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Tahu Revamp
I'm mainly a minifigure fan but I'll always have a soft spot for the classic Bionicle line from 2001.
One day I felt like reassembling Tahu, but then I realized his old design didn't age that well... his right arm morphed into a sword for some reason, and his left "hand" looked like a plug. He also had no working elbows or knees, even though the old marketing material did a good job making it look like they did.
So I decided to make my own design, fully articulated and posable.
I think it's cool that Lego more or less standardized their character building system, but I didn't think it would work well here. Even though CCBS nailed the structure, most characters end up looking too bulky for my taste, with all those armor plates and all that. A "classic" Toa would need a "Technic" feel, not a modern one.
More pictures in my album.
Tahu Revamp
I'm mainly a minifigure fan but I'll always have a soft spot for the classic Bionicle line from 2001.
One day I felt like reassembling Tahu, but then I realized his old design didn't age that well... his right arm morphed into a sword for some reason, and his left "hand" looked like a plug. He also had no working elbows or knees, even though the old marketing material did a good job making it look like they did.
So I decided to make my own design, fully articulated and posable.
I think it's cool that Lego more or less standardized their character building system, but I didn't think it would work well here. Even though CCBS nailed the structure, most characters end up looking too bulky for my taste, with all those armor plates and all that. A "classic" Toa would need a "Technic" feel, not a modern one.
More pictures in my album.