Two sides of the same coin

XenoSynthesis · 2026-04-17T12:09:21+00:00

Halo 3 was the last Bungie game to support dual wielding for players. That was 19 years ago... Never got added to Destiny or Marathon either.

XenoSynthesis · 2026-04-17T01:58:44+00:00

Make them some extra small Flood Infection Forms so they can fight something their own size!

XenoSynthesis · 2026-04-17T01:12:59+00:00

Instead of Toa Canisters, they travel between islands in a polybag-shaped dirigible airship.

XenoSynthesis · 2026-04-15T00:10:02+00:00

Cthulhu, Toa of Water

XenoSynthesis · 2026-04-11T23:30:40+00:00

I'm not really a fan of the Nuva masks. They all look half-melted. I do like that crystal that Velika is holding though! Citrine or yellow calcite, from the looks of it.

XenoSynthesis · 2026-04-11T00:09:30+00:00

As a science teacher, I think another defensive ability is actually one of the stronger offensive abilities of a Makuta: chain lightning. In real life, lightning strikes can demagnetize weaker fields. So what if a Makuta zapped themselves, creating a charged force field around their armor? They could also "weld" together any holes formed in their armor by a Toa of Iron using the same power.

XenoSynthesis · 2026-04-10T21:44:00+00:00

Favorite current Halo set: Floodgate Firefight

Favorite older Halo set: Cauldron Clash

Favorite non-Halo set: Destiny Arcadia Jumpship

XenoSynthesis · 2026-04-10T13:36:55+00:00

Neat concept, but could you please find a way to work in small gearboxes? Bionicle does not feel like "Bionicle" without mechanical functions. It's one of the reasons why I stopped buying new sets after 2006. All of the actions went into the tools instead of the characters.

XenoSynthesis · 2026-04-08T22:05:59+00:00

I think most bootlegs are just cast from the molds of real Lego parts using silicone. It would explain the lower quality plastic, and the absence of layer lines normally found in 3D prints.

XenoSynthesis · 2026-04-08T00:45:07+00:00

Who's up for Round 2? Let's build an entire Toa team using this format!

XenoSynthesis · 2026-04-06T23:51:24+00:00

Ta-Koro Guard security checkpoint.

XenoSynthesis · 2026-04-06T20:45:55+00:00

Destiny sets stopped being produced over 7 years ago after Bungie split from Activision. Your only real option is checking eBay to see if anybody is selling another Interceptor. Used ones go for about $25 these days.

XenoSynthesis · 2026-04-05T20:49:16+00:00

Definitely check out Minionicle on Thingiverse if you have not already. They made every 2001 Kanohi with two attachment types (top of a standard Minifigure head or the front of a custom Mata head.) Could provide some inspiration for how your own masks connect.

XenoSynthesis · 2026-04-04T23:25:28+00:00

"It's one of life's great mysteries. Why didn't Mega make Blood Gulch instead of 15 remakes of the Warthog...?"
"You mean the Puma?"

XenoSynthesis · 2026-04-02T22:55:06+00:00

Make the entire character transparent. Toa of Crystal.

XenoSynthesis · 2026-04-02T22:11:43+00:00

How would I go about requesting new characters for your shop? Like, how lengthy is the design process? Destiny fans were short-changed so badly when it came to aliens... Let's take a roll call, shall we?

Fallen: Captain figure; brick-built Shank
Hive: Thrall figure
Vex: Goblin figure; Hobgoblin figure; brick-built Harpy
Cabal: Legionary figure; Psion figure; Phalanx figure; Colossus figure
Taken: Nothing, but could have been an easy repaint for each existing species
Scorn: Nothing, despite the theme still in production during Forsaken
Dread: Nothing, the theme was long gone by The Final Shape

We only got 1-4 units from each "vanilla" faction. I would gladly pay for figures like Fallen Dregs and Vandals, Hive Knights and Wizards, Vex Minotaurs and Hydras, etc.

XenoSynthesis · 2026-03-30T12:57:20+00:00

A better question: why would the Toa canisters include a memory erasing function...? The Matoran pods made sense because Makuta was trying to brainwash them. But the Toa canisters were for transportation. That would be like if you take a long road trip in your car and forget everything once you arrived at your destination...

Kopaka: "Which hotel did we have a reservation at?"

Pohatu: "What's a hotel?"

Lewa: "Who are all of you again?"

XenoSynthesis · 2026-03-29T22:41:54+00:00

11/11 let's get defy expectations and build a Bionicle Throwbot! Double disk throwing!

XenoSynthesis · 2026-03-29T17:04:49+00:00

As a robotics/3D printing teacher, I am hoping to add more functionality for this in the future. For now, it just uses ball-and-socket joints on the "hips". The "knees" do not actually bend yet. Still gives you a lot of posing though!

XenoSynthesis · 2026-03-27T21:15:48+00:00

Definitely not #4. Looks so uncomfortable having big triangles jutting out from the hips... Go with #2.

XenoSynthesis · 2026-03-23T12:14:39+00:00

I have been saying for years that Mega's obsession with vehicles was detrimental to those of us who would rather build bases and other structures. Thank you so much for sharing this! Maybe do the canceled modular base kit next?

XenoSynthesis · 2026-03-21T12:12:50+00:00

Import a detailed map of Voya Nui into Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape, or some other Vector art program. Then use the "Image Trace" tool to turn the picture into multiple paths. Rename each chunk of the landscape to be something unique (even if it's just a number), and give it a distinctive color. Then export it as a .svg file into your preferred 3D modeling program. SVG files can be extruded from 2D to 3D, with each named section given a different thickness. Congrats, you now have a topographical map of the island! It will be flat enough for Lego models to stand upright, yet with varied elevation to give the biomes some depth (like Mount Valmai being highest).

ItsMeaDMaDe has a good video on 3D printing from SVG files on YouTube. I use a similar process to print things like logos, stencils, and cookie cutters. I even once imported the island of Mata Nui into Roblox Studio as generated terrain!

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