Short Launcher Arms?

[Creature]

Dose anyone know why all the Piraka and I believe some of the Barraki had the shorter Toa Metru arm peices for the arms they held their zamor launchers with? Since the other arm usually used a longer piece, it makes those sets awkard and unsymmetrical to display without the launchers. Was there any specific reason the designers did this?

Edited April 21, 2012 by Creature

[The Swimming Beard]

For the Piraka, it was probably because the Piraka arm piece could not easily hold a zamor launcher, because of the end design. I don't know about the Barraki, however.

[Ballom Nom Nom]

For the Piraka, the arms were asymmetrical because the other one had to use the new moldto accomodate the flipping weapons. Presumably, that part would have looked strange on the other arm, without a weapon to fill its gap in the middle, so TLG opted for reusing the Metru arms.As for the Barraki, I really don't know. There doesn't seem to be as handy an explanation for them.~B~

[Kopekemaster]

I think the asymmetry of the Piraka looked cool. Why they had the shorter arms, however, I do not know.

[toatitan]

For the Piraka, it was probably because the Piraka arm piece could not easily hold a zamor launcher, because of the end design. I don't know about the Barraki, however.

This is true, and as for the barraki (Mantax was the only one with a shortened arm) it may have been designed to add on to the sense of mutation. Thats what I like to think anyway.

[Bfahome]

Because shorter arms use less plastic, probably.Like how the Hordika had one hulked-out, geared-up arm and one puny awkward arm. They could've been symmetrical but that would've cost more to produce. Sometimes compromises have to happen.

[T.B.O.C]

Because shorter arms use less plastic, probably.Like how the Hordika had one hulked-out, geared-up arm and one puny awkward arm. They could've been symmetrical but that would've cost more to produce. Sometimes compromises have to happen.

I feel in both cases (Barraki and Hordika), it worked better with the design, both being mutated versions of themselves.

[Akuna Toa of Sonics]

The main reason the Piraka used Metru arms for the launchers was because the new arm wouldn't work well with the launcher. I don't know why Mantax had one for his squid launcher, though.

[Toa of Ice - 1987]

i dont get it ith this: they could've applied toa metru legs which would've worked more than fine as well for left arms as well.Matoro mahri suffered from this atrocitious choice as well.And if it counts pohatu phantoka suffered from badly designed short elbows resulting in crude poseability because of the hordika brains.

Edited May 5, 2012 by .-:Kopaka Nuva:-.

[Meiko]

It could have something to do with the weight of the launcher, and that a shorter arm would provide more stability balance-wise.

[Indigogeek]

piraka's main arm couldn't hold a launcher, and I believe the barraki were supposed to look uneven, as they are mutations.

[Toa Of Virtues]

Even if they had to use less plastic or something, i would have liked to have seen an arm with a joint like the toa metru legs, otherwise they could only be bent sideways with the small toa metru arm, and that just looks weird and hard to pose.

[MVahi13]

It made it a lot easier to hold the launcher.

[Nuparu1995]

I dunno. Probably just because of the flipping weapon design, and the other for poseability.

It made it a lot easier to hold the launcher.

And, yeah, I always found it convenient for that too.