27 | July | 2012 | HaloFanForLife

Today, I’ve closed one of the chapters on Reach. I have been working on commendations in hopes of getting my percentage to 97% before Halo 4 comes out. While all of my campaign commendations are already Onyx, there were two that were close to being maxed out. So, I took it upon myself to push further on them and max them out. Now all but four of my campaign commendations are maxed.

Next up is the “Grounded” commendation in Firefight. I’m less than 120 vehicle kills away from getting that one to Gold. Once I do that, I’ll be done with Firefight and will have closed that chapter. That will mean that all but two of my Firefight commendations will be Onyx and those two last ones will be Gold.

The final chapter will be to get my “Small Arms” commendation to Gold. Then all but four Matchmaking commendations will be Onyx, with those remaining Gold.

Hitting those levels should get me to my desired 97% complete.

I’ve loved playing the campaign. I have no need to go back an play it anymore. If I ever feel the need to visit it, I can always pick one of my film clips I’ve saved to view it.

Whew, it’s been a long road and I’m almost at the end of it for Reach. Halo 4 just can’t get here soon enough!

-HFFL

With the new video release, I take a detailed look into this amazing, massive, and epic set.

First up is my friend, Andrew Sparkes. He’s an amazing fellow, whom I’ve had the pleasure to game with on a continuing regular basis. I met him in person months after gaming with him for the first time at this year’s New York Toy Fair. I can tell you that “Sparky” is a genuine fellow who loves these toys and more importantly for we Halo fans, he loves Halo.

These next three shots take me back to a time when I was a kid watching Star Wars for the first time. That epic scene when the Star Destroyer slowly envelopes the screen as it’s chasing the rebel ship. Except in this case, it’s the good guys ship coming toward you!

Just look at that incredible amount of detail that the Mega Bloks designers put into the model!

These next four show the interior. A tight fit yes, but it’s packed with a lot of Halo goodness!

At the middle of the ship where it separates, there lurks an Elite, ready top pounce.

The middle section of the interior shows us a UNSC Technician and Officer.
Check out those details in there. Count them, SIX work stations!

Lastly of the interior, but MOST certainly not least is Master Chief in his cryo tube.

Master Chief in a cryo tube with Light Up Cortana looking on.

As you can see in that pic above, Cortana is lit. Here is a gif showing her lit and unlit:

Next we see how the ship separates in the middle to reveal the scene from the first Halo 4 trailer where Master Chief is looking out toward the shield world.