{"id":25537,"date":"2016-02-16T19:55:18","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T00:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=25537"},"modified":"2016-04-23T12:23:34","modified_gmt":"2016-04-23T17:23:34","slug":"halo-toy-review-mega-bloks-spartan-armor-customizer-pack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=25537","title":{"rendered":"Halo Toy Review: Mega Bloks Spartan Armor Customizer Pack"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MB\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mega Bloks\u00a0Spartan Armor Customizer Pack<\/strong><\/p>\n

Technical Specifications:<\/strong>
\nBuild Time:<\/strong>\u00a0NONE (well, unless you count swapping armor…)
\nSet Piece Count:<\/strong>\u00a066
\nMinifies:\u00a0<\/strong>Spartan\u00a0Defender (Grey with speckles); Spartan Warrior (Blue), then shoulder\/chest\/helmet sets of: Warrior, Gungnir (grey w\/speckles) and Defender, Oceanic (blue)
\nWeapons:\u00a0<\/strong>Silenced SMG, Halo 5 style Rocket Launcher
\nAccessories: <\/strong>2X Armor crates.
\nSpecial Features:<\/strong>\u00a0N\/A
\nCost:<\/strong>\u00a0$8<\/p>\n

And on with the pics!\u00a0<\/strong>(Click pics to make\u00a0BIGGER<\/strong>)The box art\/display is well done. You see nearly everything included in this set. The back shows which armor belongs to which Spartan type.\u00a0\"MB<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are the contents out of the package. The only things not shown through the plastic bubble when the package is unopened are the two figure stands.\"MB<\/a><\/p>\n

The insert sheet, again showing which armor belongs to which spartan.\"MB<\/a><\/p>\n

There are only two weapons with the set. I’m a bit curious as to why a silenced SMG was included here. Better to have had an AR or BR. Silenced SMGs are usually reserved for ODSTs as they are well known for carrying them, not Spartans.\"MB<\/a><\/p>\n

Since two sets of armor are the same, except for the color, I’m showing those together.<\/p>\n

First the Defender armor. I do have to say I’m VERY happy that Mega came out with this armor. It was one of my favorites from Halo 4 that also happened to cross over into Halo 5.\"MB<\/a><\/p>\n

Next the Warrior armor. Always a nice choice.\"MB<\/a><\/p>\n

Lastly the two armors that are different. Blue gets an Oceanic set while the grey gets Gungnir. I much prefer the Gungnir armor to the Oceanic. The reason is that the black cross hair on the Oceanic is always painted too thick for my tastes. The armor itself is nice though.\"MB<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>There is no build time with this set. It’s ready to display\/play with right out of the package.\u00a0Having the choice to swap armor is always welcome. A bit slim on weapons. As for color choice, they can never go wrong with blue as it’s a multiplayer team color. While the grey with speckles isn’t in the game, it really works for me. I LIKE it!<\/p>\n

Overall Rating:<\/strong>\u00a0I give this set 9\u00a0out for 10 medals.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Why did I give it a 9 out of 10?<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 A half point off for only having 2 weapons, not to mention one of those being a silenced SMG which goes with ODSTs not Spartans.
\n\u2022 The other half point for the black paint cross hair on the Oceanic visor. It’s way to thick, IMO. I had to look through a few of these sets to find the best of them. Still not completely satisfied.<\/p>\n

Value:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>At $8, this set is\u00a0good value. Figs alone are worth $6-$6.50 of that. With the remainder you get FOUR more sets of armors, a couple of weapons, two figure stands and the two armor crates. I’d say that’s worth the extra $1.50-$2.<\/p>\n

Do I recommend it?<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>YES! This of course will depends on your liking the color choice as well as the armor choice. As I like to have one of EVERY Spartan, it was a must for me.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If you have any questions about this set that I didn’t cover in the review, please do not hesitate to ask me. Either reply below or e-mail me at sal@halofanforlife.com<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading and let me know what you think of the review. If you get\u00a0this set yourself, please let\u00a0me know your thoughts on it too!<\/span><\/p>\n

If this review gives you an informed decision on whether to purchase the set or not, please consider a small donation (50 cents) maybe. It’s much appreciated and helps ensure that HFFL stays active on the internet. Thank You.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

\u00a0 Mega Bloks\u00a0Spartan Armor Customizer Pack Technical Specifications: Build Time:\u00a0NONE (well, unless you count swapping armor…) Set Piece Count:\u00a066 Minifies:\u00a0Spartan\u00a0Defender (Grey with speckles); Spartan Warrior (Blue), then shoulder\/chest\/helmet sets of: Warrior, Gungnir (grey w\/speckles) and Defender, Oceanic (blue) Weapons:\u00a0Silenced SMG, … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bloks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25537","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=25537"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25540,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25537\/revisions\/25540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}