BIONICLE Canon Contest #2: Meet the Maker

[Racie02]

Artakha, Creator of the Sun(Canon Contest #2: Meet the Maker)

Alright, so we’ve discussed this and come to a decision. At this time, we are allowing this entry to go forward. That being said, we will be keeping a close eye on this entry throughout the remainder of this contest, as we can already see it may be one of the more controversial options voters will be asked to consider. We also wish to remind everyone that per the wording of Rule 11, we can at any time decide to disqualify an entry. That includes during the voting period. So if this becomes a larger issue and we see it becoming disruptive, we will not hesitate to make that decision. Thank you, I will now reopen the topic, and I want to make clear that everyone should be following our rules regarding civility. If you can not be respectful to other members here, you will be given a warning…

Link to the post I’m thinking of. Didn’t want to call out a specific entry at first, because I don’t want to make it seem like I want the entry dq’d. My issue is with the rules, not any entry in particular.

[Eljay]

So then what is your recommended solution?

[Blue]

Hi y’all! It’s getting late but my entry is here! Artakha, Father of the Toa (Bionicle Canon Contest #2: Meet the Maker)

[baron]

Here is my entry. Good luck to all participants.

Artakha The Creator (Canon Contest #2: Meet the Maker)

Here is my take on Artakha. Entry Photo: [4 outside] He’s a bit bigger than I intended, not quite in the canon scale. I always imagined him as a hulking figure working in a forge. [16] [20] [19] Torso is articulated with two ball joints so it is pretty stabile, but adds articulation. Came up with an interesting connection point for the arms. [13] [14] [8] [10] [5] Here he is next to Trem Krom for scale. [28] [30] Smashing Rahkshi [24] Maintains good balance with his hefty feet. [1] Decided to use the Dwarf Mine wheel piece for the hammer as nothing else in my collection really scaled well. [17]

[Racie02]

So, I’ve given it a fair bit of thought, and my conclusion is thus:

Firstly: don’t publicly say “we’ll accept this, but might DQ it later.” Either accept it and keep an eye on it, without saying anything, or DQ it right out the gate. The way you have it set up right now, people will more than likely take what you’ve said as you saying “we’ll accept it, but DQ it if it does too well.” I know that’s not what you’re saying, but other people won’t see it that way. People will expect this moc to be dq’d if it wins round one, and especially if it wins round 2.

Second: having said all of that, I don’t think the moc I cited should be dq’d. Not because of any personal feelings on the moc, but because you’ve already said you’ll allow it. This is really only for future reference. Again, though, that’s my opinion.

[Zanywoop]

Artakha, Undaunted Creator (Canon Contest #2: Meet the Maker)

[Artakha 12] Hey, Long time viewer, first time caller. I interpreted Artakha as looking like all the Great Spirit robots and prototypes, and built it on the idea of being Gray slash Green, and being both Gray and Green. He stands about one head taller than Brutaka and was an incredibly long labor of love. [Artakha 5] [Artakha 1] [Artakha 9] [Artakha 5] [Artakha 8] [Artakha 3] [Artakha 4] [Artakha 2] [Artakha 6] [Artakha 7] [Artakha Height] Apologies about the quality of photos or lighting, I haven’t prioritized posting mocs in a long time. I hope you enjoy this model, and I’d appreciate any comments or votes in the contest! After like 26 hours of panicked building, forgot to put deconstruction in the original post. Here they are, sorry about the phone angles. [Artakha DC …

Here’s my entry. I ordered all the parts really early on and at the time the Sand Green wasn’t set in stone, so I went with Trans Dark Green, but I have no qualms with it being recolored in a theoretical artpiece.

[TheJerminator]

I would say that, whatever decision you make, it should be made now. Either disqualify it, or state that you will not disqualify it.

Because what are the criteria that you are looking for to disqualify it? It does too good? It generates too much controversy?

Obviously, you guys aren’t going to disqualify an entry because it does better than expected, so it seems to me like you are willing to let it go as long as it doesn’t generate controversy. Which is fair.

But, it already seems that the entry will be the subject of controversy, based purely on the responses on the original post. And that controversy will only increase the farther it gets.

Really, the only way for it to not generate controversy is to be eliminated first round. So, to a particularly cynical person, it might appear that you guys are only going to allow the entry as long as it doesn’t win.

And I am reasonably sure that, no matter what the reason, any mid-contest disqualification is going to generate more controversy than the original entry ever could, even though that is entirely within your rights as the hosts of the contest.

Just so I am clear: I completely support your right to remove an entry at any point in the contest, especially if it becomes the subject of unexpected controversy. But, at least to me, controversy seems expected for this entry, so it would be better to nip that in the bud right now, rather than invite unnecessary accusations of ‘rigging’ down the road.

Of course, this is just me. Maybe I am completely wrong, and this entry will remain free of controversy. But I am providing an alternate perspective.

[Racie02]

Thank you, that is exactly what I was trying to say, but you’ve said it much better than I managed.

[Eljay]

Thanks for the feedback.

[Ghid]

We’re on to the final (less than) 1 hour. I doubt there are going to be any more entries beyond this point, but rest assured that I’m very excited for the voting.

Maybe I’ll actually participate in the art maybe

[TheJerminator]

There’s definitely going to be at least one more.

[Grea]

My entry for the maker contest. I’d like to know how many of you are taking bets on how close we can get to the deadline.

Artakha with Chest Hair (Canon Contest #2 : Meet the Maker)

I initially wasn’t going to enter this contest, but I had some time, an idea or two came into my head, and I’m decently happy with the result. I need to find a way to strengthen the biceps to shoulder connection. The build ideas were as follows: Has to be taller than an Inika build, but the scale is flexible from the Mata Has to follow some stereotypes for blacksmiths Chest hair - because why not? Beard - accomplished using KhingK’s mask of creation and a friend’s 3d printer with some grey Rustoleum primer Broad chest Wide Shoulders Developed Back Mildly bad shoulder posture Over emphasized forearms Steel Toe Boots and I wanted to have a leather apron, but couldn’t find a good way to incorporate it. The hammer had to be more tool than weapon - could not be oversized I had to…

[Traykar]

Just another moc in a long line of Bufftakhas (Bionicle Canon Contest #2: Meet the Maker)

[2] It is what it is, no reason to pretend that it’s something that it’s not. It’s got an awkward presentation, predictable body type, and probably isn’t green enough. Honestly, this whole build is kind of a hack job. I did manage to use one of those old school Ninjago spinners in the hammer though, for what that’s worth. I had a hell of a time making it, but as for my odds of winning, the magic 8 ball says, reply Hazy, Try again later my sources say no. [3] [20200924_211318_50380335388_o] [5] [6] [8] [7] [9] [11] [12] [13] [10] [15] ! Now for some of the obligatory interior shots of the build to prove that everything is legit. Not that it matters that much [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] ! [26] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] […

A wise Window-washer once told me to produce work that’s like seeing a sea urchin in the desert, for it to be a novelty-.Too bad my entry isn’t any of those things

[TheJerminator]

Wow, two more.

I still say another.

[gerou100]

ufff, i hope I did well here is my entry for competition.

Artakha (Meet the Maker)

[Artakha_06] hello !!, welcome to this topic where you will know one more interpretation of Artakha the creator, I hope you like it [Artakha] [Artakha_08] This Artakha design is based on different concepts, a mixture of sand green and dark bluish gray has been used inspired by the 2008 theme of bionicle phantoka and mistika, the selected color also allows to highlight the green parts seen in the model. In relation to the use of pieces in the building, it was sought to create a balance between system pieces to increase the green in the model and technical pieces to develop the structure of the model mainly. [Imgur] speaking of the hammer, the design seeks to imitate the concepts of the Turaga tools, with a simple shape and an appropriate size for t…

[Jathru_Cranli]

Here’s my Entry:

Artakha, Father of The Toa Mata (Canon Contest #2: Meet the Maker)

Well, it was in the nick of time, but I made it! (Please excuse the screenshots, my computer would’ve taken days to do Stud.io renders.) Below are photos of the Action Pose, Front, Side, Back, Color-Coded Breakdowns, and A Showcase of how This Hammer is Optionally Extendable: [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.09.09 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.12.54 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.13.33 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.13.52 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.14.04 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.15.47 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.16.20 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.16.51 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.17.29 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.17.46 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.18.12 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.18.46 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.21.01 PM] …

[Traykar]

Man, I was really cutting it close there, I thought I still had two more hours. That’s time zones for you.

[DSS-ForgeMasterCreations]

Here is my late entry for this contest.

Artakha the Architect (Meet the Maker)

[20200925_114418] [20200925_114442] [20200925_114449] [20200925_114510] [20200925_114529] [20200925_114540] [20200925_114549] Hey guys, this is my entry for the “Artakha (Meet the Maker) M.O.C Contest”. As you can tell, I’m very inexperienced in moccing, plus most of my time ended up going into making the mask which I might say is probably aside from the hammer, the only things I truly like in the build. Underneath here is better photos of my “Mask of Creation”. [20200925_114651(0)] [20200925_114711] [20200925_114802] [20200925_114813] And below here is the link to a free download of my mask model on “Thingiverse”, Shapeways unfortunately is giving me some issues regarding uploading models so that will have to wait for another time. https://www.thingiverse.com/thi…

[Jathru_Cranli]

@Jathru_Cranli

Here’s my Entry:

Well, it was in the nick of time, but I made it! (Please excuse the screenshots, my computer would’ve taken days to do Stud.io renders.) Below are photos of the Action Pose, Front, Side, Back, Color-Coded Breakdowns, and A Showcase of how This Hammer is Optionally Extendable: [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.09.09 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.12.54 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.13.33 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.13.52 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.14.04 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.15.47 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.16.20 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.16.51 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.17.29 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.17.46 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.18.12 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.18.46 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-09-24 at 11.21.01 PM] …

Question, though: I tried accessing the link to the Stud.io file on Google Drive from a computer other than my own, and on that other computer, it said that I “need access” (as seen in the screenshot below). How do I fix it?