About Sal

I’ve got tons of experience with Halo gaming and collecting. I feel I have something to offer to the greater Halo fan community. Posts along the way will be about tips and tricks in the games as well as collecting and many more Halo related things. I’ll also repost interesting articles from the official site, Halowaypoint.com, or from fellow Halo fan sites. As I continue this blog, I hope to help gamers who want advice on the games, as well as any collectors with regards to where to find collectibles as well as deals, coupons and so on. You can also follow me on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/#!/HaloFanForLife or Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/halofanforlife11. Welcome to my blog and I hope you’ll come back again and again. -Sal

Mega Construx Toy Review: Master Chief Helmet

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Mega Construx Master Chief Helmet

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: roughly 45 minutes to build (Your time will vary from mine as I took pics along the way for this review.)
Set Piece Count: 414
Accessories: Buildable display stand
Cost: $30 US Target

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The front of the package shows the completed helmet on the buildable stand as well as an inset photo of the back of the helmet with the AI chip being inserted into it.
The back shows much the same as well as the buildable Energy Sword set.

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Toy Review: Wicked Cool Toys “World of Halo” Jackal Sniper

The term “World of Halo” used in the title refers to all figures in that series being in scale with one another.

Technical Specifications:
Articulation:
• Ball Joint Head
• Ball Joint Neck
• Hinge Joint Jaw
• Ball Joint Shoulders
• Ball Joint Elbows
• Ball Joint Wrists
• Swivel Jointed Chest
• Ball Joint hips
• Hinged Joint Knees
• Hinged Joint Hocks
• Ball Jointed Joint Ankles
Accessories: Stalker Rifle, Green/Grey Figure Stand
Additional Contents: Halo Infinite Code card.
Cost: $10 (US)
Availability: Mass Retail (I got mine from Target)

And on with the pics! (Click pics to make BIGGER)

The packaging has a nice shape to it. It gives off a vibe of being very “strong”, if you will. Kind of how a muscular person’s torso is. Thicker at the top, slimmer at the waist, then thicker at the hips. It could also be interpreted as being Master Chief’s helmet. Green mostly all over, with the window (visor), having an orangish color card in the background.
The back shows a pic of Master Chief in a running pose. Most of WCT’s World of Halo packaging is like this. Not sure why they went that route instead of displaying other toys in the line? But it still looks nice.
Considering that I open the packaging, the back doesn’t make much difference to me. For those that collect and keep in package, this shouldn’t matter much either as you do not generally display figures with the back facing front.

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Toy Review: Wicked Cool Toys 12 inch UNSC Marine


Before I start the review, I would like to make note that the 12 inch line of WCT Halo figures is following the recent trend of other toy manufacturers. This is to say that the backs of the figures are flatter and there is not as much articulation as their shorter figures. The 12 inch line is most definitely meant for kids, so please consider that, as I did, when reading these reviews and should you decide to buy the figures.

Okay, let’s move on to the review.

Technical Specifications:
Articulation:
• Ball Joint Head
• Ball Joint Shoulders
• Ball Joint Elbows
• Swivel Joint Wrists
• Ball Joint hips
• Ball Joint Knees
Accessories: Hydra Launcher
Additional Contents: N/A
Cost: $10 (US)
Availability: Mass Retail (I got mine from Target)

And on with the pics! (Click pics to make BIGGER)

The packaging is tall and slim. The figure’s arms are slightly pinned behind the figure, with a plastic band, to allow for a tighter squeeze into the packaging. The Hydra is partially on display at the front bottom of the window. Take care to carefully cut away any plastic holding straps before trying to remove the figure.

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Toy Review: Wicked Cool Toys Spartan Series 6 inch White Mark VII [B] Spartan

Technical Specifications:
Articulation:
• Ball Joint Head
• Ball Joint Shoulders
• Double Hinge Jointed Elbows
• Ball Joint Wrists
• Swivel Jointed Torso
• Ball Joint hips
• Double Hinge Knees
• Double Jointed Joint Ankles
Accessories: VK78 Commando Rifle, Plasma Pistol
Additional Contents: Halo Infinite Code card.
Cost: $20 (US)
Availability: Mass Retail (I got mine from Target)

And on with the pics! (Click pics to make BIGGER)

The packaging is fairly standard. Which is to say it looks nice. A large window shows off the entirety of the contents.

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Toy Review: Mega Construx Halo Infinite Series 1 Blind Bags

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Mega Construx Halo Infinite Series 1 Blind Bags

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 1-2 minutes building each figure.
Set Piece Count: varies by figure
Minifigures: Imperial Grunt, Elite Minor (purple), Marine, Mk VII Blue Spartan, Active Camo Master Chief, Yellow Gungnir Spartan, Blue Holographic Pilot, Buildable Pelican
Accessories: In order from above: x2 Sticky Grenades, Energy Sword, Assault Rifle, Brute Shot, Battle Rifle, Carbine, Sidekick pistol, buildable stand
Special Features: Removable Armor, angular plate (used as figure stand)
Cost: $3-3.50 US (Mass Retail) ONE figure per pack OR Ship parts in the case of the Pelican

Here is a look at the front of the bling bag for this series.

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Toy Review: Wicked Cool Toys “World of Halo” Brute Captain

Before I get started, I wanted to mention something.
This article marks a NEW chapter for HFFL. The FIRST of reviews for Wicked Cool Toys Halo action figure line! I already have many reviews lined up.
I have to say, this line easily rivals McFarlane’s line from several years ago. I think fans are going to be very happy with what WCT has to offer!!

Also, the term “World of Halo” used in the title refers to all figures in that series being in scale with one another.

Technical Specifications:
Articulation:
• Ball Joint Head
• Ball Joint Shoulders
• Ball Joint Elbows
• Ball Joint Wrists
• Swivel Jointed Chest
• Ball Joint hips
• Double Hinge Knees
• Double Jointed Joint Ankles
Accessories: Mangler, Thrusters, Removable Helmet
Additional Contents: Halo Infinite Code card.
Cost: $10 (US)
Availability: Mass Retail (I got mine from Target)

And on with the pics! (Click pics to make BIGGER)

The packaging has a nice shape to it. It gives off a vibe of being very “strong”, if you will. Kind of how a muscular person’s torso is. Thicker at the top, slimmer at the waist, then thicker at the hips. It could also be interpreted as being Master Chief’s helmet. Green mostly all over, with the window (visor), having an orangish color card in the background.
The back shows a pic of Master Chief in a running pose. Most of WCT’s World of Halo packaging is like this. Not sure why they went that route instead of displaying other toys in the line? But it still looks nice.
Considering that I open the packaging, the back doesn’t make much difference to me. For those that collect and keep in package, this shouldn’t matter much either as you do not generally display figures with the back facing front.

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Mega Construx Toy Review: Pelican Inbound

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Mega Construx Pelican Inbound

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 
Set Piece Count: 2024
Minifigures: Master Chief, the Pilot, Banished Hunter
Weapons: Ravager, Assault Rifle, Commando, pistol, x2 Frag grenades
Accessories: X3 figure stand, buildable fire extinguisher, medium sized crate
Special Features: Cockpit opens/closes, roof opens/closes, troop bay splits opens/closes, bay door opens/closes, retractable wheeled landing gear (front), retractable landing struts (rear), wings and nacelles pivot 360°, nose gun rotates 360° and pivots
Cost: $150 US. Mine was sent to me by Mega Brands for the purpose of this review.

And on with the pics! (Click pics to make BIGGER)

The front of the package shows the set in a awesome action shot. The back shows some of the action features, the alternate build and a few of the other new sets out (as of this writing).

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Mega Construx Toy Review: Skiff Intercept

Mega Construx Skiff Intercept

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 1 hour to build (Skiff), 30 minutes each Wall/Skitterer from Alternate Build (Your time will vary from mine as I took pics along the way for this review)
Set Piece Count: 452
Minifigures: Spartan Mark VII, Grunt Conscript, X2 Brute Warrior
Weapons: Commando, X2 Mangler, Plasma Pistol, Ravager
Accessories: X4 figure stand,
Special Features: Alternate build via APP, which features a Turret Wall and (Somewhat) Skitterer from Halo Wars 2.
Cost: $40 US. I got mine at Target. A second one was sent to me by Mega Brands for the purpose of this review. I used it for the alternate builds.

And on with the pics! (Click pics to make BIGGER)

The front of the package shows the set in a fun action shot. The back displays some of the action features as well as alternate build.

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Mega Construx Toy Review: Turret Takedown

Mega Construx Turret Takedown

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: Sorting 1 minute, Build 3 minutes
Set Piece Count: 98
Minifigures: Spartan Hazop, Grunt Conscript
Weapons: Shotgun, Plasma Pistol
Accessories: X2 figure stand, Covenant Power Core, 6 trans-blue projectiles
Special Features: x2 Projectile Launchers
Cost: $10 Dollar General Exclusive (US)

And on with the pics! (Click pics to make BIGGER)

The front of the package shows the set in a cool action shot. Pardon the yellow $10 sticker as that was put on there by Dollar General. An attempt was made to remove it for a clean pic, but the box paper tore. (Thankfully, I took the pre-sticker removal shot as well.)

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Mega Construx Toy Review: Building Box

Mega Construx Building Box

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: Varies wildly depending on if you build from printed instructions, alternate PDF instructions online, or build something of your own. From printed instructions, the build was roughly 30 minutes, from alternate build (PDF), about 40 minutes.
Set Piece Count: 450
Minifigures: Gungnir, EVA spartans
Weapons: Rocket Launcher, Shotgun, Ravager, SMG, DMR, AR, Sidekick, Commando, Energy Sword
Accessories: X2 figure stand, x2 Frag Grenades, x2 muzzle flash, x2 projectile flash
Special Features: Alternate build via APP.
Cost: $30

I received a set of this from Mega Brands for the purpose of this review.

And on with the pics! (Click pics to make BIGGER)

The front of the package shows the set in a cool action shot. I had to use Mega’s online graphic for this as my photo became corrupted.

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Mega Construx Toy Review: Energy Sword

Mega Construx Energy Sword

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: roughly one hour to build (Your time will vary from mine as I took pics along the way for this review)
Set Piece Count: 567
Accessories: Buildable display stand
Cost: $50 US Target
I got mine from Mega Construx directly, for the purpose of creating this review.

And on with the pics! (Click pics to make BIGGER)

The front of the package shows the set displayed nicely on its buildable stand. While the back of the box shows the length of the sword, (25.12 inches/63.7cm). It also shows the Ring set and the (as yet not released as of this writing) Helmet set.

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Mega Construx Toy Review: Point Defense Showdown

Mega Construx Point Defense Showdown

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: roughly 75-100 minutes to build (Your time will vary from mine as I took pics along the way for this review)
Set Piece Count: 782
Minifigures: Master Chief (Infinite armor, muddy), Marine, Hyperius (Brute Banished leader), Grunt Assault
Weapons: Gravity Hammer, “Mangler” Energy Rifle, Assault Rifle, Plasma Pistol
Accessories: X4 figure stand, Communcations Backpack, Jump pack, x4 projectiles
Special Features: Alternate build via APP.
Cost: $80 US Target, $60 Amazon The set may be available elsewhere, but these were the only two places found as of this writing.

A friend of mine got this for me early, for my birthday.

And on with the pics! (Click pics to make BIGGER)

The front of the package shows the set in a cool action shot. As well, it again shows the figures included at the bottom of the front of the box. The back displays shows another action scene, the weapons and accessories included as well as alternate build and two other sets available as of this writing.

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Mega Construx Toy Review: Forerunner Ring Installation

Mega Construx Forerunner Ring Installation

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 25-30 minutes to build (Your time will vary from mine as I took pics along the way for this review)
Set Piece Count: 301
Minifigures: Not Applicable
Weapons: Not Applicable
Accessories: Buildable display base
Special Features: Not Applicable
Cost: $30 US Target Exclusive.
Full Disclosure, I received mine directly from Mega Brands for free.

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The front of the package shows the set on display. The back of the box touts the set shown at actual size. It also shows the Energy Sword set. Also a Target exclusive.

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Mega Construx Toy Review: Recon Getaway

Mega Construx Recon Getaway

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 10 minutes to build (Your time will vary from mine as I took pics along the way for this review)
Set Piece Count: 123
Minifigures: Elite Minor, X2 Marine (1 with goatee, 1 brown skin color), Grunt Minor
Weapons: Tactical Shotgun, SMG, Plasma Rifle, Needler
Accessories: X4 figure stands
Special Features: Alternate build via APP.
Cost: $20 US Mass Retail. I got mine at Amazon.

And on with the pics! (Click pics to make BIGGER)

The front of the package shows the set in a fun action shot. The back displays the action feature as well as alternate build.

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Mega Construx Toy Review: Warthog Rally

Mega Construx Warthog Rally

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 30 minutes to build (Your time will vary from mine as I took pics along the way for this review)
Set Piece Count: 314
Minifigures: Master Chief (Infinite armor), Marine, X2 Jackal Freebooters
Weapons: Assault Rifle, SMG, x2 Plasma Pistols
Accessories: X4 figure stand, Removable Sight for AR, x2 energy shields (for Jackals)
Special Features: Alternate build via APP.
Cost: $30 US Mass Retail. I got mine at Target.

And on with the pics! (Click pics to make BIGGER)

The front of the package shows the set in a fun action shot. The back displays some of the action features as well as alternate build.

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