My opinions will be spaced out over a couple days. And before you think, "Here goes another member complaining about 2008," let me tell you that I am pretty much opposed only to the Nuva. I'll tell you all my thoughts in time, precious reader.

 

On that note, let's get to the Nuva, shall we?

Overall, they need a serious reduction of bley. Bley limbs? Come on! The limbs provide a big part of the color scheme. And Toa are so much cooler with two colors reflecting their element. The dark bley only truly belongs on Earth, and it seems that Pohatu and Kopaka are trying to get away with it, but Lewa is failing miserably. Remember the Toa Metru and their color and bley scheme? I really didn't like bley. Brighter colors will attract kids eyes, won't they?

 

Those launchers look bulky and annoying. And I thought the Cordaks were big, whew! Other than Lego saying kids like guns, do the heroes really need anything other than a melee weapon(s)?

 

Kopaka: This is probably the only Toa set I want right now. We'll see how the others look, but white, green and brown are my usual 1st sets, and I only want Kopaka.

I like the feet adn armor, but that's pretty much the only thing I like. If his limbs were light bley that would be cool, because light bley is the new light grey, his color. But I doubt that. And I think Piraka legs on Toa look bulkey.

Oh, and if you haven't figured it out already, I detest his lack of shield, sword (don't mention his beyonette) and his left eyepiece. That much feel pretty weird, if you think about it, seeing better with a different eye.

The wings: Well, if the story is in the air next year, he needs some way to fly. Or more so glide inless those flap. (how much you want to bet Gali has Hahli's wings?)

 

Lewa: Where's the bright green? I really don't understand why Lego doesn't use this color. It's one of my favorites and I haven't heard any thing about it doing porly like brown. But even dark green would have been better than bley.

Anyone else notice the little propellers in his cheeks?

His sword is amazing. I'll have to get that, but only that.

I don't think those feet work too well on Toa. They are big, bulkey, and were introduced in a bad guy, so to me they have a bad guy feel.

Don't have much to say about the jets, except I think an Air Toa would have wings.

 

Pohatu: Excuse my while I go fetal position in front of my computer screen.

Good news: someone please take four Avak armor, two Onewa's feet, and a Kakama or something brown and make him brown.

Those pieces are the only color on him. I keep thinking his Po-Matoran friend is a Ta-Matoran. Why Orange? (Why bley?) Maybe a tan (or beige, the new tan) and orange scheme would work. That'd work for me.

And what's with the lack of chest armor. (happened on Hewkii Mahri as well) One shot and he's dead. But this is a general thing that's been going on for a while. I just don't understand it.

It's only after you see something worse you could accept what you didn't want. He would be much better in gunmetal and keetorange. Couldn't that bley even be replaced by gunmetal?

And I don't think he has hands. Just stubs of Hordika skull like Chirox's hands and Vamprah's feet. So his arms are short. There's one similarity to his old self.

Oh, Kanohi="Vahi"...bad idea. It resembles a Vahi too much

 

There are my thoughts on the Nuva. Sorry that is seems a little jumbled. There is so much I don't like/appreciate. These did not meet my expectations, but why should they? Is there no nostalgia left in the Lego HQ?