{"id":32196,"date":"2020-05-15T16:17:59","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T21:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=32196"},"modified":"2020-05-15T16:17:59","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T21:17:59","slug":"halo-toy-review-mega-construx-power-pack-hermes-hammer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=32196","title":{"rendered":"Halo Toy Review: Mega Construx Power Pack – Hermes Hammer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mega\u00a0Construx\u00a0Power Pack –\u00a0Hermes Hammer Power Pack<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Technical Specifications:<\/strong>
\nBuild Time:<\/strong>\u00a01 minute to sort, 1 minute to build
\nSet Piece Count:<\/strong>\u00a030
\nMinifigures: <\/strong>Translucent Dark Smoke Grey Hermes Spartan
\nWeapons: <\/strong>Spiral skinned SMG, Spitfire Plasma Pistol, Tartarus Gavel Gravity Hammer
\nAccessories: <\/strong>Weapons sight and silencer for SMG, Figure stand
\nSpecial Features:<\/strong>\u00a0REQ station opens\/closes and stores weapons
\nCost:<\/strong>\u00a0$7 US (Mass Retail)<\/p>\n

Before we move on with the review, it should be noted that there is no in-game Hermes Hammer power up.<\/p>\n

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

The window shows the figure, weapons and REQ station nicely. The back shows the specially painted REQ weapons (Spitfire Plasma Pistol, Spiral skinned SMG, Tartarus Gavel Gravity Hammer) 3 other sets.
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\nInside you get a small bag of parts; in the tray which includes the figure, weapons and one-half of the REQ station; as well as an instruction sheet.
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Here are all the pieces sorted out. Note that the translucent smoke piece of the REQ station is removable.
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Below is a close-up of the Spiral skinned SMG with the sight and silencer attached. This is a fantastic level of paint printing, given the extremely small size of the weapon.
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Here’s a close-up of the top of the hammer. Once again, the detail is fantastic. The ruler shows in centimeters.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s a close-up of the Spitfire Plasma Pistol. Apologies for the quality of the pic. In person, this is again a spectacular level of paint application to a small piece.
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Below shows the REQ station with the weapons. You can reposition these as desired.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It is pretty rare that we get a dark grey (or as I prefer to call it “smoke”) translucent Spartan. As you long time readers know, I’m quite fond of translucent figures. So this is a VERY welcome piece to my own collection.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The figure can be posed holding the Grav Hammer in an action swing if you desire!
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The figure can of course dual wield the guns (though not in the Halo 5 sadly, LOL).
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Summary:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>The set has virtually no build time. It’s unique weapon skins are a selling point and one in which I suspect many collectors will buy these Power Packs for. If you like translucent figures (As long time readers know I DO!), these sets are for you!<\/p>\n

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

Why did I give it a 10 out of 10?<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 A rare trans-smoke Spartan!
\n\u2022 The detail painted on the weapon accessories is superb!<\/p>\n

Here’s my opinion on the break down of the value of this set. (In US dollars)
\n<\/strong>\u2022 The\u00a0figure with one weapon and the figure stand equates to $3.50<\/strong>.
\n\u2022 The two other skinned weapons are $2<\/strong> total.
\n\u2022 The REQ Station $1.50<\/strong>.
\nTOTAL: $7 (before tax and in U.S. dollars)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Given that the set costs $7 US before tax, this is a decent value.<\/strong> It’s right one par with the selling price. The detail on the weapons does add some value here, IMO. So tack on another $1-2 worth of value. This makes the set a slightly better value, in my opinion.<\/p>\n

Do I recommend it?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>YES! Given the uniqueness of the weapons skins and rare smoke color specific theme of the set, this is a neat set to have in one’s collection.<\/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\u00a0Power Pack –\u00a0Hermes Hammer Power Pack Technical Specifications: Build Time:\u00a01 minute to sort, 1 minute to build Set Piece Count:\u00a030 Minifigures: Translucent Dark Smoke Grey Hermes Spartan Weapons: Spiral skinned SMG, Spitfire Plasma Pistol, Tartarus Gavel Gravity Hammer Accessories: Weapons … 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-32196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bloks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32196","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=32196"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32210,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32196\/revisions\/32210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}