Yet more pics of upcoming sets, both Boxed and opened are out. I got these following a link from bloks.hyperboards.com then to a retailer sit.

Really good shots here.

I’m looking forward to this set. While I want the Banshee, it’s really the Turret that is the draw for me. Hmm, maybe I’ll have a contest for a Space Banshee in the future?

Text from retailer website: Sounding just as frightening as its land counterpart, the Orbital Banshee is a one-man space craft of the Covenant. The Orbital Banshee is armed with twin Heavy Plasma Cannons and the devastating Fuel Rod Cannon for ship-to-ship dogfights. A singleAutomated Point-Defence Turret is the UNSC#s only hope in defending against this enemy. Features UNSC defence Turret included along with two micro action figures: Elite Pilot and EVA Spartan. Features Buildable Banshee including a display stand.

A new color Prowler and it comes with SIX figures. I like this wine color.

Text from retailer website: Establish your army, build and expand your units with the Halo Brute Prowler Attack! Three Crimson Brutes converge on UNSC forces in their Brute Prowler, a heavily armoured ground support unit with a turret capable of a 360-degree field of fire. Organising a counter-attack, a UNSC Spartan leads two Marines on a mission to take the Prowler and trap their Covenant enemies. Features buildable Brute Prowler, 3 Brute Crimson figurines, 2 UNSC figurines and accessories and weapons. For Ages 8+

This beast of a tank (Rhino) looks awesome. Mega Bloks did a wonderful job interpreting it. Also, I’m really glad they are including Forerunner structures with some of their sets. It really adds to the feeling of “Halo.” Only thing I’m not so fond of is the Yellow color on the grunts. I wish they’d stick to Campaign accurate colors for them.

Text from retailer website: The M145D Rhino is a UNSC artillery tank and is meant to be a building destroyer! As the Covenant hide out in an old Forerunner structure, the massive UNSC Rhino tank is called in to eliminate the base and keep the ancient technology out of enemy hands. The UNSC Rhino is a massive 6-tread artillery tank armed with the prototype Zeus 320mm Cannon that rotates a full 360 degrees, and capable of a lock-down mode to aid in long range bombardment. Features The UNSC Rhino has six independent treads, rotating cannon and two functional hatches. Comes complete with UNSC Scout in red armour, UNSC Marine, and two Special Ops Grunts and weaponry. Includes buildable terrain with Forerunner structure. Approx 800pces. For Ages 8+

While the build itself looks great, I’ve said this before that the color isn’t right. Almost all of it should be in the wine color. Look at the cockpit top and those other color pieces on the side of it. The whole Seraph should be in that color. I’m happy with the choices of minifigs. Oh and the base of the set looks pretty sturdy.

Text from retailer website: The Covenant Seraph is the multi-role fighter of the Covenant and is a highly maneouverable ship that goes head to head with the Sabre. Armed with a pair of Heavy Plasma Cannons and protected by an Energy Shield, this superior craft is incredibly versatile. The Seraph comes complete with buildable display stand, opening cockpit and all NEW indigo colour. This set includes the Covenant General in gold armour, Elite Pilot and Combat Elite micro action figures. For Ages 8+

Finally, we have a new Wraith. This one’s build is slightly better. However, it’s the color that is much more improved. It’s much closer to the game accurate color. Again, I’m very happy with the additional Forerunner structure. The color choice for the elites are perplexing though.

Text from retailer website: Introducing the Anti-Air Covenant Wraith. New design with new armaments, plasma mortar and a brand new colour! Includes 3 figures and battle damage terrain. Approx 350pcs. For Ages 8+

All in all, these are great looking sets and I highly recommend getting them all. They will vastly expand your collection. They bring quite a boost to your Covenant army as well as a powerful punch in the Rhino.

-HFFL

Community manager at Mega Brands, Brendan Sera-Shriar posts the following on their blog:

Hey guys we just finished shooting a video of some really cool new stuff from our Fall 2012 collection – hosted by the amazing digibomb – me  I’m pretty stoked about these new sets so I thought I would give you a sneak peek.

The video will air soon here on the blog, the Mega Bloks Halo blog, andWaypoint.

If you follow us on Twitter and Facebook you’ve probably already seen some of the leaks from this week as we prepped for this shoot – if you not a fan yet make sure you like and follow, or signup for the Bloks Brigade to stay in loop.

Enjoy!

(There are a few more shots at their blog)

Suffice to say we have some really good stuff coming up. That first pic shows the Snowbound tower set nicely. It’s TALL. Likewise we get a little better shot of the Battlescape III set. The Sabre set’s box looks HUGE!

I’m excited to see these sets for real!!