/biog/ - Bionicle and CCBS General: Big Guy 4U Also Bionicle

>>5859010
G3 leak hype train when?

>>5859020
>It's system

Though Okoto would be good system if Lego still made structures

>>5859024
>if Lego still made structures

Other than the few G1 system playsets, are there any real Bionicle structures? Either official or MOC?

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There's one open spot left for the big guy.
Just need some decent instrctuions, since the others are flawed.

>>5859031
There should be MOC a plenty.

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has anyone built brawler makuta? i want to build it too but i don't want to take apart my jto makuta to do so.

>>5859060
Why though? It's just a shittier version of the real one.

>>5859065
i want to pit both makutas against each other in a battle lol

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>>5859010
>Makuta gets blasted into the Shadow Realm
>from there he controls skull spiders, skull raiders, and Umarak
>the Toa defeat those minions and send him back to the Shadow Realm, sacrificing themselves to do so
There is literally no reason Makuta can't order someone else to start shit and get him out again. The Toa are gone now. Evil wins in the end. Thanks Lego.

>>5859091
Kulta is still fucking around, just currently buried in a city.

>>5859091
>this is all according to legos plan
>canning G2 was a massive publicity stunt
>bionicle gets re-continued in two years
some small part of me desperately wants this to be true

>>5859091
Are you a fucking idiot? The Mask of Ultimate Power was the ONLY thing that could have brought him back. It was the ONE key to opening a portal from the outside. Now it's either gone, or trapped forever on the wrong side of the door.

Yes, he can still order minions around from the Shadow Realm, but it does him no good at all anymore. The only reason he did any of this shit was to attempt an escape and rule Okoto. Both of those things are impossible now, so why fucking bother? The Toa won.

>>5859091
But the Toa are also supposed to come back when that happens. It's basically a reset to a few hundred years before their arrival.

>>5859109
No, they're supposed to come back when something ELSE catastrophic and evil happens. Makuta's chapter is over. He failed.

Think about it like this: his ONLY small chance of returning at this point is if someone else forges a second Mask of Ultimate Power. There are only TWO ways he could possibly make that happen from the Shadow Realm. Either he uses the Mask of Control to directly possess another being on Okoto so that he can forge a new mask using their hands as his own (which he can't fucking do anymore because the MoCo was completely destroyed). OR he gets Ekimu to do it, which is NEVER going to happen. I doubt Ekimu will ever teach anyone else on the island to forge masks either, for fear that they might be persuaded to work for Makuta. It was made clear; everybody except for the Makers know fuckall about forging Masks of Power. They might not even have the capacity to learn either. It could be a mystical ability that the regular Okotan species isn't even capable of.

>>5859133
>No, they're supposed to come back when something ELSE catastrophic and evil happens.
So what you're saying is that if Makuta somehow does the impossible and comes back again, Okoto is completely screwed because that one particular catastrophic and evil thing isn't covered by the Toa insurance?

>>5859139
I know this is a joke, but no. What I'm saying is that it will never happen. If an evil strong enough to warrant the Toa returning ever arises, it won't be Makuta.

>>5859142
Well, at least Ekimu is back and could forge masks, armor, and weapons for 6 villagers to wear, only for one of them to die in a blaze of glory to ensure the deed is done and the other 5 survive to tell his tale.

>>5859139
Jaller from State Farm?

>>5859148
I hear Jaller wears corduroys.

>>5859144
Just had a thought. Now that Ekimu is kicking around for good, Okoto can once again use the Vahi to see visions of the future and help prevent catastrophe from happening.

>>5859144
>>5859151
>6 people running around cosplaying as Toa
>fighting evil and shit
>suddenly big bad guys comes around
>Toa come back
>big bad guys beat the shit out of the Toa because the lessons don't stick and they're cocky after beating Makuta
>the villager Toa team, in turn, beat the shit out of the big bad guys because they're actually coordinated and have Ekimu acting as Zordon to know what the big bad guys actually do
Insurance plan for the insurance plan.

>>5859148
>"Oh yeah? What are you wearing, 'Jaller from State Farm'?"
>"...Kanohi...?"

>>5859144
>>5859151
>>5859156
>Ice guy dies to ensure victory
>Ekimu's mopey because he told ice guy about it so he could try to find another solution where he didn't die
>the other 5 guys are mopey because one of their teammates died
>the Toa are mopey because ice guy stole their thunder as they beam back up to their planets

>>5859156
You're forgetting that:
A.) The Protectors are already as "Toa" as villagers get. Ekimu would just better upgrade them. And,
B.) The Okotans are the ones who need to summon the Toa. They don't just show up on their own. If the Protectors could handle it themselves, they wouldn't even bother calling the Toa.

It triggers me that Izotor says
>This is the legend of Bionicle
and not
>This is the legend of THE Bionicle
It's THE Biological Chronicle, you ass-hat writers.

>>5859196
Well, saying Bionicle is a legend AT ALL is kind of redundant.
>"It's the story of a tale about the legend of the chronicle!"

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>>5859010

Hey, uh im new to this board, but i just want to know, anybody see this? (pic related)

I remember seeing him as a kid and wanting to buy him, not sure the exact model name, all i know is that he is makuta.

If anybody knows if he was ever made into a figure, or if you guys know the figure name and series could you please tell me?

(I searched the wiki and didn't find him)

>>5859235
That particular model was never made. However, he is somewhat based on a combo model 10202 Ultimate Dume.

Then there's 8593 Makuta from the year before, and also 10201 Takutanuva from when he combines with Takanuva.

>>5859235
http://biosector01.com/wiki/index.php/Teridax

>>5859241
>>5859243


you guys, i fucking love you.

>>5859196
G1 was a Biological Chronicle, but G2 only bears that name because it is based on G1. It's not the legend of "The Biological Chronicle" anymore, it's just the legend of "Bionicle" as a brand name.

>>5859241
>>5859243
>>5859235

Actually, its strange that he was never made, I remember as a kid having the dvd of this film.

There was an option to watch a video about how the Bionicles are made, and I FUCKING SWEAR they showed a prototype of THIS makuta.

seriously, it was grey with no color on the body, and the wings had fabric, but actually, thinking about it now it might have been two or three combined by the artists.

So.. basically if i am correct it was just something they built for themselves

so yeah its like you say, he was never made into an official toy. I wonder why... I would have bought it.

>>5859250
Isn't it pretty much his MoL design with wings tacked on? They probably didn't want to release almost identical versions of the same titan two years in a row. They could have gone for a more movie-like design instead, but for some reason they did neither and just made Ultimate Dume.

>>5859250
You mean this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzosvovYk4

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>>5859250
>So.. basically if i am correct it was just something they built for themselves
I started a kitbash of the MoL design a few years back and tried to stick as close to the model as I could, but there's so much about it that doesn't function without heavy modification.
>knees, hips, and ankles can't support the design's weight
>the elbows have to use cut pneumatic tubes instead of 2L axles for articulation
>kodan claws for the calves have to be cut and glued in place, if the glue sticks to the material at all
>midsection joint is two Technic #1 connectors with 3L axles and voodoo balls on the ends, pinned onto the upper body
>>the pin holes need more tightness and friction to hold the upper torso upright
>several components don't actually exist without scratchbuilding or 3D printing
>fingers may be made with Battle Droid arms
>wrist joints are impossible
>ankle balls have axles and more balls branching out from them, connected to the non-existent toes
>the bent technic liftarms in the shoulders have no modeled space between them on the CGI model, meaning the connections weren't planned out behind the armor plating
>Nuva shoulderpads are mounted directly onto the shoulder balls
The concept art even had some funky proportioning: http://www.blacksheepproductions.net/wp-content/gallery/bionicle-i/eric-2.jpg

What I think happened was that there were specific sections designed with parts on-hand, but it never actually made it to the custom prototype stage before the lineart was developed with artistic liberties. From there the CGI artist simplified elements. The same seems to have happened with Nidhiki.

Fun fact: The added-on Nivawk wings used 7L double sockets at least a full year before they went into production for the Visorak.

>>5859397
>Fun fact: The added-on Nivawk wings used 7L double sockets at least a full year before they went into production for the Visorak
The lower legs of Metru also looked eerily similar to Piraka arms, but that's probably just a coincidence

Did we ever figure out how to make the "official" Mask Maker Makuta that lego showed off with the three big models?

>>5859414
Usually, just modifiying the Protector Ekimu model with trans-purple from the Earth Protector, Onua, or Skull Basher is how to do it. The Uniter Onua has different sized bones that would be your best resource for the trans-purple.

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Hi /biog/, I've been lurking here since a while, you make really cool stuff here.
This all brought my childhood memories back, so i decided to give it a try with LDD and do something. Whatcha think of my xenomorph queen?

>>5851800
As a fa/tg/uy, this looks great to me! Are you planning to paint the other parts like that, too?

>>5859418
Yeah but when the Makuta contest was announced, there was one on the desk with a different build to Ekimu - black bones and no gearbox.

Someone a few threads ago was trying to figure how the back was built

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>>5859471

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I've worked with you all before, so I'm hoping for good results.

I'm currently looking for three of these in pearl dark gray. The last bricklink order I made had the parts marked wrong, so im stuck with 2.76 in my paypal. If anyone is willing to trade for/sell them, toss me an email at: [email protected]

I'm located in Minnesota.
even just two or one would be helpful.

>>5859481
How is the back built
REEE

https://soundcloud.com/mikeraznick/heroic-theme
https://soundcloud.com/mikeraznick/bionicle-the-journey-to-one-makutas-theme

Music from JtO.
I have to say, I think the music was one of the aspects of G2 they nailed pretty well. Some parts of the Toa's theme remind me of MNoG.

>>5859535
>We will never get the year 1 theme from the ads

Feels bad

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>look up Modalt Masks
>the stuff looks cool
>really cool
>I should order something
>check his BL
>he ships to USA only

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>>5859535
>Listening to TOA'S THEME and thinking about what G2 would have been like with 3 seasons of 4 episodes like JtO from the start

Is this what getting cucked feels like? Especially with how it ended just throwing that light and shadow and huge makuta shit in our face in the last episode. Imagining a proper last year, a proper ending to this year and a full next year makes me a little mad. G2 was a good theme with a good understandable world if you thought a little below the surface. Could have been a good simple little theme, the structure for everything was there. It's not like there aren't successful action figures nowadays. I'd call Lego higher ups a bunch of money-grubbing kikes, but I think the stereotypical Jew at least understands a return on investment. Such a shame really. RIP Okoto.

>>5859535
It's a shame that the pace the series had to move at rarely gave the soundtrack a chance to shine like it did in the Miramax trilogy.

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>>5859470
Way ahead of you.

>>5859532
I saw a closer shot somewhere and the shoulders are only extended from the torso with a couple of regular bones. I didn't notice anything on the back. I'm betting he was slapped together in about 5 minutes just for the video.

>>5859257
Damn, that delves pretty deep into Bionicle's development.

Also, prototype Nivawk (most likely the source of the movie design) is at 2:59 for those who wanted to see that.

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>>5859257
>insectoid rahi carrying matoran pods
Man, it's always fun checking out these concept builds.

>>5859769
Is that a Tohunga in the drivers seat?

>>5859790
It looks like Taipu and/or Hafu.

>>5859790
I think it's Hafu there, Tohunga yes.

>>5859801
>tfw the Matoran spheres were meant to be used with 01 Tohunga

It's shit like that that I miss from G1.

>tfw been in /biog/ since it existed

Who else /tohunga/

>>5859934

Shit I meant turaga

>>5859934
I've been lurking since the G2 leaks popped up

>>5859934
I've been here since the first G2 leaks. I remember someone posted them on /v/ and me subsequently going "WHAT". I browsed /toy/ before but only on occasion; now it's one of my top boards.

Anyone got a new link for the discord,old one is dead.

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>>5859051
I made this once

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>>5859983
This also

Moup anon here, had to bring my PC to the computer repair shop today because my GPU broke. They said I should have it back early next week, so I won't have a test print ready this week like I said I would, sorry

>>5859700
>no knees
>no elbows
It's shit

>>5859983
>>5859989
I like it!

>>5859592
USA only? Damn. Looks like I need to make custom masks myself then.

>>5859997
Nigger, Tohunga didnt even have legs. Just feet. Get out. >>5859994 As long as you're still working on it, man. Again, you're doing us a great service.

>>5859860
After all the Metru Matoran were Tohunga when they came out of the spheres

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>>5859994
>mask of ultimate power is so powerful it breaks computer parts

either that or ekimu is trying to stop you

>>5859592
I guess I could understand that, organizing international orders sounds confusing and intimidating

>>5860010
Thanks, Anon

>>5860035
It's not that hard honestly, just expensive

>>5859983
That's fucking cool, dude

>>5860032
>Anon gets his computer back
>the MoUP 3d model's been split up into 6 fragments

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Namefagging for selling purposes.

I currently need about 5 US dollars, So if anyone's looking for some pieces, just ask and i'll check if I have them. Or if anyone has any of these, I'll happily buy/trade for them. Bricklink prices are a bitch when adding in shipping.

>>5860049
kek

>>5860050
Any G1 Kanohi?

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>>5859997
Bitch, please. He doesn't need all13 points of articulation. I was more concerned about proportions anyway.

That said, I was thinking of getting one of those shell clip-ons that look like a Mata torso painted up the same way and putting the current chest on the back instead. But he currently looks dope as fuck, one way or another.

>>5860050
What kind of CCBS shit you got?

>>5860096
various bone bits, a few torsos, and some random shells. It really depends on what you're looking for. It's easier that way. I saw someone was looking for a jetbug trans red-orange torso, And i happen to have one of those.

>>5860064
sadly, no. I only own one. which is Kopaka Nuva.

Are there any good fixes for uniter gali?

>>5860155
Buy the Master version.

>>5860155
replace everything silver on her with gold
and correct symmetry.
Use uniter tahu for parts, his chest works well enough in place of hers.

>>5860110
Any pics?

If the price is right, I'll take as much as you're willing to part with.

Also, can you ship to Canada?

>>5860173
I'll snap a picture when I get home from work. Should be in less than an hour.

I'll throw together a price too, but yeah, shipping to Canada shouldn't be a problem.

>>5860092
Aw, Makuta is going on a trip.

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Barring any suggestions, I think this is going to be the final version of My Fem Makuta.

>>5860092
That paintjob is sick.

>>5860271
Fuck off tripfag

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>>5860270
Previous version for comparison.

Only real changes was adding trans-purple shells to the arms and hips, and changing the chest plate to a gold one.

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>>5860274
I do still need to make her a hammer, though.

So for the Makuta contest the rules recommend taking pictures on a neutral background free from background clutter. Does this mean a photo taken outside would be frowned up? Also are pictures showcasing dynamic action (like Makuta facing down 2015 Ekimu) a bad idea? I had an idea for a picture of Makuta holding the Mask of Creation in one hand and holding a maskless Ekimu by his arm in the other hand. I'm also afraid it would be seen as too violent.

>>5860276
JtO hammer design perhaps?

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>>5860273
No
I like watching people who get mad for no reason.

>>5860281
It's not no reason. If you had anything which gave you a reason to have an identity here (which you don't) - you wouldn't even need a name because people would recognize you for what you were doing or making.

Fuck off back to whatever /vg/ circlejerk you came from

Just had a moment to think about how much G2 fucked up hard and it dawned on me.

What would've actually worked for 2015 is if we got a wave of Okotian fauna with Skull Spiders latched onto their backs/necks and the obligatory Ekimu+big bad set for the summer wave. The big summer villain being the one actually controlling the horde. Imagine if LoSS was just a G2 Muaka and Kulta instead came with the GMoSS, and the Skull Spiders were the sole focus of the year while also giving us better foes and a stronger callback to G1.

Basically HF 3.0 mixed with 2001.

is there a way to view traffic of websites? Would like to see how steep the decline of popularity the main Bionicle sites are taking.

>>5860189
Sweet.

Only problem is, rent was due this week, so I won't be able to pay up until Tuesday.

So some guy made a G2 Vahi, although it's for G1 heads.

http://www.shapeways.com/product/MLW5Z4EA6/vahi-legendary-mask-of-time?optionId=60519682

>>5860287
Haha, my trip did stick from /vg/ but I'm not exactly part of the circlejerk, I'm probably the most hated person in the thread, but if I remove it here I'll have to retype it every time I cross post, is it not hard to ignore?

>>5860354
>current year
>not copy+pasting from word doc/pastebin/mac dashboard stickies/pages/textedit/google docs/desktop folder name/whatever copy+pasteable text thing
>not having a browser that remembers your 4chan options

>>5860354
>I am literally computer illiterate: the post

>>5860354
http://www.shapeways.com/product/RXSQCKGYW/articulated-hand-set-of-two?optionId=57485606
Has anybody tried these out? They'd be cool to get in a clear blue or orage for a toa that uses ice or fire magic rather than a weapon, or black for a dude that just uses his fists.

>>5860369
>>5860373
I'm on an Iphone :^)
my peeooter shat the bed.
I do have my trip saved as a note, but my Iphone is also currently shitting the bed.

>>5860380
>mobile user
>can't be bothered to copy+paste
>also can't upgrade from a motorola from 2009
I'd pity you, but then I'd also have to pity your economic situation where you can somehow afford internet but not devices to actually use it effectively.

>>5860387
I'm living at home because I'm 19, I got my phone free 2 years ago on a plan.

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>>5860273
>>5860281
>>5860287
>>5860354
>>5860369
>>5860380
>>5860387
>>5860392

Holy fuck could we stop with this bullshit? It adds literally nothing to the thread.

I just wanna talk about muh bonkles

>>5860399
What this guy said, is it hard to ignore my trip?

I tried to ask a bonk related question here >>5860376
But it was disregarded and buried.

>>5860408
>15 minutes
>"my post was disregarded and buried"
/toy/ is a slow board. Plus, most of the folks on /toy/ are most likely not clinged onto just one thread.

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can we be nice again.

>>5860408
>Is it so hard to ignore me?
>By the way, why is my post getting ignored?
Hands from shapeways aren't worth it.

>>5860408
>is it hard to ignore my trip?

>I tried to ask
>But it was disregarded and buried.

>literally the first post I unhide says this
wew lad, thank you nipmoot for new features

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>>5860418
>>5860423
Fuck you guys, you actually made me read one of his posts.

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>>5860428
>Just ignore me, it's not that hard!
>by the way, why are people ignoring me?

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>>5860428
Well, this just made my day.

>>5860414
>>5860423
I meant the post is buried in off topics so it wouldn't be read

>>5860428
>>5860449
Holy Cannoli, you guys are shitters

>>5860418
They're not worth it? They're only 15 bucks.

>>5860408
so my loose guess was right, you do come from /vg/

consider suicide any time, thread ruining attention whore cocksucker

>>5859010

How did Bionicle die any way? Like, was it just not selling? Was the idea too stale? was there not enough innovation?

Were the figures too complex? or were they too simple? Its been a while since i bought any toys.

Just recently got myself a used rahkshi, got it on amazon for like 18 usd, it will come with everything, plus the box.

These were the shit for me and I think I will save up money to get all of them in brand new condition.

>>5860279
>Does this mean a photo taken outside would be frowned up?

Doubtful. Like they said, it's recommended to avoid having to deal with dark and blurry photos but not totally compulsory. As long as it's easy enough to see in good light and have enough shots to show everything off, shooting anywhere should be fine.

>Also are pictures showcasing dynamic action (like Makuta facing down 2015 Ekimu) a bad idea?

If you have the photo to spare, it shouldn't be an issue.

>I'm also afraid it would be seen as too violent.

I don't really see how that would be too violent. Seems like it'd be a pretty standard thing with something like Bionicle.

>>5860472
I'm literally trying to draw attention away from me but you're just bringing it back.

>>5860476
When they brought it back they made a completely new, much simpler story, and the figures no longer looked like mysterious robot warriors, but rather generic cartoon super heroes.

>>5860466
>only 15 bucks
>for grainy surfaces on a model made without considering the grain in mind, with plastic that is inherently weaker than the parts they're made to go on (Lego parts) and will eventually destroy themselves from the tolerances if the tolerances are in the original Lego part's favor (which it always is)
For less than $15 you can bricklink a bunch of pieces and either heresy it or try to do it legally.

>>5860491
Alright, great points. I've never ordered from shapeways so I wouldn't have known.

>>5860466
>only $15 bucks
>for something you can already do yourself with actual Lego pieces, either legally or with heretical methods, so you can get a consistent finish across the board
>also, even considering using Shapeways' shitty clear plastics for anything articulated
They're not worth it.

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>>5860497

>Masters
>Solid color schemes
>tastefully reminiscent of their G1 designs while bringing new aesthetics to the table at once
>most are fine right out of the box, minimal mods
>don't need gay ass animals attached to their backs to look good

>Uniters
>color schemes are all over the place
>need gay ass animals to look better, and in a couple cases they look worse
>all of them need modded in some form to look decent
>random silver on all their masks

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>>5860606
Yeah I'll take this heresy over that crap any day.

>>5860606
What are you trying to say? That doesn't even have 3d-printed hands.

>>5860615
You do that yourself? It's pretty snazzy.

>>5860619
Ah sorry about that. I saw something about $15 and being on shapeways and immediately thought MoUP. My b

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>>5860606
>the hands on shapeways are shit
>BUT LOOK MASKS ARE GREAT
Gonna need some context because just the image isn't saying a lot.

>>5860619
Not to mention it's not articulated or clear plastic, as the anon was referring to the hands in the other guy's post.

But I will say the one bionicle accessory where shapeways is relevant is with masks.

>>5860622
Nah I'm going to make something like it tomorrow though. Sauce is right here if you're interested though. https://www.instagram.com/p/BIqoPzOALmV/

>>5860624
Pretty sure MoUP is like $12 for regular white plastic, but $14 for dyed (and then $45+ for metal, but that's besides the point). I can see where you'd get it mixed up, though.

>>5860628
>But I will say the one bionicle accessory where shapeways is relevant is with masks.
Agreed there.

>>5860626
Don't worry, crisis averted. >>5860624

How does shapeways work boys? How long can I put off buying the MOUP? Does something that's uploaded just stay available forever or what?

>>5860655
There's a guy in this general >>5859994
Working on a better version than the two that are up right now. And I wouldn't worry about the ones already up getting taken down. I'd say just wait a week or two more than when his is up make a decision without wasting money on an inferior version.

>>5860655
>How does shapeways work boys?
Someone uploads a file on their page, the company prints it out and sends it to the person buying from that page. The person who uploaded it gets a certain percentage of the base price (in the case of the MoUP, a couple of cents from each purchase)

>How long can I put off buying the MOUP?
Depends on how long the models stay up and if people are continuing to upload their own. I'd wait until the anon here finally finalizes his first model and gets feedback to improve it in the next couple of months.

>Does something that's uploaded just stay available forever or what?
It'll stay up until the store owner pulls it down themselves, either closing up shop or uploading a significantly better version (although most keep the V1 around as a cheaper option while the V2 and so forth become available), or receive a C&D (which is fairly unlikely).

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MNOG Makutafag again.

I'm having second thoughts on painting this chest piece so he has a back armor shell (formerly the chest). Do you guys think this will look good?

>>5860705
Don't be a pussy.

>>5860705
Just needs the same rust and wear.

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Anon with a new computer here, anyone have the checklist image with all the G1 and G2 sets? Also post fixes.

>>5860482
>mysterious robot warriors, but rather generic cartoon super heroes.

It's not necessarily due to the aesthetic. The Okoto Origin fan video did a good job with mimicking the G1 feeling of mystery.

>>5860705
Sick paintjob.

>>5860705
Wait until the Star Wars set that includes a black one of those pieces comes out.

So what's the archive site that has /biog/ threads stored on it again? Been wanting to look at some stuff from a thread way back.

>>5860766
Doesn't have the beasts, but you're a big guy.

http://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/20885-official-ultimate-bionicle-checklists-2016-edition/

>>5860476
Lego execs were clearly not behind it all the way, and must have pulled the plug midway through last year

>>5860912
>solid gold G2 Masks are on the checklist

For what purpose? To remind us all that we don't have the money or tits to make a clusterfuck huge mess of parts that can somehow be called a MOC?

will that mask ever be released? its not fair!

>>5860969
I think more for us to point and laugh (or cry) at the idiocy of it all.

>>5860341
It's too flat. The panels need to curve with a 45 degree change in direction.

Making it an axle mount is dumb, too, as well as not finding some way to fit the lower Vahi into the mouth area.

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>>5860408
>/vg/ attention whore
>lol I am such le ebin trolle because my trip is the imageboard equivalent of neon green hair dye
>guys why aren't you taking me seriously?
Sure, I'll ignore your trip.

>I got my phone free 2 years ago on a plan.
Damn nigga that's a good joke.

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How does he look? I still need to get spare Onua for purple bits and six shooter and then BL the gold parts but he's not looking half bad.

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>>5860766

>>5861019
Why heresy the purple bones but not the purple shells?

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>>5860936
>>5860482

I don't think the new ones are that bad....

https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Bionicle-Uniter-Jungle-71305/dp/B017B18T8U/ref=pd_bxgy_21_img_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=N5F9RE7FVSTNK7DT03X7

The only thing that kills me is

A. Body/leg proportions
B. Colors used

Seriously they aren't as complex as the old ones but they're OK, but I would like LEGO to make more complex sets like OP's pic related but if they don't sell then thats too bad.

I'm not sure why they don't go for the collector market, I'd love adult/collector figurines that are complex and are 70+ USD, like sure, it would be expensive but they would be able to make cooler designs for adults.

something like the Play Arts Kai figures, but bionicle, i mean in terms of quality and intricacy, not literally.

>>5861030
I've wanted fully articulated Toa Mata recreations for so long. Figures that look exactly like the originals, but with actual functioning joints and shit.

This is why Lego should rent the license off to other toy makers. I'd even buy the fuck out of high end Toa statueshit.

>>5861032

Yeah, i'm not sure why they don't go more "LEGO" with it you know?

Like, when I say "LEGO" I mean more detail and meant for older people, I mean, i don't know if this is true but i heard that LEGO sets are mostly bought by adults for collection purposes.

(don't get me wrong, i know bionicles are owned by LEGO, but im upset they killed it)

>>5861024
Haven't bothered yet. Maybe later, but they work well enough as is.

That, and I suck at using all sorts of tools in general so I'm afraid if I fuck it up.

>>5861042
>⭐⭐⭐⭐
Why? For what purpose? /biog/ was free from tripfags for so long, so what the hell happened? How did the series getting cancelled bring them back?

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>>5859994
And you'd only done about half, meaning about 3 elements. Be careful anon.

>>5861049

I just put the stars there for fun, i don't rally care much for anonymity on /toy.

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>>5860974

Do you mean this one?

Check Shapeways. Two people have done it and a third is working on a super accurate one.

>>5860615
nah that's the face of the G2 Karzanhi equivalent right there

Is it safe to assume that JtO-Makuta doesn't use single green or purple part from the sets?

I made a BL wanted list with all of those and the sheer size of it horrifies me, and I want to trim out something.

>>5859020
Bionicle G1
Bionicle G2
Mask Wars: Bionicle
Mask Machines: Bionicle
Bionicle: Heroes in Disguise
Bionicle: Armada
Bionicle: Protodermis
Bionicle: Spherus Magna
Bionicle
Bionicle: Animated
Bionicle: Revenge of The Shadowed One
Bionicle: Dark Side of the Moon
Bionicle: Toa
Bionicle: Age of Extinction
Bionicle: Heroes in Disguise
Bionicle: Rescue Matoran
Bionicle: The Last Toa

>>5861032
Making Shapeways kits for that exact purpose has been floating around in my head for a while. I think some of the Mata limbs are in LDraw, so I could export their models for gap-filling, re-articulation, and maybe some slight proportional improvements or variations. There could also be versions with or without semi-canon organic tissue detail.

Maybe one day. I've got a lot on my plate right now.

I'm glad we finally got a Makuta with purple. So much that I added trans purple to my headcanon's Makuta's/Teridax's color palette.

Anyone feels similar?

the lego employee who took pics of jto makuta is on the ttv forums if you want to ask him about what parts of the overlord makuta you want to see deconstructed.

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

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I expected an onslaught of skullfuckers following this.
What is wrong with you?

>>5861287
i want to [spoiler]avoid[/spoiler] that skellington

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>>5861302
But anon that would be gay.
Are you gay anon?

>>5861312
gay for poHOTu, certainly!

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>>5861341
Then suck him like this beaty

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>nexo knights gets a fuckin tv show
>we just get cancelled

>>5861410
It got one fucking six months ago, where have you been?

And let's not pretend that the JtO doesn't exist.

>>5861411
it wasn't on cartoon network though

>>5861410
Ultra Agents got cancelled
Alien Conquest got cancelled
Galaxy Squad got cancelled
Chima got cancelled
Bonkle G1 got cancelled
Hero Factory got cancelled

If a theme sells, Lego keeps it around. If it doesn't, they won't. Don't act like it's only Lego's fault that G2 had lackluster sales

>>5861415
>Crappily marketed sets didn't sell
Gee...now who was in charge of that?

>>5861418
Chima got marketed to hell and back and yet it bombed.

>>5861422
True, but they screwed it with the TV show, it was played too safe, and while it did have a potential with some interesting concepts (like the halfbreed having more of its kinda and having a sort of tribe of their own perhaps.)

>>5861422
Bionicle got marketed to hell and it managed to survive 9 years.

Your point?

>>5861445
They also pulled the plug as soon as the sales declined and it was a goddamn miracle we even got Stars to begin with

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>>5859151

>implying Ekimu is a good guy

>>5861448
Yes, but if they followed the example of Bionicle G1 instead of doing the barely minimun marketing they wouldn't have to end the thing prematurely and we would have year 3, y'know like they said in 2014.

[nospoilers] on the other hand it would have been better if G1 ended with something big like the giant robots or something like that instead of the fucking Stars [/ontoy]

>>5859250

For being the main villain of a story based toyline that lasted for 10 years, Makuta/Teridax sure got very few official toy deceptions of him.

All we've really had is the 2003 set, a solid figure that is sort of outdated in terms of height and articulation. All the others are combiners, like Makuta Nui or Ultimate Dume. Well, then there was Maxilos, who looked so much like an updated 2003 Makuta that I find it hard to believe it was a coincidence.

It's sort of funny that, once again, we have to rely on a combiner and other unofficial ways to get ourselves a toy form for Makuta.

>>5861500
Maxilos was Makuta possessing a sentinel robot so the design semblance was probably deliberate

>Teridax never really actually died in G1
>As it turns out, mata nui hit him with bota magna so hard his essence traveled across different realities and ended up, guess where...
>is now inside the MoUP
>explains why when the makuta of okoto suddenly became evil when he put the mask on
>teridax and okoto makooti either become one or teridax killed him
Could this be the MoUP secret? or at least the fact that it could be sentient?

>>5861528

Yeah I know, I'm saying that they fully intended for the Maxilos toy to act as a stand-in for Makuta. All you have to do is removing the Cordak blaster and giving him a Kraahkan, and he's pretty much Makuta from the 2003 game.

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I'm so glad I bought a dremel, it makes cleaning this stuff up so much faster and easier. Tiny areas like Kulta's nostrils used to be a real pain in the ass.

>>5861656
>Kulta's God of War mask

This came out really great anon, nicely done.

>>5861656
That is hot. For real, that just looks sick as fuck.

>>5861925
Here's your (you)

>>5861925
Dank meme, yo.

>>5859989
>>5859983
awesome!

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I did a thing

>>5861991
Disgusting.

>>5862001
Yeah the paint job is very preliminary. I'm gonna get some sand paper and fix it up a little bit later

>>5862010
I'm just not sure I like the design at all. It's just a skull mask with shit glued to it, and that's exactly what it looks like. But you do you, man.

>>5862020
Yeah I can see where you're coming from. I was basing it off of the custom mask that was posted last night, and I'm trying to figure out how to make it look like its own thing. Any suggestions?

I've been off for while, how did people found the instructions for JtO Makuta?

>>5862027
The designers showed us some more detailed pictures of the model and we figured it out from there.

>>5862027
>>5862039
https://www.flickr.com/photos/43377110@N06/albums/72157670900951320

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>>5860048
>>5861943
Thanks, Anons

>>5861991
Not bad, but I'll probably do it a bit different. The upper and lower spikes on the side, I'd use smaller ones

>>5862114
There are some heresy'd CCBS pieces that I wish were real.

Galidor reboot when?

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I'm sorry but this is just hilarious. This bastard has already had at least 10 people buy his mask and people are NOW just pointing out how inaccurate it is to the JtO version. Like, how was it not obvious? Were they just in denial because they wanted to believe that they weren't wasting money on a poorly sculpted piece?

And let's not forget the maker. There was an absolute shitload of photos to draw reference from, even simply freeze framing the flashback scene from JtO and not once did he realize how fucking squashed the silhouette of his model is compared to the source material? Come on. And putting "JtO Accurate" on his listing just makes it that much more baffling.

>>5859971
https://discord.gg/nBwqU

Feel free to add whoever you want. This wasn't meant to replace the skype group.

>>5862290
I dunno, but comparing both of them I somehow like the Shapeways version better.
Also, is not like the official MoUP was entirely accurate with the show form, as its eyes seem to be more separated, too much IMO.

>>5862290
Yeah, I've been saying all of this from the beginning.

>>5861991
I love how easy it is to store Makuta's staff on his back. It doesn't even plug in to anything either. It just perfectly rests between the gear, his collar, and one of the axe heads. Looks just like how it's seen on his back in the show too.

>>5862316
No yeah, but that's just /biog/ that's known this. Everyone at TTV don't know how to compare and contrast it seems and will buy anything thrown up with MoUP in the title. What's even worse are those who think SirTumblewweds version isn't hot garbage that he rushed out the door to make a quick buck from the desperate. Like, that model looked bad the second I saw it. How that wasn't the same for others is just mind boggling.

>>5862311
Hey man, to each their own. I just prefer how the official one looks more akin to a star, and that shapeways one just has too fat of a forehead ring and top crest imo. To me, the big evil eyebrows are one of my favorite details and that version just doesn't do that well enough for me.

>>5862290
all of this was incredibly obvious to anyone with even a rudimentary sense of design

I'd like to see a version of the MOUP that doesn't look like it has fetal alcohol syndrome

What if, just out of the blue, a 100% accurate MoUP model showed up on Shapeways without our knowledge that anyone else was working on one. Then the modeler turns out to be someone from Volta or Lego.

By the way, why would something like that be hard for them to do? If they're not going to profit from the design anyway, why withhold it from us? Why NOT upload it to Shapeways?

>>5862363
That wouldn't be accurate, then.

>>5862370
It would probably breach some kind of contract. You see how Faber had to delete a couple paragraphs that simply suggested too much? If my job (or potential future jobs) was on the line, I wouldn't risk it.

>>5862378
it would be better, which is more important (at least to me)

>>5862380
I know a lot of people have contacted Lego about this, but what about Volta? Just for shits and giggles. Also, one of the designers of the Makuta models is within contact through TTV. What if we asked him to take precise measurements of the mask?

There has to be some way.

>>5862383
I think you're more or less alone in that, then. You might as well just design a new fucking mask at that point. Most people are going to want accuracy above all else.

>>5862404
>>5862396
Uh, anon...

>>5862396
Well I don't mean eyes at the normal human proportion, just a bit less spread apart. Along with that, a slightly reduced "crest" on the forehead, which would give the eyes some room to be a little larger.

Just some proportional tweaks, really.

>>5862407
Shushushushushush.

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I still think it's a bit small, but Cyber Hand's
version 2 model is actually a big improvement on the first one.

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>>5862644
Oh wow. He actually modeled over the top of reference pictures.

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>>5862648
Should be pretty damn accurate after all then, I'd think.

>>5862648
>>5862651
Well, okay, a little off. But a much more admirable effort that his first go around.

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Why doesn't he understand that the mask is supposed to be much larger, and the point at which it attaches to the head is supposed to be much lower; below the eyes?
The top of the head isn't supposed to surpass the middle-most fins.

Fuck.

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>>5862667

>>5862670
I don't have a TTV account, but someone please give him this picture so he can see this shit and fix it. http://board.ttvchannel.com/t/shapeways-mask-of-ultimate-power/27337/201

>>5862644
Oh, that's V2? I thought >>5862290 was. Well shit. I'll still hold out for MoUP anon but yeah, that's way better. 8/10

>>5862290
Yeah, it's definitely flawed. Better than that other flat, blocky one, but still not perfect. The scummy part is how the modeler hasn't made any of the easiest fixes, presumably because he knows he has the best current option and will sell it either way.

I'm also waiting for MoUP-anon to deliver, and if he dies in a plane crash tomorrow I can probably model one just as accurate. I have moderate experience with Blender and curves are my only real challenge, which this is low on.

>>5862392
This seems more reasonable. Ask him to take a micrometer gauge after it and write down:
>width from horizontal spike to horizontal spike
>width from lower spike to lower spike
>height from horn to chin
>depth from forehead to the very rearmost parallel surface
>distance between the tip of the horn to the end of the rear spikes
>distance between horizontal spike and tip of the horn
>widths of the forehead circle and its hole
A direct side-view photo would also be fantastic if we don't already have one.

>>5862644
>There are retards saying they prefer the heavily inaccurate version because they're too impatient to wait a day or two for the guy to fix the head connection

>he's even suggesting to make it inaccurate AGAIN to push it out basically today, again because he wants money and the fans are impatient

What the fuck is wrong with these guys? Like, it's supposed to be the MoUP and these dipshits would rather it not even look like the mask it's representing at the expense of all the others who just want an accurate version. Not saying there aren't better versions in the works but why not try to make it what it's supposed to be? Like how fucking selfish are these guys? Fucking make your own fucked version or request a separate listing so we can have both, instead of potentially fucking people who just want a version that looks like its source material.

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>>5862153
Yeah. Besides the grey ones I also have the 3M purple bones. I'll probably order a bunch of bones and heresy the crap out of them. You could do 4M bones with a pinhole for example.

>>5862991
TTV, everybody.

I wonder how MOUP anon's model is coming along.

I think the thing that stings the most about the cancellation is just how much potential it had to me. I really, really liked the idea of a straight forward, 3-years-and-done story that wrapped up all the loose ends and died peacefully. I enjoyed the hell out of G1, but I admit it overstayed its welcome in the story department. G2 would've ended after a very appropriate amount of time, and all the sets were fuckin rad imo.

G2 must've done astronomically terrible for them to cancel outright like this. Like, this type of thing just doesn't happen out of the blue. This had to be decided months ago, so 2015 must've sold like shit.

>>5863050
Meanwhile, Lego keeps telling us it sold well despite all the evidence to the contrary.

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>>5862991
Or just don't waste your money and make a custom one

>>5863048
Someone please ask the guy to make a separate listing for the newer version and request that instead of rushing it, he take the time to fix the head connection/possibly enlarge it without having to warp the dimensions and lose what accuracy it currently has. That way both parties can make their choice.

>>5863072
That looks quite good, how does it look behind that mask? (MoL reference intended)

>>5863059
Maybe it made more money than it cost to produce and market, but with so little profit that using the budget was better used literally anywhere else. We have no way of knowing what exactly they mean with something vague like "sold well".

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>>5863079
I hope you like technic!

>>5863083
It's a little fuzzy but I can sort of make it out.

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>>5863084
Ah sorry. Here, have some HD resolution

>>5863091
Quite a nice build there, I'll try it on my Makuta when I can. (At the moment I don't have the black angled connectors needed.)

>>5863072
I've made custom ones similar to your own except with the gold Kulta mask, but it's just not the same. I'd totally just do a custom if we never saw a real model for the MoUP, but we have, and it ended up being my favorite mask design of G2 as a whole. So no, customs don't cut it and I have money to burn. And I have faith in MoUP anon but Cyberhands is getting pretty close to the show model minus the rounded edges. My rant is simply if you plan on making the MoUP, don't fucking half ass it for the impatient brats whining about the time it's taking to finish it.

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>>5863072
You could also use the original MoUP and build a custom head for it

Could someone post the accurate instructions for Ultimate Makuta?

thanks
love you all.

>>5863091
I really like this. The only thing im opposed to is merging G1 masks with G2 bodies.
I'll come up with something.

>>5863245
>accurate instructions
Can't post something that doesn't exist yet.

>Also I am beginning to understand how Lego designers feel. You lot are very picky.

>Well maybe you should not rush in making molds so much until you get a full 3D model right as close as possible to the real thing.

Fucking REKT.

>>5863276
could someone at least post the ones that are being used?

>>5863289
Official images, not complete instructions but close enough to get you there
>http://board.ttvchannel.com/clicks/track?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F43377110%40N06%2F&topic_id=27002

Step by step instructions, not 100% accurate, tho
>Torso: http://imgur.com/a/y9WrT55
>Staff: http://imgur.com/a/4SGCk25
>Arms: http://imgur.com/a/dJWe130
>Legs: http://imgur.com/a/YP3TZ33
Putting them together: >http://imgur.com/a/8rPRp311

>>5863311
The Imgur links don't work

>>5863311
>>5863318
none of the links work.

>>5863318
>>5863329

Had these saved, they should be the correct ones:

Torso: http://imgur.com/a/y9WrT
Staff: http://imgur.com/a/4SGCk
Arms: http://imgur.com/a/dJWe1
Legs: http://imgur.com/a/YP3TZ
Putting them together: http://imgur.com/a/8rPRp

>>5863318
>>5863329
FFS. It's because the links include the image count. Happened last time.

Not 100% accurate but detailed instructions
Torso: http://imgur.com/a/y9WrT
Staff: http://imgur.com/a/4SGCk
Arms: http://imgur.com/a/dJWe1
Legs: http://imgur.com/a/YP3TZ
Putting them together: http://imgur.com/a/8rPRp

Official but not detailed pics
https://www.flickr.com/photos/43377110@N06/sets/72157670900951320

>>5863337
>>5863338
Shouldn't these be in the OP from now on?

The amount of people asking for them isn't going to go down any time soon, and it would just be convinient

>>5863338
how inaccurate is this?

>>5863414
Minorly. Anon in last thread saw about three steps that were ;wrong;.

>>5863456
he just looks cold.

>>5863457
It's hard trying to pose his arms without having him fall off my desk.

>>5863280
>the apologist backlash

People are willing to buy this guys product and he's shitting on them for giving constructive criticism. They're not picky. They want an accurate MoUP and he decided to do it the hard way and not double check the dimensions of his piece before he put it up for sale, so it's his fault alone that he has to go back and revise the design.

>>5863530
To be fair, the guy did include an "/s" in his original comment. He was being sarcastic, and It was more of a playful jab than a legitimate complaint about the community.

>>5863576
Is that what that was? I thought he messed up trying to make a ":s" face.

>>5863586
Yeah, no. Typing "/s" for sarcasm is a thing they do a lot on the TTV boards.

>>5862651
No yeah, the head connector in this shot is clearly much larger in his net than on the head. It's also cocked upward too. If he just reduced the ratio of the head connectors to the rest of the mask, straightened them out and enlarged the piece as a whole to scale with the G2 head, it'd be good.

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>>5863456
sp00k3d

>>5863611
That's the part that pissed me off. It's been about three times where the guy has been like, "No, it's accurate enough" and refuses to change anything until people are brought to jump down his throat for the mistakes he's made. Can he not SEE the inaccuracies himself?

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>>5863619
I mean, he's sort of done this yet again. People tell him the mask goes over the eyestalk more, deactivating the pop-off mechanism. He just replies with "I've done this and I know it doesn't work well."

Well then?... TRY AGAIN. Do something different to MAKE it work. Obviously the fucking designers made it work well on theirs, so you're clearly doing something wrong.

>>5863619
He has to be able to. If you ask me, he looked at SirTumbleweeds attempt, and figured he could 1up him and take his customers while also doing a half baked job because as of right now, there's no real competition. The fact that he posted a topic on TTV seems to be both part wanting to improve but also part wanting attention because "hey, I made a mask 10x better than that other guys!". Again, he plastered "JTO ACCURATE" on the Shapeways listing, when it was clearly off model. He probably thinks he's the only guy making a good MoUP and I'm going to love it when the anon here working on his version blows this pretentious bastard out of the water.

I bet you if people didn't call him out on his masks proportions being fucked and wanting improvements before purchase, he wouldn't have done shit and just have continued to take peoples money.

>>5863628
I saw that even Rolloutreviews posted on the Shapeways page and said "This is okay, but I'm gonna wait until you make it more accurate" and Cyber Hand was just like. "Lolnope. This is as good as you're going to get."

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I'd like to see this reflected in the storyline with a mediochre maskmaker who is just a belligerent little faggot. Though I guess Makuta was kind of that already.

>villagers, behold my creation! (only $14.99 plus tax)
>but makuta it's shit
>IT IS NOT
>Eh I'll just wait for Ekimu's version, seeya

>>5863637
Like pottery.

>>5863636
Does he not realize that he'll get less customers/support if it's not accurate? Like, it's in his best interest to make it accurate. Again, I think it's because there's no competition currently so he's resting on his laurels and in turn being a prick about it.

>>5863637
>A female Skull Raider named Roodaka is hired by Makuta to disguise herself and bring a young and ambitious villager named Vakama under her wing. He wants to be a mask maker, but Ekimu forbids it for fear that he'll be used by his brother to make another MoUP that can release Makuta. Roodaka tells him to follow his ambition and prove to Ekimu that he'll be the best mask maker who ever was.
>All according to Makuta's Keikaku.

>>5863649
That reminds me, I should get some parts for the G2 Matoro I wanna build. I'm planning to use the "drained" Kopaka Uniter mask, and give him a skeleton arm.

>>5863654
Dewitt.

>Matoro saves Takua's life at the expense of his own, almost getting killed by a Muaka in the Drifts.
That unintentional foreshadowing tho.
>As a Toa, both of his mask powers are tied to spiritualism and death, and he even temporarily offers his own life to save his allies once before during the Ignika's trials.
That deliberate foreshadowing tho.

G1 was great.

>>5863668
Don't forget that spooky hand he felt on his shoulder when they were traveling through Karzahni.

>>5863668
I had this idea that he can see and talk to spirits that's why his mask has the trans neon green drain on it, plus the eye stalk.

>>5863676
You should probably add a little more trans-neon green to his color scheme in that case then. Not too much though. It would just be weird if it only existed on his mask.

>>5863680
Yea, I was wondering what sort of trans neon green parts should I get.

>>5863684
The inner skull

Some bones

Maybe Pohatu/Ketar's silver/crystal addons

That's all I can think of without throwing Bohrok Eyes and evil rib cages and crystal spikes on him.

>>5863687
Full neon skull? Hmmm, perhaps, I was considering using the UtD claw pieces as ribs on the side of the torso where the skeleton arm is,

>>5863693
If only they had made the skellybone ccbs pieces in that color. The whole skeletal motif could have been Matoro becoming pure life energy.

>>5863699
Yea...that would have been really neat, but we have to work with what we have.

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>>5863456
Too spoopy

>>5863890
Go home Kulta, you're drunk.

what do you guys think of my older brother and I's crab people?

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>>5863904

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>>5863904
Fuckin' phone not uploading images sometimes...

>>5863909
Bodies are typical Inika fare but I love the heads.

>>5863909
carapar-core

Seems just like yesterday guys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jz5N7QBSVM

>>5864004
>before the divorce

Nah man, it's centuries past.

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>digging throw picture files
>found vehicle I made
>took only a single picture of it, and its at a shit angle.
Any other vehicle mocers here?

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>>5864093
I only made this so far when it comes to vehicles.

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>>5864093
Almost forgot about my City Slizer revamp, but I assume you're looking for "traditional" vehicle MOCs

https://imgur.com/a/JIuKF

Little cousin came over a week ago and wanted to do something outside with them so he built the two small ones and I built the big daddy

>sorry for subpar quality we only had two hours to take the pictures.

Bought the Elves sanctuary set. Gonna try and make a fem dragon girl since the set uses pink and we have no pink CCBS sets. What color besides white do you think would go well with pink?

>>5864133

I have no clue why but that was really cute

>>5863456
>That's real fuckin' neato.

>All those early months when anons would post things similar to "wow no bionicles in sight here, they sold out fast!"
>In reality it's because they sold like shit and stores wouldn't restock them

So that's why my local Walmart only had 2015 Tahu and 2 Skull Slicers from last December to April

i got two of the pirate mixels and these are actually kind of neato

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Does anyone care about Roboriders? I bought all of 'em a while ago on a spending binge, and almost spent 150$ on a full set of the miniature ones.

I still want to get at least a couple of those golden wheels, though.

>>5864453
They're okay. I got all 7 main sets back in the day and one of the small ones not too long ago from BL. God they're expensive for what they are.

Funnily, I have an almost complete collection on Slizer-disks, and yet I couldn't be less interested about Roborider-wheels, even though they're almost the same concept

>>5864453
>I still want to get at least a couple of those golden wheels
What's stopping you? There's one french seller on Bricklink that has three different patterns for sale.

>>5864133
I actually really like the little piston arms guy, looks like something from Ratchet & Clank or something.

>>5864151
Try to integrate more system into the moc so you can get the pink sections more evenly spaced

>>5864151

Black, dark blue, dark green, brown.

>>5864453
I also have the main sets, plus the 3 combiner forms, my personal favorite is still the Boss though.

>>5864826
Which form of Boss? I've always been partial to the bike and flyer.

The 3 bike-form looked always a bit odd to me, but it's grown to me over the years.

>>5864828
3 Bike form for me, but I'm trying to make a revamp of my own that has the flying unit too along with the 3 bikes.

>>5864828
>>5864831
>not having both

>>5864834
If I can I'll get another Boss set.

>>5864851
Honestly, it would be easier to just buy the parts you need for the other model separately.

Old Technic is dirt-cheap on BL and it doesn't have anything too rare that would be a bitch to find

>>5864853
True, I'll have to check what parts I have and need to get.

>>5864853
I actually found a nearly complete set on BrickLink for 14 bucks, only missing those small panel fairings with the stickers, and it is located in my country too so no horrible shipping costs either.

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>>5864453
I fucking LOVE Roboriders.
>Combiner instructions for these models were my holy grail
>tfw I actually managed to get them after over five years of searching

>>5865041
I always found the combiners next to the big 6 combiner one odd with the way the canister caps were angled.

Is anyone selling the Agil polybag anywhere or is the only way to get it to just buy the pieces?

>>5865211
I'd say buy it by pieces.

>>5865211
It's not even released before October or something.

Just buy the pieces.

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Well I tried to get rid of the skull mask silhouette. Much happier with this one

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Makuta, Scion of Ultimate Power is an excellent combiner. Much better than Ultimate Dume, but 11 years on and with this many components I'd expect no less.

I used the burning Umarak mask because no-one else seemed to have tried it yet and I think it works really nicely. The colours are also reminiscent of the silhouetted MOUP in the Legend of Okoto video

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I also solved the mystery of the 'official' Mask Maker Makuta's shoulder construction

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Here they both are together. Now that I have these two built, I'm a lot less melancholy.

>>5865267
Can you do a size comparison? Maybe with the two Ekimus?

>>5865273
>>5865272
That Makuta is only about one brick taller than Mask Maker Ekimu. Should give you an idea.

In words, he's literally head and shoulders over an unmodded Umarak the Destroyer.