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I don't recall the early speculations about fire lord, but I'm not sure what people were thinking. With that said, didn't we have a fake list last year like 2 days before the official list? With core drainer or whatever it was that everyone soiled themselves over.

One part of me thinks this is fake. The other part of me realizes it's September 19th and by this time we usually always have pictures of the winter lineups and have our wallets ready-aka it's about damn time. Anyway, this sounds promising if real. Anyone getting a Hero-Force/Exo-Factory vibe from these names? Certainly sounds like some things we've seen from Exo-force.

^Thanks! And sedan was cheaper, so it's what I stuck with. And decided to dip my rims, just as a test to see how it looks I mean I did name my car Decepticon Shade, so i guess this is a bit more fitting. Thoughts? I may gloss them up as well

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This question would be better placed in the Hero Factory 2013 topic, no need for an entire new topic on the matter. With that said, he's one of the better heroes we've gotten this year.

I'm...not sure what you mean, I only see a single post. And excellent that is much appreciated

You may want to host that on a photo site such as Brickshelf or Flickr, that cad file is not very universal, and most people don't want to have to download a file to see it. And I can't say much on the MOC itself unless you do so as I myself cannot open the file.

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For a combiner it isn't bad, you did manage to create two distinctly different modes without much extras given the amount of parts you had to work with. I also like how he has the same shaping as Jet Rocka in his rocka form, almost like an homage to it of sorts.

Firstly, I'll ignore the color scheme; To be honest it's all over the place, and looks like a mashup of leftover parts more so than a unified MOC, but seeing as everyone can lack in the parts department, that is always an excusable flaw in my mind. The main issue I have with this is that it's not really an Exo-suit by any stretch of the word. It's merely an exo skeleton, and even then it has some problematic sections. When I think of an exo suit, I think of something that is larger, heavily armored, and loaded with more powerful weapons. Your suit here really only gives some back armor, and two launchers that can be easily held by any figure, without the need for a massive suit. The design is also extremely small in comparison to a hero, and thus doesn't give the benefit of extra armor; the part that you have on the torso cannot even sit flat onto his chest to protect him, a very fatal flaw, especially considering it is the only part of the suit that gives benefit to the front of him. (Though his crotch area is extremely protected, LOL) He also really doesn't have much in the way of a secure attachment to the suit. In an Exo-Suit, he would be completely submerged into it. In an exo skeleton suit, all of his limbs would be secured to it, to reinforce his joints, but in this he is only attached via the hands and the crotch, his legs dangle free instead of being incorporated further with the suit. I think you'd really benefit from bulking this up, and incorporating the hero more. On to the things that I do like, I do like the blades on his arms, as well as the way you made it to be a "drone" when a hero is not piloting it. And he concept itself is something I enjoy, I'm a huge fan of exo-suits and exo-skeletons, so I always like to see new attempts at these. VBBN

A few too many colors going on with Tosix for my taste, those red ball joints in particular throw things off, and the color scheme just seems a bit jumbled. many shades of green, yellow, etc. Though I do like the combination of hero factory armor with a complex build; Something that isn't easy to pull off. I must ask, were these made with Pacific Rim in mind? A lot of those action pictures are very reminiscent of the fight scenes in the movie. (I know it's not the first time we've seen robots fighting monsters, but the similarities there are quite apparent)

Congrats to the winners! And I must say it was nice to have an HF themed month, good to see some attention directed here

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2 points to Marcus Fisher 1 point to Gorroz Spider Loving the design of Fisher in both modes, as well as Gorroz is both modes. The creativity of the switch of forms for Fisher is one of the main reasons I'll give it two points; it shows more clever building techniques, even if it's color scheme lacks a bit of consistency, it's a bit random in places

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Thank you. Not sure "flaw" applies moreso than opinions on building style, but I digress With that said, amendments are being made to the custom sections; And I'm also going to try to hunt down some of those Mata blue hordika lower-arm pieces that came with gadunka. The back, is yes, flat. It's not too bad when the hammer is on but otherwise it does suffer a bit

MOC related to my story, but I have a feeling 90% of you will see this as hahli because of the mask. (I lost Macku's actual mask...gonna need to hit up Bricklink for that...) I know I said "1st edition" in the title. I like it better than saying WIP, it goes hand in hand with how I did Tyrant/Chaos, after a while there was a new version, but in the end it's a totally different feel. And that's how I'm going to treat Macku here. There are a few things I want to work on, namely the color scheme, though she does use a lot of technic bits that are hard to match in the right shade of blue. Ideally I'd like to obtain more mata blue sockets and bits to fix her thighs, get her a new mask, and find a better option for her lower arms. (Yeah they have a gap but that's for articulation...my issue is that they are too long. partly in fault to the upper arms, too.) Articulation is nothing crazy, though since I was creating a custom torso for her I wanted to give a "unique" point of articulation. I was going to give a inward/outward shoulder movement, but it would be very hard to incorporate given what parts I have, so I went with a back arch. (removed her arms so you can see it in action) I also used the highest friction pins I could find, so it doesn't flop around everywhere, it actually takes a bit of force to move it back, but not too much. Also her stomach armor is locked in place until you bend it back, then it somewhat falls into place when you do bend her. There's a bit of a gap under her chest when you do this, but, that's to be worked on. Well, at least now she can limbo. "Please help" Pictured below is how I prefer to display her, without the shoulder armor. I know a lot of people would flip chips if I didn't give her any, so I did, but in the end this is how she will be on my display. She's got Roodaka boob syndrome going on, that's going to need work.right now she, uh, is a bit too well endowed. -Veebs

The shaping of the armor on his upper torso is very nice, and though it does result in an almost comical thin look, I think it can work. I'm not entirely sure if I like the torso shells on his thighs, however. At first I thought it was supposed to be just bulk, but from the back view it makes them look like armor plates. It looks like something that would be representing kneecap armor, but clearly that was not the intention, and if they were to add bulk to him, he would either need a larger armor piece right above them, or have that large, thick look all around his thigh.

Firstly do mind that this car is running a temporary plate, I'm getting a new plate and they wanted me to use the temp one which is just a piece of paper instead of my old plate (The dealer took it. Some Ford dealerships handle the plates instead of making you go to the Secretary of State.) Anyway here is my new car, 2013 Ford Focus SE. All pictures are done by me, I brought out my DSLR to take some of these photos, experimented with some effects, the interior shots were with an iPhone. Some notes; -The paint is a metallic black. In these photos it looks black, but it has multiple colors of "sparkles" embedded in the paint which shines really nice under the sun; it's also impossible to match, so this car will always be parked in the middle of nowhere in parking lots, I do not want this paint damaged. I'll try to get a decent picture of the metallic paint, though I need a sunny day for that, something that is refusing to happen in Michigan right now -It's the SE, so it has some nice additions that the standard ones don't. The center console isn't as nice as the Titanium one. It also doesn't have the fog lights. -Roughly 25mpg city, and it's supposed to be able to get 40mpg highway though I don't commonly drive highway so i cannot confirm that. -It has SYNC, so it had hands free as well as the ability to play music off of my iPhone -I'm not a huge buff on the technology of car engines so I'll sound stupid if I attempt any knowledge of it, this car is pretty zippy; That's the best I can say regarding performance -Yes, I put on all of the decepticon add-ons. -VBBN

Note: This is a SEQUEL to Shadows in the Deep http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=71027&st=0 CHAPTER 1 Toa Kopaka. Toa of ice. Or so, he used to be called. He thought back, to a time in his life when he was the only Toa of ice, the only one who could control the element that he called home. He didn't care much for anyone other than the people of his own region, his icy brothers. He was a savior and an idol to them. He then learned of the past, that there were Toa of ice in the past. They were just stories now. And what of the current day? Now, there were multiple Toa of Ice, all products of the war. All creations, that's what they were. Just over-glorified Matoran who were being thrown into the battles against the Plague. Then, there was Matoro. A foolish journey that ended up in his own death. The mask that he had searched for had been snapped in half, and it's power was back in the hands of the very being who it had been fused to all of these years. And now, all the ko-matoran and agori could talk about, was Matoro. Raise statues in his honor, remember him like he was ice itself. Kopaka was forgotten, now just a place in the stories of his people. Kopaka was always calm under the most stressful of situations. Perhaps it was this attitude that forced others to dislike him. Good, That's how he preferred it. The idea of working with his teammates repulsed him. He only assisted when the others needed him. In a way, he felt as though he was more powerful than his Toa Nuva brothers, they let emotion take control of them, lead them blindly into situations that they could not navigate away from. But for once, Kopaka had to lose his mind. His current situation, was unreal. it all began a few hours ago. They had dubbed it, the "Battle of IIrala Hill" Though the battle spanned a large area, IIrala Hll was the location that Spawn, king of the Plague, had landed. Kopaka had been battling on top of a mobile Plague structure. After killing the driver, the steeds which pulled it had lashed out, knocking the structure down. Kopaka had been trapped beneath the rubble, with no help in the area. His adaptive armor struggled to forge him a pickax that allowed him to bust free, just in time to see Spawn giving his speech. The foul creature had talked about a portal, an alternate existence, and that the Plague themselves were "good." They were lies. All of it. Or so he thought. At that moment, the portal on Anarae was activated, and began to pull them in. The other planets were destroyed. Somehow Spherus Magna was kept together. Was it a force of the Plague? Was it some structural support that had been fused when it was brought into one by Mata Nui? No, it had to have been something else. Kopaka had a vague idea, but he shuddered at the thought of it. There was one thing that Kopaka knew was a lie. The plague were certainly not good. As they were being pulled in, Spawn was laughing, just as the Plague were teleporting back into their vortexes, presumably back to their own universes. They had abandoned them. Kopaka didn't remember much of what happened after that, there had been a bright light, and then he woke up, to find himself lying down in the sand. He was no longer at IIrala Hill, he was in some random desert in the section that used to be Bara Magna. Everyone must have gotten scattered across the planet after the teleportation. At first, everything seemed normal, until Kopaka looked up to the sky. There was no sun. The daylight existed naturally. The alternate existence. His telescopic eye began to read data from the environment, and noticed that a cold was setting in. A sun was beginning to rise, and it was beginning to get dark. For the first time in his life, Kopaka shivered. *** Axonn kneeled to the ground. He was sad, angry, defeated. He knew Spawn had tricked him, had held him off from fighting until the portal was activated. He wondered what the real meaning was behind Spawn's intentions. If he wanted to find it, why had he left with the other Plague when it was activated? Next to him, was Toa Hahli, who was Helping Lewa to his feet. They were some of the only beings to still be at IIrala Hill. Everyone else was gone. Were they dead? Scattered? The answer was unclear. Everything was unclear. "Axonn.. Are you okay?" Hahli asked, moving close to him. He raised his hand to his face. His mask had been stolen by Vezon. He looked to the grass that he knelt on, and found the two halves of the Ignika. Spawn had snapped it in half, and Vezon had absorbed it's power. At this moment, he was glad Vezon was missing. He grasped the two pieces in his hands, and moved it up to his face. He didn't expect anything to happen, but they fused together, and it crashed onto his face violently. At first he closed his left eye, and contorted himself on the ground. half of the mask had gone black, the other half a faded silver. his massive hand grasped the sand, and he pulled himself up. "Not sure if that was a good idea, ax-brother." Lewa said, uneasy about the sight before him. "I feel...powerless. But I am alright. The mask barely has anything left, but it is still the spirit of Mata Nui, it will give me the vision I need, until I can get what is mine back. We have to help the others, gather as many as we can. We need to find out what happened, get reorganized. Then we have to find out what the Plague did." He stated, pulling his ax out of the ground. It was heavy, and felt right. At least he still had is strength. With that, he began to walk away, finding a Matoran nearby that was struggling to get up. "He's not alright. He looked upset, but when he put that mask on, he looked helpless." Hahli stated, watching him move away. Part of him seemed almost terrifying to look at, with the mask cracked in half and blackening. "Axonn is strong, he will not quick-fall. We must keep a similar attitude, stay alert sister." Lewa replied, placing his hand on her shoulder. "Where are you going?" "To find the other Nuva. You should do the same for your group. We can't waste any time." With that, Lewa placed his katanas on his back, which expanded into wings. He took a running jump and caught the wind, freely flying upwards to the skies. His moves were graceful, his stature confident. Even from his place high in the sky, the danger that loomed ahead went unnoticed. *** Vezon spat, the sand lodged in his teeth. he had woken up with his face planted in a dune of sand, and had spent the last hour searching for his staff, which had been buried under roughly 5 feet of sand. He had located the handle, and while attempting to dislodge it, lost his grip and fell backwards into the sand, once again tasting the sands of Spherus Magna. That brought him to this moment. After brushing himself off, he moved close to the staff once again. He grasped it, this time forcing the blade to unleash it's element of fire, brought alive by the power of the Ignika that ran through Vezon's body. It melted through the sand, turning to glass as the staff was removed. Satisfied, he began to examine his surroundings. "A desert! And not even a Toa of Water to dehydrate. What a shame." He said outload, to himself. Part of him hoped that someone would hear him and reply, the other part of him liked this solitary environment. The loud groan that came from the sand beneath him was his answer. He leaped back, just as the creature burst from the sand. It was the Skakdi Fusion. "Oh, what a treat it is to see you!" Vezon said with a smirk. He raised his hand, then clenched it into a fist. Before the beast could react, it was split apart into it's separate components, that had been fused together by a Makuta a while ago. There were some noticeable parts of previous creatures, like the Vortixx and the zyglak, but they were dead, dis limbered. 5 Piraka were slowly dying. They still had the form of their mutation, a head and a spine, who needed water to live. Now they were dying in the sand like a munu slug covered in salt. There was one thing he had to do. He reached down, grabbing the spine of Vezok and lifting him to the air. "Funny, isn't it. For the longest time, you consider me to be the weaker one. Now I will be the one to rip your eyes from your skull." Vezok, a disgusting mess of spine and gills, said nothing. He simply gagged and choked on the air. Vezon sent power through his arm, and Vezok went limp. He dropped him to the ground. "Maybe I will spare you some dignity, and not rip you to pieces. Consider this, a gift." Vezon turned away, and began his journey across the sands. It was after the first few steps that he realized his eyes were burning. Usually he did not have any reaction to the sun, but this was..different. In fact, as he scouted the sky, no sun existed. He glanced at the Kanohi Rode that was mounted atop his staff. "Let's hope you can get some straight answers about what happened." He spat once more, and walked off. Behind him, the body of Vezok began to form. *** Takanuva.. His arms and legs were chained, stretched out to a pole on either side of him. His head was hung low. it was heavy as his neck struggled to make it rise as he looked up, to find himself staring the 7 eyed Plague straight in the face. "I...what...happened? Who are you?" "Silence!" The plague screeched, swiping at Takanuva's face with a sort of whip that was fused to his arm. "Do not be so quick, Siiroak. Our house guest deserves some answers." Spawn said, entering the room. His voice had returned to a low rasp, with hundreds of other voices speaking at the same time. "You are in the universe of the Plague, Toa. You have just killed your friends." "I...what? The Toa Nuva?" "Your entire universe."

I'm...not sure what Touhou is or what relevance it has to Hero Factory so I can't say much... Though isn't that girl looking in the wrong direction? Do like the use of a black brain slug however.

Bonecrusher's movie design has been one of my favorite of the newer movie-styled transformer designs, the two main attractions being the wheel-feet and the tail claw, and you have nailed the latter with this MOC. I must ask, did you purposely make her Purple and Green to evoke an homage to Bonecrusher's original color scheme in G1? (Am I the only one who noticed it?) Design wise, the tail is arguably the focal point of the MOC, though I feel like her upper chest suffers a bit. I think one of the newer hero cores would be more striking, but seeing as to it's hidden nature it's not a huge deal. Perhaps it is my transformer-bias opinion, but this is certainly one of my favorites in this competition. Now, if only it transformed

That's a bit of a strange view. Hero factory as a franchise is very popular especially amongst kids as is any theme of Lego. The constraction line is not in any danger of poor sales; While yes, some lines such as the Superheroes and Chima action figures may only have one wave, Hero factory itself has not only kept a toyline going, but also a CGI series and though word has dropped on it, a possible Live action movie in the works. To those who enjoyed Bionicle a great deal such as I, some may not like HF as much due to it's rapidly changing style away from the complexity of Bionicle, but newer fans of Lego are sure to fall into this theme very easily.