Moku

Is he carrying a water pistol?! That will be deadly against skull spiders! Where are those yellow fins on his back from?

They came from the set Cendox V1, which was part of the Summer Glatorian wave.

 

Ehhh...  On one hand I applaud the effort made to make a LEGO game with the toy-based system that's made Skylanders and Disney Infinity hits.

 

But on the other... I am REALLY unsure as to how/why Tt keeps making LEGO games the way they do.  Correct me if I'm wrong, but it really seems like they're rehashing the same formula over and over again.  Then again, I haven't played many of the newer games, so I have no idea.

Well, the basic formula has served them quite well. At the same time, they HAVE innovated on that formula in a number of ways. LEGO CIty Undercover opted for an open-world, GTA-style game design and introduced a lot of gameplay mechanics based on the Wii U gamepad (since it was exclusive to that system). LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin introduced a Spinjitzu mechanic that lets you defeat enemies and solve puzzles, as well as "scrap builds" where you collect segments of a model throughout a level and then assemble them. And now LEGO Dimensions is introducing a number of game mechanics based around the Toy Pad itself, like the ability to warp your character to different positions on the map, change their size, or grant them different elemental powers.

 

My family hasn't gotten a lot of the more conventional licensed games so I can't really tell you what any of those might do to break away from the typical gameplay patterns of LEGO games, but I'm sure most of them have their own share of new gameplay mechanics to mix things up.

 

Well, I'm glad to see they haven't simply just kept releasing the same game over and over again with cosmetic differences.  Maybe I'll try LEGO Dimensions, but then again it's still quite out of my price range D:

Ehhh...  On one hand I applaud the effort made to make a LEGO game with the toy-based system that's made Skylanders and Disney Infinity hits.

But on the other... I am REALLY unsure as to how/why Tt keeps making LEGO games the way they do.  Correct me if I'm wrong, but it really seems like they're rehashing the same formula over and over again.  Then again, I haven't played many of the newer games, so I have no idea.

Is it confirmed that Will Arnett is cast as Batman?

I believe so.

It's alright, I guess?  Not too crazy on it, but it's okay.

The person below me is using Windows (the OS).

That mouth... AMAZING!

That aside, a really simple yet solid build!  Well done!

Once it is said you won't be able to un-see it... "The Wolverine of Bohroks" lol

Hahah, I can't unsee that now.  Stellar work on recreating quite an obscure BIONICLE entity!  The use of Keetorange really works well here, especially with the blue feet and pahrak shields.

Dang... And I still haven't gotten my Wave 1 collection back...

RIP Bank Account.

Reminds me of those oracle dudes from Jak and Daxter. Excellent work!

Man, you're right!  I love those games.

About the mask itself... Amazing piece of art.  Knowing that the patterns were brushed onto it really makes it more impressive.  Well done!

I honestly expected a Cyber-Emmet from the title, but an Emmet-Tron crossover looks cool as well!

Well, this is interesting! Shame that it's quite expensive, but I can definitely see myself buying this if I had the funds!

PS: Did anyone else see the WMKK for sale under recommended? Or was it just me?

What? I had to pay twenty dollars for it on console! This is an outrage!!!

 

 

 

 

(Not really Kinda wish I had a phone now though)

Ignoring the typical Candy Crush/Angry Birds games that people play on their phones, a lot of phones are now very graphically capable of running such games like these.  The graphics that phones nowadays have can easily compete with last-gen consoles such as PS3 and Xbox 360.  In a way, of course.

Just don't expect that cheap $100 Net10 phone from a Wal-Mart to be able to run such a game though, hahah

Darn... I really want this as well... Guess it's just not meant to be. D:

Lookie Lookie

 

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Well, that didn't take long...

 

Well, I got all my sets back guys, and bad news.

 

It was more than just Tahu and Lewa that melted.  Almost everyone melted at one point or another, some worse than others.  In addition, there are some deep soot stains on their parts that, honestly, I don't think I have the effort nor patience to clean  (Most notably on PoI and Kopaka).  So unfortunately I'll have to buy back my G2 collection.  There are individual parts I can recover, though those are few and far between.  Quite an unfortunate turn of events.  I'll try to get some pictures soon.

I'm really sorry to hear that. At least they're easily replaceable, and not relics like the gen1 sets.

 

Yeah, that's fortunate.  Plus I've still got the benefit of recovering select parts, notably the masks

Well, I got all my sets back guys, and bad news.

It was more than just Tahu and Lewa that melted.  Almost everyone melted at one point or another, some worse than others.  In addition, there are some deep soot stains on their parts that, honestly, I don't think I have the effort nor patience to clean  (Most notably on PoI and Kopaka).  So unfortunately I'll have to buy back my G2 collection.  There are individual parts I can recover, though those are few and far between.  Quite an unfortunate turn of events.  I'll try to get some pictures soon.

Wow, happening on my birthday, hahah.

Not so sure if I'll be going to this, though.  I'm not a huge Ninjago fan, to be honest (not that I dislike it or anything - I just never really got into it), and I'll probably have birthday plans.

Yeah, I've noticed that as well.

It seems to be based off the HF Titan build pre-2013 style, and as much as I dislike it, I have to say you pull it off nicely here what with filling up the legs and such!  Well done!

Wow, that must have sucked man

Good thing it was only one set that got burnt, and Tahu actually held up surprisingly well. (which I suppose is rather fitting)

Is there any other major damage apart from the melted sword?

I feel sorry for your loss.

 

Were there any salvageable parts from the damaged Tahu such as the mask or head or were a too many pieces starting to melt themselves stuck?

Well, a lot of the parts are probably salvageable, so I'll probably take those.  At the same time, though, the useful armor shells and such were melted into place, so unfortunately I've little to work with.

As in, they are going to imprison him for being damaged from the fire? Like evidence he is not as fire resistant as his story tells? That's not fair, hasn't he been through enough already?

Well, I don't think they're gonna go that far with him, hahah.  I'm assuming they may find him to be junk or something.  Then again, I've no idea.  To be honest, when I first saw that picture, I thought that only his mask was missing, and that's an easy fix, right?  But yeah, I'm assuming he's got some explaining to do regarding his title of "Master of Fire".

So did you throw him away or will you give the charred Master a decent burial? Or perhaps reanimate him forever alongside his fresh counterpart?

Oh good question. I want to know the answer to that as well. What will/did you do with your old Tahu now that you have a new one?

You know, I'm not quite sure yet.  I never really thought of it... Yeah, that might be something I'm interested in doing.  Or something along those lines.  He's still in my room, though it's really up to the insurance company at this point.

Hey guys, sorry for not being active here.  I've been a bit busy with hotel stuff and whatnot.

Anyways, here's a (not so great, unfortunately) picture of Tahu, as well as my other BIONICLE sets.

Though the picture doesn't do it much justice, there are signs of obvious burns on Tahu's blade.  In fact, when I saw it in person (my phone was dead, so I couldn't take pictures), the left blade was completely melted off.  In addition, lots of the armor was melted into place, such as the new CCBS/Bionicle shell piece and the chest plate.  Tahu was notably right in the vicinity of the fire, so it's understandable that he suffered the most damage.  I unfortunately cannot take any more pictures, because my room is currently off-limits due to an investigation of the fire.

Of note is that Lewa's axe blade was also slightly melted, though I have a replacement for that, fortunately.  All the others notably suffer from soot accumulation (like Lewa's lower arm green size 4 armor shell), but other than that there is nothing visibly wrong with them.

As for the smoke itself harming us, my mother was in my room and spend around 5 minutes in there putting out the fire.  She managed to successfully, and after a hospital trip, we both ended up okay.  Nobody was hurt, thankfully.

I'll try to get more pictures when/if possible.

-Moku

PS: The reason I mentioned Tahu in the first place was because I found it sorta ironic.  Notably because he's the master of fire, yet he was damaged the most during the fire.  A bit of a coincidence that I found funny.  I do appreciate the concern though guys, and I'll try to keep you guys updated.

PPS: I did get a replacement Tahu, thankfully, as the first one was too damaged to recover, what with the melted parts and such.

Oh my, this is quite a find!  I really wish I could buy at least one of these.  Sadly I've more pressing issues than BIONICLE parts (as much as I love BIONICLE).

Hey guys,

I've unfortunately had a house fire on Monday due to an electric blanket that burned a large part of my room, including clothing, carpet, and ironically my Tahu, Master of Fire set.  Thankfully it did not cause much more damage than that, and I'm VERY fortunate that this wasn't any worse than damage to my room.

However, I am also somewhat concerned about smoke damage, specifically on my BIONICLE parts.  Obviously there is soot present on most of them (most notably Kopaka), which I can probably clean, but I've heard that plastic has a tendency to become brittle or weak after exposure to heat.  I did recover a MOC that I made a few days before the fire, and other than an evident smokey-odor, I've not noticed any delicacies.  I'm just wondering, have any of you ever experienced something like this?  And if so, have your BIONICLE or LEGO sets become brittle or anything of the such as a result?  I really don't feel like losing a great collection of BIONICLE sets I've accumulated because of smoke damage from a house fire...

EDIT: I've recently taken my custom MOC I recovered, and the odor has faded away quite significantly.  It's still there, but it's quite faint compared to a few days ago.  So I'm assuming that, as long as my BIONICLE sets didn't suffer smoke damage (meaning the plastic didn't expand due to the heat and absorb soot), I'll be able to keep my sets, which is good.