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Crustaceans


I've had this idea brewing in my head for literally a year. And since Kohaku agreed with it, here we go:

 

We should assemble a massive army of Bionicle crabs at Brickfair.

 

Seriously. Think about how spectacular that would be. If loads of us BZPers who came to Brickfair or sent MOCs brought along a crab or two each, we could very quickly assemble an awful lot of them. People can build Ussals in various colors, bring Hahnah crabs from Jaller Mahri, and maybe even a few Rock Ussals from the VNOLG could make an appearance. At the very least my rock ussal will be there:

 

rockussal01.jpg_thumb.jpg

 

I feel like including Pewku from 2003 would just be excessive, since all the rest of the crabs are small and cute and then she'd just be this ginormous behemoth and it would be bad.

 

I think we should totally make this happen. Masses of little technic crabs. Just for the hilarity of it and the confusion it would cause on the other AFOLs' faces.

 

Who's with me?

~ ToM

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Xaeraz

Posted

Aye aye, Captain!

 

...I've got a large desert crab Barraki (and some other bits) combiner. Will that work?

xccj

Posted

I've been tempted to buy pieces for a purple Ussal (or at least as many that exist). Now I might have ta go forward with that plan.

 

:music:

Laka

Posted

Yeah maybe.

Laka

Bundalings

Posted

If I have pieces leftover from another project.
Wrinkledlion X

Posted

You know, I think it would be pretty funny to have some large ones in there as well. Not like Pewku, I mean, but enormous mocs. Just a couple big ones with hundreds of smaller ones everywhere else, all over the place.

Bundalings

Posted

Upon further consideration, count me in. One of the MOCing projects I was busy with has fallen through. :( / :)
ToM Dracone

Posted

Yay! Though I have to admit I'm curious what that project could possibly have been to prevent you from building an ussal or two.

 

You know, I think it would be pretty funny to have some large ones in there as well. Not like Pewku, I mean, but enormous mocs. Just a couple big ones with hundreds of smaller ones everywhere else, all over the place.

When you say it like that, that could actually make the whole thing even funnier! I didn't think of this until after I made the entry, but I actually already have a moderately-sized crab MOC underway, just for Brickfair, quite unrelated to this. But it would go with this quite perfectly. And some super-giant crabs would be hilarious.

Tuan Taureo

Posted

Buggerall you people. Right when I had consoled myself with the fact that I can't afford going.

 

There will be photos. There had better be.

Bundalings

Posted

Yay! Though I have to admit I'm curious what that project could possibly have been to prevent you from building an ussal or two.

It would have been like two feet + and have strained ever fiber in my brain to the absolute limit. And I only have a head. And less than a month. So yeaaaaaaaah... I was kinda panicking then the guy managing it was like yanvmmaybenextyear. So that project is on hold. Akshully I think you were involved, weren't you?

 

Now to think up crab concepts... and finish Tempest... but she's too fragile to send, methinks.

Bfahome

Posted

Yay! Though I have to admit I'm curious what that project could possibly have been to prevent you from building an ussal or two.

 

You know, I think it would be pretty funny to have some large ones in there as well. Not like Pewku, I mean, but enormous mocs. Just a couple big ones with hundreds of smaller ones everywhere else, all over the place.

When you say it like that, that could actually make the whole thing even funnier! I didn't think of this until after I made the entry, but I actually already have a moderately-sized crab MOC underway, just for Brickfair, quite unrelated to this. But it would go with this quite perfectly. And some super-giant crabs would be hilarious.

Or have a giant Carapar "commanding" the army.

 

All the more reason to ask if I can send stuff in, since I have a couple of Hahnah crabs and could probably whip up a couple more.

ChocolateFrogs

Posted

Sounds great! I'll be sure to do what I can.

 

I also like the idea of a few big crabs, since that would be funny, and I still have this built (though tempted to use it for pieces if I need to. IDK yet).

 

-CF

dviddy

Posted

There will be photos. There had better be.

Do you think I go places without my camera?

/Got_Your_6/

Posted

If I could mail one in, I probably would. But I can't, so I won't... I've just been inspired to build a crab, even if I can't send it in.

ChocolateFrogs

Posted

So you know how other cons have things where it's a space-ship "fly-in"? Why not call this "Crustacean Crawl-In"? Catchy, gives it a name, and it has alliteration.

 

-CF

ToM Dracone

Posted

Never having been to a con of any sort, I actually don't. How does that work?
ChocolateFrogs

Posted

Two years ago, BrickCon had a Battlestar Galactica "Viper" fly-in, where they had a ton of BSG spaceships in a landing deck. Landing Deck More photos

 

Also, at BrickWorld at least this year, and I think other cons coming up, a "Vic Viper" fly-in (though moreso in honor of the guy who started the fad's passing away) is being planned.

 

They are big community things where the MOCs absolutely take over one section of the theme area, much like what you have got going here. It sounds like we can probably have a few dozen tiny crabs, with a few big ones, and it would be pretty impressive for the AFOLs to see that community spirit (I don't think the really know BZP has people mail in MOCs), and the public would be impressed as well.

 

-CF

Neelh

Posted

I would if I could.

 

Or maybe I could attach a Hahnah to my cap and walk around town because I'm english.

xccj

Posted

I have two I'm sending in. Pending on a third. ;)

 

:music:

Bfahome

Posted

This needs a front page news report.


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