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  5. Serpent of Fire

    Hello Again.

    By Serpent of Fire,

    This is my sort of annual visit to BZP to see how things are. This site was one of my main stomping grounds when I was in my teens. Man the time has flown by. I'm freaking 30 years old now! It's pretty cool to see that this place is still going.
     
    Well, until next time! 
    -Serpent.
  6. Serpent of Fire
    I've renewed my Premier Membership for another year. Pretty fast too. I filled out the form this morning.
     
    Yeah... I can't think of anything else to write here...
     
    Why do I have a blog again?

     
     
     
     
    *First person to correctly name the movie the blog entrie's reference gets a picture of a cookie.
  11. Serpent of Fire

    I Got Strakk

    By Serpent of Fire,

    Strakk
     
    In my last entry, I said a local Fred Meyer store has the Glatorian. Today I was back and picked up Strakk. Here's a quick little review.
     
    I'll skip the presentation aspect of the review.
     
    Building:
     
    Building Strakk is about as quick as the standard canister set. In terms of new pieces, Strakk has 2 ice armor pieces, his head, his mask/helmet, thornax/launcher, life counter, hands, and his axe. The set uses an L shaped Mistiksa and Phantoka to Matoran connection piece to conect an inika torso to a Toa metru waist., making Strakk a bit different from what we have seen in the past.
     
    Set Design:
     
    I like the new parts. The Thornax launcher works on the same premise as the Kanoka Launcher, squeeze the two sides together, and the thornax pops right out. I was able to get mine to fire about six feet before it hit the ground, then bounced another 3 feet. The ammo is fine, being made of rubber with a plastic band, but it would be nice if it could be shot from a zamour launcher, although the original launcher hasn't been released for a while so I guess it really doesnt matter.
     
    The ice armor on the arms are probably my favorite new piece in the set. The white is hard plastic while the light blue is rubber. This effect is only on the armor, the mask/helmet and the axe are 100% plastic. The only thing I'm not too sure about on this armor is that it attaches to the front of the arms. I think it would have looked a little better had they been made to attach like the Inika arm armor.
     
    The axe look great with the mix of white and blue. The Axe is a bit thin, so it would be a good idea not to be too rough with it.
     
    The life counter does stick out a bit, but it can either easily be removed, or you can stand Strakk up with his back to a wall so you don't have to look at it.
     
    The head and the mask/helmet. The head looks like Iron Man's head with + rod inserts on the top and sides. While you can use it to put on a Kanohi, I'd reccomend, using an older head because the new one does not fill up the mask. The helmet is not compatable with older heads. The head is smaller than the last ones. Those three + inserts do give the piece a bit of MoCing potential.
     
    I don't really play with sets anymore, so I'll skip the playability portion.
     
    Final Thoughts:
     
    I really like this set. It was fun to build.
     
    Pros:
    Hands
    2-toned pieces
    uses Inika torso in a new way
    Head looks like iron man
     
    Cons:
    Costs $12.99
    Mask/Helmet not compatable with Zamour launchers
    Flimsy Axe
    Head does not fill up Kanohi
    Uses an Inika Torso
    Life Counter sticks out a bit.
    No extra ammo
  13. Serpent of Fire
    And the Furno Bike. Got them at Toys R us, will update with more pictures as I build the sets.
     
    The sets
     
    Here is Meltdown, With Tahu Star for a size comparison. The barraki tentacle was a nice touch, makes it look like he's shooting acid everywhere. The head is not made for a Glatorian head, but it can attach to a Metru head Maxilos style, although it sticks out a bit. And yes, that is yellow, not Keetorange.
     
    Here's Xplode. Some good pieces. I can see Xplode parts being used in Skakdi MoCs. For clarification, that is Mata Red, not Metru red. Not to sure why they used throwbot arms, that plus the way the spines attach to the arms makes it a bit akward. The helmet is a glatorian helmet.
     
    EDIT:
     
    Here is the Furno Bike A refreshing change from the Bionicle vehicles. Has a few recolors, such as the orange bitil wings and the orange borok Krana cover. The silver parts on the bike are a little darker than older versions, almost gunmetal. I'm not too sure if gunmetal got lighter or if metal got darker. The set does have several large gaps though.
  14. Serpent of Fire
    Ok, so I'm about a week late with this one. Between work and settling in to the new plave, things have been a bit busy.
     
    I now leave you with this picture of a cat i found on google*:
     

     
     
     
    *When I say google I mean Bing
  15. Serpent of Fire
    Is it just me, or is this the first green Glatorian Head?
    Oh, and ther thick part at the neck is a Hero Factory foot on his back. The hexagons on the shield are pretty neat. The way they are textured you can seea bunch of little round "bubbles" that give them a nice "3d" force fieldy effect.
     

  16. Serpent of Fire
    (Well, actually I have two bosses at the store I work at, they just use me on different days, buy anyway)
     
    I was at work a while ago, and I was having a conversation with one of my bosses about the midnight launch of Halo Reach, and he was asking me if I would be there. I told him that even though the bus doesn't run that late (I have no driver's license), that I would go if I could find a ride, and if i had tomorrow off.
     
    The next thing I know, he takes his phone out, calls my other boss and talks him into giving me the day off. Awesome!
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    I Need Wheels!

    By Serpent of Fire,

    Does anyone know of any sets currently out that have wheels about half the size of the Hero Factory Motorcycle that came out a few years ago? I'm redesigning the Remote Control Tank I built last year. I would prefer one that have tires, as I already have some all plastic wheels that I'm having issues with.
  20. Serpent of Fire
    Changed my name again*. Now I'm just Serpent of Fire. No princess or any other title in front of it.
     
    And the Best news? I've even remembered that I'm a guy!

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    *See this entry for an explanation for the name change and gender confusion
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