TahnokVa123 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Have any of you ever managed to get the brains out of an original Toa head? When I got my Takanuva some in 2004, I accidentally put the brains for Takanuva on the head for Jaller's gray mask and now I can never get it out to put in the right head. Quote [flash=250,100]http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/sprxtrerme/BANNERS/thornax.swf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFlash Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I haven't removed any of those brain pieces yet. I don't know if you can even remove them. I'm pretty sure that once it's stuck on, it will be stuck on for a very long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Six Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Since this is about the sets, I'm moving it over that-a-way. Quote Bio of a BZP Admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BioGio Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 (edited) There are two major ways of removing the brains. This one purports to be safer, but this is probably the better-known method.I have tried neither, but I know plenty of MOCists who have. Generally, I think that there's a preference for the one in the first link, but both are hit-or-miss: You could either get the eyes out or shatter the brain piece.~ BioGio Edited March 4, 2012 by BioGio Quote dig "You're a scientist? The proposal you make violates parsimony; it introduces extra unknowns without proof for them. One might as well say unicorns power it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanchir Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 This method is one I've seen, but I've never tried it myself. It seems to be the simplest method around for separating these parts. Quote Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disciple Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I have been using the second method posted by BioGio for years. It works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protodite Karzahni Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I've never found the need to remove one, not being a die-hard MOCer and all. Not that I haven't tried. Every attempt has ended in shameful failure. Quote I wrote stories once. They were okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daiker Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 This method is by far my favorite. I always use it. Definitely works better (And doesn't damage anything!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dralcax Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Best way to fix this? Get new parts off of eBay or Bricklink or B/S/T or whatever. Those things are practically impossible to seperate, like when I got a short antenna rod jammed in a Meltdown tank so there was no room to pull the wide part and pushing didn't work because of the round tip. That took hours. This will take days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akuna Toa of Sonics Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) Waaaaaay back in BZP's news archive is a crude method to remove the eyepiece.I've found some better ones on Brickshelf.Edit: Daiker posted the one I use. Edited March 6, 2012 by Akuna Toa of Sonics 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...
Chols Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I tried Ausar's method once. It did get the piece out, but I was foolish enough to be standing above it when the eyes came out and rocketed into the air.Let's just say I would have wound up removing my own eyes too if I weren't wearing glasses.I like the one Aanchir posted. Definitely gonna give it a shot some time. With goggles, just in case. x_x Quote Latest MOC: Ol' Dusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wan Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I take a tiny screwdriver or a thin bladed knife and poke it out at the eye. Sometimes works, though with the knife method be very very careful =x I cut myself more than once that way ^~^; Quote Dragon Age RPG (Being approved)||Zelda RPG||BZPRPG||To Save The World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mare Tranquillitatis Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Never needed to ( and never knew how to ), but once I tried only by my hands. The result? Aching hands for half an hour...----- Lord of the Rings -----Titles: Dark Lord, Lord of Mordor, Lord of Gifts, Lord of Barad-Dûr, Lord of the Earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cederak Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I've only needed to remove a few of them, but I managed to do it without any scratches by using a pick intended for taking out crab meat and nuts once they've been cracked open. It's odd that we've never used them for either of those purposes, but they were excellent tools for pulling out "Toa brains."-Ced Quote Cederak's Library l Blog: Fair Enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TahnokVa123 Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 I used BioGio's 1st method and it worked great, albeit requiring lots of force. Quote [flash=250,100]http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/sprxtrerme/BANNERS/thornax.swf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voxumo Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 i had trouble with those heads for quite awhile but i built a little device to pop it out. YEAH THIS IS MY 600TH POST Quote Banner made by Onaku BZPRPG CHARACTERS Syvra-Tivanu If you interact with one of my characters and I don't respond or acknowledge the interaction within a day, send me a PM. Odds are I missed or did not see the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toatitan Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I was able to pry the eye pieces out with a butter knife, but you have to do this carefully to avoid damaging either piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unauthorized Autobiography Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I've never been actually able to take out one of those. My princer could do a great job, though, but I don't have it anymore Quote -G u u R a h K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballom Nom Nom Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 (edited) An interesting fact about the eye-removal method that BioGio and Chols mentioned is that it was actually posted in an ooold news post back in 2001.However, I admit that the method Aanchir mentioned appears the easiest. It looks like there's barely any force applied in that video.~B~ Edited March 26, 2012 by Ballom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unauthorized Autobiography Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 You may also push the eyes on the front, maybe Quote -G u u R a h K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makaru Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I've used the butterknife method. Works enough for me. Quote Spoiler Alert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexann Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I can not seem to take those toa brains from 2001-2003 has any body taken one out before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I can not seem to take those toa brains from 2001-2003 has any body taken one out before?Have you even read the replies to this topic? That's what everyone's been talking about. Quote Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wotz Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 The Brainpop V.2.00465774532. Never failed me, ever. It is the world's best way to tear out the minds of unsuspecting Toa heads. Quote D U N E W O L F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvus Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Daiker's way is the best, in my opinion. It's the most comfortable and the most reliable. It's also rather easy, if you have a strong enough grip. Plus it looks like you're putting the Toa in some kind of torture device or deathtrap, a la Saw. Quote MENTAL WOUNDS NOT HEALINGLIFE'S A BITTER SHAMEI'M GOING OFF THE RAILS ON THE CRAZY TRAIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopekemaster Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Enjoy this:http://www.bzpower.com/story.php?ID=186It's an archived story from Nov. 2001. 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...
Bionicle9834 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I use a skerw diver for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Valjean Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I have imagined Toa brains to literally be a sort of living crystal that allows for the electrical signals of thought to comence.Oh wait, that's not what you meant...I have to admit, I've never used any of the methods listed, although there is one head that I'd like to reassemble with different eyes, and when I eventually find that I really would like to get around to it, I'll use the safer methodDaiker linked to.Your Honor,Tyrannosaurus Kraggh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewa97 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I would not be surprised if the brain popper v.2 descended from heaven.It's like a brick separator! Quote [center][size=8][color=#000080]ACTIVATE AWESOMENESS!!!!!!!![/color][/size][/center] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BZCoolness Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I've always just used a butter knife and a fork to pry it off while pushing it off to prevent the piece from breaking. I'm sure the other ways listed are good, but I've never actually done them (maybe I should!) Quote *Insert some sort of banner or photograph here* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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