Flash flood variants

[Dinosaur]

Just wondering about a few things about ff's, one thing I'm wondering is if the ff is orange and has a blue reservoir, is it Max infusion? Or which version had less issues with the max-d valve?

[marauder]

All versions have issues with the Max D valve. In theory this should be correctable, but as far as I can recall no one has come up with a permanent fix yet. I also think all are Max Infusion, but I could be wrong, the first/green version may not. The orange and blue should be max infusion.

[soakinader]

Most flash flood are max infusion, but I have seen green/blue ones that are not.
As for the Max-D valve, the springs rust and break, but they are so small and strong that I have not been able to find a suitable replacement.

[isoaker]

The original, green Flash Flood was released before the Max-Infusion series and of not compatible with the Max-Infusion backpacks. The later ones are, but am unclear whether every subsequent re-release still included the Max-Infusion-capable cap. Max-Infusion-capable caps are larger and thread in the opposite direction to regular caps.

As for the Max-D valves, all Flash Flods used them like marauder already noted and I don't think any particular version was better in that regard.

[marauder]

The weird thing is that we haven't seem to have had the same problem with Arctic Blast/Iron Man 2s. I mean, the original Arctic Blast has been around for a good while now and I don't know of anyone having one break. Durability is an important component in choosing a gun, so I'd go for the Arctic Blast over a Flash Flood if I was buying, which is kind of a shame cuz the FF was rather potent. That gives me an idea though replace the Arctic Blast PC with the Flash Flood PC. That would be pretty good. Ah, I wish I had a garage or someplace with lots of blasters and tools for experimenting like that.

[SEAL]

My Arctic Blast broke. I don't think many people have them so that's why you don't hear of it much. Loads of people bought Flash Floods. However the Iron Man 2 blaster apparently doesn't use an MD mech on the small nozzle, so that should be a lot more reliable.

Do the FF and AB have different PCs? I always thought they were the same.

[isoaker]

Do the FF and AB have different PCs? I always thought they were the same.

If they use the same PC, they get awfully different PC volume measurements in my hands. I cannot 100% rule out measuring error, but still...

[marauder]

I am not sure if the bladder is the same or not (I think it's different) but the plastic shell is longer on the FF and yeah, as isoaker said, it has a larger PC capacity.

[Dinosaur]

Thanks for the help guys! It has been useful,
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Super-Soaker-Ma ... 1649266326?

just got this one off ebay, pretty sure its max infusion, its hard to tell as some websites keep contradicting each other,
but while I was snooping round, I found a version of the ff that is not mentioned on Isoaker.com
http://hydrowar.wordpress.com/flashfloo ... ousel-3113

[soakinader]

Wow, I had no idea there were so many Flash Flood variants. There's like, 5? 6?

[Dinosaur]

I knew there was at least 4 , but I didn't know until yesterday that there was a chrome version.

[isoaker]

I knew there was at least 4 , but I didn't know until yesterday that there was a chrome version.

The Chrome version was sold by the now bankrupt store "The Sharper Image". I recall seeing them being sold for some ridiculous price for a Flash Flood and never ended up buying one. As for versions listed on iSoaker.com, I try to list what I know about, but I am sure there are many oddities and one-offs that would make it impossible to be truly exhaustive for all the models.

[Dinosaur]

I know , it may seem a bit tedious but just even a one liner would do the job. There are already a few one off soakers on the website, such as the glass encased ss 50, its just nice to have on the website I guess

[marauder]

What kind of stuff did the sharper image sell? Interesting.

[isoaker]

What kind of stuff did the sharper image sell? Interesting.

Sharper Image was sort of like Brookstone, but I always felt they were more geeky in a way, carrying more gadgets and toys.

Interestingly, they still appear to be online, but I haven't seen a store in years.

[isoaker]

I know , it may seem a bit tedious but just even a one liner would do the job. There are already a few one off soakers on the website, such as the glass encased ss 50, its just nice to have on the website I guess

The silver/chrome version of the Flash Flood is noted on iSoaker.com, but under "Known Version Colours". See: Super Soaker Flash Flood

Other unique items like the glass-encased SS 50 are listed on their own page because I actually have one.

[Dinosaur]

Oh, I didnt see the silver one , but now I do. How in gods name did you get a glass encased ss 50?