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An Art of Bionicle book that covers Gen1 would be cool. Include concept art and images that haven't been seen before, maybe even allow fans to submit their interpretations of certain scenes, both key events and more day-to-day happenings. Even something on the scale of the Hyrule Historia, just honoring the line that, along with Star Wars, saved Lego from a very real collapse.

15 hours ago, Wrinkledlion X said:

I bought premier membership because I was a very strange child. I don't think they even had blogs yet, but there was a LEGO brick with "BZPower" printed on it which sealed the deal for me.

I think that's when I bought my first premier membership. That was so long ago!

Looking with google streetview, the bricks in front of and at the side driveway of the old HQ are gone. The only ones I could find were in front of the Lego Childcare center. Made me kinda sad looking at the old HQ and seeing where they're housed now. What all was handled there?

Mata Nui likely gave the Matoran the language before sealing himself back into the Mask of Life. We know he was capable of feats far beyond that, so the fact that there seems to have been immediate communication between the Matoran Universe inhabitants and the residents of Bara Magna indicates that they had the language as soon as they were evacuating.

The other possibility is that the Matoran's programming language wasn't far off from the Glatorian and Agori to begin with. Much like the similarities between English and a vast majority of programming languages.

@Xboxtravis, it sounds like you've been planning this for a while! I love all of those ideas. My only change would be to add a role-playing element similar to Evermore Park in Utah. Give the guests quests to fulfil, with rewards for doing more.

A smaller resort expansion, ala Disney World, could be for Metru Nui. Have a large scale transport ride using the concept of the Chutes. Ta-Metru could have a stage show like Universal Hollywood's Water World, but focused on the fight against the Morbuzahk. There could also be a foundry/blacksmith shop where guests could purchase Kanohi and Kanoka that are forged in front of them.

Ga-Metru would be a waterpark, with all of the waterfalls in the district. An interactive show like the one at Savi's in Galaxy's Edge would be held in the Great Temple with guests acquiring/designing their own Toa Tools.

Po-Metru would have a thrill ride, Kikanalo Stampede, a steeplechase style coaster that speeds through sequences from Legends of Metru Nui. There would also be food stands, and this would be the primary food area.

Onu-Metru has a perfect dark ride setting with the Archives. I picture two E-ticket attractions, a Pirates of the Caribbean style boat ride staring Mavrah and his Rahi, and a more traditional dark ride that just explores the museum like settings of the upper archives. A walkthrough museum could hold artifacts from the various adventures of the many Toa teams.

Ko-Metru would change things up and be set during the Visorak invasion. A large climbing course would weave between the crystalline towers, with different areas to explore and discover. A live music and stunt show could depict the battles between the Hordika and Visorak.

Le-Metru would be centered around the Hub and Test track. I see a more comprehensive version of Epcot's Test Track, where guests design their vehicle and ride it through a trackless system of tests. The path would vary depending on the design. A speed test would be included, with the ride vehicles automatically securing to a track as part of the tests, before arriving to one last trackless area where the results are given and back to a station.

Lastly the Coliseum would function as the "castle". It would have a sports theme, with humanized games of Kohlii and Akilini are played by teams. Akilini would be a Nerf War type game, where instead of darts, disk guns are used. A laser tag attraction would also fit well here.

I love that Nokama drawing! The style with her legs being slightly more organic versions of the Metru legs, and her mask is beautiful. Hordika Nokama looks menacing, but at the same time has an almost mother bear feel, ready to snap Vakama out of his funk.

Wow! This needs submitted to Brickset and Bricklink's databases. The 2001 completionist in me would love to track down a full set of the boxes at the minimum!

I'm not sure if any of the in-production fan servers will require the use of an install disk. Games like Star Wars Galaxies that have had fan revivals have required access to an official install disk, however games like Toontown or Pirates of the Caribbean Online have fan servers that utilize their own installers.

I remember your burnings!

The worst I've ever done is putting together my Lesovikk and attempting to assemble my Elhek. Those two sets should've stayed sealed

Toa:
Matt Lanter as Pohatu
Dante Bosco as Lewa
Mary McGlynn as Gali
Phil Lamar as Onua
Steven Yeun as Kopaka
Jeremy Shada as Tahu

Turaga:
Dee Bradley Baker as Nuju
David Harewood (Martian Manhunter in CW's Supergirl) as Vakama
Lynda Carter as Nokama
Mark Hamill as Matau
Troy Hall as Onewa
Kevin Conroy as Whenua

Matoran:
Anthony Daniels as Matoro
Bex Taylor-Klaus as Hahli
Laura Bailey as Macku

I've got more, but I'm struggling to find several actors names currently. Having played many voice acted games and watched many animated shows has helped flesh my choices out dramatically
 

I was there in 2001 when these were going, but I didn't get the chance to see them. I'll have to watch these in the morning!

His next post about this is going to be either a Yay to G3 or a Not happening. No more teasers from him after he signs off the stream.

Thanks Daler! I'm really not great at taking notes for posting later.

It's all been a bit confusing while watching, honestly. I'm making some inferences, but one of the things he showed early on was a timeline of storytelling, and the VR, etc. was a heavy focus of current storytelling techniques.

One of the things he specifically talked about was that Bionicle parts are going to be incredibly valuable because they're completely a thing of the past.

Possibly not Lego. He seemed to indicate that Lego is trying to avoid those kind of parts because of their environmental costs.

Ball joints are done for, as far as Bionicle and CCBS are concerned. No confirmation yet, coronavirus has delayed several meetings, but doors are open for Bionicle. There was something that has to do with storytelling exclusively. Possibly VR/AR/Mixed Reality based building. Major focus on the storytelling it sounds like. He seems to be under a NDA, but was allowed to say that there is something coming. This is Disney-Level secrecy!

1 minute ago, Xboxtravis said:

Just hitting refresh a few times to see what happens... 

So am I. I'm skeptically hyped.

We're down to just a few minutes until he reveals...Bionicle Gen 3? Hopefully. I'll be very disappointed if this was all an elaborate hoax, especially because of how long its been going. Faber would lose major respect from me.

Are you going to upload the .stl anywhere? This mask is awesome and I'd love to print it with my Green Bronze filament!

The big thing that I can recommend is to make sure that your group is at least moderately familiar with the source material, in this case Bionicle. If they aren't, then reconsider before you get too committed to a Bionicle RPG.

I unfortunately don't have anyone I could run a Doronai Nui game with, so I don't have any experience with it.

Thanks! That was all 

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16 hours ago, Chronicler06 said:

I would like to see Lego introduce a theme I'd like to call "Throwback", which would take concepts and styles from older themes and have them built with more recent parts and building techniques. A good example of how that would work is something like how Benny's Spaceship from the Lego Movie theme was clearly meant to resemble the Classic Space sets, but is obviously a much more sophisticated build thanks to the wider range of available parts in recent years. Just try to imagine some of your favorite sets from the 80s and 90s, and put a modern twist on them. This would allow today's kids to have a chance to have sets that are similar to what their parents might have gotten back when they were kids.

When LEGO did the last Space Police line the 5974 Galactic Enforcer in particular seemed very reminiscent of the Explorien's largest set, 6982 Explorien Starship. I've seen other sets where they've referenced older designs, but that one in particular seemed like a modern remake of one of my white whales.

I've tried in both Chrome and Edge browsers, and there is no trashcan or plus on any of my attachments. Is it possible to have someone just remove the attachments from my account?

17 hours ago, Evergrey: Toa of Music said:

Dude! The Life on Mars UFO sets looked so freakin' cool! I totally forgot about those! They could honestly mix that concept and Rock Raiders and be successful! Yes!

The Life on Mars sets were great, but the ones I'm referring to came out in 1997.

They were a cross between Star Trek and Star Wars, with a good bit of retro Sci-Fi mixed in. The set in the picture was the largest set I owned until Vezon and Kardas in 2006.

Is the Galidor show available anywhere? I remember really enjoying it when it was on, and I'd love to relive it with nostalgia glasses on.