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  2. Roa McToa
    I got 4 of the 6 new neo shifters! Yeah yeah yeah, they are mega blocks, who cares. I like em for their action figure quality, as I was an action figure collector long before being a lego builder.
     
    These are by far the coolest looking Neo Shifters. While the Paladins feature the older parts design, their new wings, masks and weapons are totally awesome! And the Templars!!!! The Templars are So AWESOME! Please see pics...... And please click the pics to see bigger pics!
     
    Here we have the Paladins.
     

     
    And their eyes light up all cool like. Their eye patterns will project onto a wall if they are close enough.
     


     
    The masks are a lot more detailed now than they were before, and the figures joints are really tight, unlike the last batch of shifters. The Neo's that come with these guys are the new Uuber poseable type as well, having jointed knees and waist, and the arms still move like the old ones, and the head is a better design that doesn't break like the old Neos.
     

     
    Like previous sets, the Neos fit snugly into the chests of their shifter counterparts.
     

     
    Here we have the Templars. Note the awesomeness of translucent rubbery parts.... They also have a new style of hand and foot.
     

     
    The Templars eyes light up with the sickly green color of corrupted hydrax fiends...
     


     
    The Templars masks are made of rubber, while the Paladins masks are the traditional plastic type. They are very secure, and the rubber makes for a cool organic factor. The angle on the wings is cool too, as they flip out all wicked like when you release them when its in ball mode. This pic shows the angle that they sit at...

     
    And of course, both types rolled up into their ball form....

     
    The remaining Paladin and Templar are arriving in the mail sometime this week, as well as the web shifters. I have been waiting for the web shifters to come out for months! I can't wait to see how they are!
     

     
    Stay tuned for a blog entry as soon as I get em in!
  3. Roa McToa

    Woo Score!

    By Roa McToa,

    $7.00 Gets you a lot when you go to the thrift store! My defender class shifter thinks so too!
     

     
    This kit is absolutely loaded with white bionicle pieces. I think I can finally rebuild Mukaia the way I wanted to now! Hooray!
  4. Roa McToa

    A Near Death Experience

    By Roa McToa,

    I went on a wood gathering mission with one of my friends yesterday. All was going well enough when I got there, other than the first dead tree that was cut did not come down, so there was a danger looming from above the whole time. We got a shorter stump cut up into rounds, and split for hauling off. Then, My friend spotted another tree that he could cut down to make the tree that was hung up fall, but due to an improper cut, this tree fell opposite the way it was supposed to, in consequence coming straight for me.
     
    I ran back as fast as I could, but tripped on a stump, hitting square on my shoulder, and knocking my head hard enough to see stars. I had curled instinctively into a fetal position just as the leviathan came crashing down not two feet from where I was laying. If my legs had been straight instead of curled, they would have been crushed underneath the weight of the tree, and I probably would have either been seriously maimed or killed.
     
    Either way, I feel like I have gotten a mild concussion from the fall, and am feeling rather sore and headachy. If I continue to feel this badly, I may have to go and see Abhud this week for some therapy.
     
    All in all, the effort was not fruitless, and we both got a full haul of wood, but almost at a very dear cost.
     
    I am lucky to not have gotten seriously hurt. It is a lesson I will never forget.
  5. Roa McToa

    So Happy! Yay!

    By Roa McToa,

    ZOMG!
     
    My brother and sis'n law are coming up here from Oregon this Thursday with their son Eli! I am SO HAPPY! I haven't gotten to see my nephew in so long! None of our family up here in AK has gotten to see Eli, so everyone is ecstatic! They were going to come up for thanksgiving, but couldn't make it, so everyone was bummed. But now, its like... BOOYAH!
     
    I can't wait!
     
    *jumps around with glee* :smeag: :br:
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    Project Abandonment

    By Roa McToa,

    Hey everyone.
     
    For those who saw me close my main moc topic, do not fear. I have not given up on Trials of Terror.
     
    Right now, my life is a total mess, and I simply do not have the time to keep up with the project. I will re-post at a later date with the new mocs and story updates.
     
    I hope I can get things straightened out, I am so depressed right now.
  7. Roa McToa

    Old Ghosts

    By Roa McToa,

    I drove across the bay to check out the Drydock the other day. I was checking up on a boat that I was helping paint (I will take pics of it in the day to show you all)
     
    Anyway, there are a good lot of derelict ships that were sent to drydock after the 1964 earthquake. I took pics of a few of them at dusk. Pics are clickable to make em bigger. Enjoy!
     

     

     

  8. Roa McToa

    Thats It!

    By Roa McToa,

    After seeing so many Mata-Nui mocs lately after those images popped up, it makes me wanna build a Mata-Nui.
     
    But
     
    I won't be made of bionicle pieces........
     
    I'll use Bionicle where its needed, but the moc will be predominantly system elements, and it will be BIG. A future project..........
     
    I love revelations!
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    Noooooo! Yeesss!

    By Roa McToa,

    My truck has a flat tire... ARG!
     
    Good thing I made it here ok. Mustv'e picked up a sharp object, or the tire is just too worn. The inner edge got worn down pretty low last year 'cause the axle I used to replace the bad one is bent, making the wheels splay out. The truck the axle came from was a wreck I salvaged for parts, but it had been winched down too tightly when it was towed, hence the splayingness...... all that work....
     
    I'll have to get it fixed when I get back to Seward, so I'll have to use my spare, but its a summer tire..... :annoyed2: I hope it doesn't affect the performance of the truck on ice. The highway could be bad tomorrow...... 130 miles of icy two lane highway with no streetlights..... O_O
     
    Anyway.......
     
    I got my top errands done. I still have some to do tomorrow, but I get more free time than I did today.
     
    My friends "mothers blessing" ceremony was awesome! Way better than any traditional baby shower. We all gave her a bead or charm for a necklace she will make to wear when she goes in to have her baby. There was also a book we recited verses from. It was really sweet, and we made prayer banners that she can hang on a string. Overall, it was very special, and they had good food there too! The charm I made for her was a small pomegranite that had dried up, and had the seeds rattling around inside. It was a hit, and my mom gave her one that had a stone she found one day in the yard. It was a smooth round piece of granite with a smaller round piece of rose quartz fused with it, and it resembled a womb.
     
    And
     
     
     
     
     
    I spent the $50 Target gift card that I won in a sweepstakes on a yellow jetrax at the brand new target store!!!!!
     
    I am building it now! Ta ta!
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    Gonna Get It!

    By Roa McToa,

    Or try at least.
     
    I am headed to Anchorage this weekend for both visiting and work.
     
    I gotta pick up a variety of things for work, like envelopes, taillights for the boss's truck, the starter for the dump truck, a pile o bubblewrap for insulating under portable restrooms, plus I am sure I can think of a few other things.
     
     
    After that stuff, my friend is have a "mothers blessing" gathering. She is having a baby soon, and all of us friends are getting together to make a power bracelet for her to take with her when she goes in to have the baby.
     
     
    I won a $50 gift card to Target when they had their grand opening up here in October.
     
    I plan on using it to get the yellow Jetrax. I hope hope hope they have it! *XX's fingies*
     
    I hope that there are also new Neo Shifters. I am dying to get the new ones, and the web battlers! They rock the older ones sockszorz! Lots of really cool tranz color parts.
  12. Roa McToa
    I had a great time with Ben and his kids friday night. we carved up 5 pumpkins, all with silly faces, and I taught Ben a new carving technique.
     
    I have one pumpkin left, and was going to bioniclize it.
     
     
     
    What kanohi shall I immortalize?
  13. Roa McToa
    I've been wandering around, feeling lost. With no one by my side, I was thinking that I was going to head into winter all by myself, until something cool happened the other day.
     
    I ran into an acquaintance of mine named Ben while I was shopping for groceries. I met him through work over the summer, as he works for one of Sewards largest construction firms. He's come to the tool rental to pick up tools for some of the jobs around town. I always liked talking to him, he seemed really nice.
     
    Well, now that I am single, we exchanged phone numbers, and made a date.
     
    Last night we went to see a movie, and had a good time hanging out and sharing some info about each others lives. He is in the process of going through some massive life changes, so whether or not he is ready for life anew is yet to be told.
     
    It was refreshing to have a date with no pressure whatsoever, where we enjoyed eachothers words, smiles and gazes, rather than hugs and kisses. I hope our next outing is filled with more joyous time like this. He seems really interesting!
     
    He's a nut for fishing, and so am I.................
     
    :3
     
    My heart is dancing with anticipation!
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    Noooooooooo! :o

    By Roa McToa,

    I woke up to Evil Takanuva's hysterical laughter.
     
    "mwuaahahahhhahhaahahahaaaaaaaaaa" *cough*
     
    *ahem*
     

     
    And even worse, was the terribly hideous beast that was staring down my mask. It reeked of sweet things that made my mouth water. I was paralyzed by its gaze, and was forced to watch it eat sweet treats that it pulled from its pocket. The torture was unbearable! It was eating my favorite sweets!
     

     
     
    Green Guy was to my right, passed out and buried under a pile of feet.
     

     
     
    How we are going to escape from this is beyond me at the moment, but Evil Takanuva has my bow and arrows, which really angers me! Me no like when someone else is hoarding my stuff!
     
     
     
     
    What oh What could happen next! Stay tuned!
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    A Strange Dream...

    By Roa McToa,

    After being taken hostage I had passed out, and had the strangest dream.
     
    Me and Green Guy were on top of a mountain, and he was cuddling this strange doll that looked vaguely familiar.
     
    "What is that Green Guy, and why for pete's sake did you bring it here??"
     
    Green Guy looked at me and said rather bluntly..... "Because I WUB him!"
     

     
    Then I woke up, to something so incredibly horrid, that you will have to wait until the next entry to see it!
     
    Stay Tuned!!!!
  16. Roa McToa
    Letagi's archer has made her way into my Legorium after being left behind after Brickcon with her little green buddy. She was the first to emerge from the rahi canisters, and set off on an adventure. Her first experience was the Jack Stone Clone army. She surfed the mosh pit onto the next area of the Legorium......
     
    Oh what awaits her next?
     

  17. Roa McToa

    We Continue Onward!

    By Roa McToa,

    After we both got our fix swimming in the giant tub of masks, we continued onward in our adventure.
     
    "Hey Green Guy, check this out!" I hollar'd.
     

     
    "RWAAAAARGHHHHHH!!!!!"
     
    "OH MY GOSHZORZ!" Green Guy screamed as he fell down. He ran off all wide eyed.
     
    "Green Guy! It was only a joke?!?"
     
    I turned around only to see him standing there, with..... thaa-aaa-aa-aaat?
     

     
    "Hee heee heeeeee! My Rahi is assembled! I win!"
     
    "Oh fine then! Lets get going, I know there is a portal around here that'll take us to another dimension. If were lucky, it will be our own dimension..."
     
    Walking along further, we both started to hear strange sounds. They were thunderous, and grew louder with each pulse. We both shivered in fear, as it sounded like giant footsteps!
     
    Then it happened So Suddenly!!!! ZOMG
     

     
    "AARRRRGGGG! You are not native matoran of this realm, and you will be PUNISHED!"
     
    We both screamed in utter fear for our lives as this Evil Takanuva took us up in the air with his big claws. "Let us go... please?!?!"
     
    "NEVER! You will have to come with me for your punishment for trespassing!"
     
    With that, Evil Takanuva took us hostage.........
     
     
    It seems like things are going downhill for our heroes. Will they be able to escape from Evil Takanuva, or will they be punished to DEATH!!??!!??
     
    Stay tune to the next episode of Letagi's Matoran go on an Alaskan Adventure!
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    Omg The Treasurezorz!

    By Roa McToa,

    We were walking along after getting out of the pick a brick field, when we came across this lone horseman. The horse looked too organic to be real, but the rider was 100% lego, and real! He was a shady looking guy, all half robot and stuff. He looked rather battle ravaged, and his face was so angry looking.
     
    "Hey Mister" I said. "Are you familiar with this place, could you give us directions to somewhere cool?"
     
    He glared at me and Green Guy, and shook his head.
     
    "You two have entered a dark and treacherous place. There is something bad going around, and I have a feeling that were being watched." He looked around nervously....
     
    Green Guy shuddered. "I'm scared... umm, Blue Archer Lady. This guy gives me the creeps, and I wanna find goodies!"
     
    With that remark, the horseman pointed to the north. "You will find great treasure north of here, but beware the ever watching ones." With that, he rode off, never to be seen again.
     

     
    "Well, that was crazy" I said. "I wonder what he was all about...."
     
    "WERE GOING NOOOOORTH!" Green Guy hollered as he started running. "GOOOOOOOODDDIIIIEEEESSSSS!"
     
    I chased after him.....
     
    My mouth was agape as I rounded the next corner....... Mesmerized, I entered the vat.
     
    More kanohi that you could know what to do with, and there was some semi rare masks in there! LOTS of them! Oooh the wonders!
     
    "Look at these masks Green Guy! I think we have hit the jackpot!"
     
    He popped out of the piles of kanohi and said "Look at me Blue Archer Lady! I found a TNGM, and it fits so nice! Tee hee hee!"
     
     

     
    Could it get any better? Or are things about to go terribly wrong?
     
    Stay tuned for the next installment of "Letagis Matoran go on an Alaskan Adventure!"
  19. Roa McToa

    Settling In To Winter

    By Roa McToa,

    Winter quickly approaches up here in Alaska. The snow has already started to fall, but isn't yet sticking, although that may change in a week or so. A large storm front is moving in, so it means either snow, or lots of rain. Rain usually equates to flooding. Hopefully that won't happen again.....
     
    oop, the power just went out, good thing I am running a laptop.....
     
    *goes to sleep*
     
    *wakes up at 6 am*
     
    Looks like the power came back on, and its still raining outside. Ahh yes, good ol winter LOL
     
    More blogs to follow
     
     
  21. Roa McToa

    Birthday Moc Ensues!

    By Roa McToa,

    Just because I didn't make it on my birthday, doesn't mean I'm not going to make it. I had a long day at work, and my job is tiring. I went to bed early, plus with time zones and all, east coast 12am comes 4 hours sooner than it does here...... Me No Lie To You All! It will still be a birthday moc cause its the first moc I make after my birthday.
     
    I have a plan up my sleeve, and if I'm not too tired after work I will build tonight. Hopefully I have tomorrow off work, but thats no guarantee these days seeing as Rolf said he'd like Allen to work on mondays again (that was his day off), theres no reason why he wouldn't pull my wednesdays ......
     
    Either way, don't give up on me yet! I am just getting settled back in after a long trip away from home! Also had some other not so goodstuffs happen, so gimme a little slack LOL
  22. Roa McToa
    I face the world on my own, yet again. Never seeming is this life I lead. All I wish for is one who's willing to fight by my side, and support my battalions. It's difficult to face this world alone, as fears and thoughts rage through the mind, leaving this warrior unprotected from harm. I knew it was coming, yet expected it not to happen. Silly I for making any sort of expectation or.......hopes, dreams.... shall I say? In the life I lead, I've always been a lone wolf, but not necessarily liking it. Its a world of hungry dogs out there, and the warrior must face them in order to survive.
     
    I have my ammunition loaded in my rifle, and am ready for battle. I will go out into this cruel world, and find another legion to arm myself with.
     
    The battle may have been lost, but the war is far from over........
     
    For I will not walk alone.
     
     
  23. Roa McToa

    Brick Museum, Day 3

    By Roa McToa,

    Hello all! Day three has passed, and my Bionicle display is all set up in the Space room, terrorizing all the star wars and space sets. Mwahahha! Sooner or later, a bionicle room will get set up, but for now, space will have to do. I get to Oogle the spaceship cockpit during the day. Of my rahi, I am displaying Vakatu & Krukoa, Boruka & Mirkatuva, Gulakai & Rayzaurak, Paruvak & Pakuudo, the Sea Scourge, and Yukizahk as well as my main character matoran and some assorted rahi. The Bionic fridge is there too, and Onewa and Nuparu are enjoying some kraatdogs.
     
    My museum model is almost finished, and is looking haenous! I just have to finish its base and arms. Its going to be wormlike, but wyrmlike if that makes any sense. I used some crazy fusion on the back/spine and made use of a large, odd system piece. Its already weighing in pretty heavily, and should be fairly impressive once its finished. This model will remain on permanent display at the museum.
     
    This opportunity may also extend itself into the future for me. As the museum continues to grow, they are willing to sponsor me as a builder and even send me components to build with! They want me to return next year, and may even fully pay my way here! That makes me happy to know that they love my work. So far, all the guest builders/LUG's absolutely love my work, and admire the talent I show. My attitude also goes well with it as I tend to be rather upbeat and in lego love/heaven.
     
    I look forward to the show, and sharing my mocs with all the kids that are expected to show up this weekend. Saturday will be the big attendance day, and it should be a madhouse of fun times and lego building.
     
    If you can make it, I'll see you at Brickshow!
  24. Roa McToa

    Brick Museum, Day Two

    By Roa McToa,

    The build is coming along nicely, and I have finished the head, and started into the shoulders of the moc. I got to go to a radio station and do an interview about the brick museum, and Brickshow 2008 being held this weekend here in Ohio at the Toy and Plastic Brick Museum. There should be a good turnout. They are building a world record castle, and also hosting public building and coloring contests for the kids who attend.
     
    I should be able to get the front legs for the rahi built today, and end it in a long wormlike tail. I will post pictures upon my return to AK, as I cannot upload pictures with my current internet connection. I will take lots of pics and videos of the moving displays. Dan told me that he has a large scale Avak brick statue coming to the museum in a few weeks. I look forward to seeing the pictures!
     
    Several master builders have been invited to the museum to display their mocs, and I have been titled a master builder by the curator of the museum! I am happy that he sees my mocs as master work, and I'm looking forward to the public response. I have a feeling that kids will go nuts when they see my mocs on display in the space room. This museum is full of radical displays and would blow your mind!
     
    Well, I gotta go for now, I will post my day 3 entry later today.
  25. Roa McToa

    Brick Museum, Day One

    By Roa McToa,

    Hello all! Brickfair was fun, and I had a really good time for the most part. Now that the convention is over, my posse drove back to chicago, but we made a stop at the Ohio toy and plastic brick museum in Bellaire. They are hosting a public build at the end of the week, and I was asked if I could build a special model for the museum. My plane was due to leave today, but the curator of the museum was willing to pay for the cost to change my plane ticket. Soooo, I accepted.
     
    Getting the opportunity to build from the worlds largest privately owned Lego collection was too great to pass up. I am going to build a custom "non-TOTstoryline" version of a giant rahi with a Suvika rider. I started building around 3:00, and I am almost finished with the rahi's head. The absolute plethora of parts is absolutely mindboggling!
     
    I will take pictures during the course of the week, and I will be sure to post a video of the museums Lego robot rock band from FAO Schwarz. It is SO AWESOME that it's too awesome! I got to see the models up close, and yes, they are people sized robots! They house some really neat models, as well as a world record size mosaic. Tis rather awesome!
     
    This is going to be loads of fun, and I may be able to snag some really rare lego products and prototype stuff for use on BZPower as prize fodder. And when I say rare, I MEAN IT! This stuff doesn't exist anywhere else.
     
    I will keep you all posted!
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