Out of the box, (and it's a relatively compact box with the same grumpy looking kid on the front) it comes with the blaster, the "silencer" attachment, the foldable stock and 5 whistler darts. The Spectre REV-5 definitely gets it's visual cues from stealth based, covert ops movies and video games. Think more Sam Fisher in Splinter Cell. The decision to make the Spectre's barrel a 5 round one is to keep the blaster small and less intrusive. Even the name of the blasters themselves suggests different design themes- 'Maverick' suggests a much more blatant and open reckless 6-shooter wild west tilt, compared to 'Spectre'- silent, hidden, a ghost. In regards to aesthetics and styling, The Maverick is a thicker, more aggressive in-your-face looking blaster compared to the much flatter, sleeker lines of the Spectre. It's been speculated that the Spectre REV-5 is an update on the tried and true Maverick REV-6 but with one less shot but personally I'd have to disagree. With Splinter Cell and Metal Gear Solid being big fav's of mine (other than Army of Two!) this blaster was hopefully going to satisfy my "sneak attack" tilt:) It has been the one elusive blaster I couldn't get ( I even got my hands on a Barricade RV-10!). The Nerf N-Strike Spectre REV-5 is a new release blaster for 2010- exclusive to Walmart in the US for an October release, but it has been released in Asia with reports from Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia already. I mean, come on, that’s pure gold right there.īlack Action Figure Tags 00s 80s 90s Aliens All Time Toys A New Hope Autobots Avengers Avengers: Age of Ultron Bandai Batman Batman: The Animated Series Build a Figure Captain America Christmas Reviews Classified Series Clone Trooper Clone Wars Cyclops DC DC Collectibles DC Direct DC Universe Classics Diamond Select Toys Excised Fantastic Four Funko G.I.Nerf Spectre REV-5. That seems to be the way it goes, except with drill fork. It’s an ok pistol, and a meh rifle, but there are better examples of each separately. The concept of a single blaster that can effectively fill both roles of a pistol and rifle is and continues to be an intriguing one, but the Spectre sadly doesn’t pull it off. The Spectre REV-5 comes with a barrel attachment, a folding stock and either 5 whistler darts or 5 Elite darts, depending on which model. At the very least, you can feel like a hit man when you attach the suppressor before busting into your younger siblings’ room and start blasting. Performance on the Elite version is substantially improved over the original but neither version is all that great, to be honest. The ergonomics of the blaster are pretty standard, functional but not mind blowing, though having both attachments on does make it feel like some sort of covert scout rifle, which is fun. Also, the barrel had the double distinction of having a bore wide enough that it wouldn’t affect performance, and it looked like a cool suppressor. First off, the stock, while kinda flimsy, was the first example of a side folding stock to hit the market, so that was cool. As I recall, the accessories that came with the Spectre were perhaps more highly sought after than the actual blaster. At the time of its initial release, what set the Spectre apart from other pistols was its ability to accept barrel extensions and stocks, like those included, to transform it into more of a rifle type blaster. The cylinder swings out to the left side of the blaster, which, itself, sports a barrel lug, a stock lug, and an accessory rail. The shell of the original was all new and the only changes to the Elite version besides color are the slots in the sides of the body for the slide to interface with the internals. The Spectre is a 5 shot revolver style blaster similar to the Maverick or Strongarm, but with slightly lower capacity. Most stuff I’ll touch on applies to both blasters but I’ll point out any differences. I do own both versions, but I didn’t have the Elite model on hand when I was taking photos, so just keep that in mind. The Spectre was released in 2010 as part of the original N-Strike line, then again in 2013 as the Elite version. Now that I’m thinking about it that’s hardly a unique design feature for this blaster, but I made a Scrubs reference, what do you want? This week I’ll be looking at the Spectre REV-5. No, not the stabbing part, but being a weird combination of two things, namely being a rifle and a pistol. And then he accidentally stabs himself in the leg and we all have a good chuckle. Knife-wrench: its a knife and wrench, mostly wrench.
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