BIONICLE G1 Canon Contests Discussion & Questions

I actually donā€™t mind the color. Unlike red axles. (which I rarely dislike, but I digress), itā€™s clearly not a part of his body, so I think itā€™s okay if it doesnā€™t match his color scheme.

IIRC, in the Artakha contest, and entry was temporarily disqualified for making the cape red, so I donā€™t think changing the color will be allowed. We shall see, though.

I think thereā€™s a decent chance that Pouks will have pink eyes

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Artakhaā€™s cape couldnā€™t be recolored, so my guess is no.

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If there is a contest for Toa Chiara, I have a perfect modelā€¦

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Is the scarf even canon?

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There will (probably) be one.

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Surprised nobody has talked about the results yet :roll_eyes:

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 doesnā€™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: Iā€™m happy with this one. Would have preferred Metru or Nuva shoulders (some MOCists connect those Knights shoulders semi-illegally). Iā€™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. Iā€™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 Iā€™ll vote for. All in all, these guys donā€™t look consistent and set-like enough for my liking, but after months of waitingā€™ and debatinā€™, my thoughts are pretty much just ā€œmehā€.

And for people who are annoyed that they donā€™t look consistent enough: Iā€™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.

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Because thereā€™s a topic for that.

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Thank you, kind sir. I feel like that one kid that went to the wrong venue.

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Actually, thatā€™s a good point: now kualus and pouks have illegal connections.

You can fix it by using the 3L axle with a pin connection, but theyā€™re a bit wobbly.

Iā€™ve also been a little concerned about that, so I came up with this:

Iā€™ve tested it with real bricks, and it holds up pretty well. Itā€™s slightly weaker than the simple pin connection, but it also holds its position better.

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Thatā€™s gonna depend on the kind of half pin you use. A brand new one in blue should hold up pretty well, but a light grey or an older blue one isnā€™t going to hold together all too well.

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Better burn him down then repaint to blue

I got here an option to add the Knights Kingdom shoulder armor on a Metru arm.

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As an alternative, I use this in my entry:
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But I didnā€™t check how stable is the build. Also it seems like the other Knights Kingdom armor looks like floating if it is assembled like this

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that construction would be able to turn freely on the shoulder, even more so than Kodiakā€™s, as thereā€™s no friction.

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That method still has a little bit of excessive contact between the bush and the pauldron

Remove the bushing. Problem solved.

Then theres wobble. :man_shrugging:t3:
Iā€™ve been messing with some iterations tooā€¦
Doesnā€™t seem to be any easy clean designs

thatā€™s why you use a blue/black friction pin.