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6282_STRINGER_teaser.jpgThe second half Hero Factory sets are available in Europe, and that means BZPower Forum Mentor Gatanui was able to get his hands on some of them to review! First up is 6282 Stringer, everyone's favorite guitarist-I-mean-hero. How does this smaller set stack up compared to current sets and past iterations? Read on to find out!View the full article
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I've gotta say, I think Stringer's a must-purchase, based on how he's probably one of the best looking summer sets and definitely the best looking Stringer set. The helmet's always looked kinda cool, but the 2010 set just didn't do him justice. And the blue and black colour scheme is pretty neat.Cheers for the review.

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I wonder when he will come out in NZ? The first wave came out in February so we'll probably get them in about September :(. Anyway, I am really looking forwards to getting this guy. The speaker armour pieces will be great on an Iron Man/War Machine MOC.

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The switch from orange and black to blue and black is really suprising. I'm not completly sure, but I'm pretty sure this is only the second colour swap for a hero. The first being Rocka's purple and yellow to his latest gold. Hmm, his weapon is in the shape of a guitar. Anyways, thanks for the review Gata! :)~Gravity

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The switch from orange and black to blue and black is really suprising. I'm not completly sure, but I'm pretty sure this is only the second colour swap for a hero. The first being Rocka's purple and yellow to his latest gold. Hmm, his weapon is in the shape of a guitar. Anyways, thanks for the review Gata! :)~Gravity
Um Rocka was never yellow and purple. I believe your confused him with Evo who went from yellow and purple to yellow and gunmetal

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Thanks for the review. While not a big fan of the color change, this set looks pretty cool, and it will probably be one of my first priorities of the summer wave.

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That transparent blue is awesome. I haven't really seen that since Gali Mata, come to think of it (I'm sure it's been around a lot more, but I can't think of any)...the mask reuses are really coming off as lazy, IMO.Those speaker pieces are awesome =D

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That transparent blue is awesome. I haven't really seen that since Gali Mata, come to think of it (I'm sure it's been around a lot more, but I can't think of any)...the mask reuses are really coming off as lazy, IMO.Those speaker pieces are awesome =D
With how much people tended to criticize any mask change for BIONICLE characters, I'm surprised at how many people share your opinion on the Hero Factory helmets. I think reusing the helmets is a genius move that allows for characters to be dramatically redesigned while still being completely recognizable. Compare it to the 2.0 wave, which had every hero donning a head accessory which often looked very little like their 1.0 helmets, and the appeal of reusing the classic helmets becomes obvious. Not to mention that the money which would have gone to single-use helmets can be used for more versatile, long-lasting parts, like the bulbuous armor shell used on many of this year's sets, or the fantastic-looking shield piece on Rocka and Breez.

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I think a reason for the colour change could be that there were already enough sets using orange as secondary or even primary colour in the summer wave, namely Bulk and Nex. A third one would have been too much, so they decided to try something else.Thanks for your feedback, glad you liked the review. ^_^-Gata signoff.png

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The blue is very nice, I haven't seen a combanation like that before. I works very well. He is by far one of the best new sets...if only his weapon was black.
Personally I'm quite fond of the weapon being silver, but that's a matter of taste anyway. ^_^ It creates some contrast to his dark body.-Gata signoff.png Edited by Gatanui

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From the start I've wanted to get a Jimi, but always ended up convincing myself otherwise due to the empty looking back/hollow weapon whenever I saw the other side of the body/gun. This one suffers from the same problem :/ In the event I do pick this up, I hope there's some easy fix for this which doesn't require many extra pieces...

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From the start I've wanted to get a Jimi, but always ended up convincing myself otherwise due to the empty looking back/hollow weapon whenever I saw the other side of the body/gun. This one suffers from the same problem :/ In the event I do pick this up, I hope there's some easy fix for this which doesn't require many extra pieces...
Well, the easiest fix is attaching a foot on the back like the medium-sized Heroes have them, but you could also try with an MTIS, now that a black and a silver one have been released. ^_^-Gata signoff.png

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