Electronic Blaster Pistol Toy
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.

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Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.
UPDATE:
The final laser blast effect was leaving me a bit limp, so I decided to add a little motion in the form of a 10 LED chaser that will run down the side of the blaster as it fires.
The Chaser is supposed to be some sort of “pulse generator” ramping up to discharge a laser bolt.
You can see the effect in action In this YouTube video. Now THAT’s excitement!