My first of hopefully many to come reviews! (for some action shots go here
http://www.joecanuck.com/joe/board/inde ... pic=4949.0)
There has been many questions amongst Joe fans if the Halo Reach Warthog is compatible with GI Joe 3 3/4. So I will be doing a review and hopefully you can judge for yourselves.
Scale (doing this first because I know this is mainly what Joe fans want to see)
The Scale of this Vehicle is officially the Halo Reach Scale who's figures are roughly 5-6 inches depending on character (Grunts are even smaller). Halo 3 figures in comparison are shrunk about an 1 - 1/2 inch from Halo Reach. GI joes of course, are 3 3/4 - 4 inches. This pic shows the comparisons. Keep in mind that as the figures get smaller so do the thickness/bulkiness of their body parts as well. The figures from left to right are GI Joe Alley Viper, Halo Reach light Army Trooper, Halo 3 Master Chief, GI Joe Alley Viper, Halo Reach Noble 6 and Heavy Army Trooper.
Here are pics of each type of figure in the vehicle.
Halo Reach:
Halo 3:
GI Joe:
I want everyone to decide for themselves whether these are compatible with Halo Reach, Halo 3 and/or GI Joe.
But my personal opinion is that the proper Scale is somewhere in between Halo Reach and Halo 3.
Halo Reach figures seem a tad too big for the seat and turret, for example Noble 6's head sticks out of the cockpit while sitting down instead of inline with the windshield, as well the Trooper can't even hold the Turret properly and just towers over it.
Halo 3 Fits the best, they sit properly in the cockpit areas and can wield the turret properly with the shoulder stocks lining up properly with the figure.
GI Joe just seem way out of scale to me. They do not fit the turret at all (note from the picture the shoulder stocks go to the figures face), and are tiny in the cockpit. You might be able to customize it to fit better in the Joe universe, but removing the turret and modifying the back to be a troop carrier or put some other turret from another vehicle in. And maybe put in smaller seats for the cockpits. It can be made work but as is, I just think Joes look way too small in it.
But again judge for yourselves!
