Hapori Tohu Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 BZPower member ~SUMMONER~ made a cool find on the LEGO Club website. If you're a member and logged in, you can check out the building instructions for Tahu, composed of parts from both the Master and Protector of Fire. Unlike the Power-up models, this is more of a true combiner, using pieces from both sets to make one model as opposed to taking weapons from one set and adding them to another. Hopefully we'll see combiners for the other five elements at some point too! View the full article Quote News Forums Q&A
AdaptingChaos Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 The link doesnt work for me Anyone else? "http://www.lego.com/en-us/club/member/building-instructions/details/tahu-fa3fa53404284937bc287a9c8a05bd1a' " it appears that this was the original link but for some reason it now appears removed? 1 Quote
Tarvaxx Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 The link doesnt work for me Anyone else? "http://www.lego.com/en-us/club/member/building-instructions/details/tahu-fa3fa53404284937bc287a9c8a05bd1a' " it appears that this was the original link but for some reason it now appears removed?I get the same, it doesn't matter if I'm logged in or not. Quote
AdaptingChaos Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 The link doesnt work for me Anyone else? "http://www.lego.com/en-us/club/member/building-instructions/details/tahu-fa3fa53404284937bc287a9c8a05bd1a' " it appears that this was the original link but for some reason it now appears removed?I get the same, it doesn't matter if I'm logged in or not. Yeah I was hoping to see that combi model! Those powerups are cool and all, but they didnt reach my expectations considering that we got amazing sets! Quote
Toa Smoke Monster Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 The link doesn't work for me either. But hopefully the combiner is really cool. It may give me a good reason to pick up the Protector of Fire. Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story.
Black Six Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 There was an error in the coding of the story. It should be fixed now. 2 Quote Bio of a BZP Admin
AdaptingChaos Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 There was an error in the coding of the story. It should be fixed now.Thanks! Just downloaded the PDF file, cant wait to build it! Quote
Smitty Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 Meh... Quote At some point you realize that you are but a speck in the Universe. That you time in this worlds is but a blink. You see the whole of reality as it unfolds before you. You try to see how far you can reach, and it’s not that far past your face. But then you come back from the brink. You hold them in your arms again. And you know that you are where their world begins. You are their rock.
believe victims Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 It's no Toa Kaita, and I can't properly judge it without having it physically (sadly, I don't own the Protector of Fire yet), but it's decent, as far as I can tell now. Maybe a little messy. 1 Quote
Aanchir Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 Neat design, and I'm going to have to remember some of those techniques in the future. In particular I think the way the model uses Protector feet to fill out the back is quite stylish. And the way the shoulder armor is attached is very neat. I still think the "Power Up" models have some merit in that you DON'T have to disassemble the Protector to build them, and thus they make more sense from a story perspective than models like this or the Brain Attack combi models. But it's good to see that I was right in predicting that there would be other combi models in the LEGO Club magazine and website, and that the "Power Up" models aren't ALL we're getting. 1 Quote Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression)
Vrokorta Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 I don't have an account, think someone can post a picture?(or a link to a picture) Quote If you use correct grammar in your posts (or try hard to), place this in your signature. Join Myst's campaign for correct grammar usage on BZPower!
N.S.M.8 Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 Do you guys think that you can do set review for the new combiner since you have both sets? Quote
Nescent Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 I'm glad we're getting actual combiner models, but I wish they were more creative. I'm going to make a 2015 Mata Nui cow when I have Gali and Pohatu. 1 Quote
fishers64 Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) Do you guys think that you can do set review for the new combiner since you have both sets?That would be a question for DeeVee, who is actually the guy who has both. Failing that, someone who managed to nab their sets early from Target could post such a review on the forums. Edited December 30, 2014 by fishers64 Quote Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories
Makuta_of_Oz Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 Not my kind of combiner. I prefer combiners that are models of whole new characters, like Spiriah, Botar and the Sand Stalker were. Also, where are Wairuha and Akamai? 1 Quote If you use correct grammar in your posts (or try hard to), place this in your signature. Join Myst's campaign for correct grammar usage on BZPower!
Black Six Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 Do you guys think that you can do set review for the new combiner since you have both sets?Currently we have no plans to review this combiner. Quote Bio of a BZP Admin
Ektris Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 Now that's more like it! This is basically what I had hoped the power up models would be more like. Hopefully we see more. ~|ET|~ Quote E-T... Phone home. "He walks among us, but he is not one of us."
Mr. Cup of Fail Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 This is mostly still the same "combiner" thing as the others, but a little more adding and taking out. Why can't they just do a combiner of two master or three protector. Quote My Topics MOCs: Construct-a-Astronaut __________________________________________________ Find Me On Flickr Twitter Youtube
Wazdakka Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 Can someone link the PDF or image of the instructions for non-members? Quote Wants: 2003 Jaller (from Jaller and Gukko), Exo-Toa, Turaga Nuju, Turaga Vakama, Shadow Kraata, Axonn, Brutaka, Vezon & Fenrakk, Nocturn, ORANGE FIKOU. I got rid of my picture, are you happy?
Aanchir Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 Can someone link the PDF or image of the instructions for non-members? Sure, here you go! 1 Quote Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression)
Nidhiki of the Shadows Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 That's awesome! The use of the Protector pieces to bulk up the gearbox and add more armour and weapons looks very nice. THIS is Omega Tahu. Hope they do something similar for the rest of the Toa! -NotS Quote
Ethan Obi Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 Hey, Just got The Protector of fire + Tahu at my local target(WOOHOO!) And I figured i'd show the parts left out of this combiner.Overall I Prefer the Power-Up over the combiner model, because You aren't left with what's comparable to Anakin Skywalker After Mustafar in the protectors place, ANYWAYS, Pictures here: http://imgur.com/a/7MJbM#0 Quote
25K Now! Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 Man, that's a pretty snazzy Tahu. He looks very ... intimidating and knight-esque? Powerful? He's got presence. Quote http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles
Volitak_Boxor Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 Real combiners, that actually give something new to build! Yay! This is what I was hoping for/expecting, after seeing the types of combiners from Chima and Hero Factory the past couple of years. Hopefully we get instructions for all six Toa/Protector pairs soon. I wonder if these models will have any sort of storyline significance? (That'd give us something to call them, at least, besides "newer 2015 combiners." Have we ever had multiple combiners able to be build from the same two/three sets (Foreign/Kabaya models notwithstanding)?) Oh, and thanks for the PDF link, Aanchir! Quote ^ Often lurking, occasionally writing about sets on BS01. L This link is a bit old, but there's still some good info about combiners there.
Toa Smoke Monster Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 Can someone link the PDF or image of the instructions for non-members?Sure, here you go! Thanks! Anyways, this is indeed Omega Tahu! Man, he is really bulked up as this combiner! I might just get the Protector of Fire so that I can build this! Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story.
Lenny7092 Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) I must say, the combiner looks awesome! It looks like a bulkier version of the power-up combiner. Kind of reminds me of the Ultra Build sets. Although the new combiner looks too bulky and the weapons look wierd, Tahu looks very impressive.Anyway, hopefully, the same combining idea would go to other Toa and Protectors, as well as the Toa Kaita. Edited January 2, 2015 by Lenny7092 Quote I like Lego, Bionicle, and Hero Factory!
Aanchir Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 The details page on club.LEGO.com has been updated with a story description: "Meld Tahu with the Protector of Fire! The hunt for the Golden Masks has entered a critical phase! Tahu and the Protector are approaching the Temple of Fire, but the lava plains are infested with predators! To defeat the Skull Spiders and beat a path to the altar, they have welded their strength together. The result is a Fire Toa of immense power! If you don’t have all the elements for this model, substitute something similar from your LEGO collection. Remember you are a vital part of the adventure…take your place amongst the Toa by accessing your creative power!" There's a very good chance this is all non-canon, but it's still cool. I think this is the first thing that refers to the Temple of Fire by name... 5 Quote Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression)
Toa Lhikan Hordika Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 That's pretty awesome! Great find Aanchir. I'm getting more and more hopeful that they'll do similar things with the other 5 Toa. It seems they already have with Onua & Kopaka in the Bionicle mobile phone game. Only 3 more to reveal! - Quote
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