Sure, its basically a new Stryfe. The Dinosquad line by Nerf is a great example of Nerf’s style. Usingblasters like the Rex Rampage just makes for a fun time. It works as expected from a stock blaster and is full of personality. You’ll love it even more if you like to tinker. Who doesn’t love a T-Rex throwing darts at their enemies? ?
Large And In Charge
Okay, its not the biggest blaster out there. The largest Dinosquad entry is the Rex Rampage. With a large dinosaur head at the front (barrel inside the mouth, of course), a shell with metal plate-like molding,, and a wrapped bone stock, its an aesthetically pleasing blend of animal and machine. We would be fine with Hasbro recoloring this shell to sell it as a Transformers Grimlock blaster. You can’t remove the large scope at the top, except for complete disassembly.
The stock is a bit on the short side, but works well enough; interestingly, there are ten slots for dart storageon a magazine-fed blaster. I suppose you could grab darts from there to reload, but without any sort of easy breech access aside from the jam door, it seems a bit useless compared to just carrying more magazines. If the darts are mounted too low, they will hit your hand.
It is easy to use and manage the blaster; the large head gives you a good forward grip. It is easy to grip the main handle, which is quite large. However, the lack of space between the main trigger and the magazine release is annoying. My index finger fits okay if I only use the tip, but larger fingers will have issues, for sure. I realize Hasbro has been into this button placement as of late, but its not ideal, especially in this case.
This semi-auto blaster takes 4 AA batteries batteries, and it includestwenty darts as well as a ten-dart magazine
Performance
The Rex Rampage fires as expected, averaging 72fps with single shots and up to three darts per second for rate of fire (with velocity diminishing with higher rates of fire, of course).
Take A Look Inside
Out of the hundreds of blasters I’ve seen, none had wire disconnects.
Its an interesting choice, given Hasbros current trend of cutting manufacturing costs, so Im guessing after designing the blaster they discovered issues in trying to quickly wire and assemble the blaster (all the parts are on one side
Other thanfor a safety switch and the battery tray).
The whole shell can be removed and the flywheel cage is held in place by only two screws. I already have replacement cage files available for download, if you can 3d print them or have someone else do so. While trimming the shell is necessary, careful cutting will allow for aftermarket motors or flywheels to fit the shell without any visible outside.
