The tale of Prototype Makuta, the lost prototype from Bionicle: Mask of Light
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- Опубликовано: 18 ноя 2023
- Today we're looking at the legendary Prototype Makuta, the model behind Makuta' design in 2003 Movie The Mask of Light. #bionicle #lego #review
that leg structure is called Digitigrade
Digitigrade works for most animals, as it refers to walking on your toes.
Alternatively, it could also be unguligrade, referring to walking on hooves.
Humans (and bears) are plantigrade, walking on flat feet.
Or possibly Unguligrade, which refers to the peculiar way horse legs work. The third option is Plantigrade, which is how human legs work.
@@HunhowsShadowStalker Wait, I'm blind, you already said this
The name of that type of leg is called digitigrade and found on a lot of animals.
Specifically 'unguligrade', in the case of hooved animals.
Or, if you're one of the nerds playing Armored core 6....a reverse joint leg is another name for it.
@@Shotesu It was a very common (as in, every game iirc) in the AC series, I think they were best in LR personally, though they’re actually quite popular in mech and robot culture in general.
@@bigbaz4632rj joint legs are usually literally that in most AC games while chicken legs showed sometimes in ac4 and ac6
I remember, from a few years back, when me and a friend went on a full blown investigation to figure out how to make the perfect moc of Makuta from the movies (I would take the legal route, while he would go for a more artistic route where illegal techniques would be used). We’d examine every scene Makuta appeared in with a fine-toothed comb to get whatever details we could, and while it wasn’t what we were looking for it was interesting to find the inspiration for Makuta’s movie design when my friend dug up the concept art and prototype build. Fun memories.
It's so cool knowing that that prototype is still out there somewhere! though the fact that we didn't see it again after it got sold is slightly worrying.
Makes me doubt it's in good hands, considering I'd totally boast about having this by sharing pictures all around.
Yeah, it's weird that it just completely vanished. But there are plenty of super private collectors out there, especially when it comes to prototypes, which don't always leave the factories in the most legal ways...
@@brickthumb For all we know someone from Lego bought the thing to properly dispose of it without drawing attention to Lego directly. Not a thought I'm fond of but it wouldn't surprise me.
@@brickthumb private collectors are one of the things that kill hobbies imo
@@brickthumbWell we know the Axalara T9 prototype somehow ended up bought by Skybirds who then sold it to DuckBricks. So there is one prototype we know where it is now, and its in the hands of one of the most prolific Lego collectors that has a yt channel.
@@zufieusagi7509We know Faber has the Onua Mata Prototype, as shown in the DuckBricks video meeting with him. It is likely other developers have other prototypes, or some others were simply destroyed/thrown into trash. I shudder to think just how many Bionicle prototypes were disposed that way, physically lost forever. I would very much like to learn about the fate of the Prototype Toa Metru, they had some widly different pieces and design choices, as seen in the comics which used the prototypes with no chest coverings.
Nice recreation of the prototype ! His size, the new legs and hands are clearly the best improvements in my opinion.
I don't suppose tou have a parts list or some kind of guide in how to build this version? Looks fantastic
Absolutely was not expecting to see stormtroopers riding a triceratops in a bionicle youtube. Lol
😂
An excellent piece of Bionicle history.
Seeing how you made it work makes me wish this was the final design.
So that’s why movie Makuta looked so odd! Always kinda wondered that whenever Mask of Light came up. Neat to get a little look behind the scenes like this.
I have really fond memories of that era of Bionicle. I got Makuta for my birthday and Takanuva sometime after. Christmas I believe. My dad and I spent the whole day building those sets together. I still have them in the attic too. Need to go and find them.
I was so happy when I opened up Takanuva the christmas after the movie came out, one of my fondest bionicle memories outside of building my first set with my dad which was the white bohrok
The same could be said with the Toa Metru comic appearances, they look like their prototype designs instead of the final products.
Honestly, I would also try to see if you could use the Nuva legs as arms, because in MoL the animators used those for his arms, and I think would also help with the proportions of him.
The leg arrangement is called Digitigrade. It's present in all animals that walk on their toes, like cats and dogs.
A magnificent piece! You just brought this young man's past to life. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching :)
I always viewed Icarax using the mask like how it looks like in the toys while Makuta looked like the movie
Hopefully that prototype set was at least bought by someone who could tell what it was and how valuable it is, it would be a shame if it was bought by someone who had no idea and just did their own stuff with the pieces
Tried my hand at building this guy this week. Made some improvisations here and there but I’m in love with the sheer bulk of this version.
They probably scrapped the design because his midsection is literally supported by 3 axel pieces, as well as to get the piece count down to make him more affordable.
He's always been a little awkward, but still a set I enjoy very much. Glad you made this, it's really nice to see a "what if" version of him!
never liked Makuta's mask in the movie so I'm glad we ended up getting what we got in the official release anyway. I like the animal/alien look the official mask has compared to the blocky humanoid face, the movie mask just comes off as more stereotypical
yeah defineatly
Ceph commander unit from Crysis 2 shamelessly ripped that look 8 years later
@@plottipaa_hauki95 Just looked it up and they stole my boy's entire goddamn fit
@@plottipaa_hauki95 That's what i was thinking, when i played Crysis 2 for the first time.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who prefers the set Kraahkan to the movie one. People are always trying to replicate the movie one to make their Makuta Mocs “more canon accurate” but I always just thought he looked silly in the movie, not how I’d imagine the master of shadows to be. The real piece is much more intimidating in my opinion
You’re model based on the Makuta’s prototype looks so much better than the version that released all those years ago. And also I really like that it resembled the movie version more. Movie design Makuta is so dark, creepy and imposing
Now we need to add wings to it to complete the Legends of Metru Nui look.
Give him a bath in red bull
One thing I liked about Movie Makuta was the two thumbs he had, I always figured it was in reference to the Avohkii pieces being used for his claws
I love how mysterious makuta was back in the days at school. Even with the movie out no one had the Makuta set back then and the movie was all we had to go from. I found him terrifying in the movie and he was always a mystery to us.
i look at the way the knees work on this thing and the only thing that gets me is remembering how easy some of those rahkshi shell pieces would pop open.
I am so jealous of you, I would love to have that model in my room, it looks so cool. I also really prefer the movie design of Makuta more than the final set release version
Another great video. Possibly the most underrated Lego channel.
5:26 you can also put an exo-force clip in that quarter pin and then clip it to the faux-piston on the slizer arm. Its not suuuuper sturdy but it doesnt really need to be.
oh THATS why he looked like that in the movie
Sidenote on the Krana-powered Rahkshi? That must have been a thing fairly long in development; In the game, the Rahkshi actually still have the masks over the slugs. Even weirder, the movie had Kraata, but the game had a Makuta modeled off the toy, rather than that prototype.
Man that looks soooo cool. I never even desired the Makuta set as a kid because he looked like just a bunch of Rahkshi bodies stuck together. This version is actually amazing. I'd probably have wanted this one.
It’s so fascinating looking back at the prototype that came into light couple of years ago and also when we finally got the build for the makuta miserix.
Thanks so much for the video! It was really really interesting to hear your thoughts on the prototype. Did you perhaps mace a piece list for the prototype tall makuta?
Those are some very nice modifications, I may have to borrow them if I ever recreate the prototype myself.
5:22 you can actually use a pair of mechanical claw pieces to clip the nuva claws to the piston on that leg piece there
I like this, it would be cool if there was a video or instruction on how to recreate it
Those prototype McToran with the hand that can hold tools is awesome. It’s a shame that doesn’t exist.
7:15 These are known as "digitigrade" legs. They're mistakenly called "reverse joint" legs because often times the thighs can't be seen (such as in the case of most birds). The hip and knee are in the right place, it's just that the ankle acts as a second joint and the rest of the foot/toes are where our feet would be. Human legs are known as "plantigrade".
You missed a few things. The mask that is supposed to be glued to the vahi is a normal pakari not a pakari nuva. That way you can easily see the resemblence to how his mask looks in the film. There is no version of his legs that uses "32173" as the lower leg. It is 2 rahkshi backs connected by 2 "32172". It makes him incredibly unstable, much more so than in your video. I do like your version though, minus the custom mask.
I would say that the movie model and concept art is indication enough that 32173 was, at one point, considered for the lower leg.
yeah, one of the theories is that the nuva just ended up in the pile of parts and was sold with it with no clear way to identify what was actually supposed to be there or not at the time
incidentally its actually feasible to attach the vahi and pakari without glue using others pieces to build a mount for the vahi, but its not the most stable arrangement and you are still sacrificing a yahi unless you want it to be gold or orange, both quite feasible though
As Syntax said, the Slizer piece in the concept art is pretty good evidence in my eyes that it was supposed to be there at some point. I imagine it just got lost when the second legs were being trialled. As for the mask, I guess we will never know exactly how things played out. You're right that the concept art is clearly a regular Pakari, but the Pakari Nuva in the photo has clearly been sprayed black, and I cant imagine why anyone would do that unless they were giving the two pieces a coat of paint after fixing them together. But mysteries and speculation is kinda what makes these things fun, no?
Nice vid I’d think that I’d be awesome if you could maybe do instructions please
Will you be releasing instructions for this one? I’ve always loved the way Teridax looked in Mask of Light and wasn’t a massive fan of the release model
Seems like a lot of people want instructions, so might have to give it a try. Stay posted!
@@brickthumb Please and if you could, could you show how you made the mask?
For the Pohatu nuva weapon you can actually use the hand piece of the Bionicle minifigures to attach it to the leg. That way you can skip the whole construction
You could but its not really a secure connection as the one he suggested.
Following on from this prototype would be to see if the giant wings could be added to Makuta's back like in Legends of Metru Nui.
Despite what some people say i'm pretty sure the prototype mask was a kitbash of a vahi and a mata pakari. If you look at the concept art, the movie model, and even the second face on the released set mask it's pretty clear.
I've always been a huge fan of the movie design for Makuta, I think its better than the set one, he's just neat
Well done sir 👊👊👊
awesome video
I'm so torn here because I like how much taller and more imposing this is but the case for stability is a great one to make, if only those 2006 pistons existed in 2003 we probably could have had the best of both worlds. Or the friction joints in '04 but those age very bad. The final legs do look kinda silly especially in conjunction with his lanky arms. A middle ground with the ratchet joints would have nice because those definitely help him keep a solid stance, if they connected via the balls on the Rahkshi back I'd never get him to stay standing. Points to the final thing for bulk though, if nothing else he does look a lot more solid
Awesomeness!
Man, I love these movie masks people have been making, I really need to get one. Did you make yours with 3d printing as well? Or did you sculpt it by hand?
I used modelling Green Stuff and some plastic sheeting, but I'm really tempted to get a 3d printed one.
The onua head as a prototype makes his design make so much more sense
Something I wonder about is how the actual Kraahkan design was made/chosen. Apparently they liked the face on top aspect of the prototype, but what is that face supposed to be?
FASCINATING!!!
Thank you oh my god I've been baffled about this since I was 8
looks amazing, would build it but haven't the parts
Dude paint that custom mask to look like the infected hau from the mask packs, it’ll look sick
That is quite an impressive model there. I am considering trying one myself. Are there instructions for it anywhere?
The instructions for this guy can be found after a quick google search. Found it on Reddit within seconds. Absolutely love the bulk of this version.
Very cool 🤩
The most fascinating part about this is the black vahi. It looks painted black with some orange bits. I didn't even know we had a vahi in 2003
Didn't the orange one show up in the Nuva Mask/Krana Kal polybags?
@@vinnynepa3509 oh yeah I think you're right
Fun fact: the Vahi was the first mask ever designed, it just got a late release!
Poetic that Makuta wanted the Vahi in the second movie, when his movie mask was designed after one.
Well one could say the movies and the commercials play in diffrent multiverses ...because the commercials were actually cool.
That explains a lot.
1:24 plox try to recreate those rc rahis for us in the far future.
I don't know if anyone has told you yet but Makuta's mask is actually the pakari mata and the regular vahi. I'm not sure why the nuva was there
Wow your final design looks great! I always thought the movie head was made from a bohrok head peice so it’s neat to see it used the nuva mask
I can pause and study it but do you happen to have instructions for this and what extra peices are needed?
Prototype is somehow less imposing and more imposing at the same time.
I have the Makuta figure and I was always a bit disappointed that it looked nothing like in the movie.
It's unfortunate that you never released any instructions for this MOC. I would have loved to build this myself.
It would be cool if you could get the colors of their prototype makuta you made to match up a bit with the movie version of him.
Gotta love ol' chubby cheek Makuta
I think you could stand to swap out his head to give him red eyes, like in the movies.
I never understood why the original Makuta toy had blue eyes on a red head.
OMG I need the instructions please, looks amazing!
I love makuta with digitigrade legs
Now i want to collect parts to build this
I really like the prototype Makuta that you made, do you ever plan on releasing instructions for it?
Think you could try and make the combined Takanuva and Makuta like in the movie?
Anybody know a good place to find instructions for this?
Are you planning on making a PDF file for the build cause this looks amazing and much better than the original build
Seems like a lot of people want instructions, so might have to give it a try. Stay posted!
@@brickthumbplease do!
Hi there, is there a way you could share the instructions? I really wanna build this version of makuta
The “dark grey” Rahkshi shells probably aren’t intended to be a different color, it’s just that they’re probably 3D-printed and so aren’t quite the same shade of black as the injection molded parts.
I want to try and build it, can you do a how to build video?
2:11 WE COULD'VE HAD CLOSED MATORAN HANDS?!?
Digitigrade leg structure
Ooh I may have to try that build! Do you plan on making instructions?
Seems like a lot of people want instructions, so might have to give it a try. Stay posted!
I want to build this myself, what pieces did you use?
7:15 the name for that kind of legs is digitigrade
Where and when was the prototype sold?
Hello there, very nice video!
Is there any chance, you could provide a download for the model of the custom mask? 6:05
One instruction plisss XD It may be controversial but i love movie look of Makuta way better then his set look and Movie mask ? i just love it.
How long do you think Lego had used this design of Makuta
Got a set of instructions for this build?
when new episode of quest for the masks?
Would there be any way you could upload instructions for the body?
Seems like a lot of people want instructions, so might have to give it a try. Stay posted!
Will you release the mask model?
Can we hope for the mask model reveal?
Model used in the movie always look imposing and really cool. Unlike the physical version. I always found it loook ugly as hell x). Glad the concepts are out there. All the movie models are great to be honest. Especially the Rakhshi.
I am always amazed by people's moc renditions of Movie Makuta, some of them capturing the look to a tee.
Proto Makuta probably skips leg day
I think this version might be my canon one. I never enjoyed the makuta we got in the set especially the mask
I think you should keep the mask the same as you made it to be
This version is actually a lot cooler than the official release version. It was most definitely the stability that made them change it.
I'd like to make this for myself, but titan pieces are a lot harder to get spares of than canister pieces.
Actually, this design looks a lot cooler than the final, despite some of it's flaws. However, I think they should of released this version and maybe give it some tweaking.
Where'd you get those images of the dinosaur toys?
They're probably Star Wars A New Hope action figure line concepts
No I think they’re Dinotopia prototypes they just used stormtroopers, there's two Kenner Jurassic Park toys and a rubber Brachiosaurus I've never seen. There's even what looks like James Gurney art behind the Brach
They're mock ups for Dinotopia, as DinoCrispo said. The Brachiosaurus is an unreleased prototype for Jurassic park, so its three layers of crazy, a mock up, based on a prototype, with Star Wars thrown in lol.
@@brickthumb where did you find them?
@@IamDinoCrispo Dinotopia was actually what inspired Naboo in Episode 1.
YOU HAVE THE SAND TARAKAVA???
Please make instructions
do chiny toa nuva like you did with toa mata. you will not haw any problems with the wepons and adore parts