“These feathered dinosaurs once browsed Bota Magna’s low-lying vegetation. Now their range extends south into the former wastes. You can identify Effunderax from afar by their distinctive deep calls, which sound like something between a Boggarak’s hum and draining water. They produce these bellows in their hollow head crests. Reports from the north suggest some engineered specimens’ calls can damage structures and trigger mudslides… luckily Effunderax are not aggressive. Still, no one should chance an encounter with a herd’s worth of beaks and spines.” —Turaga Norik, Beasts of Spherus Magna
Thank you both! I was surprised the Antroz wing kinda looks like a bird head but didn’t know what to do with it for a long time. Then I realized it could work for a dinosaur too, so I decided to enter the contest. As for the color scheme, since I wanted the dino to look feathery, I thought it’d be interesting to give it a jarring color scheme like some birds have. It does mean the colors aren’t balanced though.
It’s fun when pieces from different waves look like they belong together because of shared motifs like the spines. Thank you!
Thank you! It took some trial and error to get everything to fit together correctly, especially the sides of the torso. I’m glad you like the result.
Thank you! The quote isn’t from a larger piece. I just wrote up this one excerpt. I like the idea that once the Toa Hagah become Turaga, they have the time to write a sequel to their Rahi guidebook.
Quite the compliment. Thank you! I’ll update the main post with instructions.
Thanks! I chose Norik because the Bionicle Encyclopedia said he specialized in reptiles as a Rahaga. But since Kualus specialized in flying Rahi, I imagine he’d document the pterosaurs!
Sorry for the late response. Thanks for sharing your render! It’s good you were able to get the model’s head colored correctly. As for Norik, I like how you did the cloth, and it’s fitting how his Turaga staff matches his Rahaga staff. Where is his mask from?
If you ever do choose to build an Effunderax physically, please let me know!
