[Alex] Well, as a new Admin to this
blog, I suppose it is high time I showed my face and introduced myself here,
rather than just on the Facebook page :x *leaves comfort zone, takes one small
step for a new world of blogging…*
So to begin with, my name is Alex
and I currently co-admin the Hobart Nerf Squadron social group on Facebook. In
this role I mostly organise local Wars and bulk order purchases, and share my
developing modding projects and advice. I
am looking forward to helping expand both S.O.F.T’s growth, as well as sharing
my own experiences and advice with Nerf :D
I guess a little bit about my Nerf
history and how I got into this awesome hobby wouldn’t go astray either :P What
got me hooked into Nerf was rather sudden to me. Previously I had never really
played with *projectile-based* toy guns like Nerf, but that was about to change
when I went to my 2010 Family Christmas Day lunch party. After the usual ‘meet
and greet’ with the rellies, I discovered my boredom meter was on the fritz. So
I decided to go outside to the backyard where the kids were playing with their
new toys (Santa was forced to use them as a diversion to escape this kid-trap).
I was not expecting to see what lay
ahead, nor knew it would have such an impact on me. Before me I beheld a
gloriously yellow toy machine gun. As I walked nearer to this beast of plastic,
I merely assumed that this was one of those ‘makes loud noises and flashing
lights’ types of toy guns… but it was HUGE… and what was that big ammo chain
for? Just for aesthetics and an extra ‘wow’ factor, perhaps?
Well... let’s just say that I soon
learned that looking down the barrel of a fully-loaded, fresh-battery filled
Nerf Vulcan with a young kid on the trigger wasn’t the smartest idea I had that
day. And before I knew it all the other youngsters had popped out with other
brightly coloured guns, promptly firing off rubber-tipped foam cylinders of
mayhem left, right, centre and anywhere else that could occupy the flight path
of a Nerf dart!
I was drawn to this… chaos. Inside
my tiny walnut-sized brain, a devilishly squee-worthy scheme began to hatch; get payback on that kid who shot me with that Vulcan. Recruiting my
brother into the fray, he wielded (what I now know to be) a Maverick, and I a
Nitefinder. After dodging many bullets and avoiding collisions with hungry
adults crowded around the BBQ, we stuck the Vulcan-eer at his right flank from
behind the garden shed.
My brother drew his fire but soon
succumbed to the full-auto might of the Vulcan Menace. As I strafed out from
the shed and took aim at the youngster’s forehead, he pointed the monster
blaster at me.
We both pulled triggers...
I shot first...
Before his Vulcan motors could whir
into life, a whistler dart screamed from my Nitefinder’s muzzle and roared
towards my target. However, due to my lack of battle-knowledge regarding Nerf
dart physics at the time, the dart made a dive away from the enemy’s face, and before
any of us knew what had happened, the Vulcan grinded to a halt, and stood
silent.
Upon closer inspection, my dart had
instead landed right down the gullet of the Vulcan’s barrel, blocking the next
shot and jammed the ammo chain from moving.
Epic. Win. Fluke. Shot!
For a month afterwards I couldn’t
stop thinking about how much fun it was. After some ‘research’ I stumbled upon many
blogs like Urban Taggers, forums like OzNerf, and YouTube channels like
LordDraconical and Coop772. It took me by surprise just how widespread this
Nerf craze really was; the communities built around it, Humans versus Zombies
events, and even the nature of modding (which particularly appealed to me
greatly). I caught up with some of my friends and mentioned Nerf to them. Before
we knew it we had run out to the nearest toy shop and came home with two
blasters each! :D I obtained a Longshot and a Stampede, and although the Stampy
is certainly impressive being Full Auto, it was (and still is) the Longshot
that has won my inner child’s heart. Since that point on, I’ve been an avid
Nerf Herder since January 2011 and, thanks to the Hobart Nerf Squadron, a fellow Foam
Fighter since March 2011.
Well... I do believe this is becoming quite a lengthy wall of
text, so I might wrap it up here for now. But to reward your eyeball's hard work of getting this far, expect to see more from me in the
near future, including (but not limited to) the following:
-
Adding my own thoughts and suggestions to
existing reviews by Link
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Helping write new reviews (two in particular are
planned after this coming fortnight! >:P)
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General house-hold cleaning of typos and answering
any of your questions / comments
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Additional media, such as videos and extra
photos for blasters, including the aforementioned 360 degree views of blasters.
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Down the track I’ll organise my own separate ‘modding’
corner where I’ll display some of my weird and wonderful designs and contraptions. We shall also discuss
some creative suggestions and experiments for modding.
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Taking Nerf outside of the house, I will also
endeavour to make some mini-videos on how certain blasters / mods can perform
in Nerf War conditions, maybe throw in some handy little tips and tactics I’ve
learned :P
It is an honour to be on board with Mr.1835 Link here at S.O.F.T. and I hope you enjoy not only what I now bring to the table, but the bright future of S.O.F.T that lies ahead! :D
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