On the Subject of "Non Expanding Recreational Foam"

So one of the readers of this blog actually asked a question which stated:
"When did u felt for Nerf Warefare?"

Fair question so I gave a fairly short and simple answer:
"Well it started with a girl... and you know how things go from there...."

But to keep things in historical context and brief. you can find the history of NERF online which to my knowledge is accurate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerf AND http://nerf.wikia.com/wiki/Nerf/History).

Now how I got in to Nerf.... well the funny part is that the short and simple answer is actually the truth. There was a girl involved. Now lemme be PERFECTLY CLEAR: She's a very good friend of mine and THERE IS NOTHING GOING ON. I wound up asking her what she does on the weekend when she's free, and she mentioned that she's a part of a NERF Group and there are games every Saturday.

 

 

Now I used to mess around with a few blasters here and there... but I made the mistake of thinking, "Meh,why not? Could be fun." So in preparation for the games I hit the local Toy's R Us, and picked up a The N-Strike Elite Retaliator. (A review of what is a staple in the Malaysian Nerf Community can be found here: http://sgnerf.blogspot.com/2012/07/nerf-n-strike-elite-retaliator-review.html)

 

I thought about it, standing there in Tropicana City Mall, and recalled the so-called "first rule" of infantry combat: You can never have too much ammo. So I added two 18 dart single stack magazines (http://sgnerf.blogspot.com/2012/07/nerf-n-strike-elite-18-dart-clip-review.html).







Then a Bandolier Kit (http://sgnerf.blogspot.com/2012/07/nerf-n-strike-elite-bandolier-kit-on.html) made its way in to my shopping cart.

The moment I saw my first foray in to Nerf Shopping break the RM200.00 mark (some four months ago), I KNEW I was in trouble. That was confirmed when Toys'R'Us started to give me free merchandise (a very nice pinpoint sight) and offered me free membership - which I stupidly declined.

With regret, I joined the one game, did some killing, and got killed as well and the rest as they say is history. I started with the one Retaliator which quickly expanded in to this:

The final count from (left to right): Stock Stampede alongside Stampede Main Battle Rifle (MBR) variant, two Orange Mod Works Massacre Upgrade Kit Recons, a still stock LongShot (The mod plans for THAT blaster need a big budget which I currently DO NOT have) and finally, the Elite Retaliator now restored to its stock configuration after some experimentation. I've got a Barricade floating around somewhere as well as a Jolt Pistol. So yeah... all because a girl invited me to a game one weekend, because I didn't have any plans.

I won't deny its a hobby that gets me a HELL of a lot of strange and weird looks from people - try walking in to a Starbucks with toolbox in one hand, stampede slung over your back with three Mavericks in another bag with a coffee tumbler sticking out of said bag. Heh... I could write a separate post on THAT. Before I go any further, let's just say I am very welcome in that starbucks and they don't mind that I've turned it in to my modding workshop for the simpler easier to do after factory modifications.

Yeah obviously, I do a fair bit of after factory improvements to my blasters... a number of people have been on the receiving end of my Stampede, and now run in fear when they hear it fire. I think most of NERF@KDU actually ducks when they hear it. The next modding project is going to be the Longshot... unless somebody I know is up to selling his MASSIVELY MODIFIED Vulcan. Sigh... I'm getting misty just thinking about getting my hands on it... now if only the price was not quite so high.

If you're looking for NERF games, and you live somewhere in Damansara... I'd recommend: Nerf Damansara (). Yes. I am a member of the group and you can find pictures and even a couple of videos of their games and events.

Until next post: It's NERF or NOTHING!