Foam Nation

Firing Demo: Zing Z-bow

2013-09-10T19:03:00.001-04:00

The Prettiest Princess

2012-09-12T22:16:00.002-04:00

I'd like to preface this post by apologizing for taking an unannounced leave of absence. A lot of things have come up lately and I haven't had much time for Nerf. I also don't believe in posting 'progress reports' and other such things that are mainly filler. Unfortunately, most of the Nerf I have been doing involves a lot of half-finished projects. That being said, I have gotten through some of them:

In Pursuit of Perfection (Recons Need Not Apply)

2012-08-23T19:29:00.001-04:00

Most of you that follow this blog or watch my videos are mostly involved in lightly modified or stock class events. Most engagements probably happen within 30' and the extent of dart modifications is the guy who puts hot glue or airsoft BBs in the heads of his streamlines. Strictly speaking, there's nothing wrong with being this kind of nerfer, but there is a sort of big leagues of Nerf, and that is the NIC. Some of you will eventually cross over for whatever reason. But just as a college team would be outclassed by a major league team, Nerfers who come to NIC wars quickly find themselves outgunned and outclassed. At times, it can feel so one-sided that it will seem impossible to reach the other side, and that can drive new Nerfers away from the sport.

It's important to note at this time that no Nerfer is a top competitor at their first war. However, just because you won't be the best doesn't mean you have to be the worst, and you can still be competitive the whole day.

As such, I will be releasing a series of posts (and possibly videos) that will detail various topics pertaining to NIC wars. I will talk about effective primaries, but also why they're more effective. I'll detail construction techniques that will help you make better primaries, and techniques to ensure you can get the most out of the primaries you do have.

This series won't be for all of you. For many of you who play in stock class wars, most of the topics I discuss won't be applicable to your creations. Likewise, those of you who are already part of the NIC won't find a wealth of new, hidden information. But for those of you who are always striving for your better blaster, I hope these guides will help to make your first war a good one.

See you on the field.

Buzz Bee Jaguar Mod Guide

2012-08-12T20:42:00.000-04:00

Right after I made the video about the Buzz Bee Jaguar, I decided to make the clip removable. It was easy to do, but having seen the internals I knew I had to do more. This is what I did:

Foam Shooter, the knock-off Nitefinder

2012-08-09T14:57:00.000-04:00

As some of you may have heard, the Buzz Bee Panther is seeing a limited release to a select few stores. I tried checking one of the stores, my local Dollar General, but found no Buzz Bee anything. I did, however, find this knock-off Nitefinder, the Foam Shooter for $2:

Buzz Bee Jaguar

2012-08-07T22:33:00.002-04:00

As I mentioned before, I recently went to my local Target in search of the new Buzz Bee blasters. I found all sorts of new blasters, but the only new thing from Buzz Bee that they had was the Jaguar:

What's This?

2012-08-02T15:37:00.000-04:00

So I recently went to my local Target in search of the new Buzz Bee Blasters. I only found one, the Jaguar (which I will review soon), but I ended up finding a whole lot of other things. Pictures are from my cellphone, so they aren't the best quality.

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Nerf Elite Retaliator Review

2012-07-11T21:07:00.002-04:00

As some of you may have noticed, I've been gone for a couple of weeks. The reason is that I've been on vacation, which was sort of last minute. I apologize.

However, while out and about in Massachusetts, I visited a Toys R Us and found the two front runners of the Nerf Elite Line, the Retaliator and the Rampage. With space being somewhat limited, I only picked up the Retaliator:

NoMNE 2 War and Footage

2012-06-21T21:39:00.001-04:00

Recently, Drac and I went to a NIC war called NoMNE in Middle Georgia. We spent 8 hours Nerfing and had fun all day:

Whats your favorite vintage blaster?

2012-06-18T16:06:00.001-04:00

So I'm going to do a reader question this week. I was recently stoked to get my hands on a SM1000, which is super cool, and with the lilith reveal coming so soon I've been having a ton on fun with vintage blasters. What's your favorite vintage blaster and more importantly, why? Let me know in the comments below: //V''''V

Chewbacca's Bowcaster

2012-06-13T17:14:00.002-04:00

There have been several promotional blasters over the years. Few of them have any use beyond being a replica. They generally suffer from having bad ranges and poor usability. However, one of the few promotional blasters which has some use in the NIC is the Chewbacca's Bowcaster:

Drac's Q&A questions submission post

2012-06-06T18:08:00.000-04:00

Thanks for all the support guys. I really appreciate all of your loyal viewership and help in getting to be the most popular nerfer around. It means the world to me, so I'll continue to provide awesome videos and tutorials and giveaways for you. So below you can all ask me a question or two about whatever you like. Questions are limited to the topics of myself and my nerf and can't infringe upon my privacy, which I have worked long and hard to keep safe. Thanks for all your questions. I should make a video answering them in lets say 5 days to make sure I give everyone plenty of time to be heard.

Nerf Motorized Ballzooka MP-150

2012-06-03T21:25:00.000-04:00

Nerf has produced several ball blasters over the years in several different designs. The one trait that they all seem to share, however, is that they generally cap out range-wise at 15'. The few ball blasters that can break the cap tend to be flywheel powered rather than spring powered, and the Nerf Motorized Ballzooka is one of the best:

Original Buzz Bee Double Shot

2012-05-28T10:45:00.002-04:00

I finally went out and got a dedicated SD card for my new camera, so I can start taking both good pictures and good video. I also have a couple of days off, which hopefully means more content (and maybe mod guides). To start it off, here's a video that's been up for a little while without any posts; the original Buzz Bee Double Shot:

Proton + Homemade Clip Giveaway Thread

2012-05-24T15:40:00.000-04:00

Not too much to say about this one that the video doesn't cover. If you want to enter twice for the giveaway, all you have to do is respond to this post either logged in with a blooger account of some variety or with some way to get into contact with you. Id also really like to know if anyone is interested in a QnA in a couple of videos. Thanks for all the support guys! //V''''V

Koosh Vortex Tornado

2012-05-23T09:50:00.002-04:00

The original Vortex line was one of the most popular lines produced. However, among all the great blasters, there is one of particular interest to the NIC; the Koosh Vortex Tornado:

Larami Super Soaker CPS Super Charger 500

2012-05-21T21:22:00.002-04:00

People generally remember the CPS line as the golden age of Super Soakers, ranging from medium sized to great behemoths of water-shooting power. However, amongst the big and bigger soakers of the line, there was one created more 'kid-sized':

Larami Super Soaker XP 105

2012-05-19T17:19:00.005-04:00

The time from the release of the Super Soaker line in 1992 to the release of the CPS series in 1996 was a bit of a learning period for Larami. One of the last air-tank powered soakers before the CPS line took off was the Super Soaker XP 105:

Quick Sneak Peak

2012-05-16T18:54:00.000-04:00

I mentioned that Drac and I recently went to an NIC war in Florida, and while we haven't gone through much of the footage at all, I did look and find this little gem:

Expect more like it soon.

Whats that?

2012-05-16T01:42:00.000-04:00

Thats right, its a crazy metallic dinosaur fish thing that also shoots darts... You say its got neon green fins that pop up when fired as well as dual barrels and a crazy cool trigger styling? Oh yeah, its a nerf razor fin blasting from the past. Its pretty awesome too. Check out the video below to hear all about both the razor fin and the happenings in the world o drac recently.

Good News, Everyone

2012-05-15T21:04:00.000-04:00

So SgNerf got his hands on an Elite Rampage and has discovered that it is a direct plunger system. The 75' range claims just went from being a skeptical maybe to a real possibility.

Announcements

2012-05-13T18:50:00.001-04:00

This is a post all about announcements. First off, you may have noticed that neither Drac nor myself have posted much of anything recently. We've both been really busy with a large variety of things, but we've recently completed most of them. So expect to start seeing more regular posts in the next few days.

One of the things that we did was go to a NIC war in Florida. Both Drac and I got footage of a couple of the rounds, so after we sort through the footage, there will be something on that.

I've been busy performing maintenance on all of my primaries in preparation for the war, but now that it has passed, I will be doing some more mod guides. If you have a particular request for a mod guide, let me know.

Something that I intended to do but didn't follow up on was the Question of the Week. I intend to start it up again, with a few changes to make it both easier on me and more useful to you.

There will be more things coming in the future, including another war in June as well as more information on the Elite series as we know more. I apologize for the lack of activity, but look forward to the upcoming posts.

Buzz Bee Tek 4 Review

2012-05-05T21:13:00.003-04:00

I meant to do this a couple days ago, but then life got in the way and I got sidetracked. Anyway, here is a review of the Buzz Bee Tek 4:

Doomsayer

2012-05-02T23:06:00.002-04:00

Although I still plan to make a mod guide for the RFDG eventually, I wanted to try one out first. This was the result:

Predator Pistol Splat Review

2012-04-30T01:08:00.001-04:00

A couple of weeks ago I did a review on a Tech Group Wipeout Splat that I got from a thrift store and I mentioned that there were different power tiers as well as different models. Today, I have another model, the Predator.