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Halo Mega Bloks Elite Ultra Covenant Drop Pod Review 96928

Polar Bear vs. Elite Ultra from Halo Mega Bloks Covenant Drop Pod 96928

In the action figure world, repaints are a fact of life. And arctic white repaints, well–that’s one of the most ordinary and easiest repaints of all. But commonplace doesn’t have to be a bad thing, as today’s review will affirm. …

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Daily Toy Review #69: Halo Reach Series 6 Zealot Elite Action Figure (McFarlane Toys)

All good things must come to an end, and toy lines are no exception. The Muppets ended, the Simpsons ended, Star Trek ended, and now Halo Reach is coming to an end with Series 6. Luckily for Halo fans, this …

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Halo Reach Series 6 Sabre Pilot Figure Review (McFarlane Toys)

Zealot Elite and Brute Major vs. UNSC Sabre Pilot Halo Reach Series 6 McFarlane Toys 2012

Following up on my recent reviews of Unhelmeted Kat, Unhelmeted Jun, the rust HAZOP Spartan, and the Brute Major, I’m back tonight with a review of another new figure from Halo Reach Series 6. The “Long Night of Solace” level …

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Daily Toy Review #61: Halo Reach 2012 Series 6 Jun Unhelmeted Action Figure (McFarlane Toys)

Jun Halo Reach Series 6 Action Figure Unhelmeted McFarlane Toys 2012

I already used up the joke about the unhelmeted figures having other massive improvements in my Unhelmeted Kat review over the weekend, so suffice it to say, Jun is exactly as you remember him–but with a new head. Of all …

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Daily Toy Review #58: Halo Reach Series 6 Brute Major Action Figure (McFarlane Toys)

After reviewing the rehashed Unhelmeted Kat and rust orange HAZOP Spartan over the weekend, it’s time to move onto the good stuff from Halo Reach Series 6–the new figures. The Brute Chieftain in Series 5 was an incredible action figure …

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Daily Toy Review #57: Halo Reach Series 6 Unhelmeted Kat Action Figure (McFarlane Toys)

It’s like deja vu! It seems like only yesterday that I was reviewing the original Kat figure from Halo Reach Series 2, but it was actually over a year ago. The first female Spartan figure ever released, Kat was highly-impressive  …

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Daily Toy Review #56: Halo Reach Series 6 HAZOP Spartan Rust Orange Action Figure (McFarlane Toys)

My brother used to make fun of me incessantly for coloring my Spartan bright orange in Halo. It really pissed me off. It pissed me off even more that I suck so bad at Halo he could slaughter my Spartan …

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Daily Toy Review #50: UNSC Spade vs. Skirmisher Halo Mega Bloks Set

McFarlane Halo Reach Skirmisher Comparison with Mega Bloks Skirmisher

When I first read the announcement of this set’s name, I immediately went to the Halo Wiki to look up what the “Spade” was, certain that Mega Brands had run out of vehicles to make in the line and had …

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Halo Mega Bloks Covenant Shade Turret 96949 Review

Halo Mega Bloks Covenant Shade Turret 96949 Set Description

Possibly the most under-the-radar line on the market is the increasingly awesome series of Halo Mega Bloks. As the quality of the sets improves, I find myself buying more and more of them and feeling the urge to give them …

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Daily Toy Review #12: Halo Mega Bloks Covenant Revenant Attack 96982

Revenant Assault Halo Mega Bloks Instructions

If you had told me that the Halo Mega Bloks line would live into its fourth year after the first wave of sets came out, I would have said it was unlikely. If you’d said I’d be reviewing two of …

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TOY REVIEW: Spartan GUNGNIR Custom (Olive) Halo Reach Series 5 Action Figure (McFarlane Toys)

Spartan GUNGNIR Custom Olive Halo Reach Series 5 Figure

t’s taken me a little while and quite a few Toy Reviews to get there, but tonight I’m finally reviewing the last non-exclusive single-pack figure in Halo Reach Series 5: the olive Spartan GUNGNIR Custom. I know what you’re thinking: …

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TOY REVIEW: Halo Reach Series 5 Weapons Pack (McFarlane Toys)

I’ve nearly completed my set of toy reviews for McFarlane Toys’ Halo Reach Series 5 action figures, but before I get to the last of the single-carded figures, I’ve got a bit of a weird item today: the Weapons Pack. …

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TOY REVIEW: Carter Unhelmeted Halo Reach Series 5 Action Figure (McFarlane Toys)

If you’ve been pining away for a variant of the Spartan Noble Squad Leader, Carter, then let me make your dreams come true. I received my cases of all of Halo Reach Series 5 last week from BigBadToyStore, and am …

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TOY REVIEW: Brute Chieftain Halo Reach Series 5 Action Figure (McFarlane Toys)

Halo Reach Brute Chieftain Manhandles Mega Bloks Spartans

After finding my first few Halo Reach Series 5 action figures at Toys R Us), it was an excruciating wait for my case of this series to arrive from Big Bad Toy Store. After much impatience and anxiety, they finally …

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TOY REVIEW: Skirmisher Murmillo Halo Reach Series 5 Action Figure (McFarlane Toys)

Finishing off my reviews of the Halo Series 5 figures I purchased at “retail” at Toys R Us, tonight I’m reviewing the Skirmisher Murmillo. I’ll be receiving my cases of Series 5 singles and multi-packs mid-next week from BigBadToyStore, and …

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TOY REVIEW: Security Spartan (Blue) Halo Reach Series 5 Action Figure (McFarlane Toys)

Despite the fact that I easily own over 100 Spartans from McFarlane Toys, there’s still two types I can never pass on at even the most ridiculous prices: Rust-colored Spartans and Security armor Spartans. So it’s just my luck that …

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TOY REVIEW: Elite Ranger Halo Reach Series 5 Action Figure (McFarlane Toys)

Halo Reach Elite Ranger Series 5 Action Figure McFarlane Toys

I essentially live on Internet toy message boards, so it’s pretty world-shatteringly seldom that I run into toys I’m interested in at retail before I hear they’ve been released.  But that miraculous event occured this weekend, when I chanced upon …

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TOY REVIEW: Halo Reach Series 4 Spartan CQC (Rust) and Rust Orange Armor Pack (McFarlane Toys)

Earlier this week I began my foray into reviewing Series 4 of McFarlane Toys’ Halo Reach action figures with the Elite General, and tonight I’m back with the nearest and dearest figures to my Halo heart: Orange Spartans! I whined …

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Halo Reach Series 4 Elite General Figure Review (McFarlane Toys)

Halo Reach Elite General Series 4 Figure McFarlane Toys

This week I’m stepping back into one of my favorite realms of toys to review: Halo Reach action figures by McFarlane Toys! I previously reviewed figures from the Halo Reach Preview Wave, Series 1, Series 2, the Covenant Ghost, and …

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TOY REVIEW: Halo Reach Series 2 Elite Officer (Orange) Action Figure

Continuing on with my series of McFarlane Toys’ Halo Reach Series 2 figure reviews and following up my previous reviews of Kat and the Skirmisher Minor, we’ve got another all-new Covenant soldier–the Elite Officer! Not only is this the first …

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