{"id":29627,"date":"2018-04-03T15:23:36","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T20:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=29627"},"modified":"2018-04-03T15:23:36","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T20:23:36","slug":"halo-toy-preview-mega-construx-forgehog-vs-banished-goliath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=29627","title":{"rendered":"Halo Toy PREview: Mega Construx Forgehog VS Banished Goliath"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As with the Frostraven set I just previewed, a big thanks to Mega Construx fan Kevin Thornburn for pointing this out on Facebook!<\/p>\n<p>Finally official pics for this set have been revealed on Amazon (Canada). Let&#8217;s take a look!<\/p>\n<p>The Warthog looks BUFF! It&#8217;s a mix of old and new Warthogs, with that Halo Wars 2 flair! That Goliath is a BEAST! <a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-FULL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29623\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-FULL-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-FULL-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-FULL-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-FULL-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-FULL-500x282.jpg 500w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-FULL.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We get not only Sgt. Forge, but another marine as well!<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-figures.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29626\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-figures-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-figures-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-figures-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-figures-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-figures-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-figures.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The turret has a built in firing mechanism! COOL!!!<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-firing-mechanism.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29625\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-firing-mechanism-600x531.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-firing-mechanism-600x531.jpg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-firing-mechanism-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-firing-mechanism-768x679.jpg 768w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-firing-mechanism-339x300.jpg 339w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-firing-mechanism.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The only thing I don&#8217;t like are the too obvious ball joints on the Goliath, specifically the knees. I&#8217;d have preferred those to have been better concealed. Still, this is a cool looking built figure! The drone is a neat little addition too.<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-FULl-fighting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29624\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-FULl-fighting-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-FULl-fighting-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-FULl-fighting-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-FULl-fighting-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-FULl-fighting-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forge-Goliath-FULl-fighting.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The set cost $65 Canadian (about $50 US), as listed on Amazon. Given that price, I put the piece count right around 500 pieces.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>-Sal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/dp\/B079KKSLQ7\/ref=sr_1_1?rps=1&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1522753236&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=mega+construx\">Source Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As with the Frostraven set I just previewed, a big thanks to Mega Construx fan Kevin Thornburn for pointing this out on Facebook! Finally official pics for this set have been revealed on Amazon (Canada). Let&#8217;s take a look! 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