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Last night I was  bored and seeing how each Masters looked wearing their different masks. And I think I like the regular colors just a bit more. And I thought I would ask you guys. What do you guys think?

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The fact that they're all supposed to use gold masks when 3 of them have no gold on them really irks me, so I personally think they look more like a team with their individual masks on that go well with their color schemes individually than the gold masks. And while I think the half trans masks look amazing by themselves, on figures they look a kind of weird, since the blending patterns aren't as good looking as the protectors to me. I'd rather display the gold masks to the side than on the figures.

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The gold clashes on all of them except Tahu and kopaka. Their regular colors look much better to me. I have them all displayed wearing their regular mask, with their gold mask in front of them. I have a second Tahu in my bedroom on display wearing his gold mask though, he looks pretty sweet in his.

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The gold clashes on all of them except Tahu and kopaka. Their regular colors look much better to me. I have them all displayed wearing their regular mask, with their gold mask in front of them. I have a second Tahu in my bedroom on display wearing his gold mask though, he looks pretty sweet in his.

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I can't exactly decide and it really depends on the character. The golden masks usually only look good on the Toa with the gold pieces. It matches with the color scheme. Some of the Toa are probably better off without the golden mask.

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I prefer to leave the regular masks on the Toa. Don't get me wrong; the gold masks look great on pretty much all of them, but I made fancy mask pedestals for displaying the new masks, and the regular colored masks make more sense on the figures than on those.

 

Considering all the varied responses, I wonder if this poll would've been better if it had had categories for every Toa's individual mask selection. That would also allow for the inclusion of masks like the Trans. Orange Mask of Fire or the blended Toa masks that don't necessarily have equivalents for all six.

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When I was first getting into Bionicle (woah, just realized that was a little over 10 years ago  :eek: ) I loved the Bohrok saga, but never got the golden masks then, so I always had my Toa Mata with just their regular masks on. With these new ones, I do the same thing. It's not that I don't like the golden masks because I do think they look awesome, it's more the nostalgia of my Toa Mata not having the Golden Masks. (If that makes any sense to you guys)

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I honestly prefer the colored masks, they just fit the color schemes better and add more personality, I think. The golden masks look better on the Toa without gold IMHO. It really shows that they are special, while the Toa that have gold make them feel like they are just part of the color scheme and feel less special.

 

My Toa wear their regular masks while the golden ones are clipped onto their hips. Except Tahu, his is attached to the back of his ankle due to the thigh armor being in the way. The elemental masks will be clipped to their opposite hips when I get them. Sadly, Gali will be the only one without a second mask on her hip, darn exclusives. Tahu at least has the trans orange mask on the opposite ankle to kinda balance things out and add some temporary armoring on the back of his legs.

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Personally, i like the Normal Masks. The Golden Masks are clipped to a 'rope' on my giant dragon warrior's hip. I don't, nor will I ever, own the fancy exclusive masks.

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As of this post, gold hasn't gotten any votes. That kind of surprises me, as I thought it would've gotten some votes by now....

 

Anyways, I actually like the Toa wearing both their regular masks and gold masks. (Not at the same time, of course. :P) The only I kind of dislike is Kopaka wearing his gold mask, since I think it offsets his color scheme. But overall I do like the Toa wearing their gold masks. That being said, though, I still prefer the Toa wearing their regular masks over the gold ones, since they match the Toa's color scheme. That is the one that got my vote.

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The gold is cool, but I like the original colors better. Also makes me wish we had variants of the masks in the 6 classic colors


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The gold ones look neat on some, but my main issue is both PearlGold and the older bronze gold color really don't stand out. It's the same as treasure pieces, the only gold that really stands out to me is Chrome Gold.

 

I really wish they'd been released as Chrome Gold but since that's a paint versus a color of plastic I figure it'd be much more costly, and Chrome paints wear off (not good for action figures or pieces that are supposed to be hit)

 

The other issue is that for sets like Gali and Pohatu, their masks are one of the 5-7 pieces of their color, which then throws off their scheme somewhat. Either way, I feel the standard masks fit well enough.

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The gold ones look neat on some, but my main issue is both PearlGold and the older bronze gold color really don't stand out. It's the same as treasure pieces, the only gold that really stands out to me is Chrome Gold.

 

I really wish they'd been released as Chrome Gold but since that's a paint versus a color of plastic I figure it'd be much more costly, and Chrome paints wear off (not good for action figures or pieces that are supposed to be hit)

 

The other issue is that for sets like Gali and Pohatu, their masks are one of the 5-7 pieces of their color, which then throws off their scheme somewhat. Either way, I feel the standard masks fit well enough.

Interesting. I actually prefer Warm Gold over Chrome Gold, for the exact same reason you specify—Chrome Gold stands out, Warm Gold blends in. Chrome parts look shiny and glistening, which can be great for a car or spaceship MOC. But as the mask or armor for a robotic character, it usually looks out of place to me. I feel Warm Gold is still bright and sunny while still looking more subdued and fitting better with a non-chrome color scheme.

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I've always thought gold pieces in general were gaudy. I like pearl gold due to its abundance and the warmth of the color, but coupled with pretty much any other color it just seems out of place and unnatural. Silvers and gunmetal make much more sense to me in color schemes and as armor, but I still prefer non-metallic colors in pretty much all my building. As such, regular-colored masks win out. By a mile.

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I would really like to see some silver masks or platinum masks. I think silver looks much classier than gold anyway. I would probably display the toa with silver masks if they were made. But alas, I'll stick to the regular colors.

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I would really like to see some silver masks or platinum masks. I think silver looks much classier than gold anyway. I would probably display the toa with silver masks if they were made. But alas, I'll stick to the regular colors.

What specifically do you mean by "Platinum"? Because all I can think of is a lighter silver, and I don't think Lego currently has any such color.

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I would really like to see some silver masks or platinum masks. I think silver looks much classier than gold anyway. I would probably display the toa with silver masks if they were made. But alas, I'll stick to the regular colors.

What specifically do you mean by "Platinum"? Because all I can think of is a lighter silver, and I don't think Lego currently has any such color.

 

I said platinum when I meant chrome: the Chrome Hau from the Power Pack.

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I voted regular colors, but honestly I think it depends on which Toa. The gold mask looks crummy on Kopaka and Lewa, ok on Tahu and Pohatu, and snazzy on Gali and Onua.

 

Gali looks most improved which the gold mask because of the lovely contrast with her silvery blue color scheme. Kopaka is the worst because his set already has so much gold up there, he needs the white for contrast.

 

Tahu doesn't look good in any mask. The red is too strong up there next to the gold and trans-orange, and the gold is too much gold. I like him best in the trans-orange Mask of Fire from the promotion that I got.

 

Pohatu's gold mask really doesn't add or take away from him; Lewa's really doesn't fit with the silver up on his chest. Onua's makes his color scheme jumble seem slightly more coherent, so I prefer it.

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The gold ones look neat on some, but my main issue is both PearlGold and the older bronze gold color really don't stand out. It's the same as treasure pieces, the only gold that really stands out to me is Chrome Gold.

 

I really wish they'd been released as Chrome Gold but since that's a paint versus a color of plastic I figure it'd be much more costly, and Chrome paints wear off (not good for action figures or pieces that are supposed to be hit)

 

The other issue is that for sets like Gali and Pohatu, their masks are one of the 5-7 pieces of their color, which then throws off their scheme somewhat. Either way, I feel the standard masks fit well enough.

Interesting. I actually prefer Warm Gold over Chrome Gold, for the exact same reason you specify—Chrome Gold stands out, Warm Gold blends in. Chrome parts look shiny and glistening, which can be great for a car or spaceship MOC. But as the mask or armor for a robotic character, it usually looks out of place to me. I feel Warm Gold is still bright and sunny while still looking more subdued and fitting better with a non-chrome color scheme.

 

Interesting. Mostly I don't mind Warm Gold unless its something that's supposed to stand out (in my mind at least), such as the Golden Snitch or in this case, gold masks. I feel like it meshes too easily into some of their palettes (mainly Kopaka and Tahu, as they use similar if not the same shade of gold.

 

I guess my take is that the masks are supposed to stand out a lot, but that may just be me. In general though, chrome gold is a little invasive. It makes neat ornamentation. 

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I prefer their normal masks. On the sets without little/no, the masks just look out of place. Kopaka looks a little weird with it on, simply because of the sheer amount of gold that's then crammed into the middle of his build. 

 

The only one who really looks any good with the gold is Tahu, and for whatever reason I still prefer his normal red mask. 

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the colored masks match their color schemes better than the golden ones.

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Does anyone think we'll get silver masks in the future?

The heads themselves are silver, so I tend to doubt it. 

 

Also, some of the Skull villains' masks are silver, so the trend might continue for bad guy masks, with no good guys actually getting silver since it would be a bad guy color. 

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Does anyone think we'll get silver masks in the future?

The heads themselves are silver, so I tend to doubt it. 

 

Also, some of the Skull villains' masks are silver, so the trend might continue for bad guy masks, with no good guys actually getting silver since it would be a bad guy color.

 

That didn't present a problem for Skull Basher/Scorpio/Grinder! I'd definitely be open to silver masks, or even silver blended with another color. Edited by Aanchir
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Does anyone think we'll get silver masks in the future?

The heads themselves are silver, so I tend to doubt it. 

 

Also, some of the Skull villains' masks are silver, so the trend might continue for bad guy masks, with no good guys actually getting silver since it would be a bad guy color.

 

That didn't present a problem for Skull Basher/Scorpio/Grinder! I'd definitely be open to silver masks, or even silver blended with another color.

 

I would love silver Toa masks. I also love soup.

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Does anyone think we'll get silver masks in the future?

The heads themselves are silver, so I tend to doubt it. 

 

Also, some of the Skull villains' masks are silver, so the trend might continue for bad guy masks, with no good guys actually getting silver since it would be a bad guy color.

 

That didn't present a problem for Skull Basher/Scorpio/Grinder! I'd definitely be open to silver masks, or even silver blended with another color.

 

Yeah, I'd want some silver toa masks and maybe a silver/trans color blended protector mask :D

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I like the colored masks, my disappointment when no mask packs though. :(

Agreed, the part that makes MOCing a pain for me is the lack of masks..

The Toa masks don't fit too well on most of the MOCs I build (at least in my opinion).

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