Post by Matanui911 on Jan 26, 2009 17:23:40 GMT -5
The mighty Toa of Light, Takanuva, returns! I got this wonderful set for Christmas, and I love it! The massive size of him is so great, and he is very similar, but yet very different from his original nuva version. I decided to review this set because I wanted everyone on BFM to know what a great figure this is! this is my first review, so bear with me it won't be that bad :tongue: .
Name: Takanuva 8699
Theme: Bionicle
Team: Mistika Toa
Year: 2008
Pieces: 267
Price: USD $30
Picture of Box for Reference
New Pieces for 2008
From left to right, top first,
the first new piece is Lewa Phantoka's sword. I like it because it is a very nicely designed piece with a lot of detail.
Next up is Onua Mistika's shield, and this piece is very neat looking, because it looks like some type of a futuristic shield piece.
Up next is the Phantoka's skyblaster and its ammo. It has a nice shooting distance, almost equal to a zamor sphere launcher, and it is a bit bulky, but it looks very nice on Takanuva because he is so large.
The piece next to the skyblaster ammo is not an Inika claw. It is actually a new claw used in the Mistika series.
Starting on the bottom,
the first piece is a piece used to hold Pohatu Phantoka's propellors.
The piece after that one is a new matoran limb, used on almost, and if not all 2008 matoran.
The last piece is obviously his mask, which I will talk about later.
In Build Pictures
Torso
His torso is very thin, and not that that is a bad thing, because it makes it look pretty cool. He uses Onua Mistika's shield as a chestpeice, and an Inika white foot below that, and all in all, a very nice torso.
Back
The back looks very nice. The matoran limbs give it its nice shape. The pieces connected to the arms and legs make a great addition, because they help keep the arms and legs where you leave them, so the arms don't drift down when posing, and all other situations like that.
Legs
The legs look great, but are not my personal favorite, because on the sides they use the old exo-toa style pieces, which in my opinion are not the greatest look. There is also an open space in the bottom half that was left uncovered caused because he is so big, and they had to use few pieces in few places, which means you will have gaps. Also the hordika foot will move, because it is only connected with one piece, which doesn't really matter anyway. The spike type things at his knee are great. The spike-type things at his knee are great, because they give him a very menacing look. I also like the use of Pohatu Phantoka's turbines on the upper half of the leg. Overall, not my favorite leg, but it all adds to the massive size of Takanuva, which is great!
Arms
Overall, nice arms. They support the weight of his weapon, and skyblaster nicely, and unlike any other 2008 sets, the Inika leg looks good as an arm, because it is a nice big piece that looks great on this big figure. The one thing that kinda annoys me when posing him, is that his claws don't close all the way.
Another weird thing about him is that he uses Takadox's mask for his shoulder. It does cover up some pieces that are underneath the mask that don't look that good. It also gives the upper arm and shoulder its nice shape. As long as you are not looking down at it, it looks fine.....
Weapon
All in all, I love this weapon. It is nice and big, and it gives Takanuva a very powerful look. It does spin in his hand, which I kinda like. It gives it that playability that any action figure needs The way that it has three prongs definitely catches my attention. It would not look as nice if it only had one weapon attached to it.
The only downside to the weapon is that it uses Lewa Phantoka's weapon. It still looks great because there are three, but I would have liked him better if he had his own weapon mold.....
Mask
This mask has more of the organic feel than his original mask, and other 2008 masks. The mask gives him a serious look that makes him look great! I love this mask!
This is the mask compared to his old mask. Compared to the other Mistika/Phantoka Toa masks, this one looks very similar to its original look. It is slightly bigger than a normal mask to compensate for his large size. Compared to his old mask, the only difference is that is is more form fitting, and it has a darker look to it because of the slanting of the eye-slits.
Finished Product
This guy is huge! He is much bigger than his nuva version, and even still bigger than any $20 set out now. The limbs are all comparable in proportion for an imposing figure like this, and to be able to support the weight of his weapons. His weapon is nice and big, adding to the powerful look, and I love how the kept his mask very similar to his original mask, and how pieces in the back support his limbs. That is a nice feature being added to many bionicle titans. All in all, he is one very nice looking set!
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Parts: 8/10 (Some new pieces, but it includes the Exo-Toa pieces I ranted about earlier)
Price per part: 9/10 (Bionicle trying to get the price as high as possible...)
Playability: 9/10 (Good articulation and weight)
Color: 7/10 (Too much white.)
Overall: 82.5%
I thought it deserved more than that. It is still a great set and I would recommend it to anyone. It is a must get from the 2008 saga.
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Some of My Attempts at Being Comical
Takanuva uses his powers of light to turn on my flash....Dang it, it woulda been such a nice picture!!
Hey Takanuva....., that is sooo 6 years ago.....
Matanui911 signing off till next time.
