UH-144 FALCON
Last update June 2011
Behold, the Halo Reach Falcon! My latest air vehicle which has all the general functions of the one in the game. Funnily enough, I actually created this over two months before posting it but I never got around to it. Although this is a nice creation in my opinion, it marked the demise of my Hornet air vehicle since I needed some of the pieces from it to make this and it needed a remodel anyway. So unfortunately, I can't get a shot comparing them or anything.
I have noticed that despite the falcon being around for a year already, not much people have tried creating it. But as I created this, I went more for simplicity, scale and playability rather than looks. This is really noticeable if you compare it to some other falcons out there, which make mine look pathetic. I think it turned out alright though. What do you think?
In my opinion, the falcon in Reach isn't as fun as the hornet was in Halo 3. It really is a badass vehicle, but it could do with something better. Also as I write this, I really start to think of ways I could make my falcon better. For instance this interior sure does fit minifigs well, but it could use some more detail. In fact, I promise you that I'll improve on this the next chance I get.
Here I give you a shot of how the falcon compares with minifigures. I think I got the scale pretty right with this, the pelican was a tad too big, the hornet a little too small, but this was just right. By the way, this fits onto the landing pad I made for the firebase a little while back. Remember?
Like I was saying, the Reach falcon could be a bit more like its predecessor of Halo 3. So I added these attachable rockets! Just like the hornet, except even better. It's like making french toast with waffles. Now that I think about it though, this would be rather overpowered in game. But if you know you can do something, why not?
Here's another place you could put the rockets if under the hull doesn't tickle your fancy, snug under the wings. It sure does look better like this, but marines tend to hit their head on these highly explosive capsules of death when it's placed like this. I kinda regret the missiles now since I always got owned with a barrage of pain whenever facing a hornet on xbox live.
Well, that's all I have for now when it comes to falcons. I hope I quenched your gnarly thirst. 'Till next time
Well, that's all I have for now when it comes to falcons. I hope I quenched your gnarly thirst. 'Till next time
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