From all the Toa Mahri Hekwii has always been my favorite. I guess he also was the first one I got from that wave. However I decided to create “my own version” of him.
So, here it is.
I see what you were trying to do with the masks on the shoulders, but they don’t really work their way into the color scheme all that well. The structure is great, and the color scheme of black and keetorange is spot on, but the silver looks out of place (and I’m not counting the breathing tubes as silver; they’re too small and don’t really offer much to the color scheme). Overall, though, very nice!
I tried different pieces for shoulder armor but the Axonn masks fit the best with this upper arm design… at least of all the pieces I have at my disposal.
I like his looks, but like others have said the shoulder armor is odd. I think it would look good if they faced up, with the spike acting almost like pseudo-arm spikes like the original set.
The body looks pretty good, and the legs as well. I also love his better mask look!
All in all good, but the shoulders need some rearranging.
Hewkii is currently the only Toa Mahri set I own (regrettably), and while I like him a lot I do agree there’s a lot of wasted potential there. You have solved that by making a MOC that takes basically everything good about the set and throws out just about everything that wasn’t… Okay, I’m a little puzzled by the use of Rodes for shoulder pads, and perhaps sprinkling a little more silver on the legs and lower body wouldn’t hurt, but other than that this is great. It manages to maintain the ‘tough and brutal warrior’ aesthetic while providing a build with a lot more depth to it than the original set’s lackluster torso and arm designs. Well done!