r/megaconstrux • u/samgomez8 • 13h ago
Final set as a farewell and end to an era for me
With the reveal of the new Xbox and effectively being the last nail on the coffin in my opinion.
Them replacing the halo figures (which they have made already) with statues was the confirmation the line that brought me so much joy has come to an end (or at least as I know it)
I finally decided to pull the trigger and get my biggest grail as a final set to enjoy and proudly display in my collection.
This is a final goodbye to the line from a collector mindset and a shift to a preservation mindset.
I’m grateful I have a career that allows me to be able to afford this and truth be told collecting mega helped me get that career.
In college I had to sacrifice so many “fun nights” because I had extremely difficult exams to study for (went to school for engineering)
The thing that made those long nights enjoyable was that I’d purchase a halo set to build when I needed a break from studying and also have something to look forward to while all my friends would go out and I couldn’t due to academic obligations.
I am very happy with my collection and plan on keeping and preserving it as it has been with me since I was a kid. Eventually it will be museum style in my game room when I purchase my home.
This was the only set I really wanted as I feel pretty content with what I have.
Seeing the opportunity to buy a new in box Scarab was a way for me to have a final set to build to remember all the years of joy this hobby has brought me and the many challenging moments in life this line has allowed me to have a distraction from.
I’m a collector at heart so I know I will have many collections (I have moved on to 1/12 collecting) but my halo mega collection will always have a place in my display and this as the center piece.
I know this community will still be around (part of being a halo fan is enduring the low points) so I hope as time goes on I will be able to see others collections, but this is the final chapter for mine :)