I do think we're likely to see more new parts as the BIONICLE theme continues, just as we saw several new pieces in this year's Legends of Chima constraction sets. Certainly there will be more of a budget for it if the 2016 BIONICLE sets continue to use things like the head and gearbox introduced in 2015. And by reusing the current masks for the Toa (perhaps freshening them up with a two-color blend), they could free up even more money for new building elements like shells, armor plates, etc.
That's a great point; I'd forgotten how many new parts got put into the Chima sets. BIONICLE should certainly have the budget, going forth, to support new parts. I really like the idea of recolored masks. Since we're starting from scratch (at least in terms of connection points) it would be wonderful to once again have color options for the masks; and with the Mask of Fire already beaing molded in Red, Gold, Trans. Clear, and Trans. Orange, I would hope that recolors are on the designers' minds.
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That's a great point; I'd forgotten how many new parts got put into the Chima sets. BIONICLE should certainly have the budget, going forth, to support new parts. I really like the idea of recolored masks. Since we're starting from scratch (at least in terms of connection points) it would be wonderful to once again have color options for the masks; and with the Mask of Fire already beaing molded in Red, Gold, Trans. Clear, and Trans. Orange, I would hope that recolors are on the designers' minds.