All posts by Thinkbui

For the Corrupter? The orange handle on the side would imply it's pseudo-bolt action. Functionally it's most likely just a reshell of the Longshot or LongStrike.

Looks like they're continuing to invest in printing. Though what does the other side of the blaster look like?

Just noticed the post about the Pro X blasters. Looks like they'd be great blasters for those who are either already in the hobby or are looking to upgrade from the old blasters.

Curious if the old Nexus Pro and Aeon Pro will be hanging around though since they were great blasters for those transitioning between full length and half length darts.

Does the Nexus Pro X's included stock look comfortable? I suppose I could always swap it out, but it doesn't look it to me. Maybe it's just me.

A mini one anyway. I wonder how stealthy it is because the TerraScout was about as quiet as a gas-powered lawnmower.

I mentioned in the old thread that the muzzle is probably not a barrel attachment point, but every time I look at it, I wonder more and more if Hasbro is up to something there.

Looks like a slightly smaller reshell of the Hera. Curious what that means about the batteries since about half of the Hera was the battery tray system that originated with the Khaos.

It really does look like some kind of barrel attachment point. I doubt that it is, but the possibility has me wondering if Hasbro is trying to innovate something here now that the Alpha Strike mentality seems to be far in the rear view mirror.

Do we want to move to a 2024 thread? I've noticed that a lot of the frequent posters in these threads seem to be gone and newer posters create dedicated threads for each leak instead of using these yearly threads.

Don't remember if it was already mentioned, but spotted the Lock 'N Load Pack at Walmart today as they get ready for Black Friday and of note is that it has a kind of aquamarine color I think is new and there is a triangle texture pattern that wasn't on the Ghost Ops Shadow.

I also tried to test the flashlight foregrip's button to see if it latches (unlike the original from the Ghost Ops Stability Kit), but it was really stiff and I don't know what that means.

Forgot to post this the other day, but it's now officially available on Walmart's website. I guess it wasn't supposed to be until this week.

PNNN/FNC puts together a decent foam-flinging podcast. I've been kind of busy to post their stuff here, but they're definitely worth a listen. I guess they're picking up the slack after FoamBlast had to take an indefinite sabbatical and presumably they also heard Coop was about to ride off into the sunset.

That's a good point; I keep forgetting that not everyone knows to do that.

Another thought I had for younger foam-flingers who might not have the thumb strength is that they could still use the Outlaw if they used "fanning" or priming the blaster with your off hand. It means needing to use both hands to operate the blaster, though it is a technic for rapid firing a revolver.

While bargain shopping today, I saw the DZM Outlaw (along with a bunch of the foam-flinging August 1 releases) already on shelves at Target. Fortunately the box has that open flap design that seems to be par for AF Pro and DZM, so you can try priming it before you buy it. As expected it isn't the easiest prime, particularly for preteen hands, so if you've had your eye on one, I would suggest trying it a couple of times in the store to make sure you have the thumb strength.

Yeah I saw those on Gel Zone's website. The Stratos Pro (along with the Nova Pro) are going to be at Walmart, so Prime Time is still giving them some new product to sell.

On a related note, does anyone know if Prime Time/Dart Zone is slated to produce anything new for Walmart/Adventure Force? Seems to be very quiet lately, so I'm wondering if I missed something.

I haven't been checking very frequently, but just noticed that the D-Dart Derecho, Derecho Hailstorm, and AR have all been removed from Target's website. Bullseye Limited (the company that makes D-Dart) seems to have fallen silent on social media since last year, so doesn't seem to bode well for these silly blasters.

In case you didn't see it, it had to be clarified that the battery isn't a LiPo, but a Li-ion, which makes more sense for Target.