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Haha yeah Thy, I'd love to redo mine too. Looking back, I knew practically NOTHING about MOCing compared to now... ah well, what's done is done. -FtC

Oo yay, TTV's back Do you guys happen to still have Lord Oblivion and Thylon's MOCist interviews? I was looking forward to hearing them before the forums went down. -FtC

Nektann. I actually got two of them, one was a b'day present They were actually my only Stars sets, to be honest. Never liked them much at all.

X-Plode all the way 8)

It's been a while since I've seen Bionicle artwork this good... you should be very proud of this.I absolutely adore that first piece. The hazy background, coupled with the trailing luminescent whip, make the subject look really delicate, yet also ominous at the same time. I'm no artist myself, so I wouldn't actually know how to give C&C on this. But just know that it's quite amazing -FtC

Pfft, who cares what Aldous is meant to look like, have some imagination, people Besides, I'd rather buy this than the actual Witch Doctor set (assuming it still comes with the massive amount of ball joints). ANYHOW.Good to see this here, Mike. I still can't get over that head . You should totally post a pic of the 'derp' function -FtC

It is indeed good to be back It's also great to get back into reviewing MOCs, as I shall do with this one. What really grabbed my attention on this MOC was the colour scheme. I really like that you've kept it mostly black, yet included an underlayer of yellow on some of its limbs and chest. So kudos for that.Tubespam works alright, although I'd like to see more twists and tangles. At the moment they just seem kinda pointless. I mean, he's got tubes coming from his arms and going into... his arms. Where's the practicality in that? I do, however, like the larger tube going down his back. The tail looks fine. The head I'm not sure about. I can see what you were trying to do with the laser-eye, but it didn't really work. Just looks like someone stabbed something sharp into his left eye. The jaws have potential, but there is a huge gap to be filled in the middle of his face. Is there any way you could attach two more jaws onto the outside of that t-bar piece? I think if you have them slightly angled further upwards, then place the tooth pieces so they're angled inwards, it could look quite decent. So sorta like http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3509/5726149286_6264c86bc7.jpg <that (still don't know how to format it so that I can rename the link :s). The torso is ok. It's very flat on the front though, and the ribcage(?) doesn't look complete. A couple more black teeth could easily fix that. I'd recommend somehow covering up that grey ball-joint piece on the waist, or just removing it altogether. I've seen my fair share of those on waists, and they always make me cringe every time I see them. So good job on this, overall There's definitely room for improvement, and I think this MOC's got quite a bit of potential. It's good that you're trying something a little bit out of the ordinary - perhaps making it even more unhumanoid would be a good idea. -FtC

Haha, that's actually so great Really digging the use of those Corroder spikes on the back. They work really well as back-spikes, and I'm wondering now why I haven't seen more MOCs integrating them this well.I like the head. It may be a bit blocky, but overall it has the desired effect as a dragon head. Cutesy eyes are cutesy :3Not a big fan of the tail. It looks too long, and doesn't really fit the dragon itself. Perhaps if it started bulky then got gradually thinner it would've worked. Hero cores are very ehh too.I'm also not liking the legs. If the front fore-limbs angled backwards instead of outwards, as if it was going to pounce, it could look better. The back-legs should be triple-jointed IMO. But yes, overall it's pretty great. Made me smile at first glance, at any rate -FtC

Johann! Good to see you around the forums. I'm quite impressed by Harai and Devianox in particular, as you probably know already. They're just so... bulky and ape-like.Why isn't Famine in here? D: -FtC

Thanks Elzy You really do give the best reviews. I'll take your pointers on all of the MOCs, although I disagree about the tubes on F33-X2. If you look closely, they go from the hands to the guns on its shoulders, as if it controls the guns from its hands. But ehh, personal taste I guess. Thanks once again! Also, don't think I've given up on the Gashunk shrimp, it's coming along slowly Thanks Taipu! I semi-agree with you on Thaleen General - perhaps there are too many colours. But the head being yellow I feel was necessary, as it shows 'rank' if you like, earning him the title of general. Admittedly I should have made the eye blue to match his sword, and possibly taken the silver out of his sword. As for making more MOCs, I hope to see myself building more too. Although at the moment I just can't seem to MOC... perhaps it's just a block I'll get past soon. Thanks man. It's kinda cool how the Huna fit perfectly in between the shin-guards On another note, does anyone know how these Flickr photo showy things work? It only seems to be working on iCU's link. -FtC

Well, I guess this probably isn't the first blog entry you've read raving about the return of the fabled forums. It's probably not the first one that's said that^ either. BUT it's the first one that'll have a flying alpaca: Ehh, so anyways. It's really, really good to be back. Still haven't got around to checking out all the new stuff, but the forums themselves look pretty schnazzy. -FtC

Wow, it's been a while, eh? So I was a bit busy during the downtime, as I'm sure all us MOCists were. I've got a couple of MOCs to show for it, as well as improved photography #1 - Unhuman Biologyhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/albinomoosecake/sets/72157626606654446/with/5669447056/ This one was made for the Australian National Building Competition. It obviously didn't get very far. (Also, horrible photography D:) #2 - Thaleen General I loved building this one. You might notice that it's primarily Hero Factory-based: that's 'cos I'd just recently got 2 Furno 2.0s :3 What fun they were. #3 - iCUhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/albinomoosecake/sets/72157627535597082/ This one was built for a little challenge over on another site. The theme was to build something using Gali hooks (of any colour) in the most creative ways. My opponent was Mike (known as Koltrin around here I believe), and this little beasty won. #4 - Jel'ehhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/albinomoosecake/sets/72157627403060829/with/5871380655/ This stubby little creature was made for an alien creation challenge over at Flickr, and won The design was deliberately stubby in proportions, and some have even called it 'cute'. o.OBTW, it glows. #5 - Piece Outhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/albinomoosecake/5997910640/in/photostream/ I made this one as a logo for another group that I administrate. The aim was to make something to represent the group's name: Piece Out. Also, this recently got a Daily Deviation award on DeviantArt #6 - Spikehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/albinomoosecake/sets/72157627473747400/with/6061133124/ This one was basically just for testing out a foot design I'd come up with earlier. Regardless, the head turned out to be the main attraction of the MOC. You can probably guess why it's called spike #7 - Combustiblehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/albinomoosecake/sets/72157627391398811/with/6079235119/ You probably thought this was Cuddles the Combustible. NOPE - Chuck Testa! Just kiddins, it's Combustible, the bigger, scarier and absolutely algebraic version of that little thing I entered in the HFBC. I have never used so many gunmetal pieces in one MOC before. #8 - F33-X2http://www.flickr.com/photos/albinomoosecake/sets/72157627634987508/with/6131561259/ I told you my photography improved This is my self-MOC, or self-mech if you prefer. It uses my favourite colour combo (dark blue/orange) and a whole load of dark blue pieces from a Bricklink order I got from Distorted. Personally, I think it's my best MOC to date :3 So yes, that's what I got up to during the downtime. It feels good to be back -FtC

Haha thanks all Bit of a late reply... but oh well.

If you're cool you'll check out the topic -FtC

As you probably all know, 2.0 parts are the bomb. Wish I could say the same for the storyline... but who gives a fudge. So, I got: Nitroblast Jetbug Furno 2.0 x 2.0 (yes that means 2 of them ) My opinion on Nitroblast: Not bad. I think the problem with all these villain sets (Firelord excluded) is that their heads are too far forward. I know they want to go for the evil, hunched-over look, but seriously, who the heck has a neck longer than their forearm? For parts, this guy has a ton. Nothing unique when compared to the other villains, but his beefy ape-arm has a lot of the new limb pieces, which could be handy to some. Oh, and the red Meltdown bucket is cool :3 Jetbug: A much more solid set. The coloured pieces are to die for I would've liked to see a bit more armour on the arms, and some better weapon placement. The head has the same problem as Nitroblast, but a little less severe. Pretty cool set IMO. Furno 2.0 Meh. The same as all the other heroes. Plus he has silly goggles. I mainly bought him for the red parts (which might just be used on some upcoming COGs...). Be expecting some combiners and revamps soon, along with some experimental stuff. Oh yeah, and please slap me if I don't blog in a while. I keep forgetting I have a blog. -FtC