Nerf News, Reviews, Related Blaster Products
Got it out of the box… There it is! (10 discs are already loaded, hence you only see 30.)
Gimme some time with it & I will put out a review soon. Also might come up with some trick shots of my own 😉
ANNNNNND…. I posted this on facebook, but one more shot. It looked so good I couldn’t help it:)
Word. The Nerf Vortex Pyragon wearing a LightningStorm stock 🙂
Unboxing to follow.
Word. More after the cut –
Back in 2010 – Nerf ran a “Battle of the Ads” contest where Nerf fans were invited to create their own videos and post them for a chance at advertisement glory, and a viewing during the Super Bowl. The winner?
It was so successful, that Nerf’s going at it again. http://www.nerfbattleoftheads.com/ is LIVE! The prize? $10,000.
As phrased from the press release:
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Video… A few people showed up in spite of some crazy rain today! Photo gallery after the cut
https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf
Got word a toy blaster flash mob might be happening in Chicago today. On my way to look for it, will post here and on twitter: @vasthestampede!
So the Vapor Delta and Vapor Atlas are a couple of new offerings from Vapor that are pretty cool. Disposable ammo, streamlined looks, and pretty decent performance out of the box. Looks like there’s something cooking on their end at San Diego Comic-Con. The Vapor facebook page might have more details on what they’re preparing, but it looks like a lot of blasters and ammo. Lots of ammo. If you’re at SDCC, I’m super jealous. Enjoy your time there, and hope you find Vapor while you’re there! If you’re not (like me) then you can still find a Vapor blaster (Delta or Atlas) online, and for a discounted weekend-only price!
(MOAR after the cut)
Been wanting a Vapor Delta? It’s on sale NOW! http://shop.razor.com/Vapor-Delta-500/
25% off for this weekend only! (Call it an SDCC perk) Do me a favor and tell’em Foam From Above sent ya, eh?
Key note here, SDCC’ers – “Cruisin’ the streets of Comic-Con with a stockpile of free blasters to share with some lucky friends. Catch the vapor mother-wave tomorrow around 3pm… if you can find us.”
Check out @vaporblaster on twitter, and the Facebook page noted above!
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| A sign, if I ever saw one. And Wilfred cosplayers? Of course, SDCC. (picture taken from Vapor’s Facebook page) |
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| Another shot off the Vapor Facebook page; look at all those blasters! Keep your eyes open! The Vapor Delta is a favorite, for sure. |
And seriously, Walking Dead Escape? Yes please!
A few of my things for the field 🙂
Watch “Nerf Mofilms: Chalice of Kingslee House” on YouTube
Not quite Nerf at the Office but a little comedy short off the Nerf channel. Grandma dual-wields, hilarity ensues. Points off for headshots with a Super Soaker?! I contest!
(on my tablet atm and not able to embed atm. I will fix this later tonight.)
(thanks Snake of TTAGS for letting me pose his Retaliator with red Recon stock)
Happy Sunday (or Monday) y’all. It’s been tough to pull away from all the Nerf Elite news that’s been exploding across the internet, especially since it looks like the Nerf Retaliator and the Rampage have already hit shelves in some areas. Not that that’s surprising, as there has always been a hiccup or two with the early release of blasters. A Nerf Longshot was first spotted in a comic book store way before release, the Stampede, Vortex, Raider, all of it. Some places do, others don’t.
ANYWAY, back to what the title of the blog is about; showing that our hobby is not just a gigantic boys’ club. I’ve had the “Foamme Fatales” gallery running for a good couple years at least, showing that Girls Nerf Too.
More after the jump…. (GIRLS NERF TOO)
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| Found at Panels on Pages http://panelsonpages.com/?p=46678 – featuring cosplayer SlvrWolfang |
Overall though, Nerf and other foam blaster toys still feature predominantly male imagery, as pointed out in this article from TotalFanGirl.com
“… Are these the quintessential “boys toys” and girls don’t like them? Obviously not, since I know countless girls that own them and in their launch party video there were women who were clearly having just as much fun as the guys at the party…”
and it’s true! Having been to the launches myself, I meet plenty of ladies who are having a kick out of the blasters and shooting them around. It’s where a majority of the Foamme Fatales came from, actually. When I’m out and around and I see girls actually playing with these blasters and try to capture that in pictures. Even the meetup group, TTAGS and with our appearance at Carol Stream, girls play and get just as much into it as the boys.
NDTL, meetups, the market is there. I’ve seen plenty of photos from Australian groups (hey, Canberra! Riverina!) where the girls are all done up in war paint, tactical geared up, and it’s great to see.
What does it all mean? Not just Nerf, but all the blaster companies out there need to take note. Light strike only involve males in their commercial, and even Buzz Bee commercials I’ve seen have had all boys. The only blaster system that’s had female representation in their commercials? Xploderz. And well… that’s about all I’m going to say about them. But heads up, toy companies I think you’re missing out. I know my niece would like to see a bit more female representation coming out of the sample boxes I get. Just as it is awesome to talk shoppe with the other Nerf bloggers I meet at the launch party, there is a definite lack of female representation while we do our roundtables on the industry when we meet.
I posted this link on facebook, and I wanted to just further drive the point home with this vid, an 11 year old girl reviewing a Nerf Stampede ECS –
So let’s try to show that there’s more than just boys in all this! If you’re a female Nerf blogger, let me know! (Yes, Nerfenstein I see you too:) ) I’ll add you to my links! Ya know, if your blog has recent/consistently updated content and is a good read, just like everyone else I link to. 🙂 Send in pics to be in the Foamme Fatale gallery! Get loud!
See you on the field.
Foam From Above 