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New York Toy Fair Halo Toy Review: BanDai Sprukits

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BanDai the makers of Sprukits have several Halo models. Some are available now while there was one that isn’t yet out.

Let’s start with the sets that are now available. These models are snap fit, so no glue necessary. Molded in the general color of the character, you will need to add paint detail to make them more accurate. Continue reading →

Spartan Games is to produce Halo tabletop miniatures games

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If you love table top games and you love Halo (and you wouldn’t be here if you didn’t), then Spartan Games is bringing you a cool new Halo game to play.

I first learned of this from a post on Facebook by Laird MacLean. Thanks Laird!

The following is a reblog from Spartan Games web site (heh, Spartan, covenant coincidence, huh?):

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Spartan Games has entered into a License Agreement with Microsoft Corporation to design and produce tabletop miniatures games for “Halo®”, the global entertainment phenomenon. The first products will be on sale around the world through Spartan Games’ sales and distribution channels in 2015. Continue reading →

Halo Toy Review: Mega Bloks Heavy Assault Cyclops

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Mega Bloks Heavy Assault Cyclops: Set #CNC98 <–Mega has gone with a new number system for their sets it appears.

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 2 minutes sorting, less than 5 minutes building
Set Piece Count: 76
Minifigs: UNSC Marine in Grey/Black armor, with brown undergarment
Weapons: Railgun
Accessories: Backpack
Special Features: Poseable mech w/opening and closing cockpit
Cost: $15

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

McFarlane teases new Halo 5 action figures

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Just a couple hours ago as of this writing, McFarlane Toys teases this graphic of upcoming  Halo 5 action figures.

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It’s pretty easy to guess that they are Agent Locke and Master Chief, especially given the outlines of each. Should these figures be shown in full detail at NYTF, you can BET on me being there, taking pictures of them, and posting them here for you all to see.

Thanks to Halo fan ‘Didact’ for tweeting me this info.

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Halo Mega Bloks Fall Line-up

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Discovered earlier today by Halo Mega Bloks fan ‘FoolishBakery’, we now have a list of proposed sets for Fall 2015. I say ‘proposed’ because as this information has not been officially released by Mega Bloks, we can not call this anything but rumor at this point.

What you see below are some interesting names for the sets. Looks like we’re getting some NEW vehicles in Halo 5. Continue reading →

McFarlane Halo 4 Series 3 action figure previews

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It’s been quite awhile since we last had a wave of Halo figures from McFarlane Toys. Well, the wait is soon over!

Not only are we getting Spartan Thorne from Fireteam Majestic, Commander Sarah Palmer, and Jul ‘Mdama, we’re also getting a fourth figure, not previously shown. This fourth figure will be an exclusive to Walgreen’s. The figures is a Red Spartan Soldier (Halo 4 armor) with White secondary color.

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Without further ado, let’s get to the official pics from McFarlane. (Click on pics to make bigger) Continue reading →

Halo Toy Review: Covenant Drone Outbreak

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Mega Bloks Covenant Drone Outbreak: Set #CND03 <–Mega has gone with a new number system for their sets it appears.

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 20 minutes sorting, 1 hour 10 minutes building (would have been less if not for photographing for the review)
Set Piece Count: 378
Minifigs: Jorge S-052, Blue JFO Spartan, 2 Covenant Drones (First appearance from Mega Bloks)
Weapons: 2x Plasma Pistols, Shotgun, Target Locator, Machine Gun turret, with removable turret.
Accessories: Large Backpack (for Jorge)
Special Features: Removable roof on truck allows for standard figures to fit inside
Cost: $30

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

Halo Toy Review: Booster Frame (2015)

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Mega Bloks Booster Frame: Set #CND02 <–Mega has gone with a new number system for their sets it appears.

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 15 minutes sorting, 1 hour 15 minutes building (would have been less if not for photographing for the review)
Set Piece Count: 277
Minifigs: Spartan Fred-S104
Weapons: Spartan Laser (Painted)
Accessories: N/A
Special Features: Retractable side guns, extendable wings, moveable back peg plug-in for Spartan
Cost: $20

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

Halo Mega Bloks Toy Review, Covenant Scarab: Part 6 (of 6) Turret, figures, weapons and the rest

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Well this is it, the Sixth and final part of the SIX part Halo Mega Bloks Scarab toy review. This is Mega Bloks third Halo Signature series set and it’s largest to date.
Due to it’s very large piece count (3,340), and it’s size, I’ve broken down the review into 6 parts so that you can easily see/read/download the review

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Mega Bloks Covenant Scarab: Set # 97964

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 5 hours Sorting, 8 hours Building TOTAL 13 hours.
Set Piece Count: 3,340
Minifigs: 2x Jackal Snipers, Dark Blue Ascetic Elite, Dark Blue Commando Elite, Translucent-Blue Prophet of Regret
Weapons: Fuel Rod Gun, 2x Carbine, 2x Plasma Pistol, Energy Sword (My set had 4 Carbines in it.)
Accessories: Buildable translucent blue Prophet Chair
Special Features: Legs pivot front to back at the hip, cannon turns 360°, hatch lifts up (on upper body), removable roof for cockpit, 2 side compartment area hatches open/close, some articulation at front plasma cannon (mandibles)
Cost: $250 Toys R Us Exclusive

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