Hello, I present you my entries for the Toa Hagah contest.
Each Toa has an unique chest and shoulder armor, so each one feels unique, but keeping the color ratio (metal color and black parts) to make them look like the same team.
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)
But why someone would want to change any of this if they are perfect as they are
Bomonga
Deputy leader of the team, Bomonga has a Flat Dark Gold armor and an inorganic Suletu looking mask. He is shortest member of the team but the biggest when he use his mask, allowing him go to toe-to-toe against the Tahtorak.
Breakdown and talk
I decided make him gold to give him an armor that stand out and silver was already taken. Gunmetal on the other hand wouldn’t pop and it would make him look like a Toa of Magnetism. I chose an inorganic Suletu so we can have a “canon” aperance of Krakua. Also, the smooth surface combined with the armor.
I made him hunchback resembling to Onua and Whenua. He also have arms further apart to show strength.
He has the Bionicle Toa Inika Upper Arm Cover 53544 and Minifigure, Utensil Ingot / Bar 99563 pieces as chest armor and Large Figure Armor, Shoulder - Smooth (Knights Kingdom II) 50602 as shoulder armor. The spear tip is Hero Factory Weapon - Half Claw 92217.
The shoulder armor isn’t avalible in the Biopack, so I had to learn Blender to make my own piece. The result was good enough to look a like the piece but not perfect. Lucky for me, I found someone who made the piece and allow me to use it for the renders.
Gaaki
Gaaki has a Pearl Dark Gray armor and an inorganic Elda looking mask, honoring the Elda user in Jovan’s team who sacrificed to save Mata Nui. She has an inversed torso not beacuse she is a speedy girl, but because she is a swiming girl. The freestyle kick allow her go fast in the deep of the ocean with her harpoon.
Breakdown and talk
I decided make her gunmetal because a golden one will make her looks like a Toa of Psionics. I chose an Elda because we know that one Toa used it Jovan’s team, and as the headcanon I decided that he was the one who sacrificed himself in the end. He was afraid at the end, but he do the job, making him a hero (not as big as Matoro of course). The mask also have a natural aquatic apareance, matching with her element.
I made her with an inverted torso because I want one of the Toa have this built. The fact that she can swim made her a great option, without being too obvious as an inverted torso Pouks. The fact that she has a bigger butt was just a coincidence.
She has the Bionicle Foot Barraki Kalmah 58230 piece as chest armor and Hero Factory Mask (Black Phantom / Speeda Demon / Voltix) 98575 as shoulder armor. The spear tip is Bionicle Weapon Mahri Matoran Blade 57563.
I chose that spear tip because it looks like a harpoon, and the shoulder armor have those kinda dorsal fin, giving her a more aquatic look.
Kualus
Kualus has a Pearl Dark Gray armor and an inorganic Kadin looking mask, honoring Jovan. Despite been the “punk” of the team with all his spikes, he still is the one who talks with birds.
Note: Fixed illegal connection in his chest armor
Breakdown and talk
I decided make him gunmetal because a golden one will make him looks like a Toa of Light, and silver don’t pop enough in a white Toa. I chose a inorganic Kadin so we can have a more “canon” aperance for Jovan, honoring him in the process, and I found funny to have a punk so chill that he talks with birds. Also the spikes match with a ice appearence.
He is also a lefty because why not.
He has the Bionicle Foot Toa Inika Clawed 53542 piece as chest armor and Large Figure Armor, Shoulder - Spiky (Knights Kingdom II / Exo-Force) 54175 as shoulder armor. The spear tip is Hero Factory Weapon - Axe/Sword with Jagged Blade 11338.
The spear has a chain imitating a qiang (a chinese spear), that have a horse-hair tassel lashed that works as distraction when fighting. That way Kualus move the chain to disorient his enemies, and when he want to be quiet, he just freeze it in place.
Like Bomonga, the shoulder armor isn’t available in Studio, so I made a model myself but then I replace it for a better version that someone lend me for the renders.
Pouks
Pouks has a Flat Silver armor and an Arthron looking mask, with two tusks that match with his spear and shield. He loves massive beast (do to time constraints a Hikaki was the biggest rahi I could render).
Breakdown and talk
I decided make him silver because gold don’t pop enough in a brown Toa. I chose an Arthron because is a nice mask, not too aquatic and I though four Inika mask was too much. The tusks were added to fill the holes in the mask, and it made me easier the decition for the spear tip.
He has the Bionicle Chest Armor, Toa Nuva 43558 piece as chest armor and Hero Factory Mask (Bulk 2013) 11279 as shoulder armor. The spear tip is Bionicle Foot Mistika Clawed with Axle 61804.
He is the most standard build of the four, but not for that he looks less fantastic.
As you can see the team is distribuited in pairs:
- Two silver ones, two golden ones and two titanium
- Two have black hips, two have only a black chest and two have a black body
- Two have standar shoulder armor, two have Knights Kingdom shoulder armor and two have Hero Factory masks as shoulder armor
- And so on so on so on…
They are as high as Whenua and shorter that Iruini:
Link for download here.
Disclaimer: This model have my Knights Kingdom armor pieces, feel free to use them at your own risk.
Special thanks to:
- BioPack for most of the pieces
- Galva Inika mask pack for letting us use your masks designs
- SwampKryakwa’s colorpack for the render colors
- Zhokker for letting me use his Knights Kindom armor pieces for the renders.
