Halo Product Review: Metal Earth Master Chief Helmet

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When I went to New York Toy Fair this year, I had the pleasure to meet not only the designer, but the owners of Fascinations as well. While taking with both of them about their Halo line, we discussed possible new models to come. During this conversation, the designer was kind enough to offer me one each of their Halo models to review on the blog. This is the first of 4 planned reviews for Fascinations line of Halo Metal Earth models.

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Now before I get started, I need to say that this is the first time I’ve worked with laser cut models at this scale. I chose the Master Chief Helmet set to start with since I thought it might be the easiest one.

I learned very quickly that this is the kind of model you MUST take your time with. As such you can see below that it took me 3 1/2 hours to build.

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 3 1/2 hours
Special Features: N/A
Cost: $13-15 retail

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Canon Fodder – Second to None

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The following is a reblog form Halo Waypoint.

By GrimBrother One –

Issue 13

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Welcome back, canonballers. In case you missed it, in last week’s issue we answered several of your deep-diving lore questions, and one about moas. If you were too distracted by all the g-lore-ious info in our Community Q&A, you might have missed the fact that we also announced that the Second Story content for Halo: Nightfall is now available as standalone content in the Halo Channel. This week, we’re going to dive a little bit deeper into what this content is, and how it sits in the universe.

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Halo Toy Review: Mega Bloks Fireteam Eagle

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Breaking from the norm here for a minute. I need to thank one of my fellow local Halo fans. He got this and the Sierra Squad sets for me. It was a surprise. He said the store was having a sale, saw that I hadn’t reviewed these on the site yet and knows of the plumbing issues at my home that are causing havoc on our finances, so he picked them up for me. That I know of there isn’t any sales going on at the major stores, so I take it that he is just being very nice. A HUGE thanks Dave. I’m holding his last name confidential as that’s his personal business. Bro, I owe you, TWO!    THANKS!!!

Okay, on with the review!
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Mega Bloks Sierra Squad: Set #CND00 <–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: 140
Minifigs: All Halo 4 style Spartans: Aviator, Scout, Enforcer, Oceanic, Soldier
Weapons: Scattershot, Light Rifle, Incineration Cannon, Boltshot, 4X Pulse Grenade,
Accessories: Jetpack, Light shield
Special Features: N/A
Cost: $15

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Dark Horse comics, Halo ships!

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This was part of my coverage for New York Toy Fair. However, I held on to this as I was waiting on some official info from Dark Horse themselves for the product.

So here now are the ships that Dark Horse will be making available later this year and moving forward.

As you can see, the first three ships to be made are a UNSC Pelican, a Covenant CCS Cruiser and the UNSC Infinity.
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Halo Toy Review: Mega Bloks Sierra Squad multipack

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Breaking from the norm here for a minute. I need to thank one of my fellow local Halo fans. He got this and another multipack set for me. I didn’t ask him, so it was a surprise. He said the store was having a sale, saw that I hadn’t reviewed these on the site yet and knows of the plumbing issues at my home that are causing havoc on our finances, so he picked them up for me. That I know of there isn’t any sales going on at the major stores, so I take it that he is just being very nice. If there is a sale (and he didn’t say what store he got these from), well, be on the lookout. Anyway, a HUGE thanks Dave. I’m holding his last name confidential as that’s his personal business. Bro, I owe you, TWO! THANKS!!!

Okay, on with the review!
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Mega Bloks Sierra Squad: Set #CND01 <–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: 155
Minifigs: All Halo 4 style UNSC Marines: 1 officer (w/hat), 1 standard w/light skin, 1 standard w/dark skin, 2X with green visor
Weapons: Rocket Launcher, Sniper, 2X Assault Rifle, Battle Rifle, Pistol, SAW, Shotgun, Grenade Launcher
Accessories: 4X Backpack; Radioman Backpack, Waeapons crate w/ lid. Flag w/stand
Special Features: Rotating/Pivoting turret
Cost: $15

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Regarding the password protected post from yesterday.

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I know some of you are wondering what that is about. Here’s the explanation.

I’m building a portfolio post to show potential employers some of my work over the years. The information and graphics contained within that password protected post is copyrighted and is not for everyone to see.

I’m using this as a tool to gain employment. The overwhelming majority of the content in the password protected post is not Halo. The only bit that is, is to make mention of the blog and my association with Halo and it’s community.

If anyone has any further questions about that post, please feel free to ask. Though certain questions I may answer given the nature of that post.

-Sal

HCS Season 1 Finals Event Details

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The Halo Championship Series Season 1 Finals will take place at PAX East in Boston – the top teams in the HCS will battle it out for $100,000 in prizing. Our partners at ESL will host the event as we decide the Season 1 Champion. Entry into the Season 1 Finals is determined in the following ways:

• Top 8 teams with the most HCS points after the conclusion of Gamers For Giving 2015.

• EGL: Battle of Europe Wild Card winner

Watch the action on the Halo Channel or Twitch from March 6-8.

Xbox Exec Calls Halo 5 “Jaw-Dropping”

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In an article on gamespot.com, Aaron Greenberg, Xbox marketing executive, says Halo 5 Guardians is “jaw-dropping”.

The following is a reblog of that article: (Followed by my thoughts)

Halo 5: Guardians, the upcoming Xbox One game from Microsoft, is shaping up to be “jaw-dropping” and a game that developer 343 has “dreamed of making.”

That’s according to Xbox marketing executive Aaron Greenberg, who says as part of The Inner Circle podcast that there are more than a few reasons to be excited about the game. Continue reading →