New York Toy Fair Halo toy news: Mega Bloks

New York Toy Fair is set to start tomorrow.

We get our first Halo Mega Bloks preview by way of text:

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MEGA BLOKS Halo® The phenomenally successful building set line is invigorated for 2014 with all-new buildable vehicles and playsets, and the introduction of the new Mega Bloks Halo super-poseable micro action figures with interchangeable armor. With over 20 new items in the range,Mega Bloks Halo offers kids and collectors enhanced play experiences based on the iconic Halo entertainment franchise. The Mega Bloks Halo UNSC RC Attack Mantis features a wireless remote control weapons system with multiple rocket launchers!

HFFL: Okay let’s break that paragraph down a bit.
“line is invigorated for 2014 with all-new buildable vehicles and playsets”
– Should it have said REinvigorated? Regardless, all NEW buildable vehicles and PLAYSETS. Okay, so I’m hoping this means with regards to vehicles, they are redesigns of vehicles already done. One exception though I’d like to see is the newer style Banshee. I prefer the smaller curvier wings to the longer straighter ones of the classic trilogy.
– Playset! YES!!! Now what location(s) could they be? There’s a TOn to choose from. Would these be smal like the Cryo Bay one for last year or larger like the High Ground set from the previous year?

“introduction of the new Mega Bloks Halo super-poseable micro action figures with interchangeable armor”
– NEW super poseable figs w/interchangeable armor? Okay, either my mind is BLOWN, or, we’re still getting the same style figures and not the scale/articulation like the COD figs have. As for interchangeable armor? OMG! YES!!! So this has me thinking Mega might just be doing a new scale size. UGH…While it’s nice to have better figures, changing scale always kills things for me. I don’t want to recollect everything all over again. We’ll have to see how this plays out.

• over 20 new items
– This could be anything from single pack figs, to multi pack figs to vehicles and playsets. Again a wait and see. Regardless, still a nice bit to collect, build and play/display.

PEWWWwwwww….
– That sound you just heard was my mind being blown away for sure by this next item.

• UNSC RC Attack Mantis features a wireless remote control weapons system with multiple rocket launchers!
– Remote Controlled Mantis!!! O.M.G.!!!!!!!! Built from bloks? I wonder if it will scrunch down and stand tall? Will it walk? Can it move it’s arms while firing the rockets? How much is this going to be?

Stay tuned to HFFL tomorrow all day. I’ll get to the bottom of Halo Toy News coming out of NYTF and pass it on to you good folks as soon as I’m able to.

-Sal

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3 thoughts on “New York Toy Fair Halo toy news: Mega Bloks

  1. This is intruiging, especially this rc mantis, but I’m with you on hoping there is no scale change. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the metal/universe series and micro fleet sets as sub lines but I’d hate for them to do any drastic changes to the main line figures, although the improved articulation would be quite welcome in my opinion.

  2. I always love when new playsets come out, rather than vehicles. Being a fan of both Halo Mega Bloks and Lego Star Wars, the majority of the sets that come out are just vehicles with a few figures thrown in, so creating a setting for almighty battles is great fun. I love the High Ground building that was released a few years ago and I hope to see more of that in the future.

    • Agreed. I pitched specific playsets for Star Wars to Hasbro for years. After they kept not making them, I eventually dropped collecting the line. It’s kind of boring just having figs and vehicles without any place for them to do battle. As a collector who displays his stuff rather than plays with them, playsets are a must for me. Halo is ripe for the picking when it comes to playsets. SO many locations, maps, etc.

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