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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Retaliator's Etched Camo

So I haven't really seen anyone else mention this, but I've been looking at high-res close-ups of the promotional images for the N-Strike Elite Retaliator and I couldn't help but notice that there's that etched digital camouflage pattern all over it.  I had expected this to be a simple recolor, but it appears they've gone and redone the entire blaster with this effect.

I wasn't expecting this, so it was a neat find for me.  It certainly makes one wonder if all their Elite blasters will have this etched digital pattern in them.  Nifty!

EDIT:  Apparently this isn't true.  I'll take Lasagna678's word for it since he owns one of these... so why then does the promo artwork/box art seeminly feature this effect?  Don't believe me?  Check out Target.com's listing for this blaster.
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8 comments:

  1. lasagna678July 3, 2012 at 11:29 AM

    This is not true. I couldn't find a speck of this camo on my blasters.

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    1. ReverendJuly 3, 2012 at 11:40 AM

      REALLY? So the plot thickens... I didn't think it had it either. But when I saw that high res picture, it certainly has it. The image was the same one used on the box art. Could you check and see if your Box Art fella has the digital etched camo on it?

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    2. AnonymousJuly 4, 2012 at 11:24 AM

      I read this blog post yesterday morning, and was able to buy some Retaliators soon after. First thing I noticed was the lack of camo etching, but yes, it does show up on the box art.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 3, 2012 at 1:25 PM

    I know that it's off topic, but I really wanted to tell you Zook, that your blog rocks! Whenever I come here (which is about everyday) you always have something interesting or informative posted. I just want to let you know that this is the best blog I have seen yet. Keep up the good work, man.

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  3. NerffanJuly 3, 2012 at 7:43 PM

    Also saw a rampage there but it isn't featured in my australian target website.
    We always get stuff the slowest. :(
    the camo darts and 2011 super soakers only started appearing last month

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  4. moodyjsuptJuly 3, 2012 at 11:01 PM

    that seems rather odd as my rampage has full camo on it as well as on the box art

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    1. ReverendJuly 4, 2012 at 3:01 PM

      The Rampage is a retooled Raider, which already had the full camo on it. It's not surprising that the Rampage has this. The box art on the Retaliator vs the actual product is different though. It's kind of odd.

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  5. AnonymousJune 11, 2013 at 5:36 PM

    It is very odd, hmm... maybe they wanted it to put the etched camo on there but couldn't? hmmm...

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