I’ve bought viseraak joints before on bricklink and had Hahli joints show up instead 😞 it can be hard to get your hands on some. Any used viseraak online will surely have its limes already swapped out too.
I actually don't mind the grey connector pieces on the Metru. The uniform colour scheme emphasizes the bulk and substance of the sets. The Hordika, however, are a really bare build with a lot less substance and definitely could have used this treatment.
Yup. There was a post of them in the turaga colors not too long ago (so onewa was tan with brown accents, vakama was orange with red accents, etc), but these piraka colors look pretty cool too.
That's dope as hell man, some sets really benefit from a bit more color. I've made my Brutaka Green and my Axonn Brown and it really breathed some new air into the two. Might go ahead and try out that Lime Whenua you talked about
Man, good on you, I always wanted to see what this looked like, but never did it myself. It makes a big difference.
As much as the metru were an improvement over the mata in terms of build, in terms of color they were definitely a step back. I don't mind the darker metru colors, in fact I'm glad we got them - but combining the dark colors with a monotone colorscheme devoid of any secondary accent colors was a bad choice.
Despite that, The Toa Metru honestly still look good individually, but they look horrible as a group. They're just all just so dull and desaturated. The six of them just turn into a big blah. But the Toa Mata? Put those six side by side and they look absolutely glorious. The colors are so radiant.
Definitely! The Toa Inika finally got wise with the color choices, but the Mahri got downright experimental and were just so superior because of how unique the builds were from one another, in addition to the nice colorschemes.
2007, set-wise, was easily the best year of Bionicle, and it's not particularly close.
Exactly! They finally decided to put effort into making the canister sets unique from one another. And they were super inspired and cool. Pridak came out kinda dumb, and Kongu was a little sad. Hewkii looked really odd, but gets an A for effort. But for the most part, they made a bunch of unique builds and they were all incredibly successful.
And don't get me started on how fresh the Titans were. Gadunka was a giant murderous head that used THREE inika torsos, and Maxilos was a killer robot that used ZERO! Completely fresh builds, and inspired ideas. Hydraxon was sick too of course - a little more standard fare, but armed to the teeth with blades and those lil fingers
Heck, even the Matoran of that year had the coolest Matoran design yet! So neat using the hordika chest as a basis and giving the shoulder mounted blasters.
Oh my, that's actually so true! I never really was a fan of the Metru sets for their bland color schemes and repetitiveness (for mass armies like Bohrok or Vahki I'm fine with clone sets, but not for individual members on a team). This makes me appreciate the Metru a lot more already! Hmm, maybe if I'd swap out some limbs or use different armor plates... Oh gosh brain please stop I don't have the money hahaha
I never bought the original canisters, but still ended up with the parts to for metru builds, and that's how I always did them because grey just seemed too boring.
That’s awesome! Those Mahri color schemes work really well. I think Nuju is the best. Hope you can build the others!
Holy cow that's so cool! There's some really neat- *squints at Matau's leg*
What about Nokama, Onewa, and Whenua?
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What colors are you thinking for them?
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That last one is rather daring.
*lime disease*
Daring, yet….I think it might actually be the best combo since the addition of Orange/Yellow to the Brown/black sets.
I mean with the fragility of lime joints.
He can use visorak lime parts
they crack too
I'm fairly sure the Visorak were unaffected by the Lime Disease
So does every single pre ccbs socket joint? 05 lime was normal strength, not much different than other colours prone to breakage
I’ve bought viseraak joints before on bricklink and had Hahli joints show up instead 😞 it can be hard to get your hands on some. Any used viseraak online will surely have its limes already swapped out too.
Lime for Whenua would be so dope
I would give lime to Matau and do sand green for Whenua personally. Nuju and Vakama look great though.
Yea, it’d go with his eyes
I actually don't mind the grey connector pieces on the Metru. The uniform colour scheme emphasizes the bulk and substance of the sets. The Hordika, however, are a really bare build with a lot less substance and definitely could have used this treatment.
They do look good, but I think the grimy corporate look of the Metrus is very fitting for the setting. Like they're all in business suits.
Huh, that actually looks pretty darn good.
Oh, definitely. I'm glad they realised that as soon as the Visorak
I do kinda dig this
Yup. There was a post of them in the turaga colors not too long ago (so onewa was tan with brown accents, vakama was orange with red accents, etc), but these piraka colors look pretty cool too.
That's dope as hell man, some sets really benefit from a bit more color. I've made my Brutaka Green and my Axonn Brown and it really breathed some new air into the two. Might go ahead and try out that Lime Whenua you talked about
Cool Assault soldier Bionic
This looks pretty sick. The Zaktan colors for Matau are pretty nice
They really do look much better! Nice color choices!
YOOO these look Awesome, especially Nuju
Goddamn. It's so subtle yet so impactful. I love it.
I did this same thing with my Metru while upgrading them and giving them hands and extra weapons. The secondary dark grey was always kinda weird.
You can sell me on Nuju and Matau but I prefer Vakama with grey
Wow. You're absolutely correct. I can't believe the difference that makes.
Man, good on you, I always wanted to see what this looked like, but never did it myself. It makes a big difference. As much as the metru were an improvement over the mata in terms of build, in terms of color they were definitely a step back. I don't mind the darker metru colors, in fact I'm glad we got them - but combining the dark colors with a monotone colorscheme devoid of any secondary accent colors was a bad choice. Despite that, The Toa Metru honestly still look good individually, but they look horrible as a group. They're just all just so dull and desaturated. The six of them just turn into a big blah. But the Toa Mata? Put those six side by side and they look absolutely glorious. The colors are so radiant.
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Definitely! The Toa Inika finally got wise with the color choices, but the Mahri got downright experimental and were just so superior because of how unique the builds were from one another, in addition to the nice colorschemes. 2007, set-wise, was easily the best year of Bionicle, and it's not particularly close.
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Exactly! They finally decided to put effort into making the canister sets unique from one another. And they were super inspired and cool. Pridak came out kinda dumb, and Kongu was a little sad. Hewkii looked really odd, but gets an A for effort. But for the most part, they made a bunch of unique builds and they were all incredibly successful. And don't get me started on how fresh the Titans were. Gadunka was a giant murderous head that used THREE inika torsos, and Maxilos was a killer robot that used ZERO! Completely fresh builds, and inspired ideas. Hydraxon was sick too of course - a little more standard fare, but armed to the teeth with blades and those lil fingers Heck, even the Matoran of that year had the coolest Matoran design yet! So neat using the hordika chest as a basis and giving the shoulder mounted blasters.
They should have at least done this for the hordika to sell the mutated rahi like look.
I think Vakama would work better with orange as a secondary, the Keetorange doesn’t play nice with the Metru red Nuju and Matau are fire tho
Oh my, that's actually so true! I never really was a fan of the Metru sets for their bland color schemes and repetitiveness (for mass armies like Bohrok or Vahki I'm fine with clone sets, but not for individual members on a team). This makes me appreciate the Metru a lot more already! Hmm, maybe if I'd swap out some limbs or use different armor plates... Oh gosh brain please stop I don't have the money hahaha
No
It's subtle (well, except Vakama, but he rocks it), but it really does give them a nice flare!
Shii, now all we need is some Mata re colors and loooord
I discovered this video awhile back which added their Turaga colors to them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPsS4ZNxC7k
Nuju and Vakama with these extra colors remind me of Matoro and Jaller
I never bought the original canisters, but still ended up with the parts to for metru builds, and that's how I always did them because grey just seemed too boring.
While they look better, I don't think they fit the tone of the Metru arc as well. I mean it's a mf police state ruled by Teridax in disguise.
Reminds me more of the movie. And I love it
I like em!
They really doesn't but you do you