Articulated Toa Mata Build Tutorial (Lego BIONICLE) 

UPDATE: 1) PARTS LIST IS NOW IN THE DESCRIPTIONS 2) I've been saying it wrong this whole time. It's actually PTFE, not PFTE. 3) PTFE/Teflon is actually very stable and safe! It's even less toxic than, say, the microplastics we ingest daily. Its toxicity only arises when it's broken down; this only occurring at high temperatures (generally above 500 degrees fahrenheit) and during some sliding conditions. from Lalam: "PFPE and PTFE are the most common fluorinated lubricants, and are generally regarded as some of the safest lubricants. They are used in the aerospace industry for their remarkable stability, but this stability comes at a cost. When broken down, fluorine can bond with other atoms and molecules to create particularly harmful substances. While PFPE and PTFE are stable against UV and oxygen, under tribological forces, the polymer chains can sever. PFPE, in particular, has been shown to develop a lewis acid (with iron) under very extreme tribological conditions, according to NASA. I'm not aware of any studies showing reactions under ambient tribological conditions, but polymer liquids and solids can still undergo chain scission under very mundane circumstances. This can include within a plastic joint. I'm aware that, while repeatedly and vigorously moving a POM part on another POM part back and forth, with PTFE powder coating it, that at some point it stick slips and eats away at the plastic. This at a significantly higher rate than unlubricated POM on POM parts. I don't know what is being generated in these conditions, but it appears to be short lived, and I don't believe this would happen under normal use."

your rant about lego's current buildable figures feels deeply validating as someone whose made this complaint only to be met with a "yeah you've talked about this before" and nothing more from people who have no clue what i'm talking about.

Mootroid: "This year, I lost my dear friend Eljay!" Eljay: "Quit telling everyone I'm dead!" Mootroid: "Sometimes I can still hear his voice!" 😭

"Time to do what Tahu always wanted to, and take an intimate look at Kopaka's tlts" "Now grab a 2 by 4 downward bracket. Uh, there's some red gunk on this one too." Seems like Tahu did take a good look in there, and he left some evidence behind.

Ah yes, Eljay. The Linus Tech Tips of the Bionicle Community. He will be greatly missed, RIP.

1:58 I want it known that recording this mech required me to put a mobile phone tripod on my face like a headcrab and trying to get even these shots was agonising that punch was with the rage of someone who had to do that recording 5 times over

What an incredible video, I'm always so impressed with your pacing and the consistently quality jokes that had me laughing the entire time. Not only that, but the actual builds of these Mata revamps are amazing! They honor the original aesthetics and scale almost 1:1, and the poses you can get them in are so expressive and dynamic. They seem so sturdy too, which is generally my biggest issue with a lot of Mata revamps. Fantastic work as always Charlie!

That eagle scream left me deaf and blind

"We collect toys, not investments" So based... so peak

I like the casual police disrespect

Lego does actually make red studpins now, they're listed separately as they have added friction. The frictionless ones have also appeared in white. Also no Roodaka's species does not have dimorphism, the one guy they made green in the comic isn't even really green

5:14 oh that's gore. That's gore of my comfort character

Some people watch this for methods to have highly articulate Toa Mata. Meanwhile I watch it for the hilarious context.

Oh yeah, and BRING THE BIONICLE AND CCBS PIECES TO PICK A BRICK! END THE FINITE OF BIONICLE PARTS!

13:28 is probably my favorite sentence ever

This video is a banger. Wish I had the pieces on hand to try this build but I’m here for articulated builds for animation purposes😁🤘 Congrats dude!

I was not expecting a Tahu X Kopaka ship going into this, but I will unironically give a read to anyone who writes a fanfic about that.

No bionicle tutorial is complete without a healthy amount of existential dread

Fantastic video and fantastic builds

Never did I think I would come across a video with a tutorial for some of the best mata Mocs with fun comedy, robot shipping, casual comments about political issues, with Leon simping, and insane gaslighting. Legitimate peak content.

3:29 Lewa swings his axe **cartoon sounds intensify**

THIS PELVIS IS FIRE🗣️🗣️📢📢❗❗❗

We learning the secret articulation tech with this one!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️

RIP Eljay

Lego pls hire this person and restore the BIONICLE's glory 🙏

The world would be a significantly better place overall if LEGO released 1L and 2L stud axles.

I love this video All the comedy makes it so much more enjoyable to watch compared to other people's videos And the time it probably took to film this too

*puts an axle in a hole* everything reminds me of him...

Can't believe MootroidX got killed by the Krahka

The ending. seeing you meeting his twin. super cool.

Lalam24 is the same dude who inspired me to make my own!

I am never letting go of the phrase "With error, comes clarity" until the day I die.

I’m the 420th like and that somehow feels both deeply wrong and strangely fitting. Excellent tutorial btw, very clear and concise without ever feeling clinical. You should be proud!

I'm a bit late to the party, but this video is great. Shows some great building techniques and tricks but it doesn't end up being boring at any point in spite of its length because it is frequently spiced up with humourous bits (also known as jokes idk why i wrote such a long paragraph just to say "haha it funny").

I pronounce the first “A” in “Mata” like the “A” in “bar”

This is my current favorite video of all time

Everything in this is just so great, builds is so neat and everything else too !

Please PLEASE post your moc portfolio somewhere, these are the best revamps I've ever seen

Thank you for replying to me about this. These are lovely

honestly. amazing video!

Eljay cameo, always appreciated.

I'm of the opinion that 2001 was actually the weakest of the Bionicle lines in terms of raw set quality.

I hope they bring back mask collecting in G3 but they do it in a way that also brings back matoran, where you get one of 6 matoran (no mask, one of each element) and 2 masks, one of which can go to the matoran or both can go to your mask collection

This is a good moc ngl

perfect for stop motion! Great ideas! Thanks.

13:24 I was not ready for this three-pronged assault 😂😂😂☠️☠️☠️☠️ Edit: 38:38 ....did you just call me a transformer???

ITS BEEN A HOT MINUTE SINCE THAT MASKPOSTING INCIDENT WAS MENTIONED sheesh. Legs, man

0:38 my mind when I saw the box: GIVE ME IT ALLL NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

R I p eljay 😢

Why does the audio always quiet down, only to fade back in whenever there's an eagle screech in this?

I fricking hate when people take away Pohatus thiccnes! Hes supposed to be a cute femboy (he just like me fr) so instead of going against it embrace it and youre a real one for doing so! :3

Great video, it just sucks that Eljay's dead.

People saying to keep politics out of Bionicle when the metru nui arc had those insane propaganda flash animations

I know that leg drama I'm in that Facebook group

This was an entirely hilarious and ultra based rant-tutorial-ytp 😂

WOOOOO! I can finally make Onua do flexing poses!

We will always remember you Eljay

4:55. Chill, bro. He's all yours.

I was so sad when I heard about Eljay’s death. Hearing that he slipped on banana peel and cracked his head open, really struck me deep. Rest In Peace, King

Gali is my favorite and first figure. 🌊

Eljay is watching but from his room

Cool slug you got!

just starting this video but i pronounce it mata like cat, if you must know edit: my mans knowing so much about lego and yet not knowing about the brown/reddish brown divide is very funny edit 2: the pins on gali's butt actually *do* come in some other colours now! very recently they've started making red, white, and dark grey ones edit 3: what a twist !!!! that was a very good video. I'm not a bionicle person but this made me kinda wanna be one

I prefer your original Toas that you made for Is always bright in Mata Nui

I wonder what if you build the toa nuva in this style

HHEESS ALIVE

RIP Eljay, but loved the video

I was so on board up until you said modified and bootlegged. My purist heart does a cry! ;_: LOL

For a minute I genuinely thought Eljay was dead lol

Vakama is a good leader for his team.

Those should be lego sets

Can I use the legs for my moc please

Hey! Just getting back into Bionicle and want to build these. Is there parts lists I can look at? And who originally designed these versions? Thanks!

I pronounce the first a in mata like the second a in mata. That's how they pronounce it in the movies, so that's how it's supposed to be pronounced. If you disagree with me you are wrong. Also, great video! I love it so far.

That ending tho.

Pronunciations: Toa Mata = Toh-ah, mah-Tah ('madda' pronunciation is an accent thing - something he has as Takua that he loses as Takanuva) Lewa = Lee-wa Onua = oh-Nu-ah Tahu = Tah-hoo Gali = Gah-lee Kopaka = Ko-pah-kah Pohatu = Po-hah-tuu

any chance of compiled parts lists for each of these being created? I'm not all that familiar with bricklink and would love to slap one of these bad boys together but i uh. don't speak lego

my only issue with having gotten back into bionicle this year is that a lot of the like wave 1 and 2 parts are the best for building, the "hand" connectors etc- they are so old that Im very concerned about every color of them I own is scary to work with

I need you to know as a latina trans woman who just woke up after a migraine and just clicked on this video by chance, I was not prepared and i say that in the best possible way

Where can I get those zero clearance brackets?

M-Ah-ta.

I always pronounced it like the A in Bar, since it’s how they pronounced mata nui in the movies

I’ve always said mata (bar), because saying it the other way reminds me of how people mispronounce manga

It’s ma-ta. Toa ma-ta

Is dropping the pieces and making the same mistakes as you necessary?

Good point 👉

METRUUUUU

oh so THATS how matoron-i'll shut up now...

Thousands of rounds per minute? If you stop time!

Why onua always last?

Nuva forms / Takanuva when??

Based

OW MY EARS

I pronounce the first "A" in "Mata" like bar or car, but I think the narration in the old ads pronounce it like cat.

toa metru better. objectively. no, actually, toa metru are the only toa

If someone makes a bricklink parts list for these I will kiss them passionately

Did he just say Nokama was a better leader than vakama lies and deceit

14:15 Sci-Fi robot mouth armor or Elvis Presley hair

A as in bar

I pronounce it like in bar