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Questions tagged [bionicle]

Questions about the LEGO product line Bionicles which is a story-based character-focused building theme with science fiction elements.

BIONICLE is a LEGO franchise based mostly on the LEGO Technic system.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bionicle goes into tremendous detail about the history and story.

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Why did LEGO create different canister for the Visorak?

I have the six original Visorak (Sets 8742, 8743, 8744, 8745, 8746 and 8747) with different canisters (or boxes). For example, my Suukorak (8747) has a white canister, and my friend's has a black one. Here's a picture showing the canisters: Some…
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2001 BIONICLE Trading Card #255?

This is probably a long shot, but does anyone have or know where to find a picture of the 2001 BIONICLE trading card #255? It's presumably one of the illustrated story cards, and likely features a Muaka or maybe a Tarakava. Unfortunately…
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What is the origin of the 2001 BIONICLE pin?

Recently I got one of these in a lot. Picture of the back Prior to receiving it, I didn't even know it existed, and can't find any information on it on the web. What is the origin of this 2001 BIONICLE pin? Was it sold or handed out somewhere as a…
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How many BIONICLE store display tubes were created?

I'm an avid BIONICLE collector and am curious as to how many unique store display tubes were created during the lines original run. To add some known information to my question I know there was a Tahu Nuva display tube very early on but then there…
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Can anyone tell me where to donate a lot of Hero Factory parts and pieces?

Wondering where to donate gently used Hero Factory parts and pieces. Surely there are people who might want them. Not sure if Goodwill will take them. I have already tried eBay. Any other ideas? I'd hate to put them in the trash. I'm in the metro…
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Help identifying giant blue LEGO Bionicle set

I have what appears to be a giant Bionicle. The head is the size of a small human head almost the size of a mask. It is blue in colour and in 5 bags. It looks like more than 100 pieces. The instructions and box are lost. No idea what it is. Any…
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How come themes like BIONICLE can afford so many new parts?

LEGO is quite economical about introducing new parts in its standard sets. One reason is they need to fit in the system, but the other is that hard tooling molds for production is quite expensive. How come for a theme like BIONICLE they are able to…
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