Hewkii Mahri Redux

[evil_jaga_genius]

Guten tag, peoples!  This is a redux of Toa Mahri Hewkii.  Sorry about the blurry pics... my camera is decent but it doesn't do auto-focus.

 

This guy just doesn't get enough love, which is a shame. Keetongu orange is a great color when used properly.

 

First of all I took out all the red from his color scheme--axles, spikes, Cordak, everything. Replaced all that with blue, which goes much better with the orange.

 

I took the spike off his mask because it was making him look like a unicorn. Moving the breathing tubes to the back of the mask gives the head more flexibility. I gave him a sort of gas-mask in the front, though, because that head looks weird.

 

I had a lot of fun with his arsenal. The Cordak gun is now built straight into his arm and equipped with a laser sight. His spiked kneepads have been converted into spiked gauntlets. I turned the warblade from a strange, generic spear into a cross between a battle-axe and a trident, which fits Hewkii so much better.

 

Arsenal

Front

Back

Blade Detail

Gun Detail

Gun #2

King of the Deep

 

Comments are appreciated!

 

-Jaga

Edited July 23, 2015 by evil_jaga_genius

[Evergrey: Toa of Music]

I really like this! It's a brilliant redo of a rather bland set. The trident thing looks fantastic! The mask having the breathing tubes behind it is definitely a better design and the torso is a cool design. I agree the blue works better with the color scheme. The only detractor I see, however, is the gun. I love the design and the concept, but it looks a little weird the way it attaches to the arm. Good MoC though I like it!

[Millennium]

He would benefit from some CCBS beefing up.

[evil_jaga_genius]

I really like this! It's a brilliant redo of a rather bland set. The trident thing looks fantastic! The mask having the breathing tubes behind it is definitely a better design and the torso is a cool design. I agree the blue works better with the color scheme. The only detractor I see, however, is the gun. I love the design and the concept, but it looks a little weird the way it attaches to the arm. Good MoC though I like it!

Thanks! The gun was actually the first thing I built, just to see if it COULD be done.  I put it on that sort of joint because 1) I'm lazy and 2) it's more flexible than a normal limb, like on his left arm.

 

 

He would benefit from some CCBS beefing up.

If I had any CCBS parts I would consider your suggestion, but all I have is one single HF set.  Besides, I prefer the mechanical look of the Gen1 parts, and that's what I'm good at building with.

[Major Marvelous]

Hey evil_jaga_genius, you've got an interesting MOC here!  I like how you managed to keep a similar design to the original as well as make it different.  I think my favorite part are the blades on the back of the arms.  His staff looks pretty awesome as well.

 

Something I noticed that is different from the original is that he's a bit skinnier, mainly around the joints and torso.  What I would suggest is, if you have a black Metru Matoran torso piece, I would take out the Bohrok eye and put one of those pieces on top of the Piraka arm piece.  This might make the transition from the lower to the upper torso a little less abrupt.  Of course, if you did that, it would probably create some gaps in the torso, so what I would suggest is adding some silver Kalmah armor to the shoulders, which should help fill that area up.  If that would get in the way of the blades on the arms, I would try putting them so they're on the outer side of the arms.

 

The thighs also seem a bit skinny.  I would suggest, if you had any more, removing the Visorak legs and putting additional Kalmah armor on top, then taking the Visorak legs and attaching them to the side of the thigh.  This would help balance the color of the Kalmah armor on the shoulders with the rest of the MOC along with making him a bit more beefy.

 

For the gun arm, I would give you 2 possible suggestions.  In my opinion, the hand looks a bit out of place where it is right now since it looks like it would be blocking the bullets from the gun.  What I would suggest is either remove the hand and leave just the gun, or do something similar to 2008 Takanuva and give him a normal arm and attach the gun underneath.

 

Anyways, this is a great MOC either way and I hope you keep on building!