Target Photo Haul

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Target Photo Haul

Post by HBWW » Mon Feb 17, 2014 6:35 pm

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Click and click again (or tap, or whatever) for full res (so you can actually read the boxes).

Swim Ways, who makes an electronic target vest (I actually have one, should've reviewed it some time ago but oh well, it's useless for us anyway), has released a number of blasters this year that you think you'd only see on eBay.

Then there's the usual overpriced NSS junk. The vent hole in their caps are at the same size (or larger) as/than some of their nozzles! The nozzles aren't as small as the ones on the Swim Ways blasters (those look to be 1x or less, about squirt gun nozzle size), however, which are all pressurized reservoir. (Or at least their solid caps strongly suggest that they are. Didn't get to try the pumps.)

Then there's some squirters and the usual Kaos stuff. I ended up just buying a Kaos WBL. I may try their water balloon pumper and balloons themselves later on, as I've found previous Kaos water balloon products to be of reasonable quality compared to some other brands I've purchased water balloons from. Nothing like the stuff DX used, but at least they'll burst on target lol.

Next time, I'll have to look at Meijer for the water warriors stuff. I'm a bit surprised they're stocking water toys this early considering the winter we've had.

There, that's my quick review of this year's Target product line. Pretty much all you'll ever need to know.

Edit: Perhaps the Swim Ways CPS-inspired blasters might be usable after plugging the PRV and drilling out the nozzle. I wouldn't expect that to last long though. Build quality just keeps getting worse these days. It is a bit strange that Nerf went with such a sh*tty cap design for some of their new blasters, while still maintaining pretty good build quality. Guess that's how they got to sell them on shelves first; by giving them a "premium" feel before the user can tell that those blasters are going to soak them more than their opponents.
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Re: Target Photo Haul

Post by marauder » Fri Feb 21, 2014 2:27 pm

I saw the exact same thing when I visited Memphis. Kinda disturbing how there's no WW anywhere yet.
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Re: Target Photo Haul

Post by HBWW » Fri Feb 21, 2014 5:08 pm

I thought it was just Target, since I haven't visited other stores yet.
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Re: Target Photo Haul

Post by HBWW » Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:01 pm

Going to repurpose this thread to a general retail 2014 thread, which will be helpful if I ever get to Meijer like I said I would.

But for now, we have this, and it looks awful, lol. http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.js ... d=31968546
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Re: Target Photo Haul

Post by DX » Tue Mar 04, 2014 10:47 pm

Sam and I examined the Swimways stuff again at Target. The one that looks like a WW Avenger clone is exactly such. The other two are both PR, pinch valve, pinhole nozzle design. Like many weak pinch blasters, they will not fire unless sufficient pressure has been generated. They are all junk going for Hasbro prices, but would still kick NSS butt sheerly from being pressurized.
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