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  2. Brappy Hour
    WARNING: This review has a good amount of nitpicking. Please don't take my opinion too seriously.
     
    Heroes:
    The Heroes were a mixed bag of hits and misses. How about positives first? I thought that the personal armor decals were a cool idea, and I like the new armor and how they connect to the new joints. I think what everyone is most excited about is the return of the color Purple. Which we haven't seen since 2001. The weapons seemed weird to me. Shields with spikes and tubes? Alright. Breez and Surge are the only two heroes with two hands. Another things that I'm wondering is why the heads and Hero Cores aren't see through anymore. It's kinda saddening to see them go. The headgear doesn't seem necessary, especially when you can't even recognize Breez as a Female anymore. My biggest problem is the random armor placement. This is probably the most random armor placement I've ever seen. My guess is that someone complained so much about how uniform the sets were, and how the Heroes in 2010 looked the same that designers thought. "You want diversity? You got it!", and slapped different armor all over the place. So the only Hero we have that looks close to subtle is Stormer. One more thing is that there's little poseability with the shield weapons. The biggest problem is Furno's right arm. You can't move it up. You have to twist it around to where you can't see the decal anymore. Who thought that was a good idea?
     
    Villains:
    Pretty silly names, but interesting ideas I suppose. They look fun and cool on the box, but sadly there's more to these sets then meets the eye. First of all these Villains aren't even close to being as cool as the 2010 Villains. All of them are a mixture of red, black, silver, and gunmetal gray. Not really any new or interesting weapons. Just claws and flames jutting out of armor. New armor and evil Hero cores I guess, are sprinkled all over. Plus for some reason the Thornax Launcher has been resurrected once again as the Magma Blaster. Nitroblast and Drilldozer have two arms that make just one arm. Not only is this unnecessary, but it limits the one arms movement. The new heads are double sided too, so I guess if you wanted to make different villains in other colors you could. Nitroblast, like Furo has a arm that is unposeable. Armor just covers it in a way that it barley moves.
    So yeah. The villains this winter kinda suck. Jet Bug's alright though.
     
    Fire Lord:
    Why does every head boss of any LEGO action figure series have to be black? Makuta, Lord Valdek, Von Nebula, and now Fire Lord. Just armor on the side of the legs, and big spot left on the front. No new weapons, and badly placed armor. Probably the worst Titan set ever.
     
    These new sets seem almost like a joke. I know LEGO can do better than this. I guess they were just testing out how the new joints and armor would work for kids and builders. I just wish they wouldn't have done it this way. It seems that these sets were made for MOCers more than kids or collectors. What with all the new parts and colors.
     
    I don't hate the new sets, I had fun building them like I always have building LEGO and are posing them as I'm writing this review. I'm just disappointed. They look good (most of them), but that doesn't mean they play or pose good. I hope that the summer sets will be a step up from this.
     
    Thanks for reading.
  4. Brappy Hour
    Well here's the shirt I made for myself. I know I'm not staff, my apologies. However this shirt was the perfect size for my current stature, and blah blah blah blah. But I added a little something I thought would differentiate myself from staff as well as give a hint to everyone who I am.
     
    Front
    Back
    Closer Look
     
    I got that image from another screen that was about to be wiped clean. So I used it one last time.
     
    What do you think?
  5. Brappy Hour
    Just a quick update.
    I think this is the number of shirts I'll get
     
    Small: 10
    Medium: 10
    Large: 10
    XL: 5
    2XL: 5
     
    Let me know if that's enough for everyone.
     
    On the subject of color design. I had a discussion with a few people, and have been doing some thinking. I think I'm going to take a different route regarding color. Consider it a surprise.
     
    Any input is welcome.
     
    Thanks for reading, Raptor
  7. Brappy Hour
    The voting is over, and the winner is Keven Hinkle! http://www.bzpower.com/board/gallery/image/1395-bzpowercom-shirt-contest-entry-2018/
     
    Now that we know what design we're using, color suggestions are open till Sunday. When suggesting colors, please specify the shirts color, as well as the color of the design itself. You can only have 1 color for the design, so choose your color variants wisely.
    Pictures of your choice are appreciated.
     
    After the entry period is done, we'll have a week of voting for the colors the forum members like the most.
     
    Thanks for reading, and have fun designing!
  8. Brappy Hour

    #4 Biollante

    By Brappy Hour,

    Biollante 

     
    Biollante made her first appearance in Godzilla vs. Billante. She is the product of a combination of plant matter and the cells of Godzilla. At a first glance, Biollante to some may look like a cross between a Venus Fly Trap with a Crocodile head.
     
    Yes, Biollante is a female. Her abilities are to use her many arms for combat and can spray a sort of acid from her mouth.
     
    Biollante is favorable because she is an over looked enemy, and her look stands out amongst the other enemies Godzilla has fought. Not to mention she looks really scary for a female monster. Not as cuddly as Mothra is she?
  9. Brappy Hour
    Let me give you a little information about myself. I have problems, LOTS of problems. For some reason mostly in my brain. About 2-3 years ago I was diagnosed with epilepsy, a condition where one can have seizures. The ones I get are from exhaustion and from being at a high level of stress. It sucks. I do many things though to keep my condition at bay and live a normal life, and one of them I will share with you today.
     
    Mind Stimulation is one of my treatments, this helps relax my mind and fights anxiety. The way it's done is when you're hooked up to a fancy computer, that means it's just sensors silly puddied to your head. And the way the treatment works is that you play a somewhat type of game where you use concentration that allows the treatment to apply itself to you. The best part is that you use your mind to move objects forward and in other directions! An example is a Spaceship game I usually play, where you concentrate your thoughts and make the ship go through tunnels and reach destinations. Your movements and speed depends on the level of concentration you use.
     
    Well today I played a new game that I thought made the treatment a lot more fun and interesting. It was a racing game where you try to beat the other cars to the finish line. It's very similar to the Spaceship game, your levels of concentration makes the car go slow, fast, or even move at all. The graphics are good too, it's like playing a Playstation 1 game. It's more entertaining now that instead of going down corridors and tunnels constantly, you're battling against A.I. to see who gets to the finish line first. B)
     
    And that's why I wanted to tell everyone that I play Video Games using my mind.
  10. Brappy Hour
    I finally have Premier Membership!
     
    And soon I'm going to add some stuff to make this blog look nice, like maybe a chair or some drapes.
     
    I also have some awesome ideas I want to try out, so stay tuned. B)
     
     
    Thanks for reading.
  11. Brappy Hour

    Charcoal Topic

    By Brappy Hour,

    So I think this might be the third or forth time my trading topic has been a Hot Topic.
     
    That's pretty awesome, and hopefully that may bring more business.
     
    *passes out drinks for everyone*
     

    Burning Godzilla
  12. Brappy Hour
    Hello friends. I'll spare you the details and what not and list the BZP shirts that are still available to purchase!
    The following is the sizes and how many of that size is left.
     
    Medium - 1 <-All Gone
     
    Large - 3 <-All are in the process of negotiation
     
    XL - 2 <-All Gone
     
    To purchase a shirt, please send me a pm. It's first come first served, and I only accept Paypal.
     
    Thanks for reading.
     
    Update: If you haven't gotten a PM yet. That means that the shirt you are looking for is already taken. The Larges however are currently being negotiated.
    I apologize if you're disappointed, but that's all I had left, and I won't be making anymore. It's too much of a hassle for me.
  13. Brappy Hour

    One Year Old!

    By Brappy Hour,

    Today marks the day I made my seconed trading topic last August. Which means Bionicle Raptor's Trading Post 2 has been around for a whole year!
     
    34 pages, 1324 posts, and 25762 views. This topic has helped me so greatly. I've made so many trades and gotten so many items, it's unbelievable!
     
    Thank you so much to all the people who have traded with me and have kept my trading topic alive for this long, and hopefully for a good while longer!


  14. Brappy Hour

    I Ask Of You

    By Brappy Hour,

    Since hardly anyone looks at this blog, I was wondering.
     
    What would youexpect out a blog? I see lots of different people using different techniques, but how can I attract readers?
     

    A pic for those who stopped by. 
     
     

    Biollante
  15. Brappy Hour
    With my what you may say BZP return. I'm going to reinstate the fact that I still have a lot of shirts left over from BrickFair 2012; mostly smalls. I'm hoping that I can sell them to make money to make new shirts for this year..... or maybe not. It seems everyone is making shirts now....
     
    Anyway. Here are the remaining BZP t shirts. http://www.bzpower.com/board/uploads/blog-0069574001345248565.jpg
     
    Small - 8
    Medium - 1
    XL - 1
    2XL - 2
     
    The price is $15 + $4 shipping each.

    Please PM me if you're interested.
     
    As always. Thanks for reading, Raptor
  16. Brappy Hour

    Brickfair 2012

    By Brappy Hour,

    Is it too early to plan for BrickFair this year? It's just lately I can't stop thinking about it.
     
    Mostly because I'm having dreams about it........Mostly nightmares though........ I get wweird dreams when I'm in college.
     
    So anyway. I'd better save money for the summer. I guess I'll be making shirts once again, and that alone will cost a lot. Plus I want to be able to help out the BZP staff pay for stuff like the hotel (Maybe I'll get to sleep in a bed!)
     
    Oh yeah. Sisen and and some other BZP staff asked me to make special Lazer tag shirts for them. See! I didn't forget!
     
    I just hope I get to meet the people I met last year and have even more fun. It seems my experiences are better each time I go.
     
    Maybe I'll build something this year too. I've got a few ideas.
     
    Thanks for reading, Raptor.
  17. Brappy Hour

    At Hotel

    By Brappy Hour,

    If you want your shirt tonight. Please PM me and I'll tell you what Hotel I'm at and perhaps we can meet in the lobby at a certain time.
     
    Otherwise. See you tomorrow. B)
  18. Brappy Hour
    Since I'm a senior at my high school. I was able to paint on a spot on the wall in my graphics class. Guess what I painted? Picture B)
    I painted it using a stencil I printed and cut with an exacto-knife. That means it took a long time.
     
     
    (Oh Noes! My identity has been revealed even further!)
  19. Brappy Hour
    Yup, Found some cool Halo figures tonight, and my buddy Gekonator asked me to upload some pics. So I did!
     
    Skirmisher
    Spartan CQC Steel
     
    And some other figures I got a while ago.
     
    Grunt
    Spartan Hazop Olive
  20. Brappy Hour
    Recently I have been wondering if I should change my user name. I was told by my friend that Bionicle Raptor wasn't too original, and that kinda made me sad. I envy all the staff and all the other members who somehow came up with such awesome names. I'm just not that creative is all.
    I have another name in mind, but I'm not sure. Would you rather me stay as Bionicle Raptor? Or just Raptor? Or something different entirely? I'd really like to know what you think. I know a lot of times people look at my blog and don't comment, but if you could spare a minute I would be grateful.
     
    Speaking doubting my creativity, here's a Hero I made using Hero Recon. I suppose it's a Hero representation of myself. Perhaps if that had more colors and part options I'd be more satisfied. What do you think of it so far?


  21. Brappy Hour
    The one thing I like to do more than collect official sets and masks, is collecting the parts to build official Bionicle cannon models. Searching for the pieces and viewing my progress over time is so amusing to me for some reason. I've built quite a few cannon sets that you may recognize if you saw them, and today I'm going to show you guys my newest one.


    Certavus
     
    Lol. Sorry for the bad picture quality, and the large size of it. (Need to learn how to change the size of the pictures.)
     
    Thank you Brickeens for providing pictures of the parts as well as detailed pictures of the model.
     
    Might even show more of what I've built later.
     
     

    Mechagodzilla II
  22. Brappy Hour
    I have played the crud out of White. So please forgive me if my levels seem freakish.
     

    Volcarona: Level 91
     

    Galvantula: Level 79
     

    Bisharp: Level 83
     

    Hydreigon: Level 86
     

    Carracosta: Level 86
     

    Haxorus: Level 84
     
     
    Like always I hope everyone is doing well, and thanks for reading.
     
  23. Brappy Hour

    Brickfair 2011 Ideas

    By Brappy Hour,

    Now I know what you're thinking. Why am I talking about next years BrickFair? Well I felt inspired by all the wonderful exhibits and excellent diorama like settings. I'm hoping to create my own for next year! I'd love to make an exhibit that visitors and other BZPers would enjoy!
     
    I need your help though! here's my two ideas so far.
     
    Dinosaur theme park setting (aka Jurassic Park). With fencing between exhibits, visitor areas, and much more!
     
    Or recreation of a Dino Attack scene. Using the sets and custom built destroyed city buildings to resemble the dramatic apocalyptic time of 2010!
     
    Please let me know what you think, and ask others what they think of these ideas as well.
     
    Thanks for reading.
  24. Brappy Hour
    Imagination Takes Flight!






     
    9th verse, same as the first. Welcome once more, friends. It's 2018, and that means it's the 10th anniversary of the Karda Nui saga. So rather then limiting the contest to a set or group of characters. You all have artistic freedom with this project! The only requirement is that the design must be based on the sets and story of Bionicle 2008. Something serious, or something comical? The choice is yours!
     
    Rules: Your design must be a simple design, one color, and must be medium sized. A previous winner and decent example is linked here. https://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinhink/27382260865/
    Your design must also be black on a clear white background. This makes it easier for the screen printing process.
     
    You may post your entries in this thread, and have until the end of May to submit your design.
     
    The Prize: The maker of the winning design will receive a free T-Shirt!
     
    ADDITIONAL INFO:
    The winning design will be chosen through a voting process of the members of BZP.
    Colors will be suggested and chosen by the members as well.
     
     
    Feel free to ask any questions if needed.
    That's all for now. Have fun, and good luck!
     
    (I apologize for the cut and paste. Life has gotten really busy.)
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