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Gathered Friends, Anyone who remembers what LEGO sets looked like in the 90s will surely remember how inventive the LEGO Technic sets released at that time were. The series, which is currently associated with replicas of vehicles known from everyday life, and which is not even considered by many to be a full-fledged LEGO series, in 1998 was about creative solutions that laid the foundations for such iconic ideas as Slizers, Robo Riders, Technic replicas of LEGO Star Wars droids, and finally the legendary BIONICLE - a series that grew to such proportions that, with the right approach to its development, it had the potential to become another, alongside Warhammer, Transformers, Gundam and similar universes, another powerful brand based on collecting figures, which would regularly receive dedicated series of comics, books, games, TV series, and even Hollywood films. It could be said that due to its huge popularity, BIONICLE was a bridge connecting communities focused around system sets and LEGO Technic fans. The uniqueness of this series consisted of the Technic build of the characters, more mature plot, the mysterious atmosphere, numerous secrets that stimulated the imagination and encouraged fans to create various theories, the collector’s aspect related to the Kanohi Mask recolors and finally the fact that it was a world so vast that each of us could build and place our own heroes and villains in it. Although the bridge built by the BIONICLE series was later supported by other series such as Hero Factory, the second generation of BIONICLE, or the buildable figures from the Legends of Chima and Star Wars series, they failed to sustain the weight of expectations and with the cancellation of the last series of figures based on the CCBS system, the said bridge ceased to exist. So I decided that with BIONICLE’s 25th anniversary approaching in 2026, it’s time for someone to design a set to celebrate not only this legendary series, but what it stood for. That idea gave rise to the project you’re looking at. I decided to construct a diorama that would be a combination of these two extremes: System design and Technic design. I knew that the most important thing in the whole project would be to design two characters: Toa and Matoran. They had to be made of at least 85% Technic elements, as Technic build is one of the key aspects of BIONICLE’s uniqueness and identity. The first decision I had to make was to choose an element. I thought that the main 6 elements, especially fire, were too cliched, while the other elements had no representation in official sets. So I went back to 2001 and remembered that it was the only year in which the colors purple and turquoise appeared. Since the latter is currently experiencing its second youth, I decided to build a Toa and a Matoran representing the element of Green. After all, nature has always played an important role in the BIONICLE world. I wanted my Toa to refer in some way to all the classic Toa builds. So he had to combine the severity of the Toa Mata, the slender figure of the Toa Metru, and the height and articulation that characterized the Toa Inika. Designing it turned out to be significantly more difficult than the Matoran, as I wanted it to have a functional gearbox, and the lack of armor elements known from G1 significantly hindered my task of coming up with a neat-looking torso and forced me to increase the scale of the build. Ultimately, the problem was solved by a new type of small Technic panels, which fortunately were produced in a lime variant. Designing slender-looking limbs was much more difficult, as encasing them with flat liftarms did not provide sufficient structural cohesion and the whole thing fell apart during play with the figure. The fact that no Bionicle limb is produced anymore did not help. Ultimately, the problem was solved by the 92907 Technic connector, which, thanks to its shape, is able to hold the structure on both sides. The biggest problem was of course the thing that constitutes the identity of each BIONICLE hero - the mask. No Kanohi are on the list of items remaining in production and there is no chance that any of the classic masks will be brought back for a single LEGO Ideas set. So I decided to design Noble versions of two G1 masks that only appeared in the Great form. I chose Pakari and Arthron. To make them look as solid as the traditional masks, I made them from smooth System bricks, which resulted in slightly awkward heads, which nevertheless do a good job of imitating the G1 style and blending in quite well with the rest of the build. But for those who don’t like the masks of my design, as a bonus, I also designed alternative heads compatible with all Kanohi from 2001-02, so anyone who has any mask that fits on studs, preferably in lime, turquoise or at least black, can put them on my figures. With the Matoran I took a slightly different approach - I asked myself: What would a new generation of Matoran look like if they were supported by the technology and cultural influence of the native inhabitants of Spherus Magna, a few decades after the loose ends of BIONICLE story have been resolved? I imagined the Matoran evolving into new, more agile forms. I knew I wanted them to have bendable knees and elbows, but I wanted to keep the distinctive shape of the 2003 Matoran feet so that my Matoran wouldn’t stray too far from the classic sets in terms of design. After all, in a series with such a well-written storyline, it’s crucial to respect the heritage of the series and maintain its continuity rather than trying to overwrite it. My Matoran was meant to be the next link in the evolution of his race, not a some kind of its reboot. Ultimately, I think he turned out pretty well. He has an upright posture similar to the 2004 Matoran, but he retains a bit of his island character, and in some ways, he’s more poseable than the 2015 Protectors. In the case of the diorama, in order to save money, instead of my preferred rectangular base, taking inspiration from the Tallneck from the Horizon Zero Dawn game set, I decided to go with an oval shape. I topped the diorama with tropical vegetation strongly referring to the first three years of BIONICLE story, whose plot took place on a paradise island. I constructed tall palm trees that bend thanks to the use of a long hose as a core, and I covered the ground with lush wild vegetation interspersed with sand and stones, thanks to which the whole thing is colorful and does not merge with the heroes also maintained in shades of green. I wanted the diorama to be universal enough for a potential buyer to use it also as a background for adventures, the heroes of which would be minifigures from other series such as Star Wars, Dreamzzz, Castle or Dungeons and Dragons. Thanks to this, the set can also attract the attention of people unfamiliar with BIONICLE. The figures themselves, in terms of articulation, are no worse than any old LEGO BIONICLE sets and can be played with individually. These are not strictly exhibition MOCs. In addition, thanks to the use of consistent colors and a large number of small bricks (unlike classic sets that focused on size over complexity), Toa and Matoran can be combined into hundreds of combiners of your own design, like Rahi or Titans. My project, as a whole, presents a symbiosis of biology and mechanics, where the natural aspect is represented by system elements constituting the ground, flora and the entire environment, while what is related to technology is expressed by Technic bricks. I hope that it is a worthy representation of the legacy left to us by the first generation of BIONICLE, as well as a proper tribute to the many years of work of Christian Faber, Greg Farshtey and others involved in the development of this universe. And of course, that it fits well with what the fans themselves, who keep the BIONICE series alive to this day, expect from an anniversary set. Why do I still believe in LEGO Ideas, despite the fact that the LEGO company has already rejected three other projects that our fandom had high hopes for? Well, unlike fan games, animations, arts, fanfiction and other projects, LEGO Ideas projects go through the hands of LEGO employees and when the project reaches 10,000 votes, the creative team has to look at it and analyze all the pros and cons before they'll accept or reject specific MOC. So this is the only type of fan creation that always will be noticed by LEGO. Why is this so important? Well, because by submitting a LEGO Ideas project, we give LEGO the rights to our design, and as a result, there is a chance that even if the project does not reach the required threshold of 10,000 votes, or is rejected, LEGO can still release a set inspired by the techniques used in our project. Hence, I deeply believe that instead of ignoring the opportunity that LEGO Ideas presents just because "they're going to reject it anyway, so there's no point in voting", more people should submit their projects to show what kind of sets we expect, and those who don't plan to submit anything should at least support such projects so that they don't get lost in the flood of castles and modular buildings. And I'm not saying this thinking just about my project, which is the only one currently on the site, but also about future projects that will be submitted by people much better and more creative than me. To avoid situations where BIONICLE-themed MOCs have trouble reaching the first thousand votes. Link to the project: https://ideas.lego.com/s/p:9a1e1f2d99e84a5090f3bc12e1e1e330 ~Taohe Netrus~
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This completes the Toa Motu! This was a very fun project to work on, and its very satisfying to see it finished. I will follow up with some outdoor group shots - but first, Toa Rakau: The others: Poraru, Kyrehx, Hiko, Arai, Rewa
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Formerly a Mahri Nui sentry when she was a Matoran, Kyrehx continued to fulfill her duty as a protector after she became a Toa on Spherus Magna.
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With this MOC, I've finally made at least one revamp or reimagining of all six of the original Toa!
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A revamp inspired by the new golden Ninjago hook element.
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I made this with the intent of integrating G1 parts onto a CCBS body and connectors. I appreciate the sturdiness of CCBS but I wanted to keep the more "mechanical" look of G1 and have it done in a manner that could be believable as a standard canister set.
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Tahu - Toa of Fire Built for a Toa Mata collab, I decided to base my version of Tahu on a Maori warrior. The weapon this Tahu is using is based on a Taiaha, a real Maori weapon. To create the feathers for this weapon, I used a Minifigure cape from the Adventurers line and the red decorative piece of cloth used by Monkey King in CMF Series 19. I also used the infected version of Hau to recreate the facial paintings used by Maori warriors. For the lava wave, I used orange pneumatic tubes from the Mars Mission line, to place them in place I inserted a series of interconnected CCBS limbs inside of them. 12/01/22
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For a Toa of Ice, Aukri always had a warm, welcoming demeanor. He was in tune with his senses, and the metaphorical temperature of situations. Still, he was keen for any opportunity to stay ahead of the game, and felt overwhelmed in situations he couldn't detect. Thanks to Forge of the Mask Makers on Shapeways for the Mask of Sensory Aptitude
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Used to go by the name Sonnax but since I gave her such an overhaul, figured she might as well be given a new name. It's latin for speed without the s at the end. (not the most original I know, but has a nice ring to it). Went with digitagrade legs to make it more suitable for running and added a tail to the spoilers/airbrakes on her back to add to her ability to manuver herself at high speeds.
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The latest version of my self-moc, built for my last article for New Elementary, comes with a pretty major life-event announcement as well; I've been hired by The LEGO Group as a Model Designer!
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Order of Mata Nui Ring Brotherhood of Makuta Ring
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( This is my first time starting a new topic, so if I did something wrong or posted this in the wrong section or something of the sort, please take it easy on me lol ) So, as we all know in the ending of bionicle G1, Makuta's head is blown open by a moon, mata nui restores Spherus Magna, and everyone lives happily ever after, Toa, Matoran, Agori, Glatorian etc. We also know that a matoran can be transformed into a toa in the right conditions, in example: if given a toa stone. But now that the whole fight against Makuta is over, do you think that matoran could or would want to become toa for any other reason including that they might just want to do it for "fun", or to get a power boost, since they might not have as much work anymore as they used to? And to add on to that, would they and the existing toa even have anything to do anymore aside from sparring with each other or other glatorian and fooling around etc, and would anyone actually want them around ? Is it possible that more toa could come in to existence from pre existing matoran in the current state of the Bionicle world (Spherus Magna)? Do you think they would need to? And if so, Why? I know I might be asking too much questions for just one post (and if so I apologize), but I would love to hear your opinions.
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Hi everyone, I would like to show you guys what I have been doing, I have revamped the Tuyet moc I built a year ago. This is my iteration of Tuyet Front and Back view. Front and Back view with the Nui Stone and the Barbed Broadsword in her hands. Tuyet holding the Nui Stone in her hand, cautiously walking. Tuyet in darker background. ============Bonus============ The old/early Tuyet design I have built a year ago (January 12th, 2021), where she was just another Metru clone. ============Link============ Links to the backgrounds being used: http://biomediaproject.com/bmp/pictures/animations/movies/lomn-renders/ https://imgur.com/a/tNVgYWd Part packs being used: Biopack, Galva's Pack (Mask of Intangibility [V2.0]) and Khingk's Pack (Barbed Broadsword and the Nuistone). I hope you guys like this revamp of Tuyet, and please tell me what do you think of her.
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Okay, onto Onua. So probably the main issues that I had with the original is that they made him super slender and the weapon. Nothing about that set shouted Thicc, bulky strong or anything else. Onua makes me think of him chiseling through rock with his bare hands/Claws. So the idea here was to make him bulky and strong. Also needed to find a way to arm him with a "ghost blaster" without using the garbage official one. So naturally the idea turned into dual gattling gun blasters with chain saw bayonets, cus why not lol Also huge inspiration for the now Canon Toa Bomonga for the arms. And huge shoutout to Ben Cossy on youtube for the lower leg design. Nice relaxed scene. Onua chills, Tahu, squats and Gali…well Gali Meditates and well floats.
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All my life, people told me "You can't make Midak an Av-Matoran. He's just an Onu-Matoran oddball." Well that ends now! I do what I want, and what I want, is for Midak to be an Av-Matoran! And I didn't stop at that, I made a what-if MOC: What if he became a Toa? The build started at the feet, making them out of Rahkshi staff heads being the basic idea. The thighs use a custom piece I made myself- a standard joint but with the top axle hole rotated 90 degrees. This allowed me to make a long and narrow thighs with a bit more interesting build than a simple Inika joint. The body is a fusion of concepts between bodies I've made in the past- specifically The Recluse and the Onua revamp build I made. The waist is articulatable, made entirely of flexible ribbed hoses, while the top is the Inika Torso + Piraka Foot build I've used several times. Mashing the two took some doing, and he ended up with a pretty bulky backpack as a result, but he does have something of a crab motif, so that's fine. Also, here's a special black edition! Only at Target~ After toying with his colors a little more, I also brought this little guy in. One of the crab taxis he worked with. He hasn't forgotten them, and they still recognize him, despite his changes! His crabby occupation is also why I gave him a claw as a weapon. And the staff of light blades are of course a reference to Takanuva. I don't think the Midak Skyblaster needs explaining.
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I’ve been working on revamping all 6 Toa Inika, the first on my list is Matoro. The Inika are very near and dear to my heart, this was very much a passion project for me. I’ve finished the other five, but I’m spacing out the uploads as to not spam everything all at once with many photos. A few more photos are in this Flickr Album for anyone curious. Though the majority are in this post, and in my opinion, are the best picks! I took a photo of his weapon and baseplate separately as well. I know I may have a few people raging that I’m pairing Nuva symbols with an Inika MOV but hear me out on this one: it was too good of an idea to ignore, and I don’t have any intentions of ever revamping the Toa Nuva!
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Well it's been an extremely long time since I attempted anything Bionicle related but I've had a bit of a nostalgia burst lately so figured I'd give Stud.io a go. So here is my take on Tahu Mistika, thanks in no small part to the stunning Galva mask and armour parts and other extremely well made add on packs. Only thing the original adaptive Hau is good for...Target practice. Nice relaxed scene. Onua chills, Tahu, squats and Gali…well Gali Meditates and well floats.
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Just a short fan animation of Lesovikk's dream. Enjoy! (Motion Capture is so fun!) Software: Stud.io, Blender, VR Mocap Studio, Steam VR Equipment: 7 Vive Trackers, 2 Index Controllers
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An unnamed Toa of Fire made in Blender. Tried to imitate the O.G. Miramax style, but still keep the limbs looking like Mata limbs. Im planning to make a video with this guy Inspired by G2 concept art:
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hello there, boys and girls! well i had this idea for the past 24 hours now for a topic about the Toa Mata, but with a twist! so, this time around i think we should discuss who the most Overrated and Underrated Toa Mata is! now this is all just pure opinion and does not intend to trigger folks! this is meant for fun and it acts as a way for folks on here to get to know each other based on their opinions on their favorite/not favorite Toa Mata! so let's try and keep this as civil as possible without trying to trigger people and making them rage-quit like an angry Kane-Ra bull! lol so the way it goes down is this; a user says who he/she thinks is the most Overrated Toa Mata and explain why! same goes for the Underrated Toa Mata, say who it is then explain why! then add your "Ratings" for the two Toa Mata you've selected at the end ov your post! the next user then gives their Overrated/Underrated Toa Mata + eplanations + ratings, and so on! you may disagree with a user's choices/explanations but please be nice about it! as the old saying goes; "if you can't say something nice don't say anything at all!" this is not meant to be a game, but if one is so inclined to treat it as a game (such as life itself, am i right? lol) this may have to be moved to the Games & Trivia (i think that's what it's called...) section! this will be interesting! so here we go! i'll start (ov course); Overrated Toa Mata: Tahu Reason: he's just everywhere! it seems to me that EVERYONE ranks Tahu as their favorite Toa Mata! his Kanohi Hau is like the "poster-boy" ov the six Great Kanohi, while Tau himself is the "poster-boy" for the entirety ov Bionicle's existence! sure the original Mata design is iconic and the Nuva design was good too, but when the Mistika were revealed oh boy people were ticked off! and finally the Stars Tahu came out and that sealed his fate right there! his personality i'm not the biggest fan ov but it suits him being the hot-headed leader ov the Toa Mata! it also seems as if Tahu's demeanor changed over time, which is weird! it just seems like everybody worships Tahu as the most beloved Toa ov fire in Bionicle's existence! he's a great leader, sure, but seeing him as the "poster-boy" ov Bionicle really kinda degrades his purpose as the iconic leader ov the Toa Mata! Underrated Toa Mata: Gali Reason: it seems to me Gali doesn't get as much love as she should! yes, i know, there are plenty ov Gali fans out there, BUT, i'm not seeing a lot ov them! being the only female Toa in the team she tries to keep the team together as best as she could without resorting to washing them down with her water powers! she is a kind and wise character, but if you get on her bad side you better make sure you know how to swim before she flushes you away (lol)! her Mata design is iconic although some folks don't appreciate her hook weapons! they're useful! her Nuva form is also awesome with her having actual hands! the Mistika variant was shunned by folks but i liked it! i mean, it's not her best form but it certainly isn't awful! she is caring and a good soul! she may have flaws (like her 'jokes') but they're minor! bottom line is; Gali has a special place in my heart and i just wish i knew any Gali fans out there! cuz' honestly, i don't remember seeing anyone anywhere who is a major fan ov Gali besides myself! and that's sad! Ratings: Tahu, 3/10! Gali, 9/10!
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Flickr album My entry to TTV's BIONICLE Canon Contest 1: The First, in which participants build Helryx. As the first ever Toa, Helryx may lack polish, but she's built to get the job done. I imagine early Toa, such as the Toa Mata, were designed with a particular fighting style in mind. Later Toa have more refined frames well suited to a variety of fighting styles. Going with this idea, I made Helryx asymmetrical to fit her equipment. Helryx's large weapon arm lets her deal strong blows with her mace. The shoulder and knee armor on her mace side protect her when she swings. Helryx's other side features lighter armor since her large shield covers it. Even her shield is asymmetrical for a reason; it tapers toward the bottom, exposing Helryx's leg so she can quickly advance with her shield up. Feedback much appreciated!
