{"id":19857,"date":"2015-02-18T10:32:12","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T15:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=19857"},"modified":"2015-02-19T00:12:27","modified_gmt":"2015-02-19T05:12:27","slug":"new-york-toy-fair-halo-review-neca-and-square-enix-its-all-about-the-master-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=19857","title":{"rendered":"New York Toy Fair Halo Review: NECA and Square Enix. It&#8217;s all about the Master Chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NYTF-logo-2015.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19760\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NYTF-logo-2015.jpeg\" alt=\"NYTF logo 2015\" width=\"226\" height=\"102\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Both NECA and Square Enix are known for their high end collectibles (expensive). This year we have two from NECA and one from Square Enix. Read on to see some really cool Master Chief collectibles.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>All pictures are copyright halofanforlife.com. Permission to use photos must be given by e-mail. If you want to use my photos, e-mail me at sal@halofanforlife.com, where I will direct you on the use of my photos and credit to be given.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong>Use of copyrighted photos without permission is illegal.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/square-logo-large.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19858\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/square-logo-large-600x170.png\" alt=\"square-logo-large\" width=\"584\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/square-logo-large-600x170.png 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/square-logo-large-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/square-logo-large-500x142.png 500w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/square-logo-large.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Available this month, this Halo 2 Anniversary Master Chief comes in at $90. That&#8217;s too expensive for me. However, I will say that it looks fantastic in person. It&#8217;s quite large too.<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Play-Arts-Halo-2-Anniversary-MC.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19849\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Play-Arts-Halo-2-Anniversary-MC-600x525.jpg\" alt=\"Play Arts Halo 2 Anniversary MC\" width=\"584\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Play-Arts-Halo-2-Anniversary-MC-600x525.jpg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Play-Arts-Halo-2-Anniversary-MC-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Play-Arts-Halo-2-Anniversary-MC-342x300.jpg 342w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Play-Arts-Halo-2-Anniversary-MC.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Play-Arts-Halo-2-Anniversary-MC2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19850\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Play-Arts-Halo-2-Anniversary-MC2-525x600.jpg\" alt=\"Play Arts Halo 2 Anniversary MC2\" width=\"525\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Play-Arts-Halo-2-Anniversary-MC2-525x600.jpg 525w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Play-Arts-Halo-2-Anniversary-MC2-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Play-Arts-Halo-2-Anniversary-MC2.jpg 756w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Play-Arts-Halo-2-Anniversary-MC3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19851\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Play-Arts-Halo-2-Anniversary-MC3-542x600.jpg\" alt=\"Play Arts Halo 2 Anniversary MC3\" width=\"542\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Play-Arts-Halo-2-Anniversary-MC3-542x600.jpg 542w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Play-Arts-Halo-2-Anniversary-MC3-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Play-Arts-Halo-2-Anniversary-MC3.jpg 749w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/a>Apologies that the pics above are nearly the same angle. I had taken two other shots from different angle, but they were blurry, so I couldn&#8217;t use them.<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Play-Arts-Halo-2-Anniversary-MC3.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next up is NECA<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-logo.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19859\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-logo.jpeg\" alt=\"NECA logo\" width=\"590\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-logo.jpeg 590w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-logo-300x98.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-logo-500x163.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This Master Chief deluxe action figures has been available for a little while now. Clocking in at $100 (IIRC), it&#8217;s also out of my price range. It&#8217;s bigger than the one from Square Enix.<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-Deluxe-MC.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19852\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-Deluxe-MC-394x600.jpg\" alt=\"NECA Deluxe MC\" width=\"394\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-Deluxe-MC-394x600.jpg 394w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-Deluxe-MC-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-Deluxe-MC.jpg 639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The piece I was excited to see in person was this Master Chief motorcycle helmet. Yes folks, this is street legal!<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-front-helmet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19853\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-front-helmet-506x600.jpg\" alt=\"NECA motorcycle front helmet\" width=\"506\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-front-helmet-506x600.jpg 506w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-front-helmet-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-front-helmet.jpg 729w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>This beauty ship starting July 2015.<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-side-helmet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19855\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-side-helmet-576x600.jpg\" alt=\"NECA motorcycle side helmet\" width=\"576\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-side-helmet-576x600.jpg 576w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-side-helmet-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-side-helmet.jpg 761w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>No word on price yet, though you should expect it to be in the hundreds.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-under-side-helmet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19856\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-under-side-helmet-600x584.jpg\" alt=\"NECA motorcycle under-side helmet\" width=\"584\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-under-side-helmet-600x584.jpg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-under-side-helmet-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-under-side-helmet-307x300.jpg 307w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-under-side-helmet.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are the stats for the helmet (<a href=\"http:\/\/necaonline.com\/51331\/products\/collectables\/prop-replicas\/halo-master-chief-modular-motorcycle-helmet\/\">straight from the NECA website<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exterior Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Convenient modular design<\/li>\n<li>ABS shell with matte UV-protective clear coat<\/li>\n<li>Front air intakes reduce shield fogging; rear exhaust vents keep head cool and dry<\/li>\n<li>Reflective shield with UV protection<\/li>\n<li>Double D-ring nylon chin strap with snap secure<\/li>\n<li>Game-authentic deco<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Interior Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contoured center pad with a design that allows heat to dissipate from the top of the scalp<\/li>\n<li>Dual-layer EPS cheek pads for a firm, comfortable fit<\/li>\n<li>Center pad and cheek pads are removable and washable<\/li>\n<li>Soft, moisture-wicking material<\/li>\n<li>Eyeglasses friendly interior<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meets or exceeds DOT standards (FMVSS 49 CFR 571.218)<\/li>\n<li>Nylon drawstring helmet bag included<\/li>\n<li>Available in S (55-56 cm), M (57-58 cm), L (59-60 cm), XL (61-62 cm)<\/li>\n<li>Limited edition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-helmet-w-me.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19854\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-helmet-w-me-600x502.jpg\" alt=\"NECA motorcycle helmet w-me\" width=\"584\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-helmet-w-me-600x502.jpg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-helmet-w-me-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-helmet-w-me-358x300.jpg 358w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NECA-motorcycle-helmet-w-me.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My mug with the helmet for size reference. This thing is huge!<\/p>\n<p>It does come in 4 sizes. Here are the item numbers by size:<\/p>\n<p><strong>42192\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Small (55-56cm)<br \/>\n<strong>42193\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Medium (57-58cm)<br \/>\n<strong>42194\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Large (59-60cm)<br \/>\n<strong>42195\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; X Large (61-62cm)<\/p>\n<p>Man, I would LOVE to have one of these. I&#8217;ve already read that one collector wants to buy a motorcycle just so he can wear this helmet. That&#8217;s a bit cray cray, but as a collector myself, I completely understand, LOL.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>-Sal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both NECA and Square Enix are known for their high end collectibles (expensive). This year we have two from NECA and one from Square Enix. 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