Bonkle Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 This is sort of an odd topic, but it's something that interests me. So obviously all LEGO pieces have their official names, and some have commonly used fan names. But are there any names you use for certain pieces? For example, I refer to the "Agori Head" as the "Hero Factory Head" because it was used on 1.0 Heroes which I knew about before Bara Magna. The same goes for "Bohrok eyes", I call them "Trifighter eyes", because I got the Star Wars trifighter set before I knew of the Bohrok. Quote I been away a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghidora131 Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 You know those Hand pieces? Like on the Toa Nuva? I call them Servants. Don't ask. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petewa Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 It's rather quite a long list, seeing as before gaining any sort of way to find the official names of pieces, I gave them all names of my own, so that I could remind myself what I was looking for. Examples of the names I gave parts include: One by Two flatOne by Two slopeOne by Two inverted slopeOne by Two smoothOne by TwoOne by Two divider brick These are just a few examples of the kinds of names I gave them, there is a far larger list, though. Quote Mataru Nui, an Interactive Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFlash Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I call the Glatorian heads the "Ironman heads." I mean, just look at them and try not to think about Ironman. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petewa Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I call the Glatorian heads the "Ironman heads." I mean, just look at them and try not to think about Ironman.I KNOW!!! The resemblance is uncanny! Quote Mataru Nui, an Interactive Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopekemaster Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Just pull a LEGO Movie and call them all by their specific design ID. totally a legit way to refer to individual pieces 5 Quote My Writing Blog (more writing coming soon!) My Bionicle/LEGO Blog (defunct) Hyfudiar on Spotify (noise/drone/experimental music) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onuki Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Interesting question. I also usually refer to pieces by what set or sets they come from if there isn't a clearer way to do so. I try to refer to more commonly-known sets when using them as a way of naming pieces. Quote The Latest and Fakest in Bionicle News Wanted: Chronicler | Wedding Announced | Bohrok-Kal Miffed | Staring Contest Continues Hakuna Vakama | Rau Convention Held | Globe Circumnavigated | Carver Offers Advice | Parade Possible Onepu Characterized | Koli Ball Shortage | Le-Koro Discovered | Toa Don Disguises | Top Toa Tied | Ko-Koro Welcomes Tahnok Hakuna Vakama Animation | Macku Goes Missing | In the Ice | The 1000 Word 2001 Poem | Kopaka the Toa | Honest Bionicle Trailers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Nui Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 When it comes to pieces from the general LEGO system and the general Technic system, I refer to them with terms like "1 by 2 slope." But when it comes to constraction, I use terms like "Tahu's giant blade piece" and "the longer leg piece." What I use there could work on gaining some precision, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ta-metru_defender Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 System parts are usually based on their bricklink names, since I spend time perusing that site. Bionicle pieces very much by what set they came from; so Kopaka-swords and Bohrok eyes. Quote Hand-drawn, bespoke avatar by none other than Mushy the Mushroom. a body adrift in water, salt, and sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibble Flubwibbler of DOOM Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 you know,I realized about 5 years ago,that i never really talked about bionicle pieces, so i didnt name them.it blew my mind that the x pieces were called "axles" and the black pieces are called "pins".it was really a perspective shifting moment. 6 Quote check out my totally ORIGINAL youtube channel, Below Average Geeks! I'm trying something different.its very small, so comments will be noticed and read. just a poll.on a scale of one to ten, how likely are you to read a webcomic based on just this title: 'Neon Laser Dragons.'? see these guys? alrighty bros, listen up.my lightning dragon is lonely.click dis bebe dergen pls.i know its dumb.jus do it pls.for me, a'ight?',:] my Skrall--er, scroll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 1st Shadow Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I have a weird naming system for the CCBS shells. I don't call them by their stud-measurements, but by the order of smallest to largest. Quote ~Your friendly, neighborhood Shadow ~Credit for Avatar and Banner goes to NickonAquaMagna~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghidora131 Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I have a weird naming system for the CCBS shells. I don't call them by their stud-measurements, but by the order of smallest to largest. I actually do something similar with "small" "medium" "large" and "extra large". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petewa Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I have a weird naming system for the CCBS shells. I don't call them by their stud-measurements, but by the order of smallest to largest. I actually do something similar with "small" "medium" "large" and "extra large". I think I do the same. Quote Mataru Nui, an Interactive Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkle Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 I have a weird naming system for the CCBS shells. I don't call them by their stud-measurements, but by the order of smallest to largest. I actually do something similar with "small" "medium" "large" and "extra large". I think I do the same. Same here. I've got small, standard, large, and the one with extra holes. Quote I been away a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishers64 Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Basically I just call them whatever name pops into my head at the time. Unikitty: There is absolutely no consistency. 1 Quote Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumiki Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I refer to them by what set they premiered on and what part they were on said set—thus "McToran Feet," "Inika Shoulder Armor," etc. Quote avatar by Lady Kopaka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 While I like to use official names for colors and the like, part names are generally cumbersome and less descriptive than necessary, especially in the case of detail elements like Bionicle is rife with. So I usually refer to parts based on their initial appearances—Exo-Force Robot Arms, Bohrok eyes, Hordika necks, Barraki eyes, and so forth. I do tend to use semi-official terms for basic CCBS parts, such as 4M bones or 5M shells. Just pull a LEGO Movie and call them all by their specific design ID. totally a legit way to refer to individual pieces I actually liked how in the Lego Movie, the Master Builders identified parts by their official name and ID, while the construction workers referred to parts using common AFOL nicknames ("2x2 macaroni", "cheese slopes", etc.) 5 Quote Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayliffe Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I hardly ever tend to refer to any piece by any specific name, mainly because I have nobody else to really say these names to IRL. *sits in the corner and cries a little* 1 Quote "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." - Douglas Adams Twitter Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahkshi Lalonde Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 for bionicle parts usually where they appeared or the more common name (hordika neck, bohrok foot, inika leg etc.) for any other part: "that slopey thing" "the one with the holes and the two prongs" "the beam that does the thing where it, y'know, does the thing?" and it goes on and on and on... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronicler06 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 For a long time, I had no idea there were even names for different kinds of pieces. This first time I had ever heard any particular pieces being specifically identified was in the Clutch Powers movie (for example, "standard 8-stud bricks"). These days, I now use the official names I see on Brickset and on Lego Digital Designer (so the example I gave is actually called a "2x4 brick"). 1 Quote Formerly known as Takanuva's Symbol, I rejoined BZPower on October 10, 2012. These days, I am perhaps best known for my obsession with all Lego video games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghidora131 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 (edited) What was the individual part that would have become "hordika neck"? Because it released before that. Edited September 21, 2015 by Ghidora131 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkle Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 What was the individual part that would have become "hordika neck"? Because it released before that.I think it's this: Quote I been away a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 What was the individual part that would have become "hordika neck"? Because it released before that.I think it's this: Yes, that. It debuted in the Toa Hordika, and while you could conceivably describe it another way (2M beam with angled ball joint?), "Hordika neck" is shorter and I had never had the meaning misunderstood until now. Quote Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ta-metru_defender Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Basically I just call them whatever name pops into my head at the time. Unikitty: There is absolutely no consistency.Or that, that works real well. Lots of 'thingy's and 'bit's. Quote Hand-drawn, bespoke avatar by none other than Mushy the Mushroom. a body adrift in water, salt, and sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballom Nom Nom Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I refer to them by what set they premiered on and what part they were on said set—thus "McToran Feet," "Inika Shoulder Armor," etc.Yeah, I generally do that. Or, for older Technic pieces which I first really noticed though Bionicle, I refer to them by the appearance I know them best from, like "Turaga hand" or "Nuva neck." ~B~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naota Takizawa Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I switch between part IDs, the common name for them and for some bionicle pieces, whatever name they were given in the story. Except for discs, I either call them discs, bamboo discs or Kanoka. Quote If you like Pingu & want to support a good project, click here. Also, I've rejoined the BZPRPG & I have a new profile for a new game. Click here to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahkshi Lalonde Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I refer to them by what set they premiered on and what part they were on said set—thus "McToran Feet," "Inika Shoulder Armor," etc.Yeah, I generally do that. Or, for older Technic pieces which I first really noticed though Bionicle, I refer to them by the appearance I know them best from, like "Turaga hand" or "Nuva neck." ~B~ Oh man, this too. it got so bad for me when i was yonger i called this thing a "kazi body piece" despite that being literally its least important appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grungemeister Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 "You know, the thing that's like 3 long and it has the four pin things and it's like Bionicle" *Making hand gestures to show its shape* Quote A RUDE AWAKENING - A Bionicle G1 continuation and video-game project(MUSIC COMPOSER) special thx to Inary the Gunhaver for my new username. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfahome Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I refer to them by what set they premiered on and what part they were on said set—thus "McToran Feet," "Inika Shoulder Armor," etc.Yeah, I generally do that. Or, for older Technic pieces which I first really noticed though Bionicle, I refer to them by the appearance I know them best from, like "Turaga hand" or "Nuva neck." ~B~ Oh man, this too. it got so bad for me when i was yonger i called this thing a "kazi body piece" despite that being literally its least important appearance. Before I clicked the link I thought you were referring to the Hordika arm piece, but yeah that one's a bit of a stretch. In the few offline cases I sort of just blab until the other person understands, online I have the benefit of being able to link to reference images, so I like doing that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronicler06 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Basically I just call them whatever name pops into my head at the time. Unikitty: There is absolutely no consistency.Or that, that works real well. Lots of 'thingy's and 'bit's. Thingies. That word suddenly reminded me of my favorite scene from Clutch Powers, where Bernie gets frustrated by Brick constantly calling certain pieces "thingies," "doohickies," and "whatchamacallits" instead of by their proper names. Quote Formerly known as Takanuva's Symbol, I rejoined BZPower on October 10, 2012. These days, I am perhaps best known for my obsession with all Lego video games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkle Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Basically I just call them whatever name pops into my head at the time. Unikitty: There is absolutely no consistency.Or that, that works real well. Lots of 'thingy's and 'bit's. Thingies. That word suddenly reminded me of my favorite scene from Clutch Powers, where Bernie gets frustrated by Brick constantly calling certain pieces "thingies," "doohickies," and "whatchamacallits" instead of by their proper names. It'S NOT A THINGY! Could I have one of those thingies? *Bernie's eyes turn into hearts* Would you like the blue thingy or the red thingy? 2 Quote I been away a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xan Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Thingymabob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterchirox580 Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 I remember I used to call this: http://brickset.com/parts/4499435 And this: http://brickset.com/parts/4299625 The "ka-bolt". Quote It's time to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petewa Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I remember I used to call this: http://brickset.com/parts/4499435 And this: http://brickset.com/parts/4299625 The "ka-bolt". I used to call it, "A gun" :legasp: Quote Mataru Nui, an Interactive Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan McOwen Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 (edited) Here's some terminology I prefer.Technic"o" shaped rods are Pins"+" shaped rods are AxlesThe three varieties of these are PinaxlesSmaller "o" shaped rods are BarsThe grey pieces used in 2015 Bionicle gearboxes to keep an arm immobile are Crank HandlesThe dimensions of Technic parts are measured in Ms - i.e. 2M Axle, 3M PinTechnic parts with various Axle or Pin holes, such as these or these, are ConnectorsCCBSBeams with balls and sockets on them are BonesPlating attached to Bones are Shells or Armour ShellsAccessories attached to Shells are AddonsThe various varieties of these are SocketsSystem1x1 slopes are Cheese SlopesThe male connectors on bricks are StudsThe female connection points on bricks are InletsThe dimensions of System parts are measured in Studs, which are equal in size to MsThis glossary may prove useful. Edited September 29, 2015 by Logan McOwen 1 Quote I inadvertently predicted Vorox armour's use in G2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathy Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 My brother calls pin-axles "double-double duos." Quote Proud Graphics Artist.Current 2015 collection:I have them all green = all, blue = partial, black = noneOnly non-promotionals counted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzaki Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 For pieces like the old Bionicle hands, I call them "old hand pieces" and for things like the Inika shoulder armor, I call them "Inika shoulder armor." When it comes to Technic pieces, I call them "thing", "thingy", "thingamabob", and so on, but in my mind, I know exactly what I'm talking about. 1 Quote I got Monster Hunter World on PS4, add me at bmrjw2 if you want Also I play FFXIV, my main is Anastasia Willow on Exodus but I've got characters on every NA datacenter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McNugget Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 The Blue long pin is 3 Pin.The Blue Half Axle Half Pin is Half Axle/Half Pin depending on which pops in my head faster.Swords are SwordsHeads are Mata/Metru/Vahki/Inika/Piraka/Glatorian/Minifig heads.Kanohi Are called by name.And Most other pieces are whatever pop into my mind such as "3x1 thick/thin" or "Single stud square thin thingy" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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