Mandate Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 Does anyone else think that at least one of the Toa is secretly making silly faces at everyone under his/her mask? Quote
Shakar Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 Does anyone else think that at least one of the Toa is secretly making silly faces at everyone under his/her mask? Then it's gotta be Lewa. But I like to think that Kopaka secretly does too. Quote
DraikNova Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) A BIONCLE world-simulator in the manner of Dwarf Fortress would be amazing. That would be way too gory. And, while this isn't really a valid argument against it, the lava and bridges stuff that is so characteristic of a DF-type simulator would be way more useful for modeling G1's Ta-Koro. Anyway, who would be willing to put in the years of work necessary to make an official LEGO version when you can just mod the original to get a better one? Edited February 25, 2015 by DraikNova Quote
ToaDraco Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 Gen 1 RPG: Missed opportunities. It could of had factions that the characters join(Order of Mata Nui, Brotherhood of Makuta, Dark Hunters.) Each with respective leaders that the players could have collected missions from. Different Islands to explore. Imagine Helryx giving out a kill order or something against Karazahni and sends the player to do it. XD *Sighs* It will never be... A majorly missed opportunity for an epic mmorpg for sure... Quote
Vinyl Scratch Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 I have to ask. I was planning to buy either Lewa or Pohatu, I already have Gali and I can't afford the other three Toa. Which of the two is the better buy? Quote
Dorek Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 So... how about them BIONICLE books? http://www.amazon.com/Untitled-LEGO-Bionicle-Chapter-Book/dp/0545873258/ref=sr_1_16?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1424740600&sr=1-16&keywords=lego http://www.amazon.com/Activity-Book-With-Mask-Bionicle/dp/0545872553/ref=pd_rhf_dp_p_img_1 Quote
MakutaOfWar Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) I have to ask. I was planning to buy either Lewa or Pohatu, I already have Gali and I can't afford the other three Toa. Which of the two is the better buy? Out of the two(which I own) I would say Lewa. Something about Pohatu gets on me, I think it's the legs that turn me away. They are really proportioned wierd with the upper half being longer then the bottom. Plus his mask is my least favorite of the year, it's a mix between his 2001(good) and 2008(different-but-not-terrible) which gives birth to an odd mask. Still not a horrible set, just I prefer Lewa. :P @Dorek: Activity Book with MASK??? Vahiiiiiiiii!!! Edited February 25, 2015 by MakutaOfWar Quote
Leewan Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 Agreed, get Lewa, he's fantastic. Activity Book with MASK??? Vahiiiiiiiii!!! I'd rather say Golden Mask of Fire. Or trans-orange. But definitely not something as exclusive as than the Mask of Time, minifigs offered with activity books seem to be quite "common" ones. Quote
Clone 01354 Productions Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) I have to ask. I was planning to buy either Lewa or Pohatu, I already have Gali and I can't afford the other three Toa. Which of the two is the better buy? Like MakutaOfWar said, I'd go with Lewa: He's a very unique build (With the long limbs and raised shoulders), his color scheme is pretty great (at least, to me), and the weapon look great. Pohatu is just very.....basic: He has no friction joints, the body construction is average, and the weapons are worse than I thought. So... how about them BIONICLE books? http://www.amazon.co...6&keywords=lego http://www.amazon.co..._rhf_dp_p_img_1 Sweet! I can't wait for "Chapter Book #1", but......Activity book? I'm going to look awful strange walking into Barnes&Noble, picking up a BIONICLE coloring book.....Wait, FREE MASK?! Ah, fine, I'll buy it. You got me, LEGO! I'd rather say Golden Mask of Fire. Or trans-orange. But definitely not something as exclusive as than the Mask of Time, minifigs offered with activity books seem to be quite "common" ones. I beg to differ. That minifig is pretty exclusive......But for this "BIONICLE Activity Book #1", I honestly have no clue what kind of mask it could be. At $9, I doubt it would be a Vahi (otherwise everyone would pick up tons of them, and then the mask isn't very special. Also, I am 100% against the Vahi Theories) But at the same time, I think LEGO would include something to reel in the AFOLs (like the LEGO Star Wars book I linked), so they are almost guaranteed to do something exclusive. Edited February 25, 2015 by LN-01354 Quote
Toa of Gallifrey Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 I'm thinking Dark Red Skull Spider mask. Quote
TheOneVeyronian Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 I'm going to go out on a limb here - what if the mask that comes with the activity book is... a translucent or blended Gali mask? You know, to fit in with the masks that come with the Skull Army sets? So then we can have at least 3 variants of each mask that way? Well, that's what I'm hoping for, but it's probably more likely to be another Hau, likely in a colour we've already seen (but I wonder what the reaction will be like if it turned out the mask in the activity book was a trans-clear Hau?). Though I also entertain the idea that it might be a Skull Spider. Quote
Leewan Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 I beg to differ. That minifig is pretty exclusive...... True, but it's not an activity book. I'm going to go out on a limb here - what if the mask that comes with the activity book is... a translucent or blended Gali mask? You know, to fit in with the masks that come with the Skull Army sets? So then we can have at least 3 variants of each mask that way? That would be nice, but indeed less likely than a Mask of Fire. Quote
Clone 01354 Productions Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) I'm going to go out on a limb here - what if the mask that comes with the activity book is... a translucent or blended Gali mask? You know, to fit in with the masks that come with the Skull Army sets? So then we can have at least 3 variants of each mask that way? .....That's actually a possibility. I mean, I doubt LEGO would just totally ignore Gali, so this may be the way to give us the Trans. Kaukau. (but I wonder what the reaction will be like if it turned out the mask in the activity book was a trans-clear Hau?). Oh man, that would be absolutely incredible! Edited February 26, 2015 by LN-01354 Quote
Kalhiki Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 When I first heard exclusive mask, the first thing that came to mind was a trans/trans blend Mask of Water. Regardless, yay! Chapter books are back. It'll feel good to read Bionicle again. Quote
Mandate Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) I beg to differ. That minifig is pretty exclusive......But for this "BIONICLE Activity Book #1", I honestly have no clue what kind of mask it could be. At $9, I doubt it would be a Vahi (otherwise everyone would pick up tons of them, and then the mask isn't very special. Also, I am 100% against the Vahi Theories) But at the same time, I think LEGO would include something to reel in the AFOLs (like the LEGO Star Wars book I linked), so they are almost guaranteed to do something exclusive. LEGO has been including non-exclusive stuff in books for quite a while now, and Activity Books almost never get an exclusive item to go with it. edit: Oh, and I should also mention that they're increasingly calling non-exclusive items "exclusive". Edited February 26, 2015 by Mandate Quote
MakutaOfWar Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 I was mainly joking about the Vahi. XD But one can dream! And a little off-topic but does anybody have an estimate how long HF summer 2014 sets will be around, I just stopped caring completely last year and still need to get them! Quote
Dorek Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 It's probably some transparent Mask of Fire. But I'm willing to be surprised. Heck, maybe it ends up being a Mask of Creation. Quote
Scarilian Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) It's probably some transparent Mask of Fire. But I'm willing to be surprised. Heck, maybe it ends up being a Mask of Creation. Eh, we get the Mask Of Creation as the selling point for Mask Maker Vs Skull Grinder. As for personal hope, i hope that its either Gali's mask in trans OR the dark red Skull Spider. Edited February 26, 2015 by Scarilian Quote
Clone 01354 Productions Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) Eh, we get the Mask Of Creation as the selling point for Mask Maker Vs Skull Grinder. As for personal hope, i hope that its either Gali's mask in trans OR the dark red Skull Spider. I just realized something about the red Skull Spider: If it DOES exist, and it's not just some stylized design for the comics, that would mean that the Skull Spiders will need to make an appearance in the summer story (to introduce the red ones). So get this: All of the Skull villains have trans red, right? And (I assume) that the trans-red represents some energy that brought them back from the dead. So.... Maybe a red Skull Spider would mean that it is undead?! Eh, just a theory. I am 99% sure there is no way that it will happen. But, if it does, then I called it. Edited February 26, 2015 by LN-01354 Quote
TheDesuComplex Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 Speaking about blended masks, I thought on it today. To have dual-injection the masks need at least two injection points in the mold. I have been looking at the golden masks, and I think that the darker streaks in the plastic you can see are evident of where the other end of the injection is (other than the point around the 'mouth', love how they integrated the mold flash into the designs.) I have been looking at mine and I have compiled a list of where the streaks are: Pohatu: on the back edge of the top ridge, slightly right of the center. Lewa: on the back edge of the top ridge, slightly left of the center. Onua: on the back edge of the top ridge, nearly to the left edge. Gali: on the back edge of the top ridge, slightly to the left of the center. This is interesting because she doesn't have a blended mask confirmed, but has it already part of the mold. Kopaka: This is where my theory starts to fall apart, because I can't find any streaks on the top. I found one on the top edge of the scope, so that could possibly be different. Tahu: I can't find any streaks, but whatever. Of course, this is just a crackpot theory and I bet that the streaks are entirely random, but whatever. Looking at the dual-injected masks, there could possibly be two spots on the back left and back right (as shown in there being more trans there than on the top). On the books, I really hope that one or two of the blended masks are included. For that price, though, I bet it is just a normal chapter book; stuff is usually only included in the 'larger' publications, like the Minifigure Guides and Sticker Books; not a simple chapter book. (Which I will totally pick up anyway, for SCIENCE.) Quote
Dorek Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 I'm mostly just happy to see Ameet back. Quote
MakutaDreadscythe Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 I have to ask. I was planning to buy either Lewa or Pohatu, I already have Gali and I can't afford the other three Toa. Which of the two is the better buy? Well besides the VVBN suggestion of 11 Galis I'd recommend Lewa any day. The only thing really going for Pohatu is his colour. His weapons are flimsy, he has the least pieces out of the toa, and to top it off he has nothing interesting with his shoulders (which kinda accentuates his lack of parts). Quote
DraikNova Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 I hope it's either a blended version of Gali's mask, a purple Skull Spider, or, to really troll convention-goers, a tr. clear Hau. Quote
TheOneVeyronian Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 I see that quite a few people have similar wishes to mine, but really the only reason I hope for the trans-clear Hau is because I can't get an NYCC one (simply because I live in the wrong country! I can't swallow the absurd import charges my country applies to even $30 ones, and I can't seem to hook up a trade either). Otherwise, seems that a blended Gali mask isn't that unreasonable thanks to TheDesuComplex's interesting observations about injection points. The only qualm that I'd have about a new colour of Skull Spider is that I'd need 6 of them, since I have 6 of all the other colours (not the gold one though as that's not technically a Skull Spider), and since they'd be exclusive, it'd get pricey very quickly. So get this: All of the Skull villains have trans red, right? I don't mean to be nitpicky, but it's Trans-Neon Orange on the Skull Villains, not Trans-Red Quote
Shakar Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) Really hope that the books mask is the "Kaukau" in gold and trans (light blue like Gali's bones? Blue to match PoW's mask?) or just in a trans shade. A red spider would be cool but it'd be just an additional breed for collection. Whereas Gali's mask would actually fill an empty slot that would otherwise be left there as a very annoying shortcoming. Edited February 26, 2015 by Shakar Quote
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