William Tahu

Still part of that random project of trying to capture the look and feel of Bionicle 2001 with a Hero Factory 2011/2012 approach while still staying within realistic set confines.

Oh yes, I had fun with gradients... A lot of fun...

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    LewiTaur added this photo to his favorites. (4 months ago)

  2. LewiTaur (4 months ago | reply)

    I do like how you've done the big hand. These are ace!

  3. -Disty- (4 months ago | reply)

    Why are all his limbs red? Shouldn't they be orange?

  4. LewiTaur (4 months ago | reply)

    They are - under the armour.

  5. -Disty- (4 months ago | reply)

    But the armour covers them up. =P

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    [Shunazaver] added this photo to his favorites. (4 months ago)

  7. LewiTaur (4 months ago | reply)

    "Still part of that random project of trying to capture the look and feel of Bionicle 2001 with a Hero Factory 2011/2012 approach while still staying within realistic set confines."

    i.e. It isn't really supposed to be a BIONICLE.

  8. -Disty- (4 months ago | reply)

    I know that, I just think making the limbs orange (even at the expense of taking off the armour) would make a more authentic-looking Tahu. It'd still have the HF style; after all there are even some HF sets with 'bare' limbs.

    Don't think I'm hating on the concept here - I think it's awesome. I'm just offering some constructive criticism. =)

  9. LewiTaur (4 months ago | reply)

    I prefer the red armour on, but each to his own :)

  10. -Disty- (4 months ago | reply)

    Fair doos. I didn't mean to step on your toes or anything. =)

  11. LewiTaur (4 months ago | reply)

    WELL YOU DID No problem c:

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    Numbers:123456789 added this photo to his favorites. (4 months ago)

  13. Aanchir (4 months ago | reply)

    Excellent pose! I have difficulty making creative poses with figures I build on LDD, but perhaps I just haven't had enough patience.

    The black Hero Core is a great way of modernizing the chest-sphere from the original Toa Mata!

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    Aanchir added this photo to their favorites. (4 months ago)

  15. optimus-convoy (4 months ago | reply)

    Perhaps you're on to something...


    I didn't want the limbs completely orange with armor, nor did I want to ditch the armor completely. I always liked that touch of black on the limbs, I thought it gave the Mata a more unified look, while still having their distinct color schemes. At first I thought the best place for it was the upper bones for the limbs, but now I'm starting to like this approach. It cuts down on the armor a bit while adding more orange and retaining the bit of black at the same time. Hence, a slightly better approximation of Tahu's original colors.

    Thanks. Posing is quite tedious in LDD, just gotta fiddle around with it a ton. Perhaps it helps that the poses I was trying to emulate were so well done, and filled with character in the first place.

  16. braeden5 (5 weeks ago | reply)

    you should post instuctions for these toa mata

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