Halo Mega Bloks 96947 Covenant Weapons Pack Crimson Combat Elite

I'm back with another Halo Mega Bloks review, this time with set #96947 Covenant Weapons Pack (Crimson Combat Elite).

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This is Halo Mega Bloks set 96947 Covenant Weapons Pack. The set has 24 pieces and was released in 2011.

The set comes with a Crimson Combat Elite. Crimson was an interesting color choice as opposed to just plain red. His armor has a very clean look to it, as if it were brand new.

Welcome additions to any Covenant armory. My favorite is the Carbine! 

Weapons include Covenant beam rifle, carbine, and plasma pistol. Each weapon is painted with accurate detailing that makes the weapons look closer to how they actually look in-game. 

That Elite should duck...

Also included in the set is a weapons stand, along with the deployable cover equipment found in Halo 3. While I appreciate the inclusion of both, I’m not really a fan of either of these additions. Although the weapons stand is able to hold all three weapons, it looks boring. The build is simple and the solid purple color look bland. The deployable cover looks extremely awkward. Compared to how it looks in game, the shield is way too short. Unless he was crouching or sitting, the Elite seems fairly vulnerable to headshots and other attacks. The design on the shield itself has a bunch of electric lines all over the place for some reason ; it looks weird and fails to capture the look of the actual thing.

I don’t really like this set all that much. The deployable cover shield is awkward, the weapons stand is too simple, and the Elite looks sort of plain. The painted weapons are definitely the main reason I would get this. Other than that, the set feels pretty lacking.

-Will