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Ok, I managed to contact him on eBay after i found out that he has an account there. Apparently the suspension of the store on Bricklink was triggered by false complains, he assured me that everything else is fine and that the store will open again soon.

This really brings up memories...my first real introduction to bionicle was MoL, at the time i didn't know there was an ovearching story or narrative, I just tought this was a movie to give context to the toyline i saw publicized at the lego shop. The funny thing is: your theory is really similar to my father's explanation of the film (he used to explain the meaning and morals behind movies when my brother and I were kids). He explained to structure of the narrative just like you did so, when I saw the others some years later, I always maintained that perspective of them even if, after having been invested for so much time in the LORE of bionicle, I have to admit that I had almost forgot about that kind of "behind the scenes" point of view, instead enjoying the story defined by canon and in-universe material. One thing i'm sure i never thought about was the personification of the concepts of adulthood without purity in the characters of Sidorak and Roodaka and I have to say, I think you're spot on. 

I really have to thank you Master Inika for bringing up this memory and remembering me of this kind of perspective about the bionicle movies, great analysis!

Wow a guide from 1949 to 1990? Thanks for letting me know about this, it surely is impressive, i might consider spending 30$ for it.

Apart from that, I don't suspect about shady business, I'm just worried that i might loose the chance to get the banner before Christmas.

Thanks for the reply, that may be the reason why the shop is now suspended, as for the profile picture...what a strange situation, it's hardly a coincidence if what you say it's true.

By the way, if anyone has more informations or some way to contact the seller, please speak up, you're more than welcome.

I wanted to buy a Bionicle Display banner from BionicleUniverse on Bricklink but it appears the store is now suspended...anyone knows why or if i can contact him on bricklink even if the store is suspended?

Maybe he is here on Bzpower or some users here know how i can contact the shop owner? I need to get the banner before Christmas but this unexpected circumstance might be a problem.

Thanks in advance

P.S. I posted here because I'm asking about the shop owner and status so I'm not sure this belongs to Marketplace Banter

All of them hahaha

But seriously, I'd love to see the Shadow Toa sets, the Toa Hagah pack and the Barraki's normal forms

What I really need however are the Artakha Titan set and The Great Spirit Robot Ultimate Collector's set, I'd probably have to sell my car for it….but heh, worth it

 

Had Bionicle gone on for longer and maybe gained a larger adult collector following, it would have been nice to see something akin to UCS sets/Masterpiece figures from Transformers. Super-detailed, large, scale figures of iconic characters such as the 6 Toa Mata made with building techniques that are too unorthodox for general retail sets. I'd pay obscene amounts of money for a "masterpiece" Pohatu 

 

Same

You washed your LEGOs with soap.

Oh god no!

The oil of the soap can increase dry for if they are not dried ammeditly.

The best way to clean dust is canned air and if you have to use water fill a bathtub with room temperature water and a quarter cup of vinegar or bleach (for the love of Lego don't mix the two toghter)

Soak for ten minutes ammeditly.

I'll be sure to follow this procedure next time i want to clean the dusty sets. For the others I'll buy a gas duster for the maintenance routines. I really don't know what to say, at the time everyone was suggesting water and soap, I'm sure of it, i searched for some time before i tried to clean the sets. Anyway, thanks for the advice!

Ok, I think I finally managed to determine the cause of the disaster. It appears that all of the sets that fell to pieces were the ones that I washed about an year ago. At the time I searched the internet to find suggestions on how to clean up the dusty sets (the very,very dusty ones) and many recommended, in forums and youtube, to wash them with water and soap. So I washed all of my favorite sets, because they were to ones to be exposed on the shelf, and than proceeded to carefully wiped them to get them dry. Some joints were loose but i thought that was only a temporary effect.....well, apparently it was temporary until the pieces broke. You may think that it was stupid to wash the sets, and you'd be right, but every video/discussion/topic I followed suggested it as the best method to clean up the sets.

So, long story short, I'm here to "testify" against this cleaning procedure that, eventually, led only to a minor heart attack and the expenditure of many euro. If you had positive outcomes with this this type of cleaning, please reply, maybe the real cause of the breaking of the pieces is something else and this was only an unfortunate event?

I've run into several of these, especially the oldest ones with the most use and applied stress. I also have tried gluing many of them back together. Unfortunately, it doesn't hold the best so I usually have to simply resort to buying new pieces. The broken/repaired pieces are useful on occasion, however, as they allow one to do things normally one could not\, and there are other situations on MOC's (and some sets!) where one can bypass the failure. For example, a couple of red "hands" broke on my Torch/Fire Slizer set, so I used them on the hips, where the side sockets are used and not the broken ones. I don't really have any suggestions on how to prevent the breaking of pieces, other than it happens, and usually due to stress. I feel your pain.

This happens to me a lot, too. It's like watching ancient statues slowly crack and whither away.

Heh,I bet you weren't the only one to feel my pain KopakasKK, my Nooo was heard throughout all the building. I was really desperate when I returned home and found out what happened. Master Inika's ancient statues, for me precious relics from a "time before time" were (and still are) crumbled to pieces....the point is that I couldn't even see them slowly cracking and prevent the disaster so, witnessing all of that decay in an instant was too much for me.... men, i really may be too sensible but I'm so bound to those sets, they carry on them the weight of so many memories, good memories.

I suggest using Krazy glue to mend the pieces over other brands and apply it with a toothpick for seamless fixes. Then take clear finger nail polish and use a new toothpick to cover the crack.

Well, I'm not really sure about it, I mean i don't know this glue but I'm pretty sure that the damage is irreparable, at least if we consider long term usage for the pieces. I think i'd rather buy a new lot of pieces on bricklink. I will, however, keep in consideration your suggestion, maybe I could use the "repaired" pieces for scrap models/prototypes...

I'll surely do it as soon as I can, thanks dor the advice

Do you live in a place with dry air?

Because Legos love humidity.

Not really, but it is true, however, that this August there has been an unexpected rise in temperature...that's likely the problem.

If they like humidity maybe I could try to vaporize some water on them every day? Seems a bit strange but if could help in some way to avoid further issues with the pieces I'll gladly do it, I mean, it's always better than keeping them forever in some boxes.

Heck, i could even move my collection to the bathroom, that is the most humid place of the house hehehe.

Besides this, thank you for replying, this could help a lot.

Heh, exactly Xccj, that's the problem with Bricklink, every insertion calls out to your wallet, it's like the tempting melody of the sirens....besides this, thanks for confirming my hypothesis, the idea that probably the heat has expanded the axels came to me tonight but I wasn't sure about it. I really appreciate your answer, thanks!

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Well, thank you for the precious advices toa Imrukii, I am relieved not to be the only one who has experienced this thing. I've examinated most of my sets and yeah, you're right, many other small technic pieces, that had something to do with axels, are now useless (krekka and other titans like axonn are reduced to amorphous heaps of pieces). I think that I'll rebuild my sets with some pieces bought on Bricklink and then I will try to put them in a cool spot of my house...maybe I'll get them out when the temperature will decrease. Thanks again for your reply.

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Hi, I'm new to this site and, although I have been collecting Bionicles since 2004, i never felt the need to write here...at least to this day. Something really terrible happened to my collection, I returned home today afer a month or so of vacation and found all of my Bionicles collapsed inside their "exposition spots" on my shelves. I found out that the 80% of the joint pieces, the Toa mata hands if you prefer (i really don't know their specific name), were broken. I was not, however, the infamous "ball joint socket" part of it but the upper section were you can insert the axel pieces. And it does not end here! Many other pieces that had an axel inserted in them are now broken...

Please,has this kind of thing ever occurred to one of you? Even on such large scale (30/35 bionicles of my collection are now incapable even of standing up)? Can some of you give me some advice? Some tips to understand how such a catastrophe has occurred ?

P.s. I'm almost certain that the scorching heat of this summer has somenting to do with it, but is just a suspicion.

P.p.s. I'll try to post some photos to help understand what exactly is the problem.

Thanks in advance!

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