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The deal is sealed. I, instead bought off another site and am going to somebody's house today to pick up a huge load of Bionicles for $20. It has Mata, Metru, and titans plus more. I'll let you guys know what I got in the next entry.
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What do any of you expect for next year? Storyline-wise or set-wise? I think we can all expect projectiles, but do you think the set prices will go even higher? What role do you think takanuva will play in it, after all, we have basically assumed that he is most likely the one returning character. Do you think the bad guys will be some sort of gang like the piraka, all on their own? Will they be evil rahi? Will the good guys still be toa? Will there still be a line of six of them? I wan't your opinion, because I'm not to sure. I think there's going to be a few significant changes, but I'm wondering what you think. I think that the villans aren't going to be like anything we've had before, and we're not in the matoran universe, so many of us think the red star is the most likely place for the location of 2009, so would there even be any good guys? Or just takanuva? Would he be all alone? I think that would rock, having him versus a few villains. If they weren't too strong, maybe they could overwhelm him somehow, and in the summer, he could find help. Like how the past storylines have been with the bad guys coming first, of course it would come with it's own titans as well. Maybe sine they'd probably be on the red star, there could be an entire village of lightning matoran living there, their existence unkown to the rest of the universe. And possibly the good guys would be all toa of lightning.
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So today I was rather frustrated because we went garage sailing, and I found nothing. No magazines, books, anything. Squat. So I got onto a site that sells Lego products. I would mention the name, but it has forums. After reactivating my account, I managed to pinpoint a certain past seller's store, and checked it out. Then my jaw just fell to the floor. He had almost over a million things in his store. I also had 36 smacks. So that meant one thing - I ordered parts. I'm a bit short on useful ones at the moment. I have tons of pins and weapons that can't be used for anything good, as well as the occasional tile that doesn't end up anywhere. Plus, my MOCs are, face it, terrible. Compared to Bunda's, Cajun's, JackHunters, ANYBODYS, they look like joe blow thrown together sets. They have pretty much no system in them which is my current goal. As some people would say, my MOCs 'need moar system'. Anyway, here's what I ordered. - 8567 Lewa Nuva (no instructions or container) Parts in very good condition. (x1) - Black Technic, Axle 2 Notched (x150) - Dark Gray Technic, Liftarm 1 x 3 Thin (x10) - Medium Blue Technic, Angle Connector #5 - 112.5 degrees (x1) - Orange Technic Connector 2 x 3 with Ball Socket, Open Sides (x5) - Pearl Light Gray Arm Mechanical, Exo-Force / Bionicle (x6) - Pearl Light Gray Bionicle 1 x 3 Tooth with Axle Hole (x20) - Purple Hose, Ribbed 7mm D. 2L (x1) - Purple Hose, Ribbed 7mm D. 4L (x1) - Purple Technic Connector 2 x 3 with Ball Socket, Open Sides (x7) - Purple Technic, Liftarm 1 x 7 with Fan (x2) - Purple Tile, Modified 1 x 2 Grill with Bottom Groove / Lip (x15) - Trans-Neon Orange Wave Rounded (Castle Dragon Flame, Seaweed, Water) (x50) - Yellow Technic Connector 2 x 3 with Ball Socket, Open Sides (x1) Can somebody help me and show me to a site that can actually provide copyable images so I can show everybody what pieces I'm talking about? Thanks. The total for all of this was $13.75 or something close to that. Without shipping, but the shipping will probably cost about five dollars. That's a screaming good deal. With these I can actually spice up my MOCs. Until next time, au revoir.
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5 hours to build Axalara T9. Well worth the price. I hope that Lewa's Axalara Version mask is made into red eventually. Alku
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I made a blog entry about the Mistika a while back. It was quite negative, I seem to recall. Now that I own the three Toa, I thought I should post an updated account of my opinions. I'm still not happy that these are the Nuva. The only set out of all the Toa who's stayed true to his colour scheme is Onua, and the only one who looks anything like his 2003 counterpart is Takanuva. I'm not going to talk about Takanuva, though. I've already done a review of him. Now, the Mistika feel pretty much like your average run-of-the-mill churned out Toa set - at least since 2006. Basic builds focusing on a Piraka/Inika torso, familiar limbs and a few slapped on parts. I'm also really dissapointed to see the projectile weapons become their main - and only - weapons. The tools are often the high point of the set, and one of the clinching reasons for buying Lewa was his incredible tool. I really love melee weapons (although I frequently complain to anyone who will listen about how hard they are to draw) and it's a shame to see them go. The Nynrah Ghostblasters really aren't an adequate substitute. I am quite impressed at how different each Toa's blaster looks, though. Tahu's looks like quite a simple one-handed blaster, Gali's looks more like a powerful two-handed weapon while Onua's looks like the biggest gun from the heavy weapons department. It's a nice touch, even if it is achieved using only one or two pieces. Nevertheless, their firing capabilities are poor compared to the Midak Skyblasters and the ammo keeps on falling out. Appearance wise, they look great. The bright silver adds a balance to the darker colours, although I find it dominates somewhat. A bit unfortunate, seeing as silver is not supposed to be their primary colour last I checked. Still, the result is satisfactory and they look very heroic. One frustrating point is the red and blue pins and rods. In the past, blue pins would blend in with the blue sets and strive to annihilate every other colour scheme possible. Now it has a parter, the red pin, which is even more devastating and is particularly effective against blue sets. Why, lego? Why? I mean pins is one thing, but sticking giant red fins and jets on a black set which already has three different colours in it? What are you thinking!? There are one or two variations in build, but nothing substantial. I wasn't expecting Gali's neck to connect the way it does - or Onua's, for that matter. I also...no, wait, that's about it for surprises. No, wait, I've got another one! The jets on Onua attach differently to how I might have expected, sticking out at an angle. Nice touch, I thought. Playing with them is quite fun, but the group just doesn't look like at team anymore. With the old Nuva you could tell they belonged to the same team as they followed the same colour scheme conventions and used the same body, armour legs etc. (but still managed to be unique, I might add). The six Nuva now look like random Toa thrown together from seperate corners of the universe with the odd similar feature strung on somewhere. Perhaps if they'd kept the grey as the secondary colour, or even better given the Phantoka silver, it might have worked. Still, the Mistika are a nice bunch of sets despite this. My main complaint is, as I've said before, their lack of similarity to the original Nuva. I cannot even begin to assosciate one with the other, which is quite frustrating. A pity, because I do like them. For further Inika/Piraka rehashes they're good and do the job very well, but they're also Inika/Piraka rehashes and so are hardly deserving of new group names. The Makuta, on the other hand, I adore completely. I didn't like them that much when I saw them, and didn't really like them until I had them out and built. Pictures really do not give an accurate impression of a set. Take Krika, for example. Initially I thought 'oh no, another annoying unposeable four-legged thing'. The four legged thing actually makes him more poseable, will you believe. He can stand perfectly upright unlike Vamprah, or he can be stretched out so far his body is horizontal. Either way, it looks awesome! The other two sets are great two. Bitil is the one I was most anticipating getting my hands on, although I'm still not sure why. No, no! I'm not saying he's bad! Quiet those misguided thoughts! Of all of them, Bitil is the most humanoid (well, he is humanoid) and still manages to be very tall despite having a short torso. He also uses a yellow colour not seen since 2003 on Jaller! I wasn't sure whether he used that colour or Keetorange when I saw the pics, but it's great to see an old colour return! He also has very interesting tools and a great way of attaching the wings, although I find it hard to think of them as wings. Gorast looks awesome and looks menacing in absolutely any pose you might put her in, but is the most awkward to play with. The short arms make posing them difficult, as does the attachment of the wings. It's a cool idea but one that, in the end, dissapoints when it comes to playability. All of them use a black Metru arm to attach the head to the torso, which in every instance except Krika allows considerably more poseability. Krika's more difficult because of how the head is attached and the huge spikey thing that stretches back over his head. You know what I mean, right? Anyway, I really like this setup. It's especially good for Bitil as it adds significantly to his height and allows the Makuta to go from tall, imposing masters of shadow to necks-bent-forward hissing monsters. Except Gorast. She's always going to be short. All in all the Mistika are a nice group of sets, although the Nuva feel nothing like the Nuva and I sometimes find it hard to imagine the three mutated monstrosities to be proud members of the Brotherhood, but who cares? They look awesome! In conclusion, Nuva quite good but not the Nuva, Makuta very nice indeed.
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So I bought Lewa a few days ago to buy Spiriah, and it turns out he sucked. Oh well, at least I have another Makuta in my collection. Then I had lots of leftover pieces from Lewa, and thought 'hmm, what to do with these..'. So with a little idea I thought of, and some inspiration from Roa, I built a Chibi Lewa! He looks fantastic, actually, and doesn't look like a boring old cruddy one. I'll post pictures when I get time to. So..I have to write and take pictures for my Krika Review soon. Yes, I decided to do a Krika Review instead. Then Gali. Then Bitil. Then Onua. Then Gorast. Then Rockoh. Then Jetrax/Axalara/Mazeka. ... D:
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Well, I'll start with 'other things'. Here's a few notes that you'll probably be interested in: -I might go on a temporary leave from BZPower. If that happens, my contest minions will have to take over for me. To my minions: If you have any questions, you may email me. I will be free by email, but nothing else [i'll explain over email]. -I spent 5 hours at a bonfire with one of my best friends [she's a girl ] and when I came home I didn't really like BIONICLE any more . . . Now I kinda like it, but I like her more So, I've put most of them aside, besides the '08 Phantoka Makuta and Takanuva. Along with my uncustom Self MOC. She'd probably understand though . . . she's really cool like that. -I think I'm getting Bitil. I don't think there'll be a time to use white/red pieces. And, his wings/head/claws/feet are awesome. Now for the lovely Takanuva. He's huge! ^click^ :: :: :: :: Gallery :: So yeah, he's pretty awesome. He's taller than Maxilos [i think] . . . He's probably my favorite BIONICLE set since . . . a long time. He's awesome. Things to love: -7 ball joints -Realistic neck, just like Maxy -awesome claws -6 white Mahritoran blades -Lots of white 'hand' joints -white bohrok teeth [i need them] -white (+OO+) pieces -pretty cool lance -Gunmetal takadox heads!! -THE AWESOME GUNMETAL AVOHKII -TV
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I'm going to Fred Meyers today to pick up a Lewa to build Spiriah and replace my newly-received MP3 player that fried with something else - hopefully an iPod, or something $30 or under. Also, no luck with finding Mazeka yesterday at Wal-Mart. They had every Phantoka except for Lewa and Antroz, yet that also had a bunch of Takanuva and a Jetrax which I could have bought. Darn you, mom. One thing left to say: KHAAAAN!
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8699: Takanuva Toa of Light and Shadow The Box Ah yes, the packaging. That annoying thing you have to rip apart in order to reach the vast multitude of glorious LEGO pieces that wait within. Personally I have very little interest in it, finding the main attraction to be the set itself, but I guess it needs a mention. Takanuva’s box is huge. Not as big as say, Kardas’s box, but it’s getting there. It has to be the largest box I’ve encountered for something that is neither a playset nor a combiner. Had I purchased this from a store the size may well have been an obstacle in transporting it home. Thankfully LEGO were kind enough to deliver it straight to my door, so it wasn’t an issue for me. The image of Takanuva on the box shows him in an action pose demonstrating the now familiar action feature of the Midak Skyblaster and looking quite menacing with his three-pronged staff, claws and cruelified mask of light. Much to my surprise, the picture on the box is almost 1:1 scale! Almost. The set itself is ever so slightly bigger, although the mask is much larger in the image than in real life. This all gives Takanuva an immense presence in the picture and makes him seem truly immense. Around the box are circular patterns, the middle of which is decorated by the familiar shape seen of a man seen on the Ignika. One such instance is in the O of BIONICLE at the top of the box. This is an almost unnecessary touch, but personally I like it. The back of the box shows Takanuva in a much more subdued and natural pose, along with adverts for the other summer sets and demonstrations of the action features. Until I got the set I had no idea Takanuva’s staff could spin! More on that later. The box is a very good advert for the set, but is really just that – a box. I can’t really say much more than that. The Pieces The core of any LEGO set are the parts themselves. Takanuva carries with him a vast array of parts, most of them familiar. Among the familiar are a few less familiar parts namely the new Avohkii, the lower claw and his chest armour. Of those, only the mask is unique to Takanuva, but I believe the others appear only in those colours in this set. I really like all of them. The claw piece is small but screams possibilities for MOCing. Unlike Nuparu Inika’s claws they go off at an angle, so could not be interchanged. The chest armour appears in a couple of other summer sets, and is a very nice piece. It works extremely well with Takanuva, providing a solid and pleasant cover for his torso. It is very flat but curves round slightly, and unlike the Inika armour is not tailor-made for any particular body type, which is excellent. The mask has many similarities to the Avohkii of old, but many differences too. The mouth is still there but more understated this time round, as are the three sweeping ridges at the top of the mask. The sides bear a passing resemblance to the smoother, three-holed sides of the original mask and the shape as a whole is quite reminiscent of the original mask. It has some sharper angles and what looks like teeth which, combined with the darker colour, make it look almost evil. Numerous pieces appear recoloured in this set. Among those are white Hordika feet – the first time to my knowledge they’ve appeared in a non-metallic shade – as well as gunmetal grey Takadox heads for the shoulders (I’d wondered for ages what the shoulders were), gunmetal Pohatu Phantoka…can they be called arms? as the upper leg covers and a whole host of new ‘hand’ pieces in white. Among my favourite parts are the outer leg parts. I remember those from sets like the Nui Rama and the Exo-Toa. I’ve always liked them, and seeing them in a new colour is a positive delight for me. Of course, one of the most noticeable things is the inclusion of no less than three Air Sabers! Wielded also by Lewa Nuva, I honestly believe it to be one of the most awesome weapons to date. The parts are, on the whole, very satisfactory. While it is a shame there are so few new ones, there’s a pleasant mix of old and new here (including many technic ‘poles’) which makes the set very appealing if you want to grab a few of the older, less stylised, more multi-purpose parts. Building the Set Takanuva has a nice build which, like the parts, has some old and some new ideas. I actually enjoyed building this set, which isn’t something I’ve been able to say very often these days. It won’t snap together instantly and time is required to get this guy together. Not too much, admittedly, but some. I was quite excited to see he has numbered bags for different parts, although this always leaves me gazing at the unopened bags with an eye for the parts yet unhandled. This system reminds me of older sets like Muaka and Kane-Ra, which I consider to be a very good thing. The instruction manual is the same as ever. The front two pages are given over to saying not to open pieces onto rough floor, only to open the first bag and which bag makes what part of the set. Personally I have enough sense to do those things anyway and I’m sure most people with any prior experience of building lego sets does too, but perhaps there are a few who need to be told that. Near the back there’s a part list (suddenly there doesn’t seem to be as many parts) which is useful. After that lego has, like that have with every bit of paper that passes their way these days, stuck adverts in. These are four double spreads – eight pages in total – given over entirely to the Mistika, vehicles, Phantoka and the website/lego club. Well, fair play to them. They need to sell as many sets as they can, and they’re very good quality images. Suddenly I dislike Onua Mistika less (but only slightly). With that excuse to show off a few images out of the way, onwards we go! You get the first hint of Takanuva’s immensity right at the outset, when you see just how vast the gap between the shoulders and the waist is. Just look at it! This guy’s gonna be big. I must admit I am pleased to see those huge technic rods back. I’ve always liked them – perhaps because I was a lego fan long before Bionicle ever appeared. They are incredibly useful little (ok, big) things, and entirely unobtrusive when used well. The next step is a bit odd, and had I not read another review before purchasing the set, would have left me scratching my head. I think the following image will show you why. One of my favourite parts about this set is the Inika foot at the bottom of the torso. Such a simple thing, but it gives me something different to look at than the bog-standard Metru/Vahki hip piece, one of which has been present in every single canister and titan since 2004! Actually, I’m not sure about Nidhiki…but anyway, bonus points here lego! Next up are the legs. These are titanic in proportion to previous Titan legs (heh. Titanic and titan) and are entirely custom! Yes! No longer is lego making do with standard canister-sized limb pieces! Instead we have legs scaled to the set itself that look so much better. The feet are quite reminiscent of Axonn’s, except this time they don’t look massive. They’re easily large enough to provide stable support for the set and actually remind me of the old Toa feet from 2001-2003. Perhaps that was deliberate. There, look! A built foot! It fits together very well in my opinion, and is a solid and robust piece of work. The lower legs are very simple indeed. They consist of two of those lovely pieces I mentioned earlier around the outside with a Hordika limb at the bottom and two – yes two ball joints to connect it to the upper leg! Believe me when I tell you this makes the set very stable indeed. The upper leg is a bit more complex, but hardly a challenge. You can see the basic build below, and the Pohatu arm just slots onto the blue connector you see sticking out. It flows very well with the set actually, and doesn’t stick out at all. I happen to think it was a very inventive use of the piece and I like it very much. Certainly better than a Piraka or Inika cover. The result is a leg which is scaled well to the set and has almost equally sized upper and lower sections – something many recent titans do not have. Each leg is also symmetrical, meaning the instructions don’t go through it twice but give a simple X2 indicator to say “Well done! Now go do it all again.” Unlike many legs, these ones cannot bend forwards. I initially thought it was the Bohrok eyes which stopped this, but I was wrong. See below? The way the piston attaches means that, if straightened up, the white piece connecting the piston will bash against the main leg and make it impossible to move any further forward than vertical. Very clever! A little addition to the legs once attached allows the white Metru upper leg (can the new ones be called that)? to attach, adding support to the upper legs via a method first introduced by Icarax. Unlike Icarax it actually works without seeming out of place, no doubt due to the set’s size. The height of Takanuva is in many ways owed to the legs. The use of those outside white pieces, which are large already, means the legs are not only a decent width but also surpass any previous legs for height too. The arms are even simpler than the legs (as always), and consist of an interesting upper arm build also with a double socket attaching it to the body and an Inika leg which I think works with this set (they’re too large for canister arms in my opinion). It also limits the arms from bending backwards, meaning Takanuva is very human in his limitations. The claw consists of only five pieces – a two-length rod, a blue friction pin, a white new-style hand, the new claw piece and a white Mahritoran blade. Very simple, but the opposable thumb is nice and the result does look great. The Midak Skyblaster attaches very simply to the arm, and again due to the set’s size does not look bulky and out of place like it does on canister sets. It blends in nicely, although does look a bit odd due to how far back from the arm it reaches. Still, I like it better there than I would were he holding it. So there we are! The completed set! You may have noticed the two pins sticking out of the arms. Onto those attach the Takadox heads, which looks very strange at any angle where you can see the face but otherwise look great. Another clever idea from lego. But wait! There’s something missing! And you’re right! How could I possibly forget the Power Lance? That awesome little weapon is incredibly simple, but because it has three Air Sabers that really doesn’t matter. It looks fantastic and suits the set well. Takanuva must be the only set that can possibly get away with using that many Air Sabers without seeming dwarfed. And there we are! Takanuva is ready to challenge Makuta, wherever they may be! And yes, my posing abilities are terrible. I do apologise. Playing with the Set Perhaps the heading’s a bit of a misnomer. I intend to talk about the set as a whole which does include playing with it, but not exclusively. First off, I’d like to say just how amazing Takanuva looks. Amongst any group of sets, he will stand out. You can see above how tall he is. If his height and Power Lance aren’t enough, the very solid build really helps him jump out from other sets. I find it so hard imagining him to be a Toa now. He looks like so much more. Something I don’t like is the use of the red axle pins. I could understand why the used them on Fenrakk, but since then they’ve systematically worked to ruin dozens of otherwise acceptable colour schemes – and the introduction of blue 3-length friction rods doesn’t help either. Compare the following two pictures and ask yourself: which looks better? Yes, I did go through and replace all 25 red pins with black ones. If I had the pieces I would also have replaced all the blue pins and rods, but alas I do not. Oh, you may also have noticed I added a little piece to the bottom of Takanuva’s staff. That is to stop it falling out. The lance is put through a O hole, so tip his hand too far down and out it slides. No more! As a finished product, Takanuva is great fun to play with. Not only does he make any Makuta look utterly puny, firing Midaks never gets tiresome and those claws allow for limited gripping. I tried to make him haul Teridax/Maxilos up by his neck, but sadly the claws aren’t strong enough for that. Hmm, perhaps I should try Icarax. Oh, he can do a handstand. Proof! I don’t know what more to say. He plays basically the same as any other Titan set, although seems heavier than most and feels very much like a massive canister set (a good thing). It seems that’s what the set designers had in mind, as much of the set feels like a direct upgrade from his 2003 form much like Maxilos was to Teridax, although there’s a definite difference in height there. Poor little guy… Yeah. Takanuva could probably step on him by accident if he’s not careful. No, I didn’t mean – Oh dear… Overall I absolutely adore Takanuva as a set. He’s one of my favourite sets of all time, definitely. The building is actually enjoyable and not quite as simple as most these days. The proportions are great and he looks every part the Titan he is. Not many new pieces, but when one of those is the new Avohkii I can’t really complain, can I? Only two things I’d improve, really. Well, three. One is the use of red and blue pins. Please lego, stop. The second is his staff’s tendency to fall out of his hand. The third, and this is purely a personal preference, is that I think he’d look so much better in gold. Can you imagine just how much more amazing he’d look with shining gold armour? Sure he looks good now, but that would be even better! I can’t see many major flaws with this set at all. It does exactly what it says on the tin – er, box – huge, awesome looking Titan set, Midak Skyblaster and an incredible staff…ok, lance. To anyone who isn’t sure if they should buy this set or not – buy it. Now. No, don’t sit there reading this! What are you doing!? Grab some money, go outside, head to your local toy store and buy this set! Now! In terms of ratings, should anyone desire such things, I shall give the set…a…number. Possibly. Letsee… Parts: 8/10 Building: 8/10 Playability: 9/10 Overall: 9/10 (not an average) Now, what would one of my reviews be without a battle at the end? Icarax has, perhaps foolishly, stepped up to challenge Takanuva. Oh. It seems Icarax has had second thoughts and is…running away. Takanuva looks highly unimpressed. Guess there won’t be a battle today, folks! Gallery here when public. A few images I didn't include.
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TTC and BDP, that is. -Kaji
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About one more week until school starts for me. That means the end of my summer. But, I still have 4 prize MOCs to finish so I have to stick around a little longer. Or maybe I will just send them through MSN. I'm thinking about scraping some of my other MOCs to cut some time and finish those 4. Then I have to do my self-MOC and maybe Kanohi Dragon as the finale. *I don't plan on entering BBCC 51* Probably sell my pieces for cash. I don't know where though. ~BD~ P.S. sorry for not getting to your PMs, I've been having little computer access.
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Read the title backwards and the first two letters are the same. A chapter or two before Federation of Fear concluded I mentioned to a particular friend that Vezon and Lariska were the last people I wanted to see killed. I was pretty indifferent about Roodaka as she had been thought dead for long enough to rid her of great importance. Now, here goes Vezon, my favourite character.
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*Waits* -Kaji
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They're in your base. Yada yada. I'm back from Kahneeta, too. I finally spelled it right. xD The trip was awesome, but I won't bore you with the details. Also, it's my BDay tomorrow. WOOT. I also might get Axalara, but the chances are extremely slim, like more slim than a wild dog that's been starved for several days. Still, it's fine. My party has to be in September, unfortunately, so that everybody can come. If I wanted to exclude three people, I could have it in August, but still, in September there's a better chance of getting Mistika. Speaking about Mistika, I REALLY WANT THEM. o.O To end this entry there'll probably be a Klakk/Kojol MOC hosted on this blog on the 30th. As Steve McGranahan would say - "Baah". EDIT: Present located. Blood red wrapping concealment non-transparent. Locking onto target. Object out of view. Object placed on table. *goes and looks at it*
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I plan on buying the Barraki Deepsea Patrol and Toa Terran Crawler. I'm just not sure if they are worth it, and if I should also buy the Toa Undersea Attack. They are 50% off now on S@H, so there are big chances I will buy the two. I have one question more, though: In TTC, there are four round 1x1 plates. Are they transOrange or transRed? -Kaji
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I went to TRU and found that they only had Rockoh and Vultraz. Not even any canisters. So I got him. And he's also awesome.
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I got Onua and Bitil today! I'll add some pics in the morning. Oh, and Bitil is Jala yellow, not Keetongu yellow .
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I GOTS ALL UV DA MISTIKA CANISTERZ DOOD!112!! A Canadian Wal*Mart out of all stores. Lol wut? After I get back from a week of camping, I'll look and see if TRU has Titans, then I'll get Rockoh, Takanuva nad Jetrax, then save up for Axalara.
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In Canada, Jetrax is 70 bucks and Axalara is 95. That kinda' sucks, I don't have a job or anything. My mom "supports" my Bionicle addiction, she says it's creative and all that stuff, and she said she'd pay 50% for a really big one. So now there's a chance of getting Vehicles for me, but which one should I get first? In Axalara's review there was videos of his functions, I think he's really cool. Jetrax looks fun to play with, though.
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I still has no Mistika. But I has a sad. Do you has no Mistika and has a sad? On another note, I'm leaving for Kahneeta tomorrow so don't pester me while I'm away. Also, it's almost my birthday! I better be seeing some Mistika show up in my mailbox. T.T (jk) This is probably going to be one of the best vacations ever. I'm staying in a hotel with my friends, and apparently Kahneeta has pools, arcades, a beach, EVERYTHING. Maybe even Chuck Norris. xD But I'll enjoy it most of all because we're bringing donuts. I also REALLY want to see The Dark Knight. It's on the top of my want to see list this year. Heath Ledger's gonna do such a good job... And the movie looks pure awesome. Although I'm afraid I'll be disturbed by it, judging by one fact that one of the kids in Swim Team told me. He told me the truth why the Joker's mouth was all red..I'm already freaked out. Oh well, I should be getting to packing and stuff. See y'all later.
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We backtracked a little because of the Makuta points thingy. ;P Shadowbolt- Thanks for taking on the Challenge. You'd like me to list my reasons to dislike the Mistika? I pretty much only dislike them as sets, so there will only be one story-related point. NOTE: this is an excruciatingly long PM, and everything below is my opinion, not fact. Okay, here goes... TOA 1) The Toa Mistika use far too much silver. Silver was origionaly used with the first Nuva, in 2002, and was used in sparse, but well-distributed amounts. Since then, this metalic hue has become more and more dominant, and peices that don't really need silver (Organic wings, hands, etc.) are silver anyways. I understand that silver is an "armor color," but considering all Biomechanical beings have armor, and haven't been solidly silver, the Toa Newva's use of the color is abusive. It looks as though they have fallen into Protodermis again! 2) Related to the above point, the Toa don't have enough of their primary colors, red, blue, and black. If silver is to be considered their primary color, than my first argument covers that. As I assume it isn't the case, these three heroes need to be more colorful, unless Lego's point was to make beings less alive than mechanical. 3) Gali is a Sniper. Although ranged arms are a more effective method of combat (otherwise, soldiers would go into battle nowadays with swords and axes!), It doesn't seem at all like honorable Gali to pick off her enemies from afar. After all, when one pictures "honorable," (if romanticized) fighting, oftentimes a fencing match, or tournament, is pictured. And you may argue that we've had launcher-only Toa in the past, like Vakama and Kopaka Newva, but with Gali, the idea has exausted itself; it is no longer original. 4) Onua apears to be anorexic. His pathetically thin build is nothing like the healthy-looking Toa of stone of the past. It seems he NEEDS the mask of strenght to carry out such menial tasks as walking! With barely any armor, save for those obnoxious shoulder shields, he is basically scarcely there appendages. On the topic of his shields, many argue that these shoulderpads make up for his lack of hand-to-hand tool. A sheild is NOT a melee weapon, it is a mobile peice of armor, nothing more. 5) Tahu is far too large. His behemoth form harks to Transformers, and retro-style '50s robots. Even though Tahu has 4 jets, it seems his girth could only be supported by one of the T-series vehicles! And his mask seems to have been some prototype gone wrong, due to its bulky, sparsely featured face. The only highlight is the fact that he has a short-ranged weapon, a buzzsaw. 6) These Heroes look nothing like their original counterparts. I have barely any problem with this: did the Inika at all resemble the Mahri, or the Metru look like the Hordika? No. My main problem with this is the excuse: adaptive armor. The fact that Lego is condoning the various faults above with armor that changes is unimaginative, and makes little sense, in my opinion. MAKUTA 1) The three latest additions to the Brotherhood of Makuta look like MOCs of a five-year old. With tiny, basic torsos, matoran limbs, and big, simple parts, Bitil, Gorast and Krika seem like Juniorized canister sets. Their bright, contrasting colors of red, white, lime green and yellow (not keetorange, but yellow) add to this aura. 2) Krika is a body on sticks. Everything from his legs to his hands to his head are long and thin, resultuing in a disproportioned look. Krika is the largest canister set ever, but for all his size, he has very little volume. 3) Bitil and Gorast have Matoran Bodies. These peices were over-large on their first sets, the Kardatoran, but on canister-level sets, a Matoran's torso will not do. Its simplicity and inadequate size are not appropriate for these two Makuta. As you can see, the Makuta are less disliked by me, but their shorter arguments may have also resulted in me becoming more tired as this was wrote. PM back soon with your reasons! -Nuju Metru Okay, and I look forward to reading your post. Also, I'll be using some storyline reasons too. TOA 1. Well, the Mistika a lot of silver, I won't argue with that, but silver has always been used before as armor in relatively small amounts. In the Mistika's case, they're used as one of the primary colors and since that's never happened before, many people aren't used to it. Also, I could argue that Nuparu Mahri used too much black or that Vakama Metru used too much red, etc... 2. You're right, they don't have a lot of their primary colors but they have enough ( IMO ). Just a question, does the overall appearance look good to you (Toa Nuva or not)? I think what Lego wanted to do with the whole "adapted armor" thing is that this year (or whenever it is in effect), it's main color is gray/silver with a color of the Toa wearing it is used in small amounts. 3. Using your logic, we could say that melee weapons have been used over and over and therefore, they are unoriginal. Like you said, it is much more effective for a Toa to carry a launcher for obvious reasons and remember this. Makuta are physically stronger than Toa so I don't know why the average Toa would want to have a sword duel. 4. Onua has always been thin and "anorexic". Also, if you buy Onua, in some poses, he'll look very strong and sturdy while in others, he'll look skinny and weak. Depends on how you look at him. He could use some more upper limb armor and that's what I intend to do in my Mistika modifications. I'm sure you've never seen a movie with medevial or ancient combat in it. You CAN use a shield as a melee weapon. Hit them with it and in Onua's case, when Gorast (for example) flys at him, Onua can turn his shield at her and put all his force behind it. You're going to have a knocked out Gorast soon... 5. Can you explain what you mean about Tahu being too big? I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean. However, Tahu's new mask does have the shape of his original Hau. Also, the Hau Nuva didn't have any similarities to the normal Hau, except for the mouth hole. 6. Look, you say it is unimaginative? I've never heard any storyline use automatic armor that changes to the environment before. You could say that the Mutagen was unoriginal because it was too similar to the EP turning the Mata to the Nuva. MAKUTA First of all, let me say this. The Mistuka are shapeshifted and mutated to insect forms and please keep in mind of what insects look like. Many of them are "disproportionate" in nature... Also, I suggest you look up the building instructions on Bionicle.com for the Mistika. 1. Y'know, Bitil is the most simple of the Mistuka torso wise, but he has a few little neat things in his build which I like. The other two are a little more complex and Gorast is probably the most interesting of the three torso-wise. IMO 2. He's an stick insect. 'Nuff said. 3. Only Bitil does and he's an insect. Gorast has a bigger Inika torso. Why isn't a Matoran torso "appropriate" for a Makuta? That idea has never been done before. Sincerely, ~SB~ TOA 1) You have a good point, but I think it looks far too mechanical. As a primary color, however, that hue may be used in places where it isn't needed. As for Nuparu Mahri, he had too much black, but Vakama looked good, and he and the other Metru had dark gray in there to break it up. 2) Hmmm...that's possible. I think that with the dark grey, however, it was better, as it seemed less...forced. I dunno, but the overuse of silver makes it seem like they weren't trying too hard on these Toa. "Let's add some shiny colors to cover up our below-acceptable work" Is the feel I get, even though it may not be strictly true. 3) Well, guns make the whole thing feel like some Transformers duel, with a Bang-bang here and a Boom-Boom there, if you get my logic. And hand weapons are vastly more numerous in their differences, allowing for many types of sword, axe, and claw. To me, a gun is a gun, be it an Uzi pistol or a Sniper rifle. 4) Well, a claw-weilding hunch-backed tunneler seems to have to be pretty strong. I think the poses do have a lot to do with it, too; with Takadox, if you see him straight-on, he looks like a stick on legs. pose him dramatically, or from an angle, and this flaw is covered. I have seen many a fantasy/medeival movie fight! They use shields as melee weaponry, but everything about that combat is romantacized. Also, Onua's is attached to his shoulder, and is merely a block for incoming projectiles as he fires, considering he fires to his left, and it is on his left shoulder. 5) Tahu has a squat, wide piraka torso, 4 jutting jets coming out of his torso at 45 degree angles, short legs and long arms. All this gives the Toa of Fire a bulky appeearance, compared to the others. True, the origional Hau Nuva lookde very little like the first Hau, but the Newva mask simply doesn't strike my fancy, regardless of its previous forms. 6) I think that being able to change based on your enviroment is origional, but the fact that Lego uses it to excuse every change makes no sense. I don't think masks can chande shape by any mechanicalprocess; the Kanohi Nuva were "upgraded" by Energized Proto, the Metru's masks were changed by organic Visorak venom, and the Mahri got new masks all together. Realistically, the Mistoa should have masks that are the same, if not similar, to their first ones. MAKUTA I've looked at their instructions. But considering they used to have humanoid forms, they should look more proportioned than they do now. 1) They are overall simpler than the Toa Mistika, and their colors, as I said before, look juniorized. They all have their unique traits, of course, but those don't really make up for the matoran limbs on 2 miskuta, and a matoran body on Bitil. 2) Maybe, but I doubt a stick insect could really defeat anything... 3) Sorry, my mistake. Only Bitil has one. Gorast's body is unique, but a backwards Inika torso looks rather flat, in my opinion. -Nuju Metru Is being a bit disproportioned a bad thing? Many animals have disproportionate body parts in nature so why can't it be the same for shape shifting insectoid Makuta? 1. What's so bad about using Matoran limbs and bodies a little bit on the Makuta. Lego's never done something like that before and I like the idea of it, though I wouldn't want it all the time... 2. If that stick insect has several powers, is an expert at stealth, and it is larger than the Toa, it can beat them... 3. It is flat I'll admit, but I don't mind it. Again, it's all a matter of preference. ~SB~ Yes, true, but I dislike it, especially when their Phantoka partners are so much...more substantial. Sorry for taking so long to reply; I've been at sleep-away camp. 1) Yes, I suppose it is a new idea...However, with opposable elbows & knees, Krika, who already has 12 points of articulation, would have 16! That would be cooler, no? 2) Size does not equal power. Even considering Krika is the largest canister set in history, he has very little depth. Stealth, I can understand, as he can also become phantom-like, correct? 3) Preference indeed. Point discontinued. -Nuju Metru Don't worry. It's okay. Hmm . . . if you like your sets to be more armored, just add some more armor yourself. 1. But then, Krika would be nearly impossible to pose, though it would be cool. 2. Correct, he's basically a phantom... But it's just a different look from the standard bipedal set and I like that idea. 3. Okay, but you can always slap on something onto Gorast's chest if you want too. ~SB~ As I probably already told you, I don't like to customize/revamp my sets. 1) Yes, it would. But on Gorast, it seems too short, in my opinion. 2) I like the Lego Co.'s aim for origionality as well, but he still seems too stick-like. -Nuju Metru You can always do what Takuta-Nui does nowadays. Just buy the sets that you like the best out of each year... He liked Gorast and Axalara T9 and got them and he likes them both a lot... Just an idea though... 1. I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean? 2. Well, we've reached another stalemate. Point discontinued? ~SB~ Hmmm...Takuta-Nui has a good idea, but it makes me fell... I dunno, complete, to own all six of a series. 1) Well, considering all the Matoran arms that were used on the Miskuta are the Tanma-arms, they are automatically at a 90 degree angle. If the peice was of a fully extended arm, it wouldn't be as short. On Gorast, these arms only allow her to sport 16 points of articulation, as oppose to a possible 22. Imagine... A bionicle canister set with over 20 posable points... 2) No. There's still some debate to be excavated from this mine. For example, Krika has a very simple 8-color scheme. Even though Krika is a godsend in that he uses no more silver than is nessissary (only one peice!), unlike every other canister set of the past years, he seems overly simple in his colors. -Nuju Metru Then just buy them all, since we've never seen Makuta before and the Toa Nuva are back regardless of their forms... You won't know what you have until you get it and have it in your hands... 1. It's a good idea, but it would be incredibly floppy and there's an even higher chance of breaking parts... Also, the piece count would be entirely unaffordable for Lego to do, they're under a budget, y'know. They can't add everything they would like to do... 2. Good. More debate. XD What eight colors? Personally, I would like it if he had more bloody white on him... His torso armor and hips could use some and his torso could be plain white instead... Simple? The simpler the color scheme, the better. IMO, but his is pretty complicated... ~SB~ ~SB~ Well, that's a possibility...What other reasons do you have behind this point? 1) Too True. However, that doesn't fix the issue of them being too short on Gorast. 2) White, Blood-white, Red, Black, Silver, Light Grey, Lime green, Trans-red. I think that would look better, too, but I'm guessing that a semi-translucent double-hue color costs more than regular colors. As you said, they're on a budget. Too much white would make him look less evil, in my opinion. Some Darker colors are required. As for the simplicity, He really does have a fairly simple. Compare it to Gali's Dark blue, silver, black, dark grey, light grey, gunmetal, Trans-red, Trans-green, Trans-gunmetal, light blue, and red. (I count the pin/axle colors) -Nuju Metru
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Mind you this happened a week ago, but I had an unusual idea. What if, somehow,someway, a Rahi was turned into a Toa? What would it's thoughts be on this? It's fellow Rahi? I just had to get this out of my head, as it has been bugging me a while. Alku
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I just Krika, Tahu, Solek and Maxilo. I'm so happy
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If I find an Apple pin for my Grandpa, he'll buy me a Technic Dirt Bike!
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The main reason I'm here.
