Hapori Tohu Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 It is time yet again for another 2012 set review. Today Forum Assistant Sisen takes a look at Thornraxx, the oddly-named insectoid villain. To see what this bug brings to the table, read on! View the full article Quote News Forums Q&A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takua Nui of GoAnimate Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Matt? LOL, good review. Quote Takua Nui of GoAnimate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obsessionist Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 So those parts are, in fact, sky blue as opposed to old teal or a new shade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignika527 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 This set does seem like a Nui-Rama reboot. I would definetly like a compairison to othe villians or to breez. Maybe to see which is better to purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatanui Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Thornraxx is definitely going to be one of my next buys, as it was one of our favourite sets from this wave ever since we saw it. The concept is unique and the colour scheme is awesome. Also, we don´t have any Gorast wing pieces yet. Thanks for the review, Sisen! ~Gata. Quote - Gata Please don't use my avatar or signature without permission, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protodite Karzahni Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I'll be honest, I've never been sure about Thornraxx. His design has always seemed a bit too higgeldy-piggeldy to me, which is off-putting. That said, this review has made him look a lot more desirable, but it's still not the highest on my list. Thanks, Sisen. Quote I wrote stories once. They were okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeluNumber1 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I really want this set. Only problem, IMO, is that the grey beam sticks out.Also, Why aren't Breez and Thornraxx in the US? Quote Why are orange and black such a good color Combination ? Purple is pretty, and so is blue. Pink hurts your eyes, green is quite mellowing, black is very threatning, red is cool, orange is SO awesome, yellow's hard to read... But you can't see white at all! Oh, wait. I forgot brown. Here's my thoughts: If a person tells the truth and says, " I always lie," Is he lying? Or is he telling the truth? And what has a mouth, but no head, and a body, but no torso? Do caterpillars like to tend to supporting colum of stone's every need? Or is that name misleading by nature? Speaking of nature, why are the children of animals called offspring? don't many young beasts come alive in spring, and thus, should be called onspring? Heeeeeeyy..... I got the first post on a page for the first time. Who knows; it may happen again. What the... It did happen again... and again... YEAH! I'M ENCOUNTERING PROTODERMIS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatanui Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I really want this set. Only problem, IMO, is that the grey beam sticks out.Also, Why aren't Breez and Thornraxx in the US?Nobody really knows that. Word is that the sets will become available at the end of the month, though.~Gata. Quote - Gata Please don't use my avatar or signature without permission, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simulacrum Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 (edited) Ah, this is going to be a buy if it comes out soon. The orange and sky blue sealed the deel. Edited January 8, 2012 by Lord Darkon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dralcax Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 YES! MORE WASPIX PART THINGS YES!!! (I need more of them to make a centipede MOC.) Also, I was hoping they would make a #4 technic beam instead of the #5, which juts out weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesonak Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 From what others who have the set have said, the color is in fact a new color introduced this year, and is NOT the traditional light blue as seen in sets like Kiina. Likely just a mistake.Set looks amazing.-Mesonak Quote The Three Virtues YouTube Channel ----- ----- Check it out for laughs, discussion, and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObfuscatedCubeEntity Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Darn, I really wanted Dark Teal this year. What a let-down. Meh, I might still buy a few anyway, I always need the parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesonak Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Darn, I really wanted Dark Teal this year. What a let-down. Meh, I might still buy a few anyway, I always need the parts.If you're referring to the teal used in the original BIONICLE sets, that color has been permanently discontinued for years anyways. No hope of ever seeing it again.-Mesonak Quote The Three Virtues YouTube Channel ----- ----- Check it out for laughs, discussion, and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObfuscatedCubeEntity Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Darn, I really wanted Dark Teal this year. What a let-down. Meh, I might still buy a few anyway, I always need the parts.If you're referring to the teal used in the original BIONICLE sets, that color has been permanently discontinued for years anyways. No hope of ever seeing it again.-MesonakThat is very disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takanuinuva Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 SInce Thornraxx has the same head as black phantoms arachnix drone. You could possibly make an all silver and grey thrornraxx. I will try when i get him. but he may be white grey and silver Quote I am Takanui Nuva. The Toa Nuva of Light I also go by Baron Von Brickenstein AFOL, Gamer and overall nice person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFlash Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I could get Thornraxx but that tube looks like it could limit the mobility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Von Nebula Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I was hoping for teal, but the black-blue-orange combination looks nicer than I expected. For an insect, Matt's pretty heavily armored. Quote Read my comedy, about the Hero Factory villains watching a television channel produced by our Spherus Magnan friends!The Bionicle Channel "I expect that when I write my next entry in this chronicle, I will be writing as uncontested ruler of the Brotherhood."-Certainty, my Memoirs of the Dead entry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambion Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I thought that was teal, not some dumb sky blue. Maybe because that's what Lego made it look like on the packaging. Lego, you suck.Although this does open up some interesting new opportunities...Anyway, nice review. Liked the nickname you gave him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanchir Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 The bluish-green parts are 322 Medium Azur, a new color. Bricklink calls it Medium Azure, and it is most common in the Friends theme.Most of us who understand LEGO's color palette knew classic teal (Bright Bluish Green) was never coming back, and no other bluish-green colors have appeared in Hero Factory sets, so there shouldn't be too much disappointment from buyers as far as I'm concerned.Anyway, decent review. I'm kind of surprised the review didn't make a bigger deal of the fact that this is the first small Hero Factory set to use a completely custom body design. I have also heard that Thornraxx can be posed so he's balancing purely on his front claws, with his stinger in the air, but I don't have the set so haven't tried it myself. I look forward to the release of this set and the new Breez in the United States, which I believe is supposed to be towards the end of this month. Quote Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Out of all the latest HF sets, 'Matt' looks like one of the coolest, IMO. I really like that it looks like a Nui-Rama. Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Based Goomy Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I never thought light blue and orange could look good together... Quote Looking for a Voya Gold Kraahkan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obsessionist Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 The bluish-green parts are 322 Medium Azur, a new color. Bricklink calls it Medium Azure, and it is most common in the Friends theme. Most of us who understand LEGO's color palette knew classic teal (Bright Bluish Green) was never coming back, and no other bluish-green colors have appeared in Hero Factory sets, so there shouldn't be too much disappointment from buyers as far as I'm concerned.Ah, thanks for clearing that up. I, for one, wish it was classic teal, but new colors are generally a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambi Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Wow, this one looks cool. I'm tempted to pick him up. Quote [my blog] [custom emotes] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creep Of The Deep Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Great review.Thornraxx is one of the best sets of this theme for me. But I'm a bit iffy on that piece behind his head, it looks weird. Quote Do not trust corrupted memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christo1096 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 First time I saw the picture I expected it was teal, but no, it's the new color! same as friend's new color I think. pretty good set, nice review bro Quote Flickr l BShelf l Latest MOC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I really want to army build with this set. It is one of the cheaper ones right? 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Lord of Milk Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I really want to army build with this set. It is one of the cheaper ones right?Yeah, it's one of the hero-sized sets.~ELM~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I really want to army build with this set. It is one of the cheaper ones right?Yeah, it's one of the hero-sized sets.~ELM~Hero Furno or Hero Evo? 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesonak Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 He costs $8.99 USD, AKA, one of the smaller sets. Which makes me immensely happy.-Mesonak Quote The Three Virtues YouTube Channel ----- ----- Check it out for laughs, discussion, and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishers64 Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 If I could pick one set to buy out of this wave, this would be that one, mostly for size and customness. Thanks for the review. Quote Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~garnira returns~ Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 i hope to get him soon!I especially like this one because of the resemblance to a nui rama. Quote "Copy and paste me into your sig! The shadows command you!" ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)#tumaislove,tumaislife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akuna Toa of Sonics Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I thought those light blue pieces were teal before.Oh well. Still on my to-get list. Quote Does anyone want to play the Master Chief Collection with me? I'm trying to get a team going for ranked. PM for GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkShadow Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I actually like some of these new sets, but this is my favorite. The shade of blue that is used is still a nice looking new color, even if it isn't a tealish color. I like the design of this set, expecially the resemblence to the Nui Rama (My favorite rahi) Dissapointing that it isn't currently available in the US though, I was really looking forward to getting this set as soon as the new ones were released..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptiman Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 The design is interesting. I am not a fan of Hero Factory but this set seem like one of the better ones. It is slightly reminiscent of the nui-rama but I see it as a different design. It reminds me of a tripod with wings to be honest. Great review! Quote Do you want to have a theme revolving around mythical beasts? If you do please support my Dragon Slayers project on CUUSOO link: http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/7694BZPRPG profile:http://www.bzpower.c...opic=123&st=120My latest MOC! http://www.bzpower.com/board/index.php?showtopic=9379 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexann Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Thornaxx has an awesome insect look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No longer active Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 This is a good set!When I got this set the wings were sorta bent but I think I unbent them (i hope i haven't ruined them) Quote 2020 STATUS UPDATE: If you've come across any of my topics such, as my comic series which are now lost, I just want to say is I have since DISOWNED them as of 2020. Looking back at them I'm no longer proud of what I've made here on BZPower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takua Nui of GoAnimate Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I might pick it up for the parts. I'm not going to actually build the set...or I will and then instantly disassemble it. Quote Takua Nui of GoAnimate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexann Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 The body design is very insect base and the head is baser of black phantom's "pet's" body. I hope to get it soon very soon, although now would be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parazan Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Thornax-Thornaxx.I just wish he came with a Thornax or something.Anyways,cool set,can't wait to get it in the Summer.-CDP Quote Coming June 22nd: Your chance to become an ECC critic! Power of the pen in your hands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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