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Snowdays Ftwz, Owneded. (plus Vak-sland Lexicon)
Vak the Capitalist posted a blog entry in blogs_blog_555
THREE. SNOW. DAYS. IN. A. ROW. IN. CONJUNCTION. WITH. THE. WEEKEND. OWNED. *cough* Yesh. Stuffings about the Mahri and all later. Vak-Slang Lexicon: Fez Lwnage: Basically, it is a step above "tez ownage". Tez: see The. You're so snow: You are awesome OR you are a cool dude. Logic Bomb: When you use logic to shatter someone else's arguement. MEFB: Massive Existance Failure Bomb. Work it out. Who's Carson?: A general phrase to represent confusion. Vak Attacked: Anything that is censored for extreme violence. Wath?: What the heck? ALL TERMS ARE MOPYFIGHTED BY VAK! Yes, I was very bored. -
Well, yesterday I got the Ebon Barraki, and today I have a reveiw for you guys! Now, sadly I don't have any pictures, but hey... Tell it to my Camera Phone that can't upload. Oh BTW, this will be in the NEW format! Presentation From the design of the box to the instruction manual, these are the first things you see before building the set. Alrighty, you all know what the Barraki Canisters look like (or as I call 'em 'Squid Incubators', long story). The tilt is without a doubt awesome, it just makes them really cool. Mantax is posed awesomely on the front, and it cleverly conceals some surprising facts about the pieces, which I will talk about later. On the back the other Barraki are shown, and the Squid Launcher, etc. Okay, so basically now that you know that I want to say something about the tilt of the canisters. Most people don't notice this, but the tilt creates a mind boggling optical illusion. Okay, line up three canisters in a row. The one on the right is taller right? Well now take the shorter one and place it on the right end. See, the one that was originally is now shorter then the one that was originally shortest! I was driven halfway to insanity trying to figure it out the first time I saw that. Cool trick LEGO, if you did indeed make them to dothis, which I doubt. Well, enough of that, what about the pieces?! Well, be careful when dumping them out, they are very bouncy. The most noticeable pieces without a doubt are the head and the shoulders. It turns out the head actually it tinged with silver, and the silver is flexible. Another shocker, the shoulders are actually chest armor pieces, Carapar's chest pieces no less, and these also fade to a protodemic silver. Now that I have that out of the way let's talk about all of the new pieces. Well, there are two great new feet pieces, I think each Barraki has a different foot piece. Also, the claws, they look like Gali's hooks right? Nope they are brand-new, and snap like the Barakki jaws. Also notable are the eyes, I'm not sure how they could be MOCed but they do what they are supposed to do very well. Mantax is eyeing me even now and it's quite eerie. Of course, there are the squids and the launcher, and some odd tentacle-like spines that come out of the arms. Other notable pieces are a black Rahkshi back piece (the one that connects to the torso piece), a black Inika back piece, two black 'tails' that make up the stinger, and the Minifig-ish hands. I commend the people who figure out how to put this all together. Building Half the fun is had building the set. How fun is it to build and how easy or challenging is it? Seriously, Mantax beautifully meshes into a great set. I cannot possibly even begin to see what went through LEGO Bricks mind when designing this guy. Now, the legs, head, and arms are pretty standard. What's really a shocker is the body. The Rahkshi back piece makes up the main torso, which makes Mantax look pretty short but that is the point. Also, the Inika back piece is used VERY inventively IMO. Wait till you get Mantax to see what I mean. I won't spoil anymore of the building. It seems to me that the only real pattern in the Barraki is that while Takadox, Ehlek, and Pridak are skinny and barely armored, Carapar, Kalmah, and Mantax balance them out with bulkiness and armor. Nothing really inivative in the color scheme, but last time you guys complained you got yellow Stone sets (Carapar and Hewkii). Keep your yaps shut before we get a purple Toa of Water. The Silver of the weapons blends very nicely, and the tail and shoulders sufficiently bulk this guy up. Other than that there is not much to say about the design and building. Just the fact the my buddy Mantax is AWESOME! Set Design Now that the set is complete, we can critique how it looks from every angle. New or interesting pieces can also be examined here. I pretty much covered this before but let's get into some of the other aspects. Mantax has 14 points of articulation, pretty much standard for sets today (Fun Fact: the set with the most PoA is Kardas, with whopping 43 PoA, roughly), Also it should be noted that the claw and mouth pieces both snap and bite, and the sting can be twisted in two places. It took me a while to figure out how to make Mantax look like he's lying flat in the sand. Everyone has their own way so I won't waste my time telling you how to do so. And that's about all I can say for set design that I didn't say before. Playability The other half of the fun is in playing with the set. How well does the set function and is it enjoyable to play with? Mantax is VERY fun to play with. Even those boring old people who keep their sets up in the closet will take him out to play with once and a while. Loads of people are complaining about the lack of gears and action features, well I got news for you. MANTAX IS BETTER WITHOUT THEM! Really, go buy Mantax and compare playing with him to playing with something like the Metru, it's terrible. You'll be driven nuts by the fact that the Metru's Arms won't move in the same direction. Besides, it would screw up you ability to make Mantax lie flat. When playing with him, Mantax can easily dispatch baddies (or um... goodies in this case). His claw actually is great from wrapping around the Inika's necks. Also, the sting can be pose many was to make it look like he is swimming, attacking, or hiding.Really, the only complaint is the Squid Launcher, although blue Squid Ammo squids seem to launch a little better. IMO, the Launchers would work waaaaay better if they weren't flexible. Kinda a dumb idea on LEGO's part. When I play with the Squids I just pretty much say they are sentient and make 'em float around without being launched. Final Thoughts Once it's all said and done, how does the set stack up? Should I get it? Pros What's to like?Great overall set designInventive and useful new piecesNot a Clone! WHOOOO! After the Rahkshi, Bohrok, Bohrok-Kal, Metru, Vahki, Hordika, Visorak, Piraka, Inika, etc. It is soooooo needed.Great color schemeLot's of MOCable piecesLooks NOTHING like anything we have ever seenInventive use of old piecesCons What's not to like?The Squids don't fire Yeah, that's right, one con. This guy (and all other Barraki) is the best thing that has happened to Bionicle for a LONG time. It's like meeting the Nuva all over again. If you don't go out and buy Mantax now, the Barraki are probably already hunting you down, and believe me.... you DON'T want that. All I'll say id I really feel sorry for the Nuva. Be on the lookout for more reviews!
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Okay, since it's taken me so long. I shall finally tell you all about the Road to PREMIERSHIP! *ahem*. It started back in December '06, when the world was um... well exactly the same as it is now. I went and bought myself a Six-Month premier. I waited for about... dunno a week? Give or take. Anyway, nothing happened. It turned out that PayPal had stolen my money! Allegedly. Anyway, I went for months Premiershipless. Then, last week I tried again, and PayPal went boom. >< So anywho this week, I applied and now I finally am premier! So yeah. Whoo. ~\/ak