Hey everyone – and welcome to a closer look at MEGA’s latest army builder, the Ghost of Requiem. This set retails for around $16.99 and is available on Amazon and at some brick-and-mortar retailers right now. Let’s take a closer look!
The set comes with four Micro Action Figures. Two are Halo 4 Marines – with one representing the more traditional design for the Halo 4 Marine, and the other representing a more up-armored version of the Marine. The figures come with a Battle Rifle and a Halo 5 Rocket Launcher – a strange choice given this set is based on Halo 4. I like the new removable helmets but do feel as though the sculpting on the helmets for the figures is slightly soft.
On the Covenant front we have a figure of Gek Lhar – a figure which essentially functions as a Storm Elite from Halo 4. The brighter blue colour used here pops, and there are some nice yellow highlights on the armor. Gek is complemented by an Orange Storm Grunt – a figure which is easily mass able, although it would benefit from some additional eye paint.
The Ghost is one of the most gorgeous versions of the Halo 4 Ghost we have seen to date – with lots of additional printed details and other elements packed into the build. I really love how sleek and modern this design looks – packing in so many gorgeous elements which really make this build pop. This may be the best Ghost we have received to date.
That’s it for this short look at the Ghost of Requiem! Check out our video on YouTube, linked below, for a more in-depth look. Until the next time – Evolved!
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Tonight, we take a closer look at the brand-new Gamestop Exclusive Warthog set from Jazwares, which packs in both the Halo 3 Master Chief and the Arbiter. These figures are new for the World of Halo line, and bring a bunch of detail alongside a cool new vehicle.
You can check out our video review above, or can check out a handful of photographs alongside some of the copy from our script to read through at your own leisure below!
The Halo 3 version of the Master Chief is one of the best figures Jazwares have released in the World of Halo line in my opinion. There are lots of additional paint applications packed into this figure – capturing many of the unique nuances which make the Halo 3 suit so iconic. Not only do we have the scratch on the chest-plate and other details throughout the various pieces of armour packed into this figure, but we also have a fantastic sculpt which has plenty of articulation packed in. The quality here feels great too – with no joints sticking, allowing us to pose the figure in lots of great ways. Combine this with the classic Assault Rifle design and you have a fantastic action figure packed in.
The Arbiter is another absolutely fantastic figure – with the base gold figure here matching perfectly how this character appears in Halo 3. I am really impressed with the colour choices which Jazwares made with this figure, and I also love the commitment they made to packing in lots of additional sculpted details throughout this character. This figure really captures all of the ornate details and intricacies which the Arbiter’s armour has within the game, and the end result is a figure which feels pulled from the screen. Combine this with some great additional paint apps for the undersuit and you have another perfect figure. The cherry on top is the inclusion of the Covenant Carbine – a brand new weapon which fits perfectly in the Arbiter’s hands and looks very well scaled. Shout out to whoever at Jazwares designed these figures – they’re as close as you can get to perfect inclusions in my opinion!
Moving onto the bulk of the set – we have the Halo 3 design of the Warthog. The first thing that struck me was how this felt like a scaled down version of the Warthog McFarlane released in the Halo Reach days – which is a very good thing. That design felt incredibly faithful to the games, and I am happy to say that Jazwares have managed to achieve that same effect. The overall shaping and design of this vehicle looks fantastic and really feels as though it has been pulled out of the game. There are lots of small paint applications packed into the vehicle – with details for the lights and other elements at the front of the vehicle, to plenty of sculpt detailing packed into the seating area. There are certainly a couple of small issues – like the guards of the turret flattening a little in the packaging – but overall this is a very faithful rendition of the warthog which I think classic Halo fans will love. The vehicle also features a rotating and adjustable machine gun turret on the rear, and the vehicle has the ability to roll well across multiple surfaces too. The only improvement I would make here is a suspension system – but for this pricepoint I wouldn’t expect suspension to be included here.
When we compare this vehicle to the Halo Infinite version of the Warthog, the huge differences between the two designs become apparent – and they show how much Jazwares committed to making every element of the Halo 3 Warthog unique. I have a lot of respect for their commitment to new over reused, and I think that shows in how sharp a contrast the two designs have. Both items reflect different eras of Halo but look fantastic when compared to each other – and both have a similar scale and dimension too. When comparing them my only reflection was that the Infinite Warthog had some additional paint apps in the dashboard area – something which the Halo 3 version could have perhaps benefitted from, too.
Overall, I love this set – and I think this shows just how much the Jazwares team really get the Halo franchise. This takes one of the most iconic moments which we play through in the original trilogy and immortalizes it in a fun playset which puts quality at the forefront of what it does. I adore how much detail is packed into the figures here – really making them feel like the definitive versions of these characters which could have easily had single card back releases. I also love the amount of sculpt detail and richness packed into the Warthog – making this feel like a vehicle which has been pulled straight from the screen. I cannot fault this pack and the items it includes – and if you have the chance to add it to your collection then I definitely would. I cannot wait to see what else Jazwares create from the classic games in the future.
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Hi everyone – and welcome back to another review here on Podcast Evolved!
Today, we are taking a closer look at the UNSC Razorback Blitz. You can check out a full video version of the review you’re about to read above. Before we dive in, I wanted to give a shout out to the store where I was able to purchase this set! I was able to purchase it from my friends over at Jurassic Toys.
The Packaging gives us a good look at the Razorback and the figures which are included alongside it in this set. We also get a good look at the 2-in-1 build which can be made – allowing us to create a mini structure which feels reminiscent of a Halo Wars 2 Firebase. The back of the box gives us a better look at the alternative build, and also gives us a closer look at the rest of the 2021 assortment – mainly the Wasp and the Chopper.
We get four micro action figures in this set – with two Banished characters, and two UNSC characters. The UNSC Marine is nothing special to write home about here – although he does include ODST Shoulder Plates in the new brown colour scheme, which is a first for the Halo Infinite Marines. Kelly 0-87 is a very welcome to the more modern rendition of Blue Team which we saw in Shadows of Reach. I love the added paint applications which Kelly has for the shoulders and also her thigh armor, but I do wish she had the small 0-87 number print on her chest plate which both the Master Chief and Fred feature.
The Grunt Mule features a very similar design to the figure which was included in the blind bags season. It is worth noting that this figure does have different paint applications for the helmet, however, and that the backpack of the figure has some red additional paint applications which the blind bags version does not have. Lastly, but not least, we have the Brute Warrior – which comes with a surprising amount of paint applications. The figure packs in a tone of detail – and although I have some slight quality control issues on the paint of one foot, I absolutely love the design of this Brute. This pairs incredibly well with the Grunt from Wave Two of the Infinite blind bags too, which is a welcome colour consistency!
The Razorback itself is a surprisingly awesome build which impressed me a lot more than I initially expected. If you’ve built a Warthog before (namely the ‘hog from Warthog rally) then the build is very similar here, but it’s worth noting that there are lots of distinctions here which make the Razorback stand out in its own right. Most impressive to me where the sheer volume of printed details present on this vehicle – including some small details for brake lights and also ‘No Step’ signs which really help to reinforce how far Mega have come with their printing. There are loads of areas in this model which feel incredibly well detailed and capture the source material a lot better than I initially anticipated – even if I do feel as though the windscreen piece is still too narrow here.
The Razorback features the same new suspension system which the Warthog has – and it works really well on this model. The main feature of this model is its capability to carry characters in a troop transport capacity – and we can easily fit four Marines in the back of the vehicle. This looks awesome and really calls back to the Troop Transport Hog in fun ways. I really love how this vehicle looks when it’s fully loaded up. Unfortunately, the vehicle doesn’t feature a way to hold an accessory on the back like we see in the game, but we are willing to bet that we could easily modify this build to enable it to do this. The vehicle really does shine as a brand-new troop transport in our collections.
In conclusion, the Razorback is a fun new vehicle for Halo Infinite – and it’s represented well in Mega Construx form. Whilst I am still not a huge fan of the windscreen, the rest of the build is fantastic – and I am super excited to display this vehicle with my Marine collection.
That’s our thoughts – but we’d love to hear from you! Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, and do head to our YouTube channel to check out an event more in-depth look at this set.
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