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  1. 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. 🤨
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    Pobc

    By Nescent,

    I was quite surprised when I logged on that I had the Premier Outstanding BZP Citizenship status today, and it was nice! =D Anyways, it's nice to be Premier agian. =) Another six months of joyous perks...
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    To Charleston!

    By Nescent,

    On May 15th I may be making the 8-hour trip to Charleston, SC, to see my oldest brother graduate from his military training, and after visiting for a couple of days I'll be returning with my belongings (PC & speakers & Midi keyboard & other things that I've missed dearly). I mean it's probably going to happen, it just depends on the condition of my parent's car. So I'm really amped right now and just wanted to share with someone!
     
    One or two or none of you may have noticed that my activity around these parts has dropped almost entirely over the past month or two. I still frequent BZP and the blogs every day, and hopefully this place flares up around August when the skull gang is unleashed, so I'll feel compelled to participate in discussion again.
     
    I had a dream this morning about Bionicle sets. Next year's wave had been released, consisting of underwater-adapted Toa that looked pretty much identical to the Mahri, except in the new oddly-shaped boxes. There were also Turaga, and I collected them all. The interesting part of the dream was that I was underwater, in this magnificent dark blue sea filled with wreckage that had been inhabited by friendly mer-people. It was one of those dreams where I spent the day wishing that it wasn't a dream...it was just so cozy.
     
    I am also rewatching Lost again. I think this is my third time watching the show. Every time I rewatch it, I discover new stuff that makes me giddy and excited. Little things, like Kate's toy airplane. It was in safety deposit box #815!
     
    A few days ago I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. I'm ashamed to admit that it is the first book I've read in over a year, but it reminded me that I love reading, and since then I've also read Ender's Game, and have some more HP books in the mail. I think I'll give The Wheel of Time a shot in the near future. I know little about it, but I've heard some outstanding reviews.
     
    Oh and my little brother bought a bass guitar. For at least 4 hours a day (but usually longer) I have to listen to him struggle to strum the same four melodies over and over and over and over...it's quite agitating.
     
    That's about it. A little general update, for anyone interested.
  4. 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.
  5. Nescent

    MOO

    By Nescent,

    But seriously. I just wanted to give a little update on Music of Okoto - I put it off for, like, two months, but I'm still going to finish it. Been working on it a lot the past few days.
     
    Music of Okoto is a series of in-universe songs from the G2 Bionicle universe, as in, the music that the villagers play. There will be one song for each Region, and maybe a few extras. Here's a detailed report of how much I have made:
     
    RoJ: 1 song finished.
    RoE: 1 song conceptualized, haven't really started this one.
    RoF: 1 song about half-way finished.
    RoS: 1 song about half-way finished.
    RoI: 1 song being finished.
    RoW: 2 songs being finished.
     
    Each song is 2-3 minutes long, with a brief accompanying story to give some context, and help set up the mood.
     
    I have to finish it within the next week or two, so expect it to be posted pretty soon!
     
    While I'm here, I guess I'll also talk about Creatures of Okoto. You may have noticed that the progress meter in my signature hasn't really budged for a while; unfortunately, I haven't been able to pick up all the 2016 sets yet, so I haven't been able to work on it. Plus, with the cold winter weather (yes it's been freezing here in Florida and I love it), it's been hard to stay motivated to work on it. I still need all the Akamai sets (Fire/Earth/Stone), and I'm gonna be super busy for a while, so I really don't know when I will be able to finish Creatures. Here's what I do have, though:
     
    RoI: 3 combiners
    RoJ: 4 combiners
    RoW: 3 combiners
     
    All with photos and instructions made. I am aiming for 5 combiners in each Region, so I do have some progress made, at least. Anyway, now you're all caught up with my Bionicle projects; Music of Okoto will be out soon™, and Creatures of Okoto is TBD.
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    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.
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    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!
  8. Nescent
    I'm planning a third installment to my Wildlife Combiners series, which will be called Creatures of Okoto. I'd like to make a video for the project, and what can I do to make the video special?
     
    Well, I decided to make a soundtrack for each Region. I've got some concepts for all six regions of Okoto, but the Region of Jungle is already a full song, and I'm going to share it here to hopefully get some feedback.
     
    https://soundcloud.com/nascentmusic/region-of-jungle/s-qCl4X
     
    The idea is that this could actually be played in-universe, by the villagers of each tribe. And I'm trying to capture the spirit of what I imagine each region to be, so the Region of Fire's soundtrack will be a heavy, fast song, whereas the Region of Water's will be slow and passive, etc.
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    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.
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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
  11. Nescent
    It's been over a month since I started working at McDonalds, and it's been going well. I seem to be doing better than some of the kids that work there. I've also been living with a friend, and I'm really excited to move into my own apartment. It'll be fantastic to finally have a space for my cat, and to once again have my own room. Getting sick and tired of living in other people's places.
     
    But personal space issues aside, living with the roommate is overall a lot of fun. You know those Monopoly cards that McDonalds does every year? Most of them are the collectible properties, but some are free food. Well, my roommate eats at McDonads a lot, and saved up seven cards for free medium fries...So we did the obvious thing and redeemed all seven at once. And a diet coke of course.
     

     
    2/10 do not recommend. That pretty quickly began to taste like just a heap of salt and starch.
  12. Nescent

    Producing Again

    By Nescent,

    I was forced to take a hiatus from producing music, but as of a couple days ago I am able to make stuff again! Here's the first thing I've made in eight months.
     
    When I first got my computer set up, I started producing immediately, but it was awful. I couldn't do the most basic things. Fortunately I wrapped my head around everything pretty quickly, and right now I am working on a Bionicle song that I've been wanting to start for a month or so. It uses samples from the webisodes, and there are sections for each Toa with music that tries to reflect their personalities. Ekimu's Prophecy of Heroes will play through the intro, and some other piece of dialogue will play through the breakdown. It's sounding pretty cool so far, even if I'm only just starting. Maybe I'll share some WiPs after I've spent more time on it.
  14. Nescent
    I've been building some Creatures with the new sets for my next combiner series, and here's an alternate for Melum...that I can't finish.
     

     
    Isn't it such a cute little snow turtle thing? There aren't any good parts left for a head. Poor adorable little snow critter doesn't get to be in the project.
  15. 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.
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    SW: Yay

    By Nescent,

    I wasn't sure if I'd be able to see Force Awakens, but my brother decided to treat us to tickets tomorrow!
     
    Confession: I haven't even seen the trailer.
     
    I'm excited. And, I haven't even had anything spoiled yet. Wonderful.
  17. Nescent

    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.
  18. Nescent
    Creatures of Okoto



    (...Preview.)


     
    I'm moving pretty soon, and starting to work, and having to leave some stuff behind, and probably taking a little hiatus from Bionicle, at least to some degree. I'll still log on here and do This Month in Bionicle, but MOCs will probably be difficult, so Creatures of Okoto is being postponed. But, since I have a handful of combiners already, I'm going to share what I've got, rather than just sitting on them.
     
    So, these are all made with the 2016 sets, and all of them have instructions (which have been put together similar to LEGO's official instructions, in the form of PDF booklets). Here are some pointers I've been following to enhance the quality of these, compared to my previous combiners:
     
    -Use more parts. The alternates (made with just one set) use 80-90 percent of the pieces, at least. Combiners with two or more sets use at least 75 percent, in general.
    -Higher standards. For each MOC I include, there are one or two that didn't make the cut.
    -More photos. The topic will have one photo per MOC, but the video will show them off from different angles.
     
    So without further ado, here are my Creatures of Okoto! (Bear in mind that, as a WiP, some of these have makeshift backgrounds, or no backgrounds at all.)
     
    Region of Jungle
    Crystal Swamp Mite - Small insect found the the swamps. Built with Uxar, Creature of Jungle.
    Swamp Gorgat - Large, camouflaged Creature which disguises itself as swamp-plants by stooping into the murky waters. Built with Umarak and Uxar.
    Jungle Strider - Nimble and prone to fighting, but not very good at it. Built with Lewa, Uniter of Jungle.
    Jungle Mammoth - Large and hostile, with powerful tusks. Built with Umarak, the Hunter.
     
    Region of Ice
    Snow Runner - Small, swift Creature, able to evade any foe. Built with Melum, Creature of Ice.
    Snow Bunny - Large and generally friendly, but capable of defending itself. Built with Kopaka, Uniter of Ice.
    Ice Crusher - Massive, intelligent, territorial, and very mean. Built with Kopaka and Gali.
     
    Region of Water
    Coral Stalker - Generally passive, large Creatures which prowl among colorful coral reefs. Built with Gali and Lewa.
    Reef Spider - Common, simple Creatures which have little means of self-defense, but attract little attention. Built with Gali, Uniter of Water.
    Gaboo - Somewhat large, stupid Creatures which harass the villagers, both above the water and under the sea.
     
    Also, stay tuned for Music of Okoto: Songs of the Villagers. I'll be posting the topic tomorrow morning!
  19. 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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    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.
  22. 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.
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    Purple Mixel MOCs

    By Nescent,

    So far I own Glomp, Wizwuz, Magnifo, and Niksput, and they are all super fun. Here are a couple little guys I made for fun this morning. Mixels are a lot of fun to build!
  24. 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.
  25. Nescent

    One year of MOCs

    By Nescent,

    I've been busy as a Bohrok this year in my MOC building, so here's a little review of everything I made in 2015. Life is starting to speed up through January and February, so I don't know how active I can be in 2016, but I'll still be here on BZP. I know I couldn't live with myself if I faded away from the Bionicle reboot.
     
    Speaking of which, I'll be heading to the store soon, since the local Target supposedly has some 2016 Bionicle sets in stock. Time to spend that Christmas money.
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