My Mata Nui Collection (so far)

So, I remember reading that there were apparently a whopping thousand years between the Great Rescue and the Arrival of the Toa Mata. I don’t know why but that alone fascinated me, causing me to imagine the sort of adventures that could happen on the island during that time. When I discovered and played the earlier Bionicle games, it sort of rekindled my love for the lore. I guess this collection is sort of a way to live through a time I was never a part of (because I was a toddler at the time), and a few months ago, I was obsessed with scouring the Bricklink pages to build what I could of the inhabitants of Mata Nui.

For now, it’s just a couple of Matoran, an Ussal with a cart, and a group of Rahi, but hopefully I’ll be able to pick this up again. I already have a Google Doc listing parts I want to get and who I want to build, and even have parts for a Stone Rat I want to finish someday. I just have to be aware of my budget. ^ ^"


The collection so far, I decided to start with Onu-Wahi


Kofo-Jaga


Small scorpions, I call them “Ini-Jaga” because they’re eeny.


Fikou


Small bugs, I call them “Tolotolo”


Caravan Matoran (names pending, at least if I don’t feel like saying the right one is Zemya)


Holding a Vuata Maca fruit and a Bamboo Disk


Ussal


Ussal Cart

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Mata Nui critters were the best.

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Call me old-fashioned, but Bionicle still having Technic DNA was peak.

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My favorite’s gotta be the Ussal and cart. That fits in perfectly with the rest of the MNOG vibe, and it’s a shame we didn’t get a set of something like this in one form or another.

Excellent work!

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If we see a Bionicle G3, I’d like to see a return of the old Technic functions and all that stuff… It’s really what set Bionicle apart from a theme like Ninjago.

That cart is so cool! Like Ghid, it’s my favorite build here. It looks like it could have been in an actual set!

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Flattery will get you nowhere image

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I tried my very best to match the vibe. I think I actually modeled it off a Technic construction vehicle from around that same time period.

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love everything about this

however greg said that matoran never invented the wheel so the cart cannot exist in canon :point_up: :nerd_face:

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How do we know it isn’t a smooth gear

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What is a wheel if not a gear with its teeth pulled

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These are so cute!
I always loved the creature builder from 2002, these definitely seem to be a loyal expansion of it. Well done!

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Thankie ^ ^
I might call them something like “totolo”, which I think is the Samoan word for “to crawl”.

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These are wonderful. How did you manage to get all of these pieces?

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Very nice, I always like 2001 rahi mocs .

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I think mostly Bricklink.

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These are lovely. The cart is a very fun model and I like how all the Rahi and Matoran look together.

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