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That's a very nice offer; however, since I've never heard of anyone selling one, it's tricky to guess how much one which would be worth. Have you ever seen one sell, and, if so, for what price?

No it's not, and to that extent, it also doesn't fit the theme, of a piloted robot. I will never understand people who would rather mock a contest and the other entrants, especially people who are talented and capable of better. How does the Cereal Bowl of Death not fit the theme of a piloted robot? It's a robot in the shape of a bowl of cereal, being piloted by Nick's head.

It's possible that there were several of Toa of Light, or some preliminary type of Light Toa, as there are several of each of the main elements at story present, and that the only reason why we haven't heard from them is because they were all used to create the Bahrag. It's not very likely, but it hasn't entirely ruled out.

It's very helpful for people who are using Hero Factory's story as a piece of evidence to hep to prove that Hero Factory is "better" than Bionicle to keep this in mind. Not everyone enjoys the same type of story. I'm definitely not a Hero Factory fan, but I feel as though there is potential for some people to enjoy its story regardless.

You know, it didn't occur to me to ask about the possibility of trading for collectibles. I'd be willing to consider trading for a WMKK, but just to make sure that all the bases are covered, are there any other rare collectibles which aren't on your list that you'd be willing to trade for?

Yes! They absolutely would, but I am starting to run low on funds. Can you hold them for a little while? Absolutely; I'll do that.

I have one Pakari each in green, red, brown, and white, as well as a white Akaku. Would those interest you?

Would you be willing to sell any of the Piraka? Reidak, maybe? Or any of the 2001 Rahi?

It would include shipping, yes. Unfortunately, there isn't anything of significant value on your list that I'd be interested in. Do you happen to have any Slizers/Throwbots sets, or discs?

I'm not interested in trading for that set at the moment, no; only cash. Sorry.

How does 140 USD sound?

Unfortunately, The Brotherhood of Makuta does not exist as of story present, because all Makuta from the core dimension except for Miserix are dead.

This is a very good point which I wholeheartedly agree with, yet one that often does not occur to members of the community. It's one of the main reasons why I feel as though I would not personally enjoy a revival of Bionicle from TLG at the moment. I'll have to take your word for it, since the majority of their site is unavailable to unregistered guests and so far all I've seen of their plans to develop the story and create new sets are promises and ambition—virtually nothing of substance. If Bionicle REALLY came back, it certainly wouldn't dwell on marginally-relevant characters and plotlines like Solis Magna seems to be doing so far, what with its hopes to continue the serials. It'd be creating new stories with new characters, designed from the ground up with sets in mind. Solis Magna and other attempts I've seen at "Bionicle continuations" only seem to recognize a portion of what made Bionicle great, and that doesn't include the amount of innovation and creativity that went into taking the theme in entirely new directions year after year. In other words, they are at both too ambitious (setting goals that are nowhere near being achieved, that require a huge number of dedicated, like-minded fans to pull off) and not ambitious enough (limiting their scope to what basically amounts to fanservice, and not innovating the way Bionicle itself did). Lyichir, I know that you don't mean to offend, and that you're speaking from the best information that you can get as a non-registered user on SolisMagna.com, but I can't help but feel a bit offended by your words. I'm not sure if you've been to either the main site or the much busier forums section, but myself and the rest of the SolisMagna.com staff have actually been working tirelessly on updating massive parts of the site and getting our story and set line into production, especially in the last few weeks. By this point, the "Bios" section of the site, which looks completely unfinished, is actually practically finished, though I can't yet show a non-staff member the URL because it is still technically a prototype which still requires proofreading and minute adjustments. Our staff is a serious group of well-known and accredited members of the fan community who are completely devoted to this project. Among them are XONAR, Chro, The Malicious Phantom, and Vahkiti; not immature geeks who think that buying the rights to the IP from Lego is a realistic idea, but established members of the community who have put out high quality, tangible work in the past both on their own and in partnership with others. I'm not sure if you've seen TTV's special The Chronicler's Convergence either; there's nothing necessarily wrong with having not seen it, as you might not be following TTV, but I would urge you to watch it, or at least the section devoted to the work of the SolisMagna.com staff, before making further judgments on SolisMagna.com. In the section, beginning at 28:45 in the video, XONAR and Chro discuss their plans for the project, including a lower cost backup strategy of releasing only building instructions online, as opposed to selling full sets, and an image of a preliminary prototype for one of the headline sets for this summer, their figure of Marendar. They also mention that they are specifically attempting to reduce the size and thus the cost for the set version of Marendar. That video was recorded early in April; though I can't reveal any more images or give any more details about the sets, I can assure you that the staff have made massive progress in designing all sets for realistic pricing and convenience in the last few months. Could you clarify what you're referring to when you cite our lack of the specific resources that gave greatness to Bionicle during its original run? Capable and innovative set designers? Chro and The Malicious Phantom are widely considered to be among the best MOCists working with constraction today. Creative and articulate writers with extensive knowledge of the lore? We’ve got Voltex, XONAR, and, dare I say, myself, all of whom are very talented writers who can work very quickly. A capable marketing team with ample resources? We’ve got the entire BioMedia Project behind us, as well as funds being raised through XONAR’s side business, xonar.org. Creative resources? We have access to 3D printers, access to the talent and full inventory of Modalt Masks, and the 3D modeling and design skills of a certain Guurahk Entertainer. You can’t possibly be referring to our lack of planning to focus on new characters, when Bionicle rarely introduced new characters during it’s original run. It’s worth noting that there wasn’t a single new character who was a “good guy” in the canister sets until the Winter of 2009. In fact, what makes you think that we’ll be focusing mainly on old, unknown, side characters? Sure, we’ll be devoting a story arc to a quest to stop Marendar, who isn’t typically considered well-known, but what makes you think that we won’t be featuring classic, popular, characters too? Is it the fact that we’ll be beginning to continue the story through Greg Farshtey’s unfinished story serials? There’s no law that forces the serials to be nothing but side stories, disconnected from the main plot. Because of the relatively low cost of telling the story in serials posted online, the serials will be our main medium to carry the story for our first year of business. We'll begin by updating a single serial on a bimonthly basis, during which we plan to feature the Toa Nuva, the Turaga, Takanuva, Glatorian, and others. We have to pick up where the serials left off in order to continue them, but soon after we fully intend to showcase the adventures of famous characters who we already know and love plenty. I sincerely hope that you'll consider that SolisMagna.com might prove to be a very successful fan continuation of the Bionicle story. We'd greatly appreciate having an aspiring set designer for TLG as a member of our community; if you wish to join, you can find our forums at forums.solismagna.com.

I'd be willing to sell my Toa Mata Nui set to you, depending on the offer. Would the box or the instructions, or both, be important to you?

You've definitely got an interesting and inviting idea behind this topic, but unfortunately the subject is pretty similar to that of this topic. Also, topics such as this one probably belong in the Bionicle Discussion forum, instead of in S&T.

Honestly, I'm pretty surprised that it only took one year and nine months to finish the video.

I'd donate to the cause of getting you a more powerful computer in a heartbeat. I admire your work immensely, particularly as I begin to try to establish myself in the YouTube community as a filmmaker. Keep up those animations!

I'm really quite glad to have the choice of the BZPower skin, as it helps to make these forums look unique, contrasting with all the other generic sites using IP Board forums across the internet. The thing about the contrasting colors is also annoying.

An epic tale of jealous, power-hungry mad scientists who enjoy darkness in their attempt to overthrow the rule of a large yet very easy to fool robot, while multi-colored knights with elemental powers, often in groups of six, fight valiantly to thwart them. When you put it that way, it almost sounds as though the Makuta are the protagonists.

I once found about half a pound of spare Toa Mata and Bohrok parts at a garage sale for less than three dollars.

Happy birthday, DeeVee! Your MOCing skills are amazing!

These have all been very entertaing to read; stories that are told from such an innocent, friendly point of view are often rare, and this comedy nails that feeling perfectly. This comedy isn't canon, though. It's a piece of fan fiction, and so it can use non- canon elements as much as it wants. It never promised to keep to the canon exactly, and I would say that it's all the better for that.