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/biog/ - Bionicle and Technic general: Ancient's Crotch Edition

Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 10:34:37 No.7509493 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>7509567 >>7509643 >>7509825 >>7509935 >>7510627 >>7510652 >>7515888 >>7516068 >>7525319

>Christian Faber's mysterious Instagram posts
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvuSFY2Hr1_/
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv470LnnNiv/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwHnRCmHvsF/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwX6EVBnKnk/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwelAO0nMhc/

>Booru
http://biog.booru.org/

>G1 Story Material
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpfNrl6RIvM [Embed] [Embed]
http://biomediaproject.com/bmp/comics/
http://cross-wired-freak.tumblr.com/post/68472919868/bionicle-chronicles-bionicle-adventures-bionicle

>G2 Story Material
http://www.lego.com/en-us/bionicle/story/episode-1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAjTzQ_NggY [Embed]

>Misc. Media
http://biomediaproject.com/bmp/

>For builders:
http://ldd.lego.com/en-us/
http://www.bricklink.com/
http://biomediaproject.com/bmp/building-instructions/

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 12:24:25 No.7509567 Report

Quoted By: >>7509578 >>7509737

>>7509493
Ah yes, /biog/, the bronies of /toy/.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 12:44:11 No.7509578 Report

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>>7509567
that's /tfg/

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 13:29:23 No.7509604 Report

Quoted By: >>7509737

My mother sold a my Old brionicles and now?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 14:02:10 No.7509632 Report

Quoted By: >>7509638 >>7509755

Do people actually like how Movie Makuta looked? I thought not until I saw people creaming themselves over a 3D printed custom Movie Kraahkan and noticed there are tons of Movie Makuta MOCs around. I was surprised becuase that Makuta is a terrible rendition of the 2003 set. Stocky and short torso, long legs, thin arms and a Mask that doesn't have a real shape. Doesn't really look like a proper main villain to me. Now, the 2003 Game Makuta, that one looked the part.

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Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 14:08:37 No.7509638 Report

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>>7509632
Forgot pic

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 14:16:28 No.7509643 Report

Quoted By: >>7509648 >>7509935

>>7509493
what the hell is this pic supposed to be pointing out?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 14:20:03 No.7509648 Report

Quoted By: >>7509659

>>7509643
A mystery piece someone wanted identified at the end of last thread.
>>7508462
>>7508477

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Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 14:30:23 No.7509659 Report

Quoted By: >>7509935

>>7509648
Is he retarded? You can barely see that these gold and blue blobs are even lego

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 15:41:04 No.7509737 Report

Quoted By: >>7509984

>>7509567
>>7509604
>spergs about bionicle fags being bronies that ninjago thread
>needs to sperg in biog about it too
Fuck off back to the ninjago thread and panic about biog boogeymen there

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Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 15:54:34 No.7509755 Report

Quoted By: >>7518935

>>7509632
He looked okay for the most part I think, they were clearly going for a more gangly, spindly look rather than the robust and squat look of the set. Didn't like how he had twig legs, but the whole demonic goat-legged idea was neat, and besides, the legs of the set suck anyway so they had to change them.
I never liked the mask though, nor did I get why they redesigned it so much. The set one looks evil and menacing and even slightly resembles a Rahkshi head. The movie one just looks like some guy. And those two bumps on the side always looked like ears to me and I hate it.

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Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 16:51:39 No.7509825 Report

Quoted By: >>7509954 >>7510009

>>7509493
nigga looks like he's wearing a golden thong

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 18:12:47 No.7509935 Report

Quoted By: >>7510058 >>7510622

>>7509493
>>7509643
>>7509659
Retarded Ancient anon here. I cracked the code on him last night. I figured out what the hell was going on in his torso and identified the peices circled in the OP. I'm now fairly certain I have the most accurate Ancient replica out there. I'll post pictures later.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 18:28:33 No.7509954 Report

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>>7509825
In the toy he is

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Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 18:54:18 No.7509984 Report

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>>7509737
Leave that faggot with his delusion. He obviously has nothing else left.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 19:16:12 No.7510009 Report

Quoted By: >>7512497

>>7509825
Someone please draw Ricardo version of Ancient.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 20:05:05 No.7510058 Report

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>>7509935
We should get in contact with the creator of ancient.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 20:14:47 No.7510073 Report

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>>7510058
Connor Harvey? Did we know him as a BZP user, or was he just some random kid?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 20:24:05 No.7510090 Report

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>tfw you payed 20 bucks for shipping and your order status sits on "paid" for four days

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Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 20:31:50 No.7510100 Report

Quoted By: >>7510200 >>7511012 >>7512510 >>7518347

Reminder that Piraka is the Matoran word for Jew Nigger.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 21:39:54 No.7510200 Report

Quoted By: >>7510207

>>7510100
Yo Yo Piraka

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 21:44:47 No.7510207 Report

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>>7510200
It all makes sense now

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 23:55:37 No.7510398 Report

Quoted By: >>7510404

Is there any play you anons recommend to buy a untouched set/unopened bag? I'd like to get a bionicle for someone or should i wait until Christian Faber's announcement.

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Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 00:01:20 No.7510404 Report

Quoted By: >>7510419

>>7510398
Come again?

Whatever you meant by that, I probably wouldn't wait on Faber. Whatever he's planning very likely wont lead to us getting new sets from Lego.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 00:13:25 No.7510419 Report

Quoted By: >>7510439

>>7510404
alot of people selling Bionicles are selling them out of box,I'd like to have the original box to give to someone but on places like amazon some are priced at $40+ USD

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 00:33:33 No.7510439 Report

Quoted By: >>7510494

>>7510419
You're probably gonna want to go with BrickLink. Which sets in particular are you looking for?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 01:02:49 No.7510494 Report

Quoted By: >>7510499

>>7510439
anything that's moderately larger really the better the design the better

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Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 01:05:30 No.7510499 Report

Quoted By: >>7510509

>>7510494
The thing is, if you want anything bigger than a canister set SEALED, 40+ is surely the sort of range you should expect regardless of where you look. A lot of the bigger sets are 40+ USED.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 01:11:41 No.7510509 Report

Quoted By: >>7510528

>>7510499
ok,I've seen one's that were from the versus pack and i'm talking about a few inches but canister is pretty good

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 01:24:29 No.7510528 Report

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>>7510509
You can get most Matoran new for around 15, but their boxes aren't impressive enough to keep around in my opinion. If you ask me, the best canister set you could get would be a Bohrok. It's got a lot of character, a great action feature, and transforms into a ball. The canister is also worth keeping around because it doubles as an incubation chamber. You can find those sealed for around 30 depending on the color.

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Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 02:40:57 No.7510622 Report

Quoted By: >>7510623 >>7511630 >>7512301

>>7509935
I'm missing the RoboRider element used in his weapon, but I'll grab one in my next BrickLink order. Besides that, I'm absolutely certain this is far more accurate than any of the other replicas you've seen online.

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Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 02:42:13 No.7510623 Report

Quoted By: >>7510626 >>7510825 >>7511044

>>7510622
The commonly followed instructions over-complicate the way his shoulder and groin armor attaches. They likely do this to avoid illegal connections - because the way they're meant to attach is absolutely illegal - but that's how it is.

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Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 02:43:27 No.7510626 Report

Quoted By: >>7510629

>>7510623
The way the armor on his foot attaches is a little less obvious than you typically see on replicas, but you're able to spot the silver armature inside if you look hard enough.
People usually build the lower leg in a "safe" and logical way. But the actual construction is a bit more awkward and askew than that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 02:44:36 No.7510627 Report

Quoted By: >>7510631 >>7510652

>>7509493
You forgot it again.

https://discord.gg/R9BdKTK

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Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 02:44:44 No.7510629 Report

Quoted By: >>7510719 >>7511880

>>7510626
The biggest inaccuracies I see are the way his head attaches and the construction of his chest. I'll admit, it took me forever to recognize those Rahkshi pelvis elements inside, but everything makes so much more sense once you realize they're there. Nobody seems to notice them.
Finally, he's got some weird bits on his back that people ignore. Understandable, since they don't seem to have a purpose. I imagine they're just there to fill out his silhouette from the front. Not 100% certain that this is the way those bits attach obviously, because we never saw him from behind. But judging by the way he looks from the front, this is what I can infer.

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Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 02:46:19 No.7510631 Report

Quoted By: >>7510639 >>7510717 >>7520171

>>7510627
>Wanting to join Ace's clown town
I'll pass, bring back Zaphod

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 02:52:21 No.7510639 Report

Quoted By: >>7510651

>>7510631
>Name dropping literal who's

Maybe /vg/ is more your style.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 02:58:57 No.7510651 Report

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>>7510639
>giving me the (you)s I desire
attaboy

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Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 02:59:00 No.7510652 Report

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>>7510627
>>7509493
>remove Discord link from OP
>it gets posted anyways thus derailing the thread by bringing attention to it's arbitrary removal

Good on OP for making a thread, but bad form. Not sure why the booru is still there though.

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Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 03:34:15 No.7510717 Report

Quoted By: >>7510720

>>7510631
Hi milthar

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Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 03:37:31 No.7510719 Report

Quoted By: >>7510724

>>7510629
It's cool that you went and made a more accurate one, but desu, I'd rather have a model that is 90% accurate with more secure, legal connections than one that is 100% accurate with illegal connections. I guess I'd rather have a stable model that isn't fragile.

Any chance of posting some instructions, maybe for the chest at least.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 03:38:03 No.7510720 Report

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>>7510717
Since name-dropping has just been called out, either you're really dumb or just samefagging. None of these names mean a damn thing, if you're here, you're here to be anonymous and if you're posting, you're posting about Bionicle. If you can't handle this, gtfo.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 03:42:00 No.7510724 Report

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>>7510719
The feet and lower legs are totally legal and secure, just less conventional than the fan-made instructions out there interpret them. Definitely worth fixing those parts along with the chest.
Making the gold armor attach legally is completely understandable though, but I personally prefer accuracy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 04:53:52 No.7510825 Report

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>>7510623
Pretty cool anon, I always liked Ancient.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 08:19:38 No.7511012 Report

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>>7510100
>We're not Dark Hunters anymore. We're what Ancient called us seven thousand years ago - we're Piraka."
At least they were self aware.

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Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 08:51:08 No.7511044 Report

Quoted By: >>7511379

>>7510623
Thank you based Ancient Anon. I always thought Ancient was one of the few good looking fan-submitted Dark Hunters so it's good to see an in-depth look at his build.

Shame he is such a manlet, though. And shame his character got fucked over for a cheap cliffhanger a la Greg.

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Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 13:44:49 No.7511286 Report

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Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 15:22:51 No.7511379 Report

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>>7511044
Thinking about building Darkness too, because Ancient and Darkness are the only fan builds that were actually worth a damn in the story. Fortunately he's spindly and stupid enough that I think the existing tutorials out there are probably pretty accurate.
Darkess is like the epitome of "dumb fourth grader builds an edgy bionicle".

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 15:46:19 No.7511399 Report

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>>7511286
y-you...

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Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 19:14:07 No.7511630 Report

Quoted By: >>7511721

>>7510622
So did the winners of the Rahi Beasts and Dark Hunters contests send in their creations to be photographed? The photo quality looks too good in some cases, especially for 2005, to have been Shopped submission photos.

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Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 20:06:03 No.7511721 Report

Quoted By: >>7511880 >>7512271 >>7512301

>>7511630
Yes. Unfortunately some of the models got mangled in transit and the photographer didn't always do the best job reassembling them, that's how we ended up with Firedracax here for example.

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Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 21:50:19 No.7511880 Report

Quoted By: >>7512335 >>7512340

>>7511721
I thought so. That's why I'm thinking about solidifying the parts on Ancient's back somehow. >>7510629
I doubt they would be aligned so straight in the picture unless there was something securing them in place.
Thing is, I'm making sure the pieces I use are justified. Clearly you're able to see parts from certain sets: Makuta, Nokama, some Vahki and Rahkshi, Whenua, Kikanalo, Nivawk, Krekka, Gaaki, Iruini... MAYBE Sidorak? Etc. So I'm limiting myself to using parts from sets that I can confirm that the builder owned.
I'm also questioning how I have the bottom connectors attached because the gap in his hip here is obscured by... something. Hmmm.

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Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 00:13:35 No.7512066 Report

Quoted By: >>7512084 >>7512335 >>7512343

I'm starting to think that isn't a Gahlok Kal shield behind his head... god dammit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 00:26:23 No.7512084 Report

Quoted By: >>7512099

>>7512066
Looks more like a Pahrak shield

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 00:33:56 No.7512099 Report

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>>7512084
That doesn't come in gold, so I dunno what you're smoking.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 02:34:59 No.7512271 Report

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>>7511721
>rubber bands
>not even once

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Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 03:14:09 No.7512301 Report

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>>7510622
Wish there were pics like this of Miserix >>7511721
I think the reason Miserix looks like a bloody mess is because he was photographed in a weird position, then again, there's only one picture of him until someone with patient builds him

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 03:34:02 No.7512335 Report

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>>7511880
So, the only answer I have for this is that he uses #3 angled connectors down here. In the picture for the book, one of them is crooked and it just so happens to be taken from a Goldylocks angle where no gaps are visible on the left. I have no other ideas.
>>7512066
As for the armor behind his head, I've tried subbing in every single feasible option that comes in flat dark gold. Nuva shoulder, Nuva chest, Metru shoulder, Metru foot, Metru chest. I tried experimenting with Takanuva, Iruini, Lhikan's masks. I humored trying out a golden Visorak body even though I knew it was a stupid idea. Vahi and Mata face are a no-go; Chronicler's Staff too. I doubt it's a Krana or Kraata. Golden Mata masks don't really work.

Literally the one promising option I came to was Knights Kingdom shoulder armor, but that doesn't look quite right either. Maybe it attaches unconventionally? Is there any way to connect a pin in the middle of two pinholes? Like... a Technic jumper plate. Does a technique like that exist?

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Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 03:35:35 No.7512340 Report

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Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 03:36:37 No.7512343 Report

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>>7512066
As for the armor behind his head, I've tried subbing in every single feasible option that comes in flat dark gold. Nuva shoulder, Nuva chest, Metru shoulder, Metru foot, Metru chest. I tried experimenting with Takanuva, Iruini, Lhikan's masks. I humored trying out a golden Visorak body even though I knew it was a stupid idea. Vahi and Mata face are a no-go; Chronicler's Staff too. I doubt it's a Krana or Kraata. Golden Mata masks don't really work.

Literally the one promising option I came to was Knights Kingdom shoulder armor, but that doesn't look quite right either. Maybe it attaches unconventionally? Is there any way to connect a pin in the middle of two pinholes? Like... a Technic jumper plate. Does a technique like that exist?

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Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 06:21:36 No.7512497 Report

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>>7510009

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Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 06:37:38 No.7512510 Report

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>>7510100
i'm gonna say the P word. P-

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Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 07:22:14 No.7512567 Report

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>>7512497
The hero we need

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Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 10:09:31 No.7512749 Report

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>>7512510
By Mata-nui, don't you dare say that word, it's an offensive slur! Somebody stop him!

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 10:24:27 No.7512760 Report

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>>7512497
I didn't know that new /biog/ memes were still possible.

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Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 10:30:00 No.7512766 Report

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>>7512497

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Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 10:57:03 No.7512784 Report

Quoted By: >>7512969

What the actual FUCK is this gold piece? Dammit, I've tried everything!

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 14:32:24 No.7512969 Report

Quoted By: >>7513008 >>7513673 >>7513926

>>7512784
You've shitposted enough about that dumb moc, now please shut the fuck up.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 15:10:37 No.7513008 Report

Quoted By: >>7513444 >>7513465

>>7512969
Moc? How new are you?

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Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 20:21:55 No.7513444 Report

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>>7513008
ignore him.

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Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 20:38:33 No.7513465 Report

Quoted By: >>7513896

>>7513008
It's a moc made into canon because Greg is a shithead.
Happy now? You still have bothered us enough about your attempt to rebuild it.

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Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 21:03:53 No.7513506 Report

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Not sure if it's been already pointer out, this Lego Movie 2 set has the newer sturdy ball sockets in yellow.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 22:37:45 No.7513673 Report

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>>7512969
>shitposted
Nigga, actual Bionicle discussion with a productive goal isn't shitposting just because you're salty and bitter.

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 01:47:14 No.7513896 Report

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>>7513465
>It's a moc made into canon because Greg is a shithead.
>Happy now? You still have bothered us enough about your attempt to rebuild it.

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 02:07:03 No.7513926 Report

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>>7512969
Leave, you clearly don't like it here.

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 02:09:54 No.7513931 Report

Quoted By: >>7514760 >>7514809 >>7514854

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 03:06:46 No.7513982 Report

Quoted By: >>7513990

Why is BZPRPG dead T_T I'll post MOCs of two characters I have going on in it in a minute. The one is a turaga and the MOC is his current self (made in 2001 style for kino), and the other is a matoran form of a now-transformed toa.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 03:11:38 No.7513990 Report

Quoted By: >>7514026

>>7513982
BZPRPG is still a thing? you'd think they'd move to Discord for that

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 03:40:05 No.7514026 Report

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>>7513990
I watched it in it's earlier years but never got involved. Now that I got involved last summer no one else is :c It's the only way I know to satisfy my bionicle-D&D/rpg urges

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 03:56:16 No.7514042 Report

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This is turning into a full blown whodunnit.
>someone in this room is the culpit, now come clean you sick son of a bitch

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 03:58:56 No.7514049 Report

Quoted By: >>7514093 >>7514155

This is turning into a full blown whodunnit.
>someone in this room is the culprit, now come clean you sick son of a bitch

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 04:40:30 No.7514093 Report

Quoted By: >>7514095

>>7514049
Well anon, have you tried them out yet?

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 04:45:48 No.7514095 Report

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>>7514093
All of them. from many different angles. This one's a slippery bastard.

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 06:11:43 No.7514155 Report

Quoted By: >>7514157

>>7514049
If we ever get a new system to replace CCBS, it would be nice if it was capable of actually building something like Metru shoulders as the combination of two pieces they pretend to be. You can even see the imaginary attachment points that were "used" here.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 06:13:52 No.7514157 Report

Quoted By: >>7514249 >>7514504

>>7514155
Why does everyone hate CCBS

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 08:03:58 No.7514249 Report

Quoted By: >>7514267 >>7514415 >>7514753

>>7514157
they're basically not compatible with technic

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 08:37:05 No.7514267 Report

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>>7514249
I love how people forget that CCBS is more than just shells.

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 09:54:56 No.7514321 Report

Quoted By: >>7514326

Alright people, let's do this one last time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 09:59:22 No.7514323 Report

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>>7512497
based

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 10:02:36 No.7514326 Report

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>>7514321
This is the conclusion I've come to. I believe that our mystery part IS indeed the Gahlok shield, only in the opposite orientation AND a half step down. This meant that I had to do some bullshit to get it sitting down where it needs to be. I don't fully understand WHY the part is attached like that, but this is the best solution I've found.

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 11:58:36 No.7514415 Report

Quoted By: >>7514504

>>7514249
>he doesn't know

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 11:59:55 No.7514416 Report

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>>7514326
Based ancient

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 13:56:43 No.7514494 Report

Quoted By: >>7514810

>>7514326
anon why are you so autistically dedicated to this figure?

are this crazy about others, or only ancient?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 14:14:11 No.7514504 Report

Quoted By: >>7514753

>>7514157

Basicaly because of the lack of connection points and the aesthetics. The shells look bland and the black noodleman underneath them is really sticking out unless you are mocing in black. In addition the shells are wobbly but I don't know if it bothers anyone other than myself.

>>7514267
>>7514415

LEGOblins.

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 14:30:47 No.7514518 Report

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I want to collect some sets from 2007 and store them in a tank of some kind of liquid, with some bubblers and aquarium props for the effect. I can't use water because eventually algae and scum will grow in it, any ideas?

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 14:58:27 No.7514549 Report

Quoted By: >>7514560 >>7514583 >>7514647 >>7515305 >>7515342

You weekly Faber dose coming up.
https://www.instagram.com/fabframes/p/BwwvAj_nWuo/

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 15:12:02 No.7514560 Report

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>>7514549

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 15:27:10 No.7514583 Report

Quoted By: >>7514584

>>7514267
To be fair, the shells are the most obvious and also worst part of CCBS. They're just these bulky, flat things that do a mediocre job of covering the bones, and the armor add-ons that are supposed to be the way to change their look are just too tiny by comparison to really work like they should. They've made specialized shells and bones to avoid this issue, but that just throws the concept of CCBS and any advantage it offers straight out of the window again. And while attaching armor via balljoints is probably the best way to emulate having it wrapped around the limb like armor should be, the connection points for that aren't very reusable compared to the good old technic holes.
>>7514549
Yet another canister with a different design. Probably just Faber playing around a bit since the previous one was older concept art that happened to have a canister in it, but still nice to see some alternatives to the classic shape.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 15:28:42 No.7514584 Report

Quoted By: >>7514597

>>7514583
ccbs bones had holes and ball joints. keep moving those goal posts

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 15:40:37 No.7514597 Report

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>>7514584
I'm talking about the armor pieces, not the bones. The bones are great. But the standard CCBS shell just has those little add-on holes on the outside and that big socket on the inside, which makes it a bit hard to place anywhere but on a limb.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 16:31:32 No.7514647 Report

Quoted By: >>7514704 >>7514768 >>7515180

>>7514549
The pearlier image with the icy coast already had hints of it, but this one seems to really drive home the theme of global warming. Since Faber really seems to care about being environmentally conscious, I'm thinking he's aiming to capture that theme heavily with his project, rather than recycling the "sick human" concept again. It also makes me wonder if Rebel Nature is really done for, since it had similar thoughts behind it.

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 17:32:38 No.7514704 Report

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>>7514647
As I recall Rebel Nature is just a broad worldbuilding project rather than one specific story, so the "B" project could also be a Bionicle-inspired thing set in that universe. Wouldn't even have to be the horror scenario of "humans in muh bonkle" if he just puts it on a different planet or in a different time period than the stuff with humans. The latter seems kind of likely from the caption "Evolution is a game of chance", which could hint at this being one of those scenarios where humanity has long died out and a bizarre new species (this time a bio-mechanical one) has evolved in their place.

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 18:24:31 No.7514753 Report

Quoted By: >>7514809 >>7514908

>>7514249
>>7514504
Literal autism and retardation.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 18:27:44 No.7514760 Report

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>>7513931
Will she step on my dick?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 18:28:46 No.7514768 Report

Quoted By: >>7514851

>>7514647
Wow I didn't know Faber was such a faggot

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 18:59:52 No.7514809 Report

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>>7513931

The hands are too big.

>>7514753

Calling people you disagree with names is going to neither theirs nor the lurkers' opinion.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 18:59:53 No.7514810 Report

Quoted By: >>7514860 >>7515832

>>7514494
Because I'm thorough, have an attention for detail, and this is my current project. Ancient isn't especially important to me besides the fact that I want one in my collection. I just feel like if I'm going to build him at all, I should put in the effort to actually do it right.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 19:27:36 No.7514851 Report

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>>7514768
You really haven't been paying attention to all his dumb "Dude, like, this big water bottle represents all the plastic shit that gets into the environment" or " What if the Earth made big monsters to Destroy us for pollution."

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 19:28:38 No.7514854 Report

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>>7513931
>Foot heresy

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 19:37:44 No.7514860 Report

Quoted By: >>7515126 >>7515128

>>7514810

Not him but while I appreciate your keeping the place going with relevant content, I have to agree your dedication is autistic. Do you do requests?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 20:06:22 No.7514908 Report

Quoted By: >>7514931

>>7514753
why are ccbs fags so stubborn and obnoxious? The aesthetics suck and the shells are horribly boring. Accept it.
>inb4 unifier piece has nice details and pistons or other parts that aren't actually ccbs

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 20:20:53 No.7514931 Report

Quoted By: >>7514987

>>7514908
>stubborn and obnoxious
Irony.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 20:34:30 No.7514956 Report

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>>7514326
anon if you ever finish Ancient, I really hope you upload your own instructions somewhere.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 20:46:54 No.7514987 Report

Quoted By: >>7515004

>>7514931
>>stubborn and obnoxious
>Irony.
ironic

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 20:57:10 No.7515004 Report

Quoted By: >>7515013

>>7514987
>no u

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 21:00:21 No.7515013 Report

Quoted By: >>7515021

>>7515004
ironic considering your previous reply

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 21:05:09 No.7515020 Report

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Both of you faggots shut up and enjoy the not!G3

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 21:05:27 No.7515021 Report

Quoted By: >>7515038

>>7515013
Just fucking stop, you baby.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 21:15:53 No.7515038 Report

Quoted By: >>7515051

>>7515021
got anything besides no u's and mean words, anon?

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 21:18:57 No.7515051 Report

Quoted By: >>7515064

>>7515038

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 21:31:20 No.7515064 Report

Quoted By:

>>7515051
I guess not

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 22:28:37 No.7515126 Report

Quoted By:

Oof.
>>7514860
>do you do requests?
I mean, probably not unless I'm interested in building it for myself. What is it you want figured out?

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Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 22:32:05 No.7515128 Report

Quoted By: >>7515363

Oof.

>>7514860
I mean, probably not unless I'm interested in building it myself. But what is it you want figured out?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Apr 2019 23:13:42 No.7515180 Report

Quoted By: >>7515363

>>7514647
plot twist: it was because fort virgin is right next to an active volcano

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Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 00:52:23 No.7515305 Report

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>>7514549
@fabframes

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Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 01:19:14 No.7515342 Report

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>>7514549
Yawn, just end it already, at this point it really is weekly wanki of Fabers cock. [spoiler:lit]Which I really appreciate after two years of nothing and forced discussion[/spoiler:lit].

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Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 01:31:08 No.7515363 Report

Quoted By: >>7515416 >>7515425 >>7515835

>>7515128

Syoya's Speeda Demon.

>>7515180
>Volcano erupts
>The lava kills the virgins inside the fort
>It counts as multiple virgin sacrifices
>Various Tiki spirits are unleashed

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 02:21:06 No.7515416 Report

Quoted By: >>7515839

>>7515363
More modern MOCs are so much harder to figure out. Ever since BrickLink became easier to use, it's not easy to determine the builder's limitations. Plus, some of that shit in the torso is so unconventional that deciphering the internal geometry would be a nightmare.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 02:30:00 No.7515425 Report

Quoted By:

>>7515363
nice use of the vahki lower legs

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 02:53:49 No.7515457 Report

Quoted By: >>7515608

>>7514326
Is there a way to refurbish softer pieces like this with rough edges? I wonder if you could melt off that flash, or even remove it chemically.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 05:00:06 No.7515608 Report

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>>7515457
maybe sand it off?
or heat up a thin metal rod and go around the edges to melt it off?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 08:25:17 No.7515799 Report

Quoted By: >>7515833

>>7514326

Honestly, I think this might be correct, as complicated as it is. My #1 complain about other instructions for Ancient was that the chest area just didn't look bulky enough compared to the original. I think the OG builder might have over complicated the design in order to stand a higher chance of winning.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 09:17:35 No.7515832 Report

Quoted By: >>7515837

>>7514810
do you have any plans to recreate other figures after Ancient is done?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 09:19:03 No.7515833 Report

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>>7515799
Well thanks for the vote of confidence. I'm still gonna mull it over and see if I can possibly tweak anything else. If I can't come up with anything by the time my next BrickLink order arrives (containing that last RoboRider peice that I need) then I guess that he's finished.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 09:24:15 No.7515835 Report

Quoted By:

>>7515363
>Hands as feet
>Mahiki as shoulder pads
Neat.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 09:26:27 No.7515837 Report

Quoted By:

>>7515832
Well I've built Krakua. As far as I can tell, the instructions for him you can find on Brickshelf are relatively accurate. Right now the only others I plan on eventually adding to my collection are Darkness and maybe Tobduk, but those should be fairly straight forward I think.

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Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 09:28:53 No.7515839 Report

Quoted By: >>7515842 >>7515854

>>7515416

Pic related looks even harder and judging by the sword I wouldn't be surprised if there are a few heresies in the construction.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 09:32:24 No.7515842 Report

Quoted By: >>7515854 >>7515943

>>7515839
>using tires to fill gaps
This is a meme technique that I've never been a fan of.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 09:52:37 No.7515854 Report

Quoted By: >>7515943

>>7515839
The Boomer Toa
>>7515842
Yeah, I always think they are afraid of looking like a real bionicle set.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 10:51:00 No.7515888 Report

Quoted By: >>7515890 >>7517240

>>7509493
What are some Moc makers that visited /biog/?
I remember indigo, ancor arms and that guy that would add pipe cleaners to his mocs.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 10:55:05 No.7515890 Report

Quoted By: >>7516808

>>7515888
Patrick Biggs has posted here a few times.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 12:24:01 No.7515943 Report

Quoted By: >>7515965

>>7515842
You have to fill the gaps with something.

>>7515854
I hate that bullshit reddit meme.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 12:44:43 No.7515965 Report

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>>7515943
lol

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Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 15:12:27 No.7516068 Report

Quoted By: >>7516359

>>7509493
>"You know, Dume, with great power comes great responsibility. Angonce called it "The Great Burden." Myself, I just call it as I see it: the responsibility of the master to discipline the servant."
>Mata Nui looks directly at the camera.
>"The Skakdi, the Matoran, the Makuta...It's our responsibility to civilize them. And if we can't? Then they shall be expelled from my body. The Day of the Pit is near, Dume. We'll have every Matoran in this universe dead or in chains in 10 years, and may I be struck by a virus that knocks me out and nearly kills me 1000 years later if I’m wrong."

What did Greg mean by this?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 20:15:10 No.7516359 Report

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>>7516068
it meant he was going to BRAP

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 21:34:17 No.7516461 Report

Quoted By: >>7516467

I own a misshaped Atakus foot. Is it worth something to deformity collectors?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 21:36:34 No.7516467 Report

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>>7516461
Probably not.

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Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 23:52:01 No.7516654 Report

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>"Be silent, little Piraka. Listen, that you may hear."

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Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 23:53:17 No.7516657 Report

Quoted By: >>7516752 >>7517218 >>7519878 >>7520671

>"Ancient was an early specimen of the Shadowed One's species."
Fuck off, Greg.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Apr 2019 00:28:08 No.7516752 Report

Quoted By: >>7516794

>>7516657
'Member when it turned out he was a spy for no reason, then got killed pointlessly, and neither plot development lead to anything? Classic Greg I tell ya.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Apr 2019 00:49:05 No.7516794 Report

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>>7516752
Later chapters of the serials were just cliffhangers used to set up more cliffhangers with zero payoff. I like that Ancient is a double agent, but killing him for reasons completely unrelated to that revelation was retarded storytelling. TSO didn't even get to know he was an Order member before disintegrating him.

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Anonymous Mon 29 Apr 2019 01:00:01 No.7516808 Report

Quoted By: >>7516819

>>7515890
Who is that?

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Anonymous Mon 29 Apr 2019 01:07:50 No.7516819 Report

Quoted By: >>7518115

>>7516808
DeeVee/Dviddy.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 29 Apr 2019 01:12:04 No.7516831 Report

Quoted By: >>7520929 >>7521076

Has anyone seen any good MOCs of Johmak? I have found a single depiction of the character that I really like.

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Anonymous Mon 29 Apr 2019 08:30:38 No.7517218 Report

Quoted By: >>7517385

>>7516657
>Technology to manufacture this species evolved over time, and as such some specimens, such as Ancient and Tyrant, look different from others.
TSO and Conjurer still look pretty different, Greg.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Apr 2019 09:05:04 No.7517240 Report

Quoted By:

>>7515888
I remember indigo anon, some guy would post loli bionicle too

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Apr 2019 13:50:18 No.7517385 Report

Quoted By:

>>7517218
I will never accept Conjurer as anything other than a Vortixx wearing brown armor and makeup

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Apr 2019 15:11:11 No.7517498 Report

Quoted By:

And now for the cons:
Red axles.
Blue pins.
It's kinda gappy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Apr 2019 21:26:24 No.7517944 Report

Quoted By:

I wish there was a game where you get to control the Bohrok and clean the shit out of a huge, fully destructible Mata Nui with sophisticated physics. Matoran trying to stop you from bulldozing their houses optional.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Apr 2019 23:45:20 No.7518115 Report

Quoted By: >>7518144

>>7516819
How many coat-people has he built by now? He can't keep getting away with it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 00:26:05 No.7518144 Report

Quoted By:

>>7518115
Everyone must wear a coat or die in the cold.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 03:24:29 No.7518347 Report

Quoted By:

>>7510100
Piraker is our word but you can say Piraka

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 03:27:44 No.7518351 Report

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>>7512497
You're doing Mata Nui's work, anon.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 06:23:53 No.7518525 Report

Quoted By: >>7518546 >>7518572

Why were there great Kanohi masks lying around all over the island of Mata Nui, if the island is just soil and stuff that accumulated on thw Great Spirit Robot's face?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 06:39:11 No.7518546 Report

Quoted By: >>7518559 >>7518572

>>7518525
Because Artakha was apparently watching the whole Mata Nui story with a bowl of popcorn in hand and occasionally teleported shit he made like masks and cubes over when he thought they'd be useful.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 07:10:41 No.7518559 Report

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>>7518546
I assume all the trials for the masks and traps were his doing, or did the Toa Metru find a to-do list on the way to Mata Nui?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 07:30:17 No.7518572 Report

Quoted By: >>7518588

>>7518525
>>7518546
The Turaga/Toa Metru were the ones who hid the Great Masks, no? Along with the Avohkii and the Toa stones. Artakha was only responsible for the Kanohi Nuva and the Nuva Cube, as I recall.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 07:47:25 No.7518588 Report

Quoted By:

>>7518572
Could be. I'm sure it wouldn't have been hard to find all those masks in Metru Nui and bring them along, although I don't remember any mention of them doing that. Another possibility is that the great masks were a natural part of Mata Nui, to prepare for a situation where the GSR would need the Toa Mata's help to get back up after deploying the disguise.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 15:37:54 No.7518935 Report

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>>7509755
I sort of liked the demon goat legs, but I don't really think they fit Teridax's character. Then again, Movie Makuta is barely similar to MNOG evil god Makuta and Time Trap onwards keikaku master Teridax.
The arms and the mask are really shit, though. I really can't excuse them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 17:08:53 No.7519037 Report

Quoted By: >>7519149

Anyone know if someone has made a chronological cut of the first three bionicle movies? Like, 2->3-last part of 2->1? Been wondering about maybe making one myself if no one else has done it.
I'm one of those few fucks who actually enjoys the movies though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 19:02:50 No.7519149 Report

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>>7519037
>I'm one of those few fucks who actually enjoys the movies though
I can think they're bad and also enjoy them, anon. I think most of us enjoy them, at least in that way.

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Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 19:49:54 No.7519214 Report

Quoted By: >>7519232 >>7519262 >>7519276 >>7519356 >>7519367

What the hell IS Shadow as an Element, anyway? Is it just spooky dark energy? Call me autistic but when fiction uses Shadow/Darkness/other as an actual element alongside the classics (Fire, Ice, Air, etc) I can't wrap my head around it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 20:08:24 No.7519232 Report

Quoted By:

>>7519214
Light can't exist without casting shadows

So the question should be why use Light as an element

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 20:31:20 No.7519262 Report

Quoted By: >>7519317

>>7519214
for me the only thing worse than shadow as an element in fiction is poison, poison is an effect, not a substance, you can be poisoned BY something, but poison isn't a thing

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 20:39:17 No.7519276 Report

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>>7519214
I assume that whole thing was because of Lego's attempts to simplify Makuta and his powers so that little kids can easily understand him. He was first meant to be some immaterial concept, destruction itself, but how do you make a marketable toy out of that? So they just made him a guy and said his shadow powers were actually his element.
As for what it is, like what you said, it's spooky dark gobbledygook. Shadows that move without solid things casting them and animated "smoke" that doesn't have a physical form but it can still touch you.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 21:15:27 No.7519317 Report

Quoted By: >>7520220

>>7519262
>poison exists as an element
>it's actually just acid or sludge that happens to also poison people
Every fucking time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 21:47:08 No.7519356 Report

Quoted By:

>>7519214
It's EVIL

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Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 21:54:51 No.7519367 Report

Quoted By: >>7519405 >>7519406 >>7523317

>>7519214
Even if we stick to normal elements, Fire is already pretty weird. Unlike all the others, it's not a substance. Do fire users just control heat? Can they control anything if it's hot enough, like they control flames (hot gas) and sometimes lava (hot rocks)? How is "hot" defined anyway? Supposedly there's ways to get "fire" that's actually ice cold if you burn the right shit, so would fire powers work with that? To merge this with the point before, would a fire user be able to control anything within the temperature range of "fire", so just about anything? Do I simply have autism? Do fire powers make you omnipotent? Praise Tahu.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 22:15:56 No.7519405 Report

Quoted By: >>7523317

>>7519367
It's not autism, it's just the other side of the "Ice and Water" argument, where it's unclear where exactly the difference lies.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 22:16:03 No.7519406 Report

Quoted By: >>7520341

>>7519367
>Do I simply have autism?
Specifically the type that forced fans to pester Greg until he over-explained things that were never meant to be elaborated on. There are no definitive answers, because the creators clearly haven't thought deeply about this stuff.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 22:35:55 No.7519443 Report

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Why would a guy whose shirt says "Genius at work" spend all of his time playing with a children's toy line?

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Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 03:33:04 No.7519878 Report

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>>7516657
I wish someone did a revamp of the Shadowed One.

Colasawa's one is still undone sadly

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Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 05:34:54 No.7519989 Report

Quoted By: >>7519990

So I've noticed a few small things, begrudgingly.
1.) A very subtle line here (highlighted in red).
2.) That the piece behind here is straight (highlighted in green).

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 05:36:16 No.7519990 Report

Quoted By: >>7519995 >>7519997

>>7519989
These details lead me to believe that the lower assembly is actually asymmetrical, something a little more like this.

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Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 05:38:53 No.7519995 Report

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>>7519990
I'm thinking that maybe the right side connector was supposed to fold in, and then the left side one is different in order to possibly holder his Rhotuka launcher.

The problem is, connecting the triangle liftarm thingies in this orientation rather (than this one >>7514326) ROYALLY screws over my Gahlok shield theory, and now the whole thing's fucked.

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Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 05:40:42 No.7519997 Report

Quoted By: >>7520005

>>7519990
I'm thinking that maybe the right side connector was supposed to fold in, and then the left side one is different in order to possibly holder his Rhotuka launcher.

The problem is, connecting the triangle liftarm thingies in this orientation rather than this one >>7514326 ROYALLY screws over my Gahlok shield theory, and now the whole thing's fucked.

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Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 05:48:36 No.7520005 Report

Quoted By: >>7520026

>>7519997
At this point I want to submit that there's really just no way of knowing exactly how his back was actually built. Even though I'm pretty sure it's wrong, I sort of just want to settle for this shit >>7514326 and be done with it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 06:05:23 No.7520026 Report

Quoted By: >>7520039

>>7520005
There's also the chance that the original MOCer ran out of parts and had to make it asymmetrical, and what you did was the intention

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 06:27:25 No.7520039 Report

Quoted By:

>>7520026
Right, that's what I suspect. But I had such a headache trying to figure out the gold piece on his back, and pursuing this new option would mean living through that nightmare all over again.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 09:34:01 No.7520140 Report

Quoted By: >>7520143 >>7520250 >>7526851

In an effort to not be rendered obsolete by Nuparu and his newfangled inventions, Onepu ditched the Ussal and went for a slightly bigger crab.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 09:38:01 No.7520143 Report

Quoted By: >>7520145

>>7520140
That's no crab.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 09:43:12 No.7520145 Report

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>>7520143
It has pincers so it counts.

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Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 09:52:44 No.7520149 Report

Quoted By: >>7520156 >>7520353

Wait a minute... SHIT!

I may have actually figured it out. I was so ready to give up... but I really feel good about this. I think it might be close to the real solution.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 10:06:28 No.7520156 Report

Quoted By: >>7520353 >>7520596

>>7520149
Here's my current theory. Instead of that complicated rig which lowers the Gahlok shield into a very specific and intentional position, I feel that it's much more likely that the armor on his back looks the way it does by accident. I've now attached it from the bottom onto a pin/axle converter so that it's solid, but could have feasibly been knocked to one side. I think this is how it appears in the official photo.

There were many different ways I could have solidified the elements that protrude from his waist. But I noticed that while they're obviously secured by something, they were at a very slight angle, which is captured by the way that I've attached them here.

Finally, I noticed a pinhole within the middle of his body and that realization sparked this whole idea. I've added some mass inside of his torso which ensures everything in the back is well connected and that the hips don't wobble.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 10:38:00 No.7520171 Report

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>>7510631
Is that the ban sex fellow?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 12:11:58 No.7520220 Report

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>>7519317
>Poison can be a non-Toa element
>But Kinetics is too vague to be an element
>Psionics exists
Fuck off Greg

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 12:41:38 No.7520250 Report

Quoted By: >>7520252

>>7520140
I thought it's canonically a giant rat.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 12:43:10 No.7520252 Report

Quoted By: >>7520255

>>7520250
You're thinking of the other big yellow Rahi combiner from 2001.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 12:45:10 No.7520255 Report

Quoted By: >>7520260

>>7520252
That there is goofy as fuck.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 12:53:47 No.7520260 Report

Quoted By: >>7520261

>>7520255
>goofy as fuck
that describes quite a few combiners

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 12:56:00 No.7520261 Report

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>>7520260
His big 'ol head, grabby hands, and dumb clown shoes though. Everything about it is hilarious.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 14:43:38 No.7520341 Report

Quoted By: >>7520423

>>7519406
To Greg's credit, while reading through BS01 source links I've seen plenty of cases where he simply refused to give these pointless explanations for pretty much the exact reason you just gave.
On the other hand, I just as frequently find myself amazed at the kind of pointless shit people have talked him into canonizing, so I guess it sort of evens out.
>The Great Beings took notice of Ackar's armor, which influenced Artakha's design for Tahu.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 14:52:24 No.7520353 Report

Quoted By: >>7520369 >>7521033

>>7520149
>>7520156
Damn anon the amount of perfection you want for this MOC, keep going
Same happens to me and pic related

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 15:08:47 No.7520369 Report

Quoted By: >>7520389 >>7520396

>>7520353
Looking good. The difference is that you could actually just ask Djokson for pointers if you want. Where is Connor Harvey? BRING HIM TO ME.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 15:19:55 No.7520380 Report

Quoted By: >>7520382 >>7522273

I haven't been to this general for a couple of years, but

>we never got the Mask of Ultimate Power
>we never got the true Mask of Time, or at least the other half

Shit still fucks me up.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 15:20:20 No.7520382 Report

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>>7520380
I blame the idiots in charge.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 15:26:14 No.7520389 Report

Quoted By: >>7520390

>>7520369
>looking good
It's Djokson's Moc, mine is still the legs, arms and part of the head.
>you could ask Djokson
I did it like 3 years ago when that Moc was recently built. He pointed some pieces I could not see such as the eyes and forehead piece, he seems like a nice guy but I don't want to bother him.
I'll wait until my version of his moc is finished to ask for some tips

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 15:32:38 No.7520390 Report

Quoted By: >>7520403

>>7520389
>I'll wait until my version of his moc is finished to ask for some tips
That's what I mean. I'm sure once you have done most of the work and prove to him your dedication, he'll be willing to help you iron things out. My only confirmation is the single picture I've got to work with. I wish they'd at least publicized the entry submission photos...

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 15:41:15 No.7520396 Report

Quoted By:

>>7520369
>Where is Connor Harvey? BRING HIM TO ME.
It appears a serious attempt to do that was already made by this guy on BZP, but the thread died a few months after this post and it doesn't look like there were any results.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 15:49:07 No.7520403 Report

Quoted By: >>7520432

>>7520390
>I'm sure once you have done most of the work and prove to him your dedication, he'll be willing to help you iron things out
I hope so, currently it's the moc I have my priorities on, so as long as I get the pieces which I have a problem with that too, everything should go ok.

And about the Ancient moc, Kuhon Shaden replicates canon mocs with accuracy, though I don't know if he built it

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 16:18:55 No.7520423 Report

Quoted By: >>7520501 >>7520502 >>7520752

>>7520341
One of the more annoying cases was a guy who in his own words harassed Greg to canonize a ton of pointless drivel about small background Rahi, then bragged about it. That's an example of world-building gone wrong and the kind of stuff I hate in this fandom. There's details that actually add to the world to make it feel whole and functional and add context to the story without over-complicating shit, and there's needless fluff that has no bearing on anything in the story. Yet so many fans only care for the latter and wish to canonize their own pointless fluff.
Following Faber's recent project (which I don't think will amount to much), I'm also annoyed that there's some fans who already pester him about super specific details, like that his new story should focus on overlooked Toa elements from G1 or elaborate on the unfinished serials (which I doubt Faber even knows are a thing). Even though there's little reason to think that his project will lead anywhere, that it will be Bionicle if it actually materializes, and especially that it will be a full-on faithful redo of G1 in the unlikely case that it will actually be Bionicle. It's like they can't see the bigger picture.
Take his recent posts about melting icy backdrops. I read those as Faber's way to tie his ideas to real-world topics he cares about, like global warming. He's aiming for themes and underlying messages to wrap his story around, similar to how the original story was built around the high concept of amnesiac robots from a fallen civilization developing culture and the underlying inspiration was human biology and Faber's triumph over his sickness. But so many others just look at the pictures and go "oh, it's gonna take place in Ko-Wahi", as if they couldn't look past the specifics of G1.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 16:31:27 No.7520432 Report

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>>7520403
>though I don't know if he built it
He has, and it's wrong.

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Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 17:28:48 No.7520491 Report

Quoted By:

I've caved in and want to make a rahkshi moc like pic related but i dont want to do the metru chestpiece on the head stereotype and I can't seem to find a piece that fits.

Does anyone have a suggestion?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 17:38:23 No.7520501 Report

Quoted By: >>7520549

>>7520423
>the unlikely case that it will actually be Bionicle
By "be Bionicle", do you just mean the complete package of an officially endorsed project using the actual name? Because while I agree on that being extremely unlikely, I think based on everything he's shown so far, we can be pretty sure that whatever comes out of this will at least "be Bionicle" in the sense that it's going to recreate Faber's vision of Bionicle and attempt to fill the same niche for the same people.
Surely he's not dumb enough to generate all this hype specifically from Bionicle fans and then go "The B is for ReBel Nature lmao".

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 17:41:33 No.7520502 Report

Quoted By: >>7520549

>>7520423
You encapsulated my thoughts pretty well when it comes to canon in G1,: and where things are headed right now with Faber's project. These are people with visions who are working a job. Yes they think about a lot of details, but it serves a point generally. These aren't the people who are wanting to go indepth and create a vast mythos like LotR with entire histories and other crap. This is especially true in Faber's case. He crafts stories and worlds around concepts that inspire him. Some details can be filled in and expanded upon, but he's more concerned with pursuing an idea, a central theme, as all storytellers do. Seeing people make such asinine commentary and assumptions, making efforts to direct the narrative is incredibly frustrating to see. Let these people work and create what they want. Don't inject your own expectations into things.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 18:35:14 No.7520549 Report

Quoted By:

>>7520501
Yes that's what I mean. And sure, he's clearly aiming for that, but I was thinking more in terms of Lego's potential response if he goes through with his pitch. They might tell him not to use the name, but he might be allowed to make something that carries the same spirit. Like you said,
>recreate Faber's vision of Bionicle and attempt to fill the same niche for the same people.
If it gets off the ground in some shape, it will most likely carry the grander vision, the overall feel and themes of Bionicle even if it won't have the name. I just don't like how some fans are jumping the gun and thinking it's gonna be a straight up G1 adaptation or sequel with all the bloated junk.
To me at least, Bionicle's main concern wasn't minute details like what specific Rahi can do or how many other Toa teams there are off-screen. These didn't add anything significant to the overall story and its themes, they weren't part of the backbone of the franchise, they were just expanded universe fluff for dedicated fans to speculate about and to fill pages in guide books and online resources. But at this point in the game, when even Faber seems a bit unsure of what he's aiming for, it's pointless to speculate about these details and it's especially pointless to nag him about them. Let the man develop his overall base concept first, then worry about the story (provided he even wants to tell a coherent one) and the broad aspects of the world and its rules. Fans should really leave behind this late-G1 mindset of wanting to jump straight into over-elaborating needless crap, while missing the bigger picture and neglecting to discuss stuff that actually matters.

>>7520502
Well put.

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Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 19:19:08 No.7520596 Report

Quoted By:

I've reconsidered it and decided to attach the waist pieces this way instead.
I think how I had it here >>7520156 makes an opportunity to solidify the Gahlok shield way too obvious, which goes against my "accident" theory. If it were built that way, surely they would have realized they could connect the shield more solidly.

Doing it this way also means that he utilizes a total of 22 half bushings. I've put together a list on BrickLink that includes all of the sets I'm certain the original builder had and, among the titans confirmed in his collection, the total amount of half-bushings across them all is... guess what? 22.
That explains why there are bushings missing from obvious places, like in his shoulders or at the end of the axles sticking out of his back. He ran out.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 20:05:24 No.7520671 Report

Quoted By:

>>7516657
Why did Lego love that mouth design so much? They used it for Krekka, TSO, AND Voporak. And ALL OF THEM are different species. Thanks Greg.

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Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 21:17:42 No.7520752 Report

Quoted By: >>7520761 >>7520766

>>7520423
>Here's your Noble Miru, Noble Akaku and Noble Kakama
I still want to punch whoever bullied Greg into wasting three perfectly serviceable molds for AU drivel no one should give a shit about instead of using them for something more relevant.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 21:23:02 No.7520761 Report

Quoted By:

>>7520752
It would have been cool had we gotten noble masks of the other three. As is, it just feels half baked.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 21:32:20 No.7520766 Report

Quoted By: >>7520775 >>7520776

>>7520752
>Akaku
>symmetrical
>no telescopic eye piece
I reject your reality and replace it with my own.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 21:37:54 No.7520775 Report

Quoted By:

>>7520766
Well, to be fair, a lot of the noble masks are very different.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 21:39:30 No.7520776 Report

Quoted By: >>7520781

>>7520766
Same thing happened to the Matatu, though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 21:39:58 No.7520778 Report

Quoted By:

Man, I just got the Hydruka and it kinda sucks that they're so samey. I wish that one of them at least had a different kind of claw piece for the mouth.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 21:41:51 No.7520781 Report

Quoted By: >>7521310 >>7522280

>>7520776
Well no. Because a Great Matatu doesn't actually have a telescopic eye. Nuju's mask was modded. The Mahiki and Komau actually go from being symmetrical to asymmetrical though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 22:33:57 No.7520840 Report

Quoted By: >>7521079 >>7521271 >>7523616

Keetongu decimating Sidorak is so much funnier in set form. Keet is such a manlet that he's gotta jump just to bash Sid on the head.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 May 2019 23:57:49 No.7520929 Report

Quoted By: >>7520948

>>7516831
Quick rundown on his lore? I will not use a wiki.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 May 2019 00:15:13 No.7520948 Report

Quoted By:

>>7520929
Did you just assume my Bonk's gender?

She's an Order of Mata Nui member who supposedly looks sorta like a Vortixx at first glance, but actually isn't. THANKS GREG. She wears ebon armor, carries a shield, and has the ability to shatter herself into tiny crystal fragments and then reconstitute at will.

She... doesn't really do a whole lot of much besides deliver some stuff and expose a little information, I think. But she's one of the agents Helryx talks about in Bionicle: World (because her name is a portmanteau of one of the artist's first and last).

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 May 2019 01:03:49 No.7521033 Report

Quoted By: >>7521108

>>7520353
Lovely how that Kraata lid fits into that wheel.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 May 2019 02:01:55 No.7521076 Report

Quoted By:

>>7516831
>Getting snapped in the corner
Nice

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 02 May 2019 02:04:42 No.7521079 Report

Quoted By: >>7521098 >>7521177 >>7521313 >>7521500 >>7522453

>>7520840
It ain't like his size makes sense in the movie either. He's only that big in that one scene and his size fluctuates in every shot. A remnant of an abandoned early idea that somehow got kept in the finalized story.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 May 2019 02:25:10 No.7521098 Report

Quoted By:

>>7521079
>Keetorange Metru body
Still hurts we never got it

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Anonymous Thu 02 May 2019 02:34:20 No.7521108 Report

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>>7521033
Yeah this guy's amazing, such as how this guy uses 2 Krahkaan in his back , not to mention the head that resembles a bigger mask of control

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 May 2019 03:34:47 No.7521177 Report

Quoted By:

>>7521079
That Keet is cute. CUTE!

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 May 2019 05:18:25 No.7521271 Report

Quoted By: >>7521283

>>7520840
Does anything imply Sidorak needs his head bashed to die?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 May 2019 05:26:49 No.7521283 Report

Quoted By:

>>7521271
Greg, for one. He confirms that the Red Star never revived Sidorak because his brain isn't intact as per his head getting crushed by Yeetus Keetus.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 May 2019 05:48:18 No.7521310 Report

Quoted By: >>7521311

>>7520781
When was it said that his was modded?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 May 2019 05:50:15 No.7521311 Report

Quoted By:

>>7521310
One of the books.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 May 2019 05:52:32 No.7521313 Report

Quoted By:

>>7521079
Speaking of '05 Titan scale. Anyone else find it really hot that Roodaka is like a head taller than Sidorak? I wonder what it would be like if she stepped on you haha asking for a friend.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 May 2019 10:46:47 No.7521500 Report

Quoted By:

>>7521079
>all those keetorange toa metru peices
didn't know i wanted that until i saw it.

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Anonymous Thu 02 May 2019 17:37:11 No.7521942 Report

Quoted By: >>7522499

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 May 2019 20:56:34 No.7522273 Report

Quoted By: >>7522289

>>7520380
did we ever find out what the idea was between the two halves of the Mask of Time and the G1 Vahi 'hints' in 2015?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 May 2019 21:04:05 No.7522280 Report

Quoted By:

>>7520781
Akakus are modded too though. The explanation was that a telescopic lens aids x-ray vision and telekinesis (by being able to focus on an object further away). I'm sure Greg canonized it

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 May 2019 21:13:24 No.7522289 Report

Quoted By:

>>7522273
Far as I know, an insider document that leaked from Russia confirmed it was only there to keep fans speculating, but they had no clear answer to offer.
Of course it's possible that the document was incomplete and specifically avoided revealing any major story info. But that might be giving the G2 team too much credit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 May 2019 23:35:11 No.7522453 Report

Quoted By: >>7522588 >>7522604

>>7521079
Keet Ong is a sweet simplified build. I wish we'd gotten him, partially so people could revamp Judge with his pieces.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 00:17:41 No.7522499 Report

Quoted By:

>>7521942
Voting for this to be the next thread picture

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 01:23:09 No.7522588 Report

Quoted By: >>7522604

>>7522453
>Judge
You. I like you.

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Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 01:46:30 No.7522604 Report

Quoted By: >>7522624 >>7522635 >>7522730 >>7526855

>>7522453
>>7522588
Everyone asking for Bionicle 20th anniversary in 2021, but here we are in 2019 and nothing for Slizers.
There's no justice in this world.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 02:01:18 No.7522624 Report

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>>7522604
The world needs more Dickhead McFirefingers.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 02:08:49 No.7522635 Report

Quoted By: >>7522696 >>7527346

>>7522604
>2019
>still no Slizer vending machines

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 03:12:31 No.7522696 Report

Quoted By: >>7522708 >>7523728 >>7527346

>>7522635
>$5.99 for a Slizer in a vending machine
I want to go back, but I want it all to be like that.
Also I need to get my old Slizers back. Starting with Millennia, who I foolishly sold.

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Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 03:26:43 No.7522708 Report

Quoted By: >>7522781

>>7522696
The alt mode is so fucking cool

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 03:49:09 No.7522730 Report

Quoted By: >>7522733

>>7522604
Gotta love this mech mocs/revamps

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 03:50:26 No.7522733 Report

Quoted By: >>7523010

>>7522730
Fuck that's cool.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 04:28:07 No.7522777 Report

Quoted By: >>7522789 >>7526756

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 04:31:15 No.7522781 Report

Quoted By:

>>7522708
Everything about Millennia was cool. The dual modes, the gold head, the motorcycle. It all screamed late 90's cool, but that's what still makes it great.
Like I said though, really missing my old Slizers. I picked up one I used to have (Electro/Energy), and a few I never did (Jet/Judge, Blaster). Gotta say, Blaster did not live up to my childhood expectations with those wonky feet. Judge made up for it.

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Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 04:38:27 No.7522789 Report

Quoted By:

>>7522777
delet this

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 07:10:31 No.7522923 Report

Quoted By:

If only it was Nuparu who sacrificed himself to wear the Mask of Life. Then the Tony Stark parallel would have been perfection.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 07:41:34 No.7522959 Report

Quoted By:

Anyone else find it strange that the Toa Disks were given so much visual emphasis in '04, yet the only one we ever actually got was Vakama's? What's up with that?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 08:03:31 No.7522988 Report

Quoted By: >>7522989 >>7523027

>Nuparu was the only one of the toa Inika that wasn't one of the six happy meal toys
weird to think about sometimes

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 08:05:28 No.7522989 Report

Quoted By: >>7523027

>>7522988
actually I'm a dumbass there was also macku instead of hahli

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Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 08:22:49 No.7523010 Report

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>>7522733
Yup, anyone know of moccers who make mechs like this? Though I'm not sure of the term should be robot, anyways the builder of pic related is luigi1456andrew

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 08:50:52 No.7523027 Report

Quoted By:

>>7522988
>>7522989
And Nuparu technically got a Mctoran-sized figure with the Boxor set, if that counts. Hahli never got an official release til the 2003 Matoran, though, but at least it's super easy to MOC her.

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Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 14:51:50 No.7523317 Report

Quoted By: >>7523587 >>7523645

>>7519367
>>7519405
>Forgetting about the eternal unsolved duality of Stone and Earth

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 18:51:21 No.7523587 Report

Quoted By: >>7523889

>>7523317
Stone is rocks, Earth is dirt. It's not hard.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 19:32:57 No.7523616 Report

Quoted By: >>7523768 >>7523865

>>7520840
Keetongu also takes on Ultimate Dume Teridax, who is like twice as tall. I think they were supposed to be around the same size in the book.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 19:58:43 No.7523645 Report

Quoted By: >>7523889

>>7523317
>Stone is minerals and inorganic ground matter
>Earth is soil and organic ground matter

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 20:50:52 No.7523728 Report

Quoted By:

>>7522696
>tfw Bohrok used to be six bucks a pop in the local dollar store
I would have bought a hundred of the little guys if I hadn't been eight years old back then.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 21:13:23 No.7523768 Report

Quoted By: >>7524216

>>7523616
He was supposed to be fuckhuge, like in the playset prototype, which would explain how he could squish Sidorak and survive a King Kong tribute from atop the Coliseum with (relative) ease. Then they decided to make him smaller for the story when they scrapped the prototype, but still kept his original size for some scenes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 21:25:50 No.7523795 Report

Quoted By: >>7523904

I really wish that either the Hydruka were black and white, or the Matoran that came with Karzanhi were. Then we'd have all six colors between the two Hydruka and the four Matoran.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 22:09:51 No.7523865 Report

Quoted By:

>>7523616
Keetongu is such a fucking chad.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 22:39:19 No.7523889 Report

Quoted By: >>7523941 >>7524920

>>7523587
>>7523645
Then why is Earth always associated with rocks and minerals as well and mines/caves/underground places in several media and even sets?
>Onu-Koro was a village of miners
>Most of Toa of Earth weapons are digging/mining tools, even Reidak's weapon is a drill
>In MoL Onua always casts rocks be it throwing them at the Rahkshi or just collapsing a rock ceiling
>Not to mention Ghost animations where the Toa of Earth are always doing shit in caves and underground

Ffs the natural "habitat" of Onu-Matoran and Toa tends to be so deep Pohatu could just go around Onu-Koro elemental-mogging Onua because he is surrounded by rocks in the three dimensions. There is no soil or organic ground anymore, you might as well call yourself Toa of Underground Stone as opposed to Toa of Stone.
I swear to god the only time I remember a Toa of Earth using his element correctly was Onua during the Mistika arc. At least in G1.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 22:53:50 No.7523904 Report

Quoted By:

>>7523795
Make your own bro, it's fucking Lego.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 23:17:12 No.7523941 Report

Quoted By:

>>7523889
The visuals in MoL aren't really a good example of proper canon. And just because Onu-Matoran are miners doesn't mean the Toa control all of those substances they're drilling and picking at. Otherwise Onya could just push the rocks aside with his elemental power. He can't, and that's why he has fucking digging claws.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 23:54:09 No.7523987 Report

Quoted By: >>7524004 >>7524077 >>7524329

>sorting through pieces to figure out what's missing from each set
>missing more parts than I remember, including some rather notable bits like a few Takanuva staffs, a Rhotuka ripcord, and a few specific beams
I swear pieces get sucked into alternate dimensions, this shit was sitting in a box, there's no way I lost some of these. Regardless, feels good to reorganize and sort it out. Been wanting to clean out for a bit, so getting rid of a good portion of these once I get the replacement parts will be nice.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 00:02:50 No.7524004 Report

Quoted By: >>7524329

>>7523987
It's like when you drop a piece on the floor, you know sure as shit where it landed but it's not there, and you end up finding it across the room an hour later. How the fuck...

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 01:12:21 No.7524077 Report

Quoted By:

>>7523987
are you literally me

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 03:22:54 No.7524216 Report

Quoted By:

>>7523768
im somewhat tempted to make a fuckhuge keetongu now.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 03:26:07 No.7524218 Report

Quoted By: >>7524331 >>7524332

I now own four Keetongus.

Time to get a fifth one that represents Triglax...

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 05:54:57 No.7524329 Report

Quoted By: >>7524340 >>7524343 >>7524484 >>7524570

>>7524004
>>7523987
>Most notorious pieces that get lost?
For me its the squid.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 05:55:45 No.7524331 Report

Quoted By: >>7524344

>>7524218
You son of a bitch. Save some Keets for the rest of us.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 05:56:19 No.7524332 Report

Quoted By: >>7524344

>>7524218
I'll never get one while this guy is running rampant

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 06:03:34 No.7524340 Report

Quoted By:

>>7524329
ha ha, I can see that section in the tail tearing just with my mind...

For me I always lose zamor spheres... for obvious reasons.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 06:06:06 No.7524343 Report

Quoted By: >>7524346

>>7524329
I've lost several Rhotuka flyers to the backs of cabinets and various furniture.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 06:07:20 No.7524344 Report

Quoted By:

>>7524331
>>7524332
Getting a fifth was just a joke, haha... probably.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 06:09:58 No.7524346 Report

Quoted By:

>>7524343
Those motherfuckers hone right in behind the hardest to move furniture like heat seeking missles.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 10:08:14 No.7524484 Report

Quoted By: >>7524552

>>7524329
I lost a thornax fruit outside once.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 12:04:00 No.7524552 Report

Quoted By: >>7524572 >>7525178

>>7524484
Did you check to see if it grew?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 12:32:45 No.7524570 Report

Quoted By: >>7524572

>>7524329
i had a habit of pretty much instantly losing the original nearly spherical ball joint pieces.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 12:41:30 No.7524572 Report

Quoted By: >>7524610 >>7524622

>>7524570
Man the tolerances for those were shit. I got some crazy loose and tight ones.

>>7524552
Seems like something you'd tell an 8 year old to do on BZP

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 14:11:07 No.7524610 Report

Quoted By: >>7524622

>>7524572
no kidding. i remember having to get an axle out of one with a pair of pliers, while another would fall off with gravity alone.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 14:38:09 No.7524622 Report

Quoted By: >>7524711

>>7524572
>>7524610
That was common then? Man for the longest time I thought I got unlucky since the two in my Pohatu needed pliers to rip the axles out.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 16:26:44 No.7524711 Report

Quoted By:

>>7524622
I always heard they were loose but I seemed to have okay luck with them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 19:24:07 No.7524920 Report

Quoted By:

>>7523889
anon, the habitat of air Matoran is jungle. the habitat of fire Matoran is (volcanic) stone. you don't have to literally live in your element

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 20:42:24 No.7525022 Report

Quoted By: >>7525048

How do you imagine the Vahki flight mode? They've always had this supposed third mode, but I don't think there's been an official depiction of it. Personally, I just imagine them folding their feet together like Krekka or the Rahkshi, but what's your take on it?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 20:57:11 No.7525048 Report

Quoted By: >>7525180 >>7525212

>>7525022
The comics just have them zoom through the air in their four-legged mode. But the encyclopedias and shit clearly describe it as a third more "aerodynamic" mode apart from their other two.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 22:27:10 No.7525178 Report

Quoted By:

>>7524552
I hate that this made me laugh

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 22:28:22 No.7525180 Report

Quoted By:

>>7525048
>when you interrupt the Gmod roleplay

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 22:49:04 No.7525212 Report

Quoted By: >>7525268 >>7525295 >>7526042 >>7526044

>>7525048
>The Rahkshi, the Vahki, AND Nidhiki AND Krekka all fly
>None of them have wings
That was so odd I had honestly forgotten about it until now. What was the deal with that? I wonder who insisted on this idea that nearly villains between 2003 and 2004 had to fly. I mean, you don't look at Krekka and think "big ape bad guy. Yep, he flies."

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 May 2019 23:50:22 No.7525268 Report

Quoted By: >>7525886

>>7525212
I mean if you think about it, Dark Hunters have to get around somehow. Most of them are heavily modified with different bionics and abilities, so wouldn't be shocking if TSO made it a standard for every Dark Hunter to be able to fly in order to get to distant lands quickly.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 May 2019 00:08:10 No.7525295 Report

Quoted By:

>>7525212
Cause animating them walking is too hard and time consuming. With flying, you can just plop your characters wherever and whenever you need them, even if it raises some odd questions, like why do Vahki fall off a cliff, why don't the Dark Hunters fly away from the stampeding Kikanalo, and stuff like that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 May 2019 00:31:46 No.7525319 Report

Quoted By: >>7525378

>>7509493
yep. don't make them like they used to.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 05 May 2019 01:22:48 No.7525378 Report

Quoted By:

>>7525319
>all the later-made versions of these things whose socket areas cracked from the shittiness of the plastic and were rendered unusable

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 05 May 2019 01:37:16 No.7525395 Report

Quoted By:

ROW ROW, FIGHT THE POWA.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 May 2019 10:07:51 No.7525886 Report

Quoted By: >>7525992 >>7526194

>>7525268
>wouldn't be shocking if TSO made it a standard for every Dark Hunter to be able to fly in order to get to distant lands quickly.
Yet the Piraka can't fly.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 May 2019 13:06:44 No.7525992 Report

Quoted By:

>>7525886
Maybe he took it off them?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 May 2019 14:46:58 No.7526042 Report

Quoted By: >>7526044

>>7525212
I fucking hated that, then again I dislike even superheroes who have "just flying" as part of their powerset. I prefer flying as byproduct of another power like air or gravity

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 May 2019 14:50:42 No.7526044 Report

Quoted By: >>7526195 >>7526233 >>7526238

>>7525212
>>7526042
to add to this, I think 2004 was the last time a villain (the Vahki) weren't able to talk, and even then in one of the 2005 prequel books they gained the ability. it meant that every villain had the same generic 'evil' personality. I'm not saying NONE of them should have been able to talk but there was something special about no dialogue that made about foes feel more primal (Rahi) or alien (Bohrok)

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 May 2019 18:01:08 No.7526194 Report

Quoted By:

>>7525886
I get the impression they weren't Hunters for long. Plus, Skakdi were already mutated to shit anyway.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 May 2019 18:03:22 No.7526195 Report

Quoted By: >>7526216

>>7526044
I mean, the Bahrag and Kal always talked too.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 May 2019 18:24:54 No.7526216 Report

Quoted By: >>7526218

>>7526195
I know, and so did Makuta in '01, but it's nice to have variety than everything under the sun being able to talk. Also the Kal talking sucked

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 May 2019 18:27:32 No.7526218 Report

Quoted By:

>>7526216
The Kal just sucked in general.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 May 2019 18:36:57 No.7526233 Report

Quoted By:

>>7526044
The Visorak didn't talk. If you aren't counting Makuta and the Bahrag, then you shouldn't count Roodaka and Sidorak. '06 was when everyone truly started becoming edgy grimdark Deviantart OCs.

I think it helped in the early years there was a ambiguity to the evilness of the villainous characters. '01 Makuta appeared to have a benevolent cause, so did the Bohrok. The Rahkshi were tools of Makuta. The Vahkshi were soulless order enforcing robots. I guess the Visorak were the first villainous canister sets that were absolutely and irrefutably EVIL motherfuckers - Rahi designed in every way to kill and destroy. So '05 definitely started that trend in one way or another.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 May 2019 18:39:27 No.7526238 Report

Quoted By: >>7526330

>>7526044
The Visorak didn't talk. If you aren't counting Makuta and the Bahrag, then you shouldn't count Roodaka and Sidorak. '06 was when everyone truly started becoming edgy grimdark Deviantart OCs.

I think it helped in the early years that there was a ambiguity to the "evil" of the villainous characters. '01 Makuta appeared to have a benevolent cause, so did the Bohrok. The Rahkshi were tools of Makuta. The Vahki were soulless order enforcing robots. I guess the Visorak were the first villainous canister sets that were absolutely and irrefutably EVIL motherfuckers - Rahi designed in every way to kill and destroy. So '05 definitely started that trend in one way or another.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 May 2019 19:45:54 No.7526330 Report

Quoted By: >>7526445

>>7526238
I never got why Greg hated the Vahki in specific because they couldn't talk normally. The Bohrok, Rahkshi and Visorak couldn't either (though the Visorak had dialogue in the books in their own language and the Oohnorak could imitate others' voices), yet he kept using those, even bringing the Visorak back to life after eradicating them in the serials. But the Vahki, he specifically avoided ever using them again and said he disliked them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 May 2019 20:41:52 No.7526445 Report

Quoted By: >>7526528 >>7526718

>>7526330
Maybe because they're supposed to be a civilized police force, while those other three are all basically monsters who just need to make scary noises and oppose the heroes. Greg probably found it hard to write his idea of Vahki doing Vahki things without having them talk.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 May 2019 21:29:17 No.7526528 Report

Quoted By: >>7526881

>>7526445
I always thought it was weird that a bunch of the Vahki had powers that seemed to rely on being able to give their victims commands.

Most of the Vahki's powers were superbly counter-intuitive for their roles anyway, but still.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 00:00:46 No.7526718 Report

Quoted By:

>>7526445
A shame the Vahki were never as scary and competent as in the toy commercial and the Templar animations. I don't know if that speaks more to Greg's limitations as a writer or the Vahki's own limitations as narrative elements. Maybe they shouldn't have been mass-produced expendable cannon fodder, but a smaller group of elit enforcers, with only a set number of them being active in every Metru.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 00:35:18 No.7526748 Report

Quoted By: >>7526802

Ancient Anon here. Just built Darkness. You could have probably guessed this on your own, but I can confirm: he's definitely a pizza shit. Studying my reference and checking for accuracy now.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 00:39:47 No.7526756 Report

Quoted By: >>7526863

>>7522777

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 01:13:33 No.7526802 Report

Quoted By:

>>7526748
post pics when done, anon! This is fun

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 01:54:03 No.7526851 Report

Quoted By:

>>7520140
Hungrybox better watch out for this.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 01:57:00 No.7526855 Report

Quoted By: >>7527303

>>7522604
Can't tell if you're the dude who posted this in one of my Discord servers recently, or just a fellow Slizer fan browsing Flickr.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 02:01:51 No.7526863 Report

Quoted By: >>7526871 >>7526872 >>7528124

>>7526756
>Tfw can't find the lime limbs so you cannibalize Lehvak-Kal

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 02:09:07 No.7526871 Report

Quoted By:

>>7526863
the feet I had to use for pahrak are the wrong shade of brown so you're good

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 02:09:29 No.7526872 Report

Quoted By:

>>7526863
I love this lemon lime lad

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 02:15:22 No.7526881 Report

Quoted By: >>7526894 >>7526898 >>7527733

>>7526528
>I always thought it was weird that a bunch of the Vahki had powers that seemed to rely on being able to give their victims commands.
It makes sense that the Vahki would use non-lethal weapons given they were assigned to Matoran populated areas. Matoran were valuble assets to Metru-Nui, the brain of Mata Nui, so killing them would be disadvantageous especially if the victim happened to be really skilled in his/her's respective field.

Plus, 2004 was slightly going for a cyberpunk Orwellian dystopia, so staffs that alter a victim's behavior fits that aesethetic.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 02:24:41 No.7526894 Report

Quoted By:

>>7526881
>"A wise man once asked, "Is it better to be feared or respected?" I say, is it too much to ask for both? With that in mind I humbly present you the crown jewel of Nuparu Industries' Freedom Line. It's the first defense system to incorporate latest proprietary Stun Staff Technology. They say that the best defense force is the one that you never have to deploy. I respectfully disagree! I prefer... a defense force you only have to deploy once. That's how Dume did it, that's how Metru Nui does it... and it's worked out pretty well so far. Find an excuse to let one of these off the chain, and I personally guarantee you the bad guys won't even want to come out of their caves. For your consideration... the Vahki."

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 02:29:12 No.7526898 Report

Quoted By: >>7526921 >>7527733

>>7526881
I meant more in the context of "These things are expected to give commands to Matoran, but talk too fast for Matoran to understand."

Added a lot of them were just counter-intuitive in their effects. Their entire purpose was to keep Matoran working, yet the Vorzakh, Keerakh, and potentially the Zadakh all hindered a Matoran's ability to do their jobs.

Additionally, the Vorzakh frequently prolonged chases and destroyed large sections of Le-Metru in pursuit of both Matoran and random Rahi.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 02:52:38 No.7526921 Report

Quoted By:

>>7526898
>Vorzakh frequently prolonged chases and destroyed large sections of Le-Metru in pursuit of both Matoran and random Rahi.
Sounds like a job well done. ME-TRU NU-I! ME-TRU NU-I! ME-TRU NU-I!

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 04:41:00 No.7527017 Report

Quoted By: >>7527464

From what I can tell, the only innaccuracies in the existing instructions for Darkness are a few small parts here and there that are/aren't present on the original model. These silver talons are a placeholder until I get more dark grey ones, as I don't want to steal any from my Boxor and Exo-Toa.

I truly believe that Lego or Scholastic put his legs on backwards. They come off pretty easily. I assume they fell apart in transit and were incorrectly reattached. They just make so much more sense this way.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 13:58:23 No.7527303 Report

Quoted By:

>>7526855
Just another fellow Slizer fan who wants my boys to get the recognition they deserve.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 14:51:22 No.7527346 Report

Quoted By:

>>7522635
>>7522696
>36 dollars for the whole team
>less than a thousand fucking roubles back then
I want to go back so fucking much.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 16:51:52 No.7527464 Report

Quoted By: >>7528256

>>7527017
Dang. The genericness of the name definitely suits the genericness of the design. It has a few interesting building ideas for the time, but on the whole it looks as dull as its color choices.
It's sad that it's nowhere near the worst of the DHs from that book.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 18:39:15 No.7527634 Report

Quoted By: >>7527702 >>7528512

So it turns out that the original builder of Darkness posted their submission to Brickshelf before entry. Then after the book came out, he tried to post """instructions""", but they'd modified the design slightly by then. His original name was "The Souless One".
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=138944
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=203707

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 19:14:43 No.7527698 Report

Quoted By: >>7527702

Well, I was half wrong about the legs. They weren't reattached incorrectly. BUT, the feet are backwards in this picture. So hey, that's something.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 19:16:48 No.7527702 Report

Quoted By:

>>7527634
>>7527698
I wish I had this kind of reference for Ancient. And trust me, after I found these Brickshelf folders I scoured the website for over an hour trying to find him too.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 19:34:03 No.7527733 Report

Quoted By: >>7527761 >>7527916

>>7526881
>>7526898
2004 clearly was conceptualised as as a corrupt city-state, the Vahki's abilities all lean towards being able to keep a populace subdued. I'm positive that originally (before they decided NOT to kill Makuta for good in '03 and give him a larger role) that Turage Dume himself was evil, and the Vahki had been newly-built, ostensibly to "enforce law and order" but in reality to quash any would-be rebellious uprisings amongst the Matoran.
I mean, Dume's name and design all point to 'evil'. There'd be no need to design him that way from the start if you were planning him to be impersonated by an actual evil character.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 19:47:46 No.7527761 Report

Quoted By: >>7527916

>>7527733
I don't agree at all. I think the plan was ALWAYS that Makuta was impersonating him. When Makuta was meant to be defeated for good in '03, the series was supposed to end in '03. Makuta was the villain in every version of '04.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 20:25:09 No.7527808 Report

Quoted By: >>7527811 >>7528120 >>7528122 >>7528427

Got that final part today. Ancient is done.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 20:26:20 No.7527811 Report

Quoted By:

>>7527808

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 21:35:52 No.7527916 Report

Quoted By: >>7527953

>>7527761
>>7527733
My assumption was that either Dume was originally intended to be in league with Makuta, as the first half of LoMN seemed to suggest, or that "Dume" was always a false identity, and there was no real Turaga.

Related to the Vahki, I think they could've done with a few more drafts to how they work. Either make the various types have distinct roles, with the Nuurakh being the rank-and-file drones across the whole city, since their power works the most for a corrupt police state, the Zadakh being more advanced versions, the Rorzakh and Bordakh being more for espionage, while the Keerakh are part of the "Reform" system. And then the Vorzakh are special forces, intended for capturing actual dangerous criminals rather than just policing the regular citizens and keeping them in line.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 21:50:55 No.7527953 Report

Quoted By: >>7527955 >>7527968 >>7528174

>>7527916
>Dume was originally intended to be in league with Makuta, as the first half of LoMN seemed to suggest,
hey I completely forgot about that. that MUST have been due to story hanging mid production or something? what a weird thing to include, Dume talking to Makuta - which spoils the twist that Makuta is the villain - but then it turns out it was just Makuta talking to himself, and somehow casting a reflection of his true self and not the form he was currently in..?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 21:52:06 No.7527955 Report

Quoted By:

>>7527953
*story changing

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 21:58:33 No.7527968 Report

Quoted By:

>>7527953
Yeah that scene is just... really weird.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 23:22:35 No.7528120 Report

Quoted By:

>>7527808
Congratulations

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 23:25:18 No.7528122 Report

Quoted By: >>7528134

>>7527808
now buy all the piraka and quickly boost your DH roster

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Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 23:26:13 No.7528124 Report

Quoted By: >>7528140 >>7528681

>>7526863
My gahlok wants to join in too!

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 23:33:08 No.7528134 Report

Quoted By:

>>7528122
I've got 'em. Krekka, Nidhiki, TSO, Sentrakh, and Voporak too.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 23:35:58 No.7528140 Report

Quoted By: >>7528153

>>7528124
Application declined. The correct answers we're Kohrok or Tahnok.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 23:45:19 No.7528153 Report

Quoted By:

>>7528140
:( He is cri now.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 23:55:20 No.7528174 Report

Quoted By: >>7528221 >>7528727

>>7527953
>which spoils the twist that Makuta is the villain
I mean, that was already spoiled when the intro showed the Makuta stone. Then they showed it again with Makuta talking to himself, and that's before "Dume" even showed up.
But that Dume talking to Makuta scene makes no sense either way. I tried to figure it out using the novelization, where Makuta's reveal is handled a bit differently. In the book, when Dume's talking to the mirror for the first time, there's just a couple eyes reflected back. Then in a later scene, when he's at the mirror again, it shows the reflection of Makuta while "Dume" is still wearing the Kiril. I assume this was the intention: make Dume's identity and allegiance ambiguous at first by showing Dume and the reflected eyes separately, then at the end showing the full image, revealing Dume's reflection to be that of Makuta. "Dume" has the Kiril on, but the reflection still shows Makuta and the Kraahkan.
But the directors, storyboarders or the animators messed it up. They animated the mirror reflecting *both* Dume and Makuta's eyes at first, which completely rendered Greg's explanation that "the mirror showed his true form" moot. Then at the end of the film Makuta wasn't even wearing the Kiril when he looked into the mirror again, unlike in the novel. This was supposed to be the payoff for the previous setup, the reveal that Makuta is Dume, but the way the scene was animated ruined the reveal. Then, Makuta referring to Dume in third person also prematurely ruined the reveal that the true Dume wasn't Makuta. And after all these spoiled reveals, we were just waiting for the slowpoke characters to catch up with what we the viewers already knew.
Basically, the people who made the movie had no idea what they were doing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 00:20:45 No.7528221 Report

Quoted By:

>>7528174
There is literally no reason to even watch the movies. The novelizations are better in every single instance.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 00:44:27 No.7528256 Report

Quoted By: >>7528392 >>7528395 >>7528434

>>7527464
He might be a big fuckin' mess and a pain in the ass to pose, but his uncanny eldritch horror vibe is sorta growing on me. I'm starting to appreciate how his limbs contort and bend in unsettling ways for maximum creep factor.

He's still terribly designed on multiple levels, but I don't regret building him.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 02:33:11 No.7528392 Report

Quoted By:

>>7528256
>He's the Shadowed One's shadow and his name is Darkness
Sometimes Bionicle lore just sounds like satire.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 02:34:36 No.7528395 Report

Quoted By:

>>7528256
>he's the Shadowed One's shadow and his name is Darkness
Sometimes Bionicle lore just sounds like satire.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 02:59:17 No.7528427 Report

Quoted By:

>>7527808
Nice work anon, glad to see that pulled it off

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 03:12:44 No.7528434 Report

Quoted By:

>>7528256
A revamp of this guy would look neat, shame I suck at it

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 04:38:40 No.7528510 Report

Quoted By:

>looking for gen 2 parts on ebay
>see the starwars buildable figures
>all the humans are $25-30, stormtroopers/that droid from rogue one $45ish and the least human of all the praetorian guard is $60
Really makes you t h i n k
Why did they even bother making a finn, rey, poe and all those other ones from the spinoff movie?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 04:43:38 No.7528512 Report

Quoted By:

>>7527634
>His original name was "The Souless One".
I am in awe that literally calling him "Darkness" actually was the less edgy option.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 08:17:24 No.7528681 Report

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>>7528124
Respect takim pacanam

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 10:25:59 No.7528727 Report

Quoted By: >>7529073

>>7528174
>Basically, the people who made the movie had no idea what they were doing.
That sums up MoL and LoMN nicely. Yet I agree that, at one point before the story team decided otherwise, the real Dume was not meant to exist at all and was just Teridax's fursona. As anon pointed out, it's hard to believe this wasn't designed to be a villain figure.

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 17:56:42 No.7529049 Report

Quoted By: >>7529054 >>7529122 >>7529125

Build Ultimate Dume.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 17:59:14 No.7529054 Report

Quoted By: >>7529078

>>7529049
>no Kraahkan
Do it better.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 18:23:19 No.7529073 Report

Quoted By:

>>7528727
Who knows, given Bionicle's fondness for twists and turns, it's possible they designed Dume to be so clearly evil precisely because they wanted to reveal him as a good guy.
Although it's clear that there has always been a kind of miscommunication or difference of opinions between the designers, story team and marketing department. Usually one of them interpreted certain aspects of the story or characters differently than the rest, and designer intentions sometimes got muddled or changed in the finalized story. So who knows, maybe your hypothesis is partially correct.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 18:28:34 No.7529078 Report

Quoted By: >>7529097

>>7529054
>Dume Kraakhan
>Not black Mata face with piercing orange eyes

Revaluate your tastes. The mask is oblong and akward and takes away more than it adds.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 18:50:11 No.7529097 Report

Quoted By: >>7529103 >>7529106 >>7529111

>>7529078
>he wants a stupid non-canon pinheaded Makuta
Okay fag.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 18:52:56 No.7529103 Report

Quoted By: >>7529104

>>7529097
>Toys have to look "lore accurate"
Neck yourself

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 18:54:32 No.7529104 Report

Quoted By:

>>7529103
no u

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 18:55:34 No.7529106 Report

Quoted By: >>7529109

>>7529097
This looks retarded as fuck, what are you on about?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 18:57:41 No.7529109 Report

Quoted By: >>7529111 >>7529124

>>7529106
Looks cooler than tiny eyes McPinhead. More proportional too.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 18:58:45 No.7529111 Report

Quoted By: >>7529118

>>7529097
>>7529109
>moronically campaigns for trying to get the most-retarded looking Makuta within both generations of Bionicle to look """""""""canon"""""""""
Just slap Nivawk on the 2003 Makuta if you want canon.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:02:09 No.7529118 Report

Quoted By: >>7529133

>>7529111
You're so assblasted by a silly piece of plastic.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:03:13 No.7529122 Report

Quoted By:

>>7529049
I prefer the movie version

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:05:24 No.7529124 Report

Quoted By: >>7529134

>>7529109
The mask ends up making his eyes appear even smaller, ruins the lighting piping and turns him from a slender skeletal, towering Eldritch horror into a wonky ayy lmao piece of trash.
It's so clearly and after thought, it doesn't even attach the the head properly.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:05:47 No.7529125 Report

Quoted By: >>7529132

>>7529049

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:07:25 No.7529132 Report

Quoted By:

>>7529125
Nice selfie

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:08:40 No.7529133 Report

Quoted By: >>7529137 >>7529138

>>7529118
I'm honestly more assblasted that he needs wings to begin with.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:10:19 No.7529134 Report

Quoted By: >>7529142

>>7529124
Sorry that you couldn't afford the box set as a kid and are nostalgia blinded by the subpar, incomplete version you saw in Lego Magazine, anon. :-)

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:11:03 No.7529136 Report

Quoted By: >>7529159 >>7529683

>/biog/fags seriously debating an inferior Teridax when the superior one never got a set

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:11:11 No.7529137 Report

Quoted By:

>>7529133
It was just Miramax being lazy as fuck. "Ultimate Dume" Makuta was handled better in the comics.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:11:27 No.7529138 Report

Quoted By:

>>7529133
I thought it was cool that they justified it by giving all of the Makuta wings.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:16:01 No.7529142 Report

Quoted By: >>7529146

>>7529134
You were saying? Interesting super specific deep lore though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:19:34 No.7529146 Report

Quoted By: >>7529147

>>7529142
>L-Look, I have one now! Let me take a p-picture! It's proof I'm not wearing nostalgia goggles!

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:20:52 No.7529147 Report

Quoted By: >>7529148 >>7529149

>>7529146
Think the mask looks good because it's more inline with canon is the very definition of nostalgia goggles. Get the fuck outta here, you're done.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:21:58 No.7529148 Report

Quoted By:

>>7529147
Thinking* Drat, I'm so seething right now, golly gee wilikers.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:23:14 No.7529149 Report

Quoted By: >>7529151

>>7529147
Love how you're latching to that one thing and rolling with it. I wonder how many times I can get you to repeat yourself.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:24:41 No.7529151 Report

Quoted By: >>7529161

>>7529149
>being so deluded that you don't realize you're the one repeating yourself

Poor form, absolutely embarrassing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:28:38 No.7529159 Report

Quoted By:

>>7529136
>has literally been in the story bible since the beginning
>oh no, here's a giant fragile Mata-Nui glatorian no one needs
Thanks, Ogel.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:29:57 No.7529161 Report

Quoted By: >>7529163

>>7529151
I literally said "non-canon" ONCE and it ruined your whole fucking day. Seeth somewhere else - try Discord maybe, you'll fit right in.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:32:17 No.7529163 Report

Quoted By: >>7529180

>>7529161
>Being this upset over someone not using an optional part

Whoa there, take a chill pill big guy. There's no need to get so aggressive over Bionicle of all things.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:42:42 No.7529180 Report

Quoted By: >>7529181

>>7529163
Gottem.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:43:09 No.7529181 Report

Quoted By: >>7529198 >>7529453

>>7529180
Have sex

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:56:04 No.7529198 Report

Quoted By: >>7529204

>>7529181
Not canon.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 19:57:57 No.7529204 Report

Quoted By: >>7529217

>>7529198
I can tell, virgin :^)

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 20:04:39 No.7529217 Report

Quoted By: >>7529226

>>7529204
You really should get back to Discord instead of derailing the thread further.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 20:12:34 No.7529226 Report

Quoted By:

>>7529217
But then I wouldn't get any more of your yummy (you)s.

The thread was already at it's bump limit when you decided to get all uppity over a Bionicle mask so it's a little late to back pedal now.

Also, >muh Discord boogeyman

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 20:15:00 No.7529229 Report

Quoted By: >>7529231

Things were going so well, too. This was the first /biog/ in a while with actual content and 'yall went and fucked it up.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 20:19:56 No.7529231 Report

Quoted By:

>>7529229
At the end of the thread post bump limit? Who gives a fuck, the this thread was already over. Just hide all posts mentioning the Discord, it's usually just 1 guy who's been here for way too long trying to find it where it isn't. Why? I really couldn't tell you since the Discord never killed the thread like every sooth said. There was a brief time where tumblr spill over posted here in order to "le ebin troll" the Discord after they were banned for simply being too disruptive as proven by their constant flagrant shitpost afterwards.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 20:21:09 No.7529232 Report

Quoted By: >>7529235

Sup Ace.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 20:24:41 No.7529235 Report

Quoted By:

>>7529232
Not relevant to the thread.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 20:29:09 No.7529242 Report

Quoted By:

New thread, behave yourselves.

>>7529239

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 21:19:27 No.7529302 Report

Quoted By:

bump

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 23:26:48 No.7529453 Report

Quoted By:

>>7529181
Enjoy your ban.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 08 May 2019 02:23:17 No.7529683 Report

Quoted By:

>>7529136
I would have rather had one large set based on the Mata Nui robot in place of the Stars.

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