User blog comment:Vorred/MoC Blog 01 - Elegy/@comment-958607-20131202183935/@comment-958607-20131203175231

Building a Toa version of Velika has been a nightmare. XD I always applaud the appropriate use of rare colors like Mata green or brown whenever possible, and Merall is an excellent example of the latter. :P

Nah, don't worry. I'm made of too strong a stuffing to cry over that. XD Yeah, I'd never paint a piece that I only had a single version of and I've seen many examples of it turning out badly. But it does have redeeming qualities. :P It makes a creation unique and singular to have an oddly colored Kanohi... so long as it's a good paint job. :P For me it's different. I did a lot of trading of pieces in my youth and I generally have a lot of doubled Kanohi - especially Kanohi that were released with Matoran, and there's only so many times you can use masks like a red Huna or a red Hau. :P Plus, if I dare say so, I can paint Kanohi quite accurately. I recently managed my first Metru Red paint job on a great Ruru. But I do agree that painting pieces isn't really in the BIONICLE spirit and that there are those out there who hate the idea. I'll admit, it does also detract from the effectiveness of a creation in many cases, especially where you can see brushstrokes and scratches. :P

Yes, I can think of reasons that MOCcists would want to make a Toa or Makuta hyper-feminine (deluded as they may be) but Rahkshi? Seriously? XD I've never understood that craze and there's really no excuse for doing that other than a desire to sexualize a bunch of LEGO pieces.

''* Racasix sinks into the background slowly. *''

Well, she's the Kraata nanny, a creation designed to essentially babysit Kraata. I'd think that Rahkshi would find her more motherly than attractive. :P

Yeah, I've heard that argument before and it bugs be quite a bit. TECHNIC can be a useful tool for creating a good figure but I find that my style comes in the balance between BIONICLE and TECHNIC. Do people just expect us to disregard all of the arms and legs that BIONICLE provided us with then? XD Ah well. At least we can always find comfort knowing that creations won't be judged so harshly in the safety of CBW. :D I agree, this really is the best place to launch both a storyline and creations from. :P

Oh... no reason. ;) I'm certainly not planning on giving Chorrum a mailman. Oh, no. XD