Takanuinuva

Not a bad rendition of Ekimu. Though why did you choose to use Tahu's chestplate rather than Kopaka's?

I went and made a mocup of the uniter torso along with the new torso that Kylo Ren, Poe and Finn have. A mocup of the 2015 gearbox is also included in the LXF. You can use it to plan out any mods you plan on making to the Toa Uniters when you get them. http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/mc/2016_torsos.lxf

When I get Kylo Ren I'm going to see if I can use some of his pieces to customize Vader's torso and give Vader a gearbox. Its seems possible with that new back cover piece that Kylo Ren, Finn and Rey have. And I think this new torso is perfect for custom builds as not only is it perfect for making custom shoulder connections. But you can also attach a Y joint to the top and use the older mata and metru heads on CCBS bodies.

So it looks like Kylo Ren does have another new torso piece. Its very similar to the one the Toa Uniters have just without a neck ball and the normal leg connections in place of the gear. Finn and Rey should also come with this piece though I'm not sure if Poe will as well as I think he might have the one that Phasma and the FO Stormie have.

The same guy who posted the Phasma video also has Poe, Finn and Kylo Ren. Hopefully we'll see videos of them separately soon.

I'm really really happy that Uniter Onua has Transparent purple studs. And the fact that he comes with 12 (plus maybe one extra) of them means that they won't to be too terribly expensive when they become available on bricklink. Korgot can now rock the transparent stud shooter like all the other protectors.

That molding hole on the mask looks awful. The 2015 one at least had it inset in the mouth. This one just sticks out like a sore thumb. Tahu doesn't look to bad in those photos. But I'm still passing on him. Can't wait to see Ikir's review though.

Has anyone kept the cardboard stand from there villain pack with the gold grinder mask? I'm debating throwing it out and building a stand for my gold grinder mask. I'm keeping the hexagonal poster as it works perfectly with my toa mask stand. One thing about the mask of creation. I don't like how open it is in the top. It does let a lot of light in but fiction wise. It would be useless in a battle as an enemy could impale Ekimu through the top of his head without the mask getting in the way.

Hm I think I'll pass on Kopaka and Melum until there price drops. I'll still get Ikir, Lewa, Onua and Umarak. I might pass on Uxar until his price drops.

I rather see Rebooted outfit Nya first but a Kabuki Nya is a close second. A dark matter possessed Nya would be nice as well.

She does you can see the same part on Uniter Tahu's weapon http://images.brickset.com/sets/AdditionalImages/71308-1/71308_alt2.jpg Unfortunately it appears to be in a brown color. It annoys me so much when modern axles are in a color other than black, dark grey or light grey. The tan 5m axles with stoppers were bearable but having the 3m version be brown is going to make them stick out so much. (They could have easily made them black as they no longer make black 3m axles) On an unrelated note. I think I'm going to get not only the FE Stormtrooper but also Kylo Ren and Phasma.

Skull Scorpio is an underrated set in my opinion. Sure it has its flaws but I really liked it. So I've come up with a few alternate designs that you can use to improve your Skull Scorpio set. Gallery when public: http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=560545 Here is an Lxf file of all the different builds. I will update with 2015 bionicle parts if/when LDD Updates. For now I just use replacements in the LDD version. http://www.brickshel...scorpio_mod.lxf First are two different leg designs. One is more like the original and one is similar to LOSS. Both sets of legs have posability. These pictures also show off the new torso I made for Skull Scorpio. http://www.brickshel...rpio_legs_1.jpg http://www.brickshel...rpio_legs_2.jpg http://www.brickshel...rpio_legs_3.jpg http://www.brickshel...rpio_legs_4.jpg http://www.brickshel...pio_legs_5.jpg. http://www.brickshel...rpio_legs_6.jpg http://www.brickshel...rpio_legs_7.jpg http://www.brickshel...rpio_legs_8.jpg http://www.brickshel...rpio_legs_9.jpg http://www.brickshel...pio_legs_10.jpg Next are 3 different claw designs. One of them being the original just without the transparent orange. The third one was slightly inspired by TheDesuComplex http://www.brickshel...pio_claws_1.jpg http://www.brickshel...pio_claws_2.jpg http://www.brickshel...pio_claws_3.jpg Next is two different shoulder designs. One with the arms out and one that brings the arms in close like the original set http://www.brickshel...rpio_arms_1.jpg http://www.brickshel...rpio_arms_2.jpg Last up is the tail. I had a few alternate designs in mind until I came up with these four. The first one is the original just modified to be a bit smaller. http://www.brickshel...rpio_tail_1.jpg The second one was inspired by LoganMcOwen's one http://www.brickshel...rpio_tail_2.jpg The third one is just a standard scorpion tail using the skull villain sword http://www.brickshel...rpio_tail_3.jpg The last one is my favorite. Its a slightly modified version of the one TheScorpionStrike did. Here is his video of how the tail function works And the picture of my version http://www.brickshel...rpio_tail_4.jpg The final pic is how I have my Skull Scorpion displayed just without Pohutu's drained mask . I added that in for effect http://www.brickshel...scorpio_mod.jpg

Would Axl even fit on one? And I think Clay doesn't have one cause he has the Horse Bike.

Ultimate Lavaria looks amazing. I'm glad she comes with her standard legs so you don't have to have her in the spider esc mode. Though I wonder what piece is used to attach her bat wings. It kinda looks like the piece used on DC Hawkman and Space Batman.

Looks like we get a new torso bone that molded with the gear at the waist. Luckily its still compatible with the 2015 gearbox so we can have Toa with both functions. I might just bricklink a couple of the new torso pieces to mod my 2015 toa with. Edit: Forgot to give my opinions on Kopaka, Melum and Umarak Kopaka- Looks pretty good although they forgot to show us a picture of Kopaka's back with the POU showing how to connect to Melum Melum- Looks ok if just a slightly smaller clone to Terak- Still getting both it and Kopaka Umarak- Still don't care for the horns or legs but Its cool to see he can unite with the creatures. Particularly Uxar Ikir and Terak. Though Umarak's shoulders are a bit to low. I'm really starting to like the new Mask of Control design. And I was right about the hole on the forehead. Its just a molding hole and there is no engraving on it.

the black backgrounds make the Toa's eyes look dead since it removes most of the blue. But finally I can give my opinions on them Uxar- Not to bad a design and certainly different enough from Ikir in terms of build. I might pick this one up. Ketar- I really don't like this design at all. If its supposed to be a scorpion it looks nothing like one. The arm blades look just tacked on. I'll pass on this one Akida- A bit to0 technic heavy but I suspect there is some kind of gimmick in there other than the stud shooters. I'll get it if it goes on sale Ikir- Love this one really convey's the phoenix style and I love how they did the back talons on the feet. Definitely buying this one when it comes out Terak- Also love this one all that glorious trans purple. Buying this as soon as it comes out. Lewa- Not too bad a design. I appreciate the custom design for the lower legs but I don't really care for them. I'll get him but only for those trans apple green bohrok eyes. Pohatu- He doesn't look bad but I don't care for the staff. I'll pass on him for now but I might get him if he goes on sale Gali- Hate the asymmetry. Other than that she looks pretty good. Probably get her if she goes on sale Tahu- Way too much gold. Tahu needs more red. Trans orange does not work as a replacement to red. Completely passing on him. Onua- All that trans purple is glorious and were finally getting trans purple 1x1 studs. Getting him ASAP.

After looking at Misfortune's Keep. I think Nadakhan has a new color for the minifigure pirate hook. It's definitely not silver or grey. I'm thinking it might be black or dark brown like his hands. Though I'm really hoping for it to be gunmetal grey.

I noticed that all the Toa have blue eyes this time around. Bit of a shame but at least its not the green eyes=good guy, red eyes=bad guy that some of the later years of Bionicle G1 had.

Whose to say Skylor even has her powers after Chen used them to turn himself and his followers into Anacondrai. Skylor did absorb all the elements but I don't recall she had any of them after the spell was cast. Did she even have an elemental dragon after Chen and his followers left the island?

Just some mods of my favorite Chima CCBS sets from both waves. Gallery- http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=560290 Starting with Chi Sir Fangar His changes are a more symmetrical build and a mod to his back spikes to remove the action feature they had to make them look more natural. http://www.brickshel...s/fangar001.jpg http://www.brickshel...s/fangar002.jpg http://www.brickshel...s/fangar003.jpg http://www.brickshel...s/fangar004.jpg http://www.brickshel...s/fangar005.jpg http://www.brickshel...s/fangar006.jpg Next up is Chi Laval His changes are poseable hands. Shoulder armor the 2014 Chima torso, gold beast feet with claws and a tail http://www.brickshel...ds/laval001.jpg http://www.brickshel...ds/laval002.jpg http://www.brickshel...ds/laval003.jpg http://www.brickshel...ds/laval004.jpg http://www.brickshel...ds/laval005.jpg http://www.brickshel...ds/laval006.jpg I also made his Fire Chi version but the above one is how I keep him built http://www.brickshel...ds/laval007.jpg http://www.brickshel...ds/laval008.jpg http://www.brickshel...ds/laval009.jpg http://www.brickshel...ds/laval010.jpg http://www.brickshel...ds/laval011.jpg http://www.brickshel...ds/laval012.jpg Next up is Chi Mungus His changes are removing the white and adding as many Reddish Brown parts as possible. I also made him look more bulky and gave him a tail and a longer trunk. http://www.brickshel...s/mungus001.jpg http://www.brickshel...s/mungus002.jpg http://www.brickshel...s/mungus003.jpg http://www.brickshel...s/mungus004.jpg http://www.brickshel...s/mungus005.jpg I had originally wanted to use Humongousaur's arm for a trunk for Mungus but it didn't look to good. Here is a picture of him with it though just to show how bad it looked. http://www.brickshel...s/mungus006.jpg Last up is Chi Razar His changes are giving him his hook hand. More purple. Bigger wings and a tail along with using Shadow Matoran feet for his talons. http://www.brickshel...ds/razar001.jpg http://www.brickshel...ds/razar002.jpg http://www.brickshel...ds/razar003.jpg http://www.brickshel...ds/razar004.jpg http://www.brickshel...ds/razar005.jpg http://www.brickshel...ds/razar006.jpg I had also made mods of all the other sets in LDD but do to a lack of the Chima Ultrabuild heads and chestplates. I'll only post the LXF files if you really want them. Comments and criticism appreciated

Lovely creation. Other than the weirdness with the eyes it looks exactly like Playstation 1 era Spryo. Care to try doing Crash Bandicoot next?

Looking at the preliminary and the finalized versions of the mask of control. They don't seem too different. The horns are less curved and the cheeks aren't as pointy but otherwise there exactly the same. Still looks nothing like the animation though. The hole might also not have any marking as it looks to be the moulding hole that all the masks have I will delete this picture if its not allowed.

I would like to see these pictures of the Robo horse and it transforming. Or do pictures of that even exist?

I don't mind that the Toa use more Technic oriented builds. I just think they could have been done better. Gali especially since her asymmetry looks so off. I think once the sets are released and we can see there instructions and how they're built a lot of us will have changed our minds about them. I do love all the creature designs save for Ketar. Even if Melum and Terak are clones of each other at least they offer slightly different builds and part recolors. As for the Mask of Control. While it does look a bit weird it might have had the same problem that transformers Beast Machines had. Where the animation model was based on an early version of the mask/toy then they changed the design later in production. The legend animation was basically done and the animators didn't have time to change the Mask of Control before New York Comic Con

I still don't care for these designs. And I really don't like the trans blended masks both regular and gold ones. I'll still get Kopaka Onua, Ikir Terak and maybe Uxar (If he has trans apple green Bohrok eyes. (If not I'll get Lewa) for parts. I might get Umarak for the Mask of Control or just get the mask from bricklink.