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I don't think LEGO has treated BIONICLE badly at all, but the video does reflect the opinions of some AFOLs, by showing the more complex technic-based set outclassing the simpler. I think it's a funny (if perhaps unintentional) reference.

On the topic of inconsistencies, what of the Ninja and their finding of Morro's corpse? In every example up until now, it has seemed that ghosts have been converted from living creatures, such as with Cole's transformation, and the Cursing of Chen's Anacondrai army in the previous season. That Morro's soul somehow found its way into the Cursed Realm, when it seems that he died of mundane causes, and without having his body either taken to the Cursed Realm or being converted to a ghostly form, is confusing to me. And on another related topic, it was odd seeing Chen in the season finale, seemingly un-ghosty and completely human. Any thoughts on that, other than that we must accept minor inconsistencies?

Marvelous! With any luck, the ambivalence towards BIONICLE in the larger AFOL community will leave this at a slightly lower Ebay price than the other exclusives.

What a fine review! If I wasn't already convinced of my desire for this plastic wonder, this review settled any doubts. It has imperfections, such as the lack of sufficient friction pins on Grinder's gear function, and the gappy torso, but being a mass-produced set with a myriad of design constraints that I cannot even begin to imagine, these faults can be justified, and easily fixed.

Though I am quite interested in Dimensions for the Portal set, I'm more excited about the upcoming standalone Doctor Who kit, and I hope that we get some images of it, alongside any Dimensions information, over the course of Comic-Con.

Thanks for the criticism, I definitely agree that I ought to have put more dark green on it. Unfortunately, I don't have any dark green fists, or even Matau feet, as both of my masks came from two of the green Voyatoran whose name escapes me. Thanks! The hair just... happened, it was never really envisioned before construction. I'm glad you think it turned out well.

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It seems that the host site on which the Piraka Mania walkthrough is kept has been frozen. Should the link be removed in light of this issue?

With but a few extra Constraction frame pieces, I suspect POF might be my favorite Protector, though Protector of Ice is my favorite without mods. To those with small Constraction collections, I'd agree with the review's summation, but for anyone with enough parts to properly extend his pitifully short & unarticulated arms, and perhaps switch out the grey bones for black, I would think him a wonderful pickup.

The pictures are now visible. Edit: Looks like the BIONICLE theme is visible in the Themes drop-down tab on the LEGO Shop home page, though when clicked, it links back to home. However, when the Theme URL is manually typed, it still redirects to Hero Factory.

Doctor Bradley Watt Escapes Prison! At 57:45:03 Standard Galatic Week, Dr. Bradley Watt escaped from the high-security Vaalg Penitentiary. After a localized EMP disabled the cameras around his cell in wing 4-B at 57:45:01 SGW, guards were sent to investigate and were sedated by Watt via unknown means. Global sensor scans at the time record that Watt remained in his cell, though further data analysis showed a small Positronic signature making its way into the garbage disposal unit in wing 5-B, after which it disappeared from the sensor readings completely. Investigations of Watt’s cell at 57:45:04 SGW revealed the majority of Watt’s plasteel skinplate, as well as a small EMP bomb built from parts of his own body. Security experts have explained that the Vaalg global sensor array is attuned to each inmate’s unique skinplate electrical resistance. Because of this, Watt was able to fool the sensors through a highly risky self-flaying. Latest reports from the Vaalg Hospital report that all 58 guards who were sedated have returned to consciousness, but have yet to regain complete motor skills. Before his arrest 16 years ago, Dr. Bradley Watt was research director of Hero Factory’s lighly secretive Lab 56. When sentient rights activists managed to uncover documents revealing the host of dangerous experiments performed on Heroes in Lab 56, including direct Positronic processor alteration and reflex-network reformatting, Dr. Watt and all twelve scientists working under him were arrested. Six of the twelve scientists including Watts were given life sentences. “Funny, did you know that the last paragraph doesn’t care to make mee-ention that the only reference to me being director of Lab 56 were in those documents that the ‘sentient ri-rights activists’ uncovered? “Not to say I don’t know a lot about the Lab. That bit on Positronic proce-ceessor alteration? Let’s say I was jolly d-daamn well on the receiving end of that. Just a day before my trial I had half of the real research director’s me-memories shoved into my head, cursed man; it really diii-iid help convince the judge of my guilt when I haa-hardly knew the difference between my own identity and that from the memories of that f-filth. Still, all’s well that ee-ends well. I’ve had the mites picked from my machinery, and a fiii-iine new layer of plasteel grafted back on by yours truly! But best of all, you are here, and I fii-iiinally get to tell the world about all those fabulous things that are still going on in L-laab 56! “Oh, are you going to look at me li-liike that? Hah, even a journalist from one of the biggest, most i-idiotic conspiracy-mongering publishers is reaching for his blaster, thinking he’ll b-be “the big Hero” for bringing me to justice. Drat, why d-did I bother? Even if you cared to try and publish this chat, none of your readers w-would be able to do anything about this little siii-iituation I’m in. “D-don’t raise that blaster, please! I only need to se-eedate you! Oh, even if you did believe me I’d still have had to do this. Let’s see, Mark 947.3 p-Psuedoorganic Positronic pr-processor? Get comfy, lad, you’ll be in dreamland for a while.” Lovingly based on Professor Membrane and Wat Tambor. Watt's monologue a bit less interesting for being posted on BZPower. Ah, well.

Thanks for the feedback! I haven't had time to work on either the Seraph or a light box in the last few days; my LEGO collection has gotten a bit disorganized, so my free time has been spent re-sorting it. That was my intent. It has six outlying scanner-eyes, and a central seventh. The gray wheel is its sensor dampers. Hopefully I'll rediscover enough transparent parts during my sorting to make a less noticeable stand!

I and my recently-reassembled Toa Mata will not be joining that group; the old and new shall stand side-by-side next year, finances willing. As for the new mask itself, it must be of some significance to be the one chosen for BIONICLE's theme icon. Off the top of my head, I can think of a few ideas for what it might be. 1. A combined form of six Kanohi. Perhaps if this is a reboot we'll see the combined Golden Kanohi have an appearance completely different from their composite masks? 2. A powerful plot-device mask, akin to the Vahi or Ignika. 3. The mask of a titan-sized figure. It could be Makuta, Takanuva, Arthaka, anyone at all. It doesn't look similar to the original Toa Mata Kanohi, and since old metallic coloured Kanohi were often reserved for larger kits, I doubt it's for a smaller set.

Again, I give you all a look at my awful photography and prototype MOCs! Seraph I put this together quickly; so quickly that I neglected to make a grey-backed light box. Ah well, empty bookshelves can do in an emergency! Hopefully criticisms can give me ideas for improvement; by the time I implement any suggestions I'll likely have a light box proper. The MOC itself is loosely inspired by the Seraphs from Judaism and Christianity. I'm mildly interested in religious imagery of this sort, and thought I'd make a mech based on it. Definitely more interesting than making a mechanized baby-with-harp-and-wings. Loosely inspired. I know that by the descriptions it's not technically a Seraph. Just look at the legs are the 3rd set of wings. Half-baked lore I just skimmed from my mind: Their creators a mystery, Seraphs are unusual machines that are constantly being found at random throughout the galaxy. Endlessly patrolling their home planets, Seraphs are a boon to vulnerable colonists; Seraphs will fight to the death to protect peaceful life-forms of any class or species. All attempts at studying Seraphs closely have failed. Though never malevolent, they have put retrieval crews at great risk in their attempts to escape capture, and project a localized bubble of energy that negates long-range scanning fields of all types. Whether that is the purpose of the field or only a side-effect of a mysterious primary function is unknown. After a Seraph was destroyed in 8E 7750 while attempting to defend the Fielding Colony from a pirate raid, techs were dispatched to the colony's remains alongside relief crews, hoping to salvage any remaining Seraph components. The crew managed to retrieve a single leg, which promptly disintegrated when they attempted to perform a rudimentary scan of its structure.

I no longer receive LEGO magazines, am older than 13, and under current circumstances do not care if I lose the ability to subscribe. I suspect others have similar feelings, though this is obviously a biased suspicion. However, if LEGO were to release a regular comic alongside the magazine -like they did with BIONICLE comics, but not necessarily with similar content- I would not want to see the magazine restricted to those 13 and under. Where the magazine itself became increasingly lackluster to my eyes, I still value my collection of old BIONICLE comics, and imagine that collectors of LEGO media more serious than I will be disappointed if this change is implemented .