The side that Matt Calland has fashioned over the last eight months is still a long way from being the finished article, but they certainly know how to put on a show.
Leading 24-6 yesterday with half an hour remaining, Widnes, the team that has taken five points out of six off leaders Salford this year, looked a good bet to inflict Fax's first home loss of the season.
Fax, showing a raft of injury-induced changes to the side that beat Leigh 34-22 last time out, had looked disjointed all afternoon.
The passing wasn't quite as crisp as it usually is, the reshuffled pack was finding life tough against a combative Vikings six, and referee Dave Merrick and his touchjudges were causing no end of consternation, more of which later.
This team believes though. Really believes. To the extent that they probably become more dangerous the more desperate their situation becomes.
That perhaps explains why Widnes, having doubled their 12-6 half time lead courtesy of two tries in the first 10 minutes of the second period from back rowers Paul Noone and Matt Strong, both converted by on loan St Helens centre Steve Tyrer, rather bizarrely began to look worried.
It was little things at first: the slow walk back to the restart, an air of nervousness about their work with the ball.
Perhaps it was because they have kicked the winning habit this season, perhaps they sensed what was coming.
Either way, they paid the price for not nailing down the coffin lid.
Fax half back Ben Black was within inches of scoring from Graham Holroyd's perfectly weighted chip kick as the clock ticked past the 50 minute mark.
And when the stand off put the same play on a couple of minutes later, Fax took the chance, young hooker Thomas Coyle producing a brilliant diving take to score under the posts.
Holroyd converted for 24-12, and Fax promptly cut loose again, Paul Smith surging clear and putting Black away for a certain score, only for Mr Merrick to drag the play back for a highly dubious forward pass.
Within 60 contentious seconds, the Castleford official then managed to sin bin Coyle, apparently for an obstruction of Vikings stand off John Duffy.
Tyrer coolly kicked the penalty to put Widnes three scores clear at 26-12, surely killing the comeback in the process.
Er, no.
Step forward Mr Merrick again, who had been steadily losing patience with Widnes since half time.
The Vikings had been trying to slow the game down since minute one: putting numbers into the tackle, pushing the interpretations at the ruck to the limit and generally trying, with some success it has to be said, to strangle Fax out of the contest.
With the home side suddenly rolling forward though - courtesy of a blockbusting spell from Frank Watene - the visitors fell off the tightrope they had been walking, culminating in the 71st-minute sin binning of Strong for the latest in a string of high tackles.
Then it was Mark Gleeson's chance to show his class.
Within a minute, Fax's debutant hooker had scampered clear and thrown an inside ball to Black, who raced in under the posts, Holroyd converting.
Fax were running hot now, and it took a brilliant tackle by Widnes full back Ian Hardman to hold Smith up over the line with seven minutes to go, Mr Merrick taking Fax back to a play the ball 10 metres out.Cue Gleeson again, the former Warrington man darting through the tackles to score, Holroyd kicking the goal for 26-24.
And with Widnes unable to get their hands on the ball as Mr Merrick blew himself hoarse on the way to a final penalty count of 16-4, it was no real surprise when Holroyd was held down just to the left of the uprights, picked himself up, dusted himself down and kicked the goal to level the scores.
There was still a couple of minutes for Fax to try and snatch it, but despite a couple of long range drop goal attempts and a last second dash by full back Miles Greenwood, it ended all square.
The drama had started early, with Hardman singularly fortunate not to be sent off after blatantly attempting to trip Black after the Fax half back beat him all ends up after a searing 20 metre break.
The touch judge came on, Mr Merrick played advantage, Black had the ball punched from his grasp over the line and everyone, perhaps even Hardman himself, waited for the red card.
Instead, the incident went on report, and Hardman promptly added fuel to the fire by rushing downfield to set up the opening try for young winger Paddy Flynn, Tyrer converting.
If there's one thing that makes Holroyd's old eyes light up though, it's a swirling breeze and a rookie threequarter.
One spiral bomb later - Flynn ending up miles away from the bouncing ball - Fax centre Mike Ratu was cleaning up the scraps and scoring on the right.
Holroyd goaled, and promptly repeated the tactic, forcing another, albeit less costly error, from his hapless target.
While Fax were doing the spadework though, they lacked their usual clinical execution, highlighted by what should have been a James Haley try being chalked off for a forward pass.
And on the stroke of half time, they shot themselves in the foot, failing to find touch with a penalty and then watching, gobsmacked, as Matty Smith danced over to put Widnes 12-6 up.

STAR MAN
With Dana Wilson sat in the stand with a broken arm, David Larder nursing a broken jaw and David Wrench also out of action, Halifax were short of manpower, and indeed power, up front yesterday.
And it showed as Widnes - with messrs Gannon and Fellous setting the lead - took command in the middle.
Step forward Frank Watene, who turned the clock back to last season with a blockbusting second half effort.
In the end, Widnes decided the only way to stop the big Kiwi was to take his head off, a tactic that ultimately proved their downfall.
Without Watene, who claims three points in the season-long Star Man competition, it is highly doubtful Fax would have salvaged this game. They will need more of the same over the next few weeks.
No one would argue that Halifax will not miss injured skipper Sean Penkywicz.
But in Mark Gleeson they have a player who looks like being equally influential.
Gleeson looked pretty sharp on his debut, defending solidly and distributing well, but saved the best till last with a try and an assist as Fax nabbed a point in the closing minutes.
The final point goes to loose forward Shad Royston, who ran his blood to water in the back row of the pack.
Royston chased everything, tackled everything, and wasn't afraid of taking the ball forward in some pretty heavy traffic.

MATCH FACTS
Halifax: Miles Greenwood; James Haley, Mike Ratu, Richard Varkulis, Lee Greenwood; Graham Holroyd, Ben Black; Paul Southern, Thomas Coyle, Joe Walsh, Mark Flanagan, Paul Smith, Shad Royston. Subs: Mark Gleeson, Andy Bowman, Danny Heaton, Frank Watene
Tries: Ratu, Black, Coyle, Gleeson
Goals: Holroyd (5)

Widnes: Ian Hardman; Dean Gaskell, Steve Tyrer, Chris Dean, Paddy Flynn; John Duffy, Matty Smith; Adel Fellous, Bob Beswick, Jim Gannon, Matthew Strong, Paul Noone, Lee Paterson. Subs: Steve Roper, Iain Morrison, Gavin Dodd, Ben Kavanagh
Tries: Flynn, Smith, Strong, Noone
Goals: Tyrer (5)

Referee: Dave Merrick (Castleford)
Attendance: 2,561

YOU SAY
Watene was brlll ref say no more - Blunder

Well played fax, what a come back,what a terrible ref again - Diane

Well done fax battled back really well again ! Looked a bit light up front though! Ackers

Good game tday should of won nother - Fax fan grebo

Well done fax but keep hold of the ball when going over the line - Nige

PLAYER POINTS
James Haley 15, Paul Smith 15, Sean Penkywicz 12, Graham Holroyd 11, Craig Kopczak 8, Andy Smith 8, Lee Patterson 7, Janan Billings 7, Jon Goddard 6, Shad Royston 6, Dana Wilson 5, Frank Watene 5, Dave Larder 4, Paul Southern 4, Richard Varkulis 4, Mark Flanagan 4, Miles Greenwood 4, Mike Ratu 3, Ben Black 3, Andy Gorski 2, Mick Govin 2, Mark Gleeson 2, Joe Walsh 1

STAT ATTACK
Halifax
Completions
First half: 16/21
Second half: 19/26
Penalties
First half: 4
Second half: 12
Widnes
Completions
First half: 16/21
Second half: 11/14
Penalties
First half: 2
Second half: 2

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