{"id":4982,"date":"2012-11-18T16:09:13","date_gmt":"2012-11-18T21:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=4982"},"modified":"2012-11-18T16:09:13","modified_gmt":"2012-11-18T21:09:13","slug":"mega-bloks-forward-unto-dawn-set-part-1-unboxing-and-sorting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=4982","title":{"rendered":"Mega Bloks Forward Unto Dawn set. Part 1: Unboxing and sorting."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Normally when I do a review for a Mega Bloks set, it&#8217;s all in one article. However, given the size of this set and the time it&#8217;s going to take to get it built, I thought I&#8217;d go a different route for this one. For the next several days until I get the set completed, I&#8217;m going to be posting articles detailing the build process of the amazing set.<\/p>\n<p>Up first is the unbloxing (yes I meant to do that, LOL) and the sorting of all the pieces.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-BOX-Front.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4983\" title=\"Halo MB Forward Unto Dawn BOX Front\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-BOX-Front-1024x620.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-BOX-Front-1024x620.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-BOX-Front-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This box is massive. Note the handle on top of it. It&#8217;s needed believe me!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-BOX-back.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4984\" title=\"Halo MB Forward Unto Dawn BOX back\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-BOX-back-1024x630.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-BOX-back-1024x630.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-BOX-back-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A shot of what&#8217;s on the back of the box.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-BOX-inside-art.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4985\" title=\"Halo MB Forward Unto Dawn BOX inside art\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-BOX-inside-art-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-BOX-inside-art-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-BOX-inside-art-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As you can see from above, when you first open the box you are greeted to some very nice interior artwork as well as the THICK instruction manual.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-4-shoeboxes-of-Bloks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4986\" title=\"Halo MB Forward Unto Dawn 4 shoeboxes of Bloks\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-4-shoeboxes-of-Bloks-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-4-shoeboxes-of-Bloks-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-4-shoeboxes-of-Bloks-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When you lift out the manual these 4 shoesized boxes are underneath waiting to be taken out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-Booklet-thickness-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4987\" title=\"Halo MB Forward Unto Dawn Booklet thickness 2\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-Booklet-thickness-2-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-Booklet-thickness-2-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-Booklet-thickness-2-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See, I told you the instruction manual is thick!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-Booklet-back.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4988\" title=\"Halo MB Forward Unto Dawn Booklet back\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-Booklet-back-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-Booklet-back-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-Booklet-back-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the back of the manual you have this fantastic compilation artwork of recent sets. It&#8217;s almost identical to the larger poster that was given away at FanFest in Toronto earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-inside-box-1-contents.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4989\" title=\"Halo MB Forward Unto Dawn inside box 1 contents\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-inside-box-1-contents-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-inside-box-1-contents-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-inside-box-1-contents-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-inside-box-2-contents.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4990\" title=\"Halo MB Forward Unto Dawn inside box 2 contents\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-inside-box-2-contents-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-inside-box-2-contents-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-inside-box-2-contents-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-inside-box-3-contents.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4991\" title=\"Halo MB Forward Unto Dawn inside box 3 contents\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-inside-box-3-contents-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-inside-box-3-contents-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-inside-box-3-contents-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The above three pics show three of the boxes contents. LOTS and LOTS of bloks!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-brickyard-COMP.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4992\" title=\"Halo MB Forward Unto Dawn brickyard COMP\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-brickyard-COMP-1024x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-brickyard-COMP-1024x449.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Halo-MB-Forward-Unto-Dawn-brickyard-COMP-300x131.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And finally for this part are the sorted pieces. I had to photoshop two photos together to get these all in one shot.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see I like to be a bit organized. I stack the same pieces together 10 high with leftovers in a smaller stack. Also, note the orange tabs on the parts list. I do this with very large sets like this. \u00a0What I do is catalog the parts against the parts list to make sure I have the amount is specifies. By putting a tab down on the part it lets me know it&#8217;s been cataloged. There are two more pages of parts and I did this with those as well.<\/p>\n<p>Already I&#8217;ve spent 5 hours on this and that was all just in the unboxing and sorting&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m loving it though!<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for follow up articles showing the build in progress!<\/p>\n<p>-Sal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Normally when I do a review for a Mega Bloks set, it&#8217;s all in one article. However, given the size of this set and the time it&#8217;s going to take to get it built, I thought I&#8217;d go a different &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=4982\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forward-unto-dawn","category-bloks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4982","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=4982"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4994,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4982\/revisions\/4994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}