HALO Hunter - New Images/ Review Added

[Gonzo22]

Update 12-16: Full advance review for your reading pleasure:

http://www.figures.com/databases/action.cgi?setup_file=fignews2.setup&category=actionfigures&topic=65&show_article=957

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WOW, now this was a pleasant surprise, an early review sample of McFarlane's HALO Hunter (Thanks a bunch!) I'll have a full review of this beastie in the days ahead, but until then wanted to share with you some new photos and answer any questions you may have. Fire away!

For over 80 new images CLICK HERE: http://2008reviews2.figures.com/showgallery.php?cat=879

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[crowinghorse]

NICE!

[w00tiness]

:D

Sweeet.

Crouch poses?

[Gonzo22]

Unfortunately, that is about as crouched as he gets- you'll note that his knees only bend back so far before his upper thigh hits his lower leg. Compare to the recent pics of him upright and you will see a difference though. While about an inch lower would rock, what we get is still mighty cool.

[w00tiness]

Aww. How articulated are the spines?

[Gonzo22]

First ya got to pop them into his back and hope ya don't impale yourself:) Spines are very SHARP and pointy. So they have lil ball joints for some slight movement, enough for variety. Pinchers on both hands also open and close, waist swivels, shoulders, thighs, knees and elbows. Pretty good range of movement all around. Head doesn't squish down though.

[Dark Leonhart]

Nice!

Sadly I'm not getting it since I only collect Spartans and Elites

[Gonzo22]

Sadly I'm not getting it since I only collect Spartans and Elites

Cool, more for me:)

[Spawnomite]

Hunter = Bad Ass!

[RaoulOD]

AWESOME!

Does the armor on his back pop off beneath the spines (to simulate the in-game battle damage)?

Dang... can I beg you for more pictures? :)

[Gonzo22]

Over 80 photos isn't enough? ;)

Armor on back does not come off.

[RaoulOD]

Over 80 photos isn't enough? ;)

Armor on back does not come off.

Yeah, sorry about that - I just noticed the MASSIVE GALLERY pics you posted. Thanks for letting us know!

So far, how is the figure measuring up from a review standpoint?

[Gonzo22]

It rocks. Only thing that isn't super-duper McFarlane quality is the paint apps. They work well for what it is, a $19.99 toy, but they could be a tad better (better weathering, more metallic blue sheen). Small complaints though, folks will be getting their money's worth with this guy and should be very happy.

[RaoulOD]

:)

I cannot wait to get mine.

[bborst]

Ugh, here I go again....

Is the scale right? The Hunter looks almost too big compared to MC.

[RaoulOD]

Yup. That's the right scale. Those suckers are HUGE.

[thejikas]

*f

[CGSPAWN]

It's nice, but I can't stand the character design.

[Gonzo22]

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/jeffsaylor22/1size.jpg

Compared to a HALO 2 Hunter (couldn't find 3), but ya get the idea:)

[RaoulOD]

The Halo 3 Hunter was a bit larger than the Halo 2 hunter. They have a size comparison chart in that bestiary book that came with the Collector's edition. Suffice to say, the scale of the figs matches up on this one.

[OniGiri]

Wow, that guy's a beast. :eek: MC looks like he's gonna crap his pants in front of him.

[Stygian]

Thank you for the pics! This guy is great looking!

[kuwabara_kuwabara]

Good job on the pics. Any idea what they retail for? I plan on buying several. :o

[bborst]

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/jeffsaylor22/1size.jpg

Compared to a HALO 2 Hunter (couldn't find 3), but ya get the idea:)Never seen that before. Cool, thanks.

[Gonzo22]

Yeah found it here: http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_characterscale/

Full scale chart:)

[Dr.Deadman]

any packaging pics? thanks for posting this. i was excited about it, but now im over the halo craze and im not gonna get it.

[Gonzo22]

Packaged photos are in the photo gallery...

[Bigsauce]

Good job on the pics. Any idea what they retail for? I plan on buying several. :o

$20. I think you can still preorder at BBTS.

Thanks for the pics. I was thinking about canceling my preorder but after these pics I think I'll keep them. I like the scale of the figs. Thanks again.

[Avatar_of_Chaos]

for the "crouch" did you try roating his torso forward on the hips as well so that he was kind of bending over a bit?

in-game the back and "abs" don't really crunch at all. The Hunters just kind of lean that massive body forward and bend the knees with a smidge of crunch right where the chest meets the plating underneath

I didn't see any photos like that and it looks like it could work just fine... or would the weight make that impossible?

[Gonzo22]

I crouched him best I could without having 'em keel over. It is a balancing act, especially with his weighty arms. Your mileage may vary. Just fiddled with em some more and got him slightly lower, but what I shot is your best "ain't gonna fall without standing straight up" pose :)

[kuwabara_kuwabara]

$20. I think you can still preorder at BBTS.

Thanks for the pics. I was thinking about canceling my preorder but after these pics I think I'll keep them. I like the scale of the figs. Thanks again.

Thanks for the heads up! Totally forgot about preordering these.

[bborst]

I crouched him best I could without having 'em keel over. It is a balancing act, especially with his weighty arms. Your mileage may vary. Just fiddled with em some more and got him slightly lower, but what I shot is your best "ain't gonna fall without standing straight up" pose :)Wait, are you joking? As big as this guy is and with the giant feet, and you're telling us he has a balance problem?

[Gonzo22]

If ya have em squatted with his arms stretched out, yes. They are big feet, but skinny. The whole balancing act I mentioned was in reference to trying to achieve an extreme crouch and firing position. Otherwise he holds poses quite well. The thing has some heft to it - no cheap hollow vinyl here.

[Drama]

sweet ass sweet i cant wait

[Joerhyno]

sigh... looks like I'll be atacking my back thighs with a dremel..

[Protoform X]

Can't wait to get one!

[pinoytragedy]

sweet pics!!!!

[Viking Spawn]

OH.... MY.... GOD!!!! :eek:

That is so beyond the word AWESOME!!!

Thank you for sharing all of those! Now I can't get my mouth to stop drooling!!! :)

[d8NopeD8b]

Those knee joints are like... telling me to look at them... 8l

[InnerRayg]

So I'm a bit confused on the waste joints-is it purely swivel or is there a little bit of rocker to it too? AKA, is it on a ball joint like the Brutes/Spartans or can it just turn like the ODSTs?

[AsterisX18]

I like the worm guy. I'll get him as my 1st halo fig. The crouch looks more like a squat tho coz of the bending limits

[The_Arbiter]

OH.... MY.... GOD!!!! :eek:

That is so beyond the word AWESOME!!!

Thank you for sharing all of those! Now I can't get my mouth to stop drooling!!! :)

Agreed:D

[Gonzo22]

The waist is mostly swivel, but it does have some slight back and forth (rocker) movement. Not a whole lot - 1/2 inch at most. So in a nut shell, appears to be a ball joint, albeit, one with limited rocker motion.

[w00tiness]

sigh... looks like I'll be atacking my back thighs with a dremel..

There are other, less painful ways to lose weight, man. :p

[Gonzo22]

Update 12-16: Full advance review for your reading pleasure:

http://www.figures.com/databases/action.cgi?setup_file=fignews2.setup&category=actionfigures&topic=65&show_article=957

[w00tiness]

Even more psyched now. I can't wait.

[Jarek]

Very cool, thx for sharing.

[RaoulOD]

Awesome. :) Thanks!

[LTrain016]

sweet, looking forward to this more than ever!!

[Agent Stone]

Gonzo thanks for the review and photos. I have one question for you. Does this happen to look better painted in person? I am happy about the green paint but the rest shocked me. Thanks again for showing me this.

I can repaint them to my liking. I am just curious if they are better looking paint wise in person. I am wondering know how many i want to order now.

[CannibalizedActionFigures]

wow, very cool figure! Looking forward to getting my hands on one or more...

[Gonzo22]

As I pointed out in my review, the paint could have been better, but it isn't a deal breaker. It looks just fine with the rest of my collection. There's lots of dings, dents and detail in his armor though that could benefit greatly from a little brushed silver/ black wash to simulate battle wear. Some brushed metallic blues would really make him pop too. May add em all in later. So yeah, with just a little custom paint skills, one could make the Hunter look much better. Course you can say that about any mass market toy. For a $19.99 mass market toy, the paint apps are just fine.

[Agent Stone]

As I pointed out in my review, the paint could have been better, but it isn't a deal breaker. It looks just fine with the rest of my collection. There's lots of dings, dents and detail in his armor though that could benefit greatly from a little brushed silver/ black wash to simulate battle wear. Some brushed metallic blues would really make him pop too. May add em all in later. So yeah, with just a little custom paint skills, one could make the Hunter look much better. Course you can say that about any mass market toy. For a $19.99 mass market toy, the paint apps are just fine.
Thanks that was what i wanted to hear. I was just curious to see how many i wanted to buy for my sealed collection and opened sets. I do customs so i knew i would be doing a bunch of repaints of these. I want to try to modify it so it can crotch more as well. I bet with a nice wash and weathering these would really pop!

I will show a bunch of them customized when i get them in.

[djdspartan]

awesomesauce :)
i want one NOW

[Avatar_of_Chaos]

I approve. That's an appropriate invocation of the sauce

[IxSL4Y4xI]

Awesome, definately picking up two of these.
Now all we need is a 12" scale hunter. :p