Lessee here, got another toy commentary. Lego Bionicle Visorak 1 of 3. We'll be covering Suukorak, Boggarak and their combined model Kahgarak. First thing off, I'll cover what's the same amongst all the sets. first off, the Packaging. Lego's reused and redesigned the Bohrok packaging for this canister. The lid has been built up on to include a nifty dome to hold the spinner discs as opposed to the Toa Hordika's open-air disc holder, in which they'd just fall out.

Next, the disc launchers. I haven't had a chance to play with them on these sets, but considering they're the same as all the other sets this year, they will be fun to watch the discs go off and spinning, but also easy to lose.(the come with two, one blank and one with a code for the Kanoka club.)

Last, the construction is all the same. If you buy one, you've built them all..mow, there is a difference in pieces, so they appear different..but when it comes to building, they're the same...so if your just in it for building and playing, and not doing MOCs(My Own Creations) or collecting, find your favorite color and get that one.

Suukorak uses pieces original to the Visorak, and pieces reused from the Bohrok/Matoran(03), Toa Metru and Vahki. It uses white pieces to reflect the 'armor' and main body, blue for the appendages, and light translucent blue for the eyes.
While Suukorak uses mostly white and blue for its colorscheme, Boggarak uses various shades of blue. Light blue for it's appendages, dark blue for it's body and armor, and a translucent orange for it's eyes. It uses pieces original to the Visorak, and pieces reused from the Throwbots/Toa/Toa Nuva/Rahkshi, Bohrok and Vahki.

Onto the combined model, it's a real disapointment. Kahgarak, is VERY awesome looking in pictures, but in person, you'll see the model is VERY open in it's design, with a huge gap in the back end of the construction, considering the pieces left over, I do wish Lego had tried to figure out how to use the left over pieces to make a more closed in figure...but oh well, at least there's the two Kahgarak models that look pretty decent in the playsets to play with. Considering the similarity in design, and the poor combo model, I believe these two are completely optional.

Aoi

Okay, see this guy up here? Easily one of the neatest toys to be released in the last few years, with a great promotional offer. If you sign up to Shocker Toys' forum and make twenty posts and the rank of Shockini Bootcamp, and you'll recieve a free early generation Custom Version Shockini. (You can also earn a 'Kini of choice at 100, and an exclusive at 500 posts.)

A SD 'kini.

and the 'kini with his sword painted, using Mirror Shine Nail Enamel by Avon(the only good Avon product, I think. I'm unsure if it's still on the market, however.)

Anyways, onto a quick review of the 'kini. He's roughly three and some odd inches, with 18 points of articulation, meaning he's able to get into any pose you'd like. Well, except for standing in a T shape, or doing the splits. (Shockertoys on the forum has said the newer generation figures do have a bit of a better range of motion, so I'll try and get a newer generation figure to do a real custom on.) As seen on the pictures, this Custom version is white, so it's prime for painting on. If giving as a gift to someone that doesn't paint/too young to paint, try getting a set of the different colors. They can be disassembled into whatever color schemes you want. Want a guy that wears a white t-shirt and black pants? Get a tan figure for skintone, a white figure for the t-shirt, and a black figure for the pants. Got a custom character easy as that.
However, the early generation figures don't mix and match with the newer generation figures. So to keep your 'kini safe from any dreaded breaks, make sure your only mixing newer generations with newer generations.

With the 20 post promotion, it's hard to say no to trying this line. It's great fun, and visit the forum. The head of the company interacts with the fans, not to mention there's great members hanging about.

Aoi

Okay, added a couple of links.
The first that says "Earn Money online!" is Paid to Read programs I'm signed up with. If you'd like to earn a few spare bucks, please give it a click.
The other is my Favorite links, mostly links to sites that I really do enjoy visiting. There's a short list currently, but I intend on adding more as I go.

Aoi

Well, here I am in my new blogging home.

My online name is Aoi or Juni/Juuni, if you play Phantasy Star Online,
I'm a 22 year old hobbyist, with frequent spare time, that collects anime, manga and plenty of plenty of plastic things best known as 'toys'. Sure, I'm considered adult by many standards, but a few years ago I realized how adults had it better to collect toys, than kids did. Adults can find a toy, they're intrested in and purchase it. No matter the price. Now kids could possibly do the same thing, but it requires much much more saving to get the expensive items. If not, as a child, it usually means you have to rely on, no offense meant parents here, brainless folks that quite rarely know what you mean if you say "I want the red one!" (@$10 or so dollars), but instead they bring home a "red one" for $2.99. That process is cancelled out as an adult. (now you might have to worry about that if requesting gifts, but sometimes it's not too bad. Might find something else to enjoy.) My favorite lines are naturally, the ones I grew up with as a kid, Transformers, Lego bricks, but as an adult, I've gained new favorites as well. Gundams, Stickfa's and as of lately, Shockini's. There are more, but those would be my overall favorites.

My other hobbies are, as mentioned earlier, collecting anime and manga(with a bit of video games in there. What modern age kid doesn't play 'em?) My favorite anime titles are Ghost in the Shell, Last Exile, Pretear, His and Her Circumstances(also known as Kareshi Kinojyo No jijyo...or Kare Kano for short) and Angelic Layer. My favorite manga titles would have to be Kare Kano, and just about anything by Clamp(including Angelic Layer, of course. heh.) The video games I really enjoy, is mostly anything by Sonic Team(Sonic The Hedgehog, Phantasy Star Online...and so on.), and by Capcom(I'd especially give it a try if it has Rockman or Megaman somewhere in the title.)
Let's see..what else should I cover in my first post. How about the music I listen to? Let's see. My favorite anime soundtrack composers are Yoko Kanno(Macross Plus, Turn-A Gundam, Escaflowne...) and Yuki Kaijura(.Hack, Noir, Tsubasa Chronicle...) As for music styles, I'm very eccentric. I can go from listening to ambient to heavy metal, to opera in the same evening pretty easily.

Now for the boring, non-hobby stuff. In my non-hobby time, I'm usually trying to find ways to earn money, but I suppose to some that could still be a hobby. I'm also studying animation and computer aided design as my major. That is, when I'm not forgetting to find out when registration is. (Last time, I called to find out, it turned out to be the very next day after I called, and hadn't anything prepared...so, it's safe to say, I took the semester off.)

Hopefully this is a decent introduction. I have two more posts I want to make, but they'll have to wait till later in the day. This is a bit of a long post, which I don't normally make. Hopefully you'll enjoy reading this blog as I'll enjoy writing for it.

Aoi