Impressive brushless blaster for its size! | HC Diana REVIEW
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- Опубликовано: 3 июл 2024
- The HC (or Hare Blaster Co) Diana is a brushless microflywheeler that has been making the rounds in small batches within the last six months or so, and we managed to get one from the first batch. Made with thick walls of durable nylon and an ergonomically comfortable (but aesthetically concerning) silhouette, Diana is a quiet and nimble super-stock blaster with some tricks up its sleeve. Let's check it out!
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Chapter Timecode:
0:00 Opening & Introduction
0:28 Diana & PewPew
0:48 Diana Overview
1:20 Ergonomics
1:30 Mag Compatibility
2:19 Fire Select Options
2:37 Response Time
2:54 Motor Idling Mode
3:35 Noise Volume (or lack thereof)
4:16 Heat-Sinking Flywheel Cage
4:43 Build Quality & Battery Door Screw Woes
5:15 Aesthetics
5:40 Pricing & Availability
6:16 Performance
6:42 Flywheel Crush
7:29 Closing Remarks
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Feels like every mag in grip blaster now these days have a proprietary mag.
Yeah. I'm just glad that most of the ones we've tested (even the XS-908) take Nightingales just fine with slight modifications.
Totally agree.
I only see these as a secondary that I would not plan to reload till the round is over or maybe when I'm walking to spawn
@@outofdarts product suggestion, based on one i saw from some one else, a cutting jig for nightengale mags, that shows you exactly where to cut to engage the mag release for all the blasters that fit the Nightengale mags
@@Casual_BackPacking I would like blasters to come with one extra mag if they are proprietary. That way I can reload once, in case of a long round or something like an HvZ.
I absolutely love the form factor of the Diana, and hope that there is a way to start getting them here in the states. With a bright orange tip.
Put me immediately down for one if you get the Pink one at some point. Been drooling over that thing for so long now...
Love the Diana, we already made an orange tip and mag extension for it :)
Are those files for sale anywhere? I was about to design a tip to screw into the attachment points on the muzzle, but would gladly pay a reasonable price if someone’s already done the work.
@avicenna581 I have done that already but didn't do a screw in type yet, it's more cosmetic
The initial "delay" in a brushless is because the controller doesn't know the motors rotor position in relation to the stator, and needs to "bump" it along for it to generate enough voltage in the idle coil for it to sense the position. By keeping it idle, it'll keep track of the position and you can get rid of that initial lag.
How do we get in contact with you?
Ive always wondered why my brushless drone motors (without props) and rc cars are so quiet but all flywheeler are noisy af. glad to see this issue addressed in a commercial product.
Luke, I just wanted to make sure you knew you were invited to the grand opening of Clint's Reptile Room!
Gave you a little shout-out in the video announcing it: ruclips.net/video/3AGvRIL6AAs/видео.html
I'd love to see these on the shop. Love me some full auto pistols
Thanks for repping the EH-TEAM
I would love to buy one, awesome to see new advances in the hobby
Im interested for sure but with proper saftey orange colors to diffrientiate from real steel.
Yes! I wanna see this in the shop!!!! Yes yes yes!!!!! Please!!!
the coolest blaster toy ive ever seen.
I would love one can’t wait to see it in the shop
What an awesome blaster!
I got my pink one yesterday, and i love it!!!!
The price point is understandable but a bit difficult to swallow. I'd be willing to pay $300 under two conditions: it's available in a brighter color scheme, and there's some kind of solution to the heatsink issue, which I've heard multiple users talk about. It's a great blaster, but for that price point it should be nigh perfect out of the box.
what is the heatsink issue?
@David_Randall8108 People are saying that it gets hot enough to actually affect gameplay. Like, you actually need to holster it for a bit to let it cool down. I've heard this from multiple sources, most recently XFox, and that's a bit concerning in terms of both longevity and comfort. I'm sure the community will come up with a solution, or the spec we receive might have some changes to address it. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
@@senorali Thanks
That's because it's motor braking hard.
@@AirzonesBlasters What's the advantage of motor braking? I know it strains the internals, so I'm assuming there's a good reason to put up with the extra wear and tear.
Yes please, I'd love for you to carry this bad boy on your shop.
This thing looks amazing.
I love the level of integration on this. Especially love it being so quiet, too.
I think one nice thing to change would be a capacitive piece on the trigger or the grip to get the motors from off to ready before you fire it, yet preserve energy while holstered.
Holy moly I really hope you’re able to carry these blasters on your shop!!
If you carry this, I will buy it. No question needed.
I love this. I certainly hope you carry them as I would certainly get a couple.
One of our players got one from the first batch. It's absolutely stunning. The sound alone is so unique and it's really crazy seeing such a small blaster have so much "gravity". Everyone instantly was drawn to it and it made a lasting impression. Might need to expand my budget at some point to give it a go. ❤
Looks like a Styr. Love it!
Definitely add to shop for a great stealth pistol option! Thanks Luke!
Please carry them in the shop! This seems like a great blaster
Really really looking forward to those becoming available. BigNeed! 🤩🤩
Wow id love one of these
would love to see this in your store, def gonna grab at least 2
I'd love to get one of these but currently they're only available at Black Raisins and those guys are notorious for massive markups. So I'll wait until it's more widely available because while I expected it to run double the price of a Nightingale, 4x seems excessive.
From what I've heard the manufacturer is being really difficult about overseas distribution, since they want a ridiculous amount of money at wholesale.
Pretty much this. Particularly considering that the full-auto Nightingale is available, this is just too expensive.
@@egg_timer I love how the Diana looks, but the Nightingale is no slouch. Other than that, the main thing the Diana has going for it is how much quieter it is. The moment someone offers brushless motors for the Nightingale all bets are off.
@@egg_timerhaving both blasters as well as both versions of the nightingale, I can tell you that they are night and day. I could see myself running them both at the same time, Diana as a primary and full auto nightingale as a secondary, for one reason: the Diana is CRAZY accurate, it's honestly impressive especially for a flywheeler
@@Steampuke It certainly looks fantastic and I hope we see more like this. I'm just surprised at the prices I've seen.
While obviously the injection-molded nature and compact size are huge upsides, they should also mitigate production costs. This isn't a painstakingly 3d-printed blaster that was assembled by hand -- these things are rolling out of a factory in China.
Nice. It's great to be back to a bit more regular upload schedule.
Oh I adore this thing. I would absolutely buy one of these if y'all get it in the shop. I am defo in the camp of wanting different color options, though; I've seen the purple and green one and I love it, but primarily I want to see if there's a way to make the frontend bright and orange without adding any bulk to the blaster
Ugh, I've been wanting to get one. Hope we can get them in the states soon with the other color options
Would love to see them on the shop
Definitely looking for one. Especially if they can get some more orange on there.
It does burst fire as well.
[2 shot burst] While the Switch is in the Semi-Auto Position hold down the Trigger and plug in the battery, release after 5 seconds.
[3 shot burst] While the Switch is in the Full-Auto Position hold down the Trigger and plug in the battery, release after 5 seconds.
[semi auto] While the Switch is in the Safe Position hold down the Trigger and plug in the battery, release after 5 seconds.
Forgot to mention the fact you can do burst fire mode as well! Also, go Eh Team!
Mmm, those are some pleasingly quiet flywheels.
Omg it finally here
I want one so bad. If your shop carries them, I’d buy one
Aesthetics are great perfect mix of style and functionality
@@richfromtang 🤓
Please carry them, I am resigned to the fact that I won't ever get a pew pew so I'd buy this!
I love the teal color of it, but an orange tip would make it better. The teal reminds me of the worker blue that’s on the nightingale and harrier.
For something with that profile, I would want at the very least the top, slide and muzzle in blaze, orange, and probably the other half of the blaster in a bright color as well.
As nice as this is, I still think I’d rather have the nightingale, just because it doesn’t look so close to a real steel firearm
“young male suspect with a glock, last seen wearing a hoodie.”
I ve made some videos for this blaster about Introduction to operating instructions and current news about this in the Chinese region
it can prog the semii in brust mod
I want one so bad!!!!!!
Please please bring them to shop! I am ready to buy
Ngl, this might be the first flywheel blaster I'll get 😂
I love how quiet it is, and I'm glad you addressed that; wondered if the sound was adjusted for the video. Reminds me of the Lexington from Cyberpunk 2077.
Looks sweet! When is the vid about the new worker darts gonna be up?
Pls have them on the shop
I think both those switches could do with markings, indicating what setting they are on. especially if idle mode nye unhearable.
Tempting.
300 US dollars is indeed a bit too expensive for Diana. It costs approximately 768 RMB (approximately 105 US dollars) to purchase locally, but the production is indeed very low, with only about 100 to 200 units shipped each time. I don't know what the final purchase price will be on the platform
I imagine someone will design a shell this slots into to break up the real-steel silhouette. Personally I am looking forward to the future iterations/ competitors that will bring down the price of the compact mag in grip fly-wheeler
Cool
I want two.
I like that the mag doesn’t stick out very far. Maintains the function of a compact sidearm. Would like an orange tip on it though. Nice blaster! I am very interested.
I definitely want one but the problem of getting them in and frontlinefoam said it will be about 350 for them to sell. So they are waiting to get it in cheaper since import cost is way to high.
Love it!!
@outofdarts please please get them in stock, they would sell thru I'm sure....please.....take my money!
Is kinda looks to me like a mini Maxim-9, there is a purple and green color variation, I think it’s limited though
If you can figure out a way to get it to a 120 hard cap, then I would DESPERATELY want you to carry it!
Hi Luke, i'm a huge fan. I was wondering how you safely charge your LiPo's. Could you please show how you do it for the diana battery pls. It would be greatly appreciated if you could do that for me.
I’m interested if it can be made to look more like a toy (orange tip) and if the price point is right
Yes. Yes, please.
Any recommendations on what charger I need to get to charge the battery? Would love an amazon link if anyone can provide!
:)
I want one how get one
What is the expected price point on these?
Speaking of the pew pew.… is that ever going to be available?
Can this run a 4s lipo?
It's designed to run a 4s LiPo out of the box!
Mine came with a thumb screw
A Momentum as primary and this as a secondary could be so much fun.
Looks like a Great Blaster, and I’m sure it is worth $300.00, but more then I wanna spend.
A rubber sleave for the grip would be awesome
Nice shirt, eh!
for the europeans amost us to get those 2 foam focus total dudes and karl at monkeys mods for the qwk which is my favortie pistol stroke close quarter battler now its in the correct colour, im only posting this because of us restrictions posting blasters abroad im a huge fan of out of darts its not thier fault its us customs and i realy do buy a lot of stuff from luke , xxx luv u out of darts jessica is always very helpfull , again i try to shop out of darts 1st hugely commited team and a brillant company xx lts of lol to the ood team
honestly a good blaster but the new full auto nightingale is cheaper the qwk edge is more fun for 300 dollars ill take a pass
Sadly, the Edge was discontinued and is no longer produced.
@@Tachmag I bought 2 lol
These internals seem like 10/10. But I dont want them in this form factor. Modular is king. Give me an Nstrike stock and adjustable barrel length/ barrel shrouds.
I could see getting this and my wife really throwing a fit "dont you have enough of 7:57 those" but just to hear that please make a shirt to go along with a sale price tag this big saying not nuff nerf
I’d pre order if it was under $250
I can't pay 300 for it but if I could I would
I just found my new sidearm!
Is it just me, or does that thing kinda look like a Maxim 9?
Yep.
I kinda wanna build a carbine kit for this, but my ass is broke.
i love how he says pewpew even tho it is the name of the gun
When does this release
Dangit I want one but I can't find it ANYWHERE
ok so i can get from you guys for 300+ dollars but o can go to m416 gelblaster and it is 210 dollars plus free shipping,l. on this one i gotta save som money
How come no one has made a short dart adapter for regular dart blasters like the Stryfe or Rayven that has a small pusher rod with a return spring on it, negating the need to modify the blaster itself??
Use your imagination with what I've said, give it a minute.... Ya, there you go, Great Idea right? How is this idea not a thing yet?
I only come up with the ideas, I NEED others far smarter with the resources to make those ideas reality.
I wouldn't ascribe similar designs to direct inspiration before thinking "that's probably just the most logical way to do that".
I'll buy this in orange. 300 is steep but I'm bad with my money.
Proprietary mag is all I needed to hear. I'm out not interested.
At first I thought it was a actual gun when I saw the thumbnail
Brushless is cool but its potential is wasted on micro-wheels. $300 and it can't even hit as hard as a regular brushed flywheeler. I'd rather just save up for a momentum which I feel is worth way more than 2 of these.
We need airsoft version
i am early yayy
You guys markup is too high. These go for $120, why do you feel the need to more than double the price?
$300 is a low-ball estimate for the Diana, and includes international freight and import duties. We haven't yet negotiated with HC, and we don't know if we can even get it at that price.
At that price point, I'll look elsewhere
Good luck because your not finding it
@user-jd7mj8dw9k actually I can find them under 200usd.
Way too realistic looking to be useful for anything but indoor play with a small group. I wish these companies would start designing blasters with a more sci-fi aesthetic, like a Star Trek phaser.
I think it's just an inherent problem with sidearm blasters that are designed to be compact and holsterable, you can't really get away from the real-steel shape since handguns are generally shaped the way they are for their holsterablility and compactness. I think the Nightingale is an example of a blaster that pushes as far away from a real-steel silhouette as it can while still having a practical form factor, but I still see some people find it too realistic-looking in orange.