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  1. Somehow, you were able to give each of these cards a strongly Bionicle vibe, while retaining many of the specifics of the Magic card design style. I used to be a fan of Magic: the Gathering, many yearsago, and these cards are an awesome blast of nostalgia for me. It's good to know that you plan to make more.
  2. Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't all Kanohi made from protodermis? If so, the properties of Kanohi which appear to be supernatural, or possibly gifted by Annona,(i.e., invisibility, telekinesis) are only properties imbued in protodermis, which is an entirely artificial substance. Is the theory, or part of it, that the insane great being was able to disable the powers of Kanohi because he or she could remove the power in question from that piece of protodermis, just as he or she could hypothetically remove the property of light-giving from a lightstone? It doesn't make sense that a being would be able to remove a specific power from the substance that they or their species created artificially, without using the same process as was used to give the mask it's power. A being wouldn't be able to naturally do that if the initial giving of the power had been carried out artificially.
  3. What exactly does this set have over the 2005 Sandcrawler, other than the green and white astromech droid? It looks as though it has almost the exact same features and characters as the old version, while many of the newer versions of previous Lego Star Wars sets have at least a few new elements.
  4. For me, it's Creeping in My Soul, no question. The rhythm and lyrics of that song evoke Mahri Nui no matter where I am when I hear it.
  5. Ah, thanks; I didn't see that detail. Good thing that I didn't bid on them. I was also able to find this listing, where eight of the 2001 mask packs are for sale at pretty good prices: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-New-2001-Lego-Bionicle-Toa-Turaga-Kanohi-Mask-x2-8530-Sealed-Polybags-OVP-/181337532728?pt=UK_Construction_Toys_Kits&var=&hash=item2a388f2938
  6. The Kakama is green, the lighting made it appear teal. I've made the same mistake before, I thought a pair of red Mirus were orange. A lot of Tngm and copper Komaus, for a ridiculously low price! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12-LEGO-Bionicle-masks/271414450926?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222003%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140122125356%26meid%3D5343647281355002760%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D20140122125356%26rk%3D0%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D191092085626&rt=nc I can't buy these myself, due to it not shipping to the U.S. That listing may be the greatest deal in the entire history of Bionicle collectibles. This guy is selling Rahkshi that contain purple kraata; as of right now, a Kurahk, a Panrahk, and a Turahk are up for sale here: http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_armrs=1&_ssn=madmax0313&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=Purple+Kraata&_sop=15 This group of purple kraata is also for sale, here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lego-Bionicle-PURPLE-SHADOW-KRAATA-Rare-and-Hard-to-find-Free-Shiping-/161225823431?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item2589ced4c7. I'm not very familiar with the values of rare kraata, so I can't say for myself whether or not it's a good deal. See for yourself.
  7. I think that 2007 was the best year for the story, and that 2002 was the best year for the sets. The Bohrok were the main force that made 2002 amazing.
  8. I’ve always believed, and still believe that Stuart Sayger was the best artist to ever illustrate the Bionicle comics. In avoiding the norm in artistic styles, Sayger introduced us, the fans to a rich and deep type of illustration that conveyed the expressions, moods, and dangers experienced by the characters like no other artist. There is also a lot to be said for his landscapes; no artist could possibly have evoked the feeling of Mahri Nui as a lost, underwater city better than Sayger. His art showed us the MU from an angle that made it seem more realistic than any artist before him than D’anda or Elliot had been able to manage. Who cares if the two tiny loops on Turaga Vakama’s firestaff are drawn, in order to portray him exactly as his set appears, anyway? Especially when you have Sayger’s expressions and moods. By far, Carlos D’anda was the worst artist on the Bionicle comics, ever. I’ve read all nine issues that he illustrated, and he almost never attempted to show any expressions on the faces of the characters. All the Toa, Turaga, Rahi, and Matoran are completely static and unfeeling. He drew all of the Toa Mata’s weapons and masks exactly how they appear in the sets, when he easily could have added some actual fire to Tahu’s sword or actual frost to Kopaka’s mask. He also kept himself from drawing the characters in creative poses or maneuvers if the sets couldn’t b posed that way themselves. In 2001, the sets had very little articulation, so D’anda took a phenomenal number of possibilities away from himself by mimicking the sets exactly. D’anda limited himself by the sets, while Sayger built us a world. There were no movies or animations in 2006 and 2007 save the lackluster VNOLG and the 2007 Cryoshell music videos, which were non-canon, so Sayger’s art was the only canon visual medium for Voya Nui and Mahri Nui. And Sayger definitely delivered. Sir Kohran, I’d like you to take another look at the two “obvious” examples of the loss of “richness” and “complexity”, and the rise of “wonky and out of proportion” figures that you’re suggesting. Which illustration of Turaga Vakama has the most richness in its coloring, the one on the left or the one on the right? I’m almost certain that we all know the answer to that question.
  9. That's good to know. I've never been to the California LEGOLAND, or any LEGOLAND, so I haven't been able to see those statues in person. When the staff at the California LEGOLAND do decide to retire and dismantle the Bionicle Blaster ride, hopefully we can keep them from destroying those statues.
  10. These statues of the Toa Nuva would also be nice to find someday. Apparently Tahu, Lewa, and Gali are the only ones that were made for the "Bionicle Blaster" ride at Legoland California. Tahu: http://www.bzpower.com/Imaging/stories/mf_tahunuva_bb.jpg Lewa: http://th04.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2010/232/4/e/BIONICLE_Blaster_Lewa_Nuva_by_KZN02.jpg Gali: http://th00.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2010/232/7/7/BIONICLE_Blaster_Gali_Nuva_by_KZN02.jpg The Bionicle ride at the California Legoland doesn't exist anymore, does it? I'd guess that it doesn't, and that the statues were probably destroyed because they were so large, but there's a chance that they still exist.
  11. Congratulations on the promotion, Windrider!
  12. I considered bidding on them, though after a few minutes of deliberation I decided that despite being amazingly detailed and rare, they weren't necessarily worth spending my money on. I do appreciate that you started this topic and showed me the ebay link, Sybre.
  13. Welcomer to BZPower Metanint!

    1. Toa Aeros

      Toa Aeros

      Thanks, it's nice to know some people care about the newbies! ~Meta

  14. First snow in two years.

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    2. The Nold

      The Nold

      You get snow every two years? It's literally snowed once in my lifetime here.

    3. Azani

      Azani

      Around every two years, yeah. I live in Seattle, so we may get more than our fair share of snow.

    4. ZOMBI3S

      ZOMBI3S

      Snow rules. I get it every year and all I want is more.

  15. If anyone is looking for a pair of Nui-Rama to add to their collection, then this could be a very good deal: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lego-Bionicle-Rahi-Nui-Rama-8537-building-set-/380855213226?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item58acbd5caa There are only 15 hours left of the auction, so potential buyers should check it out soon.
  16. I see that the Ignika on your profile has turned silver. Is it due to reaching 18,000 posts?

  17. NickonAquaMagna, I love your Nova Orbis series. I really think that its written and illustrated in a way that conveys what Bionicle is about better than nearly anything else that I've ever read. But if I was a newcomer to Bionicle story, then there would still be many important elements of the plot that I would not learn from reading Nova Orbis. After reading the prologue to Nova Orbis, I would still need to understand how the "great spirit" was cast into his sleep, who the great spirit's "dark brother" is, why the dark brother cast the great spirit into his sleep, how the great spirit was woken from his sleep, why it was necessary for the great spirit to "undo the damage that had been done"(you don't ever mention that there were people living on Bara Magna), why the island on which the story is set is called "Miro Nui" and not just "Miro Island". Currently, there isn't any way that a newcomer can learn about the Bionicle mythos without having to do a great amount of personal research.
  18. There were six stories per each previous Papercutz Graphic novel, though, as their were six issues of the comic book per year. If each the three original (i.e. not reprinted from previously issued Bionicle comic books) stories were longer by a certain amount then the length of a comic book story, then there may have only been five stories total in the entire graphic novel. Alternatively, there may have been one story of regular length and two longer stories, or two stories of regular length and one story which was much longer than average. EDIT: Jck, I recall reading that Power of the Great Beings would feature at least one story taking place on Bota Magna. i believe that I read that piece of information in early 2010, and that is was through a link on this website. I haven't yet been able to find the old link, though I'll keep looking for it. Considering that we were initially planning to travel to Bota Magna in 2011 prior to the decision to end the line, setting at least one story on Bota Magna doesn't seem to far-fetched after all.
  19. What you don't quite seem to get is that Lego aren't trying to please an older fanbase, because there are far fewer of them than there are children. So if Lego aim for a smaller group of older fans, they miss the greater profit that comes from the greater number of child buyers. One of the reasons (perhaps the main reason) Bionicle was so successful in its early years was that it was straightforward enough to appeal to children but had a certain level of darkness and complexity that also tapped into an older demographic. And one of the reasons it eventually ended was because it became too complex for children and new fans to get into, which damaged its profits. I'd also like to see more Lego products for older fans, but we do have to accept that we aren't the priority audience. But that's the key, isn't it? One would hope that in the unlikely event that LEGO brought back Bionicle (I emphasize unlikely, given the context of their brief, one-second apearance in The Lego Movie) that they would find a way to undo the continuity lockout and make it appealing to newcomers and old fans, kids and adults, somehow. Unfortunately, that's a difficult juggling act at the best of times, and Bionicle is a particularly monumental case. Eh, it's not that hard. I'd say that it is, considering Lego had enough difficulty both retaining old fans and generating new fans back when Bionicle was still around. And the older the original fandom gets, the harder it becomes to bridge that gap, whereas launching a new theme tailored to kids alone remains as easy as it's ever been. You may be forgetting that fans grow up and move away from Lego themes. If Lego ever decided to release new Bionicle sets and promote them with new or old storyline, then they would likely ignore the old fanbase, if it were still to exist, and promote it as though it was a new line. The Bionicle story does't expire on a certain date; it's a story that can be told anywhere and always. However, most, though definitely not all, of the old fans will move away from it after several year of a lack of support of the line from Lego. Now, several years after the end of the original Bionicle set line, Lego would probably decide to ignore the original fans and start from scratch as though it was an entirely new line.
  20. It's amazing to hear from other fans who felt similar to me when Bionicle ended. Bionicle had been a part of my life for six years when the Stars sets were released, and the cancellation of the sets felt very strange to me, as if some essential part of the fabric of the universe was being undone. As a fifth grader in 2010, I couldn't remember a time in my life when Bionicle hadn't existed. The same feeling washed over me in late 2011, when I was in starting seventh grade and it became clear that none of the BionicleStory.com serials were about to be updated again. Bionicle truly rooted itself in my mind during it's run, in a way that time has a hard time of shaking. I was born in 1999, and from the start of 2004 I was buying the sets. Though I wasn't really following the storyline until early 2006, I dived in with full force then and proceeded to catch up on the story from all of the previous years. I decided to stop buying the sets after Winter of 2009, and the only that brought me back to them was the news that the Stars sets would be the last. At that point in time, the sole reason for me to buy Bionicle sets was an incredible sense of nostalgia for past years. Amidst all of this, I had found BZPower in 2008 and slowly began to visit it more often. Since the set line has ended, I felt that I began to enjoy the story more without being distracted by lego sets that were mainly aimed at much younger kids. I have a feeling that I may have stumbled upon the revelation that led Lego to realize that Bionicle was no longer a commercially viable line in late 2009; specifically, that Bionicle is a great and engaging story for teenagers and adults, yet a confusing and disorienting concept for the kids who make up the majority of Lego customers.
  21. I have a copy of the Xbox 360 version of Bionicle Heroes. Overall, it's in very good condition; please PM me if you're interested. Apologies, but I don't have a copy of either the DS version of Bionicle Heroes or of Maze of Shadows.
  22. Welcome to BZPower!

  23. Thanks for filling me in about SEALUG and PSLTC Swert; I wasn't aware that either one of them would be showing lego models at the Emerald City Comic-Con. Will SEALUG be at the ECCC on all three days? Because of real life responsibilities, such as homework, I'll only be able to attend the convention on Saturday. I met Stuart Sayger four years ago at the 2010 ECCC, where he signed copies of the fourth and fifth Ignition comics for me. Since he wasn't on the list of high profile guests on the ECCC website that year, it's likely that he shows up every few years in a similar fashion as that of The Oatmeal. I'll certainly be glad to meet you also; even at the ECCC, it's not always easy to find other Bionicle fans. And of course, you're the owner of BS01 also.
  24. You may have set a record for the greatest number of posts in the shortest period of time on the BZPower forums; according to what I've calculated, you're averaging 12.91 posts per day.

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    2. fishers64

      fishers64

      "Stalker" comments aside, you do a good job of posting in S&T. Mind staying?

    3. JAG18

      JAG18

      Artakh's Nephew's comment already did the trick, but I guess two people can't be wrong so sure why not? :)

    4. Art Vandelay

      Art Vandelay

      Nor can three people. :P I find your posts in S&T to be among the best. I wish I had the time to post in S&T more often.

  25. Those are definitely cake toppers, and not McDonald's promotions or anything like that. I (also^^) remember seeing them in a Birthday Express catalog in 2005. Have you searched on ebay yet to check to see if anyone else is selling Toa Hordika cake toppers? Though I agree that it's fairly unlikely that another person saved their Bionicle cake toppers in 2005, you might want to check to see if anyone else is selling them, since all sorts of odd things tend to pop up on ebay. If your pair turns out to be the only pair that still exists, well, then, congratulations!
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