{"id":12475,"date":"2014-01-14T16:37:01","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T21:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=12475"},"modified":"2014-01-14T16:37:01","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T21:37:01","slug":"custom-mega-bloks-mini-halo-wars-vulture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=12475","title":{"rendered":"Custom Mega Bloks mini Halo Wars Vulture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GoodwillHunter (GWH) is back again with another awesome mini custom Halo Mega Bloks build. This time it&#8217;s the UNSC Vulture from Halo Wars.<\/p>\n<p>For those who don&#8217;t know what this ship looks like, see the graphic below:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PORTFOLIO_VULTURE_LAYOUT_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12477\" alt=\"PORTFOLIO_VULTURE_LAYOUT_01\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PORTFOLIO_VULTURE_LAYOUT_01-600x384.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PORTFOLIO_VULTURE_LAYOUT_01-600x384.jpg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PORTFOLIO_VULTURE_LAYOUT_01-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PORTFOLIO_VULTURE_LAYOUT_01-468x300.jpg 468w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PORTFOLIO_VULTURE_LAYOUT_01.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Think of it as the Mammoth of the skies and space. It&#8217;s bigger than a Pelican and packs much more of a punch.<\/p>\n<p>So, GWH took it upon himself to build a mini version of this spectacular starship. Here is his custom and his words on it:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-3-4-front.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12470\" alt=\"mini MB vulture 3-4 front\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-3-4-front-600x420.jpeg\" width=\"584\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-3-4-front-600x420.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-3-4-front-300x210.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>GWH:<\/strong> I really enjoyed building the mini Scarab, so I decided to try another reduced scale build. Looking at the bloks I had available, the Vulture seemed like it might work best, so that\u2019s what I did.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-front.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12471\" alt=\"mini MB vulture front\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-front-600x450.jpeg\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-front-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-front-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-front-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-front.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>GWH:\u00a0<\/strong>The cockpit and missiles determined the scale of this build. I started with a cockpit that was only 1 peg wide, but it became clear pretty quickly that it wouldn\u2019t be in scale with the other elements of the ship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-side.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12472\" alt=\"mini MB vulture side\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-side-600x318.jpeg\" width=\"584\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-side-600x318.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-side-300x159.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-side-500x265.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-side.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>GWH:\u00a0<\/strong>I wanted to keep as many features as possible, including removable missiles and the rotating front guns and rear launchers. At this size, however, a small grid plate had to stand in for the launcher\u2019s projectiles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-3-4-back.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12473\" alt=\"mini MB vulture 3-4 back\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-3-4-back-600x402.jpeg\" width=\"584\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-3-4-back-600x402.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-3-4-back-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-3-4-back-446x300.jpeg 446w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-3-4-back.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>GWH:\u00a0<\/strong>I went back to the original 4-engine design at the back of the Vulture, which actually turned out pretty well at this scale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-comparison.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12474\" alt=\"mini MB vulture comparison\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-comparison-600x450.jpeg\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-comparison-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-comparison-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-comparison-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mini-MB-vulture-comparison.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>GWH:\u00a0<\/strong>It came out to about half the length of my figure-scale Vulture, so it probably wouldn\u2019t qualify for the Micro-Fleet, but was a fun build nonetheless. I think this Mini\/Micro stuff may be addicting!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another look at his full sized (mini-figure scale) Vulture:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Vulture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2318\" alt=\"Vulture\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Vulture.jpg\" width=\"864\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Vulture.jpg 864w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Vulture-300x254.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can see this and more of his custom Halo creations in an interview I did with him previously. Check those out <a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=2314\">HERE!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now what I don&#8217;t understand is why Mega Brands (parent company of Mega Bloks) hasn&#8217;t hired him yet??? He&#8217;s got some MEGA talent, fer sure! (Canadian pun there fully intended)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>-Sal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GoodwillHunter (GWH) is back again with another awesome mini custom Halo Mega Bloks build. This time it&#8217;s the UNSC Vulture from Halo Wars. 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