If you look at the bottom left side of the above photo, you’ll see that the Rapidstrike is pictured on there! This gives it a good chance for it to come out this year.
If you’ve been following my blog since about 2011, you should know that Camarillo Humans vs. Zombies is the biggest, open, Nerf related even in Southern California. Every Summer and Winter, a group of volunteers organize and host day long Humans vs. Zombies games in Mission. I helped organize the Winter 2012 HvZ games, and I’m helping organize these Summer 2013 games. That’s partly why I haven’t been uploading as much videos or posting on here as much.
The Summer 2013 game dates have been decided!
The first game is on July 13th, A Saturday, at 9 AM.
The second game is on July 21, a Sunday, at 9 AM.
Search “Mission Verde Park, Camarillo, CA” on Google Maps to get the location and directions to the event.
Check out the Facebook event page here. You can discuss the event there, and please RSVP if you plan on going. Below, I’ve also linked music videos to two previous events that I’ve been to.
Winter 2012 Music Video Recap
Music, P.O.D. – Goodbye for Now
Summer 2012 Music Video Recap
Music, Maroon 5 – Harder to Breathe (The Cool Kids Remix) (Video blocked in Germany)
According to a salesperson at Toy Kingdom SM Megamall, the N-Strike Elite Rapidstrike CS-18 was not sold out two weeks ago. All units were pulled out of the shelves because someone screwed up royally and jumped the gun on the intended release date (which is currently unknown). So those who actually bought a Rapidstrike two weeks ago are the most fortunate people in Nerf fandom.
It’s Nerf or Nothin’!
I’m a bit surprised that they got their Rapidstrike stock so early. I’m not sure how the stores are working over there, perhaps they get their stock less often? Usually in America, it seems like with Walmart and Target, they get their Nerf stock about 3 weeks before a specific release date. Hopefully we see this blaster sooner then later around the world!
A recent post on Baidu shows an Elite Rapidstrike CS-18 Rapid Reload Pack. This deal comes with an extra 18 dart clear mag, and 18 extra Elite darts. I love this deal, it helps users new and old get more of the new all clear 18 dart mags. Of course this isn’t an official release yet, and the USA doesn’t even have a release date yet for the blaster itself. If the Rapidstrike is $40 USD, then I would pay about ten more dollars for this, I think that’s a fair deal.
And the very least, I hope we see these more often when they get released. I remember when the Raider drum special got released with it’s extra drum. I’ve only seen that deal about 3 or 4 times in stores my whole Nerf career.
A user from the Nerf SG forums Facebook page has posted some photos of 3 new Buzz Bee blasters that have been spotted in Thailand. They are the “Extreme” Air Max 6, Extreme Air Max 10, and the Auto Tek 20.
The back of the Air Max 10 is pictured above. The “Extreme” Range master is also pictured on the back of the box. Range claims say up to 12 Meters on both the Air Max 10 and Air Max 6 box art.
The Auto Tek 20 features a removable 20 dart clip, and is powered by 3 AA batteries. It’s flywheel powered according to the post in the Facebook group. Air blasters are what’s going to get most of the attention from the Nerf Internet Community and it’s modders.
The Elite Spectre previously teased in the Singapore Nerf Tournament prizes will also be available in stores, at the very least it’s confirmed for Singapore.
As you can see from the above messaged received by Awesome Nerfer 1999, it will be sold there for $39.90 Singapore dollars. It’s nice to know that this isn’t just a repaint, and that it’ll be getting the good Elite ranges now. I plan on getting one when/if it hits the states here, that barrel is too nice.
The box art for the Nerf N-Strike Elite Rayven CS-18
Back in late 2011/early 2012, Nerf released the N-Strike Rayven CS-18. After critical acclaim from both stock users and modders a like, it seems like it was an easy decision to bring the popular blaster into the Elite line a year later. The suggested retail price for the Rayven was $29.99 USD, while the suggested price for the Elite Rayven is $34.99 USD, about $5 more. Is this blaster worth the extra money? If I already own and like the Rayven, should I get the Elite one? I’ll answer those questions and more in this review.
If your not familar with the original Rayven and it’s features, check out my review of the original Rayven CS-18 to keep up with this one. I won’t mention to many features about the Elite Rayven, since the old Rayven has the exact same outsides and shell as the Elite one.
While on the outside the Elite Rayven only has a new (but good looking!) paint job, it has has small improvements over the original, which make a big difference in Nerf games. Keep reading to check out my Elite Rayven CS-18 review in full, complete with photos and videos showing it off in action. Read the rest of this entry »
