Takanuinuva Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 (edited) This is the beginning of what I called Stars week. Every day of the week I will post one of my Revamps of the Bionicle Stars sets.Sunday is TahuMonday is NektannTuesday is TakanuvaWednesday is RahkshiThursday is GreshFriday is SkrallSaturday we end on Golden Armored Tahu Gallery When Publichttp://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=518186 With that out of the way I present Tahu Leader of the Toa Mata/Nuva.FrontRight SideBackLeft SideFinding the Golden HauAction Pose (Acting as Tahu after recieving his Golden Kanohi)See you tomorrow for Nektann Its day two of Stars Week. With that I give you Nektann the Skakdi overload Fronthttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/007.jpg Right Sidehttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/008.jpgBack (Yes there is a cut Vezok spine in there. But I did that way before I made Nektann. When I bought a Piraka I cut the head from the spine so the head would pose better. But with it cut it lines up with Nektann's spine piece perfectly)http://www.brickshel...a/Stars/009.jpg Left Sidehttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/010.jpg Finding one of the Golden Armor pieceshttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/011.jpgAction posehttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/012.jpg Bonus Pic Tahu Vs Nektannhttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/037.jpgSee you tomorrow for Takanuva Day 3 of Stars Week. Here is Takanuva the Toa of Light Front (I consider Takanuva the weakest in terms of design among the Stars since he shares a similar build to Tahu. But it makes sense since Takanuva and Tahu had similar builds in 2003http://www.brickshel...a/Stars/013.jpg Right Sidehttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/014.jpg Backhttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/015.jpg Left Sidehttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/016.jpg Finding one of the Golden Armor pieceshttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/017.jpg Action Posehttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/018.jpg See you tomorrow for Rahkshi We've reached Day 4 of Stars week. We're halfway done With that I present the Rahkshi of Heat Vision Fronthttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/019.jpg Right Side (Forgive the slight blurryness. But if you look closely you can see a little bit of orange. I put an actual Kraata of heat vision into this creation. The gap has to be there for the Kraata to fit in the spine.)http://www.brickshel...a/Stars/020.jpg Backhttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/021.jpg Left Sidehttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/022.jpg Finding the Golden Shieldhttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/023.jpg Action Posehttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/024.jpg Bonus Pic Takanuva Vs Rahkshihttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/038.jpgSee you tomorrow for Gresh Now on Day 5 of Stars weekHere is the air elemental Glatorian GreshFronthttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/025.jpgRight Sidehttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/026.jpgBackhttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/027.jpgLeft Sidehttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/028.jpgFinding one of the Golden Armor pieces (Originally Gresh had rubber bands holding some of his armor pieces on. But I considered that cheating, plus some of the bands broke so I attached the armor properly. It sitcks out a bit more but its a proper connection.)http://www.brickshel...a/Stars/029.jpgAction Posehttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/030.jpgBonus pic of the 3 Stars Heroeshttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/044.jpgSee you tomorrow for SkrallTime for Day 6 of Stars week. We're nearly doneHere is Skrall. Malicious soldier of Tuma's armyFronthttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/031.jpgRight Sidehttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/032.jpgBackhttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/033.jpgLeft Sidehttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/034.jpgFinding the Golden Sword Basehttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/035.jpgAction Pose (I had considered Using an original Skrall shield and painting the red parts green. But I decided that these creations wouldn't use painted parts)http://www.brickshel...a/Stars/036.jpgBonus Pic Gresh Vs Skrallhttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/039.jpgBonus Pic of the 3 Stars Villianshttp://www.brickshel...a/Stars/045.jpgSee you tomorrow for the last day. Golden Armored Tahu Its the final day of Stars week. We've reached the end. Now I present Golden Armored Tahu The 3 Stars Heroes bringing together the 6 pieceshttp://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/Stars/040.jpg The 6 Pieces of Golden Armor surrounding Tahuhttp://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/Stars/041.jpg Tahu Wearing the 6 Pieceshttp://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/Stars/042.jpg Tahu Transforming into the Golden Toahttp://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/Stars/043.jpg Golden Armored Tahu (This form is a completely seperate creation from normal Tahu)http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/Stars/046.jpg Right Side (This was the first of the Stars Revamps I made)http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/Stars/047.jpg Back (He has a Jetpack akin to his Mistika form)http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/Stars/048.jpg Left Side (His shield is shaped like the 3 Virtues Symbol)http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/Stars/049.jpg Action Posehttp://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/Stars/050.jpg Bonus Pic of all 6 Starshttp://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/Stars/051.jpg That is the end of Stars week. Comments and Critisim apriciated Edited December 15, 2012 by Takanuinuva 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...
Chro Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Interesting project you've got here. Tahu is mediocre overall, but the torso armoring is creative. Quote save not only their lives but their spirits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klak Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 The armor of Tahu is definitely creative, and I like the set overall, though the chest is rather strange for my tastes (there seems to be a gap in the middle). Also, his arms seem skinny. Still, it's a great Stars revamp. Looking forward to the rest. Quote My Comedies: The Krika Show (Season 1)The Krika Show Season 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constructelf Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 His head seems a bit small compared to the rest of his body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickPharaoh Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Where's Nektann? IMO Tahu looks too standard, but the armoring is creative enough to make me post feedback Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think your intention here was not to come up with something completely unique, but rather to revamp an already existing set on a different scale. Am I right? Because if the case were so, it would make much more sense. Quote "Welcome to Valhalla, Warrior." Recent MOC's: The Headless Horseman (BBC71 Finalist) LDD CCBS Chess The Shadowed One (BBC69) Nydoretha (Netherealm Empress) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takanuinuva Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) All pics and descriptions have been moved to my first post. Edited December 15, 2012 by Takanuinuva 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...
Dual Cee Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I look forward to see how you're going to make takanuva I how he has his 2003 style weapon back. I like the Nektann maybe a bit to large tough? His feet are way too small for his body. Quote I'm back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickPharaoh Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Looks good... And I like how you made the feet...But the upper arms are a tad too short. And giving him symmetrical weapons kinda ruins it for me. It might have been better if you upscaled his weapon a bit and left him with just one. But overall, not too bad. Quote "Welcome to Valhalla, Warrior." Recent MOC's: The Headless Horseman (BBC71 Finalist) LDD CCBS Chess The Shadowed One (BBC69) Nydoretha (Netherealm Empress) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chro Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Interesting. The feet are a great idea. But I feel like the legs are a bit too long... Quote save not only their lives but their spirits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klak Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 (edited) Epic remake. The chest seems a little plain, but the weapons (along with the rest of the body) to me are fantastic, as well as his height. This really is what Stars Nektann would look like if he was released as a normal set. Well done, this is excellent. Edited December 11, 2012 by KlakWest Quote My Comedies: The Krika Show (Season 1)The Krika Show Season 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takanuinuva Posted December 11, 2012 Author Share Posted December 11, 2012 (edited) All pics and descriptions have been moved to my first post. Edited December 15, 2012 by Takanuinuva 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...
Takanuinuva Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) All pics and descriptions have been moved to my first post. Edited December 15, 2012 by Takanuinuva 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...
torchdude99 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Those are awesome and if I may ask, what sets did you use to make the Rahkshi other than the original Stars set? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chro Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Well, the torso and upper arms are very nice. I feel like the legs should be digitigrade, but that's just me. Quote save not only their lives but their spirits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klak Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Wow, that Rahkshi sure looks buff. It's fantastic, though a little bulky (then again, that can be seen as a good thing). His armor is great. Well done! Quote My Comedies: The Krika Show (Season 1)The Krika Show Season 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takanuinuva Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 (edited) All pics and descriptions have been moved to my first post. Edited December 15, 2012 by Takanuinuva 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...
Dual Cee Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 (edited) Were is the Tahu you promised us found himWell this is a little late but i really liked the fact you gave that poor rahksii a fitted kraata Edited December 15, 2012 by Dual Matrix Quote I'm back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowBionics Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Very unique take on revamping the Stars sets. Now they are all the size of the standard 2009 Glatorian sets from the old days, which is greatly appreciated. The design for Tahu is very unique and looks very nice. I almost wish we could have seen that over the small little Stars set. You've made him true to the original while armoring him up and making him look taller. My only complaint would be the feet looking too small, but then again there aren't really many other feet in Mata red... aside from the Toa Mata feet. Or HF 2.0 feet, but of course nothing bad if you don't have those. That's probably my only complaint, although I know you tried to stay true to the original. Nektann: This is probably one of the more unique versions of Nektann I've ever seen. I like the custom design of the legs, making him taller than the standard Skakdi, which is how he was described as being in Destiny War. The "chicken leg" look is a bit unexpected, yet I like it. I also like the unique feet design as well. And it's amazing how you managed to get the Vezok spine and Nektann head to look like one piece... or close to one piece, anyway. It all works together so well. The torso design is also pretty nicely done as well. My only complaint here would be the weapons. The crescent scythes look too small for him. The weapon was fine for his small derpy Stars form, but here it looks a bit out of scale for him. I don't know, that's just how I feel looking at him. The Piraka had larger weapons that that length-wise, so maybe it's just me and my feelings towards how much I liked the Piraka sets. Takanuva is my least favorite of the stars... well, I'll get to that in a little bit. So unfortunately a lot of my opinion is kind of based off how much I didn't like how the original turned out and how not white and gold he was. So in staying true to the original, it's because I don't like the original I might not like him a whole lot. I do like how you've made his staves and the torso, even if it's similar to Tahu. For some reason though he doesn't look as well-armored as Tahu, but that could be me. I do like this Toa torso design and I do wish we could have seen something more like this over the derpy little stars sets. Rahkshi is probably one of my favorites from this bunch. I like how well you've replicated the original 2003 Rahkshi build while using some of the more newer pieces. He looks great and again, I so wish we could have seen something like this in 2010. I like even more how you managed to put a Kraata in him, fully making him like an original Rahkshi. A very great job with the torso design. I wished they could have made yellow Rahkshi feet to go along with him. Then again, I liked those pieces and wish we had more of them overall. Gresh... what can I say? He is probably my least favorite of the actual stars set, seeing as the 2009 one was so much better and looked cooler, so unfortunately that might affect my opinion a little bit. A good job of making a nice torso design. I feel your pain with using rubber bands, since a MOC I made once used a rubber band for an armor piece. Sometimes it helps, but I guess it would be "cheating" a little bit. Unfortunately the actual stars set isn't too memorable to me, so I can't really give a whole-hearted review. He's definitely an improvement over the stars set, that I will say. Skrall is definitely an improvement over the stars set. He looks fearsome and like an actual threat. Like a more elite, muscular version of the original Skrall set from 2009 with improved weapons. You have done this set great justice in making him go from an Atakus clone (well, modified clone) to something that looks awesome. One thing I didn't like about the stars set was his lack of a shield, and you've given him a good one here. His sword also looks more in proportion with the set as well, versus the actual version that had this small sword and then these giant blades on the shoulders that clunked into each other due to poor attachment and spacing. Overall, you have done the stars good justice in revamping them into something much better and awesome. If only the stars were more like this and less like chibi versions of characters. Quote [flash=250,100]http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/sprxtrerme/BANNERS/thornax.swf [Bionicle: Unsolved Mysteries] [The Knights of Terankos] [Miyaka The Blazing Wind] No, I didn't see you playing with your dolls again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takanuinuva Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Very unique take on revamping the Stars sets. Now they are all the size of the standard 2009 Glatorian sets from the old days, which is greatly appreciated. The design for Tahu is very unique and looks very nice. I almost wish we could have seen that over the small little Stars set. You've made him true to the original while armoring him up and making him look taller. My only complaint would be the feet looking too small, but then again there aren't really many other feet in Mata red... aside from the Toa Mata feet. Or HF 2.0 feet, but of course nothing bad if you don't have those. That's probably my only complaint, although I know you tried to stay true to the original. Nektann: This is probably one of the more unique versions of Nektann I've ever seen. I like the custom design of the legs, making him taller than the standard Skakdi, which is how he was described as being in Destiny War. The "chicken leg" look is a bit unexpected, yet I like it. I also like the unique feet design as well. And it's amazing how you managed to get the Vezok spine and Nektann head to look like one piece... or close to one piece, anyway. It all works together so well. The torso design is also pretty nicely done as well. My only complaint here would be the weapons. The crescent scythes look too small for him. The weapon was fine for his small derpy Stars form, but here it looks a bit out of scale for him. I don't know, that's just how I feel looking at him. The Piraka had larger weapons that that length-wise, so maybe it's just me and my feelings towards how much I liked the Piraka sets. Takanuva is my least favorite of the stars... well, I'll get to that in a little bit. So unfortunately a lot of my opinion is kind of based off how much I didn't like how the original turned out and how not white and gold he was. So in staying true to the original, it's because I don't like the original I might not like him a whole lot. I do like how you've made his staves and the torso, even if it's similar to Tahu. For some reason though he doesn't look as well-armored as Tahu, but that could be me. I do like this Toa torso design and I do wish we could have seen something more like this over the derpy little stars sets. Rahkshi is probably one of my favorites from this bunch. I like how well you've replicated the original 2003 Rahkshi build while using some of the more newer pieces. He looks great and again, I so wish we could have seen something like this in 2010. I like even more how you managed to put a Kraata in him, fully making him like an original Rahkshi. A very great job with the torso design. I wished they could have made yellow Rahkshi feet to go along with him. Then again, I liked those pieces and wish we had more of them overall. Gresh... what can I say? He is probably my least favorite of the actual stars set, seeing as the 2009 one was so much better and looked cooler, so unfortunately that might affect my opinion a little bit. A good job of making a nice torso design. I feel your pain with using rubber bands, since a MOC I made once used a rubber band for an armor piece. Sometimes it helps, but I guess it would be "cheating" a little bit. Unfortunately the actual stars set isn't too memorable to me, so I can't really give a whole-hearted review. He's definitely an improvement over the stars set, that I will say. Skrall is definitely an improvement over the stars set. He looks fearsome and like an actual threat. Like a more elite, muscular version of the original Skrall set from 2009 with improved weapons. You have done this set great justice in making him go from an Atakus clone (well, modified clone) to something that looks awesome. One thing I didn't like about the stars set was his lack of a shield, and you've given him a good one here. His sword also looks more in proportion with the set as well, versus the actual version that had this small sword and then these giant blades on the shoulders that clunked into each other due to poor attachment and spacing. Overall, you have done the stars good justice in revamping them into something much better and awesome. If only the stars were more like this and less like chibi versions of characters. Thanks. What do you think of Golden armored Tahu. 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...
Toatapio Nuva Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Amazing. Those would've made a great last line for Bionicle (although I still would've ditched Gresh and Skrall). They all have something in common too, so I can imagine them as a canister set line. Great job! Quote My BZPRPG profiles - Viima, Lai Lai Kirgan, Jarkale, Hile, Tuli + Kavala, Khervos, Thira Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archon~ Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Wow, these really turned out to be great! I love what you did to the Toa and Rahkshi especially! Quote Archon *** "For one to truly feel alive, the person must kill oneself a little bit each and every day." Check out my MOC, one of the new generation of Toa on Spherus Magna! ***Toa Kyraan*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacks Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Tahu and the Rahkshi are my favorites here -- the colour schemes on both are impeccably balanced, so neither hue seems more prominent than the other, and the layering of the colours works well also.I do have to say, though, that I love what you did with Nektann's feet. Quote ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Rate The Song Above You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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