{"id":15036,"date":"2014-06-05T16:02:58","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T21:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=15036"},"modified":"2014-06-05T16:04:13","modified_gmt":"2014-06-05T21:04:13","slug":"fan-made-ragnarok-diorama-using-halo-mega-bloks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=15036","title":{"rendered":"Fan Made Ragnarok Diorama using Halo Mega Bloks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I came across a thread on a Halo Mega Bloks fan site that showed a Ragnaok diorama.<\/p>\n<p>The following was made by &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Scott &#8216;warmaster&#8217; mckie<\/span>&#8220;. From here, I&#8217;m going to let him use his own words as they were in the original thread.<\/p>\n<p>Hi guys, i started this project for bloksfest2014. I never thought it would get to the size or quality that it turned out, its was massively liked at the show and won me first place in the diorama competition and won me a pelican set signed by mega themselves!<\/p>\n<p>The build.<br \/>\nTime: 6 weeks<br \/>\nWeight: 45kg<br \/>\nLength: 5ft<br \/>\nWidth: 2ft<br \/>\nCost: around \u00a3100, \u00a3200+ inc figs.<\/p>\n<p>So heres the start<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-raw-box.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15024\" alt=\"Rag raw box\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-raw-box-600x450.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-raw-box-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-raw-box-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-raw-box-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-raw-box.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-raw-foam.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15025\" alt=\"Rag raw foam\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-raw-foam-450x600.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-raw-foam-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-raw-foam-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-raw-foam.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rage-fillover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15031\" alt=\"Rage fillover\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rage-fillover-600x450.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rage-fillover-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rage-fillover-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rage-fillover-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rage-fillover.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I then added paint and details<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-filled-FIN.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15027\" alt=\"Rag filled FIN\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-filled-FIN-600x400.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-filled-FIN-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-filled-FIN-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-filled-FIN-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-filled-FIN.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-filled-FIN2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15028\" alt=\"Rag filled FIN2\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-filled-FIN2-513x600.jpg\" width=\"513\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-filled-FIN2-513x600.jpg 513w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-filled-FIN2-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-filled-FIN2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-section.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15029\" alt=\"Rag section\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-section-600x399.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-section-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-section-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-section-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-section.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>HFFL:<\/strong> From here he doesn&#8217;t give any more text, so I&#8217;ll fill it in.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-section2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15030\" alt=\"Rag section2\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-section2-450x600.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-section2-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-section2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-section2.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Above a close-up of Chief<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-Pelican-COMP.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15032\" alt=\"Rag Pelican COMP\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-Pelican-COMP-600x600.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-Pelican-COMP-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-Pelican-COMP-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-Pelican-COMP-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-Pelican-COMP.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>A comparison of the diorama pelican scene with the actual scene from the in-game map.<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-ground-close-up.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15033\" alt=\"Rag ground close-up\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-ground-close-up-450x600.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-ground-close-up-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-ground-close-up-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-ground-close-up.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Above shows the detailing of the ground very nicely.<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-warthog-scene.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15034\" alt=\"Rag warthog scene\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-warthog-scene-600x399.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-warthog-scene-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-warthog-scene-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-warthog-scene-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-warthog-scene.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>A very cool scene of a warthog being hit and taking damage.<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-Mantis-scene.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15035\" alt=\"Rag Mantis scene\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-Mantis-scene-600x399.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-Mantis-scene-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-Mantis-scene-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-Mantis-scene-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rag-Mantis-scene.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>Some added firing effects on the Mantis.<\/p>\n<p>This is a nicely done diorama using realistic element with Mega Bloks as well. Being a diorama builder myself, though it&#8217;s been some time, I can certainly appreciate the work and detail that went into this project.<\/p>\n<p>So what do you folks think of this? Did you like the diorama? Do you like the mix of realistic and Mega Bloks? Would you have preferred it to be all realistic or all Mega Bloks?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">-Sal<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I came across a thread on a Halo Mega Bloks fan site that showed a Ragnaok diorama. The following was made by &#8220;Scott &#8216;warmaster&#8217; mckie&#8220;. From here, I&#8217;m going to let him use his own words as they were in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=15036\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bloks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15036"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15042,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15036\/revisions\/15042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}