Mandate
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If LEGO was against brown because kids associate brown as yucky and as poop, then they made the wrong decision with trans neon green pieces.
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Thanks! I came up with it when I noticed it was a bit bare, and it was the most suitable design I could come up with to flesh it out a bit. A lot of parts came out of the Golden Dragon from NINJAGO to make this
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Anything I could fix?
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Battle For The Golden Mask Competition: Entry Thread
Mandate replied to VBBN's topic in LEGO Action Figures
Entry name: Heart Breaker Link to other photos: http://www.majhost.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=290065 -
When the Toa arrived on Okoto, a seventh secret Toa was launched as well. He met his unfortunate fate when he crashed into the Pit of Eternal Sorrows instead of his targeted location, and was transformed into a nightmarish horror that stalks the Toa. C+C is appreciated, I will be making more entries.
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Thanks everyone, I've just purchased Evo XL and Chi Gorzan (the latter for specific parts).
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Eljay isn't reviewing these.
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Yeah, Fire Lord is out of the cards for me. Alright, so it's either Evo XL or the Combat Machine. Which one has the best parts for MOCing purposes?
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I intend to get at least a Toa and a Protector, NINJAGO's probably going to decimate BIONICLE for me once the TV show starts up again.
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Pohatu review is up: edit: yup, there's inaccuracies. Notably on the upper legs. edit 2: nope, I'm stupid. That's the way the set is made.
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Not always. LOSS... doesn't look too appealing visually. It can be great for a character to have a mighty steed to go with, like maybe Tahu riding an Ash Bear or something
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inb4 lewa confirmed to be age of ultron ultrabuilds #yolo #hl3 confirmed I'm waiting on more info for LoSS, and I'm still not sure why they're hiding the Protectors. Although I know how you feel about the cartoon, once I saw it and realized the art style they were going for it improved my view of the sets gigantically. It's not gritty realism, it's cartoony fun.
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Hmm, haven't taken a look at Furno XL's shoulders. I'll download the instructions and see what it's like. I always assumed it was just Very true. I always forget every set has budget constraints as to what they can do for sets at certain prices. Alright, thanks for clearing that up! Glad to know more about the old sets. What I mean is, is that rather than bones that inherently attach to shells, maybe bones with just Technic holes for construction purposes? Building around the balls in a Technic-heavy MOC can be hard. Oh, sorry. Just don't know what to call this thing: Most places I've checked refer to this and the other bone type as the same thing. I suppose it would be treading too far to BIONICLE's past too. Hey, no problem!
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Aright, yeah, I think I remember seeing Dragon Bolt a while back at a local Big W. Might still be a few left, but I'm not sure if it's Dragon Bolt I want to get. More looking for something to build a humanoid Titan, and all of the Technic parts he has I already have surplus of.
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I wasn't saying it was unoriginal, it just looked pretty bad aesthetically. If I had spare cash I would buy it for the parts. The Toa were the only ones I was referring to. Although I will admit Lewa does a nice job of smoothing out his backpack. Pohatu, Gali and Onua I can't comment yet on though. If they're anything like Kopaka's and Tahu's... well, I'm going to be unimpressed, but we've never gotten perfect sets and they are a nice upgrade from previous humanoids. Ooh, good point. I always forget about Witch Doctor and Rocka XL. Most IFB machines did, but some didn't really (eg, Rocka and Surge's Combat Machine was mainly made up of CCBS, it was just the fact that it was hollow) do much with it. Really? I thought the Mata Nui Titan had it. Oh well, I guess I'm getting facts mixed around again Ones that don't rely entirely on the shell system, all sorts of different ones. A bunch of people have been asking for various types, like a short version of the Bone "hinge" piece. Even bones that divided the torso in two, etc... a ball cup with a technic pin on the end, which would be really useful for working Technic into Titan sets. Aanchir has made some great suggestions over the years.
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Alright, unfortunately I've been able to narrow down my choices for purchasing to Brain Attack and IFB - mostly IFB. I'm not even sure if I'll be able to get anything from BA other than Ogrum. So, EVO XL has been a popular suggestion, and I'm considering it very much so.
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Battle For The Golden Mask Competition: Discussion Thread
Mandate replied to VBBN's topic in LEGO Action Figures
So is the judging going to be based off of creativity in design, originality in concept, overall theme, consistency, photography or style? -
By "recently" I meant ones you could still potentially find in stores. But I'll keep those in mind, thanks!
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Queen Beast was ugly and insanely gappy, Furno's Jet Machine was a one-off (need I remind you of Stormer's Machine? Or EVO Walker?). And given that the new BIONICLE sets do very little with CCBS itself and rely on ugly backpacks for everything, it's 1 step forward 2 steps back (that being said, I'll take BIONICLE 2015 over any of the previous HF stuff). But there's nothing new, nothing that expands what we can do. Live in a world of cubes and eventually you'll forget circles are possible. We haven't seen any kind of Technic being integrated into the fabric of the building system, and both IFB and B15 were largely unsuccessful on this. IFB really did push the limits of CCBS, but then we came straight back to where we started from except with... shoulder armor yay! We haven't seen torso articulation (something that was a staple element of later Titans in BIONICLE), even though fan-done tests have shown that it wouldn't be a disaster like Pridak, and with Friction Joints it's no longer an excuse regardless. We haven't seen new bones since 2011, we haven't seen new shells since 2011, all we've seen since then is aesthetic parts and three new parts, only two of which actually were CCBS parts. The shell system has seen no innovation whatsoever, even with the parts introduced to make them attach to the backs of legs. They're still gappy, they're still generic to the point they're specialized in what you can use them for. It's an outright disaster that CCBS has stagnated in such a way, and if anything it makes me feel like even LEGO recognizes that it would be easier to start over with a new system rather than bother making new parts, and just for a final test to see if Constraction still works they're giving BIONICLE fans a treat. Far-fetched, I know. But it's how I feel, and not something I would argue.
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Well, you've got a few months to wait then. Enjoy watching the hype slowly burn out.
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I... agree with you on everything. CCBS would be more forgivabe if they did parts BIONICLE never did, like maybe a ball cup with a technic pin on the end, better bones (and more variation) etc. There's just far too much wrong with it and it's seriously starting to stagnate now.
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I'm trying to find the best set for Constraction parts in recent times, eg, one that has unique/cool parts and a bunch of them. Basically the best set as a parts package.
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Good point, but it was only a big issue with the '08 sets when EVERYTHING cracked. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but the cracking joints don't break on CCBS? I recall hearing something about it a while back, but I don't have any surplus parts I can freely test it with, and I'd rather keep my Glatorian heads.
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For me, I have to bring my A game into this competition. For me, it's not a case of trying to win, but whether or not I win or not. In a contest such as this to me there are no winners or losers, it's a proving ground. Proving that you've got what it takes to win one of the largest competitions in LEGO history. Perhaps it's just my depression and proving I'm worthy to myself, but to me there's no point in entering "just for fun".
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Battle For The Golden Mask Competition: Discussion Thread
Mandate replied to VBBN's topic in LEGO Action Figures
Eh, I've pulled an old idea out of the scrapyard and decided to build it physically. Working really well so far. Also, how flexible is the 70/30 Constraction to System ratio? I've been using studs a fair bit on my entry and I'm worried it will offbalance it. I'm not asking for exemption from the rule (good grief, then you'd have to let EVERYONE use System and the whole contest gets that much more horrifying), just if it's an actual solid one.