Friday, August 10, 2012

BlasterPro: Toy blasters get a lil' more serious


 Those crazy kids at the Maya Group who were responsible for the Xploderz line of wet ball shooters have upped the ante and come up with an all new line called 'Blaster Pro'. Using a similar ammo system,what differs now is although still spring loaded, rather than the "pull-back-and-release" mechanism, we've got some pretty serious looking kit with.. triggers.


These blasters are aimed at ages 14+ so Blaster Pro is straight away targeting the older market- you can see this with their choice of realistic colour schemes and general design. Two models are being released on launch- a pump action S2500 and a battery powered Automatic E5000, both boasting 75+ feet ranges and some very decent specs for accuracy. Ammo, like with the Xploderz is firm enough to fire out of the blaster but soft enough to just disintegrate on impact and not cause any damage (although eye protection is a must)

Check out some of the vids after the jump- the Blaster Pro line will apparently be available at Toys R Us' and Walmarts around the US as well as on Amazon.com. I'll be keen to see if they make it to Australia, but I'm admittedly a lot more interested in these than the original Xploderz range.

BlasterPro official website

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26 comments:

  1. wanna-beAugust 10, 2012 at 4:48 PM

    They will be classified as paintball guns (as they have triggers) , so they aint coming to AUS.

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    1. Griever 2112August 11, 2012 at 12:02 AM

      How does that work? (Sorry I'm state side so I'm not familiar with the laws) This seems more akin to Airsoft that Paintball. And If just because it has a trigger wouldn't then that classify Nerf blaster in the same category?

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    2. AnonymousAugust 11, 2012 at 4:03 AM

      Someone should check if The scope works with nerf

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    3. conorw999August 12, 2012 at 3:17 AM

      Maybe, it's more real-steel rails than Nerf rails.

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    4. Bonesaw1o1August 14, 2012 at 6:19 PM

      @Griever 2112 in AUS you need a firearms liscence to own paintball guns(well yes and no, depends on the state) so they cant be sold as 'toys' if they're classed as paintball guns. also airsoft is completely illegal here and its likely that the same reasons will apply to these becasue A.they look vaugely like real firearms
      b.the projectile will likely make them inelligable for toy status (once again depends on the state)

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  2. AnonymousAugust 11, 2012 at 4:44 AM

    Check out http://jtsplatmaster.com/.

    Could be modded for NERF (?)

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  3. AnonymousAugust 11, 2012 at 9:20 AM

    Oh noes, is the automatic rifle for right-handers only? D:

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    1. Briguy52August 12, 2012 at 3:12 AM

      The most ghetto solution would just be to tape down the safety mech... but if you want to, you could probably just make a kill switch or something if it's an electronic lock.

      Anyways, these look effing sick and I hope these get the same great performance (range and power) as the Xploderz 200 BUT with heck of lot better accuracy and aesthetics!

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  4. Justin LetchfordAugust 11, 2012 at 9:20 AM

    I just ordered the shotgun off Amazon, I can do a video review for you when it arrives.

    For those interested, there's a link on the Blaster Pro page linked above and the total cost is about $40 after shipping.

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  5. PauseAugust 11, 2012 at 11:52 AM

    These actually look really fun!

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  6. AnonymousAugust 12, 2012 at 5:44 PM

    The auto fire has a safety switch either side so even lefty's can use. The scope is just for looks and the tac rail is larger than nerf so they're not interchangeable. I ordered 2 of each of amazon as soon as they where available, the auto fires cleared no problem but still waiting for the pump actions. Both have potential for modding but without a serious rebarrel can't shoot nerf darts

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  7. Wolfmoont5August 13, 2012 at 2:33 AM

    These look really cool its funny because I was just thinking about getting one of the xploderz blasters and now these come out, I think it's really great that you can grow your own ammo!

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  8. AnonymousAugust 14, 2012 at 9:08 AM

    Here's a question for you peeps, are the xploderz magazines going to be compatible?

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    1. AnonymousAugust 22, 2012 at 11:24 PM

      Everything is compatible with everything with enough thought and work.

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  9. MattAugust 15, 2012 at 10:22 AM

    Yay! Triggers! The lack of them was probably all that kept me from getting any Xploderz in the first place.

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  10. AnonymousAugust 19, 2012 at 11:16 PM

    Are these coming to Singapore?

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    1. AnonymousAugust 20, 2012 at 12:22 PM

      I am from Singapore too,I hope these are coming to SG but looking at the box saying "airsoft performance' makes me lose hope.

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  11. AnonymousAugust 21, 2012 at 1:18 AM

    These are the shit!!!! I wanted a set up that everyone could play with. I was going to raise a nerf army and realized that no one would help in cleanup :( . I bought one of the xploders and didn't like it, there's no control or distance. By this new years we will have two family's armed and ready. FYI' the closer you are the more you feel it, at its worst I would compare it to a mosquito but no where near a stinging insect. Happy Hunting!!!!

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  12. AnonymousAugust 23, 2012 at 9:41 AM

    Heres my review on it.

    http://basicnerf.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/the-blasterpro-pump-action-s2500-basic-nerf-review-write-up-2/

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  13. Darth RamboSeptember 5, 2012 at 5:50 AM

    Internals pics of the E5000 and more here http://nerfmodsandnews.blogspot.com/2012/08/blasterpro-auto-fire-e5000.html

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  14. mostimpresiveSeptember 19, 2012 at 7:22 AM

    And to think I just saw an Xploders X2 commercial a while back, the addition of a trigger means I will consider getting it, but the safety thing seems like it could get annoying, and I'm 13 and so playing with this 14+ toy makes me a bad boy! Who's gonna stop me? *puts on shades as cheap explosion effect explodes behind me*

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  15. AmyJanuary 21, 2013 at 5:56 PM

    Now a days kids used to be very excited about Gun games and they are very fond shooting and other guns stuff.

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  16. AnonymousApril 14, 2013 at 11:21 PM

    so are these coming to australia ?

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  17. konaJuly 20, 2013 at 5:28 AM

    Real Action Paintball is proud that our LOK Bolt will keep you in the game no matter the weather. While rain can compromise the integrity of your paint, your 468 will keep going strong...and keep you safe from chopping paint, paintball stuff.

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  18. AnonymousOctober 27, 2013 at 11:30 PM

    can u use xploderz ammo for blaster pro?

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