It's not all bad, but it's lacking the rear D-ring, cocking handle and the castings is not as sharp as they could be. It has some quality issues simply. For the price they charge I've come to expect better quality.
That's what I would get if I got a new blaster.
Right now I'm sitting on one SDS and a very special Blastech Armories, all metal, moving parts, limited run E-11, from a very talented old man in Germany.
Taping the pieces together from the inside helps a lot to keep them tight while the glue on the cover strip is curing when you do butt joining assembly.
That's Pablo. He's a member here. And he sure has a really nice blaster
The most bad a** E-11 ever known to mankind is this one though:
http://forum.whitear...showtopic=14216
The hasbro is way off on all accounts. Better to just skip the sounds and look cool instead. The sounds aren't so awesome that it warrents an ugly blaster. If you absolutely got to have sounds at no consideration to cost or skill required - get "blaster core".
Ah, alright!
Here's what my common sense tells me, but I have no proof of anything:
I would not think indoors lighting would be a big issue. Whatever UV protection the plastic has should handle indoors lighting. But I'd absolutely keep it out of direct sun light for any extended periods.
I wouldn't use nouvus on a 2 mm TM. The polish could risk wrecking the acrylic capping.
In your case I would ask TM (or hope he sees this and replies). He should know if the plastic he uses has any UV protection on it, and how good it is. I think all modern plastics have some, but some might be better.
Talk to the local garrison. Sci-fi weapons might fall under that antique replicas clause. Not that they are antique, but nor are they 100% accurate of any modern day firearm either.