Boxorak the Azure Noob Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Though Ekimu and Makuta were masters of the art of mask-making, they weren't the only mask-makers on Okoto.Long ago, Ekimu realized that he and his brother would not be around forever, so he decided to teach his craft to the people of Okoto. At the behest of Makuta, Ekimu only took in a few pupils, all under oath to only teach their knowledge to their families while the two Mask Makers still lived. All of Ekimu's students went on to become decent mask-makers in their own right, but the absolute best among them was a Stone Tribe member clad in yellow and silver. Known as the Helmsmith, he crafted thousands of masks, from children's masks to ceremonial wedding masks to full-fledged Kanohi Masks of Power. While not quite up to the standards of Ekimu (then again, with the Mask of Creation in his possession, who is?), his masks are still of incredible quality. Unfortunately for the people of Okoto, the Helmsmith decided to retire after the incident with the Mask of Ultimate Power. The rumor floating around is that seeing Makuta turn against Ekimu made him fearful that something similar will happen to him, so he chose to step down from mask-making rather than take the risk. More pictures: Top picture-Larger front side back size comparison anvil anvil side anvil front anvil back examining golden mask holding anvil battling Skull Spiders "Now, an elemental mask is good to have, but given your power set, a Mask of Stone is kind of redundant. However, if you had a Mask of Speed..." 4 Quote Statements (Mouseover to view): <1> <2> <3> <4> <5> <6> <7><8> <9> My MOCs:Characters- Makuta Dys Makuta Kamazotz Lord Vladek The Helmsmith Protector OCs Skull Whaler Skull Warden Creatures- Verdelisk Lord of Skull Spiders BBC Contest #69: Kahu Oko Taku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chro Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Not sure about the trans-green bones - I think he'd look better with either green bones in the legs, or none at all. Also, the head/eyes should probably be green to match that - but otherwise I quite like him. He does feel like a regular Protector wearing unique armor, rather than a Matoran (a lot of "Protector" MOCs I've seen just look like Matoran/Agori). Good work! A note - Pohatu's Mask of Stone isn't redundant since in G2, their elemental powers are drawn from their masks. Quote save not only their lives but their spirits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxorak the Azure Noob Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 Not sure about the trans-green bones - I think he'd look better with either green bones in the legs, or none at all. Also, the head/eyes should probably be green to match that - but otherwise I quite like him. He does feel like a regular Protector wearing unique armor, rather than a Matoran (a lot of "Protector" MOCs I've seen just look like Matoran/Agori). Good work! A note - Pohatu's Mask of Stone isn't redundant since in G2, their elemental powers are drawn from their masks.Thank you for the comment. Admittedly, I was running out of CCBS bones when I was making him, so I ended up using the trans green pieces for the arms (which I'll take out when I get some more sets to cannibalize) Also, I know that the G2 Toa got their powers from their masks. I was going for a sort of mythology gag sort of thing. Quote Statements (Mouseover to view): <1> <2> <3> <4> <5> <6> <7><8> <9> My MOCs:Characters- Makuta Dys Makuta Kamazotz Lord Vladek The Helmsmith Protector OCs Skull Whaler Skull Warden Creatures- Verdelisk Lord of Skull Spiders BBC Contest #69: Kahu Oko Taku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pohatu: Uniter of Stone Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I thought the masks boost our powers, and the golden masks boost them even more. Cause I can control stone without my mask. Maybe I still haven't become totally Gen 2... Quote I HATE SCORPIOS ~Pohatu Master of Stone, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chro Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Not sure about the trans-green bones - I think he'd look better with either green bones in the legs, or none at all. Also, the head/eyes should probably be green to match that - but otherwise I quite like him. He does feel like a regular Protector wearing unique armor, rather than a Matoran (a lot of "Protector" MOCs I've seen just look like Matoran/Agori). Good work! A note - Pohatu's Mask of Stone isn't redundant since in G2, their elemental powers are drawn from their masks.Thank you for the comment. Admittedly, I was running out of CCBS bones when I was making him, so I ended up using the trans green pieces for the arms (which I'll take out when I get some more sets to cannibalize) Also, I know that the G2 Toa got their powers from their masks. I was going for a sort of mythology gag sort of thing. Would you consider borrowing pieces from Gali or the Protector of Stone? Or do you prefer to keep your sets and MOCs assembled simultaneously? I thought the masks boost our powers, and the golden masks boost them even more. Cause I can control stone without my mask. Maybe I still haven't become totally Gen 2...Please take a break from the internet until you remember that nobody believes you to be a biomechanical earthbender. Quote save not only their lives but their spirits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxorak the Azure Noob Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 Would you consider borrowing pieces from Gali or the Protector of Stone? Or do you prefer to keep your sets and MOCs assembled simultaneously?I prefer to keep the sets assembled, and buy duplicates for spare parts. That being said, I could probably swap out some parts from the PoS. Quote Statements (Mouseover to view): <1> <2> <3> <4> <5> <6> <7><8> <9> My MOCs:Characters- Makuta Dys Makuta Kamazotz Lord Vladek The Helmsmith Protector OCs Skull Whaler Skull Warden Creatures- Verdelisk Lord of Skull Spiders BBC Contest #69: Kahu Oko Taku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeb Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Not sure about the trans-green bones - I think he'd look better with either green bones in the legs, or none at all. Also, the head/eyes should probably be green to match that - but otherwise I quite like him. He does feel like a regular Protector wearing unique armor, rather than a Matoran (a lot of "Protector" MOCs I've seen just look like Matoran/Agori). Good work! A note - Pohatu's Mask of Stone isn't redundant since in G2, their elemental powers are drawn from their masks.Thank you for the comment. Admittedly, I was running out of CCBS bones when I was making him, so I ended up using the trans green pieces for the arms (which I'll take out when I get some more sets to cannibalize) Also, I know that the G2 Toa got their powers from their masks. I was going for a sort of mythology gag sort of thing. Would you consider borrowing pieces from Gali or the Protector of Stone? Or do you prefer to keep your sets and MOCs assembled simultaneously? I thought the masks boost our powers, and the golden masks boost them even more. Cause I can control stone without my mask. Maybe I still haven't become totally Gen 2...Please take a break from the internet until you remember that nobody believes you to be a biomechanical earthbender. Wait, you mean Pohatu: Master of Stone ISN'T the real Pohatu, Master of Stone?!?! Anyway, nice little MOC. The use of the brain attack visor as a welding-mask-thing is really nice. Quote The artist formerly known as ŜﮞρЄЯ־GЄNіﮞŜ־CЯЄ▲Ŧ۞Я BBC#69 Entry: Roodaka - Master of Manipulation BFTGM entries: Zigben · Ventox · Deflecto “Hail Denmark.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Pot Studios Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I thought the masks boost our powers, and the golden masks boost them even more. Cause I can control stone without my mask. Maybe I still haven't become totally Gen 2...Please take a break from the internet until you remember that nobody believes you to be a biomechanical earthbender. Play nice. He can RP if he wants to. Quote Blog|YouTube|Flickr Making brickfilms since 2007. Check out my latest animations: , , and Avengers Tower! The first episode of Nuva, Magnetic Mania, is now live! Check it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfg1_grimlock Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Would you consider borrowing pieces from Gali or the Protector of Stone? Or do you prefer to keep your sets and MOCs assembled simultaneously?I prefer to keep the sets assembled, and buy duplicates for spare parts. That being said, I could probably swap out some parts from the PoS. Dude I horde so many masks and parts from scrapping almost all my builds. I also hold onto a fair amount of Technic for more fleshed out builds. One good way of building a larger collection is build and rebuild and buy things on sale and scrap as much as possible. I might post about my collection of just lose parts I have so many bones its crazy. but to be fair I use to work for Lego so parts for me were so easy to get. Also good job on the build, and back story. I rather enjoyed the nature of your build. Quote Please visit my Flickr at www.flickr.com/tfg1_grimlock for my photography and MOCs. Please visit my Instagram at www.instagram.com/tfg1_grimlock for other Lego Posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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