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  1. Nescent

    'ello.

    By Nescent,

    Hello! I'd be kinda surprised to find someone reading this, but okay. Well, there's not much going on today, except that I really have to [start and] finish a board game for school. That is to say, for English class, I have an assignment due in which I need to read a book, and make a board game on it, and...Well, I have about 200 pages left in my book and it's due Friday. =( But the good news is that tomorrow, I have two periods free to talk to my friends, and listen to my iPod. =D
  2. Nescent

    20-Piece Keetongu

    By Nescent,

    There's a contest on Reddit to build a Bionicle MOC with twenty pieces or less, so inspired by BBCC 69 I built a CCBS Keetongu.
     

     
    I made it for lulz, but I know some people here really want a CCBS Keetongu so there you go!
  3. Nescent
    Today, Black Six distributed the digital perks from the 2015 BrickFair Convention Circuit, which officially concludes the circuit (for me, anyway).
     
    I sent in three MOCs:
     

     
    ...and had them returned a little early, because I thought my return address might change. (It didn't.)
     
    Inside the package, along with the MOCs themselves, I got a few goodies:
     
    - Noble Ruru (Black)
    - Brain Attack polybag
    - Sealed Turaga Vakama polybag (awesome!)
     
    I also chose "Rahi Wrangler" as my member title. Since it has a nice ring to it, and I like to build Rahi.
     
    This was my first time participating in the convention circuit, and I'm really glad I did! BZP's gifts kicked butt, and it was just really cool to have some MOCs on display throughout the States, and to help contribute to Bionicle's presence at the events. It's definitely something I'll be participating in again in the future.
  4. Nescent

    3D Huna

    By Nescent,

    About a year ago I was trying to learn some basic 3D modeling, going through the stuff I made I found this Bionicle thing.
     
    First, just a Huna: Front, Angle.
     
    But I also made the top half of a Bionicle character and gave him some animation (pardon the unfortunate camera movement): Video.
  5. Nescent

    3D Okoto [Test Render]

    By Nescent,

    This has been sitting on my hard drive for a while so I'll just go ahead and share it.
     

     
    It's a test-render of the 3D Okoto I teased a while ago. If I'm able to resume working on Creatures of Okoto, the render of the island will be longer (probably like 60 seconds), with an introduction to the project. And the title will look nicer.
     
    I've got some other animations I'd like to share (the region animations). If I don't get back to developing the combiner project then I'll share them as well.
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    3D Okoto screens

    By Nescent,

    Just thought I'd give an update to the 3D Okoto project I shared the other day! I'll link the images in here to high-res versions.
     
    The camera will start by looking down at the island, the way it appears in the Okoto map from bionicle.com:
     

     
    In the animation, those clouds are drifting toward the north-west.
     
    Then, it will swoop down, past the clouds:
     

     
    The difference between those two images is subtle, but it looks really cool to actually see the clouds spread apart as they fly by. They also have varying heights, which adds a lot of depth in the animation.
     
    Then the camera evens out by the Region of Fire/Region of Earth, and starts panning around the side of the island:
     

     
    That's also where the title starts to fade in. These are frames directly from the animation, so they're not really glory shots...
     
    The camera moves north, passed the Region of Stone toward the Region of Ice:
     

     
    That's my least favorite angle of the island. Hopefully some mist in the snowy mountains makes it more interesting. You can also see the sun I painted; hopefully I can add a little lens flare effect as the volcano passes over the sun.
     
    Then, the camera loops around and rises up to look at the Region of Water:
     

     
    That's my favorite angle, despite the almost vertical rivers and huge white traces of a cloud.
     
    Finally the camera comes to a stop in front of the Region of Jungle, and zooms in - and that's where the Region of Jungle segment of the project will begin.
     
    I'll also have animations of the island between segments. So, after I've gone over all the wildlife combiners for the Region of Jungle, it'll zoom out of that region, and pan over to the next.
     
    At this point I just want to touch up the colors and lighting, but I might add a few things, like smoke emitting from the volcano, mist in some of the mountains, and maybe specularity in the ocean.
     
    All of the animations for the individual regions are completely finished. I really hope the new sets start appearing soon so I can start making some Creatures!
  7. Nescent
    My Mixels have been gathering dust so I built these savage little jungle-dwellers.
     
    Well I am heading off to Charleston on Wednesday, I'll only be there for two days but I am anxious to leave Florida. The time has come for me to get a job (I submitted a few applications, with reluctance), so I'll probably be locked down here for a while still.
     
    Did I say I'm trying to get a job? Oh god please someone stop me. I think that a nice long 16-hour road trip will make applications and such seem like a lesser ordeal.
     
    I finished the fourth Harry Potter book, and now I have nothing to do while I wait for the next one to arrive. I read the series like seven years ago, and I know that the Order of the Phoenix was my favorite, so I can't wait. The last book I ordered was "Out For Delivery" for five days. Like...was it sitting there in my mail lady's car for five days? Hopefully that was a fluke.
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    Box from LEGO

    By Nescent,

    I got my signed LoSS like half an hour ago (https://www.flickr.com/photos/129809225@N03/16391291235/). I'm reeeaaallyy tempted to open it. I think I'll keep it sealed for now, and if that trans-orange Hau promotion comes to the US then I'll buy LoSS online and keep this one closed.
     
    The guys at LEGO have some neat signatures. MATT is the best I think
  10. Nescent
    Just want to share this pic of my son playing with some Bionicle sets for the first time. It melted my heart, if anyone else will get it it's got to be you guys!

    My plans to indoctrinate the babies are finally coming to fruition. 🤨
  11. Nescent
    If you read my previous entry, you know that I'm creating a third Wildlife Combiner installment, this time with a video. Well I've been creating some 3D scenes for each of the regions, by dissecting each regions' art into layers and creating short animations that show the art in motion. They're really cool (and a lot of fun to make!) and I'm excited to share them next year.
     
    But while I wait for the new sets, I'm also creating an animation of the island itself. So right now, I'm working on a 3D island of Okoto, and once it's done, I can pan around the island in the video. I just started it tonight, so it's very preliminary, but it's looking pretty cool so here's a preview!
     

     
    (I am going to be so very disappointed if next year takes place on a different island by the way )
  12. Nescent

    Bzpower

    By Nescent,

    Unfortunately, I'm not able to be too intimate with BZP right now, yet with the initation of the tiresome intake of high school; however, I will be online throughout the lopping hours of the procastination-invokative climate of the weekends, so fear not. =)
     
    Seeing as boasting on a nerdy level of academics, here's my Freshman schedule -
     
    1st) Pre-AP Earth/Space Science Honorary
    2nd) Drawing/Painting I/II
    3rd) PE... =(
    4th) Algebra I (I stink at math!)
    5th) Pre-AP English Honorary I
    6th) Spanish I (this is great, because I'm fluent - shhh!)
    7th) AP-Human Geography
     
    It's a truckload of stress, but hopefully I'll manage. Thank God the Floridian laws permit LTM, during which school's commencation is posponed by three well-spent hours.
     
    I'll be getting college credit for my AP-Human Geography class, and I'm in the ninth grade; so that's awesome. =D
     
    Unfortunately, however, all of this work prevents me from doddling gogle-eyed with my awesome Bionicle/Hero Factory sets, but fear not, for the obsession of this awesome understated obsession will remain implanted into my life for as long as it lasts. =) Long live LEGO!
  13. Nescent

    CCBS Warrior Guy

    By Nescent,

    The figure itself doesn't use any creative techniques or anything, I just wanted to share the shield design.
     
    Building this made me wish we got mask packs. I get why they're not a thing, but it sucks being forced to work gold into so many MOCs just so I can use different masks.
  14. Nescent
    When I was a kid, my family travelled a lot. I actually spent very little time in the States from '04 till '09, so I missed out on a lot of Bionicle - but I never forgot about it, and I missed it the entire time I was out of the country. In fact, the first thing I did when we returned to the US in 2006 was buy a Bionicle set (Hewkii Inika). I also managed to compile a massive collection of bulk parts, which I would haul around from country-to-country in an enormous hiker's backpack for years to come. Seriously, Bionicle was the only thing I cared about enough to carry with me (well, except for a few pairs of clothes).
     
    Anyway, moving back a bit - when I was separated from the Bionicle fandom, I spent most of my time MOCing, but I also put together this little book that was my own Bionicle universe. I dug it out of the closet today and took some photos, which is what prompted me to write this. Though largely incomplete, it's got some cute drawings and stuff. Here it is - and please, I was like twelve years old when I wrote that, so sorry about the han...well, I still have terrible handwriting. Never mind.
     
    Later, when I was going to school here in the US, I was fortunate to have a close friend who was also interested in Bionicle. We made these booklets out of composition notebooks which were supposed to be chronicles of Bionicle's lore. It's really just passages from the Bionicle Wikia that I copied down alongside some Bionicle images from comics/magazines/instructions/etc., so it's less exciting than the other one, but here it is if you want to thumb through it.
     
    I've got a bunch of small mementos and such from Bionicle, and I'm glad I managed to hold on to them for so long. I've got no clue where I'll be years from now, or even months from now, but I hope I can keep my Bionicle stuff with me forever.
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    Combiners

    By Nescent,

    Wildlife of the Ancient City is out.
     
    FINALLLY BECAUSE HOLY MONKEYTRUMPETS THAT WAS A LOT OF WORK
     
    Most of the combiners that I made were included in the final project, but there were a few that didn't make the cut. Figured I'll post them here because why not, a couple of them are kinda cute. I'll even make up some names and descriptions.
     

     
    Scuttle
    Found in and around the streams in the mountain range. These are a small and friendly Water Rahi which use a saw-like appendage to dig into the ground in search of food. (This is the only one that I kind of regret not including...cutie-pie.)
     

     
    Charged Hunter
    A vicious predator found stalking the marshes of the decaying jungle. These Rahi are indistinguishable from their surroundings, and have a massive pincer-tail which they use to restrain their prey.
     

     
    Rock Drifter
    An absurdly large, slow-moving beast found in the highest and flattest parts of the mountains.
     

     
    Ice Vulture
    A similar species to the Vulture which is more cruel...This guy is cold to the heart.
     

     
    Stream Scavenger
    I had to dive into the icy-cold streams of the mountain stretch to find this little guy. Stream Scavengers poke around in the mushy bottoms of the streams, scavenging for small plants to eat.
     

     
    Tenlim
    He's called Tenlim 'cause he's got ten limbs. Seriously the ugliest Rahi I've ever seen, I mean what's with that face?
     
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    Anyway go and read Wildlife of the Ancient City! I'm going to take a nice long break from making combiners.
  16. Nescent

    Dead Arm

    By Nescent,

    Today I passed out with my arm tucked beneath my pillow. A couple hours later, I awoke in that same position, and my right arm was dead. From the elbow down, it just felt like rubber. Couldn't move it at all, and it was completely numb. It was really weird to lift my arm up, and watch my hand just flop down like a piece of meat. After a couple minutes, it went back to normal, so I guess there's no lasting damage.
     
    Side note: the second Harry Potter movie had a fairly accurate portrayal of this.
  19. Nescent
    Long story short, I had to leave most of my possessions with my brother when I flew down to FL. So for the past ~6 months, I haven't even had my own computer! Well a couple of days ago he said he would go ahead and ship one of my PCs to me, so in a couple of weeks I'll finally be able to produce music again. After I set it up and start a project (because I've had an idea burning in my head for weeks...), I have a fun music-related activity planned that I will host on my blog. He can't ship my nice Yamaha HS80m monitors to me, so instead I have to use my old M-Audio 4" monitors...at least I don't have to use regular computer speakers though!
     
    I also added a title to my blog finally. But I was too nervous to make an actual title so I just wrote that instead. And the description is because in three days my name will be "Quinary Sector," which is my new permanent alias to replace "Jeordeon."
     
    So that's what's going on in my life right now! While I wait, I've been hunting for the new Bionicle sets. I can afford Pohatu, Gali, and Onua, so hopefully I can find them on Tuesday the 6th. I already have Kopaka and the Protector of Stone, which is keeping me entertained for now.
  20. Nescent

    Glomp

    By Nescent,

    I was at Walmart today and the Minecraft sets caught my eye. If they had Snow Hideout I probably would have caved in and bought it...fortunately they didn't, but they did have a bunch of $5 Mixels, so I decided to finally buy one.
     

     
    Mixels are pretty great. It was a tough choice between this guy and the purple wizard, in the end I made a snap decision and went with Glomp. I like his mustache.
  21. Nescent

    Having blood drawn

    By Nescent,

    I have to have blood drawn every month to get it tested, and I learned three months ago (the first time that I had it drawn) that I'm totally prone to passing out. Tomorrow I have to give blood for the third time, and I'm dreading it. Here's what happened when I passed out:
     
    -was blind for 3+ minutes
    -the nurse kept putting ammonia in my face and it took a few seconds for me to smell it
    -couldn't talk
    -my hearing got...weird
     
    It was an interesting experience...but I hope it doesn't happen again. Afterwards I am going to check a few stores for Bionicle, since apparently Target restocks toys on Tuesdays.
  23. Nescent

    Last day in FL

    By Nescent,

    Well, not quite. I'm moving in about 36 hours.
     
    Going back to Alabama! Neither Florida nor Alabama have really felt like the right place for me, but I am excited to move back to my hometown. A wonderful friend is giving me a place to stay while I get settled...It's gonna be sweet.
  24. Nescent
    Has that gold Skull Spider mask actually done anything in the story? I need to watch the rest of those webisodes.
     
    ***
     
    I just finished reading The Subtle Knife a few minutes ago, and can't wait to start The Amber Spyglass. I last read the His Dark Materials trilogy 6-7 years ago in middle school so it really feels like the first time reading it, yet there's a lot of familiar stuff as well.
     
    I also finished the Harry Potter series some time ago and shed more tears than I care to admit. After His Dark Materials I'm going to read Hyperion, I'm looking forward to seeing what that's all about.
  25. Nescent

    Magma Tahu

    By Nescent,

    I just had to build something with that pretty transparent Mask of Fire. In my head this is just "trans-fluorescent-orange lava Toa," but officially he's a Tahu remake. For the most part there are no new tricks with this build, but I am extremely happy with those upper-arms (even if they are a major hassle to pose).
     
    Anyway, hope you like it, here's the topic in BBC.
     
    On a totally unrelated note, I've been producing a lot of music for the past few days, and I'm going to share one of the songs here because people might actually be interested in it...it's a Plants vs Zombies cover! It is a Dub remake of
    , and it's sounding pretty spectacular if I may say so myself. I'm pretty stoked about it.
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