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Hillside, NJ – November 12, 2013 – National Entertainment Collectibles Association (NECA), entertainment conglomerate and global leader in licensed consumer goods, has partnered with 343 Industries for a new worldwide merchandise program for “Halo®”, the award-winning franchise that has shaped video game and entertainment history.

“We are thrilled to be part of a franchise with such wide-reaching impact,” said Joel Weinshanker, president and COO of NECA. “Bringing the rich universe of Halo to tangible form is an honor, and we’ll be working closely with 343 Industries to ensure Halo’s loyal fans around the world are pleased with the result.”

The new line will be available to consumers beginning in April 2014, and will include a wide assortment of products, including 1:4 scale action figures, mini figures, DOT-approved motorcycle helmets, prop replicas, board games, and HeroClix miniatures games for a variety of platforms.

“We love seeing the Halo worlds and aspects of its universe being translated into new forms and functions, but it’s rare that we get the chance to see its rules, modes of play and strategies reinterpreted through another lens, so we couldn’t be happier to return to the world of HeroClix and Halo with our old friends at NECA and the broader partnership, with replicas, large scale action figures and more is going to bear some amazing fruit. But I won’t lie, the idea of cruising around on my motorbike with a Halo-inspired DOT approved helmet gives me goose bumps,” said Frank O’Connor, Franchise Development Director of 343 Industries.

At the price of $18, this is a bargain! If you couldn’t get the Halo 4 Global Championship version of the t-shirt, then this is a good alternative.

Click the pic below to be teleported to the waypoint store to get yours now!

Hmm, now to see if my wife will get me one of these…. OH Honey?????

-Sal

Halo Avatar items on sale 50% off!

You can find them all below or through the Marketplace on XBOX Live.

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Search?downloadtype=AvatarItem&query=halo%20avatar&PageSize=90&Page=1

Here is a RARE chance to own one of the “Holy Grails” of Halo collecting. It’s the WETA Cortana Statue.

I rarely promote eBay auctions here. This is one exception. Though the asking price is WAY over-inflated, the seller does allow for a “make an offer” bid.

Here are pics of it, taken straight from the auction:

Again, that initial asking price of $1200 is WAY overinflated. However, the rarity of this, being only 1000 pieces made is saying something. Oh if I had the money, I’d make an offer. Not $1200 mind you. For those wondering, what would a reasonable offer be? Given it’s rarity, I definitely can see this going for $300-450. The seller however may not want it to go for so low. So if you make an offer, keep that in mind.

If you bid on this, best of luck attaining it. If you do get it, PLEASE let me know and send pics. I’d love to showcase this better than just the auction pics on HFFL.

I’d like to thank Cody JR Smith for posting the link to this on Facebook.

-Sal

Got a spare $3,000? Then head on over to eBay where you can find this 6 foot tall custom blue painted Master Chief statue.

Link to auction: Rare 6ft Tall Master Chief Halo Statue

Whew, WAY to rich for my blood. Besides, I have the 3ft version of this and am pretty content. No way I’d pay $3k for this.

I’d like to thank Tom Garrett of HaloCollector on facebook for posting this.

-Sal

Okay first, let me state that this review should have never even happened. I had this on pre-order from back in December and completely forgot about it as I meant to cancel the pre-order some time ago. Well, lo’ and behold it came in and WHAM my bank account got nailed for it. I really can’t afford this, so it’s going to go up for sale for the price I paid w/shipping. In the meantime, I figured I might as well review it while I do have it.

So here goes:

The box is nicely done. Clean graphics that wrap around the sides. The back of the box  shows Palmer in some good action poses. The front flap opens to reveal the figure and accessories in the tray below. (Sorry no pic of that)

So here’s what you get in the box. In the tray you have Palmer, an extra set of hands, a Magnum and a Railgun. Packaged behind this hidden from view is a plastic stand that you can assemble (at right).

Here’s a better shot of the accessories. The railgun is very nicely detailed as is the Magnum. Oh and that little piece below the magnum is a kind of “extender” to put in the hole in the back to allow for weapons to be attached there. Though you’ll see in a minute that it’s not needed for the railgun.

Orthogonal views of Palmer. Now, here is where I need to break some things down. The figure’s wrist joints are SMALL. Be very careful with them as I think it could be possible to break them if you’re not careful. Also, the waist armor is a separate piece that “floats” in position. It hides (somewhat) a horrible joint system in the hips. I mean horrible not in that it doesn’t work but that it’s easily seen and with that huge gaps in what should be a more solid looking figure.

Other than those two ares, the rest of the sculpt is fantastic.

The paint application overall is good, however I noticed that some of the red markings on mine look a slight bit off. Also, the silver paint feels “sticky.” (No jokes please…) Seriously it’s like there is a slight film of stickiness on this.

The figure is chock full of articulation as shown by the action poses here. Though again, be careful with the hands/wrist. It took me a couple of minutes to get the railgun to hold and pose right. With regards to the magnum, I suggest you have the hand OFF of the wrist joint first. Put the magnum in the hand, THEN put the hand into the wrist joint.

Finally some detail shots. Again as you can see the detail of the sculpt is fantastic. The railgun in the middle is NOT using the extension piece I mentioned earlier, though if you have other Halo Play Arts figures, you may have to use it for weapons from those figures.

All in all it is a great figure. Considering the news of the new Halo game “Spartan Assault” and Palmer being the key character in it, and if you want a little bit of the Halo virtual world brought to life so to speak, then this figure is a good start.

With McFarlane Toys and Mega Bloks not coming out with a named Sarah Palmer figure any time soon, this may be the only way for you to get her.

-Sal