Here is my entry to the Toa Helryx contest:
“She closed her eyes and drew upon all her power. If she had any doubt or regrets, she pushed them aside. Helryx would do what she had always done: whatever was necessary.” - Narrator, Reign of Shadows
Here is my take on the First Toa, the leader of the Order of Mata Nui, Toa Helryx. As a Toa of Water, naturally, I stuck to a blue theme - utilizing different shades throughout the build. She is approximately 9 inches tall (the canon height for a Toa). Her spiked mace and shield are silver, representing the Protosteel material that they are composed of. I also chose her armor and limb parts to have gaps - in reference to the anciency of her armor and the pits and scars from the countless battles that she has experienced. Her mask design was said to look nothing like anything Takanuva had ev…
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And here is my own take, figured we needed some more green in the order of Mata-Nui
So, the first toa, the prototype made by the great beings.
Not as heroic looking as one might expect huh?
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when starting this I knew I wanted to do something a little different with the aesthetic of her armor, as it doesn’t look like what takanuva would of seen before. meaning it wouldn’t be like a metru or a nuva body, maybe even unlike an inika build.
so I tried building her with a more Glatorian aesthetic, the idea being that she was a prototype, likely based on the look a decorated warrior from the core war, and tested against other prototypes.
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Who knows how many others like her could of gone through the gauntlet and were discarded. but that is just my own personal head-cannon.
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Here’s my entry. Good luck everyone!
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Flickr album
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Breakdowns: Torso | Neck | Weapons
As the first ever Toa, Helryx may lack polish, but she’s built to get the job done.
I imagine early Toa, such as the Toa Mata, were designed with a particular fighting style in mind. Later Toa have more refined frames well suited to a variety of fighting styles. Going with this idea, I made Helryx asymmetrical to fit her equipment. Helryx’s large weapon arm lets her deal strong blows with her mace. The shoulder and knee armor on her mace side protect her when she swings. Helryx’s other side features lighter armor since her large shield covers it. Even her shield is asymmetrical for a reason; it tapers toward the bottom, exposing Helryx’s leg so she can quickly advance with her shield up.
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Thanks for lo…
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Storm7
June 8, 2020, 1:14am
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Here is my entry for the contest, I’m new around here so hope I’m doing this correctly. You’ll find all the required images on the post with more pictures at the imgur album linked below, which is also linked on the post. Hope you guys like it and happy building to all the entrants!
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Senrab
June 8, 2020, 7:20pm
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Here’s my entry.
Good luck all! Lots of cool entries so far.
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Luhan
June 8, 2020, 8:21pm
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Here’s my entry for Helryx!
My entry for the Canon contest for Toa Helryx.
The design was inspired by older Bionicle sets and knights kingdom sets. As such I tried to keep her set-like and have the feel of those older Bionicle sets while using some modern technic techniques.
I like to imagine Helryx has had some changes to her armour over the years so that reflects with there been to colours of silver in the model.
The mace is more elemental while also looking old and used. The shield is also weapon like being a buzz saw piece.
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The build has 14 points of articulation which allow for full range of possibility and has waist articulation. The side skirts can move while posing.
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Back:
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Here’s my submission! Lots of great mocs so far, good work everyone!
Toa Helryx: The First Toa
Presenting my take on Toa Helryx! This version draws inspiration from Crunchbitenuva’s sketch for the Bionicle Art Squad tumblr, linked here. This version of Helryx has been around for a while, as it was originally posted on my Flickr page back in 2017.
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I had previously used a 3D printed mask from seller Masks For All, and it can be found here. However, as I’ve been unable to get in contact with the seller through Shapeways, I’ve resorted to using a stand-in mask, the Kanohi Rau. I believe the 3D printed mask is more suitable for the overall figure, but as Helryx’s mask is being decided in a stand-alone contest, it doesn’t matter as much which replacement I’ve used, I guess!
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I hope I’ve done this right…
EDIT: I’ve updated the post to remove the 3D printed mask pictures, and should now be more suitable! Again, let me know if anything is missing. Cheers!
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7even
June 9, 2020, 11:35pm
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Helryx Entry
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Can I throw my hat to this ring?
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Before The Mahri, Before The Metru, Before The Mata, She was there in the beginner as the first of her kind, the Toa that also a Toa of Water.
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Her Toa Tools are the Aqua Mace, a weapon more dangerous than any other Toa of Water’s Toa Tools, and her Sponge Shield to defend blows for any enemy’s weapons.
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Her mask is the Kanohi Maindo, The Great Mask of Psychometry.
360 view:
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Left
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Back
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Right
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Size Wise:
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The Leader of The Brotherhood vs The Leader of The Order
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The First Toa meets the First Gojira
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Build wise:
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Since she is used a “older” version of my Toa build, the parts to build her are parts that you already have or not.
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Here be my entry -
She was not Makuta, but she was indescribably ancient and disturbingly frail in appearance.
“I am Helryx, leader of the Order of Mata Nui.”
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Yup, throwing my hat into the ring as well.
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Bit of info - given her design as the first toa, and some things Greg has discussed, I went with a build heavily influenced by early ('01) Bionicle, at least in appearance. As seen, I at least kept the 01 hand and feet, used an 01 color scheme which includes reserving metallics for the weapons, and I even used a Slizers part for the upper torso.
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The build was made in Stud.io and is purist - every part was made by Lego in those colors, so this could be built for real without painted or custom parts. The only issue is that I had to use a custom Metru …
Also, I really implore the team to use a bracket vote or a ranked voting system. If we just used the typical “most votes wins,” that’ll probably mean the most voted entry won’t get anywhere near 50% of the vote with as many entries as we have. This is the first time in a long time for the fans to see what some of their favorite characters will look like, so it’s only fair that as much of the fanbase agrees on the winner as possible.
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anyway, here you go - my entry: