These and the Manas crabs were the only 01 sets I never got, and I always thought they had such a cool look. A little more fantastical than lots of the other rahi, and with really great colors. The scene in MNOLG is a highlight of 01, and the prototype sand tarakava is a really neat piece of supplemental info.
Loved the bath clips haha. Was lucky enough to score this and multiple other rahi off FB, they now sit proudly on my shelf. Love your videos as always!
I remember in kindergarten I got the turquoise one from my set confiscated by my teacher because another kid was jealous of it and told the teacher I was throwing it at other kids (obviously not true because it would have come apart). As far as I know it's still in Mrs. Doss' desk drawer >:l
I got these for my birthday one year. I requested a lot of the Rahi sets, but I only got these guys. I guess I should have known that my parents wouldn't spend a lot of money to buy all these sets at once. But hey, one's better than none. Although I did also get two Bohrok, but hey, I got the rest eventually anyway.
As long as I wasn't the only one thinking that 😅 My heart nearly stopped for a second. I don't see the id symbol on it that prototypes all have though.
These were the only Bionicle set I had from 2001, though I didn't obtain it until August of '07. In retrospect, it is interesting that the Tarakava has a Mata blue Pakari, even though no character actually has that mask in said color. This set is also the least expensive way to obtain the "Voodoo Hooks" from Gali in white, and the Technic panels in Mata blue also came in the "Air Enforcer/Supercopter" (8444) from 1999. Similarly, the teal 2M friction pins made their final appearance here.
