Nerf Modulus ECS-10. AKA the real deal.
Knockoff productsarent a new phenomenon; for as long as there have been valuable IPs, there have been attempts to profit off them. Some products were successful. Some items were not as successful. Toy blasters were a popular market for knockoffs. They often felt cheap and had inferior parts and plastics. Now, were seeing outright copies of newer blasters less than a year after their release.
Imitation is the greatest form of flattery.
Kai Li Toysis one example of many Chinese plastic toy producers. A few copies of the Nerf Modulus ECS-10 are among their blaster products. You can easily compare their deluxe blaster to a Modulus. With a few minor differences, this could easily be acase of Hasbros plastic molds being copied and altered.
Some accessories have more differences (differently designed barrel attachments and a slide-primed hidden bomber in the extra stock, instead of aJolt). The basic functions are the same and all accessories work together.
MERICUH!
Other blasters with themed colors like Captain America or Iron Man are even more entertaining and frustrating for Hasbro. The blaster design is being copied and the IP rights to Marvel-themed items being violated. As an aside, the Captain America paint scheme is great. These items would not be allowed on American store shelves, but they are available online or in other countries through e-markets such as Taobao. These blasters were my science project, so I was forced to grab them. These knockoffs are cheap imitations or just as good as the originals?
After searching for the best blasters and waiting for overseas shipping to arrive for a few more weeks, the Fraudulus blasters arrived at my door. After testing, modding, and warring with these blasters, I can confidently say that theyre almost as good as the real thing.
Copying Aesthetics And Performance
It’s a big package.
They looked great and felt the same as Nerf-brand blasters. The accessories were the same. In a few cases, the ripoffs were better; the stock with clip storage is stiffer and more secure than the Nerf version, for example.
Inside, there is nothing more.
On the inside, the blasters were again very similar. These copies do not include the safety switches that Hasbro included on their flywheel blasters. The thin wireon the inside limitsthepower that can be delivered to the motors (as always). Smooth, flat flywheels are used to propel the darts. My deluxe Fraudulus is wired to draw power from a rechargeable 4.8v NiCad battery pack. The Captain America version runs on 4 AA alkaline cells.
The deluxe Fraudulus had no range listed, but the Captain America version was advertised at 65. The blasters actually shot far more than this. The Captain America Fraudulus hit 80 average, while the other blaster on its rechargeable battery pack averaged 70.
After wiring the Captain America with 18 gauge wire and upgrading to LiFePO4 batteries I was able to take it to war in Canada. It’s possible to see it yourself.
Im now hitting over 100 consistently at an angle, and up to 70 firing flat.
The only problem I have with these blasters is the construction. The motor shafts are a little loose and the flywheels are a bit too loose. Sometimes, the blaster will make a different sound. This is caused by excessive vibration due to the flywheel shifting too much. At some point, when I replace the motors, that will be fixed.
Percussive maintenance works well enough for now!
