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  1. Brappy Hour

    Odd Man Out

    By Brappy Hour,

    I feel right writing for some reason lately. So why not express my opinion tonight?
     
    Now that Bionicle has ended. Many fans or collectors are directing their attention to other LEGO products, mostly Bionicle's replacement Hero Factory. Some others (like me), are even buying items that aren't even LEGO products at all.
    A lot of times I'm asked if I'll buy the Hero Factory sets. My reply is no, on the basis that it isn't Bionicle and that there isn't a point in buying them if they have nothing to do with Bionicle. The response from others is "You're stubborn and have no taste. They're made just like Bionicle sets so you should give them a chance". So that's the reason? Because they look like Bionicle sets and even are made of the same parts I should instantly take interest? I don't really see the point in that. It seems even weirder that people are jumping on the HF bandwagon just for this reason alone without even a thought. I guess you could lie to yourself and think it's Bionicle In the Future if you're that much in denial.
     
    Anyway, I don't hate Hero Factory. I just don't see why I should like it. By all means if you enjoy it please love it until your hearts content, but I'll pass.
  2. Brappy Hour

    Quick Update

    By Brappy Hour,

    My business partner EW spoke to me earlier this afternoon and made a suggestion. B) So I've made a revision to the shirt ordering.
     
    Shirts can be pre-ordered, but you can't receive them until BrickFair. The only way you can reserve a shirt is if you pay the cost for one, and then pick it up when you arrive at the convention. So that everyone who is at the convention has a chance to get one.
     
    Does that sound fair to everyone?
  3. Brappy Hour

    #7 Zilla

    By Brappy Hour,

    Zilla
     
    Zilla or American Godzilla was featured it the U.S. remake of Godzilla. All that this monster is, is a mutated giant Iguana, that's it. Some feel that this monster was so disappointing, that he didn't even deserve the title Godzilla. So Toho renamed the monster Zilla. Plus he was featured in Godzilla Final Wars, getting disintegrated in seconds by the real Godzilla. He's not that awful of a monster. He looks kind of cool actually. You'll see worse soon.
     
    I guess next time we make a U.S. design of Godzilla, we should use some creativity.
  4. Brappy Hour
    From what I can tell. Breez 4.0 and Thornraxx haven't been released in the U.S.A. along with the other winter sets. I'm not complaining at all. I'm rather interested in why.
     
    I looked up Thornraxx and Breez on the web, and they're on sale on LEGO Shop@Home in Europe, and I've seen video reviews of them. Usually the reviewer has a European accent. So I would assume that all the HF sets have been released in European countries.
     
    My theories are that maybe they're going to be released in the summer. Like in 2005 with the Hordika, Visorak, and Titans. Maybe they'll be exclusives. Or I might find them in the store next week!
     
    What do you guys think?
     
    Thanks for reading, Raptor.
  5. Brappy Hour
    I've been pretty lonely when playing Halo 3 ODST, all my other friends are either busy or playing other games. So I was hoping to find some fellow ODSTs on BZP. Also anyone who wants to play Halo 3.
     
    If you could please give me your gamertag for X-box Live either here or through PM that would be great.
     
    Willing to help others get achievements, I also need to get Endure for my last Vidmaster.
     
    Don't worry, I don't swear or talk trash, in fact I don't talk too much anyway. Also if you look at my stats at Bungie.net, you'll see that I'm more than qualified to rely on for tough situations.
     


    Gamertag: Bionicle Raptor  

    Please don't feel shy. Make yourself known! And thanks for reading.  
     

    Gigan
  6. Brappy Hour
    The results are in. The BZP shirt for BrickFair 2016 will be Zaktan <LINK> with a gold on dark green coloring
     
    I've actually been to the printing shop in town and ordered the shirts that will be printed on. So we can get that out of the way.
     
     
     
    And that's about it. Sorry if this post is lack luster. It's 3:30 am. Leave me alone! D:
     
    Have a lovely day.
  7. Brappy Hour
    I bought the movie, I watched the movie, and I'm formulating a opinion.
     
    So I don't know how much I can say, so I'll say this.
     

     
    It was alright/good/satisfying.
     
    Maybe later I can make a better review with more details, so I'll leave it at that.
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    I decided to purchase the dvd and see for myself if the successor for Bionicle could have a entertaining movie. Well the movie is episodic, obviously for the reason to make it for tv more than a home movie release. Even if it's not. The Hero Factory movie feels a heck of a lot longer than any Bionicle movie.
     
    Just like in The Legend Reborn, the animation was great. What I love the most of all is how close the characters in the movie represent the toys. When I was a kid and watched the first three Bionicle movies, I always imagined how they would have turned out if they had actually animated them like the sets. To my surprise I feel no need to do that with this movie.
     
    The voice acting was also surprised me to an extant. The Hero's voices were good choices, but the villains seemed generic and stereotypical. Thunder is strong and dumb, so give him an Russian accent! Yeah... The voice that surprised me and that I never expected was Meltdowns. His voice and actions portrayed him as a smart villain, whereas I thought he would be more on a Devastator intelligence level. My biggest interest was Mark Hamil as Von Nebula. It was an interesting choice, but why him? Whenever I heard him speak. All I could think of was the Joker from Batman The Animated Series. So a hit and miss on voice acting.
     

    » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «The story? Well it seemed to mostly involve Furno's adventures to impress Stormer, and everyone else making references to the Von Ness mission. Ooooooo. What happened on this mission? Well Von Ness ran away when the ###### hit the fan and a giant Bionicle MOC was blowing stuff up. So that makes him a rouge? That makes no sense. He would be more of a wimp than a rogue. The final battle was disappointing too. All that happens is that the villains run out of ammo, and Von Nebulla gets sucked into his black hole staff. That's all. Oh yeah, and Furno becomes the team leader of the rookies.  
    My biggest complaint is Surge. He's just an annoying clone of Berix. Same look, same helmet, same annoying character and voice.
     
    So what does all this add up to? Well I enjoyed this movie. I liked how the characters developed, as well as the Hero HQ talk. Of course there was a lot of annoying things like Corroder's laugh, and how no one could hit the broad side of a barn. But hey, it's a kids movie advertising toys. So don't knit pick your brains out. Alright?
     
    Well that's my two cents. I hope you enjoyed this review, and thanks for reading.
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    #6 Kamacuras

    By Brappy Hour,

    Kamacuras
     
    Kamacuras flew into the scene in Son of Godzilla, and was re-vamped in Godzilla Final Wars. He can use camouflage and fly at super fast speeds. What's wrong with this monster? He's a GIANT MANTIS. That's it. A giant bug. It doesn't take too much creativity to super-size a bug. And seriously. If you never saw these movies, would you even believe that Godzilla fought a giant bug? It doesn't matter if Kamacurus is cool. It's lack of creativity.
  12. Brappy Hour
    How fun trading was. It's been so long since my last trade in the Buy/Sell/Trade forum. So hopefully I can keep the fun rolling and obtain some awesome stuff.
    Thinking about all of this re-kindkled the love I have for Bionicle. Which in turn makes me a tad sad that it's not around anymore.
     
    Why haven't you made a BZP shirt design yet? Yes. I'm talking to you. Stop procrastinating!
     
     
    Thanks for reading, Raptor.
  13. Brappy Hour

    Off The Wall!

    By Brappy Hour,

    So Tonight Gotta Leave That Nine To Five Upon The Shelf
    And Just Enjoy Yourself
    Groove, Let The Madness In The Music Get To You
    Life Ain't So Bad At All
    If You Live It Off The Wall
    Life Ain't So Bad At All (Live Life Off The Wall)
    Live Your Life Off The Wall (Live It Off The Wall)


    Just a Spirit Lifter. Enjoy.
    Off The Wall: by Michael Jackson



    Mechagodzilla
  14. Brappy Hour

    A 20 Year Old Kid

    By Brappy Hour,

    As some of you may know my birthday was on the 23rd. So I decided to share a list of what I got then and what I got for Christmas.
     
    Hero Factory:
    Stormer 2.0
    Furno 2.0
    Nex 2.0
    Evo 2.0
    Breez 2.0
    Surge 2.0
    Jetbug
    Nitroblast
    Drilldozer
    Fire Lord
     
    Halo:
    Noble Six figure
    Noble Team Kit (From my gf TOL!)
    Ghost (From Gekonater!)
     
    Halo Mega Bloks:
    UNSC Pelican
    Covenant Locust vs Gauss Hog
    A TON of minifigs
     
    Technology/Games:
    Car GPS
    Darksiders
    New Desktop Computer (for the whole family)
     
    Clothes:
    Usual clothes parents would buy you
    Star Wars shirt (From Daxter!)
     
    Other:
    A bunch of gift cards/Money
    And Stocking Stuffers
     
    I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, and will continue to enjoy the holidays.
    Until we have to resume our boring normal lives.
     
     
  15. Brappy Hour
    Yup. I found the rest of the Bionicle Stars when I looked again at my ToysRus. I'm dead serious.
     
    I finished building them a few minutes ago, and all I have to say is....... They're okay.
     
    I didn't know that the whole Rahkshi spine would be made of rubber, and that Tahu's mask doesn't even cover his whole head.
     
    Again, I live in North Carolina. So keep a look out.
     


    King Ghidorah
  16. Brappy Hour

    Giving Thanks

    By Brappy Hour,

    I want to personally thank Jedi Master J. for purchasing the remaining BrickFair shirts. Which was A LOT of shirts.
     
    Now I can start planning on shirts for this year. I'm going to try to lower the price for the shirts for this year, and hopefully more people will be able to afford them.
     
    Speaking of BrickFair. I recently registered and paid for BrickFair VA. Plus I was able to reserve a room. Can't wait.
     
    P.S. I realized that my name changed back on it's own. I guess it wasn't meant to be?
     
    Thanks for reading, Raptor.
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    Toa Krakua

    By Brappy Hour,

    Yup. I finally finished building my own Krakua, and I took a picture so you all could enjoy it too.
     
    I'd like to thank all the members in the trading forum (and of course the maker of Krakua John Dexter) who made this possible, and hopefully more canon sets are soon to be made.
     
    I just noticed his feet are the wrong shade of gray. I'll fix that as soon as I can.


    » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « 
     

    Gigan
  19. Brappy Hour
    I had read the The Chronicles of Narnia series in middle school, but it seems I had forgotten a great deal of what I had read back then.
     
    The story to me moved pretty fast, and I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing. The characters were alright, but not astounding. I think the remaining two main characters had a decent amount of character development, but a a lot of it seemed that it was about not being jealous of their older brother or sister. The cousin was annoying at first (I'm guessing he was supposed to be), and of course his character develops as well. Everyone else like Caspian and Aslan were cool but I can't really think of much to say about them. The overall theme of the movie was conquering your fears. Other than that it felt like an island hopping adventure. Each island presented a different challenge that brought the threat of death to our heroes. It felt a little like a video game.
     
    The effects were pretty darn good. Characters like minotaurs and other mythical creatures I felt blended in well. So the animation stood out for me. Also the settings and props were nice too. It reminded me of a Harry Potter setting. Like when they use a green screen background.
     
    Anyway. My final impression is that the movie was fun and enjoyable, but not very memorable. It feels like it was a story told before, but perhaps those stories were based off of stories like this one. I don't think I would I would have seen it if I weren't invited, but I'm glad I was. If you go to see this movie, I hope you enjoy it.
  20. Brappy Hour

    Hero Factory 2011

    By Brappy Hour,

    Not too excited about Hero Factory from these pics, but I'm always excited about new figures.
     
    Hero's:
    2.0 eh? Couldn't think of a Toa Nuva-ish name LEGO? Tisk tisk. You'll loose points for that.
    I'm disappointed that Stringer and Bulk were shoved off to the sidelines. I liked them more than the other Heroes actually. I'm guessing we won't be seeing them next year even in the story. Stormers alright. He looks like a mini Kopaka. Evo and Nex look interesting. I think it's the first time black isn't around. But hey, purples back! After what, ten years?
    The Rookies? Goodness. They look awful. How could they make such cool helmets in 2010, and make such ugly ones in 2011? Furno's got goggles, Surge looks like he's wearing headgear from a Jackal Sniper, and Breez looks like a medieval dark knight.
     
    Villains:
    Like this year. The villains look much more fun to build. But also like this year, their names are uninspired. Jetbug. Lol. Reminds me of Stinkfly. Fire Lord isn't as cool as Von Nebula. Doesn't have that cool of a name either. (Even though Von Nebula is a silly name.) If you haven't noticed the theme for the baddies is fire. Just making sure.
     
    Why are they still using Thornax Launchers?
     
    That's my first impression. Opinion may change over time.
    Thanks for reading.
     

  21. Brappy Hour
    It's the 20th anniversary of the Metru Nui saga's beginning. So this years theme is the entire Metru Nui saga! 
    Toa Metru, Hordika, Vahki, Dark Hunters. Not just characters, locations, items, or even vehicles! 
    Rules: Your design must be a simple design, one color, and must be medium sized. 
    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!
  22. Brappy Hour

    Remember

    By Brappy Hour,

    Even though it's almost the end of 2010, and the one thing that brought us together ended this year. Lets not think of the sadness that endings bring, but the beginnings that brought us to the things that we loved and enjoyed. Here's to a brand new year, and more joyous beginnings.
     

    Happy New Year!  
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    We're In Good Hands

    By Brappy Hour,

    I can safely say that I've known Nukaya and Senjo for a while, and consider them to be very good BZP friends. They have always treated me with great respect and have answered all of my silly questions.
     
    I always knew from their awesome personalities, creativity, and determination that they would be successful and rise above others. What I didn't know was that this would happen so soon!
     
    I'm not being a suck-up. I'm really happy that they got these positions, and I can't wait to see what they have to bring to the table.
     
    Congrats you two. You deserve it!
     

    Godzilla
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    Today's update includes the rough logo to be placed on a background along with items that will eventually be used for the cereal box in later production.
     
    Here it is: Clicky
     
    Going to a Boy Scout event this weekend. So I'll post the next step on Sunday. B)
     
     

    Biollante
  25. Brappy Hour
    DINOSAURS! That's the theme of the BrickFair convention this year. So it's time for you all to have fun designing a shirt with a combination of dinosaurs, and of course Bionicle
    Rules: Your design must be a simple design, one color, and must be medium sized. 
    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 June 6th 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!
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