{"id":29334,"date":"2018-03-16T08:33:34","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T13:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=29334"},"modified":"2018-03-16T08:33:34","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T13:33:34","slug":"halo-toy-review-mega-construx-fireteam-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=29334","title":{"rendered":"Halo Toy Review: Mega Construx Fireteam Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mega\u00a0Construx\u00a0Fireteam Castle<\/strong><\/p>\n

Technical Specifications:<\/strong>
\nBuild Time:<\/strong>\u00a01 minute to sort, 3 minute to build
\nSet Piece Count:<\/strong>\u00a0125
\nMinifigures: <\/strong>All Spartans: Vector (first appearance of this armor set), War Master, Technician, Hunter
\nWeapons: <\/strong>AR, Railgun, Sniper Rifle, SMG
\nAccessories: <\/strong>Buildable Turret, Buildable Barricade, x4 figure stands
\nSpecial Features:<\/strong>\u00a0Turret fires plastic bolts
\nCost:<\/strong>\u00a0$15 US (Mass Retail)<\/p>\n

And on with the pics!\u00a0<\/strong>(Click pics to make\u00a0BIGGER<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

The box art shows the figures in an action scene, while the back shows off the contents within. This box size is new to the Halo Mega Construx line. I like it. It’s tall, not long allowing for more sets to be placed on store shelves.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/a>You get several bags of parts, 3 of which are figures, while one is already pre-built.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are the parts sorted out. I do like that we gt 3 sandbags. Always hapy to have more of them.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A new feature is this stand that plugs into the hole in a figure’s back. Also included are two small translucent blue jet streams to show a spartan taking flight or using their stabilizers. The jets fit snugly into the holes in the bottom of the feet, as shown by the insert pic below.
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The Vector Spartan is new to the Mega line. Note also that the shoulder armor has the Castle logo on it. It’s like this for each of the Castle Spartans.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This set includes a buildable machine gun turret. It’s a bit oversized, but does have a neat firing mechanism for added playability.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

You also gt this small barricade which also hides one of the plastic bolts used in the turret.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And the complete set.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s worth noting that Castle was a Fireteam first mentioned in Halo 4. With exception to the War Master armor, the other 3 sets weren’t around at the release of this game. So the lore on these being the actual Spartans from Castle team of Halo 4 might not be correct. however, they COULD be the successors to that team as Fireteam Castle from Halo 4 was wiped out.<\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>The set is a good value. The selection of Spartan armor and weapons, accompanied by the new turret and small barricade, round out this set nicely.<\/p>\n

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

Why did I give it a 9 out of 10?<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 I’m not a fan of the bigger turret as it’s not game accurate. Yes, the added shooting feature adds play value, tha’ts why I’m only taking one point off.<\/p>\n

Here’s my opinion on the break down of the value of this set. (In US dollars)
\n<\/strong>\u2022 The\u00a0figures with one weapon and a figure stand each equate to $3.50 each. \u00a0$14 total<\/strong>.
\n\u2022 Barricade assembly $1<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Turret assembly and sandbags $2 total<\/strong>
\nTOTAL: $17 (before tax and in U.S. dollars)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Given that the set costs $15 US before tax, this is a very good value!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do I recommend it?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>YES. Other than the oversized turret, the set is solid. Again though, the added play feature in the turret may be a draw for you, so take my comment with a grain of salt.<\/b><\/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<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If this review gives you an informed decision on whether to purchase the toy\u00a0or not, please consider a small donation (50 cents)<\/strong> to the blog.You can donate via PayPal<\/strong> to jedisalpitt2002@yahoo.com<\/strong>. Or just click the paypal link at the right on the main page<\/strong> of the site. \u00a0It\u2019s much appreciated and helps ensure that HFFL stays registered\/active on the internet. Thank You.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Mega\u00a0Construx\u00a0Fireteam Castle Technical Specifications: Build Time:\u00a01 minute to sort, 3 minute to build Set Piece Count:\u00a0125 Minifigures: All Spartans: Vector (first appearance of this armor set), War Master, Technician, Hunter Weapons: AR, Railgun, Sniper Rifle, SMG Accessories: Buildable Turret, Buildable … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bloks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29334","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=29334"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29337,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29334\/revisions\/29337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}