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Thank you! I'm glad you like it, and yes, I am quite proud of how the jetpack turned out.

Yeah... I tried using the grey on his lower arms to offer contrast, but it is a tad jarring now that I think about it. I'll see what I can do with the color scheme.

Yeah... The red kind of bothered me too for a while. But it also gives Jetbug a more... menacing look. Though when you don't have much of an alternative, you get used to it. I also put the green piece as part of a targeting device, so I wanted it to stand out some, but maybe I should swap it out for a softer color. Anyways, I'm glad you like the jet system, and thanks for the advice!

So... The story behind this guy is fairly interesting. On Christmas morning my parents went out and got me two Hero Factory sets, Scorpio and Nitroblast. I wasn't fairly interested in the sets themselves, but in getting them I got to try out the new skeleton and armor system. Using the pieces, I was able to complete a special moc that I was working on for the past MONTH, but what about the rest? Well, looking at them, I realized I had all of the necessary pieces to make one of my favorite Hero Factory villains that I unfortunately never got the chance to buy, Jetbug. (Or at least a revamp, which I would have done if I got the Jetbug set itself ANYWAY.) So on that morning, I built Jetbug 2.0... without using a single piece from an actual Jetbug.Three quarter view:Three quarter view, opposite side:Back view and jet engine detail:And now, some pose shots:Aiming...Epic sword slash!Jet-propelled slide/dodge/landing/whateverJump shotAs you can see, this guy is really fun to pose. Overall, for my first ever Hero constraction moc, I'm quite proud of this. How the community will feel? Well, that's why I'm posting this topic, isn't it? As such, comments and criticism are welcome and quite appreciated. Thanks for reading!EDIT: Images resized to forum standard. Sorry 'bout dat, folks.

Ah, I was waiting for someone to say something about the socket pieces! haha I tend to do that a lot in my mocs as I think it works well as a filler pieces, but I haven't really seen anyone else do it. (I mean, it took Lego 9 years to start doing that to their sets) As I've said in the posts above, I don't really have the proper pieces to do anything about the color scheme. If I ever do, I'm going to revamp it and post the update later in another topic. But until then, there's not much that can be done about the color. I'm glad you like the gear function in it and thanks for the criticism.

Eh... True, but it's kind of hard to grip otherwise. The crank takes more power than it looks. But yes, I will see what I can do about uploading a video sometime next week, in addition to a new moc topic.

Really? I wasn't so sure about the visor, but I'm glad it turned out well. As I said above, I hope to one day get the pieces to fix up the color scheme, but at least the thing is functional. I'm glad you like the model, though.I agree on with this on the visor. I thought it looked cool and was really creative. No need to worry that it looked out of place. As for the simulated gunfire noise, that's awesome. I always put aesthetics first on something like this, but you also squeezed in a cool little functionality on a nice-looking weapon. Only other thing that comes to mind is the color scheme, but that's not really a valid point considering you've already taken note of that and you were just throwing together some spare Technic pieces in the first place.Yeah, that's something where most mocists and I disagree on, as I put functionality before aesthetics. The thing could be colored like The Joker and I wouldn't mind as long as it worked the way it was supposed to. But hey, everyone's entitled to an opinion. I'm glad you liked the model and thanks for the feedback.

Nice work. I really love what you did with the head and color scheme. My only complaint is that I think it could do with more golden armor to make it fit in more with Ancient Egyptian artwork and style. I also think that a slightly bulkier back might help to give it a more bestial look, but it doesn't look bad by any stretch. I can't wait to see what you do with the rest of the series. 8/10

Excellent work! While I think the Rhotuka could have been modeled to a better size and done without drilling, everything else is flawless. Enough detail to make it look like it's from the movie, but simple enough so it still seems like a canister set instead of a titan. (Which drives me crazy when people do that while revamping canister set...)All in all, I love what you did here. 8/10

Thanks, I'm glad I was able to get the shape and detail right.

The Barraki were easily my favorite line of sets of all time. Their history was fascinating, their story was well developed, and their characters were unlike anything we've seen in Bionicle before. I mean, Roodaka was my favorite set of 2005 because of her personality, and then we get told that we now have a canister line of sets that were as bad, dirty, calculating, and outright evil as her, if not more so.The sets themselves too were phenomenal! They had unique, rather ingenious designs considering their price. And the designs actually had character to them. The faces, the weapons, the armor. You could actually see the personalities of the sets reflected through their appearance.And, while I'm probably going to be pelted with tomatoes for saying this, they had great launchers. Sure, they were difficult at first, but I liked that. A launcher that actually took skill to operate. Once I learned how to use them in the first month, I was able to hit targets with them 10 or even 20 feet away. I have not seen a single launcher preform that well and that accurately since then.I have come to own all six, making them my first line of canister sets that I managed to get a full collection of, but my first and favorite was Ehlek. I fell in love with him since the day I saw that prototype image of him on the cover of Bionicle Legends #6, and he is still to this day one of my favorite sets of all time.

Excellent work. I personally like the first version better simply because it's more guitar shaped. The second design looks too much like a simple cannon. As for the models themselves, I really can't see any problems with these. Streamlined, yet complex. Not too big and MUCH better than Breakout Stringer's normal cannon. All in all, 10/10.

Yeah... It looks like I might just have to revisit this guy later on down the road to correct it's problems, but I'm glad you like the overall model. While I didn't have a lot invested in the Vorox itself, I was quite satisfied with the launcher I made and I'm happy to see it get such great reception. Thanks for the comment.

Yeah... Unfortunately, yellow and orange are the only colors I have of those wheel pieces, so I can't do much there. I'm hoping one day to replace them with something light-grey, and maybe change the barrels a different color. Thanks for the input. Really? I wasn't so sure about the visor, but I'm glad it turned out well. As I said above, I hope to one day get the pieces to fix up the color scheme, but at least the thing is functional. I'm glad you like the model, though.