The awaited day has come.
The Base
https://i.imgur.com/pprAfFE.jpg
Front view. A fairly simple build, and a bit of an ugly one at that if I’m perfectly honest.
https://i.imgur.com/7Me0oe4.jpg
Side view. Doesn’t look like much, does it?
https://i.imgur.com/QEwAS8f.jpg
Nyran shot. Why am I subjecting you to this?
https://i.imgur.com/zVlPqAf.jpg
And here’s an awkward pose to show of its flexibility, it’s seeming single redeeming trait. Again, why am I bothering with this?
Because this isn’t the actual MOC.
Accessories
https://i.imgur.com/G4ic30l.jpg
This is the MOC.
Phase I
https://i.imgur.com/Or7bV2I.jpg
With the addition of a handful of pieces, this ugly frame is suddenly turned into a freshly-awoken Toa of Ice, ready to find masks and fight evil, and he’s all out of masks.
https://i.imgur.com/JEwwBkF.jpg
Comparison with a certain Onu-Matoran inventor. I think the scale works out for them pretty well.
https://i.imgur.com/OmTNmxU.jpg
Also, he has weapon storage! And it’s reachable by his actual arm!
Phase II
https://i.imgur.com/7C2jmzs.jpg
But wait, there’s more! By changing out some of the pieces, you can turn him from a spindly Mata to a better-armored Nuva!
https://i.imgur.com/2UnIKNe.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/oXq3g1C.jpg
Similarly to before, he still has weapon storage.
https://i.imgur.com/kSDkMqi.jpg
It’s a bit of a stretch to get to the far one and he looks rather uncomfortable doing it, but it can be done.
"Don’t mind me, just using this back scratcher. I can never get that one spot…
https://i.imgur.com/dOP4io6.jpg
But the old sword still works with the skates!
https://i.imgur.com/LrCG0ul.jpg
And so Adrenaline Mode was retroactively added to G1.
Phase III
https://i.imgur.com/ECP83bH.jpg
While not as beloved, his Phantoka Incarnation can also get in on the action, with the addition of his Midak Skyblaster, a pair of wings, and that ugly, ugly mask.
https://i.imgur.com/ufZyq33.jpg
The wings attach to his spear storage bits. Sadly, the Skyblaster can’t be stored due to its absurd and obnoxious size…
https://i.imgur.com/qPHBbNO.jpg
But with some slight adjustment, everything else still can!
Mix And Match
https://i.imgur.com/zmW3j9D.jpg
The best part of this, in my opinion, isn’t just being able to recreate the canon looks, but choosing the best of all worlds.
https://i.imgur.com/c9q8r1k.jpg
Personally, I favor the Adaptive Armor configuration, but with the original Akaku and his classic Mata and Nuva weapons.
https://i.imgur.com/w8j3406.jpg
And fancy that, this setup still gives him that Adrenaline mode.
Shenanigans
https://i.imgur.com/cJ2dNXb.jpg
“Uh… good Matoran. Have a headpat or something.”
“You’re patronizing me, aren’t you? I feel like you’re patronizing me.”
https://i.imgur.com/VQsxz0Q.jpg
“Stay back.”
“I could just go get my Boxor and help…”
“No, stay back.”
Wrap-Up
https://i.imgur.com/J0hv8F7.jpg
All in all, it isn’t my most amazing MOC, or even a particularly good one, from a pure building perspective.
https://i.imgur.com/2T10Ayq.jpg
But as a simple but limber platform for a variety of possible armor addons, I think it becomes quite a fun way to combine three disparate incarnations of a character into one.
https://i.imgur.com/DGQJjRb.jpg
“Rahkshi…”
https://i.imgur.com/plMk2pU.jpg
“Washed and chilled.”
https://i.imgur.com/yYB6Sgz.jpg
Frankly, I wish I could have done something more with the lower arms and lower legs; this won’t exactly outdo modern CCBS at its own game.
https://i.imgur.com/XySMKIx.jpg
But for what it is, I like how it turned out. 