Hazash
August 11, 2021, 6:00pm
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Well I went and done posted my thoughts on the wrong topic:
My thoughts, with the preface that I was one of the most critical voices when it came to the idea of a Hagah contest and the issues of team consistency:
Bomonga: if the MOC was what became canon, I would be much more opposed to it than I am. As it stands, I personally can live with and love this design if the art portion doesn’t opt for a set-accurate art style. That way, pro-consistency people can just swap out those legs and arms (which would look out of place next to the other Hagah in set form) with Vahki legs.
Kualus: I’m happy with this one. Would have preferred Metru or Nuva shoulders (some MOCists connect those Knights shoulders semi-illegally). I’d also like to see someone improve on the canonical Sensory Aptitude design from the comics.
Gaaki: Happy with this one except the shoulders and to a lesser extent the Piraka legs. Makes her look out of place next to the others IMO.
Pouks: Really like this one, but again, would have preferred more standard shoulders. I’m hoping the art portion does a bit of a rework on that spear design too.
The team: not to toot my own horn, but this is why I suggested we have a colour consent rule. Turning Pouks blue, or Kualus gunmetal (I prefer the latter) will be my highest priority in terms of art I’ll vote for. All in all, these guys don’t look consistent and set-like enough for my liking, but after months of waiting’ and debatin’, my thoughts are pretty much just “meh”.
And for people who are annoyed that they don’t look consistent enough: I’d put forward the argument that Tahu Mata and Tahu Stars represent the exact same appearance. So a teeny few tweaks like swapping out leg types is just about within the realms of canon compliance.
Honestly I’d like to see a Rode. It has that same horn silhouette, the mask exists in Lego parts, and one of the winners also had it so it was obviously popular.
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