Master of Ice and Sonic

I think the horns would be better in dark grey. Do they come in dark grey? I seem to remember some dark grey ones...

And I think I like your coloring better than the official coloring. It's good to see that I wasn't the only one who thought the top of the head was a Tohunga arm...

EDIT: And is the body of the Mahi a dark grey Slizer limb (the same as on the legs)?

The "we're sorry" email I got (and I don't remember giving B6 my email) was nice though. Now I have the email address of "Steve" in TLC!

*but that won't help me bash the set designers*

I believe that's Steve Witt...? He has a Flickr and an account on a LSW fansite.

Why would you need to dismantle a perfectly good keychain mini figure when the odds are you could buy a set with it in it, or even purchase the minifig online somewhere or at Brickfest or something. Seems like more work than nessesary and alout of wear and tear on the parts. Unless you were trying to find some way to have a customized key chain.

 

That QotD seems awful familiar.

 

Well, snowtroopers only come in $50 sets or more, and even then, the most you get in a single set is two.

You don't need fancy tools to extract a keychain. All you do is pull and the pin releases from the fig.

Which leaves you with a hole on top of the fig's head.

Wait, you got rid of your old blog? [voice=vader]noooooooooooooo!!![/voice].

But seriously, you got rid of your old blog for this?

point is, it doesn't look like Tahu ...

 

 

Lets not forget something here.

 

It doesn't look like Tahu, but the fact is, it is Tahu. Lego wills it.

 

 

'Nuff said.

I realize this entry is half a month old, but I hope TtW doesn't mind me continuing the discussion.

@Lektho: So are you saying we should unconditionally praise Bionicle for whatever they do, no matter how many doubts or disagreements we have about it?

Wait a second. Matoran don't wear clothing. What do they need weavers for?

I mean, like, okay, maybe making nets (which is a different thing, though kinda similar) or tarp or canvas bags or sails for ships or whatever, but it's not like the amount of weaving that your average human village would need, since they need clothing. I mean, even the huts in Ga-Koro are made of this kinda leaf thing, rather than having cloth coverings like you might otherwise expect. Huh.

I'd always thought the weaver (Shasa) used her weaving skills to weave the leaves together. Or maybe I'm thinking of another technique used to hold things together with string. I always get confused around these things...

Anyway, I love the idea of the Ko-Matoran having the slightly different dialect. I support it full way . This whole slightly different dialect reminds me of Nuju's bird-speech, though that's a different story.

I've always seen the similarities. Especially with the Phantoka. The problem isn't that they're not similar, it's that people are too nastolgic and wish they would release the exact same sets. It's dumb.

 

You know what mask REALLY looks like a Hau? Maxilos'. It literally screams "Tahu!!!!" Not even funny. He's not a toa, he's a makuta, dangit!

Agreed with the second line. I immediately thought Hau when I saw it. It's even Mata red!

Oh yeah, on the subject of the blog entry...I'm just not seeing it...

The older and larger one was soooo much cooler.

 

I wish it were still around.

The new one is too small (but brown chainlinks are nice), and the old one is too big for minifig scale. They will never get it right. And finally someone who agrees with me on flickfire missiles. Though I have yet to get a set with the new type of missiles.

EDIT: And is there a reason there are 17 guests viewing your blog?

It is honestly about the most annoying thing to any REAL fan of BIONICLE.

XD

is you a sertifyed jeenyus??/

is I a sertifyed jinyus??!

Yes?

Maybe?

I can has Arpy's kumquats?

Certified, no. Genius, if I applied myself.

Certified, no. Jinyus, definition needed.

Perhaps.

A bit.

MY KUMQUATS

A jinyus is like a jeenyus, only not as smarticles.

Did you know that on average, lefties live ten years shorter than righties?

No offense meant.

It's going to have a Black (probably) : Solek, Tanma, Photok, Lewa, Kopaka, Pohatu, Tahu, Gali mask (HIGHLY doubt it's Onua's )

 

[=-Midnighter-=]

Note that Vultraz has a new mask.

 

BtB

Note Vultraz is not a store exclusive like Mazeka and store exclusives rarely have new molds (last store exclusive with new molds was the Hagah).

Mazeka's an Onu-Matoran. Cool.

 

And now I CANNOT wait for the 2009 sets. *Goes onto brickshelf to look for leaked images*

*tells PK that it's too early for even leaked images *

The sets have masks? That's good. And I hope the weapons are as cool as you say. *hopes they will go back to the old socket mold even though it's probably not gonna happen*

Mazeka is Onu? That's good. I expected red or green, since special editions have mostly been red and green (with one exception from '06, all from '05 and beyond were red or green mainly). I was hoping for white since we've had three black titans already from '04 beyond (Roodaka, Nivawk, Hydraxon) and this year will mark the first white titan (Taka) and another white set wouldn't hurt.

Still, Onu is good. I hope he's black and his secondary color is not dark grey or silver (both are overused). Preferably dark grey over silver.

It looks like you have a few misprint purple Krana there. Are you gonna collect the misprints too? But congrats anyway.

Hm, first time in a while I've done a quoting-by-sections reply... And Kame and CF, I'll answer both of you here as well.

 

I think you should have the arms use just the Nuva shoulder armor and not the Metru, changed so it attaches to the middle hole like Inika shoulder armor but also have it curve so that it covers his shoulders (unlike the Inika armor). Or maybe what you have now is better. I will think about it...But I think I'm preferring your idea. So go with your's.

Um, that is what they use. Nuva armor, pretty much exactly the way you described.

 

(and @ Kame, I'll post a picture of the redesigned Nuva pieces tomorrow or so – they attach to the back, so the left and right pieces are mirrors of each other.)

I was thinking something else, like they'd go into the O-hole, not the +-hole, but I like your idea better.

The wings are good. However, I would change the dark bley to light (for the whole color scheme). I like the idea of each Nuva having his/her own color scheme (so the dark bley would go to Onua).

To you and ChocolateFrogs alike, if given completely free rein that's how I'd do it – each Toa with his or her original color scheme intact. But since I'm keeping the adaptive armor idea, the dark grey is there to stay, I'm afraid...

I still don't see why adaptive armor has to make everyone dark bley, but oh well...

He needs a longer sword that's double-bladed. Maybe shoulder-mount the Midak? I think you could keep the laser scope, but not the blade. Just mount the bar on a 1x2 Technic beam or something. And is that a 10x10 disc? If so, good.

I had been going to give him his full armament initially, but this is what changed my mind: he'd be way too cluttered. If he had a sword, shield, wings, and a blaster over his shoulder, there would be so much going on he might fall over. As a result, one of them has to go, and the most dispensable is the sword in this case. (Why? Because, if the shield went, dual-wielding a double-bladed sword and a gun is a bit odd, so it makes more sense to have a shield and a gun with a blade in it rather than a full sword. I wish I didn't have to keep the blaster, but that's focus groups for you.)

That makes sense. I'd still prefer a sword and shield, but it probably would be too cluttered.

I still don't like the mask. It's better now that the scope is on the right side, but I'd just scrap that mask and go for a movie-style Akaku Nuva with a stretched top to cover the head. And leave a hole for a trans-red stud.

I agree, the mask's not my favorite, but I'm just working with what I'm given... @ CF, the eye-stick wouldn't be so bad if only, say, a stud or two of it were showing and the rest were inside the lens, I think.

Okay.

I think he should have Toa Mata feet. In white, of course. And for some reason I think he should have Rahkshi shins.

 

I think a nice idea would be to have color-coordinated Metru heads. So Kopaka would have a white head. Not necessary, but I think it would be cool. Ice blue eyes are good.

Mata feet are great, but since the wings make him rather heavy, he really needs something that gives more support – thus, Inika feet. I've also been wanting white Inika feet since 2006, and we just had white Mata feet last year. As to Rahkshi shins, they'd be on the skinny side... and I wanted a slightly stronger look than that for Kopaka.

 

Metru heads in more colors would be amazing, but think about this – if he has a white head under a white mask, there's not much contrast in the eyehole. The dark grey had provides that. And white on white in such a situation is always a bit weird to look at.

 

One last thing to CF – he has a shield... and the rest was addressed above.

You know, I was thinking the same thought about the heads last night after I went off BZP. That it would be too bland. So I guess dark bley is good, even if I'd prefer him to have light bley with a light bley head.

I can see your reasoning behind having Inika feet, but I think the problem would be the weight of the blaster. And if he's not using Mata feet, smooth Inika feet are the next best choice IMO. Although the white smooth Inika feet would be in Takanuva anyway (albeit with only one and three times the price, but you could get a bunch secondhand).

And as to the Rahkshi shins, I can see why, but eh. Still want him to have Rahkshi shins (some weird idea that I refuse to let go of).

My thoughts.

I think you should have the arms use just the Nuva shoulder armor and not the Metru, changed so it attaches to the middle hole like Inika shoulder armor but also have it curve so that it covers his shoulders (unlike the Inika armor). Or maybe what you have now is better. I will think about it...But I think I'm preferring your idea. So go with your's.

The wings are good. However, I would change the dark bley to light (for the whole color scheme). I like the idea of each Nuva having his/her own color scheme (so the dark bley would go to Onua).

I also don't see the point in the new socket molds, so I would leave that out because it's an unnecessary new mold.

He needs a longer sword that's double-bladed. Maybe shoulder-mount the Midak? I think you could keep the laser scope, but not the blade. Just mount the bar on a 1x2 Technic beam or something. And is that a 10x10 disc? If so, good.

I still don't like the mask. It's better now that the scope is on the right side, but I'd just scrap that mask and go for a movie-style Akaku Nuva with a stretched top to cover the head. And leave a hole for a trans-red stud.

I think he should have Toa Mata feet. In white, of course. And for some reason I think he should have Rahkshi shins.

I think a nice idea would be to have color-coordinated Metru heads. So Kopaka would have a white head. Not necessary, but I think it would be cool. Ice blue eyes are good.