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I am somewhat disappointed in this purchase. This toy is very detailed and very cool. I bought it for my son, who loves it, but the hands are constantly falling off, the rifle does not fit well in the hands, and the toy did not come with the grenades like the product description said.
so i decited to test one out. (but ebay is still cheaper). When i decited to by these McFarlane "action figure" I started reading reviws on these items. It was the best buy I made on amozon. However amozon DID mess up on the wepons this item came with. Big mistake. Every one was crying over how horible these "action figures" were.
wowyou people must have gotten the bad end of THAT sticksomething i'd like to point out real quicknone of the figures have the right weapons and/or gear pictured or listedwellexcept the coviesall the spartans are just totally screwed upso boo hooget over itit's a grenadei've got three other figures with them, and to to tell you the truth they're annoying, they're tiny, easily lost if removed, and they take up a valuable storage spot on spartansgrenades are over ratedthat being saidthis guy is fantastici've read some of the other reviews about how he isn't meant for children's play etc etc and that's truebut i mean come onhe's from a video game that centers around killing vast quantities of people of course he's not designed for 4 and 5 year oldsdespite this, he is incredably durablei bought him at Alakazam around when the first series came out, so that i could have someone to fight my brute chieftain, and i've been playing with him every day practicly i've dropped him out of helicopters, pitted him against thousands of clones(i'll be the first to admit i still play with toys, yes, you nerds out there, we can all admit it now)and he still holds upin fact, i like him the best out of all nine of my guys (six spartans, two brutes, and the grunt)the painting is the most acurate to the game i've seen, with a sort of bronze/green remeniscent of the E3 announcement trailer, and the articulation means you can replicate any action pose, or any ragdoll, from the gamehis AR is sturdy, and fits incredably well into his hand, loose enough to allow for a fast melee, but tight enough not to fall out at the slightest touch, and his molding is supurb, down to the nicks and scratches of his armorall in all, this is the exact figure to get your die hard Halo fanbe it the old school CE devotee, or the noob Halo 3 fanatic
He is well detailed, not just with painted details, but sculpted elements, from the various lines of his armor, to pits and dents, to the black inner layer of the armor. But I take care of my stuff. No sculpted detail was spared.As far as possibility, again I was not disappointed. There were no instructions about mounting the weapon either, even though it is pretty straight forward. Being a fan of the game series, I'd wanted to get a Master Chief figure for some time, but had missed the Halo 2 release.
Just don't expect a high durability figure, and don't be surprised if you get no grenades. And while the paint job on the figure is pretty good, the rifle (at least the one that came with mine) does seem to have a lesser quality paint job. But anyway, for collectors, this is a fine figure. There is negatives, though.
He doesn't seem terrible sturdy, although mine hasn't broken yet. So when the Halo 3 figures came out, I picked this guy up at a local Toys'R'Us. I really wish for more weapons. Peg goes into his back, and the small end of the peg sticks out so you can put it in the hole of his rifle, thus supporting it. Thus, the Master Chief comes only with his assault rifle, and the peg you use to mount it on his back. Really, where are the grenades.
Maybe a shotgun or a pistol even maybe. But this figure seems like more of a collectors' piece to me.
It tends to be quite lose.
Oh yeah, the rifle doesn't fit perfectly in his hand either. Impressions: I can't say I have any complain with this figure appearance wise.
But to me, it seems a bit odd for him to be holding no weapon, yet have his rifle on his back. Also, as you'll notice others have said, the grenades (that the package said were included) were nowhere to be found inside.
Arms, legs, knees, elbows, even wrists, ankles and toes move, giving one a wide variety of poses to put him in. I can imagine a kid taking him through serious play and breaking something off.
This review is not for collectors; it is for people buying these items as toys to play with. Hand position and lack of articulation is a big disappointment. We have a couple of the other figures on order. 1)The hands cannot grip the weapons well at all.
5) The weapons come with little pegs so they can be held and so they can fit into holding spots. 2)The Master Chief's rifle is designed and built so that the muzzle falls off and is nearly impossible to keep glued in place. 4)They are not particularly sturdy. You will have to glue the pegs into the weapons or - you will lose them, or they will stick into the holding holes and have to be pried loose to be put back into the weapon.Overall, my son is happy to have these guys, but I notice that he clearly does not find them very much fun to play with compared to his expectations and to his other action figures and Legos. The Jackal Sniper's head, in particular, is prone to coming off. My 8 year old son is a fan of the PC Console based HALO game, so for his birthday we got him a Master Chief and a Jackal Sniper.
3) The Master Chief box said it comes with grenades; there were no grenades. I believe these design and construction issues are a big part of that. As action figure toys, they have some notable flaws. These are fighting figures and they can't even hold and manipulate their rifles for the kid's scenarios.
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