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Blast From The Past


Binkmeister

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So for work today, I've been trawling through a bunch of old Style Guide material from 2001-2003, and it sure brings back memories. Some of this stuff never saw the light of day, or was released in different formats. One of the images I thought was cool but I don't recall being released was one of the Rahi facing down Tahu.

 

muaka_tahu.jpg

 

Of course, my memory could be faulty and maybe it was used somewhere - I'm old, after all. But still, it's a small sample of stuff I've been running across. Some of the layered Photoshop images are fun, since I can deconstruct them to see what layers were used. One of Lewa in the jungle, for instance, had an evil pair of red eyes in the deep foliage, which you couldn't really see. I drilled down until I could see the outline of a cougar with red eyes, very un-BIONICLE but it worked in context.

 

This is the kind of stuff that geeks me out - the kind of stuff you guys would all spend hours poring over. I honestly haven't put my "BIONICLE fan" hat on too often, although lately it's been more and more since I've become more involved with steering the story. Vive la Geek!

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Oh, so that's what the red eyes were. I never could figure it out. lol.

 

I do remember seeing that image with Tahu somewhere... Can't remember correctly, but I think it was on a booklet or something that may have been from the McToran.

 

~AW

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The Tahu image was on a few posters and at least one catalog (probably many more).

 

Don't worry, Binky, you're still our favorite.

 

EDIT: Beaten by Shine! :burnmad:

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Please Bink, please release them! *begs with Aanchir and Shine*

 

If that's just a sample, though, we might me annihilated by the awesome.

 

-=< :s: >=-

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I've definitely seen that image before. In Australia at least, it was used in LEGO's summer 2001 promotional catalogue to advertise the then-new Rahi. That said, there was more to it then, including Tahu's legs and the rest of the Muaka. But yeah, it's pure LOVE nonetheless.
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I remember that image well! It was one of my favourites - I believe it was featured on the inside cover of the second comic, in addition to the places mentioned above.

 

Any chance of tossing unreleased stuff our way? :o

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I still have an old love for the '01 sets... I don't after that. :P It'd be nice if we could see some of them, not the PSDs and such, I know there no question about that happening. :P

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My question is this: Do you know the people that produced those images?

And if they were saved as .psd, please, release those too. It'd be most delicious!

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Down on your knees, Aanch, beg with me. =3

I beg with you. :) Please, Bink, release those images!

 

I somehow suspected that was a cougar. :P

 

~Gata. ;)

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You know Bink, Sometimes I think that those images should be released in packs as downloads on BIONICLE.com as Fan Kits or something. It's a shame how much art never sees the light of day, or sees it only on paper.

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You know Bink, Sometimes I think that those images should be released in packs as downloads on BIONICLE.com as Fan Kits or something. It's a shame how much art never sees the light of day, or sees it only on paper.

Would you be willing to actually pay a little bit for some concept art and background info about the genesis of BIONICLE? Just curious.

 

- Bink

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You know Bink, Sometimes I think that those images should be released in packs as downloads on BIONICLE.com as Fan Kits or something. It's a shame how much art never sees the light of day, or sees it only on paper.

Would you be willing to actually pay a little bit for some concept art and background info about the genesis of BIONICLE? Just curious.

 

- Bink

 

Depends on if it's worldwide (even though even if it's only available through US site. I mean, there's not a Chinese page or Spanish page.) and how much it is. (0.99 $/€ would be OK?)

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You know Bink, Sometimes I think that those images should be released in packs as downloads on BIONICLE.com as Fan Kits or something. It's a shame how much art never sees the light of day, or sees it only on paper.

Would you be willing to actually pay a little bit for some concept art and background info about the genesis of BIONICLE? Just curious.

 

- Bink

 

Depends on if it's worldwide (even though even if it's only available through US site. I mean, there's not a Chinese page or Spanish page.) and how much it is. (0.99 $/€ would be OK?)

Thinking more like a book of concept art, unreleased images, sketches, renders, background info, interviews, stuff like that.

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You know Bink, Sometimes I think that those images should be released in packs as downloads on BIONICLE.com as Fan Kits or something. It's a shame how much art never sees the light of day, or sees it only on paper.

Would you be willing to actually pay a little bit for some concept art and background info about the genesis of BIONICLE? Just curious.

 

- Bink

 

Depends on if it's worldwide (even though even if it's only available through US site. I mean, there's not a Chinese page or Spanish page.) and how much it is. (0.99 $/€ would be OK?)

Thinking more like a book of concept art, unreleased images, sketches, renders, background info, interviews, stuff like that.

I would definitely pay for something like that. 8D

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