Pardon the UK-based link. I came across this bow and arrow set in a Disney Store in a shopping mall here in CA and couldn't resist buying it. "Sir, are you buying this for a child?" Yes, I'm buying it for myself.
I believe this is a repackaged/OEM version of a Lanard "Blast Bow". It appears to be identical in profile but with colors changed to fit Buzz Lightyear.
So here are a few notes of observation.
1. The "Toy Story Bow and Arrow" comes with 4 yellow missles that look like the old Arrowstorm arrows. I have not yet tested it on my classic Arrowstorm (I keep it here at work to ward off evil employees, muhahahaha). I'll follow up with you all once I bring the Bow to work.
2. The arrow seems to go anywhere from 12-20 feet (of course, as with most Nerf guns, the dart or projectile will go farther if you angle the weapon higher).
3. The air tube where the arrow is slipped over has a grill. After removing it with some pliers to remove any possible restriction of air, it doesn't seem to have improved the performance much if at all. However a Nerf Microdart will fit in there pretty well, it seems.
4. The system gives you a missle holder where you can hold the remaining 3 with 1 on the firing tube, totalling 4. The missle holder can be placed on either side, but it has a bad tendency of coming off. You have to determine which side you want to permanently mount it on and then use some superglue to keep it in place.
5. Unless you have a very steady hand, it's not terribly accurate. Keeping it steady as you pull the bowstring, and then keeping it steady once again as you release it is a challenge. The arrow's fins are angled so that the missle will rotate through the air, but that might cause the arrow to not go perfectly straight.
Because a Nerf Microdart fit in the air tube, it led me to think that this was an OEM of a Hasbro Nerf product, but clearly it's a Lanard as I have a picture of the Lanard "Blast Bow" and the design is identical.
A deeper web search showed these products also:
http://www.leapsandb...roductID=347755
http://stewarttoys.z...me-078341616389
(Click on the image for a larger one. It seems to use hooks instead of hydraulics.)
http://www.sensation...916061514401747
http://www.ltdcommod...208-6BUV&Page=1
Edited by CSMaclaren, 15 June 2005 - 02:45 PM.
