Kotaku: warthog

This Guy Has Driven A Real, Working Warthog

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:30:00 MST

New Zealand's WETA made a real Warthog for Neil Blomkamp's Halo movie pitch. The movie never went anywhere. But the Warthog? It's still around, still being driven by grown men dressed as Halo marines.

OXM's Alistair Wallis, for example, just got to drive the real Warthog. Oh, but first, he had to get into real UNSC Marine cosplay. Then he could drive it.

So what's it like?

Halo die-hards will be pleased to hear that the Warthog doesn't just look like the real thing, it drives like it, too. Built from the engine of an Aussie work truck (the Nissan Patrol), with full 4WD and a turbo, it's got grunt.

It's also got the in-game vehicle's wonky manoeuvrability, as the 4WD and custom-built chassis means that you can throw the Warthog sideways and it'll still drive.

More pics below.

We Drove The Warthog! [OXM, via GSW]

Get A Closer Look At WETA's Warthog

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:00:00 MDT

The rate things are going, they may never make a Halo movie. So that short Neil Blomkamp put together last year may be as close as you get. And these shots of the Warthog used in that short may be as close as you get to it. Built by WETA, the guys behind the special effects for Lord of the Rings, it's crazy the amount of detail that went into a vehicle built not for a movie, or even a trailer, but a cheap concept pitch. Plenty of pics at the link below.
Close Up: Weta's Warthog (Part 1) [NZGamer]

Most Unintentional Halo 3 Betrayal Falls From Sky

Mark Wilson — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:00:00 MDT

Imagine Master Chief hanging out with Chicken Little. A Warthog drops from the sky and kills Master Chief. And Chicken Little is left with nothing to do but spend hours reviewing tape, discovering just who made the sky fall on our lovable hero/Little's fiance. Wait...was Chicken Little a girl? Was Master Chief a boy? Can we get some confirmation on this stuff before proceeding with the lame metaphor?

Thanks Jason!

Warthog RC Car Is Unofficial, Fantastic

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:00:00 MST

This is the Helios, a rock-climbing radio-controlled car by Pro-Line. Now, I don't want to go sullying the good name of Pro-Line's art and design departments, but that's no homage. That's straight-up design thievery. And we're all the better for it! Bungie and Microsoft haven't gotten around to plugging this obvious gap in the Halo merch market, so it's good to see Pro-Line picking up the slack. Oh, and yes. At over 12" long you can probably fit your Halo figures in the seats.
Proline - Helios [RCasy, via Hobby Blog]

Weta Warthog Suspended

Mike Fahey — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:40:23 MDT

Last month Bungie showed off Weta Workshop's fully functioning Warthog to Halo fans, making them gaze upon their Jeep Cherokees in utter disgust at the lack of weapon hard points. Now the Weta Holics has posted photos of the Warthog doing its impression of fans' pants when they first caught eye of it, complete with raised suspension and armored marine manning the chain gun in back. Exactly what happens to me when I get excited.

Warthog Suspended! [Weta Holics - Thanks Zeouterlimits!]

Real Life Halo Warthog

Brian Crecente — Thu, 18 May 2006 12:00:08 MDT

Tiscali games points out that Peugeot's latest concpet car, a dune buggy of sorts, bears an amazing resemblance to Halo's Warthog. I wonder if it comes in camo green? —Brian Crecente

Real Life Halo Test Drive a Warthog [Tiscali]