Agent Fusion Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Ehhhh... Warrior is just a mess, plain and simple. Slicer looks OK, if a little unarmoured. Basher looks pretty good, he might even be the Core Hunter of this wave. Scorpion... I'm not even sure what's going on with that tail of his. The only set I'm really looking forward to is Grinder and Mask Maker. Ekimu looks just like I expected him to, save for the shield. Grinder looks pretty solid, and I'm loving those kneepads. One thing strikes me as odd, though. It may just be the lighting, but I can't see that teaser mask from the magazine anywhere. Quote
Dr_Chronos Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Wont let me PM you :( Ah man, thanks for trying though :) Quote
DraikNova Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Sorry Chronos. You're apparently too new for the PM system. Maybe if you write enough posts speculating on what we've written about the sets, we'll be able to send them to you. Quote
Kalhiki Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 So. I... Don't know what to say... Ekimu's definitely the highlight of the wave (Gold Protector Mask!). And it seems his shield may use that round window piece thing from the Battle for Ninjago City set (strapped to a saw). The rest of the figures... Don't look so great. I get that they're prelims, so they can only get better. New bones are interesting to see. Not much else to say. Specifically, Warrior looks plain, Slicer is spindly (yeah, they're skeletons, but he could use some armor), Basher's looking sweet, Scorpio is a letdown (what is up with that tail?), and Grinder looks pretty cool. Can't wait for Toyfair to see more finalized figures! Quote
GK733 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Okay, I admit I was wrong with the hammer, mainly thinking it would rise it's prize more. But darn I'm glad I was wrong. As I kinda feared these things don't really have much armor, but thanks to the new bones they don't expose that much ballsockets. I don't know what they thought when making scorpio's tail. It looks horrible. Really most of these look really unfinished and kinda dissapointing, I'm liking the new pieces but the sets really aren't that great. Ekimu is awesome. What are your guesses for the placeholder masks? Some kind of artifacts? Golden version of their skulls(?) It seems they possibly abandoned the conflict idea. At least the sets are not including skullspiders. I definetly hope what I'm seeing on slicer is not a large torso (used on Onua) and only the upper arms on gearbox. I know these are only prelimnary, but so far not so good. Quote
DraikNova Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Sadly, I'm coming to the conclusion that, to me at least, Scorpio's tail is one of the best-looking parts of any of the sets. Also, I definetly hope what I'm seeing on slicer is not a large torso (used on Onua) and only the upper arms on gearbox. I know these are only prelimnary, but so far not so good. That is one of the few things that would make me like Slicer, as it would have both a large black torso piece and tr. green parts. Quote
wghost Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 I'm pretty sure people will warm up to these sets eventually as they do most of the time. Quote
Dr_Chronos Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Ah man, thanks for trying though :) Think I fixed the issue, try PMing me now Quote
Kalhiki Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 I don't really like the new bones, to be honest. I never had a problem with exposed ball joints on the regular bones, so I don't really get the point of these. Plus, it really limits MoCing potential. And while on the subject of exposed ball joints: eeugh... Empty crotch on Skull Grinder. Quote
DraikNova Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 I don't really like the new bones, to be honest. I never had a problem with exposed ball joints on the regular bones, so I don't really get the point of these. Plus, it really limits MoCing potential. And while on the subject of exposed ball joints: eeugh... Empty crotch on Skull Grinder. Same here. Also, eeegh. At least we're getting a large skeleton piece in white. Let's just hope they didn't redesign that too. Quote
MakutaDreadscythe Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) Even this makes more sense as a set than the unfinished mess we've seen thus far. http://i.imgur.com/rtFElhG.gif All joking aside I really hate how overdesigned everything is. Those new bones are atrocious. Was it really necessary to have a bone with NO connection points? Edited January 23, 2015 by MakutaDreadscythe Quote
Dr_Chronos Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) Sorry Chronos. You're apparently too new for the PM system. Maybe if you write enough posts speculating on what we've written about the sets, we'll be able to send them to you. IDK man, before I had high hopes for the sets, but now after hearing about this... Ah whatever, how bad could it possibly be? Send me the link! (I've jinxed myself haven't I. Oh well( Edited January 23, 2015 by Dr_Chronos Quote
DraikNova Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) Even this makes more sense as a set than the unfinished mess we've seen thus far. http://i.imgur.com/rtFElhG.gif All joking aside I really hate how overdesigned everything is. Those new bones are atrocious. Was it really necessary to have a bone with NO connection points? I wouldn't say that it makes more sense as a set, but it would be a better set. You do have a point though, while the sets seem underdesigned if anything, the new sets definitely are overredesigned (might be a fun word for Scrabble). Ah whatever, how bad could it possibly be? Send me the link! (I've jinxed myself haven't I. Oh well) I did send you a link. Check at the top of the page, on the right. There should be a red box with a white 1 in it. And yes, you have. Edited January 23, 2015 by DraikNova Quote
TheDesuComplex Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 I'm pretty sure people will warm up to these sets eventually as they do most of the time. I can agree fully. Give these time to be finalized and released and people will be all over them. I am reserving my judgement on them myself until we see better pictures. Quote
Dr_Chronos Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 *looks at images *lies down *tries not to cry *cries a lot Oh mata nui why. Quote
One Very Agile Cat Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 *looks at images *lies down *tries not to cry *cries a lot Oh mata nui why. I don't know what's more depressing. Someone crying over toy pictures or swearing to a fictional deity. :( Quote
arc Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 I can agree fully. Give these time to be finalized and released and people will be all over them. I am reserving my judgement on them myself until we see better pictures. yeah, I already like them. Not to keen on slicer or scorpio though. My favorite might be basher, but I'll decide when I see better pictures. These are preliminary after all. Quote
DraikNova Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) *looks at images *lies down *tries not to cry *cries a lot Oh mata nui why. I know, right? Look on the bright side though, at least Ekimu uses a great technique to customize his shield. And his hammer appears to be completely transparent, even where the gatling gun pieces are, with the exception of the middle piece, which is grey. Edited January 23, 2015 by DraikNova Quote
Dr_Chronos Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 I don't know what's more depressing. Someone crying over toy pictures or swearing to a fictional deity. :( I thought it was better writing that rather then what actually happened. Let's just say I need to go pick up some things. Gotta say though the new parts look promising. Wish there were more colors, but hey it's something Quote
Bbrink1996 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 The reason Mask Maker vs Skull Grinder looks so good is because it is the most finalized and the least blurry of them all. The others are still very much unfinished and really blurry. For that reason i'm going to reserve my judgement until we get some clear pictures but I must admit Skull Scorpio looks super weird. Quote
Timeline15 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Do you guys think it's at all possible that these new bone pieces are just the prototypes for something that will end up actually looking like a human bone? It seems like a weird choice to make new bones when they've happily just left armour off the old bones in the past. Furno 3.0 and scarox used the old bones, and lego still didn't bother giving them upper leg armour. Surely these new pieces must exist for some reason? Quote
DraikNova Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Do you guys think it's at all possible that these new bone pieces are just the prototypes for something that will end up actually looking like a human bone? It seems like a weird choice to make new bones when they've happily just left armour off the old bones in the past. Furno 3.0 and scarox used the old bones, and lego still didn't bother giving them upper leg armour. Surely these new pieces must exist for some reason? That would be the best explanation, at least in terms of design. Quote
SuperGeniusCreator Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) Do you guys think it's at all possible that these new bone pieces are just the prototypes for something that will end up actually looking like a human bone? It seems like a weird choice to make new bones when they've happily just left armour off the old bones in the past. Furno 3.0 and scarox used the old bones, and lego still didn't bother giving them upper leg armour. Surely these new pieces must exist for some reason? I'm hoping the finalized versions of those parts have Technic holes, which would allow for older Bionicle armor to be attached to them. (And then all the CCBS dislikers might like the system a little bit more...) But if not, I'm sure these parts will be ok, because at least they're not replacing the regular bones. Edited January 23, 2015 by SuperGeniusCreator Quote
Timeline15 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) To be honest, that's what I'm hoping, but I don't see why they'd be left off the preliminary piece. Has that ever happened in the past? And even if they do turn out to have holes, we know there probably isn't going to be any armour on them, so, while it would be a better piece, it still wouldn't help the sets at all. Also, is that a new purple on skull basher, or just the bad prelim art again? Because I welcome more of the purple we've been getting thus far, as we still don't really have enough to make a consistent purple moc. Edited January 23, 2015 by Timeline15 Quote
Still Raindrop Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Interesting to see the reactions--very similar to some reactions to the original leaked photos of the Toa and protectors, so I'll take it with a grain of salt (though if anyone wants to pm me the link, that would be appreciated) Quote
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