Greetings All.Today I will be reviewing a Blaster I commisioned from Foam Data Services . It is kind of a double review, as not only will it cover the Blaster, but the service provided by FDS.As a Nerfer, I have always done my own mods, and they have always been internal. I can rewire flywheelers (but have yet to 180 any!) and I replace springs, re-grease and delete ARs! However, when it comes to paintjobs, I have never really bothered. I liked the N-Strike Yellow colour scheme, but I love the Elite Blue. It is in my opinion, one of the best decisions Hasbro made when releasing the Elite line-up. So Hasbro messed up big when they started putting puke orange on everything! One of the minor paint jobs I have done was to (as Mike at Tactical Tag would put it) colour correct my Rapidstrike. Then along comes the Demolisher, which looked like it was going to be awesome, and Hasbro, to differentiate XD blasters, make the whole thing puke orange.I was not pleased. It would also appear via the internet, that a large part of the NIC was not pleased. And to make matters worse I did not have the skill to colour correct this!Now, Britnerfers are going to be aware, I managed to win the Britnerf 3rd Anniversary Photo competition by taking a dart to the face! The prize was a Britnerf colabrative effort, and FDS had done the paintjob (among other things) for the blaster. I have had this blaster for months now, and although I have done everthing to care for this blaster, you cannot stop general use wear and tear! I have ran round with this thing, I have slung it on and off my shoulder, I have even rolled with it. The paint today looks as fresh as the day I received it. So impressed with the paint finish, the detail and the skill, I knew FDS would be able to do what I could not.Now until this point, I have never commissioned a blaster and really didn't know what to expect. So I approached FDS with a written summary of what i was trying to acheive. I was quite specific with the wiring as I found that part easy to explain. I had debated about doing the re-wire myself, but it was plain to see FDS had a much better knowledge and understanding of electrics than i did. If you haven't watched it yet, I would strongly recommended FDS's Battery Guide Video on youtube, it will answer alot of questions you probably would ask when re-wiring for the first time. I wanted a blaster that was optimised for use with IMR batteries because I wanted to be able to use this in whatever game i took it to, whether it was stock, FPS limited or a free for all. With an IMR optimised build, I could use standard Alkalines, 2 IMRs or 3 IMRs accordingly.When it came to paint, i didn't just want the Demolishers outershell painted as I still felt too much orange would be left and when trying to explain which parts of the inner shell i wanted painting, I found myself struggling to describe what i wanted. So I did a very poor MS Paint mock up.Job done. I had asked FDS for a quote for this and received a very prompt and friendly reply. The price was more than reasonable and so was the lead time. There was a little more back and forth to iron out any details, such as the loss of the digi-camo during the sanding process (which is to be expected with this quality of work), and paint shade, as the Rapidstrike is at the dark end of Hasbros 'Blue Scale' and the Raider is at the light end, so tweaking was needed as to what shade I wanted. Something I had never really noticed before to be honest, but after inspecting a large portion of my armoury, i found alot of my blasters were different shades of blue, with the RS, Triad and one of my 2 Roughcuts being dark blue, my Raiders being the lighest blue and several blasters inbetween! So i settled on having it match my RS.Now the hard part... Waiting! Yeah, I'm not very good at waiting. Espcially when it is something I really, really want.Still waiting... Looked at my watch, the first 2 hours had passed. I fought the urge to message 'Is it ready yet!'Anyway, eventually, I got impatient. FDS had given me a lead time, which I must stress, they were still well within, but my excitment got the better of me and I just had to ask 'How's it going'. The title of my message was 'Like a school boy approaching the christmas holidays.....' as this best explained in a friendly way, that I was being impatient! FDS replied with a WIP shot that did not dissapoint. I don't think the sneak peek had curbed my excitment, it just encouraged it. But somehow I managed to actually wait. This was helped by several friendly messages from FDS.I was initially going to leave the Demolishers HAMP alone, but after a bit of internet research, i found it could be seal improved in a way that wouldn't interfere with how it functioned, but would stop the pump flying out whenever I turned. Again, I thought I might do this, but as FDS had the blaster open, I would ask, and being the nice guy that Oldnoob is, he obliged.Once again, all messages from FDS were friendly and prompt. An excellent servce.Then, after what seemed like forever, but had only been a few weeks, it arrived!I would like to remind you at this point about the 'School boy at christmas' message I sent, because when I opened the protective box and removed the bubble wrap, I didn't find the blaster, I found a big bright red christmas present! I laughed so hard.So i opened it to find yet another suprise. The blaster came with it's very own blaster sleeve to protect it's paint work. The Britnerf Reaper also came with one, but i had assumed it was a bonus as part of the prize. Nope! Every commission comes with a protective sleeve to protect your blaster while stored. The sleeve is also made by FDS and very professionally finished and compliments your blaster perfectly.So i clear the box in preparation for playtime and find yet another small red christmas present hidden lower down the box. I opened it to get my final surprise, 20 FVJs. Considering the cost I paid, I believe I got a great bargain. FDS provided an excellent, friendly and prompt service and delivered a high quality finished product that far surpassed my expectations. I did not think this level 'Stock' modding was possible. Thankyou Oldnood, I couldn't have asked for more.Now, the foam spitting part!The blaster is the Dogs Bollocks! The paint job is spot on and matches the RS exactly. The finish makes it look like a moulded plastic rather than a paint job. The white stripe follows it's original lines which means it lines up with all elite barrels. The paint job is finished so well, you can slide Tac rail attachments on without worrying about damage.From my wiring spec to the crappy MS Paint mock-up, FDS has given me exactly what I have asked for.This isn't a one off quality job either. This is consistent quality, shown on both Elite Blue Demolisher and the BritNerf Reaper Class Rapidstrike.The quality of the rewire is most apparent when running the blaster on standard Duracells along side my other stock Demolisher. At stock, the Demo runs like any other Nerf Elite blaster and struggles to make the advertised distances on the box. Rewiring alone makes my Elite Blue Demolisher hit and surpass the range claims on the box. Not by a massive difference, but very noticeable compared to the stock Demo.Pop in 2 IMR cells and the thing becomes a beast. I found running it with 2 IMRs seemed to improve accuraccy to a conciderable distance which suits my style of play very well and should be fine in FPS limited games. Although I have not tested this myself, FDS have and all data can be found in the FDS sub-forum of Britnerf.Pop in the 3rd IMR and the beast becames a demon! Accuracy changes dramatically as darts start to spin off at longer distances, but thats fine, because if I'm running it on 3 IMRs, I will be using it as a point and click spam cannon anyway. The power! It's gonna sting!Did I mention how pretty it looks?Want one? Anyone looking for commision work, I cannot recommend Oldnoob at Foam Data Services enough. His work is of an amazing standard and is exceedingly durable. You end up with a very natural looking blaster that will destroy stock blasters and hold it's own against other high-end modded blasters. The service is amazing and very customer orientated. The prices and lead times will vary with what work you ask for but in my experience with FDS, it is very reasonable.Commissions for Foam Data Services are taken through UK Nerf War and can be reached at www.uknerfwar.com . I would urge you to check it out.So there you have it. For all of you in the NIC who believe the Demolisher should've been elite blue in the first place, I will leave you with this imgur album full of eye candy!Stay tuned for a review of Blastersmiths UK's Demolisher rocket holder. This will be done as soon as I find my screwdriver..........