I’m trying to create a Toa of Psionics MoC who has been imprisoned inside the Pit but now uses a device to breath water. He would have vaguely aquatic features similarly to the Toa Mahri, such as different feet. Here are some requirements.
The color scheme must be true to that of a Toa of Psionics.
He can be any sort of build, Inika or otherwise. The only problem is I have zero experience in custom…well…anything besides armor.
I will not paint any pieces due to the fact that it might ruin the color of a mask and I’d have no way to reverse it if it doesn’t match up with any BIONICLE colors.
He must be less than 1.5x the size of a normal Inika build Toa. This means no titans.
I’m going for a little bit of a spindly/hunched look, but not too much.
I did plan on including some sort of cloak, but I’d like to get at least his basic frame and armor down first before even thinking about it. Also, as for the weapon, I was thinking something more along the lines of Furno 1.0’s fire blade thingies or perhaps Tarix’s sword connected to an arm.
Right ok, for the body, get some ideas from Brutaka and other '06 titans, because that’s the kind of look you want.
Also, the reason I said the Brain Attack swords, is cause they are one solid colour. Problem with furno blades and tarix blade is that they have another colour that might throw off the colour scheme.
Well, for the weapon at least I have something that might work. I’m thinking that if you were to use the Fire sword we got with Ackar back in 2009 if you padded it up on the sides with armor pieces like piece #61805 below and some other components you could probably effectively recreate it… granted, the flame WOULD be orange instead of green.
Sorry for not posting a photo with this as I can’t since I just joined the message boards, but hopefully you can see what I’m going for.
Alright, I’m considering just painting Furno’s blade to be done with the whole weapon discussion. Is there any ‘best’ way to recolor it? I’m thinking maybe a paintbrush or sharpie (if it even comes in a color similar to Tarix’s sword…)
Hmmm… have you looked into the new fire pieces used in the 2015 Kopaka’s shield? If you take those and use those shield pieces around them with maybe a blue variant of part #U135A you could still have a similar effect…? I think that could , but you’d need some connection work in the center, maybe with a few part #32184 to hold them together and some bushings/extenders to put the flame in the center farther out for effect? This could keep you from having to repaint anything and lets you keep up with the blue.
Thanks for the suggestions guys, but at this point I’d like to move on from the weapon. I’ve already made my decision on just repainting Furno’s blade thing as I have a ton.
Okay, let me clarify: The only thing I’m basing off the picture is the weapon, and potentially the cloak. The rest has nothing to do with him.
I’ve already decided on Tarix’s helmet as his reconstructed mask.
The main thing I’m having troubles with is his actual body – his torso, legs, arms, etc. As someone who has been using the Inika build exclusively for his entire MoCing ‘career’, I’m having troubles coming up with creative ideas. In fact, I’m having troubles creating armor as I feel that I’m limited to only using Brutaka gold and Metru blue pieces, so I’m completely lost as to what I should do.
Perhaps I’m just limiting myself too much with the color scheme?
The color scheme does seem mildly limiting due to the lack of these types of pieces, but when it’s done I feel it will be a cool moc. I’d recommend adding some silver into there though to make it a bit easier on yourself.
And IDK if this will help, but (perhaps) for some armor ideas here’s the Moc I’m currently working on…
I’m well aware, but the character originates in a RP which is essentially an alternate canon – same events, different characters. He’s essentially supposed to be Orde, though he got a much worse punishment (which is why he’ll have some mutated features).[quote=“legofan3225, post:18, topic:5087, full:true”]
The color scheme does seem mildly limiting due to the lack of these types of pieces, but when it’s done I feel it will be a cool moc. I’d recommend adding some silver into there though to make it a bit easier on yourself.
And IDK if this will help, but (perhaps) for some armor ideas here’s the Moc I’m currently working on…
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My main issue is that not too many armor pieces are in Brutaka gold, but I simply don’t see how I’d be able to incorporate silver into the MoC without making it look too awkward.