Here is my self-MOC, Bolix, a Toa of Plantlife. Over the course of many years, I had been modifying him as the new Bionicle sets came out. When the sets were discontinued, I stopped building onto him for a while, up until about a year ago when I found out about the TTV Podcast around the time that the early Bionicle 2015 leaks were coming out. This got me back into Bionicle and led to me finding my old Toa of Air MOC and adding blue parts. After seeing a lot of MOCs on these message boards, I upgraded his Inika torso to a custom-built one, causing him to evolve from this:
Praise/Criticism:
(Just to forwarn you, it is kind of hard to see the MOC, So this is by very blurred looks )
The color scheme is OK
Looks pretty Cool
Bulk Master
The gold (Even as a highlight) doesn’t look that good with the silver behind it
The plates on the calves seem to stick out too far
Due to the Raanu shield pieces on the upper arms, they look a bit gappy
The chest sticks a bit too far out with the Metru foot on it
While the color scheme is consistent, the Metru Blue is jarring with the Metru Green
I would give this MOC a 7/10.
It looks OK in my opinion. He does look cool, don’t get me wrong, but it has its issues. Also, if your MOC is called the Toa of Green, why does it have more blue than its named color? The world may never know.
Thank you! I did not actually call Bolix the Toa of the green because of his color, but because the element of Plantlife is known as “The Green” in the Matoran Universe.
Source: biosector01
Pretty cool, though I’m not sure what I think of the mask change. The gold Miru isn’t a mask I see used often and kind of preferred it for its uniqueness.
Changing the mask was a hard last minute decision, but I felt that the Volitak was a better fit for the color scheme and the head. This may be subject to change, though.
I really like this MOC, and I love the unique color scheme. My only issue is the Volitak, because it just undeniably looks like a scuba mask (I know it’s not, but it looks like it).
I like what I see! All is great except for one thing… from what I can see, the torso looks a bit too long, and too skinny towards the lower half. a photo where we see the whole figure standing upright could help me see, cause I could be wrong.
Thanks! As much as I like the Miru, I just felt that the Volitak was a better fit for the color scheme. My original intent was to have the Miru match the gold highlights on the shoulders and thighs, which it didn’t do very well. However, I’m taking @PluralLego’s advice and removing those gold highlights, and I’m considering using the Miru as the mask again.
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My only issue is the Volitak, because it just undeniably looks like a scuba mask (I know it’s not, but it looks like it).