Tahu Mistika - Red Version
In my eyes, Tahu had the best visual presence of the Toa Mistika and was the real standout Toa of the wave. That said, the Metru red coloring always made it harder for me to see him as a continuation in the Toa Nuva of Fire’s proud legacy of sets. I would have loved to have added orange back to his color scheme but no BIONICLE limbs were ever produced in orange beyond 2002.
So instead I’ve opted to colorswap the Metru red elements for their brighter Mata red counterparts! This, of course, presented challenges with the mask and feet, but there’s an easy solution there.
There are a few further modifications to add the Nuva chest armor. I feel this was a necessary adjustment to fill in the shape of his armor. As well, I added the obligatory Roborider heads to his shins and added some further engine details to his thrusters. His hips now also feature a grated slope element (61409). This was a part first introduced in 2008 in Exo Force and Agents subthemes and typically only came in dark bluish gray or lime at the time. I always wanted to get the part in red for various creations back in the day, but it was never available to me. All these years later, I’ve finally found occasion to use it on a creation!
I’ve also paired him with Photok here to add a little of that missing orange armor to his color scheme.
Please consider leaving a thoughtful comment below telling me what your own experiences with Tahu Mistika have been!
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I’m curious, cause I saw action figure customizing on your Buy me a Coffee and want to know more about what it is?
Sure! So I collect action figures, mostly marvel ones and mostly ones made by the Marvel Legends brand but I do have a few SH Figuarts and Marvel Selects.
Anyway, sometimes I put my own together for a character or a certain look for a character that hasn't been made yet. Or has been made but is outdated or rare.
This can be done in different ways. Like putting a bunch of different parts from different figures together to create something, or using most of a figure and adding certain details either from other figures or by using 3d prints I find online.
Like I made Coulson using a Black Panther Everett Ross figure and bought a pre painted 3d head to finish it off. But I've also made a Symbiote suit Nat from the newer comics by using a Nat figure as a base, a 3d printed Spiderman head and a Jean Grey ponytail. I'm also making a custom modern comics Hawkeye by splicing together like 3 figures and using a 3d head I've painted myself
And sometimes I just update the look for a figure cuz they sometimes come out before the movies based on concept art so they don't look accurate. I did that with my Black Widow Yelena by adding her ponytail and updating her vest to the Infinity War Nat vest so they look more uniform
Or like how I updated the paint jobs on the What If Zombies because I wanted something more gory and befitting of undead flesh eaters lol
Thank you for asking, I love talking about it haha. And I hope you enjoyed learning about it too 😊
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Do you like action figure photography?
Please like or share as I post now and then do to depression and pains lol. Hmu! Any cute ideas?
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NOT YOUR CLASSIC UNIVERSAL WOLF MAN -- IT'S JOHN CARPENTER'S "THE THING" MEETS LYCANTHROPY.
PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on promotional shots for the sci-fi/horror-infused design of the classic werewolf, six inch action figure by McFarlane Toys, and part of McFarlane's Monsters Series 1, released in April 2002.
BRAND: McFarlane's Monsters
GENRE: Horror & Fantasy
PRODUCT TYPE: Action Figure
SERIES: McFarlane's Monsters
Sources: http://thegalleryofmonstertoys.com/90swing/mcfarlanewerewolf.html & https://mcfarlane.com/toys/werewolf.
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Robot Damashii Gundam ELS Qan[T]
By Bandai
Taken by nuo2x2 with Sony ZV-1
some guy called me out in my other Social saying Bandai never release a Robot Damashii version of this Gundam ELS, and saying my previous post was a model kit, oh well, no pic = hoax right?
so here goes a side view of that weird organic giant mech we call Gundam in action figure form, we call em Robot Damashii or Robot Spirit,...
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Name: Frost Beetle
Owner: Tributron
Type: RC Drone
Usage: reconnaissance, freezing at close range
Size: takes 1 cubic feet of space
History: Created to look like Tributron's sentry mode(which their alt mode is the same size and mass as their humanoid form), these units are used to scout anything worth stealing without the user being present. However the range is limited and the owner can only be so far away.
Continuing the lore of AU Tributron, this alt build is also a form he can convert into for additional firepower. Where both his legs merge together to form a giant ice cannon to eliminate hostiles on the ground and in the air. It is capable of scaling up walls, rocky terrain, and more. Yet thanks to the Kanohi Kakama which gets melded within this configuration, it can crawl at high speeds. Making it difficult to out maneuver. So be sure to stay on their good side or else you would get more than a cold shoulder. The Order of Mata Nui to this day still remembers the deep freeze incident.
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