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Ideas For Icarax


ToM Dracone

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I like Icarax. Not a bad design, good overall look (rather like red armor over a black body, as I've said), but no reason I would buy him, as he has no recolored pieces at all... So naturally that got me thinking of what I would do to change him to make him more appealing. There are a few places where his design could, I think, be improved.

 

One, his arms. They're boring. Made of a bunch of things we've seen already. To amend this, see here (modeled by Antroz) – a set of Nuparu claws on the Inika armor, both to add interest and to echo the thighs, continuing that spike motif of his. For the left arm, and Inika lower arm (added bulk, and Icarax is actually big enough for the piece to be a proportionate lower arm). For the right arm, a black Pohatu lower arm, so that he can still spin the shield-thing.

 

Yes, that means getting rid of the gears. Their presense is great, but the way he has to have to have the Hordika arm to use them is incredibly awkward in the real set...

 

Two, his legs. Feet are good, thighs are messy, and I'd replace the Rahkshi legs with Piraka legs, because we've seen dark red Rahkshi legs quite a lot, but Piraka legs only once.

 

And last, I still think he would be awesome with a dark red Kraahkan... not only for a new color thereof, but so he doesn't look so much like Makuta. >>

 

And like I've already said, I'd use Ikarax with a K instead of a C. More Bionicle-like... :D

~ ToM

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Actually I think it should be a black Kraakhan with red mixed in. Solid red at the front that points backwards and fades to the rear. Coolness!

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hmm.. interesting, although a completely red Kraahkan might over do it, it should be mixed..

 

those arms would be a lot better, in fact if you'd like, i could try to rebuild Icarax, and try to do all the corrections you have said(except for the mask) then you could see if you really like it.

 

oh, and there's no black Pohatu thing, but you could easily just use gray, and it might look sufficing. and, i've also managed to make a huge claw with 2 Antroz blades, which doesn't look too bad, but the shield would be better..

 

and, i could make the red Piraka legs..

 

so, yeah, i'll probably make it with what you want, and it sounds really good(especially when you can picture it in your head)

 

great job once again, and, i think you need renewal:

 

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Actually I think it should be a black Kraakhan with red mixed in. Solid red at the front that points backwards and fades to the rear. Coolness!

Agreed. After all, since it is exactly the same mask in exactly the same form as MoMN's, I figure it would be beneficial to make that evident. Plus, it would allow for better consistency with the other Makuta Phantoka, even though it would perhaps seem a tad tiresome to many fans after Antroz.

 

All of your other changes seem worthwhile, though I'm sure there's an easier way to fix the right arm without making it so short...

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