/biog/ - Bionicle and CCBS General: This Kills the Bionicle Edition

>>5851526
>fedex said package was coming yesterday
>said package was coming today
>now says pending with no scheduled delivery
>apparently fedex gave it to a third party also who could have taken my package and left to antarctica for all I know
>therefore cant track it anymore
>no idea if its coming to my house or post office or they sent it back to lego S@H

Guys, don't bother buying from legos site

I wouldnt mind being a delivery driver, sounds super slack considering my package was a 10 minute drive away 2 days ago

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maskmaker anon with some news - I've found a new type of plastic which will likely work very nicely. However, pic related -- I'm may have to buy a proper gas mask (like the kind painters use). Gonna set me back another $30. There's always something else...

>>5851526
Post some mocs

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>>5851540
The star wars shoulderpad was the easiest thing I've made so far. Pegs hold quite nicely, despite my previous apprehensions. Not quite as much as the regular ABS, but it has a good bit of friction. Also sorry to say I'm going to be delayed a while... Getting all my shit together.

The new stuff (Smooth-On Smooth Cast 30) is much more thin when pouring compared to the "Amazing Mold Products" stuff, which is nice. I haven't tried yet but I'm also expecting it to hold dye color better.

I think I'm going to make an OC character - a heretical maskmaker who died because of his carelessness when handling materials.

>>5851549
Oh and I have a dremel now, so I should be able to make the edges and insides of smaller holes quite smooth.

>>5851540
When our Moupanon finishes his Shapeways mask, you should buy one, clean it up, and cast a mold from it. Then experiment with gold plastics if possible.

I will buy that shit in a heartbeat, name your price. 4Chan will collectively produce the perfect forbidden mask replica, and it will be glorious.

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>>5851549
I just casted a star wars shoulder with the new stuff with little casual disregard to my own health and safety.

I hope the picture shows it - the mask is alumilite to compare. Neither have any dye in them, and the smooth on stuff not only hardens faster, it also is a brighter white and is somewhat stronger.

So I'm moderately hyped about this and also now have a headache.

>>5851559
I'm not sure how to do smooth metallic colors yet, but there's gotta be a way somewhere. It's going to be great.

>>5851572
Stay safe, buddy. You're a treasure.

this is probably a dumb question, but how do you guys clean off bonkles?

my room sucks dicks and gets a ton of dust while the rest of the house doesn't. I dont want to take a bunch of time to wipe them down or something

>>5851590
I personally still fuck around with wet wipe tissues but I should do what others have said and just wash them off.

>>5851597
just run em under water eh? i dont know why i didnt think of that.

>>5851590
Probably will have to the first time. I quickly go over mine with a can of air every few weeks. If I wait too long between cleanings, then the dust gets too heavy for the can of air and then I have to brush them off manually.

>>5851590
rubbing alcohol cleans off plastic really nicely but I suspect it might weaken Lego's plastic. It's what I use to clean my keyboard keys every so often, anyway.

>>5851606
Just don't forget to dry them off with a towel or something.

>>5851621
I think I used rubbing alcohol to try get rid of a print on a piece and it shit on the plastic

>>5851623
>>5851623
im worried about the little parts that i cant hit with towel, i'd really like to avoid having to dismantle them. maybe i should stop being lazy

>>5851630
Hmm, I can see your point, maybe a hair drier could do the same work?

>>5851590
Dust it with a moist napkin/washcloth, then blow on it to get the extra fibers and fuzzies.

>>5851590
You can get a set of brushes from Michaels or some shit with really soft bristles that are specifically for dusting small items. I use those in tandem with canned air to dust my collection.

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>>5851721

I imagine some here will like this. It's the G1 story from the first eight years, all on Google Docs: http://cross-wired-freak.tumblr.com/post/148803767213/the-2001-2008-bionicle-story

Holy shit. JTO Makuta looks amazing wearing the Kraahkan.

It was never really brought up but, is Umarak's mask the G2 Kraahkan?

>>5851731
>Literally has been in the OP for about as long as /biog/ has been around.
Come on, anon...

>>5851760
It was referred to as the Mask of Shadows, yes.

Is the /biog/ Skype group still a thing?

>>5851760
Umarak's mask is presumably closer as far as powers go, as it's described as the "Mask of Shadows"

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So in case some of you kids missed it, I've decided to commit heresy with one of my several spare Masks of Fire (the Gold one here). I have to say, the matte black REALLY brings out the detail, but I wasn't finished there...

>>5851791
What else did you do?

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>>5851791
>>5851798

...I got a buddy of mine who paints Gundam models n shit to do this up for me. All rusted up for a "Tohunga" Makuta.

I'm thinking of taking a few shells and getting them matched up with this, to complete the look. But it looks sexy as fuck here.

>>5851800
Damn, son. That looks great. He did a good job.

>>5851800
That's quite awesome indeed.

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Onu-Matoran are a SHIT

>>5851825
the bear from the movie's face was just a stretched out lewa nuva's mask, wasn't it?

>>5851825
Gahlok? Wat?

>>5851830
Ga-Matoran a BEST

>>5851830
That's RAAACIST!

>>5851833
He means Graalok

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An advice for lego if they ever bring BIONICLE back: Just MNOGfy everything, it's awesome and everyone loves it.

>>5851845
Seriously. I have friends who aren't even in to Bionicle, but loved played MNOG back in the day. It just has so much charm and breath.

>>5851849
*Loved AND played

>>5851845
>mfw we will never an MNOG styled animation set in Mahri Nui

>>5851761
Same tumblr, not the same link. OP just has scans of the books, >>5851731 has transcripts.

According to some leaks, Nexo next year will have Action-sets. Could it be CCBS?

>>5851866
It's abridged, though. Lame, I got excited for a second. I thought somebody had typed out all 20 something Bionicle books.

>>5851800
you need to get the whole figure done up like that. glossy bones would clash with the matte shells and mask.

"I bore you, for I am nothing. And out of nothing you came. and it is nothing you will go."

>>5851876
Could be more weapon packs.

>>5851878
It's possible somebody has. Judging from the '01 book, "abridged and edited" means they cut parts of the side story (MNOG walkthrough), I assume for continuity, and clumsily tried to make the rest fit with future canon (see: references to "Akhmou" and the "Toa Mata"). Haven't noticed anything from the first couple books actually cut though.

>>5851896
"The people of this world are builders. But look into their hearts, and you will find they also have the power to destroy. I am that power, I am destruction, and I will destroy you."

Bionicle had some great writing its first few years.

>>5851931
Bionicle had some great writing all the way though, you knob. Some of the shit in 2007 for example is legit compelling.

>>5851933
I stopped buying and paying attention to bionicle in 05 so i dunno what happened after. I remember seeing the piraka and i thought they were the new toa and thought they were so ugly that i never bought a bionicle again. I missed out on some cool future sets though

>>5851946
I had the same thoughts about the Piraka initially and was totally put off when I first saw them. That was the whole idea behind the marketing though. It was the first time we'd seen villains first with no Toa to be found, and we were to assume they were this new island's corrupted, false saviors. It was pretty smart in hindsight. I remember being SO relieved when the Inika showed up though.

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>>5851755
Whoa, he really does.

>>5851549
>>5851572
I would kill for a few of these in transparent colors.

>>5852058
plz don't kill mask maker senpai

>>5851572
That piece in dark azure so you can give Gali an ass that suits the colorscheme

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I don't know if this is cool or not, but I still have my very first bionicle I got when I was 5.
He's pretty dusty.

I also have all of the Rahkshi, Vahki, Visorak, Piraka, Barraki, everything from the Bara Magna/Glatorian line and random assorted toa and titans, but I just thought Onepu was cool.

>>5852133
>no disc
2/10

But he's still kinda cool.

Also how are the cracked joints doing?

>>5852133
Please give him a bath. Leader of Ussalry isn't supposed to be dirty like the mining plebs.

Also I feel kinda bad for Onepu and Macku. They were the right hands of Turaga, and then this faggot engineer and chronicler for 5 minutes took their places as Toa

>>5851776
I don't think so. To be honest, Skype's Bonkle community is basically dead. We've all moved to Discord.

>>5852135
I replaced one of his feet. His disk is somewhere in my parts bin though.

>>5852136
Yeah I was a bit salted when Nuparu became a Toa Inika instead of Onepu, that said Nuparu still is my favorite Inika.

When the Piraka and Inika came out it felt like it was already so far into the Bionicle life cycle...
>tfw 10 years ago
What the fuck happened?

>>5852153
literal cancer

>>5852157
Bionicle was born from cancer.

>>5852157
>>5852158
Leave, Brickbros

>>5852153
I'm fairly sure Nuparu is everyone's favourite Inika.

He had the best mask of the bunch, the shoulder launcher and claws, and didn't shit all over the colors of the Matoran versions like most of them

>>5852157
Sorry 'bout that matey, what's cancer? The >tfw ? I frequent some pretty cancer boards like /v/ and /tv/

But anyways, G2 bionicle is absolute garbage and was rightfully canceled, they didn't get Farshtey back and settled for a lame cheap story.

>>5852162
Honestly,stuff Windham came up with was tons better than most of Greg's stuff

>>5852163
No

>>5852159
...but it's actually true. Faber was fighting cancer and got the idea that the pills he takes have heroes (toa) in them that come to cure his body (Mata Nui).

Without Faber's cancer, there wouldn't be Bionicle.

>>5852162
You're not wrong. At least we got some new parts, though. 2015 addons are a godsend.

>>5852162
You're not wrong. The parts were good, though. 2015 addons are a godsend, among other good recolors and masks we got.

>>5852168
....are you serious? Thats kinda crazy.

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>>5852172
>>5852173

>>5852174
I don't know for sure but I have stumbled upon this claim many times.

>>5852193
I've heard that story a few times before as well.

>>5852168
He wasn't fighting cancer, it was a friend of his. But yeah cancer was where the idea for Bionicle came from.

>>5852162
why do people still think that farshtey is a good writer? he was good enough when everything was laid out for him but when he had the power to make up stuff himself it always came out as a convoluted mess. he even admitted to not laying out his stories beforehand but just making shit up as he goes along writing it.

>>5852196
The seed/canister resembled a big pill or ampoule so that led to the thought that maybe this was the “medicine” that had to cure a very big patient. When pouring the parts out of the canister you were actually already playing out the story and bringing a hero to life, the legend had begun ...the rest is history.

From Faber Files.

>>5852010
How did you connect the head?

>>5852253
He probably used a glatoran head, and if you didn't know makuta's mask has a pin at its top where it attaches, similar to the glatoran masks.

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Not much of an update here. I switched out the three gears system used by protector Ekimu for a ball system used by 'Toa' Ekimu, which worked pretty well. By accident, she ended up about the same size, which I think works.

She still needs a weapon. Any suggestions?

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>>5852277
I raised the gear box by a peg from what I initially had it, which now fits this shell. I put it in upside to fit the space, but I think it also accentuates her lines.

Also, partly to make her different, I used that "left hand is evil" trope to assign her gear system to her left hand. Her shoulders aren't as wide as Ekimu's, which again accentuates her femininity, I think.

I ordered the sets to make JTO Makuta, so I'll be replacing some of the gold and black shells on her shoulder and hips with trans-purple. Also, I'll be swapping the grey 'boob-plate' with a gold one from Tahu.

What do you guys think? Should she just be a female Makuta, or a female Skull Warrior 'gifted' with Mask of Control? If a new character, any name suggestions? And what sounds like a better title, Skull Villainess or Skull Empress?

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Do these guys suck? They and Tuma were My only foray into G1 back in the day. I though I would like them because they look very Giger Alien. But I dunno, the janky proportions and they still didn't feel very detailed wasn't doing much for Me back then.

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>>5852287
Tuma is a little better, but I don't think the green 'flows' with the design very well. Just looks too tabbed on. Plus the exposed pins do look kind of bad. Cool mask, though.

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>>5852291
>Cool mask, though.

>>5852277
>It is too bad that you are grounded
>Maybe I can be your girlfriend tonight, brother.

>>5852168
>>5852209
I knew the thing about pills but not that it was because of a cancer.

>Mata-nui was the patient
>The Toa the chemo/pills
>Makuta was the cancer killing Mata-nui

It must suck that your own cancer not only enters in metastasis, but takes control of your own body as well.

>>5852287
>Do these guys suck?
It's a thing well known that people pretty much ignore the existence of the Glatorian arc and pretty much call it "Non-Canon"
Some people even ignore it so hard they'll say that Mata Nui wasn't sent to space but just "Somewhere else on the planet"
Take it as you will

>>5852358
desu the glatorian arc felt more like traditional bionicle to me than most of the ignition arc. the designs had more elemental motifs again and we were back to a more tribal setting with its own mysteries and story. i really enjoyed it personally.

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>>5852350

>>5852364
I'm kind of indifferent with the Glatorian arc
On one hand, it's almost a return to it's roots, not that I'm saying I didn't like the Phantoka and the Mistika
But on the other hand I'm still slightly bitter I never got Mata Nui and that they made a below subpar movie for the Glatorian arc instead of, you know, the fucking important gamechanger Inika/Mahri arc

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What does /toy/ think? Couldn't resist making a MOC around that umarak mask

>>5852148
What's Discord?

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>>5852385

Goddamit

Potato camera close-up

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>>5852387

Guessing this will be sideways too

>>5852387
Wheres that trans body shell from? Hf?

>>5852385
I can imagine him returning as a "Spirit Hunter" or something if he was pulled into the shadow realm, would explain his mask at least.
Overall it's a nice MOC. Is the trans body piece from the Fire Lord set?

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Had a thought of remaking Waspix a bit more "accurate" to a wasp plus giving him a HF badge as a honorary member of the agency or something.
Also those systems pieces fit really well if I may say.

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>>5852409
I know wasps don't have 2 pair of wings but I wanted to use up my 4 wing pieces.

>>5852394

Thanks! Body-piece is from jetbug

>>5852420
Ah, I always thought Fire Lord had it, at least I got the wave right. Now to add that piece to my Wanted list on BrickLink

Lava beast, ketar and uxar showed up in the mail, which build first?

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Rate my toa of ice, fellas

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>>5852464
And from the back. Seeing the opportunity for those pistons was a total fluke but I love how bionicle they look

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>>5852464
>>5852472

Nice man, I dig the staff a lot.

Have a viking/samurai Skakdi I made the summer the initial G2 leaks happened. I've posted this guy before. Points for anyone who remembers the first time.

>tfw that was 2 years ago

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>>5852539

Wtf I didn't even upload from my phone and the picture was upright in my folder. Weird.

>>5852303

Is Kulta stealing Tumor's mask to impress Makuko?

Can you separate wait articulation connections? feels like itll break if i keep pulling

>>5852593
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaTO8_KNcuo

>>5852593
>not Maqt or M'kuta

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>>5852593
I was thinking more of the Kane meme, replace match with mask.

>>5852604
>M'kuta
Too fedora tipping
>Maqt
Not bad.

>>5852545
Feels way longer than two years since I saw this. Really looks great though, love how stout it looked.

>>5852358
We call these people "idiots."

God damn lava beast is my new favourite

We probably won't be getting CCBS parts bins, but how would the pricing work? I presume that a 100 piece bin wouldn't cost as much as a 100 piece set since there aren't any big design/advertising costs to account for.

>>5852774
I emailed lego customer service about a parts bin and they basically told me to buy star wars CCBS if I want new parts. Personally, I think a parts tub would actually be really smart and I really think it would sell, because it would work with bionicle, hero factory and star wars, and I think chima and nexo knights had some ccbs stuff? all theyd have to put on the label is "compatible with: ___ ___ ___ ___" and people would buy it whatever building sets theyre into.

maybe I should try emailing them again, or start a petition or something, I really want new parts to mess around with and possibly even be able to build my own toa from scratch, headcanon a whole new generation if I want

bonus points if they included masks in the tubs too, even if they were just recolours of other ones ex. azure tahu mask

Bless Roly

>>5852819
Chima had a constraction line, and I think some Nexo Knight sets use some CCBS parts.

>>5852827
Blueboard, friendo.

>>5852539
>>5852545
I remember him. Still love the look.

holy fuck building uxar i a nightmare

i cant put his gear piece in fuck

MOUP v3 anon, progress?

>>5852840
What was the image?

>>5852899
Three femskullfuckers rapin' Tahu, I think.

>>5852905
Pohatu actually

>>5852905
>>5852909
Please can someone give me a link

>>5852918
http://67.media.tumblr.com/49647c775f5d1d531471dd70f5082872/tumblr_obsxb2KGlN1rgx87xo2_1280.png
Pretty sure anon posted a transparent, though.

>>5852922
Thank you anon <3

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Shitty Tablet camera.
tried not to stray too far from the original design, kept all the original pieces too.

I love hearing from you all, so criticism is good.

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>>5852922

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>>5852948

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>>5852948
Kulta's such a bad ass, he needs the golden skull mask.

His normal mask kind of gets lost in there. The chains are nice, and I like the chest horns. The shells on the spare balljoints spread his chest out a bit, which makes him look wide, especially with the cape. The wide look kind of works, though.

Strawpoll:

http://www.strawpoll.me/10978807

So how do you rig kutar into place without flailing around on pohatus back?

also how does bricklink work? is it like ebay where the seller ships direct to you?

>>5852968
Yes, the sellers ship to you.

>>5852959
I'd get one if I could.
Bricklink has none.

>>5852988
No golden skull mask? Odd, let me have a look
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?G=5002942&name=Bionicle%20Villain%20Pack&category=%5B(Other)%5D%5BBionicle%5D#T=S&O={}

>>5852994
Oh shit, I was just looking for the mask.not the pack.
Thanks man.

>>5852998
No problem anon

>>5853001
now for one last question. is 7 US dollars worth it?
for a mask I might use or just let it sit on a display to collect dust.

>>5852218
Stuff he wrote was a bit messy, but the story was great, he was a pretty good maker-upper.

>>5853006
I'd say get it, I personally got 2 for the stands mainly one for the MoCr and another for the MoCo, luckily the 3rd was a raffle prize that is yet to arrive, which I'll use for the MoUP once I order it.

>>5852291
>>5852303
Anyone ever notice that Tumas mask looks like movie Nidhiki?

>>5853014
Yea, looks very similar

>>5853006
Yeah. I stupidly spent more than $7 on it, and I'm still happy with it.

>>5853018
Bleehhh might as well when I have some cash to spare.
the shop's in Hungary, that's what makes me iffy.

anyone know when the rouge one ccbs sets come out?

also I though BL would be cheap but its not

>>5853084
>rouge one ccbs sets
Never.

Rogue One sets will probably be out Force Friday, which is end of September.

>>5853027
How far is my homeland from you anon?

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>>5853088

>>5853099
Apparently there are 3 other SW CCBS sets that we still need to see, one being rumored to be Boba Fett.

>>5853095
Well I live in america.
but i prefer to order from america.

>>5853110
Shipping shouldn't be too much, I have ordered from the US with fairly decent shipping prices, though there were a few stores that did have stupid amount of shipping cost.

>>5853117
In all honesty, I'd feel a bit better buying one from here, or from someone who has a bricklink and frequents this thread. Just a personal touch I suppose. Someone who knows what it's like to build and isn't just in it to make money.

>>5853133
I can understand that, I also prefer to buy from local stores if possible.

>>5853133
>Not buying from the other side of the world
>The current year
That's racist.

>>5853150
It's only racist if we'd be blacks, we ain't though.

>>5853150
I just want my stuff the same month that I order it.

I also just flat out want my stuff.

>>5853164
I haven't had that much waiting time honestly when ordering from the US, most was like a week and a half. (not counting the $100 order I won with a contest, which would obviously take longer due to customs.)

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>>5852385
>>5852387
>>5852389

You and I had the same idea, anon.

What do you guys think? Good enough for the contest?

>>5853180
Looks pretty alright. Go ahead.

>>5853180
He got some huge shoulders there, and sure post it for the contest.
Am I the only one who used the Umarak mask in JtO Makuta's mask belt?

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how do i build it biog?

>>5853206
Just let your D guide your hands and next thing you know it you've got it

>>5853206
Use pauldrons

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Anyone wish pic related was included in more sets? Sure it lacks versatility, but it would've been awesome to get it in other colors and trans.

>>5853206
I wonder if any of that is illegal

probably

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I was messing around with some dremel attachments I picked up today. Drilled the center of the mold mark circle out, then decided to go a little further. I wish I had taken a picture of it before I made the cuts, because the skull looked pretty neat with the circle in the forehead.

Anyway, I'm going to see how this looks when I fill the area that's been cut out with some transparent red resin. There's a lot of custom potential with something like this.

Why is Pohatu+Ketar such a god damn mess holy shit

I didnt think it would be this bad, i regret everything

>>5853247
legal, senpai

https://www.flickr.com/photos/131007978@N06/20050242694/in/album-72157650302239139/

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Holy shit, just noticed that.

>>5853352
I wonder why they didn't show the third mask

>>5851572
oh my god anon you're doing an amazing job but please stay safe, you're making me worry

>>5851776
>>5852148
Yes, the /biog/ Skype group is still active and shows no signs of slowing down (in fact, G2's cancellation made the group even more active than before). It sounds like there was another /biog/ Skype group that moved to discord, in which case, RIP.

Here is the link to join ours: https://join.skype.com/Rh9huSCJcg5H

>>5853430
Okay, once I'm able to I'll join it.

>>5853430
oh shit I'd join you guys but I'm going to bed cause I have to work tomorrow

Was it a good decision to sacrifice articulation in the Fire/Ice Protectors for the sake of some semblence of build variety? I think good articulation should take priority.

>>5853442
well the original toa and matoran hardly had articulation at all and they're very coherently designed.

Of course something like that wouldn't survive a single wave nowadays, properly

>>5851532
Shut up.

>>5853164
>>5853133

US here, I've ordered from Hungary and other places in Europe relatively often and I've never had a package take more than 2 weeks. I've actually got an order coming in sometime this week for the Villain and Accessory polybags from this Russian seller whom I've ordered from twice before. If you're worried about it, pay for insurance, it's usually only a couple of bucks.

Not to mention that the Villain pack is a Russian/European exclusive. So someone who's in the states that's selling them is probably out to make some kind of profit.

We have a discord group that was created a couple of hours ago. I think Discord is better than Skype and hopefully it replaces the skype /biog/ group for good. Please join: https://discord.gg/Q59UA

>>5853568
My question still stands though, the fuck is Discord.

>>5853574
It's a chatbased thing. Kind of like Skype. It's trying to replace Skype.

>>5853577
Is it just a website or an actual program?

>>5853574
skype for gaymers.

but honestly tho, its better than skype

>>5853580
You can use it as a web client and not have to install the app. The app itself has more features though.

>>5853581
>>5853583

I see, well for now, I'm content with Skype.

has anyone tried replacing all the orange bits on jto makuta with trans blue and putting the mask of creation on?

>>5853568
Oh trust me, I will.

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>>5853206
You posted this in /aco/ too
I posted the instructions there, even >>5853333 posted it and nobody acknowledged his QUADS

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Sooo... What went wrong, /biog/? Is Bionicle essentially confirmed as being dead forever, with these two years being only a small encore gift for the fans? Is there no hope at all for a third generation?

>>5853694
For Bionicle as a specific line maybe, for general ball jointed building/CCBS I'd doubt it.

>>5853311
Because you're bad a posing him.

>>5853694
>>5853696
Ehhh. I'm not so sure. It's possible that in like 10-15 years Lego will understand that they fucked up with G2 and really, properly understand how much potential the IP holds. The line didn't fail because of the product, it failed because Lego didn't give a fuck. They start giving a fuck? And it could succeed again.

>>5853735
Would they even know/remember anything about the series by then? I mean by that time they MIGHT come up with something technic/constraction based line that can match Bionicle's popularity.

>>5853737
THEY would for sure. Bionicle is an integral part of their historical success whether they like it or not. The point is, the general public would forget by then. About G1, about Hero Factory, and certainly about G2. That opens the market up again with an entirely fresh slate.

>>5853240
If we get CCBS Battle Droid we might get those in tan

>>5853442
PoF has probably the second best Protector build even with gimped arms

>>5853748
Well whenever G3 happens, let's hope they'll admit and understand the mistakes they did in G2 and make sure to not repeat them.

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>>5853729
this

I almost wish they just designed Bionicle for a single year. Literally one last brief hurrah just for us that began and ended exactly as they intended it to. Top half of the Vahi in one wave, Mask of Creation in the second wave. Two gifts for the original fans then boom, it's done.

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figured ill enter that contest with a fem Makuta because why not, the legs need some work but what do you guys think of it so far?

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>>5853846
here's a pic of the back

>>5853846
>>5853848
It's a nice design, what is the reason for the feather pieces though?

>>5853869
i was kinda trying to go for the fallen angel/ fall from grace thing, thought it might fit Makuta

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>>5853871
It's an interesting idea, and now for some reason I have this strange image in my head that the wings once belong to the bird I made. Don't ask why I'd think Makuta would glue a part of his pet on him, lack of sleep and long workhours do this to me it seems.

Is Karzahni the hardest G1 titan to get?

>>5853999
I would say Titan Mata Nui but I am probably wrong, almost nobody bought that piece of shit when it came out, and half the people selling it are selling it without the mask (the only reason anyone wants that set)

>>5854034
Fucking really? The gold ignika is not even on BrickLink?

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Now I just need the staffs parts and the MoUP. Not getting a final wave doesn't feel so bad when I've got this guy up against 2016 Ekimu.

>>5853360

It probably got canceled too :)

>>5853772

I've been saying this since the get go. G2 should've been like an anniversary/special edition/tribute thing for older fans that was one and done. the Toa should've been definitive reimaginings of their Mata forms and the villains should've paid homage to Bohrok/Rahski/Vahki, then give us Ekimu and Makuta Titans, then done.

>>5852409
>HF
You're in the wrong thread motherfucker. We dont take kindly to Herofagtory boys around here.

Jokes aside. I like it.

>>5854050
What are you going to do about the flames? They only exist in the four colors seen in the Protector sets.

>>5854077
They also exist in gold.

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>>5854068
Hehe you little joker you.
I'm satisfied with the outcome too, the only major flaw I can point out is the head is a little wobbly due to pic related being used. But it can still be posed decently.

>>5854077
>>5854085
Yeah I'm replacing the drill and flames for their gold recolors.

>>5854085
Oh fuck I completely forgot.

What's the best deal on bonkles you've ever gotten?

I got three bohrok for $12 once

>>5854151
Why do Bionicle fans ask such retarded questions?

>>5854152
Autism.

>>5854152

Didn't mean to try to make conversation pal, my bad

>>5854050

Looks so much better in purple.

>>5852539
>>5852545
I still love your Samurai Skakdi, anon. I still haven't made one using the Garai like I said I would all that time ago.

>>5854152
>>5854154
Same fag
>>5854151
I got Dume and Nivawk for £1

Anyone else noticing some tiny cracks forming around the connectors of the translucent claws that are in sets like Skull Scorpio, Skull Warrior and so on?
Somehow I get the feeling that polycarbonate wasn't exactly the right material for those parts.

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A new challenger appaears

>>5854359
>RoboPredator
Leave it to knockoffs to have hillarious names.

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Yo, anon making the MoUP. Are you just waiting until the mask is 100% complete to show us or are you just on a hiatus right now?

>>5853761
ketar sill wobbles like nobodies business

Guys:

-kopaka/melum
-master onua
-master kopaka
-uniter onua

which set? Im 20 dollars away from fee shipping and shipping is 18 anyway so might as well get one, not sure which though

>>5854458
Then push the Vorox armor down so the back of the balljoint part touches the gray 5M rod.
There - you locked the gear mechanism.

>>5853352
what are these supposed to be?

>>5854482
Mask maker contest winners

>>5854463

Uniter Onua is used in JtO Makuta I think. Just something to consider.

>>5854475
no, he wobbles around inside his unity piece

Does LDraw have Bio Gen 2 heads?

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Got bored, made a thing, wanted to try and make something interesting looking with only G2 parts.

>>5854557
>tfw g2 had literally no rahi

>>5854563

Instead of Humanoid Skull villians we should have got Skull Rahi, like Scorpio but better. Imagine a zombie Nui Rama.

>>5854563
If we don't count the elemental creatures as Rahi then yes, there was next to no fauna on that god damn island. The most we got were the stone canines in the graphic novel and the other Skorpio.

>>5854441
I'll show you the mask when I'm ready.

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More pictures of The Overlord Makuta model made by John Ho

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>>5854610

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>>5854611

>>5854610
Is he making step-by-step process?

>>5854617
http://board.ttvchannel.com/t/the-lets-build-overlord-makuta-topic/27422/50

This topic should help.

Even if they just released the mask and a few additional pieces,like a printed chestplate or a sticker sheet, I'd be happy.

>>5854627
Lego doesn't care whether or not you're happy.

>>5854586
Alrighty. Sorry if I sounded pushy. Just haven't been on in almost a week and was curious as to the progress on it. Appreciate the heads up.

>>5854151
Tahu Mata for 4€

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How are your Makutas coming along, /biog/? Mine could use some work. I think it's a bit of a clusterfuck and definitely needs a bit more color. Plus the head, neck, and hands are incomplete. All critiques and criticism are welcome.
Apologies in advance for potato pics, my camera is out on commission so I have to use my phone.

>>5854795
keep going, it's always the clusterfucks that win anyways.

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>>5854795
Bit of the side

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>>5854798
I like the neck but it's a bit gappy and the red doesn't really match the rest of the model.

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>>5854802
And one more for size comparison. I think Kulta might go the way of Krekka and Nidhiki. I need a bit more orange.

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>>5854807
Can you not see the fear in his eyes.
Spare him.

>>5854795
>>5854798
>>5854802
>>5854807
>That flowing mane
>Makuta's Heavy Metal years

>>5854151
All 6 Piraka for $7.20 USD.

>>5854823
I mean the plan was to make him the edge-lord supreme, all according to keikaku type.

>>5854820
He will become a part of something greater than himself, anon.

Ok so, This is weird. I thought Bionicle was like, dead and shit.
I'm a huge 2001-2010 Fan, Im the kind of guy who lives thousands of kilometers away from the US yet still hunts down physical copies of Bionicle books. So I really liked Bionicle, alot.
I was like, ultra hyped for the 2015 reboot, but then I saw the whole "flashy colors cc BS" It was pushing, and I remember the first online flash "episodes" that were giving out the lore sucked, really bad.
But it looks like its still going, so uh, Is the lore still shit? Should I get invested in this "G2" Or is it just not worth it?

>>5854627

http://www.bricklink.com/v2/wanted/search.page?cat=160&type=P

Apparently the black panels on his limbs use these stickers. The purple cloths (and, of course, the custom shield) don't seem to exist though.

>>5854151
4 mostly incomplete slizers/roboriders (with canisters though)
Gali Nuva (with canister)
one bohrok (with canister)
less than half of an at-at set
and a few pieces of some kind of mega blox bullshit
all for four dollars

>>5854883
They just announced that they decided to discontinue the line while giving us a half assed and rushed conclusion. Again.

Search everywhere man, because your chances of finding anything are probably going to become slimmer and slimmer as time goes on.

>>5854888
that's a wanted list link, friend.

>>5854888
>The purple cloths don't seem to exist though.
John (on his own Flickr page) says that the cloth was made by an intern.

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>>5854900
Fucking hell.
Was the reboot even any good?

>>5854883
Literally the worst time to be asking this.

If you think the sets look cool, definitely hunt 'em down though. They're great for the most part.

>>5854906
Calm down, friend. take a seat on grampy's lap.

It looked hopeful, But lego didn't put any heart into it.
It was like a female newborn in china, dead from birth. Sure, some might have wanted it. but it was destined to die.

>>5854906
Parts? Yes.
Lore? No.
Trust in Lego? Your choice.

>>5854906
Sets were great. The story bible had some awesome potential too. It was constantly kicked in the shins and neutered by the marketing team and higher ups at Lego, though.

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>>5853999
>>5854034
Huh, I have both, didn't know they were rare.

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Lets do a Charlie Hebdo on Lego.

>>5854034
Yeah, it probably would be TMN. I see Karzahni come up every now and then for not too bad prices. I'd say Takanuva 2008 is slightly more rare than him.

>>5854037
Just checked at the only available one is the silver Toa Ignika version.

>>5854924
Well, we could always commit some heresy and paint the silver one gold if we really have to.

>>5854921
what's that gonna solve.

>>5854921
OR, hear me out, we could choose NOT to overreact about a children's toy. That's an idea.

>>5854913
I honestly got stupidly lucky to get my hands on Karzahni (through an online market place, unopened and decent price), that was the ONLY time I ever saw it being sold here in Hungary. The Mata Nui Titan I think never even got around us.

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>>5854927
Cheapest currently on Bricklink is $3, although it's drilled and attached to a band. The rest start going $10 and up.

>>5854935
Just shoot me .... I'll have enough to worry about when I want to buy the 3D printed MoUP, last thing I need is this fucking thing haunting me again.

>>5854935
Wait, the silver Ignika?

I think I have two of them, and at least one Toa Ignika complete in box. The Gold one must be worth WAY more.

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>>5854935
>Tfw you have Toa Inika
>Digging through old parts box one day after a billion years
>Find the mask
>I found the mask! ~Jaller
>Put it somewhere
>Finish "organising" old parts box
>Phew! I wonder if I can make something with that Inika mask
>Tfw can't find it
It was RIGHT THERE

>>5854921
Inciting an angry mob to demand great companies changes for their fuckups is one thing. Commiting murder for a line of plastic masked warriors is not even worth it, just imagine it:

>Terrorists attack Lego HQ in a gruesome attack
>The shooters yelled 'Allah Nui" and demanded in a video the continuation of the Bionicle line.
>In the same video, they started reciting verses of "Mask of Light" prior beheading a member of the marketing department.

>>5854947
>Inika
It's IGnika, bro.

>>5854952
It's funny because I was staring at the word when I typed it for almost a minute swearing that it was wrong

>>5854951
>Bionicle never comes back again EVER because now its associated with a gruesome act of terror.

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>>5854947
>Tfw can't find it
>It was RIGHT THERE

>>5854958
Apart from the ridiculousness of said episode, that is also a good point.

>>5854951
"Allah Nui"'s gotta be the best thing I've heard in a while.
Wouldnt "Nui Akbar" make more sense, though?

>>5854947
>>5854967
>>5854952
>Tfw just found it
False alarm, everybody. I found the mask

So, What has the community been up to lately?
Something must've happened in these 3-4 Years

>>5854990
Mourning
Again

>>5854981
I'm more fond of Allah Ackar.

>>5854990
MOCing, the only creative form I can channel my disappointment into.

>>5854995
Kek.

>>5854932
I got my karzahni for my birthday in like 2008, I was like 10 or something, and I bought Toa Mata Nui as soon as he came out, I liked th Glatorian line.

>>5854990
Now that the line's dead I'm wrapping up Lego for the most part. Once I get the MoUP and finish my Mask Makers display along with some minifigures for a shadow box, I'm throwing in the towel until something amazing happens in the future. Other than that, I'm just going to focus on other aspects of my life and let toy collecting sit on the back burner. I'll still lurk on /toy/ tho.

>>5854995
AKAKU ACKAR!

>>5855011
I bought my Karzahni, sometime after 2010, like most of my Special Edition sets. The vehicles will be a pain in the ass though.

>>5854586
>>5854706
The hell, I didn't write that...
Don't know who that is or why he's posting for me but whatever. I'm currently working on a bunch of other things but I'll probably have the model ready for printing next week. Once I've done a test print to see if it fits I'll release the model. Sorry for the wait

>>5855030
I'd like it if you posted a semi-complete picture of the model before you go ahead printing a test shot. That way we can give you some final input on anything that could be a little more accurate.

So, I've set out as my life task to gather most if not ALL of G1 Bionicle sets, That is, main sets, not shit like the Duracell heroes or ultra-rare non-canon shit.
I'm proud to say I own all 2001 Toa, All 2004 Toa, Various sets and some pretty good titans ( Brutaka is bae, Lesovikk is bae too. )
So far I've taken my time gathering, I have 2 questions:
1. How rare is Lesovikk?
2. Should I hurry the fuck up and start impulse buying all the sets, or can I still take my sweet time gathering? I mean, 2001 Was 15 years ago.

>>5855043
Take your time and wait for deals, man. There's no rush.

>>5855034
Will do

>>5855034
Not this guy,

>>5854706 but this guy. I'd like an in progress shot too but don't feel like you're obligated to give another. It's your own personal project. That, and your model seemed near identical so far so I have faith that you'll make the rest just as accurate.

>>5855055
Another anon earlier pointed out a few flaws with his currently ongoing design and I can agree with that constructive criticism. I just want it to be the best it can possibly be, and I think Moupanon does too.

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>>5854943
>only ignikas I have are the skewed axle hole ones

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>>5854921
For some reason I read "hebdo" and thought "habbo hotel".


>today in Billund, protestors wearing suit and afro wigs have barred entry into Legoland. Their list of demands includes the ressurection of a recently cancelled line of... toys?

also I didn't fill out the captcha wrong you robot cocksucker

>>5855068
Aight, you make good points. I'm just a pleb though and I'll take whatever he dishes out. Considering he's rounding his edges and the fins are accurate enough to my eyes I could care less about finite shit.

But there is always room for improvement, true.

>>5854883
Its kind of hard to tell which ones youll really like without having them in your hand, some i dont care for but some i really like, like lava beast, ikir, master tahu, master lewa

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Made a little lizard dude last night. He's in pieces now, but he had a little gear function in his hips to make his back legs scamper

>>5855147
It's so dumb and I love it. Feel like the front legs could use some work though.

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>>5855149
Glad you like him!

>>5855154
what is this? Kaiju B?

>>5855147
>night
<daytime outside
who's leg(o) are you trying to pull, anon?

>>5855160
Just because he made it last night doesn't mean he photographed it then. Are you slow?

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>>5855160
>>5855167

I shot the photos today right before I took him apart. (I needed the CCBS hands/nubs/whatever the hell pic related is called)

>>5855167
yes actually.

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On the JtO Makuta, does anyone know wtf is going on here? More specifically, how does the straight axle and pin connector connect to the rest of the body? I thought you might have had to use that Pin 3L with friction ridges below it, but the only two are used up in the section with the two technic panels. Unless you just use the normal Technic pin with friction ridges and it wobbles about?

>>5855222
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTGu0i6RpPU

this should help, just slow down the video as much as YouTube allows it.

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how the fuck do his arms connect?

>>5855236
Yeah, I watched the part where he builds it, but I'm almost positive he built it incorrectly, as I followed along and his end result looks different than the image. The straight axle in his ends up a peg lower than the image shows.

>>5855222
you use the black technic hole with a technic pin like you do with the unity piece at the front.

>>5855269
Hmm...I admit I never compared the steps with the images, but I already built it using the video and aside from that small bit I don't think there's anything too different.

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>>5855222
here ya go anon

>>5855264
You're shitting me. You mean they took an extra reference picture of that model but DIDN'T show us the back? Fucking unbelievable!

>>5855306
i guess they thought people have trouble with the hammer... fucking retarded photographer

>>5855264
I hate this for some reason.
Maybe because it's sloppy.

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>>5855264
There's a small hint right in this area. I see a brown axle with a stopper there, I think.

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More reference material for Moupanon! Here you go, buddy.

>>5855364
>full red
No

>>5855364
Damn, she THICC.

Just reading up on some lore from BS01. On the page for Vultraz it says:

"He discovered a side entrance to Karda Nui in its western wall, but did not tell the Brotherhood of his discovery. When Gorast learned of this, she punished him with a BLOW that sent him careening into Mutran's laboratory on Destral."

Fucking lewd.

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>>5851526
Hey /biog/, I checked out Faber Files and apparently he made a really emotional post about HF in the past week.

http://faberfiles.blogspot.com/2016/08/flashback-to-battered-and-discontinued.html

He eventually thought that keeping that up would perhaps violate some good will he has with the companies he was involved in, and so he removed the text.

Does anyone still have the shit he wrote?

>>5855430
he basically said that hero factory's story bible was supposed to be more deeper than bionicle. there has to be something fishy about a factory that produces hundreds of new heroes a day right?

>>5855364
>they actually made a trans orange skull we never got
5 bucks says a SW set will get it.

>>5855430
He hinted that the Hero Factory itself was something more corrupt under the surface, and once they expanded further into the galaxies of it's universe, true heroes would appear who see the factory as a mockery.

At least that's how I interpreted it.

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>>5855430

>>5855448
>>5855443
>>5855436

>we'll probably never know

Shit man, this sounds cool as fuck.

>>5855443
They would accidentally stumble upon Spherus Magna and the six factory made heroes would learn the three virtues, Unity, Duty, and Destiny, and then the Hero factory would try to harvest the planet and the heoes would become Toa and turn against their creators.

Huh? How's my fanfiction.

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>>5855448
I hope we get to see that development stuff someday. Maybe he took it down because Lego told him that they still intend to use it...

But even if it just ends up as concept art on Faber's blog, I'll be happy.

>>5855472
G2 HERO FACTORY CONFIRMED.

>>5855467
What if HF were the great beings?

>>5855503
You mean the guy and his board who made the Factory/company?

Makuta totally should have been wearing a Golden Kulta mask in the Shadow Realm. Like, he didn't have the real MoUP or his own Mask of Control. And as I see it, the red eyes in the 2015 poster were meant to represent Makuta, and those were the eyes of the Skull Mask.

It also would have been a great touch if not just to make the Villain Pack canon.

>>5855043
>not wanting the guys

What a faggot.

>>5855364
>two pics have a clear red skull
>one has a regular skull

What the fuck