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I did an inventory of my collection last night and found I have not one, not two, not four, but five Stormers.

I need to open a Bricklink store and offload some of these duplicates...

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Surge 2.0 XL

An alternate take on Surge using the XL frame.

Tried to use almost entirely period accurate pieces for the 2012 Ordeal of Fire wave but there were a handful of exceptions. Really happy with how this figure turned out and the justice that was done for the Fire Lord frame.

Please leave any thoughtful comments below telling me what you like about this creation! Have a happy Hero February!

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Pohatu Phantoka: Brain Attack

This is a concept that’s been kicking around in my head for years now…

Way back in 2013, I was playing around with my Ogrum figure and discovered that the Hero Factory brain element connected perfectly with Pohatu Phantoka’s Kakama Nuva. I used the combination to make a corrupted Hero character then never returned to it.

Now in 2024, at a time when every second Lego Marvel seems to be a venomized variant of an existing figure, I decided to give this combination another go, just in time for Halloween!

This is Pohatu Phantoka, but possessed by an evil Brain from Hero Factory! I loved the idea of taking a random G1 canister set and mixing it with the Brain Attack slug, as though the Brains were going back and corrupting previous constraction figures!

What’s next? Brained Knights Kingdom? Brained Slizers? Brained GALIDOR??

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Legacy Weapons Chapter 8

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Legacy Weapons - Iruini and Norik

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Legacy Weapons Chapter 10

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Brace yourself for Legacy Weapons memes!

You can read the full story on:

Custom BIONICLE Wiki

ArchiveOurOwn

Myths&Legacy.com

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Legacy Weapons Launch

Will the Toa Hagah survive Gaaki's latest vision?

Will the Toa Mahri escape the clutches of the golden entity?

Will Bob find a way to reference every combiner model in one story??

Find out now now on Myths&Legacy.com!

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Prepare yourselves for the latest Bobdo story extraordinaire...

On 810 Day, I'll be launching the first 3 chapters of Legacy Weapons, the latest in the Myths and Legacy continuation stories! Set in the aftermath of the Battle of Bara Magna, the Toa Hagah embark on a perilous quest to liberate the Toa Mahri from the Skakdi Fortress. The Toa must decide if they will continue the legacy set out for them by Makuta, or if they will forge their own paths and identities in this new world...

I'll also be taking participating in the Gathered Friends: Writer's Room Special on 11th August!

Feel free to tune in and join in the fun this weekend!

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Makuta Parrea

Parrea was the Makuta of Lesovikk's homeland and a member of the Brotherhood of Makuta.

Parrea was responsible for the creation of several Rahi breeds to populate the Matoran Universe during her early life, most notable of which was the Fusa, a breed of mammal Rahi suited to desert landscapes. Displaying some talent in the area, Parrea never fully committed to the role of Rahi Creator, however, possessing more interest in other disciplines.

After the Matoran Civil War, Parrea was assigned to supervise Lesovikk's homeland by Makuta Miserix, who felt she was the least likely Makuta to interfere in the delicate affairs of the fledgling Matoran colony that was struggling to establish itself. Situating herself in the large desert biome of Galria's western region, Parrea established herds of Fusa, to the extent where the central desert region became nicknamed the Fusa Plains. When residing in the desert, Parrea often used her Kanohi Tryna to reanimate fallen Rahi, Visorak and even Matoran to ward off travelers from areas of interest. 

During the Dark Times, Parrea notably remained on Galria, supervising the island and conducting research into a mysterious labyrinth at its center. Over time, her contributions towards the advancement of the Brotherhood of Makuta dwindled. Displeased by her apparent lack of loyalty, Makuta Teridax dispatched Gorast to investigate her activities and eliminate the errand Makuta if she proved disloyal to the Brotherhood's agenda. After this encounter, Parrea halted her exploration of the ancient labyrinth and quietly resumed supplying Rahkshi to the Brotherhood's offensive efforts.

Parrea wore a Kanohi Tryna, Great Mask of Reanimation, a Kanohi that enabled her to animate the corpses of dead beings, commanding them to perform basic tasks until she lost concentration.

Sporting a wide arsenal of Protosteel weaponry over the centuries, Parrea armed herself principally with a Rotating Razor Shield, which served as both a defensive and offensive tool capable of channeling her Shadow powers. Prior to the Invasion of Karda Nui, Parrea also equipped herself with a Tridax Pod.

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Dekar Revamp

Quick little MOC that was rattling around in my head for a few months, this is Dekar built in the style of a 2008 Matoran!

Immensely happy with this in my own way. I’ve always loved Matoran and Dekar himself has always been very special to me.

Who should I build next in 2008 style? Any 2008 Matoran who deserves a classic treatment? Please met me know with a thoughtful comment and bear with me while I ease back into regular content!

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Pridak Revamp

A true departure from the classical style of ice villains, Pridak was an incredibly divisive set when originally released in 2007, and condemned as one of the weaker Barraki designs. Abstract in frame, he was one of several Barraki to experiment with a more fluid design and set designer Brian Ellis’ recent YouTube video has brought some insight into the complicated design process that led to his conceptualization.

Stylized as a shark-piranha hybrid, Pridak was originally intended to have a double-jointed torso, though his design was simplified to accommodate the bloated parts budget of later 2007 sets. The end result was a single Hordika-neck joint propping up two Vahki torsos, which left a great deal to be desired. Unfortunately, this meant that the design also strayed some distance from Brian's original intentions for the figure.

With this revamp, I’ve endeavored to build on the original design intended for Pridak, with my own spin. I’ve added smooth Inika armor plating with red spikes for that shark motif and have even reinforced his legs with period-appropriate TECHNIC links, for the illusion of emaciated muscle.

This was a very fun project to set myself: honor the original design as though there’d been unlimited budget. This isn’t a far cry from my usual ‘simplistic’ design style and I hope I’ve done Pridak some justice by presenting a MOC that could’ve been an official set!

With the addition of Piraka legs and a piston added to his chest, Pridak is now living up to his fullest potential as the leader of the Barraki!

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Speeda Demon Revamp

happy april 1st lol

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Inika style Pohatu

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Tahu Mistika - Red Version

In my eyes, Tahu had the best visual presence of the Toa Mistika and was the real standout Toa of the wave. That said, the Metru red coloring always made it harder for me to see him as a continuation in the Toa Nuva of Fire’s proud legacy of sets. I would have loved to have added orange back to his color scheme but no BIONICLE limbs were ever produced in orange beyond 2002.

So instead I’ve opted to colorswap the Metru red elements for their brighter Mata red counterparts! This, of course, presented challenges with the mask and feet, but there’s an easy solution there.

There are a few further modifications to add the Nuva chest armor. I feel this was a necessary adjustment to fill in the shape of his armor. As well, I added the obligatory Roborider heads to his shins and added some further engine details to his thrusters. His hips now also feature a grated slope element (61409). This was a part first introduced in 2008 in Exo Force and Agents subthemes and typically only came in dark bluish gray or lime at the time. I always wanted to get the part in red for various creations back in the day, but it was never available to me. All these years later, I’ve finally found occasion to use it on a creation!

I’ve also paired him with Photok here to add a little of that missing orange armor to his color scheme.

Please consider leaving a thoughtful comment below telling me what your own experiences with Tahu Mistika have been!

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Ice Planet Stormer

“Calling all heroes, it’s Hero February!”

Inspired by ben.cossy’s Ice Planet Stormer MOC released last year and the recent boom in Ice Planet 2002 nostalgia, I’m happy to finally release Ice Planet Stormer from his cryosleep!

This creation is Alpha Leader Stormer, refitted for a Brain Attack mission in the frozen wastes of a mysterious planet far from the Makuro Belt. Amidst the glacier barrens and tundra bluffs of this distant world, the evil brains have been spotted on another scheme!

For years now I’ve wanted to attach the Nexo Knights sword as a wristblade for a hero, and Stormer here was the perfect candidate! While the end result did involve some part modification, I think it’s a perfect Ice Planet substitute for his Brain Attack sword!

I was also keen to keep the original blue/black/trans-orange color scheme, but this gave me quite a few problems with the torso, which was colorlocked in pearl dark gray and flat silver and so didn’t give me many options. Fortunately, I was able to dye the part black! Paired with some blue shoulder addons I got from a bootleg set, he’s geared up and ready to open up a can of brain freeze!

Also includes obligatory photo of Stormer and Commander Cold!

Please leave any thoughtful comments below telling me what you like about this creation! Have a happy Hero February!

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LEGO Marvel Large Action Figure: Captain America

Imagine a world where the budget of the ccbs Star Wars large action figures had instead been funneled towards MCU figures? You know, the figures that are generally designed to be bright and visually appealing and toy sales?

Love the MCU or hate it, I guarantee that this ccbs style Captain America figure in 2016 would've sold better than "75536 Range Trooper" or most other buildable Star Wars figures that we got.