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Now this is an argument that is going to most likely go down in Lego history... which do you prefer; CCBS or Technic? I honestly love CCBS in combination with Technic because of how smooth CCBS is and how there's so much more customization with it as well as being able to be used in combination with Technic. What're your opinions? (Please nothing harsh or bashing, this is only my opinion and my opinion alone, I'm just wondering what the community thinks)
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Hello there! Remember the days when the Technic and Bionicle themes were inseparable? Back in 2001, the original Bionicle line was actually sold under the Technic theme, with Bionicle being a subtitle, if you will. They have had a pretty close relationship, but this relationship started to meet some bumpy roads after 2004. In the years before 2005, every Bionicle set had a bit of Technic in it, and Technic gave the sets a gear function and more playability. Following the Visorak, however, no gear functions were present in the sets. This was the same case for the Rahaga. Technic and Bionicle probably broke up in late 2006, when the Piraka, Toa Inika, Titans, and pretty much every other set had absolutely no gear or Technic functions. This continued all the way into Bionicle's end. This is an unfortunate thing, as Bionicle has it's roots in the Technic line, and was what made it unique. It was a shame we didn't see many other sets with Technic functions after 2005. But fast foward five years, and Technic and Bionicle have gotten back together. YES! This new line is paying homage to it's predecessor, and that is a great thing. With this great news, I am going to explain why this should continue for the foreseeable future. 1: It makes the Titan sets more awesome. Remember the awesome functions of the Titan sets in Bionicle's earlier days? Like how the Bahrag's heads lunge forward, how the Tarakava throw punches, or how Nivawk spread his wings? Like the smaller sets, the Titan sets started to have less functions. They were still awesome, don't get me wrong, but I would like to see some functions return. Not only that, but you can have some very nice looking sets. During Hero Factory's run, the Titan sets we got weren't very well designed and looked a bit flimsy. One set in particular that I got was Fire Lord, and he only had a sprinkle of Technic pieces, and his legs were made of limbs. It made him look slightly weak, and it left him looking gappy (Witch Doctor is an exception, he had pistons in his legs and was a great set, that's why I got him). When Titan sets have Technic parts in them, they look more biomechanical and less gappy. Looking at the tiny pistons and functions in a Titan's leg looks much better than a bunch of limbs. 2: It looks more biomechanical and is more MOC-friendly. I briefly went over how adding Technic parts makes a set look more biomechanical, so I won't go over it as much. But on the other hand, adding Technic parts to a set makes it more MOC-friendly. On occasions I've tried to build some MOCS with the Hero Factory build only, without the Technic parts, and it is actually harder than using the Bionicle/Technic system. The Ultrabuild system seems to restrict you to these large, clunky pieces, and it really isn't easy to add in some small little touches. In future, the new sets should integrate some more Technic pieces to... complete the look, if you will. Well. This little discussion was rather short. I made this list in 15 minutes or something, so forgive the lack of material in this. I don't have much to say anyway, so what do you think?
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I love making Technic helicopters. This one features functioning doors (with a layer of armor), a functioning cockpit, rotating propellers, and a hook to carry cargo. Rotating the propellers. Both propellers spin, on the top and on the tail. Door open. Pilot. Here are some photos of the other play features in action. Door opening: 1, 2, 3 Cockpit GIF Grabbing Cargo: 1, 2 You can view the full gallery here.
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I've been ambiguously revealing my progress on this for the past few weeks, but here it is, my completed Great Ball Contraption module: Unfortunately it still has some kinks to work out. Luckily the GBC coordinator is a WAMALUG friend and very enthusiastic about the GBC, so is more that happy to help me and anyone else fix up their modules before the public arrives on Saturday. Will we get it fixed? I hope so, but at this point I wouldn't be surprised if we keep it hidden until next year. It's just caused me so much stress the past week trying to figure it all out, I've just stopped caring at this point and want to enjoy the Fair without dedicating my time to this. (I should have done something less ambitious for my first year.) But hey, who knows? Maybe he'll have the magic touch and help me fix it. -CF
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I made it a couple of years, ago, but never got around to photographing it. The BZP Flickr contest was motivation enough. Let me know what you think! I'm rather proud of it, both the magnitude and the working colour scheme. I do wish the red had come through in the images, though. Vroom vroom! =)
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I'm trying to make a case to my parents to allow me to get more Technic sets then the one I have. They say I am too old for Legos, and I can see their point for the brick-built sets. However, I believe Technic sets are for all ages, from kids to adults. Could you add your two cents into the fund and help a fellow builder out.
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This MOC was built about four months ago, and has been disasembled quite a while ago, too.At first I wanted to build something like Zam Wessel's speeder from "Star Wars", but then I decided to add gears that move the wings up or down, and this is the result.Other pictures:TopFrontCockpit
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Brickshelf | MocPagesLast time I made a teal MOC was 3 years ago so time to make a new one =D "The T34-L Power suit is designed to increase the strength of the pilot.The suit is mostly used for lifting heavy stuff and is not designed to be used in combat,since the pilot is not armored for frontal attacks.The arms of the suit are connected with sensors to the pilot's arms."
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Yup. Brickshelf Gallery Flickr set All the info's on Flickr. Enjoy. Videos'll be up soon! -Thylon
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