superjedi
Sr Member
Hi all,
This afternoon I received my Blade Runner concept blaster from the now-defunct Chronicle Collectibles. From what little I've read, this was up for pre-order back in 2017 (?) and went through a bunch of delays. But online retailers did get these in recently, and I was able to order one from Big Bad Toy Store.
It's a very unusual design to be sure! The box pays tribute to the amazing Syd Mead, who i read had some input to the product before his passing. There are also some Ennis House tiles on the box art.
The blaster and stand came packed in dense foam and each piece was also wrapped in plastic.
As for the blaster itself, most, if not all of it, feels like injection molded plastic painted silver with a few details picked out in black and white. The paint apps are well done on mine.
The display base is heavy and has a felt bottom with some info about the prop.
The "power cell" must be removed from the grip in order to display the blaster on the post. There's a small screw on the bottom of the power cell. Once removed, you can install two AAA batteries.
Once the batteries are installed, you slide the power cell into the grip and it's held in place with a spring catch. When it's correctly inserted, a red LED on the front of the grip lights up. I didn't see any way to turn it off, and I'm not sure if it goes out after a certain amount of time.
Pressing the trigger results in a soft audible click, and multiple LEDs light up. There are red and cool blue ones in the round area in the middle, and additional cool blue ones behind the grille in the "barrel." There's also a narrow slot in the end of the barrel that lights up, too.
The LEDs pulse on and off as long as the trigger is held.
The blaster also features a folding barrel, as the original concept described. It stops at 90°. I'm not sure if it goes further, but I felt a good amount of resistance and I didn't want to damage anything.
Overall I'm happy with it! I think it's a nice piece for the price, and it's very cool seeing Syd's sketch brought to life.
It also looks excellent displayed with my (modded) Tomenosuke blaster!
If you're into Blade Runner, or even Syd Mead, I recommend trying to get one at retail before they're gone! Thanks for looking.
This afternoon I received my Blade Runner concept blaster from the now-defunct Chronicle Collectibles. From what little I've read, this was up for pre-order back in 2017 (?) and went through a bunch of delays. But online retailers did get these in recently, and I was able to order one from Big Bad Toy Store.
It's a very unusual design to be sure! The box pays tribute to the amazing Syd Mead, who i read had some input to the product before his passing. There are also some Ennis House tiles on the box art.
The blaster and stand came packed in dense foam and each piece was also wrapped in plastic.
As for the blaster itself, most, if not all of it, feels like injection molded plastic painted silver with a few details picked out in black and white. The paint apps are well done on mine.
The display base is heavy and has a felt bottom with some info about the prop.
The "power cell" must be removed from the grip in order to display the blaster on the post. There's a small screw on the bottom of the power cell. Once removed, you can install two AAA batteries.
Once the batteries are installed, you slide the power cell into the grip and it's held in place with a spring catch. When it's correctly inserted, a red LED on the front of the grip lights up. I didn't see any way to turn it off, and I'm not sure if it goes out after a certain amount of time.
Pressing the trigger results in a soft audible click, and multiple LEDs light up. There are red and cool blue ones in the round area in the middle, and additional cool blue ones behind the grille in the "barrel." There's also a narrow slot in the end of the barrel that lights up, too.
The LEDs pulse on and off as long as the trigger is held.
The blaster also features a folding barrel, as the original concept described. It stops at 90°. I'm not sure if it goes further, but I felt a good amount of resistance and I didn't want to damage anything.
Overall I'm happy with it! I think it's a nice piece for the price, and it's very cool seeing Syd's sketch brought to life.
It also looks excellent displayed with my (modded) Tomenosuke blaster!
If you're into Blade Runner, or even Syd Mead, I recommend trying to get one at retail before they're gone! Thanks for looking.