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  1. 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
  2. Roa McToa
    To anyone who lives in Alaska, and especially Anchorage, my Trials of Terror creations will be on display at the Pack Rat Antique Mall in downtown anchorage for the whole month of April! All my giant rahi, and as many characters as I can fit in the case will be there! So, if you happen to be close by, why not take a look and check out my spiffy creations!
     
    New models, and new revamps are going to be displayed here, so if anyone happens to Take Pictures, they get extra kudos bonus friend points from Roa. I'll post your pictures in the kaiva-nui topic as a sneak peek of whats coming!
     
    There will be information detailing the collections presence in the Anchorage Press for April! Enjoy!
     
    EDIT:
     
    The collection may possibly be on display for ANOTHER MONTH! I will make an official announcement if this happens. I also took some pictures. Granted, its hard to get good pictures through glass, but you can see all the characters in there! Enjoy!
     
    CLICK FOR GALLERY!
  3. 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?
  4. Roa McToa
    It's about darn time too! The Mahri are finally here in Alaska. We don't yet have all the titans, but I was able to get all 6 Toa, and Maxilos & Spinax!
     
    I have been picking up LOTS of last years sets for super bargains at my local Fred Meyers stores. Many sets are 75% off their retail prices, and its really a great time to stock up on those extra sets! I have 4 striking venom sets now, I got 2 for $18 each. I bought 8 Vezon and fenrakk sets for about $12 each, then a few more for about $10 each (I lost count), Piraka outposts for $12, and Toa Inika are on sale for about $4, great to get if you missed out on the S@H deal.
     
    SO! GO TO YOUR LOCAL FRED MEYERS STORE TO GET SOME AWESOME DEALS ON BIONICLE AND LEGO SETS!
     
    What are you waiting for, go! Go Buy LEGOOOOOO!
     
    I am going back home in a week, and I dread the mass sorting I need to do of both my system, and bionicle pieces.....
  5. Roa McToa

    A New Painting

    By Roa McToa,

    I picked up an entry form for submitting art for this years music fest poster, and the theme was "harvest", and whatever that may mean to an Alaskan, so I sat down tonight and for 7 hours (breaks included) I painted this. It's painted in Watercolor.
     
    Seiners Harvest
     

     
    I hope I win the $50 and t-shirt. Winners art becomes the poster! Woot, wish me luck!
  6. Roa McToa
    I finally got a cell phone, so I guess that makes me cool........ I guess
     
     
    Now I've become one of those people who'll have a phone glued to their ear LOL
     
    I'm only paying $50 per month for unlimited minutes with statewide long distance, and I got a free Motorola Razr phone with the deal, so Booyah!
  8. Roa McToa

    Nw Brickcon!

    By Roa McToa,

    UPDATE: I am going to be the Bionicle Theme Coordinator for Brickcon. There will be updates in the near future for where to send mocs and such. I'm going to do my best to get as many great mocs as possible!
     
     
    I bought my plane ticket, and I am headed to NW Brickcon in October! YAAAY! Anyone else who's going, be sure to catch up with me. We'll need a BZPosse to properly represent! There isn't as much space for Brickcon as there was at brickfest, so bring your favorite mocs only if you are coming, and let me know what you are bringing with you if you are going as an attendee for the entire convention. I'll be sure to make some room on my table for you!
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    Ouchies....

    By Roa McToa,

    Yeah, I went skateboarding for the first time ever. I was finally starting to get the hang of it, then, I got going a bit too fast and started to get speed wobbles. By the time I bailed I was going too fast to run out of it, and got some Naaaasty road rash on my left knee and palms.
     
    Kinda smarts, but its not too bad. My knee got it the worst, as the lacerations were deep enough to sufficiently make plenty of blood run down my leg....
     
    Funny thing though, it didnt rip my pants...........
  10. Roa McToa
    I have been a ghost here, but decided to stop in and share some life with everyone. Things are rough financially and it is hard to concentrate on Lego, even though I am attending Brickcon this fall.
     
    We went up to the lake last weekend and rode up high to a point named Ascension. Up around 5000 feet, it was gorgeous, and too warm to wear a jacket the whole day out riding. This is bliss and utter peace within.
     

  11. 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!
  12. Roa McToa
    In the Form of carpet......
     
    Click on the thumbnails to enlarge....
     

     
    This was the old carpet that was in my bedroom at my house in Seward. Notice the vomity yellowness..........
    Well, anyway, I got a bit overzealous and ripped it all out. This revealed varnished pine floors underneath!
     



     
    I love my wooden floors! Although, I sometimes stumble upon the random carpet staple....... ouchies....
     
    The bathroom is the next to be finished, as it needs new vinyl floors.
     
  13. Roa McToa
    Oi oi oi, it took me the entire entry period to build this beast........
     
    I hated it at first with a massive passion, because it didn't look like Anything. After working with it, I now love it, and may very well save it for NW Brick Con!
     
    Anyhoo, heres the Topic
     
    And a pic for ones enjoyment
     

     
     
  14. Roa McToa

    Moc Display!

    By Roa McToa,

    If anyone here lives in Alaska, I have a display of some of my mocs in Seward at the public library. I am displaying Boruka and Mirkatuva, Kokata and Mukaia, the Pit Scourge, Roa and Kohaku, the Toa of Kaiva-Nui, the Bionic Fridge, Vakatu, Paruvak, Morkron the Reikia of Fire, and some random matoran.
     
    So far I have recieved many complimentson the models, as no one up here has really ever seen anything like that in real life. The display will be there until about a week into January. I'll have a new display up in another month or two. I'll be sure to take a picture upon my return to Alaska.
     
    As far as my current vacation, I got a few nice little gifts for Christmas, but none of it was Lego. So, I went and splurged a bit on some self gifts. I found a Monster Dino kit at walmart for $50, and I found a Brutaka at Bi-Mart. I also got Mantax and Ehlek, and I ordered the entire 2008 collection from shop@home. It will be waiting at my PO box upon my return to Seward. I am eagerly awaiting my return to AK.
     
     
  15. 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.
     
     
  17. 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!
  18. 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!
  19. Roa McToa
    Hey all!
     
    I've decided to put together some new topics to post up in the BBC forum.
     
    first off, is a new chibi topic now that Bionicle is complete. It'll sure be a lot easier to build them all now that no new bionicle sets are coming out. Hero Factory on the other hand... he he he. I can't WAIT to chibi those guys!
     
    The topic will have not only all the sets in chibi, but also with full sets of building instructions to go with them, so everyone who reads can build a chibi for themselves. I just completed Karzahni, some Glatorian, some Mahri, Mistika, Phantoka, Tarakava and more!
     
    I cant even describe how cool the tarakava came out! :3
     
    secondly,
     
    I am going to revamp the Trials of Terror project. New mocs with the story and movie clips/moviemakin' will all be inclusive in one topic. This will take a while, so dont expect to see it for a while. I have not forgotten about the movie, I do eventually want to do it.
     
    In the meantime, I have some chibis to build!
     
    I be a pluggin away! *snap*
  20. 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!
     

     

     

  21. Roa McToa

    Day 1 Adventures?

    By Roa McToa,

    Well, Brickfest is turning out to be rather interesting. I got all my mocs here ok, and set them all up, but funny thing, is I almost didn't make it! Turns out I had scheduled my flight to leave on the wrong day, and I missed it O.O I couldn't believe it, and was having a horrendous panic attack until I got everything sorted out. The lady on the phone was so nice.
     
    I went on a short shopping trip with KIE to get some necessities, and on the way back, the tram was stopped, and we weren't sure why. Turns out there was a Mounted Officer talking to the driver of the tram, Then another officer donned some rubber gloves and entered the tram. They quickly arrested the guy who was sitting across from us!!! ZOMG! Who knows why, but it was funny after they got out, cause everyone applauded! Yay to the police officers of Portland! Keeping us all safe!
     
    I am getting a ton of good comments on my Bionicle display, as most of the AFOLs who are attending haven't seen bionicle models like this in such a quantity, and to think it was all built by a girl.... Needless to say, they were impressed. It will be interesting to see how they are received as the fest continues. There will be pictures coming soon! Stay tuned folks!
     
    Kool thing too, they want to have my bionicle display in a TV spot for brickfest..... How exciting indeed! YAYA!
  22. Roa McToa
    I took my all black Shoei RF-200 helmet that I got for $5, and decided to add some custom decals to it to detract from its boringness. I went to the hardware store and picked up a wide roll of red reflective tape, and a narrow roll of the white, and came up with this...
     
    I spent maybe a total of six hours working on it. What do you think?
     
    The tape reflects light pretty well, so it is high vis at night, and should gleam in the sun. (click the pics to see larger versions) I am going to use it for snowmobiling.
     

  23. Roa McToa

    Progress...

    By Roa McToa,

    I have been brainstorming what I want my movie trailer to be like. I am thinking about 5 minutes long or so. It will show the "current time" story, and take glimpses of the characters and scenery. The trailer is narrated by Turaga Ohma, and when the time comes, I will need a deep voice for the character.
     
    All the giant rahi will be featured with tidbits of their animated awesomeness. I just re-assembled them after having them apart for their brickfest adventure. I'm going to build a new model of Kukorahk, and save the old one for brickfest demos and such. I am thinking of modifying it a bit so it looks more full, and I'm going to build new functions into the legs and tail. The new Kukorahk model will have the same face as the old one, and the other features will remain the same, but it's going to get a massive color treatment!
     
    I am going to also add on to Vakatu's lava urchin Yukizahk, as I feel it is only halfway done..... Pakuudo is going to get some stability treatment in his body and hips, and I may add some little arms too. Seems like everything needs a little tweaking....
     
    Storyline progress goes slowly at this current time, as I really haven't had a ton of time to sit down and concentrate my movie sequence. All in good time. Maybe next time I get to spend quality time at home, I will bust out some epic Trials of Terror!
     
    One month left to name the Reikia folks, so feel free to enter my contest! The Reikia are fearsome creatures of darkness, that are mysterious beyond all imagination. They were even thought to not exist. They hold immense powers within themselves, and were banished to Kuna-Kava for good reason...........
  24. Roa McToa
    This could be the beginning of the rest of my life.
     
    I have had boyfriends before, but this one....... just feels different. I have never felt this way about ANYONE in my life. We both feel like we have known eachother for along time, even though we met not all that long ago. I fee llike this is true love, not some pansy game. He may be the one for me, and me the one for him. I am crossing my fingers.
     
     
     
    He arrives in town tomorrow. I cannot wait!
  25. Roa McToa

    Forever Changed

    By Roa McToa,

    Life is so beautiful. Mine has been forever changed by the love of a man who is honest, caring, kind, trustworthy, HANDSOME, fun loving, adventurous and oh SO so SOOO much more. Way too many good things to list! He just left for his next two weeks of work up north, and we miss each other already. I know this time will go by quickly, as he has hard work to do, and I have a moc to build. Last time he was up north, he made me something special out of pipeline steel...
     
    Behold, his heart of gold....
     

     
    He made it on the 11th of March, as shown on the back...
     

     
    We are both champing at the bit for summer to come, of whence we will go on many great adventures! I cannot wait to see what kinds of things were gonna do!
     
    Every time he goes up north for work, our love grows stronger, cause its like an eruption of love and passion when he gets home after a shift. We are always happy to see each other, and give a BIIIIG Bear Hug! His daughter has really taken a liking to me too, and she is awesome! I'd love to get her into lego, as she is a really artsy crafty kinda girl. Hopefully we can get a build going when he comes back. We all built a General Grievous kit together, and had great fun doing so!
     
    Here's to life, love and happiness!
     
    I am eagerly awaiting his arrival home in two weeks. The weather should be RIGHTEOUS upon his return. Its been warm, and the snow is melting fast!
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