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Plague-Doc-Matteo — Bionicle MOC: Aumangea
Published: 2012-02-08 07:33:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 3911; Favourites: 57; Downloads: 0
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Update (3/18/13)- Updating his photo set(that Mirrors Tipuna 's.
- Aumangea Now has Yellow eyes/energy color.
- An extra jewel on his chest where as he just had one on the hilt of his sword.
- Now comes with a sheath or sword holder for his sword.
- Updated information.
About the MOC
"Aumangea" is a Maori word.
aumangea
1. (stative) be strong, brave, persistent, determined, forceful, plucky, resilient, resolute, steadfast, tenacious.
2. (noun) advocate, campaigner, champion, promoter, proponent, upholder, supporter - a person who is strong, brave, persistent, determined, forceful, plucky, resilient, resolute, steadfast or tenacious.
Maori is the language Lego used for many of the names of early bionicle characters, some taken directly from a meaning. In the spirit of classic bionicle, I chose to use Maori for his and Tipuna's names(tipuna means ancestor, grandparent, grandmother or grandfather).
Aumangea is part of two sets, one with Tipuna
, Leebos and the Reta-Sarka-V12
Then he and the other two figures comprise half of a 6-piece set .
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YAY ANOTHER MATORAN MADE BY MEEEEE!This marked my second Matoran to be built, the first being Hyderbawl
Bio
Aumangea is a bit of an odd Onu-Matoran, he doesn't prefer mining and digging like most Onu-Matoran do, yet he is still very active and strong like them. He prefers to run and jump around in a manner resembling Parkour. Unlike Onu-Matoran who are strong, but not known to be as fast, Aumangea is very flexible,agile, and aethletic much like a Po-Matoran, he takes up a sword instead of a drill like a Ta-Matoran, however, he still likes to remain underground like his Onu-Matoran brothers. He's also greatly enjoys sports. At first the Onu-matoran would make fun of him for being more like a "surfacer," but then hailed him as a champion once he became Onu-Koro's best Kohli player when he and the other Onu-Matoran were on Mata-Nui. He is known as "the stalactite slicer" for his signature trait of running up the walls of the archives or any cave, jumping and slicing down stalactites with his onyx sword.
Aumangea is part of a small tribe of Onu-matoran that accompanied Archimedes to his island where they founded their own sub-village. These Onu-Matoran survived the attack on Archimedes' island as the Kino aki overlooked the underground subsection of the village. Over time, the Onu-Matoran there started growing horns. These horns are initially white and a bone-like material, but are coated in protodermis as a ritual of honor when they excel in acts of duty, the Virtue they value the most out of the Three Virtues. Aumangea earned his "Prot-haona" when he harvested as many stalactites in a day as the entire crew that were assigned the task. Aumangea has been chosen by Archimedes to become the first Onu-Toa of his tribe. "One day, when my fight is done and I can pass on the responsibilities of being this islands protector, it shall go to you my valiant little Matoran. Then many a passing moon's time later, you shall chose one from the other tribes to carry on this great task."
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Thanks for yet another critique. You know, he does look rather evil for a Matoran. I guess that could be an "asset" of his. He could trick the badguys into thinking he's on their side but isn't. I wasn't intending him to look evil, but now I'll have to give that some thought.
I know there's that one spot on the lower leg where there's the O hole that isn't filled in, but is there any other parts that seem to gappy? I think a lot of the gappiness is to allow for movement. I'm starting to think this is one of those MOCs were when you're holding it and moving it around the gaps make sense, but if you're only seeing pictures then it doesn't and seems unnecessary.
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I no rite? Fuckin Aumangea, it was so easy making him look badass.
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Oh wow. This is really something. I like how he seems to be very functional, while still remaining aesthetically pleasing as well. Also, dat sword The head design seems really cool, too, and looks like it allows for a good bit of customization.
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Thanks Matt. Got it right this time. 
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The Skrall Stars.
I ended up getting two of all of them. once as the set, and again in that ultimate creatures collection things they did for three years.
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Skrall STARS. Got it
Oh man, is that the one that htey advertised in Shop at Home or The LEGO Magazine (Can't remember which one)? I always wanted one of those
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Yeup.
Yeah, it was advertized in the comic.
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You know, I wouldn't even have needed to look at the name of the artist in order to know who made this xD
I already recognize your style
I like the add-ons you made on the head, because it's otherwise difficult to make a Matoran something 'special'.
But you did a good job here ^^
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Really?! 
What exactly is my style?
Yeah, exactly. I wanted something different and not just another Matoran that was like the rest. It wasn't easy to figure out how to make that happen. I figured that just cause it's small doesn't mean it can't be articulate. So I started working with smaller parts to see how I could get the movement I wanted in small spaces. They're not as stable cause friction pins aren't as stable as ball joints, but it works. The small size and lack of weight helps.
Thanks Alex.
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Hmpf, maybe I should do something that way too ... I'm also only gitting bigger with my MOCs xD
Maybe I should do something smaller for once.
How to define your style?
Hmm, you're placing parts of different colors and shapes beside eachother a lot to great the look you want, I think. Your color shemes also often include more than just a few colors. Other MOCs would look weird, but you somehow make it look good and that also makes your works recognizable for me. But it's still difficult to describe.
Style is the feeling I get when I look at one artists works. This feeling is unique for every good artist.
And I have such a unique feeling when I see your works, so that's your style for me ^^"
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That's why I did that Matoran and turaga, cause 1, I don't have many and had no Turaga, and B, cause I need to work on a smaller scale more.
Ahh I see. So color scheme has a lot to do with it? I do like to be a little more open with my colors, I feel to constricted if I use just two or three colors. But sometimes that constraint is a good challenge.
Well can you describe the feeling you get from my work? With your work, its a combination of amazement, and parts envy. 
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The effects which prevail are most of all: 'I would never have thought of using that technique!' -> 'I would never have thought of using those colors!' -> 'nevertheless, I like it!'
This is because your Style is so different from mine. I feel the same about guys like retinence. I like the works, but I could never have pulled it off THAT way. The same goes for your works.
But I think that mine and Aidens style are kind of similiar ..
AND I'm often amazed by the funtions and gimmicks you give your MOCs (functions: Innenrrad; gimmicks: Mateo (He has a frickin wrist watch xD!)).
It always feels like you put a lot of thought and heart (I hope that's a saying in your language as well xD) into your MOCs, that's what I like about them as well ^^
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That's a VERY unique design for a Matoran. Cool stuff. Is that a custom-painted mask, or did that Vakama mask come in some set I'm not familiar with?
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Thanks EG. That's what I was going for. Plus very articulate. And nope, that mask comes like that. All the 2004 Metru-Matoran had masks like that. They all have the original turaga masks but with that silver to metru colors fade. 
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Crazy. The 2004-era years which a lot of your pieces come from were kind of lost years for me; didn't get many sets those years. Don't know why.
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A good portion of my parts do, yes. 04-06 more specifically. They did those ultimate collection canister things 04 and 05 and I got two out of the three they did.
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Yeah, those are the lean years for me. Go fig.
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Most bosslike Matoran ever. Except for Hyderbawl, whom I'd imagine is able to run people over.
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I think of him as a weaponized bowling ball.
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Yeah, that's kinda what he is, well what he does.
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Running zombies over like a boss.
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Well yeah pretty much. He's from scrap world so there are bionicle zombie like things there.
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XD here we go again..
You were mentioning you had a plan about to be seen. i think i know where its gonna go with this guy.
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Orly? What do you think my plan is?
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Just on his neck. The vahki pies that makes the back of his head is the only one. Thanks.
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With the exception for the neck that is. Everything else is balljointless. Thanks ruler of the twisted baked good. You can just call me Dave.
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I'm afraid I can't do that Dave.
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Nice
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Yes they do, a little too much movement in certain situations. The legs move like regular legs do, just not in the same place. Like the knee, it rotates to give more motion. Knees don't rotate as well as bend. I think he really needs a video to fully illustrate his range of motion. I included a pic of him reaching for his sword to show that his arms are very articulate, and then the one of him "chillin" is to show off the versatility of the legs.
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Yeah, a bit. WIth him it was either "stick thin" or kind thick. There was no perfect balance unfortunately. I couldn't have the legs look as thin as the arms cause then he'd be a stick figure, and not look like any kind of a threat. A little too thick is better than a twig.
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Thanks Greg.
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You always do a great job with the bio's , this time I was rushed . I will read it today when I get back.
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Okay, please do. You're like the only person who even mentions them. I feel like cause they're so long no one looks into them. Which is sad cause I think I do a great job weaving around the cannon bionicle story line, and connecting the characters fairly well. *feels unappreciated now*
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l'd love to see him do Parkour.
I read it and it's very good ,I feel I know him well now.
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Hehe yeah, its like extreme parkour in a cave with a sword. XD
That's good. That's what I aim for with the bios.
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Wow, that's the first time I've ever really seen someone use fingers on a matoran, and well! That I can remember anyways *just woke up*
Anyways, would you mind taking care of that gap in his legs with a thin 1x2 liftarm?
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Hmmm...you know, I can't recall any that have fingers either. Hmm. Matoran always had big hands, feet and heads, their bodies and limbs were always what was short and kinda stubby, so with that in mind I felt that I had room to give him hands. And really, they're not much bigger than if I had used a socket piece and said "that's his hand."
Okay I think I know which gap you're talking about, but how did you want me to fill it?
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Two black [link] on the front and back, with two black [link] in between them.
Just to make sure, there are two exposed axle (on the lower right leg (his left, right in the pic), an o and a +, then mirrored for the other leg).
But on further inspection, the right (his right, but left in the picture) leg seems to have a [link] on the exposed o while the other does not.
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You're right it does. I forgot to put one in the left leg.
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