Product Review
Built especially for the Allies' own super soldier, this indestructible shield became a symbol of strength for people around the world. In the hands of Captain America, it is a powerful weapon. Now you've got the chance to wield the shield of the most skilled fighter in the world. Make crime-fighting action come alive with this Disc Launching Shield. When enemies appear and it's up to you to defeat them, wield your shield to protect yourself from their advances. Just when they think they've got you cornered, use your shield to launch your five discs up to 20 feet to take out their forces. With your power and this shield, there's just no stopping you. The electronic shield, modeled after the one wielded by your favorite crime-fighter, launches discs up to 20 feet. The shield comes with 5 discs. It requires 4 AA batteries.
- Product Dimensions (inches): 3 (L) x 15 (W) x 14 (H)
- Age: 5 years and up
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
(46 customer reviews) 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Dead on arrival.,
June 22, 2011 ostawookiee "ostawookiee" (Winston-Salem, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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Trigger didn't work at all out of the box. The motor ran but it would not release the discs.
I took it apart to diagnose the problem, and found the system of spring-loaded plastic levers wasn't moving enough upon a trigger pull to enable the spinning belt to grab the disc to launch. Though all the parts were failing to move their full intended range, one of the smaller springs in particular seemed to be a primary culprit. I stretched this spring out to give it more recoil ability, and was able to get the shield to sporadically launch a dozen or so discs before the spring compressed down too much again and it stopped launching altogether again.
I was actually impressed with the no-cut packaging (kids are always sad how long it takes to get their new toys out of the zip-tied over-taped packages). Unfortunately the packaging doesn't allow a way for you to test the trigger mechanism before opening entirely to see if yours is a potential dud.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Marvel Captain America Disc Launching Shield,
July 21, 2011 Basil MacDougal (The Corner of My Room) - See all my reviews
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"Awesome" is the word used by my 7 year old superhero-nut. He was so excited to get this in the mail. I wished I could have taken a video of him opening the package! He loved it. Two weeks later, he still loved it. The only problem for me was that I now have to order a Captain America costume to go along with it.
How does the shield work? You insert (I think it is 5) foam disks into a compartment. As you squeeze the trigger by the handle, the disks fly out, one by one, toward your target. They don't come out hard enough to hurt anybody. I know. I was shot in the face repeatedly.
Note: Don't forget to buy 4-AA batteries. 8^)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Great Toy for my Superhero 5 year old,
January 3, 2012 ArikB - See all my reviews
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My son and I are avid superhero fans and this was a gift that he wanted for Christmas. When we opened it up he began to play with it immediately shooting everyone in the house with the launching discs. Initially, we thought the shield may have been a dud as we couldn't get the discs to launch, but then we realized we didn't turn the power switch on. After that it's been all fun. My son loves it.
