Prop Store has them listed as shipping in January. However, it'll probably take a couple weeks for stock to reach the UK and get sorted through customs and all... so they could still be on track for q¤ in the US.
Licensed Pulse Rifle pre-order
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That is a strange one actually, ''we cant divulge at the moment'', i mean after all most of us have already paid for in part or full for the PR which means we are getting it one way or the other. Why can't a direct answer not be given?
The only reasons I can think of is they don't want to risk people backing out if they hear or they are afraid someone else would take their idea. There is no other real reason not to tell us.
Either way, with Matsuo having been involved, its going to be a great product!
The only reasons I can think of is they don't want to risk people backing out if they hear or they are afraid someone else would take their idea. There is no other real reason not to tell us.
Either way, with Matsuo having been involved, its going to be a great product!
I agree, I was checking it out too at con and it just seemed like a plain ol pulse rifle, my matsuo seems better for some reason
Cpl Potter
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that was a prototype version .
Delmustator
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Another payment made today. I'm almost paid in full...
menatarms
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Nicksdad said:
Would you gents care to comment in more detail as to why you thought that being first-hand witness to the actual product you saw ? What specifically did you saw features-wise, espcially about the shrouds that led you to that conclusion ? Was it the shape of the shrouds, the quality of, the material it was made from ?
There's one thing that's certain -- the shrouds were not pulled from a screen-used original pulse rifle, becuz if they were then all the imperfections of the originals would be carried over, and from the few photos that have been seen of this product, the shrouds do not appear as original SU casted.
Was that the reason, or ?
Alien
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HCG has an original screen used pulse rifle and used their shrouds as a basis. The shrouds are "idealized" versions with cleaned up lines and no imperfections/dents. That's what most people would prefer, including myself since that's what a factory new pulse rifle would look like. If you want a used weathered look you could always do that yourself. Supposedly the original Pulse Rifles had "perfect" shrouds but Cameron wanted them beat to crap and bent to give them a used look. That doesn't make much sense though since a real military unit wouldn't be using weapons that were bent and beat to ****.
Although it was not the final version he handled, from what I understand, Matsuo was one of the chief people behind recreating this particular replica, so it should be an ultimate Matsuo replica. That makes his comment about Matsuo's rifles being superior a bit funny. :lol It was a prototype though and not a final production version made using the same construction methods.
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yt
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You would be surprised at some of the crap I was issued in the Army. And the National Guard was even worse.
I have no issue with the shrouds being idealized a bit or being "perfect." I will have issues if this careful wording about the "aluminum" shrouds which implies that they are made in a similar fashion to the originals (we all know what we want and most of us, especially those who have a Matsuo rifle already, bought these SPECIFICALLY for the shrouds) turns out to be similar to the kind of shrouds that are currently available... I appreciate HCG's response, but it still didn't really answer the question directly which always makes me a bit concerned.
Alien
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I realize there are exceptions that happen, but any armorer clearing weapons for use after extensive damage with dented and bent receivers and out of spec parts isn't doing their job. I know there are some well worn pieces of equipment in the US military's inventory, but I'm fairly certain any piece of equipment that is damaged and warped and out of spec the way some of the pulse rifles were would have been fixed or replaced. I suppose that you could reason some of the pulse rifles were beat to **** was because of the drop ship crash though.
I'm fairly certain the HCG shrouds will be cast aluminum. The originals were made from aluminum sheet metal hand hammered and welded into shape. That would be ludicrously expensive and time consuming to cook up 1000 shrouds using that method. Folding/stamping and welding would have been the closest production method but the tooling again would have been prohibitively expensive. Casting is the only economical way without the replica costing much more due to the inclusion of metal shrouds.
If they do turn out to be cast aluminum (which I'm sure they will), be very careful about purposely (or accidentally) denting them. It has a habit of cracking/shattering rather than bending. I mean, they'll obviously take a lot more abuse than resin or fiberglass and you don't need to treat them with kid gloves, but remember that the casting process pretty much removes any elastic properties of it's molecular structure, and is more crystaline.
When I was checking the peiece out at con there dident seem to be any problem with it, the shroud looked perfect, nothing wrong with it, I dident touch it or hold it however so I'm not sure if it was allum, or a early prototype, but it just dident seem to jump out at me, it seemed like a fine piece, and if I had the cash would order one, the stand/wall mount looked great, and Thad very cool to hear that Matt actually worked on it! But it just seemed to be a plain old pulse rifle, I think I was just expecting more for some reason
ghostryder
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Can't wait for this one...
Probably because for less money you can build your own that will be alot more full featured.
Harry Harris
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Don't forget though that there's never been a Pulse Rifle replica as accurate as this one. I can't wait!
Harry
Plus to build one yourself with the same features would cost the same or more. Thats not including the tools and such to build it, airbrush it and then the time invested. Esp when people are trying to re-sell the GnP kits built up for 1K. This one is a bargain plus it has a display (cant wait to get mine).
Like most am iffy on the shrouds area but will wait and see.
Like most am iffy on the shrouds area but will wait and see.
Delmustator
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Got an email from HCG last week. The Pulse Rifles may ship anytime in December. Could be the beginning of or the end of. They are not sure at this point. I already have a spot on the collectibles wall for it.. YEAH!
Wow thats great news! So this is going to be the month we have been waiting for!!! What an awesome Christmas present (for myself:lol) this would make.
