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Quick toy question..Halo legos?
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TangoAlphaLima
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No.
The_Hitcher89
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Don't think so. There's some unofficial stuff floating around judging from a quick search, MegaBloks seem to do all the official stuff though
thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
He's referring to Megabloks.
http://halo.megabloks.com/en-us/
Make sure your nephew knows the difference between the superior Lego and the dollar store megabloks.
Make sure your nephew knows the difference between the superior Lego and the dollar store megabloks.
I kid I kid
Prinz Eugn
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They're Mega Bloks and while they aren't quite up to Lego standards, they're pretty good.
Pops Maellard
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This is debatable.
The Albatross
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Megablocks are crap. Always have been. Cheap plastic, pieces never fit together right, there's never that patented lego "snap."
AdmiralSnackbar
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Mostly because it is patented. Lego has a has the patent on perfection, if any other company gets too close its a lawsuit, and the only way to be different than Lego is to be worse.
ThreePiMatt
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Oh man. Feel sorry for your nephew, his Christmas present this year will be a big box of disappointment.
Twilight Gap
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hahaha
freenudemacusers
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megablocks :/
billy beane
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If you want your nephew to hate you forever, you should buy him some Mega Bloks.
Orbis Tabula
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Buy him a Halo Megabloks kit, but then go on line and, piece by piece, purchase comparable Lego bricks. Then put those in the Megabloks box and give them to him.
you could buy him some Galaxy Squad LEGO sets instead :3 Course, that wouldn't be what he asked for. Kids can be picky about that sort of thing!
-OR- you could just buy the figure packs, like this one:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BKX1EPG/?tag=neogaf0e-20
And then buy some LEGO sets to go with them... just a thought. Personally I don't hate Megabloks, but they are definitely inferior to LEGO, no question
-OR- you could just buy the figure packs, like this one:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BKX1EPG/?tag=neogaf0e-20
And then buy some LEGO sets to go with them... just a thought. Personally I don't hate Megabloks, but they are definitely inferior to LEGO, no question
LEGO is expensive in comparison though. You have to weigh your options.
ThreePiMatt
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Yeah, but comparing LEGOs to Mega Bloks isn't like comparing a Five Guys hamburger to a McDonald's hamburger. It's like comparing a Five Guys hamburger to literal dogshit scooped up from someone's yard and put on a bun.
Razgriz-Specter
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yup, megabloks.
they also made COD sets
they also made COD sets
bengraven
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I don't know, kid wanted the Mega Bloks, I'd give him them.
They have some pretty cool little figures - the Spider-man one my kid got had more articulation than 90% of the toys I had growing up and was still the size of a normal Lego guy. The Halo toys have "grab bag" figures where you get a mystery figure when you buy the bag, which I think is awesome.
They also have some cool Warcraft sets. The figures for the heroes even have replaceable armor which is awesome. Each character has one tier set.
They have some pretty cool little figures - the Spider-man one my kid got had more articulation than 90% of the toys I had growing up and was still the size of a normal Lego guy. The Halo toys have "grab bag" figures where you get a mystery figure when you buy the bag, which I think is awesome.
They also have some cool Warcraft sets. The figures for the heroes even have replaceable armor which is awesome. Each character has one tier set.
The Megabloks Halo stuff is really cool... except they have a bit of a QC issue with the large flat pieces. On my Covenant AA gun set almost all of them had some sort of warpage. Obviously made the build a huge pain in the ass.
I'm used to working with resin models though, so I at least had ideas on how to fix it. I pity the poor fools who got a set like mine but didn't know how to rebend them.
I'm used to working with resin models though, so I at least had ideas on how to fix it. I pity the poor fools who got a set like mine but didn't know how to rebend them.
Razgriz-Specter
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to tell the truth the sets are not great compared to Lego, but the minifigures are way better
bengraven
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I bought my kid a box of like 400 megablocks before I eventually bought him two huge boxes of legos and mixing them together you can barely tell the difference when you're reaching for a certain color/size. It isn't until you notice the different tone to the plastic and obviously see the LEGO logo isn't on the stubs that you realize they're megablocks.
IdreamofHIME
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tiggerkiddo
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Get him some real Lego instead. Galaxy Squad is a good start
speculawyer
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I saw those Call of Duty action figures at Target the other day and I was thinking about making a thread about whether that is appropriate. Videogaming wants to be taken seriously and police itself about not selling M-rated videogames to kids under 17. But if you can't sell M-rated games to kids under 17, should you be making Call of Duty toys? That seems to be blurring the lines and implying that Call of Duty is for kids.
Did you really have to whore out the Call of Duty brand for kids toys, Kotick? FFS.
Did you really have to whore out the Call of Duty brand for kids toys, Kotick? FFS.
Prinz Eugn
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Really, the Halo sets are better than you would think, especially the newer ones. The figures are also way more articulated than standard minifigs, too, and my little cousin for one loves the hell out of them. No, they're not Lego, but if he requested Halo, I doubt the kid cares about that too much.
Definitely better than I remember Mega Bloks being in the late-90's and far ahead of the Uber-bargain knockoffs you can find.
Definitely better than I remember Mega Bloks being in the late-90's and far ahead of the Uber-bargain knockoffs you can find.
Yes, the mini figures are amazing. OP, you can find a set of figures and I am sure he will love it.
Caveat: I have a conflict of interest here,
but MegaBloks is one of my favorite licensing agreements. It's based in part on Halo Wars, because most of our games are M rated and Construction toys were always a great fit with the way Halo Wars plays. We spend a lot of time and effort with the Mega Blok guys to expand the universe as it applies to the toys and sets. GAF parents will totally get this, but helping your kids build with these kits is a perfect nexus of fun, imagination and education.
as for the quality of the stuff, personally I find it top notch. My child has yet to break any part of it, and trust me, she can break anything.
we even applied a UNSC prototyping branch called REAP-X to give us the flexibility to create new pieces so that Mega Bloks fans weren't constrained by the status quo.
when she's old enough to play MA games, she can go nuts, but right now this is a wonderful place for her to get a glimpse of the universe I live in.
she still thinks master chief is a living motorcycle thanks to an awkward two year old discussion about SWAT and what was happening to the bad guys.
the Mammoth and Infinity kits are particularly epic.
Prinz Eugn
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I do think Halo is fairly kid friendly shooter, comparatively. In the campaign, you're only killing things to save the world, and at least you aren't killing humans, plus there is nary a hooker in sight.
Infinity? Or is that one of the new ones? I am curious about the upcoming War Sphinx...
Shit, I just looked and there's a Mantis... I need to call my girlfriend to discuss gifts brb
meant the Forward Unto Dawn, not Infinity.
not tease, just brain fart.
also agreed on Halo being a less controversial violent" game and and that's true of a lot of. Sci fi.
Pop-O-Matic
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You just described an In-N-Out burger.
Prinz Eugn
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Too late. Twitteroblogosphere.
just kidding
I wish I had enough cash and shelf space for that, I do like me some spaceships.
This thread inspired me to do some block toy related research and it's blown my mind a little if I'm honest.
I had no idea that Mega Bloks have the Call Of Duty licence and release tie in toys. Who exactly are these aimed at?
And as for Hasbro's own brand toy blocks Kre-O...., I don't even understand that name let alone the weird looking toys.
I can sort of understand why people would want to try and grab some of the block toys market given how massive LEGO is but why someone like Hasbro would do so with such a weak looking product is beyond me.
I had no idea that Mega Bloks have the Call Of Duty licence and release tie in toys. Who exactly are these aimed at?
And as for Hasbro's own brand toy blocks Kre-O...., I don't even understand that name let alone the weird looking toys.
I can sort of understand why people would want to try and grab some of the block toys market given how massive LEGO is but why someone like Hasbro would do so with such a weak looking product is beyond me.
You kid, but Lego sued Mega over fucking tubes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Brands
Oh, now you've gone and done it.
Razgriz-Specter
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its silly but basically just military themed megabloks with the brand slapped on.
the sets are loosely based around the campaigns(Warpig tank from COD4, snowmobiles from MW2, Dome from MW3). not really a big deal.
though Halo is alot more fitting for this type of thing.
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