HALO Mini's McFarlane.

Well they have a series two coming out, and I wont be buying them. So this will be the first and last review on these things. I was highly disappointed. And was looking forward to this collection. I have every Joyride studios mini made, and think they are fantastic, Pose able, have vehicles. SO when I got the three exclusive controllers with the Mcfarlane minis, I thought, Nice here is a chance to snag more troops in the same some what height range, and even though not very pose able, a really cool add on to some sick dioramas I may build one day.

WRONG.

Please see below the image of the Olive Drab Master chief controller packed figure (with the HALO 360 Good guys controller) Behind is the Joyride studios trooper one of the last before they lost the HALO License, and then the NEW Blue armored McFarlane mini's......


As you can see, none are compatible in size, not even McFarlanes Green and blue mini's. So this brings McFarlanes Halo figure line to not one, not two, Not even three, but, FIVE different Sized series to collect.... ENOUGH. I am just sticking with the six inchers. Not only are the new mini halo figs not compatible with any Joy ride vehicles or even McFarlanes own Controller mini's, but the figures barely stand up on a shelf with even the stands they come with. SAD. barely possable and barely able to stand on their own unless leaned against something, it is a depressing line. And I do not recommend them. Which is tough to say because I LOVE Mcfarlane toys, but these look rushed, and crappy. Nothing like the ones they produced in the past. But here we go below with Series 1. I wont be snagging any of the others unless they are white with swords. :)


Red Team.


Blue team.


Multi player.

And the controller variants. A Black one came with the Covenant controller along with an OD both with Shot guns. these unlike the new Mini's were Top Notch!!!!! Just wish Mc Farlnae could of at least staid with these sizes and sculpts....

McFarlane HALO 3 Series 3.

If it wasn't for one of my sleaper agents in Australia, I would never had finished series 3. For one reason, McFarlane made two over sea's exclusives. The Silver Mark VI and the Orange Hayabusa. Thank God Unix Ninja currently is in service in the land down under, because he has hooked me up. Series 3 is another great Re Painted series. Do I think McFarlane is going Lucas Clones on us?! Maybe. But as long as they keep making new weapons for these figures I am good with it. My only pet peave is of course the availability of the Exclusives. Making it very hard for a collector to even try to snag these bad boys if your a completest. Which for HALO I am. Well lets start off with the one and only...


Master Chief, Sporting a Sniper Rifle and Brute Grenade, he is ready for action.

Then the begining of the exclusives. As you will see there were TONS.


Starting with Two from Walmart. Released at different times. The EVA Cyan.


And Blue Scout. Wonder why Wally worlds Spartans are Blue?!?!?!? :)


Then Toys R Us had a Brown ODST.


Then Diamond came out with the VERY Rare Crimson Scout.


FYE's Gold Rogue.


D&R (Canada only) Line up Pink Eva Spartan.


Entertainment Earth's PALE ODST.


Big Bad Toy Stores Violet CQB... Maybe to entice the thousands of female players?!?


Game Stops Steal EOD. The only EOD out this series.


And the very tough and EXPENSIVE from E-bay over seas figures, Orange Hayabusu and Steal Mark VI with Needler. These came opened from my budy which is fine by me because toy figures belong on their feet!

And then finaly the 'found every where' Olive Rougue with the deadly Brute gun.

Red HAYABUSU, Can't wait for the White one!!!

The Silver CQB.

And lastly, the Active Camo ODST. These last two were the last in the series to hit the selves and are hard to find, but complete the series. In Febuary Series 4 or acording to McFarlane's page, Series one of the weapon editions, will be released featuring New weapons from the game. You know I am snagging those bad boys!!!!

Lego Space set's the rap up.

With all of the Lego sets I've owned over the years, through trades or purchases or payments for deals I've done (Scandalous look : ) I will say behind the Classic Castle, Space is my Second favorite. So with this post, what is to be the FINAL Lego Space post I will do (I know I said that last time) but in all honesty I really have no reason to buy any more, in fact my collecting has stopped to only HALO McFarlane, GI Joe's and the Roman Ignite series, and occasional Star Wars Lego set's when I find em cheap, when my collecting used to be about fifteen lines, no lie. Enough about the collecting buis, on to the last post of Lego space sets I have.

This post will range from classic to the current sets out. All Small ones these sets will display the diversity of the Space lines. I start with

Set 1580 Lunar Scout.
One of the coolest sets I've seen ever, this vehicle is fully equipped for traveling the lunar lands. Complete with tools and what not, this was one of my first 'Built from Scratch' sets, which his helmet is still in the mail!!!


Then there were the ever so hated Blacktron II series. WTF is right. Why go from cool black and yellow sets to these? no clue. Here are a couple I scored back when I collected the Pirate series which i traded fully to Boss Hogg Ninja for a GI Joe Base!!! Soon to be reviewed.

Set 1479 2 pilot Patrol Craft.


And Set #1887 Scout Patrol craft.


Blacktron II had a counter part or enemy named M Tron. Another set I scored from a collection.
#1478 Satellite Uplink vehicle.


Below are troops from set #6704 Mini figure collection. Only one is missing, and only one doesn't belong. The Blacktron trooper was already displayed in the Blacktron review. The red Futron soldier is the one who doesn't belong but there to show the change of uniforms.


then #6835 The flying saucer.... Yep no clue why Lego went from the classic look but hey this series was short lived.


set #1195 is the Life on mars series. These were petty cool out when the movie Red Planet came out, I think it spurred some interest in kids for planet study. Although the sets were weird for me.


And then the current return of the Space series. The Mars Mission figures. Two things cool about this series. one the use of the Futron symbol of old, and two the Alien enemy looks like Sygorney Weaver's enemy from the Famed Aliens.

Set #7695 Astro Fighter is a cool and small set!


#7648 the Miner set is also a cool set reminding me of an old Fisher Price figure set called Alpha Star I had as a kid!


And lastly we have set #5616 I am glad to see Lego going to small sets again. Kids love em for the cheapness and fast build!