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Now that we have good pics of the Makuta Phantoka, I feel fit to continue my review. Vamprah looks to be rather awesome. His mask is nice (but I foresee it being a pain to draw in my new style), and his limbs are nice. The silver Takadox armor will be a MOCist's dream, at least once they make more of it. Limbs are nice. His wing/arm design is marvelously batlike, and I love the legs. Wing pieces leave something to be desired ("something" being practical pistons). I wonder why he has to have four of them, and where the two not on the hands are attached. That may determine whether he's a good or a bad set in my eyes. Oh, and also... Mata Blue... Antroz's wings aren't nearly as well executed. Their attachment to the arms rather than the torso means that when you adjust the arms to pose him you'll have to adjust the wings to compensate-- an extra step I'd rather not have needed to take. The wing pieces themselves are lacking in the same way as Vamprah's. I also am wondering why LEGO even took the extra step to make so many wing pieces instead of spending their new piece budget on something more awesome, but what the heck. I'll find uses for them. Swords are awesome, especially if those pistons are practical *is hopeful*. The mask seems OK as well... I'm not too enthused about any of the masks as an MOCist, since I can hardly picture them on good guy MOCs, something even the Kraahkan had the potential for. I also may have trouble drawing this one in my style; only time will tell. Chirox's tools look so unconventional that I can tell neither what they are nor whether they have pistons whatsoever; the small size of available (legitimate) pics fails to help. Are his wings the same as Vamprah's? Hard to tell. The new variation of Piraka feet is nice; I wish people would realize that the more similar a part is to an older version the more useable it will be on MOCs that intend to have stylistic consistency. The use of Nuparu Mahri armor is awkward in my opinion. The double elbows will also make him seem more awkward if one intends to place him in any normal humanoid poses. Metru chest armor is NEVER good when used in that manner, IMHO. Lastly, the mask scares me, and not in a good way. He's the Phantoka I'm least anxious for (though it's decided that our little bro's getting him, anyway). Overall: The weapon looks promising. The torso and "ribcage" pieces are harder to judge. While stylistic consistency would appear to be present, there's a serious fault by my standards in that there are no practical pistons evident. In this lack of practical pistons throughout, the Makuta Phantoka remind me (not in a pleasant way) of the Rahkshi, but for them this makes more than a bit of sense, and will be convenient in my drawings (on which I remove or replace most pistons anyway). Sadly, I don't think I'll be able to draw these guys until Greg releases info on their personalities, or such information is acquired from a source like Amazon.de. Still, I expect to be able to put together awesome drawings of them, and this optimism means you can expect at least one once info has been released for me to work with. Good Makuta? As with the Nuva, without a doubt. Good sets? As with the Nuva, that remains to be seen, and I'm not too optimistic. Still, the choice of parts seems superb with both in most cases, and the design of the new parts seems OK as well. Thanks for listening, please leave any comments you may have. Vale. With all due respect, Aanchir: Rachira of Time.
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It's been way too long since one of the staff got pranked. ~D
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I now pronounce myself the Almightycharimanoftheuniverseandexpertoneverythingincludingcupholderseminars, fear my new wrath.
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Well, since everyone else has done (p)reviews, I figure I'll do one, especially in light of the new pic with which the magazine has provided us, better in quality than the leaked pics, even! (Greg was right! ) I'll start with the Nuva, since I want to get this started on a good note. Lewa Nuva-- Lewa Nuva was initially that which I liked least. Now, with new and better pics available, that role has been passed to Kopaka. The new Miru Nuva, some might argue, is vastly different than the old one. Not so, say I. Though the spikes are not present aside from a finlike one on the top, there are other similarities which include the two cheek-boxes on the sides (now in propellor flavors!) and the overall shape of the mouth. Yes, I made an edit to prove it. As for the rest of Lewa's construction, let me begin by stating that I don't like his sword all that much, though I will not deny that it is suited to him. The reason I don't like it is a matter of function-- no practical pistons, no apparent joints, no evident function whatsoever from the pics with which we have been provided. However, I must say this is just a bad direction LEGO seemed to take with the Mahri, and perhaps one I will grow to love. The jet on the back brings relief in that it has implied pistons and that yes, they appear practical! People complain that the torso construction is boring, but as I have pointed out in the past, normal Toa torso constructions have varied more in this story book than ever before, and at least the Inika torso piece has been shown to be useable in other sets (more than can be said than ANY other Toa torso piece in the past). The practical pistons on the Nuparu Inika chest armor are also a plus. His feet and legs are a bit disappointing, though the feet will grow on me and I can't complain about the use of Inika thigh armor-- possibly the best armor suited to the Nuva. More on that later. Pohatu Nuva-- Pohatu Nuva initially was a bit upsetting-- some of the ideas I'd seen in "OMG brown is gone!1!11!!" topics had been semi-reasonable, the best being the idea of using Keetorange and Avak brown in conjunction. However, I think the more subdued color scheme used here actually seems better-suited to Pohatu, and as I have said since the start we at least won't have to hear all that cool dudic (for the word I would like to use is censored, and this evokes the same meaning in use of the same suffix) whining about how "yellow rocks don't exist! yellow sand doesn't exist!" Anyway, I've grown to like this new color scheme (and anyone who says orange is a fire color should tell that to the makers of all those Nuparu revamps). Pohatu's mask, while it bears a less obvious resemblance to the older form, still has a few minor similarities, and more importantly a look well-suited to Pohatu. And LEGO knew what they were thinking by making it Vahilike in both color and shape-- whether or not people like the mask, people will buy it in order to get their hands on "the new vahi." (sorry, no edits until I can get my hands on a pic both large and non-leaked). As for his torso, I applaud it. It gives Pohatu that beefy look that works so well for him, though I would have preferred if his shoulders were attached in the exact same way as Kongu's (they are too flat as-is). His leg and arm armor is not the ideal armor I mentioned before, it is necessary to keep him from looking lanky as opposed to beefy. Feet and armor choice also helps to provide stylistic consistency with his mask. The drills/propellors are probably the best tools for early '08, though I can't see any pistons that appear practical. Thus is the dreadful result of function and poseability-- practical pistons are lost each time such a change is made. Still, without the function, these tools would be rather pathetic, so I'll get over it. Kopaka Nuva-- Mask equates to disappointment. I love the lightsaber blade eyepiece-- it works well with Kopaka-- and will get over the switching of the eyepiece in time, though it will make an awkward transition present in my drawings of Kopaka. Also, it is ridiculous to say that it looks too much like Whenua's mask-- by that logic, the Kaukau Nuva looked too much like the Hau, as did the Avohkii. My main problem with it is a shameful bias-- I hated the Akaku Nuva in the first place. Wings are good. I don't care that they look like airplane wings; I think airplane wings are much better than angel wings or FINS (THEY'RE NOT WINGS!!!!) for a Toa of Ice. The bayonet is a plus-- while I mourn the loss of his sword and shield, this seems just as well-suited to Kopaka's icy personality. Plus, it gives some much-needed variation to the skyblaster. No practical pistons, sadly. The torso seems cliche at first glance, but from various pics I have ascertained that these torsos are more than they appear (they have to be to make the piggyback feature possible and simple). Leg, arm, and foot armor is also good, though it is beginning to appear said armor is not light bley as I so earnestly hoped. Overall-- Midak Skyblaster is a beautiful weapon, and one that will be thankfully easy to draw with some minor stylization. It also looks promising in terms of function. Color schemes look promising for these Toa, though I should hope they will not become standard-- I was liking the variation in sets as of late. Torsos are as much as we could have expected based on precedent. I sat that overall, these new Nuva get an 8/10 (mostly brought down by Kopaka). That is apt to change once better pics (or even better, the sets themselves) become available.
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Been watching a lot of Godfather lately. Couldn't resist the title pun... Anyway, my blog needs a facelift. First, I killed the Freestyle Soccer block. It takes up space and no one will miss it. I deleted Respect List. Sorry Guys. I fixed the USDA Prime Logo and added stuff for that. I'm also working on the music block, but it's not done yet. I also fixed and updated a gazillion other stuff. Yes, a gazillion. Try and find em. I also added a hidden link to a SKY KITTEN!11!!1! Find it. Live Life. Watch Avatar Tonight at 8. -FFBuu
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So, I've abandoned this thing again. I really want to start using it. I haven't had one of those things were members get to ask me questions and I answer them. So this entry will do just that. Ask away!
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I'm using this colour now
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It's time. So, here's how it goes: You ask questions, I answer them. Anything BZPower-friendly is fine, though I reserve the right to not answer any given question. Questions of inappropriate nature will be deleted. So tell your friends and let's get this started!
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As far as I know, shops in blogs are allowed, if not, please let me know. So, here, request whatever you want, but PM it to me, if you have a certain image you want used, tag that along, any text or qoutes, those too. I'll do just about anything from banners, to blog images, to avatars, and, blog pets, one of a kind, I'll make 'em for you. So, I guess, this is open.
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Ok this game is really quite hard, so heres what you do. You have to find the link, that'll take you to a picture, and tell you something, you have to tell me where you found it IN A PM MESSAGE ONLY!! And I'll tell you the prize afterwards. So go find it, its hiding in the blog, on the front page.
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Well, I decided to use L as my new name, I'll be back to normal in 45 days or so.
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I'm going to change my name soon to a Deathnote related name, like L, but anyone have any suggestions?
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As an Administrator at BZPower, I receive a lot of PMs. Unfortunately, there's a lot of stuff people send me that should be sent elsewhere. In an attempt to set things straight, I'm making this entry. First off, I enjoy hearing from members. If you have a question or comment or suggestion, don't hesitate to contact me. I'll do my best to get back to you, but I make no promises. If you are reporting something, however, it should NOT be sent to me, we have systems in place to process various reports so that the important ones get to me and the lesser things do not. Here's a list of various things and where they should be reported: News - Send all news reports to news@bzpower.com. I do not read news reports sent to me via PM.Signature & Avatar Violations - These should be sent to any Forum Assistant. They process the reports and the Global Moderators and Administrators take care of them.Advertising Violations - Send all advertising violations to AdvertAlert. Myself and other Admins check this account regularly and handle all reports.Blog Violations - These should be sent to BlogAlert. Blog Assistants will go through the reports and then the Blog Leader and myself will take care of anything that's left.Profile Comment Violations - These should also be sent to Forum Assistants. Again, they process the reports and then higher staff take care of them.Individual Forum Problems - These should be sent to the Forum Leader of the forum in question. If they don't reply in a reasonable amount of time, contact a Global Moderator.Official Topic Requests - Again, these should be sent to the Forum Leader of the forum in question. The Forum Leaders generally have the final decision on things that happen in their forums. If it's not on this list, feel free to contact me about it. If it should be sent to someone else, I'll either forward it there or let you know, but if it's on the above list, it will likely be ignored. Thanks everyone, and happy Thanksgiving!
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Note this important topic. ©1984-2007 Toaraga EAM
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You are expecting a list aren't you? Well, you won't get one. You'll get something better. A few days ago I was thinking about this in relation to BZP. Then a friend came to me and was disappointed so I gave him my advice. I added more than what I told him though. Good bloggers are those who don't give up despite not getting what to them seems like no attention. Comments and ratings are great ways to give feedback, this feedback helps people improve. Comments allow people to discuss the subject. Not everyone has an opinion on it, so please don't expect everyone to comment. Therefore, if you want people to comment a little more, I have some tips. One of the best ways to start having a good blog is to make it look neat. If you use basic grammar your blog can go far. One thing that I think holds some blogs back is they don't use any good grammar. And those blogs have had good content, but if a blog is a pain to read, most people won't read it. This step is one of the most important. The other big thing I can give some advice on is content. If a each entry is about the same thing, it gets boring. Mix it up! Whether you want to have an insane blog or a more serious blog is your choice. Then there are the blogs that fall in the middle. I try to keep my blog somewhere in the middle, I have the crazy entries, I have the normal entries, and I have the serious entries. I have seen many blogs, both good and bad, and I've seen many bloggers who haven't given up despite not getting comments. I've seen some fantastic blogs that don't get many comments, and those blogs have entries that vary. The best thing to do is get peoples attention, get them to read a few entries, and they will return. And I've seen that happen. Unpopular blogs gain some popularity. So, for those of you out there who don't have popular blogs, don't give up. In time, your blog will gain popularity. Now that I think about it, before I became staff, not many people knew who I was. So, I attracted readers, and gained some popularity. Heck I won a Blog of the Week, that really surprised me. Look where I am now, I get to help people more than I could back then.. So I do know what it is like to have an unpopular blog, but I found things that people commented on. Remember, don't give up. It would also be good to note grabbing the readers attention, an example of this is the fact that Omi is leaving BZPower. Farewell, Omi. (Also, this entry is not about Omi.) Kohaku
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Instead of the acronym IAIC, I'm using the acronym IAIA Now take a guess PS: The second "I" has a different meaning EDIT: The International Adventurer IA will be revealed in two days
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I can almost count the numbers of how many readers clicked that title. After reading Good Bloggers, an entry about me of course, I decided to write another entry about getting that extra piece of stardom. I mentioned this before in my Pimp Your Blog entry, but I wanted to say it again. A good way to grab a reader is with that grabber. A grabber means to catch the attention of something. When used in writing papers as such, the grabber is the title of the paper and the first paragraph, more specifically that first sentence. When it comes to blogs, I just need the title, because if you clicked to read this entry, I already gained that view from you (and I assumed you have also read part of the entry). When you want to grab that read, have a title that will have the person say "this is interesting". Having entry titles with things like "My Life", "Hello", "I Ate Cheese" are really boring. Spice it up a bit with things like "My Depressing State of Adventure", "Greetings For the Umpteenth Time" and "I Starve Myself By Eating Cheese". As Dane Cook would say, put yourself in danger and the person will start to focus on you instead of something else. When used in this sense, just exaggerate the title. Make your title catchy. -Omi
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Why is there never anyone is S&T when I'm online?
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Just voted in all the polls. there are some excellent entries.
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This blog need like life support or something, I mean it keeps dying. What is this the third time that it die? I guess this is the third time; through I am not keeping count. Anyway on to the point of this entry, I got question for you all. I am pretty sure no one will answer this question, but I thought I give it a shot and ask my visitors. Would anyone be interest in reading my take on Tahu's first moments, when he awakens in his canister as it swam to the shore of Mata Nui? I am asking for I am in writer mood that I just want to write something Bionicle related that isn't any of my incomplete epics. This mood was inspired by my World Literature II class about two days ago, when my teacher allow us to write freely instead of having to rewrite the passage, we read in another form like First person of Third person limited. So, I wrote on the paper in First person about Tahu awaking in his canister before he landed on the shore of Mata Nui. And I felt like add on to what I wrote expect in the Third person, since I don't like make the character sound like it is me, when it isn't. If you could answer this for me, I would greatly appreciate it for then I would know if people would be interest in reading. Well, thanks for visiting my blog, please do come again.
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I have an idea. A decent idea. Finally. To the MOCbox! -Seran
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Known criminal Adventurer is plotting again. With the PM system back up, the IAIA fears he may try to gather new followers. If you receive a PM from Adventurer, do not read it! He is armed an dangerous. Thank you for you cooperation.
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Has anyone else noticed that the most posted in blog entries, or so it seems to me, seem to have the least time and thought used to make them. Either that or the person is famous. Much like entries like: So I herded a lot of cows today. And: POHATU HAS HELICOPTER BLADES!!! And so on... And that's my miniature rant for today. Wasn't it so fun? ... The correct answer is no.
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Guess what the current name of my blog stands for and I'll give you a peanut
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One thing that can irk a person is when they are silenced and thwarted easily. Due to current situations, I advise that all members (yes you guys) to silence the threats of BZP. How can you do that? - Set your Blog to Comment Approval. You will see the threat before it is made public and you can easily delete it. - Set your Profile to Comment Approval. You will see the threat before it is made public and you can easily delete it. Yes I know it may be a hassle, but it is more of a hassle when threats are made public. So please do this so your blog and profile can be safe. -Omi
