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I see this topic has been necro'd but has survived a few days since then so hopefully it will be allowed to remain due to what it is! Sadly I've had little time for anything much since moving and going back to work but I've managed to expand my personal collection of displays to near completion thanks in no small part to our friend Casputzhen! All I'm missing now is Tahu Nuva (which I may never find!) and another which is currently on order. The special Phantoka one currently evades my possession too but I know where it is so will get it one day when I have all the others to go along side it! Thanks to those who have given us some new information on recent display pieces and particaularly for keeping Bricklink updated. Something I'm quite curious about is why we don't seem to have any single display tubes after the 2015 Tahu one. Why do we not have a skull villain tube? And I would certainly expect to see a Uniter of Ice tube from the current wave so it's all a bit odd... Something to keep an eye out for is the possible existence of a Rahkshi display tube, something I always hoped may exist which may have been confirmed by Cas. Sadly we have no pictures or information but if it's out there I want it and it needs adding to the database too so eyes peeled guys and if you hppen to come across one I'd love to get hold of it! Chronologically we're missing 6 tubes right now. Mata, Bohrok, Kal, Rahkshi, Metru and Vahki. If anyone comes across any empty tubes I'm tempted to create some unofficial ones just so I can complete my collection so let me know if you find any empty, cheap or damaged tubes you want to earn a buck on I hope this topic stays open despite it's reanimation, I'll try to pay it more attention from here on out and work on the larger display tubs soon if that's possible.

The Hordika and Visorak ones should still be reserved for me I hope Cas... I'll take the phantoka one as well as I'll have a nearly complete set then! Go ahead and sell the others but I'll take those 3 just as soon as I get paid again

Hey Starset, I can do you all of those combiners without box or instructions if you want! Just give me a shout, and don't hold your breath for the boxed ones. There are some I'm only just getting hold of myself

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How many of these pieces are misprints and prototypes? And how many of the gold parts are PLG? Are the Visorak shells standard colour?

Great deal, I spent way more on mine as it's all brick built You have done very well indeed sir!

Hey Sam, I happen to have a few of these if you're interested but I'm only looking to sell, nothing left to trade for! Let me know via pm if I can help you out with anything! Orange Vahi Poisoned Hau Nuva (unsure which without looking) Copper Huna (unsure which) & Komau Protodermic Miru Nuva Got a bunch of other masks too but would need to check to see which so let me know if you're interested in any of that! Cheers, T

This is a beautiful piece Martin, great job! It's no secret I have a real thing for custom display pieces and this is far and away one of the nicest I've ever seen! I've been in love with my own krana display since it's completion but I think yours tops it with the labels and encasing frame. Great job and I'll see what I can do about those last few krana you need but am starting a new job today so am likely to be busy for a little while Good luck finding the other bits you need and enjoy the event!

Hey RattRocker, thought I'd weigh in here with the stuff I have from this list. Off the top of my head I have the following... All 6 Toa Mata canisters with their sliding plastic sleeves intact. Canister for Phantoka Pohatu (needs to have Orange Karda Nui part of canister) (need to check) Toa Mata Nui with instructions (Titan version #8998) Copper Komau Movie Edition Kraahkan (possibly but wouldn't be as cheap as tourmalinex if he offered one) Poisoned Hau Nuvas (any/all variants) (might have all 4 of these) Various Kanohi Nuva Irnakk Nui-Rama, Nui-Jaga, Muaka & Kane-Ra Boxor Rahi Master Builder Set Canisters for: Tahnok, Pahrak, Nuhvok; Zadakh, Nuurakh, Vorzakh; Vamprah (needs to have Blue Karda Nui part of canister) (would need to check) Let me know if there's anything that interests you and I would be happy to help you out with any/all of it! could pack smaller items safely inside mata canisters but shipping would need taking into consideration anyway as I'm in the UK. a courier would probably be reasonable. Good luck with your hunting, T

Indeed! It seems Piruk here is the owner of our mysterious Phantoka dual tube! He's going to provide us a better image for the topic shortly and hopefully at some point cave in to parting with it so I can have it for myself On a topic related note, apologies for not having updated anything here since it's initial inception. I've recently moved house, got married and gone back to work so things are busy here right now Will try to get round to adding the larger display pieces and banners at some point if anyone cares to share images of the ones that they own!

The Dark Blue GREAT Ruru is uncommon, it's not rare... I'm pretty sure I have several of these but I didn't know it commanded any kind of reasonable price. I've sold at least two in recent months and not asked a fraction of what those other guys are asking. So no, I don't think it belongs here. And if anyone wants to give me $20 for one, consider it sold

Hey Martin this looks amazing! Of course it's one of the ones I'm missing from my own collection so I simply have to ask... Is it for sale?!

Hi guys! I realise I'm a few weeks late responding to these messages but better late than never hey?! If the queries still stand, the responses are below! On a more general note, we've just moved house and I'd really like to turn some stock into cash so please let me know if you're looking for anything. I'm not personally looking to buy a great deal right now (unless it happens to also BE a great deal anyway!) so just let me know what you need and I'll get back to you with what I have. If you don't get a response on here (since I didn't get email alerts to these new posts for some reason) then please feel free to pm me, I always get alerts for them! Marcuejo, I actually have a few copper komau in front of me right now and recently lowered the price I'm asking so you can have one for £20 right now (about $31) As for postage I'd have to look into it but I'd suggest not having just that one item as it would cost the same to ship just one mask as to ship 2-3 canister sized sets (without canisters though) As for the canisters you mentioned I just so happen to have all three of them and would happily part with them. I only have one Avak in his tub which is part of a full set of six so I'd rather not split them up BUT I'd also rather not keep it forever sooo... Perhaps I'm flexible?! How about a copper komau and all 3 canisters you need for £40+p&p costs? If that sounds reasonable I can check postage costs for you so please let me know. I have full sets of Hordika and Piraka tubs if memory serves me so let me know if you're looking for any others too! Cas, like always you know my one true weakness! I'd LOVE to trade for your hordika display so please put it aside for me and I'm sure we can work out a deal! I'll send you a PM now as I haven't checked them (or even logged on!) for a long time!!! In other news, I've been let down AGAIN on Sand Tarakava No.10 so it's up for sale one last time! This time I just want someone to make me an offer and take it. Since it's the last one I'd like to see a little more for it so will start by asking £150. Please feel free to make me offers by PM or respond here, I really don't want to hold onto this item anymore or I worry it will be spoiled! Besides, I really need to start thinking about the next special item since xmas is coming!!! As always I have lots of other items available including Toa Mata Nui still in stock. I have a little bit of everything right now and am continuing to add to my selection of Hero Factory stock if there are any collectors out there (some of these sets are actually really cool, no shame in admitting it!) Message me if there's anything you can't find and please let me know if you want to sell a Gadunka as I recently sold one that I apparently didn't have and so now my own collection is without one!!! Thanks guys, hope all is well at BZP and I didn't miss too much fun (or drama ) See you round the forums! T

Thanks for the reopen Windrider, we are as always, in business Thankyou Toa Nekar for the kind words, I still have severall of the movie edition kraahkan in stock right now too so can help you out with that too as and when you're ready for it! A proxy is someone who provides an intermediary service (like a middleman) In this instance I'm willing to buy particular parts or items on behalf of others who can't find them. What with being in Europe this means I can sometimes buy items that aren't available to other (particularly US) members. ebay listings with no worldwide shipping for example or bricklink stores that won't ship out of the EU. I'm also happy to source specific items and sets if a request is made. If you're having trouble finding anything particular simply let me know and maybe I'll have more luck. I'm also able to buy in bulk in order to obtain one specific set which benefits both me and the seeker and I love buying anyway so I do enjoy a good proxy In today's news, I just received my econd 2015 Tahu store display tube. It's my current goal to amass a complete collection of these beauties but since I already have this one in my own collection it's now up for resale! Below is a picture of the tube I will be keeping but the new one is obviously identical! I'm looking for around £50/$80 for this great piece but am open to offers or possible trades (though there's not much left that I need right now!) Let me know either here or by pm if there's anything you want, alternatively contact me via bricklink but not all of my items are listed there yet so any queries feel free to ask!

You know Tahu has the wrong sword right? Looking really good since the update though, I really like shadow Pohatu!

I've not come across any of your other protector MOCs (as seen in your sig) but I'd have to concur with 32one myself. They're all very nice solid looking builds but they're a tad over the top for me. The huge gauntlets, rahkshi heads and shoulderpads are all kind of tacked on and seem like they would be more of a hindrance to the character than a boon. And what's the deal with the huge backpack/hunch affair? Looks to me like maybe he has a few weapons in there with the sword and saw looking things but you don't show them in the other pics so not sure. Whatever it all is, I think he'd struggle to do a great deal with it all strapped to his back like that! May have to check out your fire protector, he looks a little less heavily burdened, I like what you're doing though and hope to see a less encumbered Ice protector some day

To elaborate, I've recently found a LOT of variation in the dark green pieces used to build Nidhiki. Some are absolutely opaque while others are quite the contrary (more so than the copper huna used as an example here!) So I think I'm with Letagi in suggesting it's simply a difference in batches and dye concentration. That said, do we know WHY there were two different types of Huna in the first place? Why the EU and US one? Were they manufactured in different countries (which would explain it) or were they simply distributed in different countries (which would not!) I'm curious now...

This is exactly what I thought when I saw this great combiner! It does look a lot like a PR Megazord (I'm not a fan myself but who doesn't like big robots fighting big monsters?!) Each limb is very solid and uncompromising while sticking to the restraints imposed by using only those 6 small sets for parts. The multi-elemental blaster in the chest is a great touch too, realy good job!

Thanks Wam, I think the listing is over now right?! It's 12.30pm here now so I'm pretty sure that means 12.30am has already happened! Congratulations to BioFreak who's scored set 10/10 (and for a bargain too if you ask me!) I'll contact you via pm now and we'll sort out shipping it to you asap. In the meantime, I'll request this thread closed so I can have my store topic re-opened so if anyone has any queries about the Sand Tarakava in the future please feel free to message me here. Just don't ask for any more as 10 is all there are! Many thanks to all nine of the Sand Tarakava's adoptive owners and I hope very much you'll be happy together for many years to come! The support I've received throughout the development process of this set will undoubtedly lead to another project in the future so please watch this space and feel free to pitch me ideas about what should come next! Until next time, thankyou all! T

Thanks Biofreak for getting us going. It's looking pretty good for you and no.10 right now as we're already 3 days through the auction! If there are no more bids then the listing will end on July 3rd at 12.24am! If anyone else is watching, remember this is the last one I'm selling so no more second chances! Good luck Biofreak!

Ask and ye shall receive my child! That makes 4/8, getting somewhere now! Back to business, I now have some Trans Neon Green Miru coming in as well. I know these are fairly easy to obtain so imagine most here will already have one but anyone who doesn't can now officially get one from me! Let me know if this is something on your wishlist. Also I forgot to mention one of the items I'm currently looking for myself. I accidentally sold my personal Tarakava set a while back thanks to my dire stocking system! Thankfully the system is improved now but it still leaves me without Tarakava so if anyone has a pair they're willing to part with (incomplete is fine) then please let me know.

Hi all, sorry it's taken a while to get this listed back up since the last topic was closed but here it is! Sand Tarakava 10/10 is going up on the podium today, this is the last one for sale and I do not plan on making any more. For those who want to make their own, I'll be making the instructions public once this auction has ended but until the final set sells they are for the eyes of the winning bidders only! First up here's a quick recap of what we're bidding on, the Sand Tarakava! This set has been meticulously recreated from original photos of PurpleDave's genuine replica. The only part I have not copied is the yellow Ruru which is of course a replica and I had no luck painting a custom one. Personally I think the Komau looks great but I've included a spare ruru with each set so that the buyer can choose to repaint it should they wish! Everything shown below is included in the sale (though it's an old pic of empty instructions here!) The box has period artwork on the front and is numbered and signed on the back with a little additional info on the item itself. The instructions include a full inventory as well as painstakingly recreated step-by-step instructions follwing the same format as the other 2001 Rahi sets. There are also 2 cards inside the box, one of which is simply another numbered card and the other of which shows how to build both the original (wierd) prototype track assembly and a more stable and final version. Parts are included for both. It should be noted I've actually got 2 parts wrong on this replica which I learned after shipping the others! No.10 will ship with the pieces to remedy this but otherwise will remain exactly the same as the other 9 (besides being no.10...) I'll explain the mistake in the instructions when I upload them following the final sale! Here's what the winning bidder is buying! The rules for this auction will be the same as the other sets but I'm going to extend the period it runs for this time since it's the last chance people will have to get one! For this reason, we'll still be observing a 24 hour period without votes before the listing is considered closed, but we'll also be observing a 7 day period following the time at which the first bid is placed. That means this listing WILL last 7 days, even if there is only one opening bid! The starting bid will be £100 and shipping will be paid by the winner once the bidding ends, though I can provide quotes for this service at any time of course. Bidding is to be in increments of at least £1 but if we do end up with several interested bidders please consider more reasonable advances since there will be no sniping in this auction anyway! I'm going to throw open the doors now, bidding to start at £100. I may consider a delay in payment if you want to own this but need time to save up the funds but I'll be looking for at least £50 to be paid within 24 hours of the auction ending so please bear this in mind when bidding! A winning bidder who fails to complete the purchase will be reported to the site staff so please only bid if you intend to buy! This has been a great adventure for me and it'll be almost sad to see the last set go but hopefully it will go to a good home and help fund another wild project in the future! In the meantime, thanks to everyone who has supported this project and all my fellow replica owners! And good luck of course to any and all would-be bidders! Don't miss your last chance to own a really great little set! T

Nice work girl! Really loving it, the rib cage is a thing of beauty. It could just be the posing but it has a real feline quality to it I think. But maybe that's just me

Hey DragonPhoenix thanks so much for the post. As luck would have it this IS one of the ones I'm missing so will send you a pm now. Hopefully you haven't received too many messages from other members trying to buy it out from under me, I hate when that happens On a store related note I'm now stocking COPPER KOMAU by the half dozen! If anyone is looking for these I'm listing them for £24 on Bricklink but am willing to do £20 to BZP members for quick sales. Give me a shout if you're looking for one of these and be quick about it, I only have so many of these to sell on!

Almost went for metalbeard here but that's who got my vote in the other poll and is my overall favourite so opted for the laser shark here. I love the one in the other poll as well but couldn't vote for that so will do it here instead Best of luck to all the entries!