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The Thrust Launcher is a 1989 Kenner blaster released in the Blast Jets brand.
Details[]
The Thrust Launcher is a simple HAMP blaster, much like all of its cousins and later iterations(and also the Blast-A-Ball). It fires the Blast Jets Plane, a unique type of ammo not seen with any other blaster.
Unlike its successor the NB-1 Missile Blaster, the Thrust Launcher features no place for ammo holders.
The Thrust Launcher notably lacks the stopper around the back of the barrel that the later versions of the NB-1 has, which makes the effective barrel longer by almost 3/4 of an inch. Certain Missiles have a longer hole inside which allows them to slide all the way onto the post, giving the blaster a noticeable range boost from its successors. The Batarang Blaster and early versions of the NB-1 also share this characteristic.
This blaster also lacks the small plastic stoppers present in the front handle of the NB-1 between it and the main shell. these were added with the Batarang Blaster.
Oddly, the included jet performs relatively poorly compared to many other types of ammo. Because it has no weight in the front, it is backheavy and flies in a comical manner because of this.
History[]
The Thrust Launcher is the first generation of the NB-1 lineup, and is the third most common. It is the only blaster in the Blast Jets brand, and is the only blaster to be carried over to Nerf from another brand.
Trivia[]
• It is the only blaster in the NB-1 lineup with the copyright not on the right side of the body; it is in the right side of the front handle instead.
• It has the most different re-released and new ammo types, at 5.
• It is one of two times Kenner tried to release a plane-firing blaster, with the other being the Glider Launcher, the fourth generation in the NB-1 lineup.