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Hey guys, For a while I've been procrastinating this project, but now I've decided to continue and even improve it! Because of a lack of time, space and money, instead of collecting Bionicle sets, I have decided to start collecting the basic toa mata, turaga and toa nuva kanohi. The original plan was to mount them on the wall in 3 frames, but now I have decided I am going to add the heads and some lights behind the masks so their eyes can light up as well. Here is a video I made about the project: http://youtu.be/DjDqyKwvSzU I think I will use the site Bricklink to buy the pieces I need, because they sell most of the parts at <5 cents. Can you please help me with the head and eye colours? This is what I remember, please correct me if I'm wrong: Red - Light grey head, orange eyes Brown - Brown head, orange eyes Black - Dark grey head, yellow eyes White - Light grey head, blue eyes Blue - Blue head, yellow eyes Green - light grey head, red eyes Are the head and eye colour the same for all bionicle of the same element? (e.g. Do Pohatu, Onewa and Pohatu Nuva share the same colour of head and eyes behind their masks?) Thanks for your help and I will keep you updated on my progress
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Here a have a small collection of items which I have no need for. I would be glad to trade (preferably trade) or sell them. Everything is in mint condition. I am looking something special in return for the pitch black Skrall shield as it's a pretty hard to find misprint/prototype. Thanks, Dan. I'm based in the UK. HD version of the image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/126356317@N03/14625186478/in/photostream/lightbox/ -
InformationI'm selling my collectible's collection. I don't have any set prices. I'm open to hearing any offers, though I may decline. I can provide more detailed images and information about any item or items of interest. I ship from northern California and I'd prefer to ship within the United States unless it's a large order.I prefer payment via Paypal.I do not trade. Inventory Kanoka:6x Disks of Time (199)2x Po-Metru Kanoka (334)2x Ko-Metru Kanoka (447)1x Ta-Metru Kanoka (116)5x Unidentified misc. Kanohi:1x Golden Miru1x Silver Kakama1x Silver Hau1x Silver Kaukau1x Blue Pakari1x Red Kaukau1x Blue Kaukau1x Gold Avohkii1x Clear/gold Avohkii Kraata & Krana I've sold a lot of my Kraata and all of my Krana. Now selling sets: 1x 8590 Guurahk -
Hi all! I'm looking to trade some Kanohi at BrickFair! If you're going, we can do these trades in-person and save us some money shipping things to each other. (After BrickFair I may choose to keep trading online.) What I want: Red Kakama (This is my #1 priority) Green Hau Black Kakama Black Akaku Black Hau Silver Hau Silver Kakama White Pakari What I'm trading: Gold Hau Brown Miru Trans-clear Kaukau Tan Rau Lime Green Huna Brown Pakari Nuva Blue Akaku Nuva Green Akaku Nuva Silver Avohkii (x2) White Akaku Trans-blue Kaukau Red Hau Black Pakari Nuva (x2) Red Hau Nuva Dark Red Great Huna Black Great Ruru Blue (regular) Huna Black/Silver Huna from Tehutti Dark Green/Silver Matatu from Orkahm I hope to see you at BrickFair so we can make some deals! I'll be hanging out with the BZPower crowd, as well as leading the Wind/Air theme table. -CF
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So decided to pop off to Legoland Windsor, again, but this time brought along Tahu! During the shoot he definitely got a few heads turning! Full HD version of the photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/126356317@N03/14693590912/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/126356317@N03/14691480734/in/photostream/
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Okay so everyone knows about the golden masks. The Toa Mata collected six masks for each of them, and then placed them into Kini Nui and received new golden masks for themselves that had all the powers of their original six, with stronger abilities and such. All this happened right before they descended into Makuta's lair. Yet some things about those golden Kanohi have me wondering. When they formed Toa Kaita, the masks the Kaita had were the combination of the original masks it's Toa counterparts wore. But each Toa was wearing a mask with 6 powers, wouldn't the Kaita just have a boosted version of the Golden mask? And also, even though all the golden masks have the same abilities it appears that their properties are dependent on their shape. When each of the Toa got theirs, they (conveniently) got golden masks that were in the exact shape as the mask they originally had. That probably was because of the sets and so you can tell who from who, but still... also, when they become Toa Nuva, they're wearing their golden masks, but when exposed to EP the masks change into a Nuva version having the power of the mask they're shaped as. I don't know, I just found that odd, story wise. Yes I know it's because of the sets, and it made the Toa have to collect more masks, and etc, but there must be a written code into the golden kanohi that even though it has a bunch of powers, Tahu's think's it's a Hau, so when exposed to EP it changes into a Hau Nuva, no extra abilities. Or something like that haha... what do you guys thing?
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I am currently looking to complete at least a great 2001 mask collection. Here is a list of the things that I need to do so: HAU: Green, Black, Blue, Brown, Silver, Gold, Black/Brown mix, Chrome KAKAMA: Brown, Black, Blue, Green, White, Red, Silver, Gold PAKARI: Brown, Green, White, Red, Silver, Gold KAUKAU (Transparent): Clear, Light Blue, Yellow, MIRU: Green, Brown, Blue, Red, Black, White, Silver, Gold, Teal, Trans-Neon Green AKAKU: Green, Brown, Blue, Red, Black, White, Silver, Gold If you own any of the masks listed and are willing to trade/sell them, please tell me either in the comments or via PM, and I will see if we can work out a deal. I am willing to pay up to $1 per mask, depending on the rarity, the Light Blue and Yellow Kaukaus are misprints, and I will pay $10 per mask. I buy internationally, but I prefer to buy from those living in Europe and America, because since I have access to a military base in Italy, I have the regular shipping costs for both Europe and America.
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My favorite is the Kanohi Matatu, because it can not only move objects but also break them apart.
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Do you have any other alternative names for Kanohi which still describe the powers in a different way? So far, I've thought of three: the mask of Might, instead of Strength, Velocity instead of Speed, and then Vitality instead of Life. Do you have any others? -Makuta Miras
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So I'm a huge Hydraxon fan, and I was so pumped when I saw that both he and Maxilos came with new "kanohi". Or so I thought. I was so eager to read about them in the comics/books, etc and find out what new mask powers that they would have, but then I found out that they weren't Kanohi, but just powerless helmets. So, that left Hydraxon not having any powers at all, but only used weapons to fight (which I admit, is very cool). Yes Maxilos got OP because he got possessed by Makuta, and of course he's only a robot, and it makes sense that he wouldn't have a mask power. But Hydraxon? I was at least hoping that the jailer of the Pit would get a cool mask power, especially when he was given a new "mask" shape for his set. Did anyone else feel this way about those two?
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I would deffinetly go for miru. Only original great and noble mask NOT nuva. -
BS01 has the following to say about the Mask of Creation: Arthaka has created many things with this mask, including such wonders as the Toa Nuva's Kanohi and the symbols that host their elemental energy. They have also been given Adaptive Armor, and Arthaka created the Avohkii plus numerous other powerful items, including the universe-fixing Staff of Arthaka. So what are the limits to this power? Can [Product] be anything, provided that protodermis can power it? We know that Arthaka is not very skilled at creating living things, or at least he does not want to do so after his lethal Crystal Serpents failed to be tamed. This suggests that he can create things involving Life, though, which opens the door to all kinds of magic stuff. Could Arthaka in theory create a second Mask of Life? Could he make a few more staffs of apocalyptic power? Could he make a super-duper insta-heal device? I am asking this because I was recently re-reading a webcomic I like, in which the characters come across an ancient "datasphere" from a lost civilization -- a storage device containing vast amounts of data "in a 612-dimensional matrix". One of them looks into it and mentions that it "seems to contain detailed plans for every possible way to build every possible device to destroy every possible thing in all of creation." Of course this was immediately commented upon: "Huh, I can't imagine how their civilization managed to annihilate itself." The point is, it made me think about how this is pretty much what the Mask of Creation does: It presumably allows you to realize a way to build any thing that you could want, provided that the thing is actually possible to build. So Arthaka, the master craftsman, could potentially invent a new device to resurrect beings; because we know there is tech on the Red Star which can accomplish the same. He could invent a "kill Mata Nui" button, because we have seen a virus take him down. He could presumably special-build a robot which could teleport directly to a target and assassinate it. Arthaka himself doesn't do this, either because he's not a fan of destruction or because it would break the story, but in theory he could do this, right? Note that I am disregarding the need for raw materials here. I am certain that giant builds couldn't be materialized out of nowhere, even if the mask can create actual objects to an extent. Still a powerful ability to have, if you would essentially have the ability to think "I want a giant bomb" and then soon after have the plans to create the BIONICLE-equivalent of nukes.
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Hey guys! I'm in search of some Kanohi and armor pieces that will come in handy for MOCing. I live in the UK and am currently looking for some of the following things in a good condition: Pearl light grey Pearl Gold Ignika (or if it's flat silver that's fine too! Whichever color it comes in really.)Pearl Gold/Metallic Gold/Pearl Dark Grey Kanohi (list the ones you would want to part with)Item no. 64272 in Dark Purple (multiples of 2 or 3)Item no. 61796Dark Grey/Pearl Light Grey/Pearl Dark Grey chainsPearl Gold Hero Factory Engine Item no. 92215 in Pearl GoldItem no. 92216 in Pearl GoldItem no. 87820 in black (multiples of 2)Assorted Flat silver/Pearl Light Grey armorAssorted Bohrok/Bohrok Kal shieldsItem no. 90650 in Dark PurpleKnights' Kingdom armor pieces (show me what you want to get rid of!)I don't really have much to trade, save for a brand new, sealed 6202 Breakout Rocka. So I will be buying the said pieces most likely. If you have any of these things AND LIVE IN THE UK, feel free to drop me a PM to suggest a price. Bear in mind, however, that I am a university student and therefore want to spend as little as possible on these things. I don't really have anything else to say. No stipulation about payment either. Well, that's all I have to say, so thank you for your time, and hope we can help each other out
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I've been thinking about getting the Ultimate Dume mask from Bricklink for a project I'm working on, but I realized I didn't know what kind of connection it uses--I figured it should probably have an axle connection, like all the other post-2004 Kanohi, but on the actual set it seems to attach to a Mata-style head. Admittedly not a terrible dilemma, but it will influence what other pieces I order (mostly so I'll have the eye color I want in the style of head I'll need), so If someone could help answer this question I'd appreciate it.
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So, I started to get into this digital art stuff, and decided my first attempt would be a Kanohi ! So what do you think ?
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A few questions on appearance, and Elemental Kanohi in the MU. 1. I was thinking about the few Elemental Kanohi, the Garai, Kraahkan and Avohkii. I just wondered, surely it's possibly (and in my opinion probable) that there are Kanohi of every Elemental Power? I don't see why not, what do you guys think? I guess certain ones like the Mask of Light and Mask of Shadows have to be special (I know they're unique), but as for Fire, Ice, Stone, Plasma, Plant-Life etc., why not? Do these Elemental powers use different reserves (EE and Kanohi Energy)? So if you're Hewkii Mahri, and you exhaust your EE reserves, could you switch to Gravity powers (although I gotta agree with Bonesiii that the Garai is closer to weight control than Gravity control but CLOSE ENOUGH ), or would you not be able to use the other power? And how awesome would it be to have a Team of 6 Toa with 12 Elemental Powers?! XD IMAGINE THIS PLUS SUVAS O_O GOD-MODE ACTIVATED 2. Related to this: - Elemental Kanohi don't come with Toa exclusives like Nova Blasts and Proto-caging, correct? - An Elemental Kanohi will give you powers equal to a Toa (aside from Toa exclusives), no more, no less, correct? With Psionics, we basically have two powers, but ones that are, in the Bionicle Universe, two sides of the same coin, like Electricity and Magnetism. These powers are Telekinesis and Telepathy. Incidentally, we have two separate Kanohi for these powers. So, I was wondering if they are individually more powerful than the Toa Elemental version. So, if a Toa of Psionics had a Telepath battle with a Toa using a Suletu, the Suletu wearer would win (not counting experience just potential of power reserves/limits, since a Psionics user is likely to be much more experienced), right? Would this be the same for a Telekinetic battle between a Ce-Toa and a Matatu wearer? 3. We have seen that Kanohi tend to be certain shapes, but characters like Norik (maybe Krakua) show that they have the shapes of other Kanohi. I was just thinking that surely this could be used to a tactical advantage. Say you're in a fight, and you have a Mask of Strength shaped like something like a Mask of Water Breathing. Your opponent might think "I don't know for sure what their mask power is but it's almost certainly a Mask of Water breathing because no one ever really bothers with different shaped masks." So they go in for some boxing type fighting, thinking they might have an advantage, at their great, pummeled expense and your victory when you super smash them. So in that kind of way, could shape variations be used to add tactical confusion to combat? I know I used to do this with my MoCs, since i would just use whichever mask looked right and then have whatever power I wanted with the character because I knew it wasn't limited like that. 4. Toa and such could surely paint themselves different colours if they wanted (obviously the Av-Matoran light frequency shifting trick is much more convenient), so in the expanded fiction, couldn't this also be used to tactical advantage: i.e,, disguising yourself as a being of another element, or painting your armour with camouflage patterns if you don't have a Huna handy/want to use a different mask, just to help you a bit if you want to be discrete. I can see the last two questions.points being real points of trolling/confusion in canon, but surely it makes sense and is very possible? I'm ignoring things like "the have to be the right colour so kids buying he sets don't confuse them", I'm just thinking about what's possibru *EDIT (Little side question: Couldn't Artahka, or anyone skilled/powerful enough, make lots of Masks of Shadows and Light?) Tell me whatcha think guys! Cheers ^^ -
In Hero Factory, we mostly only have seen two recolor and they are Crotesius helmet in blue and Hydraxon mask in black, so i like to know of what Bionicle mask you want to see in Hero Factory and in what color. The mask i like to see is the Noble Kakama in black or purple and Gelu Helmet in sand green or dark green.
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Hi guys, This Halloween, my dad and I carved a rough approximation of the Kanohi Hau. It's not that fancy, but it looks nice enough and I'm proud enough to display it here. I invite others to show their Bionicle-O-Lanterns. Pumpkanohi Hau by Relicblade, on Flickr" If this picture doesn't show up, then I'm sorry, but here's the direct link. I've linked Photobucket before directly without any problems, but if this is against forum policy, well... do whatever. Pumpkanohi Hau by Relicblade, on Flickr
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I made the base for this a while ago, but now I've gotten back to work on it and figured I'd post the progress pictures. I've already made a Hau, but I'm using a slightly different process for this Miru. It started with a paper file from CrunchbiteNuva, then I coated it with fiberglass resin and reinforced it with fiberglass. Now I've coated it with Bondo body filler and sanded it down, I'll add more coats then paint it, with less damage detail than the Hau. Without further ado: and here's a closer look at it, I realized that one coat would be an excellent base for an Infected mask: My garage is a mess right now thanks to some water damage so I'm working on a pizza box on a board, in the driveway. Ta-Metru it ain't. I'll post more pictures as it gets closer to completion.
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Hey guys, it's Shadix here. Haven't been to BZP in a long time. I've accumulated a large collection of masks and collectables, and I have better purposes for their value now. Besides, some of these are rare, and you guys will make much better use of them than me. I'm also auctioning off 2 very rare items, which will be towards the bottom of the page. A solid black Skrall shield (no red markings) and a 5-hole Kraahkan. First, some ground rules. Buyer pays for shippingEach order must be at least $10 worth, less than that and it's not worth my timeI can accept PayPal or cashProduct will be shipped within 24h of payment receivedI'd prefer not to ship internationally; I live in the USAI am not interested in trading or buying from you, sorry. This is purely a sell-only topic (unless you have an HDTV to trade for)Ground price per-mask is $1, unless marked otherwiseHaggling for a price is allowed, but don't low-ball it. Prices are based off what I could easily find, if they're off, let me knowPlease raise auction price in increments of 50 cents or more. Less than that (25 cents for example) will be ignoredRed means purchased, Black means still available, and Blue means pending. For Sale: Click to enlarge All masks are $1 except for corrupt Hau ($3 ea) and TLGM ($3 ea). Following masks are pending: [Kakama]- Silver- Blue- White- Gold- Green[Hau]- Gray- Gold (2x)- Green- White- Brown- Blue - Infected (both of them) [Kaukau]- Trans Black- Trans Clear- Trans Red- Trans Orange- Silver- Gold[Akaku]- Gold- Silver - Green[Miru] - Gold- Silver- White- Blue[Pakari]- Gold- Silver- Brown- White- Red- Green [Extra] - Noble Yellow Mask - Copper mask of Victory (both of them) Trans-blue visors not included with masks that support them, sorry. Green mutated Vakama mask on the right is $3 (pending) -Yellow Dune -Black and Red Dune -Silver Dune -Green Kaulsi -Gold Kaulsi -One of each Toa Metru mask Solid green Gresh mask is from the Gresh Star, not the Gresh Glatorian. EXTRA VALUE MASKS: Glittery MoL: $3Silver MoL: $2Mask of Life: $1 (very minor chew marks on top right corner of the mask)Chrome Hau: $154-hole Kraahkan: $2Rare 5-hole Kraahkan: See auction belowGold Kraahkan: $2Lhikan Great Hau: $3Gold Vahi: $10 eaOrange Vahi: $2Solid Black Skrall Shield: See auction below Right Kraahkan only has 5 chin holes, 3 on the right and 2 on the left (will clean carefully before sending) Normal Kanoka are $1 each Blank GITD Kanoka: $5Blank Tan Kanoka: $10199 Disk of Time: $5 I can't find many prices on these disks, if these are wrong, let me know! $1 ea $1 ea A couple extra masks, two from Hero Factory villains, and the gold Hau is from the Star Tahu, not Mata Tahu. The spheres are 2 for $1, depending on rarity it may cost more. Auctions: I am auctioning off two separate items, which are two separate auctions. You can bid on one or both, but please specify which one you are bidding on. Both auctions will end in 14 days, on August 2nd. Whoever has highest bid will be PM'd and details will go from there. Remember, please bid adding increments of 50 cents or more. No reserve on either auction. Solid Black Skrall Shield I can't find any other shields like this on the market. I bought it from a guy who sold a very limited number of these. He picked them up in Germany at a Lego factory. The red was never added, it wasn't removed or painted over. Current bid: $16, to nayrsllim 5-hole Kraahkan A Kraahkan with 5 holes instead of the typical 4 or 6. These are very rare, as I haven't seen another one in a very long time. Possibly a misprint, who knows. No story behind this, I bought a normal Kraahkan and it turned out to be a 5-hole. Current bid: $14 to Tahu Nuva 3.0 Thanks for viewing, happy bidding!
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I've finally completed the Hau I started last summer! It started as a Pepakura model thanks to CrunchBiteNuva, then I Modge Podged it and poured casting resin on the inside to strengthen it. I then spray-painted it and it kinda sat around forever looking a bit sloppy... it didn't have a way to stay on my head, the paint job was messy, and the lines from the base model still showed. So, the other night I took it and sanded the Karzahni out of it until it was smoother. From there, though, I kept going: I've always liked the feel of the original comics, where the Toa were scratched and scuffed, and did my best to translate that into this mask. I scarred it a bit with a Dremel drill and knife to simulate damage, and to break up some of the remaining lines, then added primer: Once I was satisfied with the "damage" I moved on the the actual paint. I gave it a nice shiny red coat... then sanded and scratched it up, using the Exacto knife to expose some of the primer layer while the sanding dulled the finish. Overall, it worked well. The damage looks fairly natural, and the scuffing and less shiny paint job makes the lines less noticeable. The whole thing looks more like an actual, used mask now like I always imagined. I couldn't get a good picture of the whole mask, but here's a part: EDIT: I added some more weathering to the mask and now I'm completely done messing with it. I took a black oil pastel (for lack of better materials), put a bit on all the scuffed areas, then rubbed it around really well and wiped it off. This left "dirt" in the scratches in a fairly organic way, making the damage seem a bit smoother and more realistic. My sole dissatisfaction in the weathering came when I tried to fill some of the deeper marks with a small amount of borrowed black nail polish. It didn't wipe off quite like I'd hoped, and stayed darker than I wanted. However, it covered over the areas where paper was showing so I can live with it. I'll say they're scorch marks. I'll put up more pictures soon. The button there is part of how it's held on my head: I drilled two holes in the mask, painted some buttons, and used them to secure a ring and part of a hunting rifle strap I got for $1 at Goodwill like thus: The adjustable strap keeps it on, the foam keeps it in the right place and keeps my chin comfy, and the mesh keeps my face partially obscured while allowing me to see. I've also since added some foam in the forehead for comfort and position. Final note: it's pretty tough. I accidentally hit my head pretty hard on a table corner while wearing it, and the blow just bounced off the mask and didn't leave a mark. So there it is, my finished Hau! It's not perfect, but for a first completed Pepakura project I'm pretty pleased.
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Re-uploading these. Unfortunately, I don't think I won't be doing anymore. Sorry, guys Special Thanks to the Modelers of Bionicle: Next Generation! **Image is not representative of what there is currently available aka more may have been added** Each download contains: -the .PDO file (requires Pepakura Designer/Viewer to use, check the Web) -2 PDF's of the patterns, one with numbered edges and one without SUPER MEGA KANOHI PACK (everything!) KANOHI: Akaku, Great Mask of X-Ray Vision Difficulty: Easy Avohkii, Great Mask of Light Difficulty: Medium Avohkii, Movie [Miramax] Version Difficulty: Easy Calix, Great Mask of Fate Difficulty: Untested, Estimate-Hard Hau, Great Mask of Shielding Difficulty: Medium Huna [Noble] Difficulty: Easy Ignika, Legendary Mask of Life Difficulty: Hard Kakama, Great Mask of Speed LowDetailVersion Difficulty: Easy Kaukau, Great Mask of Water-Breathing Difficulty: Medium Kualsi, Great Mask of Quick-Travel Difficulty: Easy How to do the Mouthpiece:http://www.majhost.c...ry.cgi?f=239342 Miru, Great Mask of Levitation Difficulty: Medium Miru Nuva, Nuva Mask of Levitation Difficulty: Untested, estimated-INSANE Pakari, Great Mask of Strength Difficulty: Easy Vahi, Legendary Mask of Time Difficulty: Medium ARMOR: Nuva Shoulder Armor Difficulty: Easy
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oh yes indeed So I'd started this project about six months before BrickFair NE, then it kind of stagnated over winter, then when the weather finally got nice again I rushed to finish it. It is my green Hau. If anyone actually reads my blog, you might remember me posting this picture a long while ago. That was the very beginning of it. Well, not the very beginning of it, but certainly the beginning of the project side of it. Basically, this is how it went. Step 1: Papercraft I got a Hau Pepakura file from CrunchbiteNuva, and then printed it out (well, my friend did since he had Pepakura and I didn't). Then I did the usual papercraft thing, cutting out the pieces and gluing them together. That's what you see in the initial picture. Step 2: Resin and other hardening Taking the paper (cardstock, actually) Hau, I painted the outside with fiberglass resin, which hardened it into a more rigid form. From there, we mixed fiberglass resin with Bondo glass (Bondo is a filler putty used in automotive stuff; Bondo glass is that, but with fiberglass shards mixed in) so it was a thick soupy mixture, then rotocasted it. Essentially putting a big glob of it in the back of the mask and swirling the whole thing around until the entire thing was covered. This was the result of that. At that point, the paper was irrelevant; it was essentially a fiberglass/Bondo mask. Step 3: Procrastinate As I mentioned, there were a couple of months of downtime while everything was covered with snow and getting into the campus resin lab place was a roll of the dice. Step 4: Sanding LOTS OF SANDING Starting with really rough 40-grit sandpaper, I took off the edges and corners, making the general shape smoother. Then I moved to 100-grit, then 300-something-grit, to take off all the scrapes left by the sandpaper itself. I think that's as far as I sanded it before… Step 5: Priming I applied many, many coats of some Rustoleum automotive primer. I sanded petween those coats, too, to make sure the end result looked good. Then, and this is the fun part, I used 1000-grit wet-sanding paper to make it shiny. After priming it, the sanding process would literally leave it so that there'd be glare reflecting off it from the sun. (This was the point in the project, which always happens, when you finally realize that holy cow, this thing is coming together.) It was ridiculously smooth. Unfortunately, this didn't really carry over to the… Step 6: Painting Of course, what's the point in priming if you're not going to paint it? First I tried using green Krylon Fusion paint, but I kind of ran out way too soon. Plus, I'd had trouble with Krylon in the past, so I went for some more Rustoleum, since it seemed to be of good quality (though it was a bit darker and took an entire day to dry). What with the drying time and the approaching deadline, this is where things got a bit rushed. Each coat needed 24 hours before I could sand it, so I went with a more abridged version of the process. Then, with the clear coat, I found a can of GitD Krylon clear coat, so of course I had to use it. I added another layer of normal clear coat over it, too. The issue was I didn't sand it that well, because I couldn't really see if I was sanding off too much. And I didn't want to tack many more days onto the project, because there was still something else that had to be done. Step 7: The Grand Finale Okay, so I had this pretty cool green Hau. But what made it special? What made it anything other than a model I just printed out and prettied up? I'll tell you what. ELECTRONICS! That's an Arduino UNO microcontroller board. And a bunch of wires and LEDs. Hopefully you can see where I'm going with this. spoiler: this is where I'm going with it With judicious help from my friend who is excellent at using a soldering iron (actually he kind of did pretty much all the work on the wiring itself) I set up a wiring system that led from the output pins of the board to the LEDs, which were positioned around the mask. Cool, yes, but not necessarily impressive. So I can make the mask light up, what's so mind-blowing about that? Well, when I put it like that, nothing really. Buuuut, fortunately, that's not all there is to it. See, the Arduino board has 14 output pins, numbered 0-13, which can be given separate outputs. This means that I could potentially have up to 14 LEDs attached, and each one could be controlled independently. But due to the configuration, I didn't want to use pins 0, 1 and 13. So that leaves 11 pins to use. Now, with that in mind, count how many parts of the mask you see lit up. another spoiler: there are nine spoiler #3: each one of those is run off its own pin, with the remaining two going toward making the mask look downright evil So, basically I have a mask that I can run light patterns on. Oh, and control from my iPod. See, the Arduino board can store programs on it, so that it can either loop through a process infinitely or react to certain inputs. If you have it plugged into a computer via the USB port, it can also receive serial messages. So basically what I did was set up a little control surface using the TouchOSC app on my iPod (costs $5, I think) that will send OSC messages to my computer over WiFi. They get read by a Processing sketch (Processing lets you write little Java applets, called sketches), which then sends serial messages through the USB to the Arduino board, which then interpret the messages in terms of what LEDs to turn on or off. This was all code that I had to figure out, and while I take little to no credit for it, I am so very happy that I managed to make it work. So, the result of all this is a green Hau with lights that I can remotely control with my iPod. I am very happy with the way it turned out, though it has quite a few problems. First off, I already removed the bike helmet straps I had used to wear it, because they did not work well, tending to squish my nose and not keep the mask up enough. Then, one of the cheek LEDs stopped working, which is likely because of either a disconnected wire or a short-circuit somewhere. Finally, the texture of the mask is just kind of blah. There are many pitted areas that I didn't properly sand down, and as a result the whole look of it is diminished. However, these should be relatively straightforward, if tedious, to fix. I think the entire wiring setup could use some cleaning up, really, but that's something to look forward to. Until then, remember: Kumo Rocks.
