hey everyone man with hat here to talk about a brand new blaster that i just saw
on the internet now obviously many new blasters come out all the time but this one actually
caught my attention and i'm somewhat excited for so i thought i'd talk about it a little bit more
credit for where i first saw this goes to phone focus over at blaster time
for finding this on a website i'd never heard of but here we go let's just throw it up there
sorry too literal this is the nerf elite 2.0 trailblazer rd8 what is it well it looks like
a nerf elite 2.0 hammer shot now it is part of the wild edition also something kind of new it's being
listed for 26.99 euros which translates roughly into 30 united states dollars eight round capacity
16 darts which are color coded to fit the look of this blaster and we have two pictures of it
and that's all we know right now this obviously falls in line with the hammer shot style of
blaster funny enough the hammer shot released in 2013 but you can still find it on amazon for a
reasonable price you can find it between like 16 17 united states dollars and nowadays you can
also find three different color variants the red the splatter and the stripes that's what they're
listed as for also about 16 to 17 usd maybe it'll fluctuate a little bit but all of these are less
than 20 bucks the hammer shot has always been just a fun blaster to use it only has five darts but
the hammer priming they've obviously incorporated that into a lot of blasters since i think is
really smart and it's really fun we can debate obviously if the disruptor or strong arm is better
than something like the hammer shot or the sweet revenge not the point here i think it's fun and
if you disagree with me on that then you probably don't care about this blaster at all i don't see
the sweet revenge or its color variants anywhere so it's really interesting to see the hammer shot
still being listed online but the sweet revenge which is arguably a more stylized sleek version
of that nowhere to be found something like the hammer storm which was released in 2020
retailed for about 15 united states dollars but i can't find it online like anywhere maybe this
is popping up in store still whether it's in its yellow or blue variant are you still able to find
this guy it seemed like this one did something very similar to what the trailblazer is offering
but it's obviously a much bigger and bulkier shell and fun and you can put a bunch of attachments on
it then of course right after 2021 in 2021 sorry we're in 2022. wow the fortnite sh was arguably
one of the better blasters nerf put out last year and it was very simple but effective whether you
want to put on the barrel on that blaster or not it's a six round hammer primed blaster comfortable
styling maybe i don't know it did come in at about 20 united states dollars so
slightly more expensive for that one extra shot so the fortnite blaster might get some new skins
in the future i'd be very curious about that but the trailblazer has eight rounds so are we going
to see that be a little bit more expensive because it's listed obviously more expensive
but we'll see what the actual price comes out to be eight round capacity is similar to something
like the negotiator as well from doomlands so the negotiator was tall and kind of awkward you
can't really holster that and then something like the lawbringer probably being the most
the highest capacity hammer prime blaster at 12 was also like a full blaster i don't know if you
can find those in stores either i'm just kind of listing what falls into this similar category from
nerf at least a more relevant recent comparison for this blaster might be the adventure force
busby thunder shot because that has a similar capacity to what the trailblazer is offering will
it be better will it be worse this one obviously will take the price at 10 united states dollars so
why do i care about the trailblazer well because this is my personal hammer shot i made a video
about this way back when i really like it even if it's not the most practical thing out there
the barrel kit is from gavin fuzzy so this part and then this top section are printed from him
it obviously gives it a certain aesthetic that is not the most like practical it's mostly just for
style this is really fun to use even if it's not the most powerful i really like the hammer shot
and i really like the things that have been done to the hammer shot these also look very similar
but the trailblazer is kind of like a reimagining of 3d printed parts to make the hammer shot have a
different aesthetic with a slightly longer barrel assuming the sizes are going to be similar for the
overall hammer shot body the front barrel is only slightly protruding which is probably a good thing
that means it's not awkwardly long but it means you can probably aim with it a little bit better
and maybe even holster it because of its eight round capacity it looks like from the other photo
you can see it'll be pretty easy to load darts on both sides which is great i overall like
the aesthetic of this thing i am a fan of blue um you can see this blue is similar to
the like tiger stripe blue from some of their old elite blasters but then they throw in some
teal or light blue and i know some people like that and some people won't and of course orange
accents where appropriate but the actual line from elite 2.0 being wild edition hinting that this
might come out in a different color scheme that's not the wild edition like there might be a normal
normal color scheme coming out i've seen some speculation floating around about fire and ice in
the past where this one being more like the ice and maybe we'll see a red variant i don't know
this is obviously speculation at this point the big concern from most people and i 100 agree is
that this is in the nerf elite 2.0 line elite 2.0 has all of its flaws on full display at this point
we've seen elite 2.0 flip shots which are slightly different but the original elite 2.0 blasters
are known for having some trickery in their cost cutting i'm also really hoping that this
thing has screws because right now we only see the blaster from one side so i'm hoping
the screws are on the other side meaning we can open this with relative ease i'm hoping
that they're not clipped together and i'm hoping there's no solvent weld clipping this together or
securing it together hammer shots and all their variants aren't known for being the most powerful
blasters out there but they're known for being fun so as long as this can live up to that expectation
cool there does look to be a tactical rail on the bottom but not the top that's also an interesting
choice some people have been a little bit curious about if the handle will feel well
i don't know i like the overall aesthetic maybe you do maybe you don't i just hope that this one
is a another good hammer prime blaster to add to the collection i'd be curious to know what you
guys think because there's so many new things coming out it's funny that this is what pops
out to me as something that i actually want to play around with let me know what you guys think
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haven't broken yet that's my small update for the day thanks again i'll see you later bye