Author:  NoGravitasHere  Posted:  Feb 5, 2024 08:43  Subject:  Bionicle Silver Demystification Project  Viewed:  95 times  Topic:  Colors  Status: Open Cancel Reply	BrickLink ID Card NoGravitasHere (32) Location:  New Zealand, Canterbury Member Since Contact Type Status Feb 24, 2021 Seller Store: Pretty Sick Parts & Sets
New thread, new title etc etc I've more or less reworked the data I had with the new, accurate silver classifications, which is lovely! I'm liaising with hereforbricks614 to try and tick off as many Bionicle-specific 296 parts as we can. 2006 is still our dodgy year, with 131 v1, 131 v2, and 296 all being used. I'm a little concerned that 2005 might be a potential source of 296 too, but have written off 2007 (blame some very, very dodgy 131 v2 Jaller swords for that). Te only real challenge left is to detangle the aforementioned dodgy 131 v2s, and true 296 pieces I've managed to confirm a bunch of the potential parts already, but more rechecks are required before I bring that data to BrickLink proper for potential catalogue inclusion. I'll keep picking at it as I find time between work and other dumb Bionicle-centric side projects. Unfortunately, 296 isn't our only bugbear. I've had 2 confirmed sightings of this weird dude: a 131 v1 Mahri shoulder piece. This image was provided by a mate, I don't have this piece myself. This piece was introduced in 2007, and in theory shouldn't exist. In both reported cases, a single one of these was pulled from a bulk lot, with no accurate indication of what set contained it. Even more strange: there are no sets that only use 1... If anyone has any insight as to where this weirdo snuck in, I'd love to hear it. I'd also love to hear from anyone who has owned the 2005 Bionicle system playsets from NIB, particularly if said sets contained a Pearl Gold Kraahkan/Pearl Gold Visorak body. There's a slim chance they might have used 296 as their silver, going on other contemporary uses, and I'd love to be able to write them all off conclusively. Thoughts? James @ PSPS

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Re: Bionicle Silver Demystification Project - WOLKsite (13)

I wonder if the Toa Inika were ever released in 296. The marbled parts (Set 8731-1) only appear with 131. The element IDs/PCCs of 4493393 & 4493394 appear both in the database [...] (3 months ago, Feb 6, 2024, to Colors)

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