The Chosen Guards - BIONICLE Canon Contest #3: Honor Guard

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Hello everyone! This is my entry for the third canon contest.

My main objective with these models was to make them as close to the already available Hagah as possible, while still making them feel unique.

To achieve this I used three different pieces for each armor section, so they could all have unique combinations while still sharing each piece with another member of the team.

To further enhance their individuality, I gave each one of them a different metallic color, which also symbolizes the fact that they each come from a different toa team, and were gifted said armor by their former teams.

Group Images

Bomonga
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Gaaki
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Kualus
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Pouks
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Consent
So, about consent for changes during the art section:

  • Masks: Feel free to change the masks. I just used the ones I found more fitting among the ones I had in the part packs I had already downloaded.
  • Metallic color choice: While I would prefer it kept unchanged, I understand that these parts aren’t all available in these colors, so these models may be difficult to replicate without painting parts. In the end, what the community decides, is good anyway for me, so yes, the metallic colors can be changed.
  • Spear tips: the spear tips I put on them are just representative of the overall shape I wanted to give them, so most of them are comprised of multiple pieces. Altering them to make them look like a single piece would be great. If you don’t like the shape I gave them, you can always give them your own, so feel free to change them however you prefer.

I give consent for my mask to be altered in the final group art if the artist chooses: Yes
I give consent for my metallic color choice to be altered in the final group art if the artist chooses: Yes
I give consent for my spear tip to be altered in the final group art if the artist chooses: Yes

Links

-Masks

-Stud.io Packs

-Stud.io File

Good luck to everyone!

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those are some neat color choices. glad that you gave permission for them to be edited for team cohesion too just in case it doesnt match up. good luck

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There are some pretty neat color choices here. Best of luck on the contest.

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I like Bomonga’s spear. I’ve never seen that design used before. I wish you luck in the polls!

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i do like that spear yeah. i just worry about the single tip rule or whatever. hopefully its fine

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Most impressive! While I personally don’t want Gaaki to have gold armor, your version is definitely among my favorite Gaaki designs. Also, I really like your choices of spear tips!

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I think all of these spears are fine and contest-compliant.

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These look great!

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i think its fine too lol. i just hope he doesnt have to change it on a technicality or something

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Love the look of these guys! Bomonga’s spear I’m a particular fan of, and in general you did a great job keeping them consistent within the team while also making them individually unique.

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I see, individual metallic colors. The patrician’s choice.

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Very decent team build. I like how Pouks’ spear is custom, but not so much as to be too large or off balance. Good luck.

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Now this is presentation. You seem very proficient with Stud.io and MOCing, and I give you mad props for that. You also have my vote, gathered friend.

This contest is purist to a degree, with big leeway for variation, and you’ve a balance between both in your designs. Simple yet unique. I dig that hard. I have absolutely no problem seeing these win. Cheers, and best of luck!

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ye i been a relatively big purist throughout the contest and entries like this are always the ones ya love to see lol

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These look excellent, you’re getting my votes for sure, where did you get the background images? Did you make them yourself?

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No, I only tweaked them a little bit.
A few months ago, someone posted liminal spaces from the style guides to Reddit, I used those.
The only one I had to recreate was Kualus’. Since I used the Vahki backgrounds for the other three, I had to use Keerahk’s for him, but that background wasn’t among the images in the linked post, so I recreated it using different pieces of the images I had (specifically, the toa Metru group shot background and Nuju’s background).

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Cool mocs, good luck

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I really love how cohesive your rendition of the team is, from the legs to the chestplates and shoulder armor. Each of them having a different metallic color is also a really nice touch when one factors in your reasoning for it. The speartip and mask choices are quite interesting as well, I’ll definitely consider voting for your entry.

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This is it. This is the one.
amazing job

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Might I suggest this slight tweak to the shoulder assembly?
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It uses less pieces and avoids this connection which doesn’t have the correct geometry:
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