Weta, a company most known amongst Halo fans for creating a completely bad ass fully functional Warthog, has released a preview of their new line of Halo 3-themed limited edition sculptures. While the collectibles have apparently been in the works for nearly a year, they are currently finalizing the last few details and then will formally be accepting pre-orders. One of the pieces is Master Chief’s Mark VI Spartan Helmet, which seems a little like overkill to me. Everybody already has one helmet gathering dust somewhere, do we really need two? While that particular piece seems destined for people with bulging wallets and lots of empty shelf space, I do find the Cortana scuplture really quite stunning. No word on pricing quite yet but considering they are described as “high end”, don’t get your hopes up about snagging any of them for less than a pretty penny. Check out pictures of the rest of the line after the jump and then tell me if any of them catch your discerning eye.
Master Chief And Arbiter
Master Chief And Grunts
Master Chief And Flood
Master Chief’s Mark VI Spartan Helmet
Cortana
Posted by Reverendtiki on July 24, 2008 at 3:16 am
I wish there were bigger pics. :( Butr i love the cortana one :)
Posted by mendicantbias00 on July 24, 2008 at 3:28 am
All of them are absolutely stunning! My personal favorites are Cortana, then Chief ‘n Grunts, then Chief and the Flood. I am not sure how big these are, but I think they are going to be more of an investment, than a purchase.
Hopefully I have a while to save up!
=D
Posted by Tinycg on July 24, 2008 at 5:11 am
Yeah the Cortana one gets my vote, wow. I agree with the helmet, it looks exactly the same as one most of us have.. now if you could WEAR it, hehehe.
Posted by Aperture S on July 24, 2008 at 6:11 am
I quite like the second one but this part ruins it:
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4335/uglygp8.jpg
So i would get the Cortana Sculpture. If i had the money ;)
Posted by CrazyKinux on July 24, 2008 at 6:14 am
It’s amazing that they’re able to convey motion in these still figurines.
Great quality work coming out of Weta, as usual!
CK
Posted by Ragingterror on July 24, 2008 at 6:39 am
I love the Cortana and Cheif-and-Grunt sculptures. If I have enough extra money to burn, I will be sorely tempted.
Posted by StealthSpeed3 on July 24, 2008 at 7:11 am
McFarlane who? These are some of the best game-related sculptures i’ve seen in a while. If i had to choose i’d probably go with MC & Arby, and Cortana.
Posted by Louis Wu on July 24, 2008 at 10:10 am
Bigger pics (for those who are interested):
http://halo.bungie.org/misc/weta_statues/
Posted by mendicantbias00 on July 24, 2008 at 10:21 am
Thanks Wu!
Sometimes, you are too awesome.
=)
Posted by Gryphon on July 24, 2008 at 10:55 am
Agreed with everyone about the Cortana one, it’s perfect.
The Chief and Arbiter one gets my vote as well, but partialy because I currently have a screen cap of them like that as my desktop.
Posted by Crazyeye0 on July 24, 2008 at 10:56 am
I would buy The Arbiter and Chief sculpture, it’s pretty nifty :)
Posted by MorSA764 on July 24, 2008 at 2:10 pm
These are all EPIC!!!
Posted by Fezzer on July 24, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Arbiter and the Chief and the Cortana ones rock my socks.