{"id":2220,"date":"2012-07-14T04:20:09","date_gmt":"2012-07-14T09:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=2220"},"modified":"2012-07-14T04:20:09","modified_gmt":"2012-07-14T09:20:09","slug":"mega-bloks-review-warthog-resistance-set-97011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=2220","title":{"rendered":"Mega Bloks Review: Warthog Resistance set #97011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Mega-Blocks-logo-fix.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mega Blocks logo fix\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Mega-Blocks-logo-fix-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><strong>Warthog Resistance: Set number 97011<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Tech-Specs-logo.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Tech Specs logo\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Tech-Specs-logo-300x23.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"23\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><strong>Build Time:\u00a0<\/strong>7 minutes sorting, 23 minutes build. Total 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Set Piece count:\u00a0<\/strong>285<br \/>\n<strong>Minifigs, Weapons and Accessories:<\/strong>\u00a0Two NEW Green Mark VII Spartans!, Red Elite (new Halo 4 mold); Sticky pistol (NEW weapon), Assault Rifle, Carbine, Spartan Laser; weapons pod (NEW!)<br \/>\n<strong>Special Features:\u00a0<\/strong>4-wheel independent suspension, rotating and pivoting machine gin turret<br \/>\n<strong>Dimensions:<\/strong>\u00a0Warthog H 4&#8243; W 3&#8243; L 7.25&#8243; \/ Forerunner Structure H 4.5&#8243; W 5.5&#8243; L 5.5&#8243;<br \/>\n<strong>Price\/Value:\u00a0<\/strong>$33US<\/p>\n<p>The set has 285 pieces. Roughly 75% are for the Warthog, with the rest for the Forerunner set piece. This new Warthog for Halo 4 is just plain amazing. For those who have other incarnations of Mega Bloks Warthogs, you&#8217;ll find the build similar in most respect, but there are some significant differences. The addition of the guardrails and gas cans just elevates the new warthog design to a more realistic level that we&#8217;ve not seen before. The Spartans in the set are AWESOME! Now we can say we have a Master Chief minifig! The Elite is very cool. I love this new more devilish look to the Elites. And we now get the first ever weapons drop pod!<\/p>\n<p>Okay, okay, I know you didn&#8217;t read the above and went straight for the pics!<\/p>\n<p>Click on images to see a larger version.<\/p>\n<p>The box art:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-1-Box-Art.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2221\" title=\"97011 Warthog Resistance-1 Box Art\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-1-Box-Art.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-1-Box-Art.jpg 864w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-1-Box-Art-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Box Contents:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-2-Bag-Contents.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2222\" title=\"97011 Warthog Resistance-2 Bag Contents\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-2-Bag-Contents.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-2-Bag-Contents.jpg 864w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-2-Bag-Contents-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sorting pieces (always good to do, IMO):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-3-Sorted.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2223\" title=\"97011 Warthog Resistance-3 Sorted\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-3-Sorted.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-3-Sorted.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-3-Sorted-300x121.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The build begins:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-4-Building-steps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2224\" title=\"97011 Warthog Resistance-4 Building steps\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-4-Building-steps.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-4-Building-steps.jpg 864w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-4-Building-steps-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The finished warthog sans stickers (I don&#8217;t like to put stickers on the models. I always worry about them peeling off&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-5-FIN.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2225\" title=\"97011 Warthog Resistance-5 FIN\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-5-FIN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"792\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-5-FIN.jpg 792w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-5-FIN-300x245.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Minifigs and weapons:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-6-Minifigs-and-Weapons.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2226\" title=\"97011 Warthog Resistance-6 Minifigs and Weapons\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-6-Minifigs-and-Weapons.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-6-Minifigs-and-Weapons.jpg 468w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-6-Minifigs-and-Weapons-151x300.jpg 151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The weapons drop pod:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-7-Weapons-drop-pod.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2227\" title=\"97011 Warthog Resistance-7 Weapons drop pod\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-7-Weapons-drop-pod.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"936\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-7-Weapons-drop-pod.jpg 936w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-7-Weapons-drop-pod-300x147.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leftover pieces:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-8-Leftover-pieces.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2228\" title=\"97011 Warthog Resistance-8 Leftover pieces\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-8-Leftover-pieces.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"936\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-8-Leftover-pieces.jpg 936w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-8-Leftover-pieces-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What I made with those:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-9-Minirigs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2229\" title=\"97011 Warthog Resistance-9 Minirigs\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-9-Minirigs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"792\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-9-Minirigs.jpg 792w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-9-Minirigs-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The sweet Forerunner structure:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-10-Forerunner-Structure.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2230\" title=\"97011 Warthog Resistance-10 Forerunner Structure\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-10-Forerunner-Structure.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-10-Forerunner-Structure.jpg 864w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/97011-Warthog-Resistance-10-Forerunner-Structure-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong>\u00a0A great set, with fast build time. The price is a little much for the set. With the piece count coming in at 285, this set should have been priced closer to $30. However, it&#8217;s only $3 more than that, so it&#8217;s close. There are some new parts here that I&#8217;m sure MEGA has to recoup the cost of. Those guardrail parts in particular as they can&#8217;t really be used on anything else but the warthog. (I expect we&#8217;ll see a Gauss and Rocket version of this later). The addition of the Forerunner structure is cool. It&#8217;s like you&#8217;re getting two sets in one. I hope we get more of those baseplates in upcoming sets. They really add some unseen punch to sets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall Rating:<\/strong>\u00a04.75 out of 5 medals. Oh so close, but for the couple of dollars I think it&#8217;s over priced. Still, is it worth getting? You bet your a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>-HFFL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warthog Resistance: Set number 97011 Build Time:\u00a07 minutes sorting, 23 minutes build. Total 30 minutes. Set Piece count:\u00a0285 Minifigs, Weapons and Accessories:\u00a0Two NEW Green Mark VII Spartans!, Red Elite (new Halo 4 mold); Sticky pistol (NEW weapon), Assault Rifle, Carbine, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=2220\">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-2220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bloks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220","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=2220"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2427,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220\/revisions\/2427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}