It's that time of the year already? I've got to stop sleeping so much. And no comics on the boxes anymore? :I

Received Tahu and Ikir in the mail from LEGO today. No review embargo, so here's my thoughts as I'm currently processing. No photos yet, but soon.

*(Thoughts)

Getting ready to set my photo studio up and take some quick teaser photos.

Thanks DV! Can't wait to see your review.

I'm happy to hear that the swivel function has good friction and is removable. Tahu's texture problem was expected, along with his lanky-ness.

Just a little request, could you take pictures of how the unity piece (Technic shell) looks with various addons? Really interested in seeing how that looks.

It's that time of the year already? I've got to stop sleeping so much. And no comics on the boxes anymore? :I

It seems that they are in the instruction pamphlets now.

It seems that they are in the instruction pamphlets now.

There are comics on the Toa boxes.

There are comics on the Toa boxes.

Oh, ok cool. Glad to see they are still on some of the boxes. I was just going off of Terak's review. Thanks for the clarification!

A review of Terak Creature of Earth has shown up on BZPower today! Looks good :)

More in the review, these are quick rough shots just so you can all see some things.

Yikes, I want to love him because of the sentimental value Tahu is to me, but there is way too much gold. D: I didn't want to believe people when they said it, but now my eyes are open. As well as the legs, I'm not a huge fan of CCBS figures with longer thigh bones then lower leg bones(lack anatomy knowledge, how did I ever graduate), plus that Technic shell does stand out, but I'm willing to excuse that due to nostalgia.

On the pro's, however, I love that mask, the weapons, and Ikir's wings.

Thanks for the pics!

The Skull Cloth addon (and Tahu) looks so much better when combined. Ikir's wings and tail feathers really help the jagged, fiery look. Now it's the piston addon and Technic shell that bother me.

Edited December 6, 20159 yr by Dr_Chronos

Maaan that looks awkward. Gonna have to pass on this one.

Tahu looks great when combined with Ikir, but I still think that Tahu's mask looks kinda odd and there's still way too much gold on him.

Combined mode doesn't look too bad, but your other comments, DV, don't give me high hopes for the individual figure...

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.

Here hoping Umarak doesn't disappoint.

So is the new brainstalk even worse?

So is the new brainstalk even worse?

Good question. I suppose they are don't pop off the mask as easily, but they also look like they have the same lighting problem as before. I thought with the ends of the mask being translucent it would allow for better light-piping, but it doesn't look like that's the case.

I think that the 2015 eyestalks are better than the new one. Both of them has the same lighting issue, but the design of the 15 eyestalks allow the masks to been pop off much easier.

Edited December 6, 20159 yr by ArmstrongYong

Still holding off judgement until my review copies get here, but I'm struggling to find much that I actually like about Tahu.

I'm kind off intrigued that he is so gold. Makes me think its a Kingly version of Tahu, with the Gold and the Wings, the creature being like a crown. It is a distinct departure from the red/Gold of 2015; and especially the G1 colors.

With that said, I hope 2017 has a significant return to red pieces for Tahu. If we get another gold and trans-orange Tahu again I'll be upset.

Still holding off judgement until my review copies get here, but I'm struggling to find much that I actually like about Tahu.

My favourite part of the set is his two solid red parts. Because they are size 6 shells in red. I'm so happy for this you don't even know.

Daaaaaaang. I was bandwagoning initially, with the whole "he has too much gold" thing, but WOW he really does have altogether way too much gold.

I think his look could actually work if they replaced the orange with more tr. red. The orange just doesn't fit with the rest of his color scheme, especially with the blade pieces being right next to tr. red and tr. yellow flame pieces.

I think the gold wouldn't be so bad if most of the trans orange was replaced by red. Basically the same mistake they made with 2014 Laval- nowhere near enough contrast.

So is that Mata Blue or Gali's Dark Azure? Gali's new 4M shells seem like they would look pretty good on him.

Colours aside, the weapons still look lame to me, but I do like his overall figure, more so than I thought actually. Still at the bottom of my list among the Toa however.

EDIT Draiknova read my mind

Edited December 6, 20159 yr by Shakar

So is that Mata Blue or Gali's Dark Azure? Gali's new 4M shells seem like they would look pretty good on him.

The Bohrok eyes are the beautiful dark azure.

Thanks! Really nice, glad that colour is getting used more. I actually like it more than Medium Azure.