The Rarest Bionicle Sets? (Not Collectibles)

[Shadow Destroyer]

So, there are a lot of topics on here about the rare bionicle masks and collectibles, but what would you say are the rarest bionicle sets? (As in, hardest to find?)

 

I think the Piraka Kaita (Korea exclusives) are almost impossible to find, and then there's also the Sand Tarakava. It might be a prototype, but it was sold by Lego to some collectors, so I think it counts. Also, Toa Mata Nui and all the boxed titan combiners are difficult to find. Am I missing any?

[Klack]

I think the Sand Tarakava beats the Piraka Kaita in terms of rarity. PK was actually sold so lots of Koreans might have it, and there's what...3 total ST prototypes made?

Edited December 4, 2014 by Klack

[Letagi]

Here's one: http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/8026_Kraatu

 

Instructions exist, so the plans for the set were finalized, but nobody is known to own it.

 

As for the Sand Tarakava, nobody knows how many were made. There are various rumours that claim there were six, five, one, and Klack apparently heard of three. The only one we know of for sure is owned by PurpleDave at Mask of Destiny.

 

Other rare sets include the rest of the 2001 prototype Rahi. A few BZPers have them.

 

-Letagi

[Shadow Destroyer]

I think the Sand Tarakava beats the Piraka Kaita in terms of rarity. PK was actually sold so lots of Koreans might have it, and there's what...3 total ST prototypes made?

I think there were 5 if I remember correctly. Are the rahkshi with the shadow kraata considered rare? And I didn't know there were other prototype rahi...

Edited December 4, 2014 by Shadow Destroyer

[2Tie]

 

I think the Sand Tarakava beats the Piraka Kaita in terms of rarity. PK was actually sold so lots of Koreans might have it, and there's what...3 total ST prototypes made?

I think there were 5 if I remember correctly. Are the rahkshi with the shadow kraata considered rare? And I didn't know there were other prototype rahi...

 

Shadow Kraata Rahkshi would be about as rare as the Disk of Time vahki, i think. I remember having found a shadow kraata in one of my kraata packs, and being dissappointed months later when they were being given away in later rahkshi sets :c

[Shadow Destroyer]

 

 

I think the Sand Tarakava beats the Piraka Kaita in terms of rarity. PK was actually sold so lots of Koreans might have it, and there's what...3 total ST prototypes made?

I think there were 5 if I remember correctly. Are the rahkshi with the shadow kraata considered rare? And I didn't know there were other prototype rahi...

 

Shadow Kraata Rahkshi would be about as rare as the Disk of Time vahki, i think. 

 

So then they are rare, but not really that much? 

[bioniclepluslotr]

What were the Piraka Kaita sets? I can only find Irnakk.

[Munty]

I assume these...

 

http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/66157_Piraka_Kaita

http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/66158_Piraka_Kaita

 

Never hear dof them either, I guess we could just build them from the sets we already have though right? So only the official sets can be classed as HTF.

 

Kraatu can't be called HTF so muc has extinct. The set doesn't exist so it's beyond rare, being impossible to own. On the other hand however literally anyone can make their own with instructions so it can also be classed as incredibly common. Depends on perspective I suppose!

[AdaptingChaos]

I say some of the rarest Bionicle sets would be the 2015 Bionicle sets that have been made available to reviewers. However that'll change when the sets are officially released in 2015

Cant wait! 

[Jacks]

The PowerPack might count -- I never saw it anywhere in 001, and I'd never even heard of it until I joined BZP. On the other hand, I don't know if you could rightly call it a "set," since it was basically just a CD with a McToran thrown in as a bonus

[Toa of Ice - 1987]

The PowerPack might count -- I never saw it anywhere in 001, and I'd never even heard of it until I joined BZP. On the other hand, I don't know if you could rightly call it a "set," since it was basically just a CD with a McToran thrown in as a bonus

It can be considered at least uncommon because of the metallic painted chrome hau that was included with.

[Rooster Nui]

The PowerPack might count -- I never saw it anywhere in 001, and I'd never even heard of it until I joined BZP. On the other hand, I don't know if you could rightly call it a "set," since it was basically just a CD with a McToran thrown in as a bonus

Is the Power Pack even that rare? I got it from Bricklink a couple of years ago with ease, at a fairly cheap price.

 

EDIT: So it is considered uncommon. Still, I got lucky with an uncommon product.

Edited December 4, 2014 by Rooster Nui

[Taria Pakari]

Other rare sets include the rest of the 2001 prototype Rahi. A few BZPers have them.

 

I'm really curious about this. Anyone care to provide info on them?

[bioniclepluslotr]

I assume these...

 

http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/66157_Piraka_Kaita

http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/66158_Piraka_Kaita

 

Never hear dof them either, I guess we could just build them from the sets we already have though right? So only the official sets can be classed as HTF.

 

Kraatu can't be called HTF so muc has extinct. The set doesn't exist so it's beyond rare, being impossible to own. On the other hand however literally anyone can make their own with instructions so it can also be classed as incredibly common. Depends on perspective I suppose!

Wait, I thought those were fake. I saw a thread about that on BZ a while ago.

[Shadow Destroyer]

 

 

The PowerPack might count -- I never saw it anywhere in 001, and I'd never even heard of it until I joined BZP. On the other hand, I don't know if you could rightly call it a "set," since it was basically just a CD with a McToran thrown in as a bonus

Is the Power Pack even that rare? I got it from Bricklink a couple of years ago with ease, at a fairly cheap price.

 

EDIT: So it is considered uncommon. Still, I got lucky with an uncommon product.

It looks like it sells for around $65 USD, but it is still pretty hard to find I think.

[Klack]

The Chrome Hau itself is pretty common. I was going to get it for a $2 on Bricklink a while back, before I stopped MoCing.

[Rooster Nui]

 

 

The PowerPack might count -- I never saw it anywhere in 001, and I'd never even heard of it until I joined BZP. On the other hand, I don't know if you could rightly call it a "set," since it was basically just a CD with a McToran thrown in as a bonus

Is the Power Pack even that rare? I got it from Bricklink a couple of years ago with ease, at a fairly cheap price.

 

EDIT: So it is considered uncommon. Still, I got lucky with an uncommon product.

It looks like it sells for around $65 USD, but it is still pretty hard to find I think.

 

Weird, I got it for around $25 AU. Yeah, something like that.  

 

I think the rarest Bionicle set would be something like the Sand Tarakava, and that is a set I wouldn't mind getting if I actually could get it, but I'm not that desperate for it either.

[Mask collector]

I own some prototype sets from 2001. I have a prototype Muaka and Kane-ra, Nui Rama, all six Turaga, all 6 tohunga and 3 of the toa (Lewa, Pohatu, and Kopaka). They are pretty cool, and different from the official models by quite a bit.

 

MC

[Nidhiki of the Shadows]

Here's one: http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/8026_Kraatu

 

Instructions exist, so the plans for the set were finalized, but nobody is known to own it.

 

-Letagi

So... this was never released... ever? 

 

Mask collector: What are some of the major differences? I'm intrigued.

 

As for Sand Tarakava, I was gonna bring it up but guess I was Kapura'd multiple times.

 

-NotS

[Shadow Destroyer]

 

Here's one: http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/8026_Kraatu

 

Instructions exist, so the plans for the set were finalized, but nobody is known to own it.

 

-Letagi

So... this was never released... ever? 

 

Mask collector: What are some of the major differences? I'm intrigued.

 

As for Sand Tarakava, I was gonna bring it up but guess I was Kapura'd multiple times.

 

-NotS

 

 

Kapura'd by the topic starter? Must be a new record. 

[Mask collector]

One of the main differences is the code being on the outside of the mask instead of the inside. That and you can see most of the sculpting marks or machining marks on the mask as well. The reason I say sculpting or machining is because I don't know what method they used to sculpt the masks.

 

Mc

[Shadow Destroyer]

One of the main differences is the code being on the outside of the mask instead of the inside. That and you can see most of the sculpting marks or machining marks on the mask as well. The reason I say sculpting or machining is because I don't know what method they used to sculpt the masks.

 

Mc

Mind if if I ask how you got those, MC? Did you get them through lego or someone else?

[Mask collector]

I bought them all from a bzp member who got them from someone who used to work for Lego.

 

Mc

[Shadow Destroyer]

I bought them all from a bzp member who got them from someone who used to work for Lego.

 

Mc

Oh, ok. Thanks for the reply! 

[Doctor Makuta]

What about the Master Builder? Mctoran? Combiner Sets? Store exclusive sets?

[emily]

Wait, I thought those were fake. I saw a thread about that on BZ a while ago.

There was a massive war over whether they could be considered legitimate sets, and no consensus was ever reached. It was confirmed that the attributed set numbers were in LEGO's database as Piraka co-packs, so I really see no reason to doubt their validity, but a lot of people felt the packaging was suspicious for diverging from the norm so much.

[Shadow Destroyer]

 

 

Wait, I thought those were fake. I saw a thread about that on BZ a while ago.

There was a massive war over whether they could be considered legitimate sets, and no consensus was ever reached. It was confirmed that the attributed set numbers were in LEGO's database as Piraka co-packs, so I really see no reason to doubt their validity, but a lot of people felt the packaging was suspicious for diverging from the norm so much.

If those are fake, then they are extremely convincing ones...

[Munty]

Why would Lego only release them in one location though? And if they did why not US or the EU? Seems very odd. And even now after all the years of nutty collectors putting together checklists and such, this is the first time I've ever even seen the things. Can they really be genuine when there is so little information on them?

[Shadow Destroyer]

Why would Lego only release them in one location though? And if they did why not US or the EU? Seems very odd. And even now after all the years of nutty collectors putting together checklists and such, this is the first time I've ever even seen the things. Can they really be genuine when there is so little information on them?

 

Considering the U.S got the Irnakk set, the piraka kaita may have been Lego's attempt at selling a similar item overseas.

[Munty]

Was Irnakk a US exclusive then?

[Vraiment]

Why no send a mail to LEGO asking?

[Rooster Nui]

Was Irnakk a US exclusive then?

My brother purchased Irnakk in 2006 from our local Australian Toys-R-Us, so the set ISN'T US exclusive. However, I'd imagine that the set would would be exclusive to a specific store depending on what country you are in that the set may be available in.

[T.B.O.C]

I'd imagine some of the store exclusives to be rarer - Lesovikk, Irnakk, Nocturn, Karzahni... etc. I know for a fact my local Walmart wouldn't stock Nocturn for a good two months back in 2007. I feel the store exclusives tended to be stocked less, and definitely bought more too.

 

There's some exceptions though. For example, my Toysrus had several hundred Toa Iruni for at least 2-3 years after they were released.

[Shadow Destroyer]

Why no send a mail to LEGO asking?

That's a good idea, but who would we contact for that?

[Munty]

Indeed... It's pretty easy to contact various departments at Lego if you're willing to spend long enough on hold but I can't imagine who among them would have such niche knowledge regarding things even diehard fans aren't familiar with...

[Vraiment]

LEGO China?

[MrMan289]

What about Takutanuva?

[Shadow Destroyer]

Takutanuva is pretty rare in his boxed version, yes.

[bioniclepluslotr]

Korea had exclusive China combiner sets.

[Munty]

A boxed Takutanuva is one of the few sets I'm still missing. Same goes for Voporak so perhaps the combiners in general are harder to find?

 

We already covered the Korean combiners bionicle+lotr