Artakha the Smith (BIONICLE Canon Contest #2: Meet the Maker)

Here is my version of Artakha for BIONICLE Canon Contest #2: Meet the Maker.

Entry:

Here is Artakha hard at work forging the Hau Nuva.

Front:

Artakha giving a wave to his adoring fans.

Side:

Flexin’ those 'ceps!

Back:

Hammer:

Arm and Hand Breakdown:

Leg Breakdown:

Torso Breakdown - Front:

Torso Breakdown - Back:

When I think of Artakha, I think of a blacksmith, so I tried to bring that to life by giving him a large upper body and muscular biceps while keeping the rest of him fairly thin. While I really liked the idea of using the Tohunga arms for muscles, I’m not particularly happy with how the arms turned out.

As for the mask, I think the ornamentation of the G2 Mask of Creation would be closer to what he would have, but I decided against including one because I just can’t see him wearing gold. Even if it a legendary mask, I imagine it would very quickly turn grey from ash, grease, etc.

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Neat work on the hammer.:+1:

this is preatty cool!