Eljay: Toa of Mangosteen

I'd like to purchase Roodaka, Keetongu, and Sidorak. I'll ask the same question as TLH, which would be what condition are they in? If there are any parts missing, what would they be so I can replace 'em?

Thanks!

Well played, BZP.

Well played, indeed.

 

Does there really have to be a news story about something like this?

What's wrong with it? What would you prefer to see?

 

Maybe the aforementioned blog entry he made about his debut as an Art Director for Lego that was just the entry before this one?

Honestly, it's outdated and its creators have moved on to dumber things. Not to mention, a lot of the links no longer work thanks to the destruction of the archives. It's an okay reference, but in it's current state, I doubt it does much. Unless it got some activity, some updates, and new links, it may be better just to unpin it. =/

This is what BZPower spends its time putting a news article up about? You can't even say it's a slow news day, either, cause right below that blog entry is one about his Art Director debut on a Lego project. I don't know if there is just a delay on when news gets put up, but this seems to be some bottom of the barrel stuff when it doesn't even have to be.

 

This went from "The Biggest Name in the Fandom" to "who is best fan" quicker than I expected.

 

I think the questions are rather similar, or at least very relevant to each other. Below is a quote from Black Six's original post. He does ask for "the most dedicated fans," though there are other traits to take into consideration as well.

 

Not just the best builders, but the most dedicated fans - those who are known throughout the community for different things, maybe their stories, artwork, videos, websites they run, etc.

 

Dedicated because they did something which caused them to be seen as dedicated and seen throughout the community, yeah. However, I've scrolled through this topic, and it seems that everyone is just giving other BZP members a grand 'ol pat on the back for... Doing things the BZP community widely knows of. I've never heard of a good majority of the people mentioned in this topic outside of BZPower. Bonesiii, sure. Black Six and DV? Absolutely. Rayg, Dark709? Definitely. Any other staff member sans SPIRIT?... Nope.

BZPower used to be the bees knees. Granted, I may not be out in the community enough, so maybe they are talked about and I'm just oblivious to it.

I can think of a few other big names, such as Vrahno, who is quite well known. Maphrox is also out there, I know. They're both really great animators.

This went from "The Biggest Name in the Fandom" to "who is best fan" quicker than I expected.

Anyhow, aside from the obligatory TTV guiz (aside from myself) that I do see mentioned, I have seen DV mentioned around ( ), Black Six as well, and SPIRIT. I'm aware a guy on Youtube name iBionicle is fairly well known, however he is inactive. Kelly, of course, is also a big name, although people don't know his history as well. I also known VBBN is well known and recognized by Lego, and he's active. All in all, I don't see a whole lot of BZP people mentioned.

You're not here anyways. Although, I almost feel like this is the set up for an April Fools joke.

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Hopefully that was done right. Seems simple enough. =P

What is on the cover of the Toa Mata CDROM?

The Bionicle reference in The Lego Movie. It felt like a middle finger to anyone who liked it.

I completely disagree. I knew before hand what the scene would be. I went into the movie expecting to hate that scene, and came out of it loving not only the whole movie but that scene as well. They handled it very well, especally considering the twist. I feel that if they did it any other way, it'd be shoe-horned and I'd be unhappy. They said they didn't need to mention it because it would have taken waaaay too long, and wouldn't have fit within the context of the film. I went in to see The Lego Movie, not The Lego Movie plus 5 or so minutes slowed down to explain Bionicle to the character who wasn't listening to begin with.

As far as person disappointments go, I don't have many. Some of mine would however include the final fight between Tuma and Mata Nui in TLR, TLR's over all feel, the fact that they declined an offer from Nathan Furst to make the music for TLR, and the Rahaga sets.

I have many nitpicks, but that's a given.

Not sure I agree fully with putting it online. I understand that its creators are long gone, and Lego no longer makes a profit, but it could result in a similar situation to the Legends of Mata Nui game, and why no one has put that online yet. It's still under someones license, and it could still result in legal trouble.

I would personally be against it, but I doubt I'd campaign against it. I don't care either way, I have the game on it's original playing device.

Well, this was unexpected.

Awesome, none the less. Congrats to the other two!

I didn't want to have to do this, but I must.

BZPower members, young and old alike, join with me and sign my petition to get the staff to correct their error and call the double-decker Couch what it must be called. They have wronged the Lego community by referring to it as a double-decker Sofa. We must get this fixed, for this is the first step toward correcting the wrongs of BZP's past.

Anyhow, this set looks amazing. I've known about its existence for a while, but it is still impressive seeing it here with these pictures. I find it funny how they actually put a crack in Benny's helmet. =P

I can see this as a great commercial:

"Introducing the Popularity Contest System! Also known as the Comics Forum 2.0."

Yeeaaah... I would have taken Hot Topics over this, sorry.

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So, I decided to try my hand at this and whipped this in a few minutes.

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C&C appreciated.

Sounds like fun, and in a couple weeks I'd love to take a crack at Lewa if that'd be alright. =P

 

 

As far as I'm aware, it's a simple answer:

 

"Two hands."

 

Just because you have two hands doesn't mean you should carry around two 2× 27 mm Mauser BK-27 revolver cannons, does it? That answer doesn't help any, which is why I thought this would make for an interesting topic.

 

 

It's Kongu Logic. Kongu's reason for doing so. Kongu didn't feel like spending the next hour deciding what's the most logical or sensible choice. Whether it was a good idea or not, Kongu wanted two blasters over a blaster and a blade.

 

"Kongu Logic" doesn't answer anything. And I'd agree on the whole deciding thing if it wasn't for the fact he ditched his melee weapon before the Toa even found the Cordak.

 

It's Kongu Logic.

 

Kongu Logic XD this should be a thing

 

Yeah Kongu seems fairly likely to make an impulsive decision like that tbh

 

Yeah, it did seem rather impulsive, which is why I thought it was odd and wanted some other opinions on it. =P

I always belive that Kongu's Toa Tool was that weird... Spear?... Shield? in the 2008 minifigs sets. The thing looks impractical, and the Ignika changed the Toa Inika for better, maybe he gave Kongu a uselees weapon on purpose knowing that he would take a second Cordak Blaster. Also, the Ignika made Kongu VERY big for a agile Toa of Air... The extra muscle mass would help with double recoil damage.

It was never really confirmed what weapon he had. As far as I know, all the minifig weapons were just placeholders and not exactly canon. Least, the 06 - 07 ones weren't. And yeah, I like that other idea. Maybe the Ignika knew they would come across the blasters, and made him very suited for two. Good idea!

Sure, we can do $80 plus shipping, I'll let you know how much shipping will be.

Alrighty, that sounds good! I will send you the email with the list of wants, but it will take me a week to get the money prepared. Would that be alright or do you need it sooner?

I wouldn't say there was "controversy" -- it was designed to get noticed, so people talking about it is exactly what LEGO wanted -- and wondering what the rejected melee weapon was doesn't mean you have to think he should have kept it. I suppose a few thought it was bad, but it makes sense there would be variety among Toa; they shouldn't logically all be cookie cutters. (And Vakama 04 was kinda similar. It was well established by that time that Toa didn't really need melee weapons to focus their powers, they just helped, and Vakama often didn't use the launcher for that, focusing through his hands.)

 

Anyways, I agree with the idea that as Gukko Force Captain, and the one we see in MNOG whose Second was to fire bamboo disks from Ka (in-game, with unlimited ammo), it makes sense that he has a preference for projectiles versus melee. He also got a mask that could summon anything nearby, including huge beasts, that would be just as dangerous to him as to his enemies, so it makes sense to have a bit of extra self-defense.

Hm, maybe it was just controversy in his design then, I dunno. I remember people having great issue with him for some reason. And yeah, I know Vakama had his giant disk launcher, but that was at a time variety of weapons and it wasn't standard for Toa to have a tool as well as a launcher.

Don't forget that he could channel his Air powers through the Cordak Blasters like a Toa Tool (in my headcanon it wouldnt be as effective since it's not really one of its main purposes). Yeah it makes sense that he would have a preference for projectile weapons, and as Bonesiii said sets like Vakama helped to establish that Toa don't need Toa Tools.

Oh yeah, I didn't forget that bit at all. And actually, I'd say channeling his air powers underwater would be even more effective. If Hahli was the strongest underwater, Kongu was the second strongest, since he could take away anyone's ability to breath underwater. The only thing with Vakama though is that people didn't see that as a launcher. That was a standard Toa tool. Honestly, all of these weapons are, but back in 2004 that wasn't considered a side arm like it would be for the Toa Mahri or Toa Inika. So with this, it's a tad more confusing.

As far as I'm aware, it's a simple answer:

 

"Two hands."

Just because you have two hands doesn't mean you should carry around two 2× 27 mm Mauser BK-27 revolver cannons, does it? That answer doesn't help any, which is why I thought this would make for an interesting topic.

So, I was looking around at photos of the Toa Mahri (trust me, I spend my time wisely! I do!) when I had a thought. Why would Kongu have two Cordak Revolving Blasters? I know there was a lot of controversy over the fact that in the story he discarded a melee weapon of unknown origin, and a topic started where members debated what it could have been/what they thought it was.

Now, I decided to read up on the Mahri (not because I had no idea of their story, but as a refresher) and as it says the reason Kongu took a second blaster was to be better prepared. Now, honestly, between six rocket launchers, you're prepared as is, so why take a 7th? Well, I have a couple of theories as to why.

1. He knows long range weaponry. This made sense considering he's always used Bamboo disks back on Mata Nui, and ended up having an Energized Crossbow on Voya Nui. He knows how to hit his targets, so it may be that he isn't used to close quarters combat. To be honest, I don't believe we've ever seen him with a melee weapon. He may have used one, sure, but I can't remember seeing him with one.

2. It was the natural progression of his set. You see, I looked at the Mahri's weapons in comparison to the Inika's, and saw a slight pattern. Granted, it may be coincidence, but I thought it may contribute. When you look at what weapons they had/have, you see that they transformed to something similar to their prior tool. Jaller had (dual in story) a sword which turned into... Another sword, no surprise. Hahli had a harpoon which turned into a giant claw. Hewkii had an axe which had a shape unlike most axes, which then turned into a blade on a stick, but still retained a very streamline look. Nuparu was supposed to have a weapon that ended up looking like this, which if it was to resemble that shape would look similar to his drill. Matoro is a tad bit of an odd ball, since he had a sword that turned into awkward hooks. But following this, considering Kongu had a crossbow (a ranged weapon), is it hard to believe that having a second blaster would make sense?

I dunno if I'm just over thinking it or just seeing things, so that's why I decided to post this topic. What do you guys think? Does this make sense to you, or do you think he just should have gone with the flow (no pun intended) and kept a mysterious melee weapon?

 

 

It shouldn't be more then $10 if it is I'll bite the bullet.

In which case, would you like to call it $80 + shipping, just in case? Or remain at $85?

 

Also, would it be possible to get pictures of the items? I see you've had several completed orders, but this is my first time buying anything from another BZPower member.

 

Sure, I'll post a picture sometime soon.

 

Mc

Thanks.

Still, as far as the price goes, I'd appreciate if you'd consider $75 - $80 instead, which would let shipping round things out. As I am sure is the case with many, my budget ain't the largest either, but I'm trying to find a price that works for us both. =P

It shouldn't be more then $10 if it is I'll bite the bullet.

In which case, would you like to call it $80 + shipping, just in case? Or remain at $85?

Also, would it be possible to get pictures of the items? I see you've had several completed orders, but this is my first time buying anything from another BZPower member.

Ok, I can do $85.00 + shipping, pm me with a list of your wants (i like to have extra so I don't miss something) and I'll respond with my paypal address.

 

Mc

Well, I must ask first how much shipping is. If it's over $10 then that won't work.