Solaire Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 (edited) Hi! I'm Solaire, and I'm new here. Since BIONICLE is celebrating its 20th anniversary, I've decided to share some of my "modifications" to the legendary Toa team that started it all: the Toa Mata! I've made weapon holster for four of them, taking inspiration from those old videos. Here are some screenshots (the last one is not official but illustrates my point quite well) (from : BIONICLE: masks of power) The magic of CGI ... KOPAKA Like kopaka himself, this holster is simple yet effective: no illegal technics here. Here's the parts list and result: Then all you have to do is to insert it in the axe hole in his back: And voilà ! TAHU For Tahu there's a little trick: the holes on the fire sword are way too high. So I've used the thickness of the blade (which is the same as a plate for some reason) in conjunction with exo-force claws to hold it in place. And it's very secure! LEWA Lewa's holster was quite hard to figure out! There was no usable legal connection, so I had to think outside the box. Using two minifig wrenches I was able to simulate a hole the size of an axel. That configuration allowed the axe to hold securely. Be sure to push it as far as you can against Lewa's back to have maximum friction. GALI Soooo many prototypes for this one ! after considering using the hips for placement I decided to use the natural shape of the hooks to hide them around the back gear. It's way sleeker than my earlier attempts. Another illegal connection: using the piston detailing on the insides of both hooks, I was able to overlap them in a satisfying shape. The grey custom piece ( made from those parts that hold railways set inbox) is replaceable by a cut pneumatic hose of length 1:1 ONUA and POHATU There's nothing to store! Onua's claws ARE his hands ... that would be creepy. And Pohatu can hold his rock under his arm CONCLUSION One thing to note is that the gear functions are still perfectly usable. hooray ! So now, after twenty years of honourable service, our heroes can finally lay down their weapons and celebrate! while the four of them compare upgrades, Onua and Pohatu seem confused as to why it's such a big deal But There's still an important matter to discuss: what flavour will be the cake? If I know anything about them, it's that it's going to take a while. You want what ?! ... I guess MY work isn't over That's all for now! I'm always eager to learn and improve so feel free to share your opinion. PS: apologies if my phrasing seems strange. English is not my native language. ^^' Edited August 16, 2021 by Solaire 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambi Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Wooow, this is pretty neat. It's cool you were also to keep the gear functions usable. ^^ Now what's your secret to those bendable arms? And welcome to BZP! Quote [my blog] [custom emotes] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solaire Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 Thanks ^^ ! As for the arms, it´s custom work. I have cut the arm at the round part and used an exoforce arm (cut to only keep the C clip) and a rod to create articulation. I might post pictures of the process : D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BionicleBean Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 very nice! i might build this myself... Keep up the good work! also nice job on the custom arms 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solaire Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 Thanks a lot ! If my stuff inspire others to build It´s even better : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TERIDAX941 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Woah, that's super cool! I'll have to moc those up myself (complete with flex tubes for the neck lol) Great job, very impressive! 1 Quote Formerly Iron_Man5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Turing Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Nice job! These work really well, and I like how unobtrusive they are when they're not in use. Also, I didn't even notice the custom arms until I saw a comment about them. Those are really slick, did you make them? 1 Quote I really need a better signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solaire Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 Yes i did and i will post a tutorial soon. : ) One of my goal was to make them as invisible as possible, so as to keep them close to the CGI magic ^^ thanks for your kind coment ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrinkledlion X Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Ingenious! Love stuff like this. Where did you find this image, by the way? I don't recognize it. 1 Quote [bloog] [brickshelf] [This used to be my library but the link is broken] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master of Energy Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Wrinkledlion X said: Ingenious! Love stuff like this. Where did you find this image, by the way? I don't recognize it. I believe that image is from a recent Bionicle fangame trailer. Quote RPG Characters: Explota Akkitu MOCs: Toa Mata with 2015 Colors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solaire Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 From the fan game : BIONICLE: masks of power it´s very recent : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TERIDAX941 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Quick question, what is that grey piece on the bottom left? I don't think I've seen that one before, do you know what it's called and where it might be found? Thanks! 1 Quote Formerly Iron_Man5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solaire Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 (edited) No worries. So when you buy tracks for lego trains they stack them and secure them with a long specificly shaped rode (Light saber sized but something like 12 lengh). I´ve cut that piece to pin length. i don´t know if you can find that loose but you can replicate this custom piece by using flex-tube and a bushing or cut another piece to have a similar use. I wish lego would produce such a piece, it's really useful ! EDIT: found it !!! https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=bb0219#T=C&C=85 Edited August 24, 2021 by Solaire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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