buttheadsmate Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I've got a taste of what it must be like for you long-suffering TRU.com users over the last few days in my hunt for a cheap Halo Mega Blok Pelican . One of our largest national supermarket chains have an online store which sells toys & they are offering this at half-price although it continually shows that it is out of stock. It invites you to leave your email address & when it is in stock they will email me which they do .....the email arrives at 6.00 a.m. ....by the time I get to see it they are out of stock. I then repeat the process & sure enough, they email me again at 6.00 a.m. by which time they are out of stock.....maddening but you've got to laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Eh? Eh? See? They fit Megablocks. http://cgi.ebay.com/Halo-Minimates-set-5-E...=item43a53d24d1 They fit those sets & look (IMO) ridiculously giant. Not even stripped down Minimates fit in the closed cockpits. The Megabloks figures that come with them barely do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI_MYTE Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) New packaging pics of the HALO TRU wave 2 2-packs and the specialty store 4-pack are up for viewing on the AA website. Edited March 16, 2011 by MINI_MYTE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkerbean Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 that jackel will make a great beta-ray bill custom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 They must be planning to use some of those parts for Battle Beasts. Look at the feet on that Brute. There are any number of ungulates those could work for. Elephant, rhino, ox... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwoosheyman Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 I'm down for the next 4-pack and Emile/Jun pack but that's it. If DST would make some other colors for the Spartans I'd buy them as well, but I'm tired of blue/green. Where's some red/orange/yellow/purple and the hayabusha armor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundhog7s Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 So boxset 2 is available this week? http://cgi.ebay.com/Halo-Minimates-Series-2-Box-set-Diamond-stock-/350449653812?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51986d5834 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI_MYTE Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 So boxset 2 is available this week? http://cgi.ebay.com/...=item51986d5834 This seller has to be jumping the gun. DST just unveiled final packaging pics for these on March 16th. Then there's the standard 6 week wait after that. I think this guy is just trying to capitalize on impatient buyers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Mega Bloks have released a Battlescape for their Halo figures & although I know that some of their kits are incompatible with Minimates this most definitely is,it looks pretty spectacular (OK....quite good )from the pictures I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minijeff Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Mega Bloks have released a Battlescape for their Halo figures & although I know that some of their kits are incompatible with Minimates this most definitely is,it looks pretty spectacular (OK....quite good )from the pictures I've seen. you gonna cough up a link to these pictures? please Jeff of the Miniacs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Here's about the best youtube review of it & the two young guys are obviously enjoying it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jOM5tuutcc PM note : Jeff ,I really need to PM you about those Palz etc. as well !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I saw the BattleScape at Target today, and at $40 I have to say I was underwhelmed. I like the idea behid it, but the lack of holes on the majority of Halo 'mates feet coupled with the $40 price tag was enough to discourage me from buying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I saw the BattleScape at Target today, and at $40 I have to say I was underwhelmed. I like the idea behid it, but the lack of holes on the majority of Halo 'mates feet coupled with the $40 price tag was enough to discourage me from buying. I wish I'd read your post before ordering mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 :sad: Let me add a few more comments about the Battlescape, the idea of a customizable scenery is great, and from the pix on the back of the box, you can combine multiple sets into one large scene, which is also a great idea! If they were to release more Battlescapes with varying terrain and scenes that you can combine together, that would really help sell this. I would love to have a generic "cityscape" or various "naturescapes" like snow, forest, desert, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Although I have numerous Mega Blok sets I had never bought anything 'new' until this week....the battlescape & the Pelican drop-ship,the latter was a cheap ebay deal. I can see nothing at all that I can comment on positively with any Mega Blok (MB)figure....sorry but that is the way it is & that's my personal opinion. Sorry...."they're sh*t" is my personal opinion. The kits however are amazing & although I keep plugging them those MB ships are going to be 'grails' when the Max Pirates are launched . I'm still filling my boots with another MB line at the moment which is comparatively cheap on the secondary market until word gets out. Thanks for the honesty yb I can ask no more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 The Pirate ships are all one molded piece, correct? The 2 or 3 Lego-style MB sets that I have built over the year were very disappointing. They are better than C3, but the damn things will fall apart if you look at them funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 The ships are composed of some large pieces,that's true, & they do need some help with glue but penny for performance they are awesome. I realised way back that US prices are extortionate compared to what they cost (generally) here in the UK.....not a lot. I have a 'Flying Dutchman' that sits casually in my cave & I guarantee that anybody who sees it says...Wow! These things are a yard long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Man, I haven't found the Battlescape yet. I want one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_cbecker Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 My kids had a number of the Castle sets with the landscape plates as well as the POTC sets (most of which we bought on clearance) - sadly, megabloks do not secure as well as lego and we often had issues with bases disintegrating, unless they were built on a solid piece of wood. too many of the megabloks pieces have sporadic placement of the connecting points to be of much use. Not sure that that I'd bother buying any more sets, given how unusable they are compared to lego Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediJohnson Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Although I have numerous Mega Blok sets I had never bought anything 'new' until this week....the battlescape & the Pelican drop-ship,the latter was a cheap ebay deal. I can see nothing at all that I can comment on positively with any Mega Blok (MB)figure....sorry but that is the way it is & that's my personal opinion. Sorry...."they're sh*t" is my personal opinion. The kits however are amazing & although I keep plugging them those MB ships are going to be 'grails' when the Max Pirates are launched . I'm still filling my boots with another MB line at the moment which is comparatively cheap on the secondary market until word gets out. Thanks for the honesty yb I can ask no more. I agree with you about the MB figs. How do you keep your MB sets together? My nephew is way into Halo, and I got him the first warthog set and another ship. He never opened the second one because his warthog was always falling apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundhog7s Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 (edited) That would probably make some pretty interesting BBQ, but isn't what you look for in a toy, huh? I bought several of the MB Iron Man sets recently and am using them to make a custom Hall of Armors. I didn't really how badly made these things were and how little they hold together. I've sat down 2 or 3 times to start and get so frustrated I just give up and walk away. Edited April 14, 2011 by groundhog7s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 That would probably make some pretty interesting BBQ, but isn't what you look for in a toy, huh? I like the way you did that :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtankengine Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 The quality of the Halo Mega Bloks have really improved. My original Warthog, banshee, and scorpion all had parts that I had to glued together. The recent stuff had been great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwoosheyman Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 One ebay seller and one Amazon seller now have the 2nd Halo 4-pack in stock. Hopefully they start showing up at comic shops next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI_MYTE Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 My CBS guy has confirmed boxed set # 2 for next Wednesday as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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