Super fair points! This is probably one of the better critisms I’ve received, so I’ll probably do an more in-depth response
Unfortunate about the color scheme, though I get it. I wanted to riff on Nuparu’s og scheme, and there’s already some more orange parts I’ve added in to try and improve the spread. The leg armor is 100% just due to the fact that I didn’t have any of the other KK armor in black, so that’s something I’m already looking into. I will say that I’ve gotten attached to the spikes, so I might go in a different direction.
With Arohni, I’m glad to hear you like him! He was the last one to be properly completed I think, so it’s nice to know he’s also getting some love.
The horizontal jets don’t bother me too much, as when I pose him, they end up looking right thanks to the foot posing. I’ll see if I can’t get a stand to take some aerial shots of him and Saetta. I think I tried out the Onua design, and I felt like it didn’t show up as well from the front. Maybe the Av-Matoran jetpacks could work better?
It is a little unfortunate to hear that Saetta is overall regarded as “boring” to you, but I get it. I don’t think I managed to get very good photos of her, which definitely contributes to that feeling. Imo, the staff looks better in action shots, or when the fins are actually attached to her feet or back. On the nuvaboobs, to be perfectly honest, it was originally planned to be a nuva chestplate, but I felt I needed it more for a Chiara build, so there it went. Saetta was also partially inspired by some anime characters, like One Piece’s Nami, so I guess I just justified it in my brain. I’ll take this in consideration and see if there’s not anything I can switch up; maybe using one of the dual-moulded Inika shoulders? Might be too much part spam though. Oh well. Good food for thought!
Thanks for commenting!