Mega Construx ONI Strike Team

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 1 minute to sort, 3 minute to build
Set Piece Count: 106
Minifigures: ONI Technician, ONI Officer, x2 ONI Operators
Weapons: Rocket Launcher, DMR, AR, Pistol
Accessories: Buildable machine gun turret, small crate with terrain display, x4 figure stands
Special Features: Turret can fire included plastic bolts
Cost: $15 US (Mass Retail)

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The box art shows the figures in an action scene, while the back shows off the contents within. This box size is new to the Halo Mega Construx line. I like it. It’s tall, not long allowing for more sets to be placed on store shelves.

Note the figures are the same as typical UNSC Marines, but with the ONI Black/Grey deco instead. Continue reading →

Mega Construx Power Pack-Speed Boost

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 1 minute to sort, 1 minute to build
Set Piece Count: 31
Minifigures: Translucent Purple Wetwork Spartan
Weapons: SMG (Potence skin w/removable bayonet and scope), Magnum (Scratched skin), Railgun (ARCLight skin)
Accessories: Purple Speed Power Up Button
Special Features: REQ station opens/closes and stores weapons
Cost: $7 US (Mass Retail)

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Another new box design for Mega. I’m really liking these. Simple and to the point. The back shows the other 3 in this series of Power Packs.

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Mega Construx Shields of Requiem Lance

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 1 minute to sort, 1 minute to build
Set Piece Count: 108
Minifigures: Elite Ranger, Elite Minor, Jackal Minor, Grunt Minor
Weapons: Needler, Plasma Pistol, Fuel Rod Cannon, Storm Rifle, Buildable Plasma Turret
Accessories: Drop Shield, x4 figure stands, x2 translucent yellow/orange foliage, plasma shield
Special Features: Turret can fire included plastic bolts
Cost: $15 US (Mass Retail)

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The box art shows the figures in a cool action scene, while the back shows off the contents within. This box size is new to the Halo Mega Construx line. I like it. It’s tall, not long. This allows for more sets to be placed on store shelves. Continue reading →

Mega Bloks Smuggler’s Intercept

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 30 minutes sorting, 2 hours building. Your time may vary as I stop to take pics for the review along the way.
Set Piece Count: 590
Minifigures: Agent Estrin, Agent Locke w/human head and helmet
Weapons: x2 DMR
Accessories: x2 Power Cores, x2 small crate, x1 long crate, buildable LARGE crate, buildable basecamp.
Special Features: cargo container arms pivot down, cockpit hatch opens/closes, large cargo crate doors pivot out
Cost: $60 US (Mass Retail) I got mine for only $14 through a sale at Toys R Us. Bought this on March 6, 2018. Yeah, I waited a long while to buy this. Glad I did as I saved a LOT of money!

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As always, the box art shows off the set nicely. The back of the box shows most of the features of the set. Continue reading →

Mega Construx Arctic Jackrabbit Assault

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 3 minutes sorting, 10 minutes building. Your time may vary as I stop to take pics for the review along the way.
Set Piece Count: 168
Minifigures: Spartan Hermes, Spartan Centurion, x2 Banished Brute, Banished Grunt Minor
Weapons: Brute Spiker, Gravity Hammer, Battle Rifle, Magnum, Plasma Pistol
Accessories: x4 Figure stands
Special Features: Jackrabbit Gun pivots
Cost: $20 US (Mass Retail)

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The box art and window show off this set nicely. I really dig the figs in the window. The back of the box says which figures and weapons are inside. Continue reading →

I had three more sets I’m adding to this month’s Toy Review Madness! I shuffled some around, so check this new calendar if you were expecting to see a specific set on a specific day.

Added to the calendar are the Smuggler’s Intercept, Warzone Wasp Strike and Grunt Goblin. I then moved a few reviews to others days and now have added Tuesdays for the rest of this month to the review days!

Mega Construx CTF Arctic Warthog

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 15 minutes sorting, 1 hour building. Your time may vary as I stop to take pics for the review along the way.
Set Piece Count: 311
Minifigures: Spartan MK IV, Spartan Rogue, Spartan Recon (GEN 1)
Weapons: x3 Magnum, SMG, Shotgun, Sentinel Beam, X4 Frag Grenade, X3 Plasma Grenade
Accessories: Buildable Flag stand, buildable crate/terrain display, x3 Figure stands
Special Features: 4-wheel independent suspension
Cost: $30 US (Mass Retail)

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Mega Construx Cryo Pods

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 2 minutes to build figure
Set Piece Count: 23 per Cryo Pod set
Minifigures: One per pod (corresponds with pod color) – Silver Recruit Spartan, Blue Defender Spartan, Dark Green Mark V Spartan, Copper Mark VI Gen 2 Spartan
Weapons: Railgun (w/Silver pod), Hydra (w/Blue pod), Assault Rifle (w/Dark Green pod), SAW (w/Coppoer Pod)
Accessories: 2-piece Cryo Pod, one figure stand per cryo pod set.
Special Features: N/A
Cost: $5 US (Mass Retail)

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Mega Construx Kubros Spartan Recon

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: Sort time 10 minutes, Build time was less than an hour
Set Piece Count: 153
Weapons: Buildable Sniper
Special Features: Arms and head swivel
Cost: $15 US (Mass Retail)
In the interest of transparency, I received this set from 343 as part of a package for my LAN last summer (2017). After I built the set, it was given away as a prize at the LAN.

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Mega Construx UNSC Marine Customizer Pack

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: No building time required for base figures. Varies otherwise, if you choose to swap armor.
Set Piece Count: 62
Minifigures: Marine (Grey Armor/Green Undersuit), Halo Wars 2 Flame Marine (Green Armor/Black Undersuit)
Weapons: Battle Rifle, Assault Rifle, Sniper, Flamethrower, Rocket Launcher, Pistol
Accessories: Buildable Flamethrower backpack, various interchangeable armor (see below), x2 figure stands
Special Features: N/A
Cost: $9 US (Mass Retail)

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