20260211 So, I bought Toy PKD Blaster

20260211 So, I bought Toy PKD Blaster

“The PKD” (aka Steyr Pflager Katsumata Series-D Blaster, a name coined by Rick Ross) is a very easily recognisable Blaster. And just like Robocop’s Auto-9 both of them does not have an Official name. Throughout the decades, there were quite a lot of efforts to reproduce these props, from a simple toy to an almost exact replica. And depending on the market or perceived needs of the purchaser, these items might last for years before disappearing of the face of the Earth.

Truth to be told, I’ve held out as long as I could (since 2004) but now, it’s 2026 and I just had to get one. Decades ago, when I tested most of the toy guns, they had the same one or two feature. I guessed most of the manufacturers got their sound & lights solution from one or a few handful sourced. The sound effects starts with a generic machine gun firing, followed with a voice shouting, ‘Fire!’. If you’re lucky, there would be a version that does not have the voice. So, its kind of off-putting when you pulled the trigger of a semi-automatic, the machine gun sound comes into play. As for the lights, its always a single LED, accompanied by an optional motor.

The One I am going to get

This

Blade Runner Fans would be up in arms seeing this toy. There is nothing accurate about it, but the general shape and design was enough to tell you what it represents. However, the images of these toys are not accurate as they’re both of the left side with the Red one being flipped.
I am not too sure about the length of the Original prop but through the Internet, 10″ (or 25.4cm) seems OK to me.
Remember what I said about the Reg Blaster’s image being flipped? This one shows that on the right side, there is a plug for you to insert some water near the barrel. Anyway, for USD4.00, I’d get a toy PKD Blaster which has a rotating bullet belt, a sliding… slider, a water atomiser, maybe even a fan as well (but I’d suspect everything moves from one single electric motor) and about three points of lights.
20260211 So, I bought Toy PKD Blaster
Anyone can become a Blade Runner… hey, I did not manipulate this image though.
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