Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-26431461-20190613203258

Imagine if Hasbro sold Nerf blasters disassembled as a kit, and you had to assemble them yourself. Obviously never going to happen but I'd like to entertain that idea from time to time. My parents would have bought 8-year old me all the blasters in the store if it meant that I would learn a thing or two about engineering while assembling them.

Imagine getting a Rhino Fire or Crossbolt for Christmas, under the condition that you had to assemble it completely by yourself (wiring, etc).

The blasters would be much cheaper since they didn't need to be assembled in the first place, and kids could go through a fun learning curve while assembling them. Hasbro would get a lot of "Educational Toy of the year" awards if those exist.

I'd see this as an absolute win, but of course, due to a variety of reasons it will never happen.

Also Vortex blasters would be a pain to assemble. If fully grown adults can't figure out how to open a Revonix 360 without it breaking, small children definitely won't figure out how to reassemble one. Target market might not exactly be for younger kids, but I've seen kids do some cool stuff regarding engineering. 