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Thank you! I'm really happy to hear that
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"Desublimation" is called deposition
I'm printing some parts from botora off thingiverse, I'll let you know how they go! My roommate, Modalt Masks, is very interested in painting the mask.
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Ohh okay, I'll replace the descriptions of my later works
Thanks for the support! One thing I want back from Thingiverse users is pics of my designs or at least where they're being used for. Thanks a ton for telling me. I really wanna see how the repaint goes.
Happy MOCing!
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Having another look at these; they are all colours representing the original elemental colours of the Toa masks but I'm a little confused as to why you decided to give Endurance orange colour and Farsight yellow?
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Ahh yes, cause they're actually not the Fire, Water, Earth, Stone, Air and Ice elements. This time, I've assembled Plantlife, Plasma, Lightning, Sonics, Psionics and Gravity. I'm calling them Toa Exota: Spirits of the Distance(exotic)
I couldn't render a gold feel to the mask of Farsight so it ended up in yellow
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Ahh now I understand! ^_^
Well since I've got them all and had a look at each one, I'll give you a little feedback:
Alkon: Noticeably smaller than the other masks but with its abilities makes up for its smaller size. The connections of the visor look very thin and look like they could snap so maybe try making a different, stronger connection for that? Other than that, I love the visor's movable feature and the mask as a whole.
Ohlek: With its effect of endurance, I can see why this mask is rather big. However there is a lot of empty space at the top of mask and I feel this could be reduced or filled with something. However its possible to look past this if a big sturdy moc was built to compliment the mask's appearance and effect. It's worth mentioning that the fin was very hard to place into the mask at first but loosened with further use. It would also be wise to make the fin able to connect to HF armour pieces as it currently does not stay in the armour slots strongly enough.
Edohak: I love the look of this mask, especially with the orange trans brain stalk which makes the eyes pop through the mask. The headgear too look great and, as mentioned before, a moc that compliments and matches the appearance of this mask would make it look even better.
Bozok: Firstly, this mask is super thick! I love the way the mask looks without its purple attachment; I think the attachment would look better as a darker purple or maybe with the attachment being slightly smaller?
Kaai: Very unique little mask isnt it? That attachment does look like it could become weaker each time it's placed or removed from its slot however I've chosen to leave it in so no problems for me.
Valati: I think some gold paint would definitely make this mask more to what you see it as. I love how the 4 face slots could hold ccbs spikes and claws as well. The "crown" does seem to be fragile and could easily get broken if stepped on.
Another thing for all the masks; the colour combinations aren't what I would choose. I'm not so keen toward the Valati's colour combination along with the Ohlek's. However if I managed to build mocs with those 2 colour schemes with each mask then Im sure the colours would be less of a problem. Also, the pin connectors on some of the masks, what did you want to fill these slots?
All in all, these masks are amazing and I cant wait to build mocs for all of them! Good job!
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Firstly, I'm heavily grateful for your feedback. I'm really happy to hear that someone cares. I apologize for making you spend for the masks when they're still in the prototype stage. I was planning to print them for myself first before releasing them but I only had the funds to print the Toa of Plantlife.
I feared the Alkon would have been too small. I'll redo the pin connector for the mask extension. Thanks for this pointer.
I also thought the Ohlek back was too thick. I guess risking to go along with it didn't end well. It needs a lot of rework. I never thought the fin was weak. Will review it as well.
For the Bozok, is it bad for it to be thick? I thought it suited the density effect. For the extension, I visualized it to look beard-like I could create a new, smaller one for everyone, but I'm personally happy with how it looks.
As for the Kaai and Valati extensions, I really wanted to make them sturdier but the elegant look gets destroyed the more supports I place.
For the color schemes, I'm not too great in dealing with color so I consulted Bionicle lore for the colors of the Matoran of these elements. Edohu's extension is planned to have a Mahri tube connected to it so it looks more like headphones. It is worn by a Toa of Sonics. For the Valati front, I had no plans for them but the crown is supposed to hold Bohrok Eyes in the MOCs I'm gonna build once I get these printed.
Thank you once again for the feedback. I'll update the parts in question. I truly hope you'll enjoy the masks in your MOCs and go wild with your creativity
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You're very welcome!
Just a note though, its not that the Ohlek fin is weak but more that its connectors dont stick to HF armour piece slots. Like the two pins fit into the slots on the mask but they're a little too small to stay on a HF armour piece, if that makes sense?
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I see. I'll review that. Thanks!
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I have ordered them all! I will have them all by the 19th!
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Awesome!!! Hope you'll like them. Once again, thanks for the support! It really means a lot.
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You must upload the rest of those masks to Shapeways! Ive already ordered the top 3 and would love to have the bottom 3 too!
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Many thanks for the support by the way!
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Well, I wanted to print the designs and physically see for myself first if there are still flaws and stuff. But I guess they won't end up too bad. Uploading the next 3 within the week. Glatorian helmets coming soon as well!
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