{"id":2478,"date":"2012-08-07T18:05:50","date_gmt":"2012-08-07T23:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=2478"},"modified":"2012-08-07T18:05:50","modified_gmt":"2012-08-07T23:05:50","slug":"toy-review-mcfarlane-halo-micro-ops-high-ground-gate-boxed-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=2478","title":{"rendered":"Toy Review: McFarlane Halo Micro Ops High Ground Gate boxed set"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I saw these first at New York Toy Fair this year and immediately was excited for them. They are a fun small size in realistic detail. Great for building massive and small dioramas alike. They also are affordable.<\/p>\n

The boxed High Ground Gate set seen here retails between $27-30 depending on store. It’s an okay price, but is leaning toward being a little over priced. I really hope McFarlane doesn’t up the price on these as that would price these sets out of my budget.<\/p>\n

The carded pic are directly from McFarlane’s website, the loose shots are mine.<\/p>\n

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As you can see the set comes with the gate, a Warthog (same as the small carded set), a shooting Spartan, and a Machine Gun Spartan. The micro figs and Warthog make up only about $7 of the set, so that means you’re paying about $20-23 for the Gate piece.<\/p>\n

The one really great thing about these sets are their detail and this one doesn’t fail. It’s very detailed and would look great in a diorama.<\/p>\n

The turret has little slots to fit the hands of the gunner.<\/p>\n

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While the place where the turret is normally positioned on the gate swivels. Not really necessary, but a nice added feature.<\/p>\n

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The Gate opens and closes and looks good from both the front and back sides.<\/p>\n

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It’s a good set and will look great with the other High Ground sets. I look forward to getting the Laser Tower set to complete this scene from one of Halo 3’s multiplayer maps.<\/p>\n

-Sal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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