Some images for some 2016 sets: http://www.bzpower.com/story.php?ID=8127
Revelations:
http://www.lego.com/en-us/bionicle/story/episode-1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsoT-fPe0LU&index=1&list=PLhu2VtAo89tdVuLXHS5tJUJNp3xgmWLKn
Old Testament:
http://cross-wired-freak.tumblr.com/post/68472919868/bionicle-chronicles-bionicle-adventures-bionicle
Get up to speed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpfNrl6RIvM
G1 comics: http://biomediaproject.com/bmp/comics/
Where you can buy pieces: http://www.bricklink.com/
Building instructions for technic sets: http://biomediaproject.com/bmp/building-instructions/
no shill pls
Previous Thread: >>5393665
>that file name
I kek'd
>>5403807
Fuck BZP
Did anyone play this as a kid?
>>5403846
I heard from a friend it's pretty fun, though I didn't play it myself, I may try it if I have the chance, for the heck of it.
>>5403846
Never saw it in stores, plus even if I had it I would've had nobody to play it with...
>>5403846
nah, I own the board game with the hexagonal puzzle piece board thing though.
>>5403860
five minutes into bonkle and chill and they give you this look
Some anons in the last thread wanted to see Potato with Ketar's vorox armor, iirc no one delivered so here it is. I like it a lot, if you're gonna bring back his robo arm I think this is a great way to make it stand out more
>>5403929
And here's Ketar. I actually liked the tan vorox armor and the messy color scheme, but I can't deny he looks more put together this way
I took some crappy pictures since I've recieved some pieces for Tahu and made some changes to Pohatu, but first, let's repost Lewa.
>>5403950
whats the cheapest set i can buy that has the parts to extend lewa's upper arms
Here is tahu with the corrected colour scheme. As I said before, the blades on his back are able to stay even when unified with ikir (and most likely everyone else).
>>5403962
I almost want to pick up a clearance Tahu and do this down the line.
I'm also thinking of getting Pohatu + maybe a clearance 2015 Pohatu (if I can find any left) + Keytar and maybe Peg Rider Finn or Rey this weekend. Hopefully mod I do will be better than the base build for 2016.
>>5403955
Quite frankly, I don't know. I'm pretty sure the "rarest" piece used here are the two 3M shells so maybe check sets that have them ? The other pieces aren't difficult to find by any mean.
>>5403701
>Sweden
>>5403974
Kek
Finally, here is Pohatu, with the boulder now attached to his leg. I didn't really like the flail weapon as is and a friend of mine joked about how it looked like the boulder was actually attahed to his ankle in one of my previous pictures and I though it was actually an excellent idea, so I kept it. Not sure about the 1x1 round plates on the chain though, I wanted to get them on here to make it look like the chain had crystals in it, but it doesn't look that good.
You can also see the repurposed crystal blade, It's a non-definitive design but I wanted to include it so pohatu has something to hold on.
>>5404027
>floating ball
r u a wizard m8
>>5404053
It was taken on a floor clearly.
>>5404053
Trick photography, friend.
https://vimeo.com/2255269
https://vimeo.com/3238775
https://vimeo.com/6200601
https://vimeo.com/8433023
https://vimeo.com/15852830
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3oPNEiF3Io
Posting new /biog/core
>>5404262
NO FUCK THAT HUMANIZED SHIT, FUCK OFF BACK TO TUMBLR
Pohatu mod
Complete with boots
>>5404272
How'd you make those feet connections?
is target actually stocking the buddies now? the last two times I checked one they just had Tahu, Kopaka, Onua and Umarak.
>>5404274
01 foot pistons are the perfect size for clips.
As are Pohatu's kickers', apparently.
>>5404272
Is that heresy I see on the torso?
>>5404293
What are you talking aboot?
>>5404272
>mixing tan hand pieces with dark tan, dark orange, silver, trans neon green, and dark grey
Looks pretty shitty desu
>>5404296
Never mind the wrist shell made it look like the lower torso was dark orange
i just realized tahu has blue bohrok eyes on his feet for some reason.
I wanted my Onua beefy.
>>5404347
Xtra beefy
>>5404347
Looks dumb tbqhw/ufamily
>>5404333
It's because he's got blue on his chest. It's an attempt to tie the colors together a little.
Is Shop@Home still fucking broken?
>>5404262
>The rage builds
>the rage stops
>the rage gets bored and fucks off
What reactions have you gotten from friends and family about your bonkles? Most people I've shown seem impressed, a few aren't interested, and so far only two have insulted me for having them.
>>5404454
My mom thought they were straight up babby toys.
>>5404483
That's normies for ya. She probably calls all game consoles "A Nintendo"
>>5404351
He needs leg day
>>5404454
Everyone I know either doesn't care or doesn't know about it..
>>5404490
Actually... she probably would.
>>5404454
The family knows Bionicle's been my favorite thing for ages, and while they don't completely approve of my spending they seem okay with it. Most of my friends are impressed by my collection, though the normalfags on the fringes of my group think Lego is "kid crap". They're starting to see the light too, but it's slow going as they aren't very open minded.
>>5403846
I still have the Gali/Pohatu box set somewhere in my basement. I think I even had some Bohrok one too.
Which one of you plays Star Wars: The Old Republic
>>5404454
>friends
>>5404454
I started playing with Bionicles when I was around 9, and most of my cousins were just curious as to why I didn't like to play sports, or watch BET, or listen to rap music. My mom doesnt care so much, and was just happy I found a hobby. By ~13 years old, my dad gave up on me ever joining a sports team when I didn't make the cut for the football team, and just had a depressed look in his eyes whenever he saw me playing.
As of now, I'm getting back into Bionicle, and I'm going to keep it a secret. I don't want my folks to know I got back into it.
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/tag/5379299298.html
https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/tag/5401584701.html
I think I asked here before, but I can't remember if I got a response.
Are any of those worth buying?
>>5404454
My families pretty cool with it, honestly. My ex-infantrymen brother saw them for the first time the other day and he posed up some sets so that Obi Wan Kenobi was fucking RoboTupac in the ass while RoboTupac ate out Rey. So I think that's a positive? But honestly I rarely mention it around them, they just know I enjoy it.
>>5404652
Sorry to hear that Anon. I don't know your age range, but I'm assuming you're at least high school age, since you made it seem like you still live with your family. I went through a similar thing with my own family, so let me reassure you that no matter your hobbies, they're your family, and they'll always love you. If you enjoy Bionicles go ahead and keep fucking with em. Hope it's just as much fun as you remember them being when you were 9.
>>5404454
I have around 100 of the G1 sets, I've bought all the G2 sets so far and nobody has been able to tell the difference.
>>5404454
My mom would never buy them for me, but she understands and appreciates some of the shit I build.
My brother and friends think it's pretty cool, and it ties in to our group creative projects.
My dad's an engineer (and even bought little me his first Bionicle set -- Lewa Mata) and -- systemfag that he is -- thinks it's pretty neat.
>>5404664
pics pls need new fap material
>>5404282
I was there yesterday and there were finally price tags for $9.99 sets so I assume that they should be happening soon
>>5404454
The people that know me well expect unnatural behavior, and aren't very surprised to find out I collect toys. Usually people are impressed, it turns out, so either I'm pretty good at spotting like minds, or I'm easy to lie to.
>>5404454
Some people became interested enough to buy some themselves(but just as a dustholder-figures), others don't give a damn.
>>5404454
Before I graduated, a good majority of my high school classmates were weebs and considered my toy collecting 'weird', which was generally their word for normal. Some of the people I hung out with since elementary still thought Bionicle was the hottest shit, even though they fell out of buying sets around Hordika year.
My family's okay with it, and my old man started buying Lego sets when he saw aftermarket prices on eBay and other places.
>>5404454
nobody really gives a shit
>>5403860
What exactly is this from? None of the wiki seem to know.
>>5404454
Friends don't care. One of them sat down with me and built some stuff. Mom doesn't. Dad wasn't impressed when I told him I spend my money on toys, but hasn't brought it up or acted differently when I've seen/called him after that.
>>5404664
Lmao. Nice.
>>5405027
The Mata animations
>>5405034
Are you sure? That particular shot doesn't show up.
>>5404669
I'm 19, and if my parents deem my spending "unfit for someone my age", it's just a reason for them the kick me out.
I'm also a little hesitant about buying some of the newer Bionicles. They look pretty cool, but I'm not digging the way the armor looks. I would buy some of the older ones, but that's not exactly cheaper.
What should I do?
Got a prototype of kopaka's sword, not sure I'll keep it as is since it uses illegal connection for the hilt piece, but I prefer the look of both blades against each other. I may buy Gali first though, I haven't decided yet.
>>5405059
It's from the old promo CDs, the Toa bios section. Some versions (like the ones I have) just showed monochrome screenshots from the animations, but apparently other versions had exclusive CGI renders.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW6pfckzm2o
>>5404454
my friends and family have accepted that I blow most of my money on toys. but my dad loves LEGO, since I was a kid it's been a tradition that every birthday/christmas we'd get Star Wars sets and build them together. He's kinda sad that bonkles are too simple to need two people to work on them but h still thinks they're neat.
>>5405152
>my friends and family have accepted that I blow most of my money on toys. but my dad loves LEGO
Lucky, my family is barely tolerant of my toy spending, while my father scoffs at Lego...
...Considering this is a man who'd do well to have an actual hobby in his life now that's he's retired, this is rather infuriating.
>>5404973
well there were price tags when I went but no sets, I haven't checked within the last few days though so I was curious.
So I did some simple mods to three of my 2015 Toa.
Kopaka of course needed a new torso shell.
>>5405175
Gali ended up with Kivoda's shells.
>>5404454
My parents aren't too fond of it, but as long as I'm just spending my own money, they don't really care. Especially since I showed them that the cost spread out across the year isn't even as high as it seems when I buy a bunch of sets at once.
My sisters and all friends who have seen it are generally pretty excited about my collection. I actually can't remember ever getting any really negative reactions.
Just got my 2016 Onua and I have to say I think I actually like the 2015 design more. I like the trans usage, bigger mask, and lack of stickers for 2016 but the design doesn't do it for me.
My opinion may change once I get terak however...
>>5405188
And Onua has been given the heaviest amount of new parts, now having all trans purple bones and shells from Basher and his 2016 form.
>>5405196
He's also a into taller thanks to his shin bones and he stacks up better next to the other Toa now. He's easily my favorite in terms of the new look. Gali still a cute though.
>>5405193
Onua's ribcage shoulder pads aren't as thick as his previous shovel armor, and I think Terak fixes that.
>>5405203
>*unit
>Marathoned the comics last night
>mfw Toa Metru Owena and Nocturne
I keked.
>>5405073
I've decided to remove all crystal elements from the Toa and keep them for the Creatures, so I'm digging a relic from the past for my Ultimate Kopaka's™ sword.
Once I get Kopaka and Melum I'll try to incorporate the set's sword hilt into mine too.
I'm changing Lewa's axes for another piece, this way each Toa has a unique mould for their weapon(s).
>>5404652
That's the saddest shit dude. It's like everyone's just assuming you're worthless because you don't like what they like, and you like sonething they don't. Fuck those people.
>>5405188
>tfw enough spare yellow half bushings to make Gali's staff entirely yellow
Only mod you need
>>5403846
I had the Kopaka/Tahu one, but at the time I barely spoke English, if at all, and I'm pretty sure it's probably somewhere in a trash heap at this point.
>>5404454
I can remember one instance where I had a fairly normie friend of mine and his girlfriend come in my house for a bit. As we were walking up the stairs to my room I thought to myself "I have all those 2015 sets displayed in my room" but I figured it's to late to avoid my room now so I just had to be cool about it and try not to look autistic. When we entered my room the sets were the first thing they noticed and my friend said something along the lines of "dude bionicles were the coolest" and honestly seemed impressed. His girlfriend was rather quiet about it, couldn't really tell what she thought of it. However what they didn't know is that I recently spent over a hundred dollars on all those sets, instead of them being old toys I had on display. I'm sure they would've thought it was weird if they knew that.
>>5404897
Lol I already took Obi Wan apart. I'll recreate it with the moc I made in his place tho
>grandmother and cousin don't understand why I like lego stuff and spend so much on it
>they each have closets full of clothing they never wear
everybody's got those things they like which are ultimately pointless
>>5405494
>yfw this nigga lives with his grandma and cousin
even your grandma thinks you're a fucking loser
>>5404272
If all humanoid bionicle sets cost a few more dollars for the sake of standardizing articulating fingers, would you still buy them?
Finally got a united mode that pleases me. It feels a bit like some oversouls from Shaman King, and I really like using Ketar's head as a pauldron.
>>5405513
So's my cousin, who has to work jobs that give tips to make above minimum wage. Your point?
>>5405027
Well, there's worse stuff you could be spending your money on than plastic crack. Like real crack, for example.
>>5405175
I did this as soon as I got Kopaka. He looks so much better without the silver.
>>5405234
Why not replace the yellow parts with light grey ones to match the leg spikes?
>>5405278
>that sword
It's a shame that there really isn't a way to cover the nasty side of the sword since the pinholes are full size as opposed to half width ones.
>>5405278
>lit
>heated
I can't tell if you're making puns, or you're a stoner.
I might be adding a bit too much, but it's kinda sorta my first real moc.
How is it?
>>5405553
Fantastic. Especially the pauldron, I love pauldrons, ask anyone.
>>5405695
Underage alert.
Mods help
>>5405695
Brilliant. 11/10, man. I NEED instructions.
>>5405689
It's like, slang.
"Lit" and "heated" are the same tier as "fàm".
>>5405726
Disgusting.
>>5405737
Sorry.
>>5405695
clear that clutter in the background
I can't tell whats what
Fake?
>>5405852
Or real?
>>5405852
Yeah, probably.
>>5405854
That looks like complete shit. Well, not completely, the legs are still neat.
>>5405854
I'd say they look pretty legit
>>5405862
I mean, these would be some of the best fakes I've ever seen.
>>5405870
I mean, these are preliminary enough that they don't feature any blended pieces or prints, but yeah they are a bit iffy. Ekimu will look fine once the blending on the mask is added in, but Umarak's posing is really awkward and trans-neon green is such a garbage color.
>>5405874
I mean, best in terms of looking like legit leaks, rather than best in terms of looking like good sets. Because these look like shit.
>>5405883
>I hope this isn't real
This desu senpai.
>>5405854
Gears on hand. MANHANDLING FUNCTION cumming soon
>>5405854
>Skull Basher horns instead of sweet Technic antlers
Kill me now. At least Ekimu looks passable.
>>5405069
With the Bionicles, I would just get a few of the smaller sets and see how you feel about it. I didn't dig the new armor at first, but it grew on me after a while.
As for the family, fuck that shit. It's your money, spend it how you want. And if they really kick you out for that, then get an apartment or something.
>>5405852
>>5405854
>>5405862
>>5405874
>>5405879
I don't mind these that much looking at them for awhile, except for Umarak, he's just such a departure from what he was, I mean I get what they are going for with the face, its a big bestial mask of control, but the shape and proportions of the whole thing seem really odd to me, though the posing might be more at fault for that because he is leaning so far forward.
>>5405896
The supermonster Mask of Control execution is fucked, they should've made the whole of the antlers gold.
>>5405893
they have silver blended pieces, but I don't see the toa masks.
If nothing else the setting seems kinda cool with that giant green mountain and the green sky and the sickly mucus dripping off the Masks of Earth, Ice, and Fire (which appear to be recolored silver and trans neon green)
>>5405904
Theyre clamped inside the various shadow traps the beasts seem to have on their bodies
>>5405904
Ekimu is standing on what might be a gunmetal Hunter Mask, I can't see another mask on Umarak, Lava beast has a Tahu mask on his hand under the copyright, Quake Beast has Onua's in his left shoulder trap, and Storm Beast has Kopaka's in its tail on the bottom right.
>>5405695
As the guy who invented that leg build (I'm actually sincerely flattered), I'm gonna try my best to keep criticism constructive.
>The Good
I really like what you did with the exterior arms.
Very creative use of parts, and the uniformly bulky limbs coupled with the itty-bitty hands gives them a very "deep sea pressure suit" vibe.
Your attempt to give it a rotating action-feature antenna is applaudable, but ultimately misplaced
>The Bad
While I'm flattered you decided to use those legs, they were designed for very small, lightweight MOCs for a reason.
Mounted on a body that tall, and that far apart, they look like turkey-leg toothpicks.
In fact, that really sums up everything wrong with your MOC.
Everything is too wide and too empty.
You have some parts that -- on their own -- would be very nice, but when you try and mash them all together on that wide, gappy frame, it's all just a big mess.
Salvage the legs and arms, put the former on something more slim and gracile, put the latter on something completely beefy and filled out, and ditch the antenna.
>>5405852
>>5405854
>retarded color schemes
>terrible designs
>still new foot molds
Yeah they're real alright. It's everything I've come to expect with this shitty reboot.
why did they choose to make silver masks of the toa whose creatures have gold heads ? wasn't it the perfect time to create silver versions of lewa, gali and pohatu's masks ? it would have been way more interesting.
>>5405879
>2015
Either early as fuck or fake.
>>5405912
Wonder what the significance of Ekimu standing on Umarak's old mask means, it seems to confirm it was at least a mask, but why is it still relevant if Umarak has turned into some giant twisted abomination.
Anyone else not feeling it this wave?
I mean, I'm glad Bionicle is back and they're using more technic builds this time, but the sets just seem so...generic I guess is the word I'd use. Whatever happened to all those cool names like "Bohrok" and "Rahkshi"? Instead we get names like "Skull Basher" and "Lava Beast".
Maybe it's because I haven't bought any from the 2016 wave yet, but I don't find myself getting excited compared to last year. I'll still buy a few because it's Bionicle, but I can't help but feel like Lego is taking it in the wrong direction in terms of story/characters.
If these are real, Umarak is by far the biggest disappointment, the Hunter is my favorite G2 figure, and this one doesn't seem to take much from him besides his leg build and the Mask of Control. How do we go from a bow to giant monster hands?
>>5405905
So looking at Umarak he has some slime shit coming off him the same color as he is, and there is slime shit featured in all the other sets. We see the central mountain of Okoto spewing a beam into the air and the sky is green and fucked, so clearly he fucked some shit up. Pure speculation, but one theory could be that he actually managed to capture the creatures at the end of the winter story and since they were the embodiment of the islands elements it made everything go to shit.
>>5405927
at the panel in 2015 SDCC they said they dropped all terms to keep it simpler like hero factory
>>5405927
Nigger what?
>Ikir
>Akida
>Uxar
>Terak
>Melum
>Ketar
>Umarak
>>5405931
Literally every single batch of these are dated the year before, is this your first set of leaks?
The most telling factor of leaks is if there are no new parts, but we have at LEAST 4 new parts here.
>>5405931
You're a retard. It's been 2016 for less than half of a month.
>>5404262
fucking cancer
These leaked sets appear to have a version of the Star Drill with a socket instead of an axle hole. I'm not a fan of this so far, but Umarak the Shithorns has a nice fapping action feature.
>>5405950
>I read it as "Bazinga"
>>5405956
BIONICLE cycle officially established.
GOAT tier Winter waves. Shit tier Summer waves
>>5405956
And you are the kind of person why Lego hates leaks.
>>5405963
more like college kids with too much time on their hands am i rite?
>>5405895
Do Tahu or Lewa count as "small" sets?
Also, minimum wage and college makes me dependant on them, so it'd be tough getting an apartment with my salary any time soon.
And thanks for the kind words guys, but I'm gonna stop blogposting now.
Looked at them for a while, current thoughts:
>Ekimu
This guy looks fine, I expect / hope the mask is blended with gold in the front like the 2016 winter wave masks, protectors didnt have blending on their masks at this stage so its possible.
>Lava Beast
Looks cool enough, legs are shit, but weapons appear to have some kind of neat little function. I hope that jaw is poseable
>Storm Beast
I actually think this one looks really cool, curious about what those rods in the back are. Poseable fingers is cool, hopefully the jaw is poseable too.
>Quake Beast
Never been one for the bulky purple / black sets, but this one looks inoffensive enough, Looks like he has a super beefy arm or something, hopefully the jaw can move
>Umarak the Destroyer
I set myself up for disappointment with this guy, Umarak was so cool and I kind of expected this version to be a bigger version of the same thing. Once the shock value wore off he's kind of grown on me, the pose is absolutely terrible in his boxart and shitty perspective makes the proportions look terrible, he looks much better in Ekimu's boxart. upper legs look kind of short compared to lower legs but I think that's just a trick of perspective like the torso (which is actually really tall and decently proportioned), since it looks fine in Ekimu's boxart. Not crazy about the headpiece, but going to hope it's just the pose, which makes it look less intimidating than it should (the beasts end up looking far scarier) Hopefully the jaw can move.
>>5405968
I'm hoping these are really, really preliminary if real.
>>5405852
>gunmetal Umarak mask
>>5405854
Is it me or does it look like Ekimu is standing on his knees, as if he were almost defeated?
>>5405862
New shoulder armor piece?
>>5405874
Will it finally include the silver/purple blade? I can't see it.
>>5405879
>dark blue shells
Do I spot a light blue figure on the right side of the box?
The heads are probably the only cool things about these.
>>5405972
We said the same thing about the skull crew and they turned out to be real (though with several adjustments in coloration like Skull Basher's torso).
General rule here is that the prelims always look like shit because lego has no idea how to pose sets, and in person things look a lot better (like with the skull crew). Printing should at least make the torso pieces look less bare.
>>5405976
>mfw UtD has chest stickers
>mfw it's an enlarged version of the chest mouth from his hunter form
>>5405937
>>5405946
>>5405950
Yeah, but they're not on the box or anything, and like >>5405936 said everything is simplified.
Remember all the foreshadowing Lego did for the Bohrok before their official release? Remember how mysterious and alien they were, with their krana and the way they stopped at nothing to destroy everything on Mata Nui? Remember all those krana you could collect, and how each had its own name and power, plus the fact that there were active and dormant variants? It wasn't until years later that we finally learned their true purpose, but even in those early years there was so much room to speculate.
Compare that to the skull squad this generation. They had very little depth beyond "stop the Toa and steal their masks". The most foreshadowing we got was that hand coming out of the ground in the final shot of the early 2015 animations, but even when we did see them in action they get defeated relatively easily. The Bohrok, by comparison, needed the entire island of Mata Nui working together to be defeated, and even then they were essentially unstoppable until the Toa finally shut them down by imprisoning the queens. They felt like a real threat, which kept you on the edge as you watched everything unfold via the comics, web animations, books, and online games.
I wish Lego didn't simplify this gen so much. I miss the massive amount of world building we got from G1, from the comics to the online games to the books. I'm hoping they go back to it, but right now it looks like they'll keep everything as simple as they can.
>The beasts were tlg's chance at making sets that aren't generic humanoid garbage
>and they wasted it
That's it. There's no saving G2. It's so god damn shit. All of it. It started out almost promising, then it all went downhill from there.
>>5405987
its been an up down more than a straight down.
The Masters were okay
The Skull Villains were iredeemable shit
The Uniters are fantastic
The Beasts are mediocre.
This year's better than last year, but the summer wave is still worse than the winter wave by far like it was last year.
>>5405990
>The Skull Villains were iredeemable shit
>>5405985
>Yeah, but they're not on the box or anything
The names one of those anons posted are literally ALL on the boxes.
>>5405990
>The Skull Villains were iredeemable shit
>The Uniters are fantastic
What twisted, fucked up, reality are you living in?
>>5405974
Also note how Lava Beast has a new color of Glatorian necks. Also I expect the blade pieces on Quake to be the same as Pohatu's, since gotta have that umarak color.
>>5405996
Okay fine, the Skull Villains werent actually that bad, open ball joints all over the place sucked, but MM vs SG plus basher were all fine.
Uniters statement is completely true, they are so much better than last years Toa it isnt even funny.
>>5405995
Shit, you're right. I've been out of the loop for a little while.
Still doesn't change anything else I said though.
>>5406002
I assume you haven't read the second book or the graphic novel or anything? We got a lot of lore at the end of the year.
I'm just gonna wait for Toy Fair before I judge anything.
>>5406013
>that Scorpion guy from Pohatu's mask shrine.
What?
>>5406015
>What are the 2015 character videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi3VxHNKgQw
Jesus christ, man, they've only been out for over a year now
>>5406011
I feel that the posing is what really kills Umarak for me, once I adjust my expectations from what he is now to what he will become (some giant beast turned so probably by the mask of control combined with whatever fucking apocalypse he unleashed) I'm warming up to him. Remember how bad lego is at posing (pic related), This Umarak is leaning forward just as far as the one in this pose, and leaning forward poses never look good for humanoids.
>>5406014
Probably for the best, remember how terrible the skull prelims looked compared to the actual sets.
>>5406000
>same weapon mold re-used for 5 of the 6 toa
>compromising silhouette diversity to support shitty gimmick
>They've all been raped by the gold & silver fairies
>Ben 10 levels of useless torso pieces
>JUST masks
>clusterfuck titan
I'll ask again, what twisted, fucked up, reality are you living in? Because the only redeeming thing about the wave was the slightly more technic torso builds.
>>5404303
Hands are dark tan, dummy.
And the colorscheme is literally just a cleaner version of the original, so I don't get what you're complaining about.
>>5406022
>>same weapon mold re-used for 5 of the 6 toa
Welcome to post 2006 Bionicle
>>compromising silhouette diversity to support shitty gimmick
Welcome to Bionicle in general
>>They've all been raped by the gold & silver fairies
Welcome to 2002 and post 2006 Bionicle
>>Ben 10 levels of useless torso pieces
Welcome to CCBS
>>JUST masks
Okay
>>clusterfuck titan
Welcome to literally any titan
>>5406022
>same weapon mold re-used for 5 of the 6 toa
which were each incorporated into a unique technic weapon build.
>compromising silhouette diversity to support shitty gimmick
Wasn't the "silhouette" thing shot down, like, five threads ago?
>They've all been raped by the gold & silver fairies
Lots of metals =/= bad
>Ben 10 levels of useless torso pieces
the Uniter torso shells are still useful with other CCBS torsos
>JUST masks
there's no accounting for taste
>clusterfuck titan
...are we still talking about the same sets? Umarak's pretty fucking great
>>5406030
I rather like the unity wave, but saying that post 2006 bionicle used the same weapons is totally stupid. No, the general gimmick weapon doesn't count since pretty much every set with some exceptions got a specific weapon. Get your facts straight if you want to argue.
>>5406021
You mind posting the prelims?
>>5405889
>tfw I have BA Stormer because an old friend bought it for me on a vacation
What a lazy Kopaka rip off, but I have a soft spot for it because it's recently gotten me back into bonkles.
>>5406052
If you're going to dismiss everything they out of hand, just say so up front and stop wasting others' time.
>>5406022
>same weapon mold re-used for 5 of the 6 toa
Bionicles been doing this for ages now, its better than what we had early G1 where only 1 weapon piece ever becomes useful for MOCs and the others are too specialized to use for anything. The set's weapon configurations are different enough that you literally only notice the similarities on Gali and Pohatu.
>compromising silhouette diversity to support shitty gimmick
Literally the only one with silhouette diversity last year was Onua, hell the custom upper arms on these guys add all sorts of new designs that the others lacked with their boring CCBS construction
>They've all been raped by the gold & silver fairies
Just like bionicle post 2002, they arent even much worse than last year in that regard, Tahu's overuse of gold isnt whats noticeable in person, it's his lack of red.
>Ben 10 levels of useless torso pieces
All torso pieces are useless anyway, last years were just as bad except for the lower part which looks like shit on it's own. If you want to make a good MOC in CCBS you dont use torso pieces for anything but filler.
>JUST masks
Do you even own the masks? All of them except Gali are far superior to their 2015 designs in terms of shape an expression, Tahu no longer has his disgusting 2015 jawile and has a less dorky expression, Lewa's mask actually looks good now, Kopaka's mask doesnt look like a depressed buisinessman, and Pohatu's doesnt look like literally a rectangle.
>clusterfuck titan
Do you even own Umarak? Literally the only thing on him you could call a clusterfuck are his lower legs, which are very coherent outside of the blue pins.
I swear you don't own any of the sets and are just copypasting Deevee's shitposting.
>>5406052
>whinges incessantly on minutiae
>VALID CRITICISMS!
>Is offered a dissenting opinion
>LOL HAVE FUN SUCKING TLG'S DICK
okay
>>5405879
>Storm Beast has ice
I like it.
>>5406065
>I swear you don't own any of the sets and are just copypasting Deevee's shitposting.
Why would I buy sets that I have no interest in?
>>5406047
http://imgur.com/a/MWulm
Mind you the quality on these pictures is worse than these 2016 ones, but it goes to show how bad prelims can make sets look
>>5406084
why complain about saving money
jesus
>>5406091
He's being all 'wah wah I hate how they made bionicle look like bionicle again I want muh nostalgia gearboxes', just ignore him, he isn't going to hurt your or my enjoyment of the Uniters.
>>5405852
>>5405854
>>5405862
>>5405874
>>5405879
Only the chest printings can save the Beasts. Ekimu is going to look a lot better, love the fully trans mask. Umarak looks too different from his base form, his legs and his hands look awful. And trans neon green? Really?
But look at the Beasts. They don't even look like the designers tried. Those limbs are awful.
So are these the extras?
Ekimu: gunmetal Umarak mask
Lava: gunmetal and trans ? green Hau
Quake: gunmetal and trans neon green Pakari
Storm: gunmetal and trans bright green Akaku
Umarak: ?
>>5405854
TRANSPARENT MOTHERFUCKING YELLOW
>>5405854
I think people are just dissapointed because we expected so much from Umarak the destroyer, people wanted literally Grevious with antlers, but instead we got something completely different, which does explain why lego would release the same character twice in one year, as he has undergone a drastic appearance change.
Really the only thing I dont like about the beasts' are Lava Beast's lower legs. As much as I am dissapointed they are all bipedal, Lego has proved time and time again they cant make non-bipedal Bionicle sets for shit with CCBS, so this was probably the right decision. I am happy we arent just getting masks again and actually have beastial heads. and unlike last summer, we actually get three recolors for the overused headpiece (though still only two new head/mask pieces) instead of everything being silver with one gunmetal.
I actually legitametly like Storm beast a lot, small beast feet as hands is kind of awkward, but the overall silhouette is really menacing.
>>5406119
looks like frozen piss
>>5405852
>>5406125
YOU look like frozen piss
>>5406115
I just really don't understand what you expect from Bionicle if you actually liked the Masters with their lack of necks, open balljoints, and big stretches of textureless flat color (they looked way too toyish in general) over the very very much Bionicle-looking uniters, who's only weak links are Gali and Pohatu.
>>5406119
It's totally going to be trans neon green, we will never get trans-yellow.
![[PANIC].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/OqA2aEj.jpg "[PANIC].jpg")
>>5406125
>looks like frozen piss
>LOOKS LIKE FROZEN PISS
ANONS...DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?!?!
>>5406125
Shut the fuck up, Darknova.
>>5406119
I wonder if it's actually trans lime
>>5406131
I- I had heard the prophecies, yet never dared believe them to be true...to think that I should live to see this day...
>>5406130
bullshit man, there's no way that's not yellow
>>5406113
I really don't mind the beasts at all, Lava Beast's limbs are kinda shit, but Storm and Quake's aren't bad at all, I really like the thinner unarmored look, especially as one who really dislikes the CCBS armor they throw on everything, so these end up looking really cool to me. That being said, with the blurry image and lack of chest prints (as well as inability to really see what the head mold looks like in any sort of detail), its really hard to get a sense for these sets yet.
>>5406151
Have you ever seen the boxart on Pohatu or Skull Scorpio?
>>5405852
I never thought I'd see a set where there wasn't enough gold
trans-colors are rad shit, but this one may be overboard..
>>5406160
Remember that none of these have prints, Im expecting gold printing on that chestpiece to get more of the gold in there, and perhaps some blending on the mask of creation im not sure.
>>5405879
>transgreen/silver akaku
>>5405852
is that a full black mask of some kind under his foot?
>>5405852
>>5405854
>>5405862
>>5405874
>>5405879
If these real, I will piss on my entire collection and post proof.
Hopefully it is just Umarak's pose, he looks menacing as hell behind Ekimu
>>5406159
don't piss on my frozen piss parade ya little bitch
Imagine, classic-space color themed bonkles
>>5406168
then you best whip your dick out, tommy lee jones
>>5405852
>>5405854
>>5405862
>>5405874
>>5405879
I think Quake beast looks pretty good (at least better than the other villain sets in the wave), and I do like lava beast from the waist up. Storm beast might have a weird gimmick that'll make it or break it like Skull Scorpio last year, and, knowing me, I'll like that.
Umarak's legs are just straight-up terrible, and I still can't believe they'd bother with Basher horns/Joker coat-tails for anything (I have some gunmetal bone spines from Scorpio for cases like these). Kinda wished his fingers weren't those spike pieces. Unfortunate since I enjoy the idea of his body being heavily transformed by power he can't comprehend.
Ekimu looks fantastic, even if his shoulder pads aren't on his arms anymore. I'll be keeping the burial mask on the Mask Maker Ekimu.
>>5406151
I was solely disappointed when I found out Pohatu did not have Trans yellow as I was led to believe from preliminaries and official images.
Also
>not wanting trans NEON yellow >>5406149
Waspix's trans yellow CCBS can go eat a dick or two.
>>5406160
>>5406163
I think he just needs gold shells behind the armor add-ons on his legs and some print on his chest. The mask is kinda iffy, I'll admit, but it'll probably be blended in the final product.
>>5406175
>promotions.jpg
>>5406177
Im just saying, considering how all of Okoto has suffered a sickly green apocalypse with Umarak at the epicenter, green seems the likeliest color to me.
>>5406168
>>5406183
Don't worry. I'll keep him honest.
>>5406177
>Mask of Control is golden
>golden shower
>piss in green like on Umarak's torso piece and toe claws
>get greenish yellow
It's definitely piss, alright.
>>5406149
"Lo, and behold the destroyer of Toa; his claws will be as mighty swords, and his hide armored with frozen urine, impenetrable to all weapons aside from the burning urinal cake arrow."
>>5406030
>mattel level of apologists in this thread
Post yfw Umarak comes with torso stickers.
>>5406206
-2nd Greg Chapter 20, Verse 8
>>5406206
>burning urinal cake arrow
>implying Ekimu's new hammer isn't an even larger weaponized urinal cake
>>5406211
>Umarak is a piss monster
>the beasts are diarrhea monsters
>Quake for your bowels
>Storm for the torrent
>Lava for the lingering pain and the flying chunks
>>5406210
Sorry that you got exactly what you asked for, faggot.
>>5406211
I never use em' anyway
>>5406211
>>5406234
I can't resist the urge, man.
>>5406131
LITERALLY LEAKING LEAKS
>>5406219
>urinal cake hammer
>shoots tiny urinal cakes
now we're talking
>>5405720
Is this sarcasm? If not, thanks and later.
>>5405918
Dang ,the actual inventor? That's neat. And you succeeded, you were very constructive in criticizing, thanks. I never thought of it as finished once, it's very preliminary right now so I'll probably do all of what you said. And that antenna radar was just for giggles it's coming off if I can't reconfigure it somewhere to look good.
Had a gander at UtD's legs, think I fucked something up because as is it would literally be impossible to stand up with these.
>someone says Bionicle has gone to shit and tries to stir up some anons
>another anon points to the newest wave and says literally
>2016
>year of the toilet
B A S E D
A
S
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>>5406253
>yfw UtD was doomed to suck
>>5406185
>>not wanting trans NEON yellow
Transparent Fluorescent Yellow, AKA the color of Gali Mata's brainstalk, IS trans neon yellow.
And speaking of primates... preliminary. Ima take a jab at these leeks. They're shit. And although umarak looks atrocious, I do like the idea of him going nuts with a gaping mouth.
>>5405862
>>5405874
>>5405879
>those three or four anons grabbing at each others dicks 2 months ago about the Beasts' elemental properties and how they were combinations among the 6
>it's just the golden toas' elements
I knew i shouldn't have gotten hyped over baseless banter, but I can't say I'm disappointed.
>>5406269
>Transparent Fluorescent Yellow, AKA the color of Gali Mata's brainstalk, IS trans neon yellow.
But that isn't Waspix's trans yellow to begin with, dude.
lrn2read
>>5406273
at least we get 'poisoned' masks for three molds (look at the beast boxes closely)
and that solid black umarak mask ekimu is stepping on
Also who's this guy?
>>5406285
Ekimu
>>5406285
Ekimu
>>5406280
>at least we get 'poisoned' masks for three molds (look at the beast boxes closely)
Yeah, that's how I figured they were just one element (Lava/Tahu's mask, Quake/Onua's mask, Storm/Kopaka's mask).
More masks are great, but I wonder if the beasts and Umarak can wear them or if UtD's Mask of Control is an all new piece that isn't a mask that goes over a new shared base head piece for all four.
>>5406285
Looks like Ekimu with the greenish mist over him that the backgrounds on the box arts seem to have.
If nothing else the background art looks sick as fuck, the story proves to at least be a step up from the summer wave in terms of what's at stake.
>>5405879
I knew I had a good feeling about Storm Beast, definitely the best of the wave.
>>5406211
>>5406253
>Umarak's leaning so far forward on his boxart because he literally cannot stand up straight without falling over backwards
>>5406290
>>5406292
>>5406295
Oh yeah. I mean, who else has a shield? Haha amirite?
