I bought a MB HALO set and I now feel dirty

[The Legonater]

Apparently Halo went to LEGO first, but they turned down HALO because it was rated 'Mature.'

And here I was, open-mouthed, thinking it was only rated 'Teen'.

[MaxGoof]

I have the 2010 Gremlin set, as it's my favorite little quirky vehicle from Halo Wars. It was an okay build and I like it because it's the Gremlin, but it really isn't very much fun to look at or put together. I didn't like the minifigs it came with either.

[dieselboy m]

That Brute Chopper set is okay

So, I finally got around to building my Halo sets. I was excited about the Brute Chopper so I built that one first. Curious though, did your Brute Chopper also come with a purple 2x4 brick with some sort of serial number printing on it? The Halo sets have extra pieces like LEGO sets do, but they're spares of pieces actually used in the set. My Brute Chopper had a purple 2x4 brick with serial number printing. Wonder what that's about.

[BlueDragonZ]

They do look pretty good. The price looks nice too. Almost all stores sells it for above msrp for megabloks. They are around $23 here in Canada and considering the amount you get, lego will charge you $40 for sure. But of course theres other factors like quality, etc.

[Deinonychus]

So, I finally got around to building my Halo sets. I was excited about the Brute Chopper so I built that one first. Curious though, did your Brute Chopper also come with a purple 2x4 brick with some sort of serial number printing on it? The Halo sets have extra pieces like LEGO sets do, but they're spares of pieces actually used in the set. My Brute Chopper had a purple 2x4 brick with serial number printing. Wonder what that's about.

Yeah it did, and my Gremlin and Wolverine came with 2x4 cammo bricks with a stamped number as well. It may be some manner of Quality Control measure Mega Bloks uses. How, I'm not sure, but I'm not going to turn down free bricks, especially purple ones. I do enjoy the extra bricks that come in the sets, but they always make me think I've left something out at the end, because they're a little more substantial and important looking than the LEGO spare pieces.

My GaussHog and Locust set should be showing up from UPS before too long, so I'll post some more images as soon as I get that assembled. I'll need to clear off one of my Bionicle shelves to make room for my Covenant forces now. Hard-core LEGO fans who can't stomach me removing LEGOs from display to accommodate Mega Bloks can surely approve of me removing Bionicle sets if anything

[Deinonychus]

First off, some Gremlin pictures while I had the camera out. I really like this set. It has an old-school GI Joe vehicle feel and there's something about having a model of an EMP truck that's pretty cool.

Now the Gausshog and Locust. 480 pieces for $40 US. That's closer to the Mega Bloks value I was used to. It also came with a nice big handful of extra pieces and bricks, as well as the aforementioned 2x4 brick with a number stamped on floating around loose in the box.

Not much new from the figures in this one. More SPARTANS and another Elite, but we do get a Grunt with purple armor and an Energy Sword.

At first glance, the Gausshog doesn't seem that much different than the regular Warthog, but when placed side-by-side the differences become obvious. Including, surprisingly enough, some different pieces for shared features, like the nose hooks and the different mold on the wheels.

The Locust uses the same canopy as the Banshee. While not 100% accurate to the game design, it's close enough that Mega Bloks not making an all-new mold for the part is wholly forgivable. The walker has an impressive amount of bricks packed into the legs, even despite the large specialized pieces at their cores.

For scale...

Overall, pretty decent set, especially when you consider cost vs. pieces vs. building time.

[prateek]

Nice pics. I really like the mini "action figures." I want them to make a Mongoose as some sort of an impulse.

[Zarkan]

If most AFOL's weren't so opposed to using clone bricks in MOC's, I'm betting that this set would become a hot commodity. Seriously, Purple rules, whether it's Lego or Megabloks.

[Dunjohn]

I see some colour variance in the purple bricks. 'Course, Lego aren't innocent of this either, but it's still a shame.

Yeah, the sets are nice and all, but my alliegence to Lego prevents me from getting them. Probably not fair on the Megabloks guys, but any money I spend on non-Lego is money I could've spent on Lego....

Edited January 17, 2010 by Dunjohn

[Deinonychus]

Nice pics. I really like the mini "action figures." I want them to make a Mongoose as some sort of an impulse.

According to THIS LISTING, there's one in the March wave. At the $10 US price-point, I wouldn't be surprised if it came packed with several figures, or possibly two bikes and a couple figures.

[VBBN]

I would just buy that pack of figs for halo they made, probably a better deal.

I'm liking that locust. How does it hold up?

[Deinonychus]

I'm liking that locust. How does it hold up?

It's pretty sturdy. I knocked it around quite a bit while taking pictures of it and nothing shook loose. The leg joints are pretty tight so it doesn't flop around any.

Honestly, the only set I've had any structural problems with is the Hornet. It just seems no matter how I handle the thing up something will fall off of it. I think it's mainly due to the design of the vehicle and the lack of any good place for a ham-fisted adult to pick it up from. Regardless, I try to avoid touching it

[vexorian]

If most AFOL's weren't so opposed to using clone bricks in MOC's, I'm betting that this set would become a hot commodity. Seriously, Purple rules, whether it's Lego or Megabloks.

Not necessarily, imho purple in bad plastic still quite sucks... I am yet to see megabloks in here. It is either Chinese clones or LEGO and I wonder if the plastic quality of Megabloks is much better than the Chinese clones. If it was about 75% as good as LEGO maybe I would love to buy that purple spider but without trying the plastic first it seems like a risk :(

Edited January 18, 2010 by vexorian

[iamded]

Shuuun! Shun the non-purist!

Yes, I was browsing through Lego sets with Dragonator but two days ago, and I saw a Meg@bl*cks Halo Scorpion Tank. (Dragonator was quick to pick it up and move it to another shelf, far, far from the Lego. And the Meg@blo*cks, at that. Actually, I don't think it was even in the toy section...) As for the tank, well, I've seen Lego MOCs that looked better than the Meg@blo*cks version.

~Peace

[hollisbrick]

Thanks fir the pics Deinonychus

Personelly I love MB Halo but I've only managed to get ahold of one set They are hard to find in Aus.

[Ryan_T]

So can we get a verdict on the guns? I can't tell from boxart if they will fit right (they look ok, but they might be too wide for a MF hand) and I don't want to buy a set more than £5 if the parts aren't going to be useful.

As I can see, The purple.. Weird.. Sword.. Gun thing.. Fits nicely.. As the gun the imperial has.. is a little loose..

[dylan]

I was looking at those at target on sunday. I was going to buy buy it but decided not to because of a bad quality of the set. How was the set Good or bad?

[dieselboy m]

I was looking at those at target on sunday. I was going to buy buy it but decided not to because of a bad quality of the set. How was the set Good or bad?

The sets are not bad, actually. Of course, not as high quality as LEGO, but I wouldn't say they're bad quality at all. Mega Bloks has improved a lot, and these Halo sets are very good.

[hollisbrick]

As I can see, The purple.. Weird.. Sword.. Gun thing.. Fits nicely.. As the gun the imperial has.. is a little loose..

The Beam Rifle

Man I'm gonna hunt down for these sets now, I can't find em anywhere

[Deinonychus]

As I can see, The purple.. Weird.. Sword.. Gun thing.. Fits nicely.. As the gun the imperial has.. is a little loose..

The beam rifle is upside-down as well.

I see a lot of complaining about the quality of the sets...mostly from people who'd never be caught dead buying Mega Bloks in the first place. Really guys, there aren't any significant quality issues with these. I think out of all the sets I've assembled from the line, perhaps twice has a brick required a little extra effort to snap on. Other than that, everything is smooth as can be. They are worlds better than these Best Lock sets I picked up a little over a year ago. You wanna talk about poor quality, those things couldn't clutch worth a damn, the sets were missing parts, and the instructions were missing steps. It was a shame too, the inexpensive little starfighters and such looked fun.

[CP5670]

I'm not into Halo at all, but those vehicles look quite nice. I especially like the EMP truck.

As for quality, I do see considerable variations in those purple bricks, but it's not any worse than what we get with Lego these days.

[Ryan_T]

The beam rifle is upside-down as well.

I see a lot of complaining about the quality of the sets...mostly from people who'd never be caught dead buying Mega Bloks in the first place.

I wouldn't be caught dead buying MegaBloks All my MegaBloks/ 1 lost Best Lock Sets have been gifts.

[Peppermint_M]

I should really buy some Megabloks beyond the battle booster packs and do a review to add to my list.

Those Halo sets are a bit too expensive for me, I don't even like the game series so it's not really worth it.

Thanks for the weapon pictures!

[dieselboy m]

If anyone's interested, here's a photo review video I did of the Limited Edition Steel Spartan. -

It's kind of a test as I've typically done photo and text reviews at my blog site. But, I'm wanting to cater more to the YouTube audience, but don't want to produce the average video review that's low lit and where you watch someone's hands playing with the toy the whole time, hehe.

So, please check it out, and let me know what you think. I'll be making more soon with all my Mega Boks Halo sets, LEGO, other toys like Transformers, GI Joe, and more.

[hollisbrick]

I picked up the spartan turret/battle back and the battle unit III sets today and I'm pretty impressed of the quality

The turret is a little flimsy but thats really about it