A Golden-Red Horizon

Yeah, I support Bley too. I pretty much agree with everything here except:

 

Pohatu's should have been Jaller Inika trans-orange

 

An overload of orange would be worse than yellow and black. Plus, the green eyes wouldn't really work with an orange visor.

 

Pretty much, though, I agree.

Yeah, I support Bley too. I pretty much agree with everything here except:

 

Pohatu's should have been Jaller Inika trans-orange

 

An overload of orange would be worse than yellow and black. Plus, the green eyes wouldn't really work with an orange visor.

 

Pretty much, though, I agree.

Yeah, but we'd have less Vahi complaints if the visor were more clearly part of the mask. Anyway, I think it would look cooler... maybe I can mold a visor in trans. orange once Lyi gets Pohatu and see how it looks.

 

Also, I liked yellow+black... just feel it's too vibrant for a Makuta, given the darker colors they've had for the first part of this year.

 

Wouldn't the green eyes work with an orange visor? I'd like to test that theory... only there aren't trans. orange visors. Again, maybe I can mold one and try it out once we have Pohatu.

More black for Makuta!

 

Yeah, we're ALL worried that THAT'S not gonna happen.

How about a bright green (Lewa green) instead of lime and dark green on the Makuta?

 

And instead of Thok white, why not Piraka legs and armor (and arms) in regular white. That'd be easier on MOCing.

 

How about that brown and keetorange thing we talked about a while back for the Makuta? Oh, wait, it'll be black too. Obviously I want brown, I guess we'll have to see.

 

No comment on bley or Inika torsos.

 

-CF

White titans, brown Makuta, green females, and Vamprah would make 2008 the most winningest year EVER.

I'm not sure about dragons though.

Toads maybe? It's a swamp, right?

BtB

More black for Makuta!

 

Yeah, we're ALL worried that THAT'S not gonna happen.

rofl.

 

How about a bright green (Lewa green) instead of lime and dark green on the Makuta?

 

And instead of Thok white, why not Piraka legs and armor (and arms) in regular white. That'd be easier on MOCing.

 

How about that brown and keetorange thing we talked about a while back for the Makuta? Oh, wait, it'll be black too. Obviously I want brown, I guess we'll have to see.

 

No comment on bley or Inika torsos.

 

-CF

Well, since the other Makuta were dark colors I'd like to see the summer sets continue that trend. Makes for a better reason to have Mata blue for Gali.

 

Brown and Keetorange? Still too vibrant (wish they'd done it for Hewkii Inika... he's the only set on which I imagine it would look good, at least out of sets we know will be released in the future. Maybe for Mata Nui? [/pipedream]). Anyway, as you said, where would the black go?

 

As for the bley and Inika torsos, would you rather the new Toa looked to be from an entirely different team? Sometimes a bit of conformity isn't as bad as radical differences (though I did comment that more abundant use of primary colors would be nice...)

 

White titans, brown Makuta, green females, and Vamprah would make 2008 the most winningest year EVER.

 

I'm not sure about dragons though.

 

Toads maybe? It's a swamp, right?

 

BtB

The female's gonna be green? Ownage.

 

Toads? Nah... Hard to fit a mask on a toad... How about R.O.U.S.'s?

Hey, you wanna know what would be cool? Dragons!

 

As for the femeninity issues, they could almost get away with it on Hahli, because of the whole sea-creature thing. However, Gali had better not look like Hahli.

An orange Makuta would look wonderfully scary – since black is virtually mandatory, you'd wind up with Halloween colors! Dark green, too, would be much better than lime for a Makuta... and since we had black/lime/silver on Mutran, lime is even less likely. I'm not sure what I'd think of using the very light grey; it would be nice to have more pieces in it, but it's not my favorite color.

 

You know what would be an interesting use of Avo-Matoran pieces on the titans? Using one of the torsoes upside-down to make hips, so you aren't constrained to too thin (Metru/Vahki) or too wide (Inika/Piraka like you had with Karzahni).

 

Definitely a visor for Gali, I would hope twin swords for Tahu, and I will be utterly astounded if Onua has any color scheme but black and dark grey. (Iron grey thrown in wouldn't be bad, though...) But I do hope Tahu and Gali have bright red and blue, at the very least...

 

The rest of the Nuva using dark grey so profusely as the Phantoka would could be good or bad – it would make for nice stylistic consistency as Adaptive Armor, but means sacrificing the possibility of Tahu and Gali's original color schemes. Plus so much dark grey could easily get a bit boring.

 

On dragons, swell though that would be, it might be a tad odd for terrestrially-shapeshifted Makuta... though there certainly are earth-bound dragons... Anyway, I've been thinking lately that Antroz is rather draconic already – something in his wings (especially in the teaser on the back of the comic), plus his general bulk (waist excluded) and mask are much more dragon-like than batlike.

 

I would oh so dearly love a full-sized white titan, but I can't help but wonder if the "white titan" will be Takanuva the way Lesovikk's set was classified as a titan last year. But that may be me being cynical...

I don't know about the green, but if it isn't it'll be white or yellow. Greg said one of the Makuta would be female.

Didn't he?

BtB

If that female Makuta doesn't look female, at least make her not look male. And no concave chest like Hahli Mahri.

 

Toa with Inika torsos, or at least ones that look like Inika torsos, for the sake of continuity (and the fact that I'd hate to see Piraka torsos on these guys. If that's not failure to have stylistic consistency with their teammates, I don't know what is.

1. Concave? Isn't it just flat?

 

2. I'd prefer some new type of torso. Creativity. Not a metru hip connected to a piece with a neck O hole and two ball joints. At least use a Vahki hip.

Hey, you wanna know what would be cool? Dragons!

Wow! That's the best idea I've heard so far! =D

 

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As for the femeninity issues, they could almost get away with it on Hahli, because of the whole sea-creature thing. However, Gali had better not look like Hahli.

Indeed, what you say about Gali is true. But the concavity of the chest was what disappointed me, since such a design isn't really good for BIONICLE... at least not on something a human is supposed to relate to...

 

An orange Makuta would look wonderfully scary – since black is virtually mandatory, you'd wind up with Halloween colors! Dark green, too, would be much better than lime for a Makuta... and since we had black/lime/silver on Mutran, lime is even less likely. I'm not sure what I'd think of using the very light grey; it would be nice to have more pieces in it, but it's not my favorite color.

I don't like it too much either, but on a Makuta I think it's preferable, and it's obvious why they used it on Thok... if he'd been white, his teeth would appear to have a yellowish-green tinge, thanks to the color of the GiTD paint on the teeth. Thanks to the very light grey, the contrast came from a darker color, making it appear more white (when the lights were on, of course).

 

On a side note, I'm not one of the people who thinks one-time colors such as many of the McToran colors justifies their eternal use, but I still think Hewkii's dark orange is a good stone or fire color. Not that I want LEGO to change the stone color again... let's try to see if we can beat the record of three years with one main color, shall we?

 

You know what would be an interesting use of Avo-Matoran pieces on the titans? Using one of the torsoes upside-down to make hips, so you aren't constrained to too thin (Metru/Vahki) or too wide (Inika/Piraka like you had with Karzahni).

True (though Karzahni pulled it off rather nicely, I think). As soon as you get one of the small sets, I want to see you make an MOC like that. Of course, make sure you get the torso you want if you only plan to get a few; there are two types of torso, remember.

 

Definitely a visor for Gali, I would hope twin swords for Tahu, and I will be utterly astounded if Onua has any color scheme but black and dark grey. (Iron grey thrown in wouldn't be bad, though...) But I do hope Tahu and Gali have bright red and blue, at the very least...

I wouldn't count on twin swords... unless LEGO comes up with a projectile launcher that looks easy to carry without someone holding it. After all, I can't imagine Nuparu flying without spilling his Zamors, and to maintain your balance in a swordfight becomes more difficult when you have some sort of cannon on your shoulder...

 

Speaking of shoulder cannons, I'm disappointed in Pohatu's... not only did LEGO make a mistake in attaching it from the front, they also made it stick up to the extent that, counting the cannon, the tiny Pohatu is almost as tall as his allies!

 

The rest of the Nuva using dark grey so profusely as the Phantoka would could be good or bad – it would make for nice stylistic consistency as Adaptive Armor, but means sacrificing the possibility of Tahu and Gali's original color schemes. Plus so much dark grey could easily get a bit boring.

Bleh... After MoL, it's hard to even picture Tahu with orange limbs. I think the same could probably be said for the majority of today's fanbase... orange doesn't define Tahu in their eyes. Anyway, all of the Mata schemes look a bit too vibrant to me these days... I can't say I miss them, though I still think most Toa sets ought to have at least one bright color in their schemes (thought I'd completely gotten over the Bley Deys of Metru Nui? Think again).

 

On dragons, swell though that would be, it might be a tad odd for terrestrially-shapeshifted Makuta... though there certainly are earth-bound dragons... Anyway, I've been thinking lately that Antroz is rather draconic already – something in his wings (especially in the teaser on the back of the comic), plus his general bulk (waist excluded) and mask are much more dragon-like than batlike.

Who's to say they have to be all that terrestrial? Swamps with high canopies (or no canopies) are all the rage these days! [/makingexcusesfordragonmakuta]

 

Yeah, I suppose Antroz already looks like a dragon. Still, it would give them an excuse to use some of these wings again.

 

I would oh so dearly love a full-sized white titan, but I can't help but wonder if the "white titan" will be Takanuva the way Lesovikk's set was classified as a titan last year. But that may be me being cynical...

YES. Now that that news is out, I'm thinking the same thing. And I wouldn't mind a new Takanuva in the slightest, so long as he maintains a very light look. Don't want him to end up with too much bley, looking like a Toa of Ice. Oh, yes, and he'd better not get a new mask. No need to cause Greg the stress of explaining the existence of another Avohkii.

 

I'd want a full-sized white titan as well, but ever since LEGO crushed my dreams of seeing a white and brown Artahka/Mata Nui, I've become a bit less enthusiastic.

 

I don't know about the green, but if it isn't it'll be white or yellow. Greg said one of the Makuta would be female.

 

Didn't he?

 

BtB

Yes, he did... not sure if that'll be a canister Makuta, though. All we know is that it'll be a female villain. And why white or yellow? I'm discussing the Le-schemed one. The others will probably be orange and white, or some variant on the same, but for the green one... yes. It must be some sort of green.

 

If that female Makuta doesn't look female, at least make her not look male. And no concave chest like Hahli Mahri.

 

Toa with Inika torsos, or at least ones that look like Inika torsos, for the sake of continuity (and the fact that I'd hate to see Piraka torsos on these guys. If that's not failure to have stylistic consistency with their teammates, I don't know what is.

1. Concave? Isn't it just flat?

 

2. I'd prefer some new type of torso. Creativity. Not a metru hip connected to a piece with a neck O hole and two ball joints. At least use a Vahki hip.

1. No, it's concave with a spine in front. *is stubborn*

 

2. New type of torso, fine, but no Piraka torsos. It needs to maintain the look of the winter Nuva, at least to an extent. Since each of the winter Nuva had torso armor with Inika motifs, I want to see the same here. I'm more stressing the armor style over the torso style; creative torsos are always a plus (please, no Jaller Mahri torsos... not in the old way, anyhow).

 

Oh, and note that the opinions throughout this entry may change if LEGO manages to pull off something different in an appealing manner.

As for the bley and Inika torsos, would you rather the new Toa looked to be from an entirely different team? Sometimes a bit of conformity isn't as bad as radical differences (though I did comment that more abundant use of primary colors would be nice...)

Which is why I give no comment. It's almost inevitable to stay consistent. But I don't like bley (see my blog soon) and I think the Inika shoulder's are too wide. (I'll get to that later in my blog)

 

-CF

As for the bley and Inika torsos, would you rather the new Toa looked to be from an entirely different team? Sometimes a bit of conformity is as bad as radical differences (though I did comment that more abundant use of primary colors would be nice...)

Which is why I give no comment. It's almost inevitable to stay consistent. But I don't like bley (see my blog soon) and I think the Inika shoulder's are too wide. (I'll get to that later in my blog)

 

-CF

I haven't many opinions on the Inika torso... all I can say is it's the first Toa torso to have any major versatility, and it doesn't end up looking hideous on most sets. Anyway, I felt the Metru shoulders were too wide when they were first released. Looking back, there are scarcely any torsos that conformed to regular human proportions, so as long as the torsos look good I don't mind their proportions in the slightest.