Author Archives: Sal

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

The Halo Bulletin 7-10-14

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There are only three weeks between E3 and the Rooster Teeth Expo, which means we always have to do a bit of hustlin’ (no, not that type of hustlin’) to get ready to come and see everyone in Austin. This year, we grabbed designers, producers, a Hoberman and threw them onto a panel, grabbed some in-house professional Halo players and threw ‘em on a truck with original Xbox consoles and TVs, brought Halo: The Master Chief Collection (for your eyes only), and we flew down some exclusive gear. A few weeks later, we were in Austin and ready to party with all of you.

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HFFL Community Night tomorrow AND Mixer!

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I will be a special guest on Podcast Evolved tomorrow. They stream live starting at 6pm. twitch.tv/podcast_evolved.

Right after the podcast, we’ll be going into Halo 4. Podcast Evolved will bring their folks and I hope that some of you folks will join in with me so that we can have a good turnout for a mixed community night. We’ll likely play a few games against each other’s communities, then mix the teams up with some from each group on each team.

HFFL Community night starts at 8pm and will continue on until Midnight EST.

If you want to join in on the fun, message me on XBOX Live at GT= HaloFanForLife1

I hope to see you there!

-Sal

Halo Toy Review: Mega Bloks Micro Fleet Falcon

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Mega Bloks Mirco Fleet Falcon: Set #97341

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 2 minutes sorting, 5 minutes building (this includes my time stopping to take pics for the review)
Set Piece Count: 70
Minifigs: Mark VI Blue (Halo 4 style) with removable armor and added shoulder/elbow articulation
Weapons: Sniper Rifle
Accessories: Mini Snowbound Turret, removable back helmet baseplate.
Price: $13-15 (I received mine at no cost from Mega Bloks)
Special Features: Rotors spin.

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Halo 3 Tournament in Pittsburgh!

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GameOn LLC, the very same business I used for last year’s HFFL LANstravaganza is holding a Halo 3 Tournament on July 19th from 11am-9pm.

I’ll be in attendance for some of the day. Likely not competing though, LOL. I’m decent, but not anywhere good enough to compete in pro-level gameplay.

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Halo Toy Review: Mega Bloks UNSC Broadsword Midnight Strike

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Mega Bloks UNSC Broadsword Midnight Strike: Set #97380

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 1 hour sorting time, 4 hours 30 minutes build time. Your time may be less. Mine includes taking the pictures and setting up the set for action poses at the end.
Set Piece Count: 716
Minifigs: The Master Chief (New articulation and removable armor), Cortana (solid paint not see-through), The Didact
Weapons: Assault Rifle, Grenade Launcher, Sticky Detonator, Shotgun, Saw, Pulse Grenade
Accessories: N/A
Price: $70 (presumably). I received mine via Mega Bloks for no cost.
Special Features: Various wing flaps pivot, Cockpit opens/closes, removable nuclear missile, gun mounts pivot. Top portion of ship is removable to reveal weapons and missile storage. Missile can launch via pivot “switch”.

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