Zing Toys on tap - looking at the Air Storm versions! (Zcurve, ZX Hunter Crossbow, Pop Rocketz, Zing Shot)

Heads up!  So once upon a time, I shot some test videos of Zing Toys's Zcurve Bow, and ZX Hunter Crossbow.  They were pretty cool!  I've always been a fan of the original Nerf Bow N Arrow, and even the Big Bad Bow and seeing these things piqued my interest.  In addition, thanks to some fine people at Zing Toys, I was able to get some samples of the rest of the line.  They've rebranded Zcurve under the name "Air Storm" with a new color scheme, but same simple awesome functionality.  Let's have a look:

The original, Zcurve bow.  On the left is the new "Air Storm" version. Approx $19.99

The small arms, Pop Rocketz - $4.99 and Zing Shot - $9.99

ZX Hunter Crossbow! (my fave, cause I love crossbows) - $19.99

Zip Bak Bow
The toys are each banded with a different type of surgical tubing, except for the pop rockets which is a squeezable bladder that launches the rocket when compressed.  Would I count it as large ammo?  Hell yes.  Would I count it as a melee weapon?  Hell yes.  There you go, Call of Duty fans... you have a ballistic knife.  Sort of.

I like the bright orange, and you can kind of see the transparent look of the plastic.  It's pretty neat, and a bit more interesting than the camo/red blaster lineup they ran after the bright green sets.  Very spacey, but if you got these already you'd be buying the same shooters, just in a new color.  Is that wrong?  Not when the toys are this great.

Enough jibber jabber, I shot some video:


From Zing Toys testing



From Zing Toys testing


From Zing Toys testing


From Zing Toys testing


From Zing Toys testing



Biggest surprise out of the bunch?  The Pop Rocketz.  Did not think those little things would have that kind of power (50'!), but damn they do.  Angled, the Zcurve has hit upwards of 200', and the smaller Crossbow and Zip Bak are really comfy and perform respectably.    Thankfully, it doesn't look like the Zcurve toys lost any power, they still feel/shoot the same with these new color jobs. 


Definitely give these a try where ever you can find them.  Target, Wal-Mart, Toys R Us... but don't look in the blaster aisle!  These were in the same spots you can find Backyard Outdoor Safari, hula hoops, and other toys like that.  My guess is since these are more outdoorsy type toys.  You get three rounds of ammo with each of these, but it's nice to note that the Zip Bak and Zcurve both shoot the same arrows (called "Zarts"), while the Zing Shot comes with 3 balls, the Pop Rocketz has 3 rockets, and the ZX Hunter has three small suction cup zarts.

Hope this was helpful!  With the "Hunger Games" out now, it looks like there are a whole bunch of new people looking to take up archery.  If you aren't ready to jump to a proper bow and arrow set, these should definitely be on your radar.  - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpUcTC5ev74 - look at how she moves with a bow!  Holy crap!


Take it easy!

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