#hero factory

[furmewolfy]

LEGO is just crack for autistic people

[bioniclechicken]

ABSOLUTE HF

[mister-julius]

y'all ever stop 'n' think about how the death of constraction means there will never be solid replacements for the increasing number of broken sockets?

[kydv404]

wow, this new CMF series looks neat!

obligatory April Fools themed post

[korohpu]

the reason for why bionicle was a success and hero factory a failure was because while they both had mass-produced robocops they both depicted it VERY differently in that hero factory was copaganda while bionicle said acab

[ariartaccount]

Two more drawings today from other Lego properties

[coldgoldlazarus]

Me: Exo-Force should get a reboot that makes it waaay darker and edgier than LEGO would ever be comfortable with. Also take notes from BSG '05 for the portrayal of the robot faction.

Me: Hero Factory should get a reboot that gives it like, any amount of darkness or edge in the first place, any sort of story depth LEGO I am begging you, hands and knees here.

Me: Slizers was already weirdly dark and edgy in aesthetic, I suppose it was the 90s after all, but it should get a reboot that really leans harder into that with a dash of space horror. (Note; not to be confused with cosmic horror.)

Me: I think Bonkle should be slightly more chillaxed and niceys actually :)

[danejudidench]

Started making Bionicle tarot cards! No full deck yet, but for now you can buy these as T-shirts and stickers at my store!

[bobthedoctor27]

Ice Planet Stormer

“Calling all heroes, it’s Hero February!”

Inspired by ben.cossy’s Ice Planet Stormer MOC released last year and the recent boom in Ice Planet 2002 nostalgia, I’m happy to finally release Ice Planet Stormer from his cryosleep!

This creation is Alpha Leader Stormer, refitted for a Brain Attack mission in the frozen wastes of a mysterious planet far from the Makuro Belt. Amidst the glacier barrens and tundra bluffs of this distant world, the evil brains have been spotted on another scheme!

For years now I’ve wanted to attach the Nexo Knights sword as a wristblade for a hero, and Stormer here was the perfect candidate! While the end result did involve some part modification, I think it’s a perfect Ice Planet substitute for his Brain Attack sword!

I was also keen to keep the original blue/black/trans-orange color scheme, but this gave me quite a few problems with the torso, which was colorlocked in pearl dark gray and flat silver and so didn’t give me many options. Fortunately, I was able to dye the part black! Paired with some blue shoulder addons I got from a bootleg set, he’s geared up and ready to open up a can of brain freeze!

Also includes obligatory photo of Stormer and Commander Cold!

Please leave any thoughtful comments below telling me what you like about this creation! Have a happy Hero February!

[sleepy-gay-puppy]

these bootleg ninjago bionicles r like...my collecting grails tbh I need them so bad

[qwortywarrior]

[the-kickster]

Tahnok hates cops.

Tahnok Tuesday

[bioniclechicken]

ABSOLUTE BREEZ

[sepublic]

I remember hearing an interesting theory; That Ninjago and Hero Factory, which came out at more or less the same time, were both meant to be successors to Bionicle. Because in addition to the parallels people have already pointed out, the theory suggests that Lego created both themes to explore different aspects of Bionicle, and see which one fared better as a way to decipher which aspect of Bionicle made it so successful?

So Hero Factory carried on the constraction, buildable figure aspect of Bionicle. While Ninjago carried on its story and elemental character aspect. In the end, Ninjago proved to be the more popular one by far, suggesting it was the story that made Bionicle resonate with fans (and Brickonicle proves this imo). Which makes it baffling that when Lego revived Bionicle, they gave it even less lore than not just G1, but also Ninjago and Chima in their early years as well.

My best guess is that Lego decided Ninjago already fulfilled the story driven niche and wasn’t ending anytime soon. So instead of making it compete with Bionicle G2, have G2 replace the dwindling Hero Factory, so it can inherit the focus on the constraction system with less emphasis on the plot; To its detriment, as it turned out…

[spadepie]

So I saw this tweet, and wanted to do the same thing for the main characters of lego og themes.

[roboriders]

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