Mega Bloks Micro Fleet Hornet: Set #97224

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 5 minutes
Set Piece Count: 79
Minifigs: Spartan Mark VI Red (Halo 4 style)
Weapons: SAW
Accessories: Micro Covenant Sniper Tower
Price: $14-16
Special Features: N/A

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

As with the other Micro Fleet sets, the package shows off the collectible helmet and graphics for what the set includes, nicely.

Here’s the side of the box, just to show how far out the helmet juts from the package.

When you open up the box, this is what you see. The parts included are to the right (as viewed from the back) as opposed to being inside of the helmet.

When you remove the cardboard backing you find this. The helmet is attached via two strings. One at the top and one at the bottom. The one at the top can be a little tricky, so kids, get your parents to cut/remove that one for you.

This set of pics shows how the backplate is removable by pushing down on a tab.

And here is the helmet with the back baseplate removed. It can be a good place to store the set or other parts/pieces.

So here are the contents. An instruction sheet and one bag of parts.

And the parts all sorted out.

The landing skid in just a couple steps.

The body of the Hornet takes shape…

Put the two sections together and BAM, Hornet!

Orthogonal views of the Hornet.

A comparison shot of the recently released Electronic Hornet with the Micro Fleet version. I think Mega did an EXCELLENT job of design here. Plenty enough detail in the micro version!

The Covenant sniper tower per instructions, built on the baseplate.

Here it is finished. Note the 2X1 grey plate that the closets ramp is connected to. There’s another one on the other side. These will be used for my custom redesign of the sniper tower.

A SAW is included with the set.

Each of the Micro sets thus far have included a Mark VI (Halo 4 style) in the same color of the collectible helmet.

Here’s the finished set. The pic to the right has the bottom transparent piece rotated 90° to allow the Hornet to bear down on the sniper tower more.

So I mentioned making a redesign of the tower. This is what the tower looks like when taken off the baseplate. As you can see many of the parts are free floating from each other. This won’t work as well if you’re trying to make a diorama and have to watch out for loose piece.

Here is my solution. I took the two 2×2 grey plates that were in the middle, along with those two 2×1 plates I mentioned earlier to make the base of the redesigned tower. Added the side curved pieces…

Then simply put the top portion of the tower on it. Now this does leave you with the three bottom ramps that are free floating. Still, that’s much better than the whole base of the tower being free floating pieces. The last pic above shows how I temporarily store those ramp pieces when the tower is not in use.

Here’s the video review:

Summary: This is a quick to build set and is remarkable in it’s detail for being so small.

Overall Rating: I give this set 10 out for 10 medals.

You can see this set and more at Mega Bloks Halo product page HERE.

Thanks for reading and let me know what you think of the review. If you have this set yourself, please give me your thoughts on it too!

-Sal