TERIDAX941 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I know, you're probably sick of me starting topics about Golden masks, but ah well. Anyways, I recently got my hands on all 6 Mata golden masks, and I noticed that they're semi-transparent (kinda like one of the versions of the copper huna) such that you can see through them when you put them up to the light. And I'm just wondering, were they all made like that, or were there actually different versions of the actual parts, and I just happened to get six types that were all this quality? Quote Formerly Iron_Man5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuuli Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 They were made like that back then, probably to reflect light into the mask and make it appear to shine, trust me this is not a mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TERIDAX941 Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 Okay thanks! It's helpful with Gali, cuz it makes it that you can (kinda) see her eyes still, though it's nowhere near as transparent as her old mask lol. Quote Formerly Iron_Man5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodleloot Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Yup, that's normal. The masks look more copper than gold if you ask me, but as far as I know that was the first time Lego produced gold parts that weren't painted. Quote Hail Denmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TERIDAX941 Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 Yeah, I know the gold color changed over the years. For what it was worth, it's pretty cool looking. My favorite gold was the Piraka/Brutaka gold they came out with in 2006, but the 2003-2005 gold was pretty good as well. Quote Formerly Iron_Man5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumiki Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Actually, the quality of the plastic is different in various masks. I have multiple Kaukaus - one is much more transparent and one is almost totally opaque. Quote avatar by Lady Kopaka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanchir Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 All the gold masks from the mask packs in 2002 were semitransparent like that. The official name for that color is 178 Yellow Flip/Flop. Likewise, the silver masks in the same mask packs were 179 Silver Flip/Flop and had the same effect. And copper masks were 176 Red Flip/Flop. I do not know any other colors that have this unique characteristic. Later gold and silver masks, like the Avohkii or Olmak, do not have this effect. Quote Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akavakaku Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Is this effect also true regarding 03/04 gold pieces? I have some, and none ever looked translucent to me. Quote ( The bunny slippers hiss and slither into the shadows. ) -Takuaka: Toa of TimeWhat if the Toa you know best were not destined to be? Interchange: The epic begins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believe victims Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Is this effect also true regarding 03/04 gold pieces? I have some, and none ever looked translucent to me. No. they had a different gold color. The color of the gold masks was unique, though it was closer to warm gold than to the gold used from 03-05, which was both perfectly opaque and kind of dull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TERIDAX941 Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 The gold of 03-05 was more bronze than gold... I remember my disappointment seeing Lhikan in the magazines them saying "oh he's got golden armor" but then seeing sets and he's really more bronze... haha way to ruin a kid's anticipation lol 1 Quote Formerly Iron_Man5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishers64 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 My little brother has the Lhikan and Krikanalo set, and it always looked gold to me... Quote Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specsowl Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 (edited) Personally I love the 06 Brutaka and Jaller Gold but Lhikan always has a special place in my heart with his glorious Noble Variant Hau Edited August 1, 2014 by specsowl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akavakaku Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Honestly, neither 03 gold nor 06 gold looks like gold to me. The old color looks like bronze, and the new one looks like brass. Quote ( The bunny slippers hiss and slither into the shadows. ) -Takuaka: Toa of TimeWhat if the Toa you know best were not destined to be? Interchange: The epic begins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kask Daxxe Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I thought that solid gold hau was a convincing shade 1 Quote How Do you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TERIDAX941 Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 I thought that solid gold hau was a convincing shadeWell, that's because it's solid gold lol Quote Formerly Iron_Man5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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