Discussion: LEGO Bionicle Makuta Contest

[ToaDraco]

So with the new trailer released giving us a better glimpse of Makuta, it appears we will be getting a proper titan form for him. It also appears that he has one of those printed disks with a swirling vortex print that first was introduced in the Ultra Agents line so that's interesting. You can also clearly see some shell armor around his neck area and piston add-ons as part of his shoulder structure. Based on those, he'll be pretty darn big. Almost as big as Umarak the Destroyer I'm guessing. That'll make for an awesome set! I'm betting he will have a lot of trans purple and black and maybe a hammer for is weapon but a larger, twisted version of his forge hammer from his days as a Mask Maker.

edit: upon closer inspection, it appears there is a fancy disk like the one Ekimu has on his shield on his chest with a shadow trap half below that and the Skull villain armor add-on in addition to the piston add-on and some other structuring on his shoulders as well as 4 shells positioned around the disk on his chest. Based on that image, wow he's gonna be big! Possibly bigger than UtD!

Edited July 22, 2016 by ToaDraco

[Onepu the Protector]

it appears we will be getting a proper titan form for him. It also appears that he has one of those printed disks with a swirling vortex print that first was introduced in the Ultra Agents line so that's interesting.

Huh, I thought that was a wheel from that Cindirella set and Ekimu's shield.

[Shakar]

I really hope that design sticks. He looks awesome.

The funny thing is that I was thinking of using a pair of Shadow Traps halves as chest armour (like a big chest mouth) with something round and transparent on the middle (like a Tridax pod) for my.. Makuta MOC. Crazy I tell you.

It might be we've already seen previews of both of Makuta's possible forms. The one with the printed chestplate as Makuta's base form (the equivalent of Umarak the Hunter) and this big one as Makuta's final boss form (the Umarak the Destroyer equivalent).

Also, I can't help but notice that the mouth part of the MoUP looks closer to the Miru-like look of the JtO poster Mask, rather than the Witch Doctor-esque toothy mouth the Episode 3 trailer Mask.

Edited July 22, 2016 by Shakar

[Fulcrumfan91]

So with the new trailer released giving us a better glimpse of Makuta, it appears we will be getting a proper titan form for him. It also appears that he has one of those printed disks with a swirling vortex print that first was introduced in the Ultra Agents line so that's interesting. You can also clearly see some shell armor around his neck area and piston add-ons as part of his shoulder structure. Based on those, he'll be pretty darn big. Almost as big as Umarak the Destroyer I'm guessing. That'll make for an awesome set! I'm betting he will have a lot of trans purple and black and maybe a hammer for is weapon but a larger, twisted version of his forge hammer from his days as a Mask Maker.

edit: upon closer inspection, it appears there is a fancy disk like the one Ekimu has on his shield on his chest with a shadow trap half below that and the Skull villain armor add-on in addition to the piston add-on and some other structuring on his shoulders as well as 4 shells positioned around the disk on his chest. Based on that image, wow he's gonna be big! Possibly bigger than UtD!

I don't know actually if he'll be a Titan...the form he is presented in during the trailer makes him look like an extra bulky protector. We shall see soon enough I suppose.

[Voxovan]

I don't know actually if he'll be a Titan...the form he is presented in during the trailer makes him look like an extra bulky protector. We shall see soon enough I suppose.

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Did you see the newest trailer? :L

[Kalhiki]

Yeah, that's definitely a titan.

And what a cool looking titan it is. Can't wait to see what the rest of him looks like, but I can already tell he'll be using some clever building techniques!

[Alexander The Great]

The mask didn't satisfy my in Ekimu's teaser but in the trailer it does look pretty good.

Makuta has decent arms as I see. Hope the legs and weapon will be at the same level.

[Shakar]

https://www.lego.com/en-us/videos/themes/bionicle/lego-bionicle-contest-video-a74b0b3ddf4d4701a6d60fec4279c583##sp=200

Well this is awesome, but confusing too. Lots of new pieces (2017?) but apparently everything else is a MOC?

New pieces:

-MoUP

-printed loincloth

-dish with MoUP sigil and Nuva symbols

-Onua 2015 chest with MoUP sigil (prototype/placeholder I suppose)

-trans orange skull.

Edited July 23, 2016 by Shakar

[Voxovan]

https://www.lego.com...279c583##sp=200

Well this is awesome, but confusing too. Lots of new pieces (2017?) but apparently everything else is a MOC?

New pieces:

-MoUP

-printed loincloth

-dish with MoUP sigil and Nuva symbols

-Onua 2015 chest with MoUP sigil (prototype/placeholder I suppose)

-trans orange skull.

There are also gold Vorox/Skrall armor pieces on one of his versions.

[MrHerofan]

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!! Those models looked absolutely amazing and I can't wait to see what the final Makuta set will look like in 2017. I am so hyped right now, although I hope we get the version of The Mask of Ultimate Power in JtO.

[Tazakk]

This vid definitely wasn't supposed to be up yet - not before the new Journey to One episodes come out at least.

I'm almost afraid to say it, but the "Overlord" Makuta does look like it may actually be a... set? I mean, the new pieces, and unlike the other models in the video it has a clean colorscheme and no apparent crazy/unstable building techniques. And if they're showing it off in a video for 2016... well, I guess we really might be getting a surprise Makuta titan this year after all. EDIT: He has a trans orange version of the current headpiece, too!

This is crazy and its going to be awesome seeing what happens going forward, either way. At least we know there's an ART BOOK coming. Seriously, an ART BOOK. Something that fans have been asking for! It's really cool that they heard us and were able to give us this.

Edited July 23, 2016 by Tazakk

[LegoRomania]

I remember that on the Lego Club site was Makuta The Mask Horder.

So I think they will be Horde Warriors,Makuta The Mask Horder in winter wave and in the summer wave Makuta Titan with MoUP.

[Fulcrumfan91]

https://www.lego.com/en-us/videos/themes/bionicle/lego-bionicle-contest-video-a74b0b3ddf4d4701a6d60fec4279c583##sp=200

Well this is awesome, but confusing too. Lots of new pieces (2017?) but apparently everything else is a MOC?

New pieces:

-MoUP

-printed loincloth

-dish with MoUP sigil and Nuva symbols

-Onua 2015 chest with MoUP sigil (prototype/placeholder I suppose)

-trans orange skull.

I dunno...is that version of Makuta going to be a set though? It looks like it would be high in piece count and much higher in price. To me it looks a tad unfinished. Very cool elements though, I particularly like the drill and the belt of masks he has on himself. Like if they used this version of Makuta in JTO, wouldn't that mean that this is actually the set we are going to get? I'm down for posable fingers :P

[Voxovan]

I dunno...is that version of Makuta going to be a set though? It looks like it would be high in piece count and much higher in price. To me it looks a tad unfinished. Very cool elements though, I particularly like the drill and the belt of masks he has on himself. Like if they used this version of Makuta in JTO, wouldn't that mean that this is actually the set we are going to get? I'm down for posable fingers :P

I think the "Overlord Makuta", as the designers called him, is the closest one to be released as an actual set, given he has the most finished and coherent look out of all versions and also is the only one to feature new pieces... but he would cost over 35$, and what was the last time we've seen a constraction set with that price tag?

Edited July 23, 2016 by Voxovan

[Shakar]

He's very big that's for sure. No less than 30 Euro. I think it can still be released though, aside from a few details which look too MOCish.

And check at 0:58. That's TOTALLY MNOG Makuta's Matoran form!

[Fulcrumfan91]

I think the "Overlord Makuta", as the designers called him, is the closest one to be released as an actual set, given he has the most finished and coherent look out of all versions and also is the only one to feature new pieces... but he would cost around 35$, and what was the last time we've seen a constraction set with that price tag?

Oh yeah I love the Overlord version. It's my favourite one of the three :D

[Alexander The Great]

Some pictures from the video, to have a better look

http://thegreatalexanderthegreat.blogspot.ru/2016/07/blog-post_98.html

[ToaDraco]

I really hope that Overlord Makuta is the official set because wow! There are definitely some unique pieces that make it seem like it is with the printed disks on the right hand weapon and those really awesome loincloth pieces. The chest armor stickers are just Onua's but darker and having a Makuta logo on it so maybe the stickers aren't finalized yet just like how the MoUP is clearly a spray-painted prototype. It looks epic by the way! I also love the color scheme, though I was expecting the MoUp to be black or black blended with trans purple. Also, confirmation that we're getting an artbook! G2 concept art has been inspiring and I would love to own a book encompassing it all. Is the book exclusive or just the signed copy? I would be very said if it isn't going to be sold to the masses.

Edited July 23, 2016 by ToaDraco

[Pate-keetongu]

Oh no, boring titans! I wish Makuta would have been, like, a protector with corrupted masks, and then turn into a blob of spinning pieces and tentacles. No? Oh well.

Anyway, I really like the new printed dish piece and the purple cloth pieces (There generally are never enough cloth pieces). Actually, the golden-purple titan doesn't look bad at all.

I might even enter the contest. Art of Bionicle book sounds good, even if it's only about the reboot. I'd love to have an art book of Faber's and Templar's work on the old theme, but this reboot seems to have lot of cool concept art too.

On another topic, all 2016 Bionicle pieces are available via Bricks&Pieces. Bought Mask of Corruption (1,97€) and trans. medium blue Mask of Creation (~1€).

[Jetrax99]

Looking at the 3 separate models in the picture, the leftmost model is closest in appearance to how Makuta looks in JTO.

[TwistLaw]

I think there are high chances we're gonna get that black Mask of Fire along with the small guy wearing it, at least as a polybag.

The printed pieces are a strong indication we're gonna see them again in a few months. I don't think the official Makuta will be as big as the ones we've seen (BIONICLE G2 seems to have an ever narrower range of prices than Hero Factory: we still haven't seen a set costing more than 30$), but he will for sure be using at least those printed pieces.

[Shakar]

Whatever set form Makuta gets next year, I hope he does feature that trans reddish orange head. If he does, I know I'm going to give him a trans light blue eyestalk, just to homage 2003 Makuta.

[Dragon_Master_48]

Although the Mask of Ultimate Power could probably do with a slightly smaller circle on the forehead (or maybe it's just a really massive zit or something? Are masks even affected by skin diseases?), it's kind of relaxing to know that the physical version of the mask that we've seen so far actually looks at least somewhat decent. I think the two spikes on the upper part of the mask really go a long way in making the front spire seem less out of place (though, not to complain any further, I'd probably tilt them outward just a tiny bit).

[GK733]

I'm not hugest fan of the model for jto but I notice a pattern here. It doesn't look like it uses any dublicates unlike for example the original concept by Corvin which features more tr. orange ribcages than has been released on sets in total.

Making me think it has been built from spesific sets.

-Lord of Skull Spiders

-Mask Maker vs Skull Grinder

-Ikir

-Uniter Tahu

-Uniter Onua

-Umarak The Hunter

-Umarak The Destroyer

So it actually is a combiner model, not just a MOC.

Edited July 24, 2016 by GK733

[Tazakk]

So it actually is a combiner model, not just a MOC.

A combination model with a special mask - just like Ultimate Dume!

It seems unlikely, but I do hope they put up instructions for him. That dude looks impossible to reverse-engineer.

Edited July 24, 2016 by Tazakk