{"id":8608,"date":"2013-06-18T16:44:40","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T21:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=8608"},"modified":"2013-06-18T16:44:40","modified_gmt":"2013-06-18T21:44:40","slug":"toy-review-mega-bloks-covenant-drop-pod-elite-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=8608","title":{"rendered":"Toy Review: Mega Bloks Covenant Drop Pod-Elite General"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the first of four sets my wife bought me for Father&#8217;s Day. I&#8217;m not a dad in the sense of having a human child. But we treat our dog as our &#8220;daughter.&#8221; So my wife took a little liberty there with calling these Father&#8217;s Day presents&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MB grey logo\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/MB-grey-logo-300x210.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Covenant Drop Pod-Elite General: Set # 97106<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Technical Specifications:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Build Time:<\/strong>\u00a02 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Set Piece Count:<\/strong>\u00a020<br \/>\n<strong>Minifig:\u00a0<\/strong>Elite General (Reach style)<br \/>\n<strong>Weapons:\u00a0<\/strong>Plasma Launcher, Needler, Plasma Rifle<br \/>\n<strong>Accessories:<\/strong>\u00a0None<br \/>\n<strong>Special Features:\u00a0<\/strong>Flip down door<br \/>\n<strong>Price:\u00a0<\/strong>$11-13 depending on where you buy it from.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And on with the pics!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Elite-Gen-Drop-Pod-BOX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8603\" alt=\"Elite Gen Drop Pod-BOX\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Elite-Gen-Drop-Pod-BOX-562x600.jpg\" width=\"562\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Elite-Gen-Drop-Pod-BOX-562x600.jpg 562w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Elite-Gen-Drop-Pod-BOX-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Elite-Gen-Drop-Pod-BOX.jpg 756w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/a>Mega Bloks certainly has the packaging down for the Drop Pods. A nice tall and slim box, it shows off the drop pod, minifig and some of the weapons nicely. You KNOW what you&#8217;re getting!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Elite-Gen-Drop-Pod-contents.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Elite Gen Drop Pod-contents\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Elite-Gen-Drop-Pod-contents-600x277.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"269\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHere are the contents of the box. Pretty straight forward.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Elite-Gen-Drop-Pod-minifig.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Elite Gen Drop Pod-minifig\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Elite-Gen-Drop-Pod-minifig-600x244.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe minifig is nice. All white with some detailing in gold. I like the sculpt and hope Mega offers it in some other colors in the future.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Elite-Gen-Drop-Pod-weapons.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Elite Gen Drop Pod-weapons\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Elite-Gen-Drop-Pod-weapons-600x353.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"343\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe weapons are molds that have been used before. However, it&#8217;s the fantastic paint job on these that really makes these the gem in this set. That &#8220;Blueberry&#8221; gun (Plasma Launcher) is awesome. Not to mention a game accurate needler and Plasma Rifle!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Elite-Gen-Drop-Pod-final.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Elite Gen Drop Pod-final\" src=\"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Elite-Gen-Drop-Pod-final-600x493.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"479\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe completed set.<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>The set is quick to build and can be displayed nearly anywhere. It&#8217;s compact, and stores the minifig and weapons nicely. The paint deco of this whole set is fantastic. I wish ALL Halo Mega Bloks had this level of paint application to them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall Rating:<\/strong>\u00a0I give this set 9.5 out of 10 medals. I definitely recommend getting it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>-Sal<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the first of four sets my wife bought me for Father&#8217;s Day. 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