart after it exits the primary flywheels and accelerates it to even higher speeds. Depending on the motors, the darts, the crush, and the battery, velocities can exceed 200 FPS. Sometimes much, much more.

The beauty of Blastercore's afterburner is it's compatible with any blaster that has a barrel attachment point. Even springers ! You literally screw it on the front of your blaster and transform it into a dart demon. Most afterburner designs require extensive shell work, electrical modifications, and cosmetic work to integrate a second set of flywheels. It's kinda like the holy grail of flywheel blasters. This kit however, makes it simple.

Look, this is no magic bullet (excuse the pun). It's a kit that requires some assembly. You'll also need some motors, a couple flywheels, and a decent battery. Plus you have to think about activating the Afterburner. Is it switch activated à la  Barricade, or integrated with your rev trigger ? Just some food for thought.

On the upside, it's meticulously 3D printed, it comes with all the 2S/3S plugs and sockets, and amazingly you have a choice of crush when you order it - 42, 41.5, or 41mm for those who live in the danger zone. All this and it's affordable too - just $25 USD. Criminy, one of the best deals in the NIC.

(Note to self: copyright "Dart Demon". Seriously, do it tomorrow) 