CrashDummy

hmmmm, I like it! Maybe I'll try my hand at a clean design too.

thanks for y'all comments and feedback. Please check out the protector of water remake that I just posted

Gamut

Good day, This is my remake of the mod I did for the protector of water, the Leviathan. Feel free to let me know what you think

Build

I tried to make a dragon themed protector and incorporated elements that would make her exemplify qualities of a Leviathan: An undersea creature that is difficult to escape from underwater. A being that is so inseparable from the sea that she is more comfortable under than on dry land. The claws on her feet and dragon tail at the rear are meant to give a deadly, inhuman feel, such that even though she is a protector, she is somewhat of a beast at the same time. 

Some other dragon points I tried to bring out are the sort of layered scale design for the chest (a la the blue/white Y connectors), and a rhakshi carapace on the tail to give it a weightier appearance.

No hidden chest launcher this time though.

Pose with Wings outstretched-

Normal standing front view-

closeup of chest/head

sideview with rhakshi carapace tail

backview with wings stowed

Group photo with the six protectors!-

Good day, it has been a long time since my last MoC, but here it is!! I present a remake of my protector of Ice: the Yeti that I posted a few months back. Yeti was the first in this series; and once I had gone through other MoCs, I found his quality to be sorely lacking.

His story is linked to the other protector mods. You can check out their links in my Sig.

Gamut

This series is dedicated to the previous protectors, those who looked forward to the Toa, but never saw the prophecy fulfilled. Those who fought the desperate struggle against evil in the Toa's stead. 

Protector of Ice - The Yeti's Background story

The frigid plains of Okoto are both a haven and a deathtrap. It holds the lowest concentration of skull spiders, but if the spiders don't kill you, the environment will happily take up the torch.

Due to this, the denizens of that era took to living deep under the snow, where they found protection against the cold, wild beasts, and spiders alike. This made yeti the most well-traveled of the six, as he could often leave his village knowing that his brethren are relatively safe.

He was primarily a frontline fighter, possessing almost no ranged options save his launcher which he modified to function as a shotgun.

Build

I have been playing quite a bit of bloodborne lately, and I was fascinated by the transforming weapons, especially Gherman's sword/Sycthe. Therefore to pay homage, Yeti has two forms. The first is what he struts around with, and the second is his "emergency" measure.

Let me know what y'all think. Should I keep to extremely short backstories, or move back to the long ones that I wrote for Jungle, Earth, and Stone?

Front View

Side Views: Showing the weapon sheath system on his back, and the swords behind his legs

Swords Out:

2nd Form

what is that makuta in the back tho

hmm hmm, I like this. Every one has their own unique flair.

this embodies what I loved about original bionicle. Such complexity. If only us ccbs-overload users could learn how to do this. The combination of system with technic and bionicle is just.....clean.

Ahhhh, looking at them warms your heart.

Wow, I'm sitting here looking at my updated Protector of Ice mod, and I'm honestly embarrassed to post photos of it now. This Moc has so much character to it. It isn't just pieces slapped together for the cool factor. Much thought was put into it. 

truly, backstories are great fun to write.

mm, inter-team conflict is best story conflict.

MMmmm, I like the use of the Metru Nui sets. I think that the blue, silver, and white ones are rather good, but giving them signature weapons would be cool.

EDIT: I didn't see the flickr album. Disregard whatever I said.

This is a great team O.O

I got a 404 not found. I personally use photobucket. If you upload in PNG format, you can directly place the photos into your post using the Image URL that photobucket gives you.

I love protectors, but I think more pose photos would be nice .

Hey do those Acid shield still work or are they just aesthetic choice?

 

PS don't forget to update your Signature. You're still missing the Stone and Jungle Protectors.

Purely aesthetic. I didn't even know that they were called acid shields or that they had acid powers until you told me, and I googled them.

lol, insert random mailbox here XD

Gamut

Good day, this mod of the protector of jungle is the last of the six, after which I will look into upgrading yeti and leviathan (ice and water). I present Centaur. He was the second to fall by the hand of Viper (protector of earth) on the fields of battle, where the protectors confronted Viper after Golem's death (protector of stone).

His story is linked to the other protector mods. You can check out their links in my Sig.

Protector of Jungle - The Centaur's Background story

Centaur was the long range specialist of the six. He scoffed at the other protectors for their reliance on swords and claws.

"The world is so wide, how can your blade reach it?" - Centaur to Viper

He had a long seated rivalry with Leviathan (protector of water), which culminated in Leviathan's using a le-matoran as fishbait to capture the legendary Kon'gra, a sea monster that terrorized Okoto for a time. Since that day, he began taking pot shots at Leviathan's tail whenever the six met. 

Centaur: "that's seven tails for me"

Leviathan: ".....and one terrorized le-matoran in return....one more tail and he will drown."

The protectors of Jungle once held a practice that is now frowned upon by all matorans alike. They used to fuse themselves with the life essence of their enemies, a practice that ceased with Centaur's passing. For generations past, all protectors of Jungle were expected to do this, and Centaur was no exception. However, he had heard tales of the Gha'Taj (those who went too far with fusing, becoming monsters themselves). Indeed, he had even seen one. His own father, before passing him the mantle of "protector," was a Gha'Taj. By his own hand, did Centaur have to put his father down, and by doing this, take the title of protector. There was no ceremony for his succession. It was a time of tribe mourning. From that day, Centaur resolved himself to never become Gha'Taj.

"I saw despair in my father's eyes as the monsters he had taken within himself burst forth. There was no matoran left, only a fell monster that I must kill. Why must we do such things."

To fool his tribe, Centaur wore armor that gave him the appearance of a fused one. This armor was so cleverly created that it gave Centaur additional powers similar to those of a fused one, such as short-distance flight. This secret he kept from all except the six. Only upon his death did his tribe discover the deception. They realized that Centaur's power was his own, not stolen from his enemies.

"by my hand I took my father's life, and with it I will cease the legacy of blood-drinkers. Mark my words." - Centaur to Bulwark

Build

Centaur had the largest launcher of the six. It was so powerful that it needed to be fed energy from Centaur's backpack. It had two forms, one for rapid-fire and the other for long-range precision. On his back were mechanical wings that could carry him for five minutes at most (a fact that he kept secret from his tribe, as a true fused-one could soar for far longer). Although he was poor in close range, he was not helpless. When enemies came close, he detached the bladed edge of his bow for use as a rapier.

1. Action Pose

2. Front View, neutral position

3. Charging forward in rapid-fire mode

3.1 Back view of above

4. Long-range (longbow) mode, neutral position

5. Long-range (longbow) mode, shooting position

5.1 sideview of above, bowstring pulled back!

5.2 bowstring released!

5.3 backview of above

6. sideview with tubes in sight

7. Rapier mode!

7.1 Rapier mode pose

8. backview

Is it just me, or does the neck seem a little disjointed from the body? O.o

I absolutely adore this. The proportions are great. It looks meaty and not brittle like the originals. The joint coverings are just.....wow.

I like this. The shield looks exotic. The tubing adds character . The complex piecework makes him look threatening and rugged. I couldn't do this even if my life depended on it.

but, Is it possible to embellish the gun with more silver though? I don't own that piece, so just asking. 

EDIT: whoopz, I googled the character and realized that tubing comes with the mask. Noob here  

I Second that. Super gold mode should be reserved for somebody like Toa Mata Nui or smth.

Wow, I like this. I'm absolutely no good with multi-legged MOCs.

Thanksss. The sixth one is done. It is sitting in front of me, but I feel that it needs more....embellishment....yeah...

Thanks :DDD !

Errr, can we have a larger picture size? XD. I need glasses, that I do.

This guy is OP man, OP. Containing him is like 3 sets of marching around Jericho.  Also, I'm too much of a bionicle noob to understand the special terminology O.o, but it sounds cool.

I feel that the MOC has a clean simplicity to it. It looks like a Set that Lego may have released in the past. But, my pet peeve is that it contains too much black. I think that there is definitely room for more silver embellishments! Since you are using the older parts, there are much much more pinholes available.

<-- personal agenda against black due to familial experiences

Also, his crotch seems albeit naked, but then again, many bionicle sets used to do that anyway.

I like it lol, it really feels like it was a part of the bionicle universe.