Ehh, just some updates.

Hey Guys,

I know the blogspot has been slow. It usually is during the winter. I haven't been doing much nerf related things lately but I got bit by the bug a little bit last week.

The gentleman at Xplorer contacted me a little bit ago and asked if I was interested in reviewing the Fighter Kit for the Longshot. Now, I was ecstatic at the opportunity. I have been involved with Xplorer for a year and a half now. I first heard about them when I broke a boltsled for a Longshot and wanted a replacement. Having seen a little bit of their stuff on the internet  I decided to give it a try. This was at about the same time as OMW was releasing their aluminum kits. I had bought kits from both companies and fell out of love with OMW when ALL but one of my kits and kits that my friends bought for blasters were destroyed. Boltsleds kept cracking, and I got fed up with them doing so. So far, the Xplorer has been keeping my interest with their great and dependable products. But the thing that sets them apart is their innovative designs. Instead of only creating kits, they have produced aftermarket designs for things like the Stampede SMG, Longshot shotgun priming grip, and developed their own magazines and darts. How awesome is that?

The Fighter Kit has the same performance as thr Power Trooper and even the Ultimate kits if you put the same spring in the blaster. But only the Trooper and Ultimate can use the higher power springs over an extended period of time. Due to the cost of all of this awesome stuff, Xplorer decided to produce the Fighter kit at a very low cost yet still with good performance. Enough to battle with the 100'ranges.

You can see a link to Xplorer and their Fighter kit here.

So fast forward to today. I received the kit and installed it in the blaster. I had a good time last night  giving my buddies red spots and 1/2" diameter welts from the darts at close range. it was pretty good time. The kit performs like a well oiled machine, right out of the packaging. Darts are flying out of the blaster at insane distances. I am shooting Elite Darts 150'. When I load stefans in the Xpower Magazine and cycle them in the blaster, the darts are so accurate I can hit a 4" circle at 30'. OMW can not even come close to providing that reliability. If you want to prove me wrong, I'll take a OMW kit in on test and give it a fair review, but until then I'm sticking to Xplorer and their ever growing line of products.

So take my advice. Shell out the extra dough for a Xpower kit, because if you are like me and play nerf every week or so, the OMW kits probably have already blown up on you.
I also have it on good authority that a new line of Xplorer Kits will be hitting the shelves this summer. Some good stuff to be excited about.

Other than that, I've just been keeping on. The business will be picking back up in May and you'll be able to start ordering the commissions and see more stuff then. If you have anything you want to chat about, spring break, firearms, girls, or anything else, hit me up at the email uptop.


And just for shits and giggles, I like to think that I inspired this with my buddy toadenk after filming the Nerf Hoarders vs. Zombies video.

Tactical Tag: No Immortality on Doomsday

While OMW is busy tossing their customers metal triggers (which I honestly could care less about), they're once again missing the mark.  Wasn't there something about a Longshot kit on 12-4-12?  Since it's been over a year for the initial preorder, I've been burnt out long enough on this kit.  Earlier in the fall I even decided to cancel the order, but even had problems with trying to do that... so I don't know if it actually got cancelled or not.  Now there's this fiasco about getting "Address Confirmation E-mails", of which I have not received.  At first, I took this as a sign that my order did actually get cancelled, but upon reading their fans responses, many others haven't gotten confirmation e-mails yet either.

Some folks have been defensive of Orange Mod Works in my recent rants about my opinion of how they've handled the Longshot Immortal kit, but a quick look back at the yearlong ordeal of this kit should make things pretty clear.  Every single time OMW has set an ETA or put a date on this kit, it's been blown past with delay after delay.  Additionally, they chug on acting as if nothing is wrong, offer up some other deals and freebies before actually answering the question of "what happened to the kit THIS time?"

Free Metal Triggers, coupons, and all that jazz doesn't do a thing for me.  Even if it turns out my order WAS indeed cancelled, I'm frustrated for the fans that are still waiting for OMW to get their act together and deliver when they say they will on this kit.  At this point, I don't care if the kit is any good or not.  All this "The wait will be worth it" is just a cheap ploy to dodge the bullets of the coma-inducing wait the Longshot Immortal kit has put their fans through.

Nerf Mods and Reviews: Xplorer Online Store!

Xplorer Blaster Developments has finally moved forward and made an online store for their products! I have been a giant fan of these aftermarket parts that are coming out of SG and have developed a few great relationships with the guys of Xplorer, we all should support them as they open this new outlet. From bolt sleds to full-on X-power kits, you can now order one of these high quality battle-hardened kits for yourself! Check out their new store! Hit the link below for the webpage to see prices and order. Don't be fooled by the prices, remember you get what you pay for. These kits are beautiful aesthetically and perform exceeding well. 

www.xplorersg.com

Update: New Elite Blasters, Commissions, and Sales

Hey y'all. I'm not dead. Well, I feel that way because of finals, but I'm opening up to commissions now. Email me if you are interested in a commission.

lasagna678nerfmods@gmail.com

I'll be able to direct you to the steps from there.
Please be serious and not waste my time over the holiday break.

I'll also be selling some stuff.
RED STRIKE LS is not for sale. But a lot of my NIB items are as well as a few lots of blasters on eBay. Keep looking at my seller's page there.

I have a few elite blasters to do reviews and mods on. I'll be inclined to do the mods on these elite blasters too, cause they are awesome.

Urban Taggers: Rant: We're all blaster snobs

I'd like to share this rant from Urban Taggers. I know that I have been there many times, and I'm sure that a few of you have as well. Take a read and get a good laugh, get pissed at all of those losers, and then give yourself a pat on the back.

I was standing in the toy gun aisle in a Target the other day while I overheard a conversation a man was having with what I think was his gf/wife about Super Soakers. He picked up a Thunderstorm box and showed it to her and said "I got me two of these, Fully automatic madness. I'm gonna totally own Dan's kids next time we have a water fight"

She seemed suitably impressed and said the customary grown up thing to say of "they look so dangerous, so different to when WE were kids" and thought he was an all round wacky kinda guy.

I just looked at them in horror, quietly shook my head and thought to myself "lightweight":P Are you serious? Water guns when you were a kid would totally destroy two Thunderstorms.

How many times has this happened to you when you hear someone talk about toy blasters like they're an expert but really, they have no clue and you can't help but think they're a total noob? Yup, that's how I felt. And then I realized. Dear god, I am a blaster snob..

                            
Ever been to some sort of regular mixer and some guy is trying to go on about how awesome he is because he bought a Nerf gun and boasts about it being a 6 shooter and you feel the massive desire to just jump in and say "that's a Maverick, it's been around for ages, normally the first gun any 8yo gets in the Nerf range, whatever chump"? Then you're a blaster snob.

If you've ever had some friend of yours who's a parent go on about how their kid has "so many Nerf guns" and you look at their collection and say "yawn, yeah I've got them all but that one isn't very good, you obviously don't love your child very much" then... you're a blaster snob.

Ever had someone come to you to tell you about the "latest Nerf gun" and you say "I have it, that's not new".. then you're a blaster snob.

Do you read websites where mainstream journalists write about toy blasters and obviously have no real idea what they're on about, and the photos they show with them holding one like it's from another planet just make you want to cringe and write a comment under their article letting them know the Nitron is NOT the biggest Nerf blaster out there and they're "holding it by the clip, noob"? Then you're a blaster snob.

If you've ever said "it's a blaster, not a gun" then you're a blaster snob.

If you take pleasure in absolutely outclassing some punk who thinks he's the shiz with his stock Recon with your heavily modded to death Longshot and making it rain foam all over him while telling him exactly WHY his blaster is inferior to yours, even if said punk is only 10 years old and you're old enough to be his dad.. then you're a blaster snob.

If you actually read this blog, and blogs like it.. then you're a blaster snob. Especially if you find inaccuracies in my posts and call me on it. Then you're a pedantic douche of a blaster snob :P (hehe)

And, if you've ever cringed at a mother buying a Cosmic Thruster, you know you're probably a blaster snob too. Although if you throw yourself in front of her and stop her and convince her to buy something else, you're just a good Samaritan.

A few final that I'd like to add:

Ever overheard someone talking about how badass their blaster is because they removed the ARs and thought to yourself, "Punk, this Longshot has a K26, Xplorer Priming Sled, and this badass priming grip. I'm pretty sure that I could rain foam on you from my house. You got nothing on me." Then you're a blaster snob.

Ever shot a dart 120' PTG... Yup. Blaster Snob.

Ever had a 10 year old kid email you asking for a Longshot commission and offer $20 to have the blaster built, painted, and shipped? Yup.

Ever seen a stripped down Lanard Scatterblast ductaped to the top of a Raider and think, "Jesus I hope you have fun reloading that while zombies are running at you. And come on dude... a Raider?" yup.


Dual wielding Mavericks... lol loser.



While talking with a 15yo, you find out that all he did to his Recon is paint it black and thought, "I'm sorry."
Well, you can consider yourself a Blaster Snob.

If the first words out of your mouth when you hand a blaster to a buddy are "Don't shoot me with that." You might be a blaster snob.

If the freshman down the hall think they are hot shit when they show up to the first nerf war with a Maverick and a Tactical Vest and you ever so tactically flank them so you can humiliate them with a BF3 style knife kill to end the round... Yea, check that one off the list. You are a blaster snob.

Ever dress like this to get the freshman to waste their ammo on you, then shoot them with a Jolt whole they scramble to reload? This man is a blaster snob.

You're a blaster snob if you have seen a Deploy and asked to have it so you can "dispose of it properly."

Ever had someone show up with a Vulcan and a 100 round belt, only to have him take three steps and have his belt fall all over the place? Get a good laugh and call yourself a blaster snob.

Ever tell someone that you have nerfer contacts in Singapore and Australia and have them ask why? Blaster snob.

You might be a blaster snob if all that you do is smile and nod while the new guy tells you about how he bought a Stampede for $60, a barricade for $16, a surplus military dropbag for $30, and a 6rd flip clip for $12. Then watch as he goes solo on HvZ and stand at the top of the hill while he thinks that standing in the middle of the baseball field is a good idea. Smirking while you see the zombie hoard break up onto all four sides of the field and sprint at him from all sides? Yea... you're a blaster snob.

Ubershot Longshot and Barricade Integration

This blaster was the last blaster that I commissioned for the summer. A great guy to talk with from Australia commissioned a Barricade integration with at Longshot. A three color Black, Limegreen, and Silver paint makes this beast shine real pretty. Both blasters have internals upgrades and some extra stuff.

Walking Dead themed Alpha Trooper

Here is an Alpha Trooper that I did for darklego01.  A unmodified Atrooper was painted to look like the Recon from the Walking Dead blasters that I did for Comic Con SD 2012.

Desert Camo Longstrike

A stock Longstrike with a desert camo paint, sling attachments, and an extra 18 stick make this a cool blaster.

Nerf Elite Stampede

Up for showcase is an Elite Painted Stampede. It has the internal mods, 11.1v batteries, and looks sick with the Elite Swoosh. comes with the bipod grip and two 18 sticks. I used this at a war and killed 10 people with one 18 stick as they all tried to rush my position. Looks like they are going to have to think twice before trying that one again.