MOC: Takanuva

[Masked Builder]

Okay so this is my first Bionicle Moc in a while so please don't kill me. Anyways I really like Takanuva so I wanted to do a larger version of him so I present Takanuva!

Comments & Questions are always encouraged! More pictures to come as I make them.

Masked

[Extreme Sadness.]

Pretty good overall, but I just don't think the hunchiness fits Taka.

-ES

[sok117]

It's a nice moc, but it just doesn't fit well with the noble warrior that is Takanuva, it almost looks like more of an evil rendering of him. But it is still very cool nonetheless.

[Masked Builder]

It's a nice moc, but it just doesn't fit well with the noble warrior that is Takanuva, it almost looks like more of an evil rendering of him. But it is still very cool nonetheless.

I agree.

Pretty good overall, but I just don't think the hunchiness fits Taka.

-ES

Yeah but I thought it was cool.

[VBBN]

Anyways I really like Takanuva so I wanted to do a larger version of him so I present Takanuva!

What exactly is the story behind his scale? Hes certainly larger than a normal toa, but any reason for this? Then again, I guess we never got an explainationa s to the massive takky we got in 08, but still.

Anyways it looks pretty good but the torso is a big no-no. With arms and legs like that he deserves a better torso, something along the lines of an Axonn torso would work even. Also, I would recommend adding in another color. Silver was never really the mian color of him. In fact, silver is barely seen on any takanuva;

03 Takky; Dark gold and white

08 Takky; Gunmetal and white

10 Takky; White and silver

So if nothing else he could stand to have some more white.

Other than that I like the legs and upper arms. ;]

[Aanchir]

What exactly is the story behind his scale? Hes certainly larger than a normal toa, but any reason for this? Then again, I guess we never got an explainationa s to the massive takky we got in 08, but still.

Anyways it looks pretty good but the torso is a big no-no. With arms and legs like that he deserves a better torso, something along the lines of an Axonn torso would work even. Also, I would recommend adding in another color. Silver was never really the mian color of him. In fact, silver is barely seen on any takanuva;

03 Takky; Dark gold and white

08 Takky; Gunmetal and white

10 Takky; White and silver

So if nothing else he could stand to have some more white.

Other than that I like the legs and upper arms. ;]

Takanuva's size in 2008 was actually explained as the effect of Karda Nui's energies on Matoran and Toa of Light. That's why the 2008 Matoran were larger (relative to Toa) than they had been previous years.

Anyway, I agree, this MOC doesn't really fit Takanuva. White should definitely be added to the color scheme to alleviate this (just replacing basic parts like the joints might be enough to do the trick), and his torso armor should be more substantial. I like what you've done with the feet-- I did something similar on a WIP for a Kalmah revamp I tried to make once. It'd probably be better, though, if you could find a way to make them a bit shorter in the front.

As a work-in-progress this is great-- I like the creative design of his abdomen, and the innovative design of the feet. The proportions are good, even though people might disagree about whether or not the hunched posture works for Takanuva. If you decide to try and improve this MOC, I'd love to see pics of your solutions to some of these problems!

[Masked Builder]

Thanks for all of the feedback guys! Now to use some of it...

[Phantoka Kopaka Nuva]

More white, less silver and no hunchiness should make this MOC perfect.