Krystufa

Almost sorry I joined so late, never did think to follow BZpower until after I graduated from university. I don't even know what I was thinking, perhaps drinking too much from the pool of nostalgia. But it's nice to huddle around the the single source of fire from the cold, amongst fellow like-minded company, before it inevitably burns out.

If he's a good price, go for it. I'd probably just for for buying the few individual bits on Bricklink, and going from there.

Incredibly useful sollutions here. I've noticed the black joint pieces on my own Bionicles cracking at the mid axel point as well. Especially on my Toa Mata and Bohrok, and I do hate to see those wither away to nothing. Brinklink is always an option should it come to that, but a humidifier sounds like the way to go. I live in Australia, down south, though it's usually pretty humid where I live (rain forests and mountains) but I still cant escape the damaging warmth. Cheers for the suggestions guys! I'll probably have to buy replacement pieces anyway, but at least it can be prevented.

THIS. Perfection.

The Red Star. I like it's enigmatic presence in the early years, but it's later uses utterly confused me and at times got under my skin. What a strange plot device it became. The alternate universes with Takanuva, while interesting, seemed to jump about too much just for the sake of utilising the Olmak in some fashion. The next would be my love/hate relationship with the revelation of Mata Nui being a giant robot. I like the idea, and I like where they were going with the idea, but I feel its execution in the end was underwhelming. It felt like it was somehow competing for attention with the Spherus Magna Glatorian shenanigans. As best as I can remember on the spot, those are the points that gripe with me the most.

Fenrakk for me. Vezon was fine though. I loved the set, but found Fenrakk rather clumsy to handle and put somewhere on display. Those front massive legs just splayed out, and the two back legs which looked dinky and silly (Not to mention the silver stands on the tips kept falling off for me), and didn't allow much in the way of posing and posture change. I was always baffled in Bionicle Heroes PC that Fenrakk had back legs that were the same as the front, making him look menacing from every angle. I wish they did that, or something similar, but I can understand that would have made Fenrakk pretty repetitive from a consctruction perspective. I don't think bad of most sets, especially if they offer something new and are unique in design. Fenrakk achieved that, but was still the set I handled the least because of its state.

I enjoyed it, but sadly found myself skipping through sections due to its duration. I get that they were trying hard to faithfully tell the story in as much detail as possible so that is acceptable, but unfortunately my patience wouldn't let me make the full commitment. It's a sincere and honest attempt at telling the story, a true credit to the franchise from the hearts of fans. However parts of the editing was so simplistic that it felt jarring to the narrative. I watch a lot of similar videos of a very lower standard of film making and can sink my teeth into them quite easily (often because of their level of charm), but there was a clunky consistency and pace to the edit that I could not get behind. It had less charm than I would have liked, but it is clearly such a labour of love for Bionicle that it has to be appreciated as such. I know I couldn't have done better. So hats of to them, it's a solid achievement if a little rough around the edges. I'll patiently wait for their next instalment, it's a series worth continuing.

Honestly I'm still slowly collecting sets bit by bit from G1. So I can list some that I own and ones I've yet to acquire. Already G2 sets are more expensive than they need to be on Bricklink. It's crazy. But they're worth what they're worth I suppose. I've found that I really dig the titans from various years. Krekka, Roodaka, Sidorak, Vezon and Fenrakk, Makuta Icarax, Takanuva titan, Mata Nui titan, Brutaka, Axon... They look great standing tall and proud by themselves. Being so unique to each other over the assembly of uniform Toas with their minor differences. But I love the original rahi from 2001 as well. All from the Nui Jaga to the Manas. Those are a little harder to come by in good condition. *shakes fists to the gods of wealth* I'd have to agree there too, the scavenger hunt for the various Kanohi was great fuel back in the day. Something I wish they incorperated in G2, especially for their villagers and protectors. Having Mask Making such a strong part of their culture serves as a great vessel for the potential of new and unique masks. Having the same design shared amongst the smaller sets didn't sit well with me, but they had their reasons.

I understood it the same way, I could never understand how the Toa were so vulnerable to the Bohrok in the promotional art. I only ever remember seeing Exo-Toa in a series of small thumbnail slides telling the story of the Bohrok-kal, since the Nuva's power was stolen from them. The silhouettes of the Exo-Toa were so eerie, I never understood what they were. I never even saw the sets in stores, I felt so deprived as a kid trying to understand the lore that was being created, I could never keep up. It wasn't until I played Mnog with a friend (who was in my eyes the Bionicle guru, having bags full of sets and bits) that I finally had true insight into the nature of the story. My appreciation for Bionicle hasn't changed since I began to understand what it was all about, but those days when I knew so little about Bionicle made it just as more powerful, it truly fueled the imagination with a raw sense of awe trying to fill in the gaps. I know some are critical over the 'convoluted' narrative it tried to create for kids so early on, but I don't think I could have enjoyed it all as much if it didn't make my brain melt with disbelief. Huh, he was the first I ever owned. Still have the original sitting on my shelf... somewhere. Fancy that!

My first impressions upon Bionicle from the limited media I ingested as a kid was that they were all against each other, all the Toa. I understood the Matoran (McToran) to just be downsized sets for advertising, and not actual characters. I was so uneducated in the ways of the narrative. Seeing cousins of mine fight their Toa together, using the swinging arm functions to knock each other's masks off, I genuinely understood them to be nothing more than unique elemental gladiators just looking for a fight. Despite this, the theme of tribal robots that controlled elements on a single island amongst ancient ruins of civilisations was so captivating. I never figured there to be a leader as such, but Tahu did seem to stand out to be the most. I'd say that's because of how much the Hau was portrayed as THE iconic mask, and he wore it, making him the special Toa. Cheers for the thought-provoking post, I've never really considered it before.

Interesting to see that others share similar strong feelings towards contemporary films score compositions. I could never put my finger on why I couldn't feel quite as engaged in more recent films as I had with some older ones, precisely because of the lack of strength being conveyed in the films musical arrangement. Theme tunes for specific characters are missing, general themes of locations and narrative points are dull and uninspired. All the music sounds more or less the same and doesn't inspire a deep sense of unique personality or character for the overall story being told. My God, how far we have fallen. Back to Bionicle's music, yeah it just resonates so deeply with the world it's part of that it's hard not to feel part of it and swept along with the juicy themes for characters and adventure. I've never spent the time to investigate what kids watch now, but is there any magic left for them too or has it all dried up?

I actually managed to reconstruct that theme a while back using segments from the "Metru Nui Explorer" part of the DVD, and combined it with one of the cues from Furst's archived website to create a fuller theme. It's obviously not the same as whatever official version of the theme Furst created (which is hopefully among those tracks recovered from the drive crash), but for what it's worth, here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9TRpNev9e8 Enjoy. You've done an outstanding job, sounds great! Thanks all the same

The wonderful theme I would love to hear in a longer complete track is the opening DVD menu theme from LoMN, as tasted here: The tune just brings a tear to my eye, all that nostalgia.