Custom Bionicle Paint Jobs

[Deinonychus]

Dug these out the other day and decided to post 'em.

Way back in 2001 when the very forst Toa came out, my Wife and I were both really into this new thing called Bionicle. so much so that for Christmas that year we each cooked up custom Toa colors to slap on a toy to exchange as gifts for each other.

Now, this guy doesn't have a name or backstory, just a new paint job. As you can see, I used parts that were around at the time...namley the first Toa and the little McDonalds Matoran/Tohunga. I gave him a beefed up little arm-cannon deal and some badass shoulder pads.

The original intent was to do dark purple and lavender, but I couldn't find lavender spraypaint so it became dark purple and teal with blue "cammo" detailing...ended up looking pretty decent I think.

As a bonus, I did up this Toa's "Turaga"

Then the next year for my Wife's birthday I made a little Bohrak Va to go with the previous two.

Now my Wife did this guy. I call him the Toa of Dumpsters because he looks like he just crawaled out of one. He's dirty, and scuffed and grimy and fabulous.

I really should cook up some sort of story for these creations...lord knows the Bionicle story has expanded to the point where they could realisticly lurk somewhere in some corner of the narritive

[prateek]

lol :-D

[optimus-convoy]

I like the color scemes on those figures. *y*

Lego should really make more teal parts...