Breakout MOC: Vergis Rhey v.4

May 3, 2010, when the Bionicle world was still deep in sorrow over the sudden announcement that a new thing called "Hero Factory" was going to replace the beloved franchise, I released my first "good guy" MOC based on the new universe, Vergis Rhey. It made shameless use of Ben 10 action figure pieces to form something I knew would remain unique.

January 28, 2012, Vergis Rhey returned, fully modernized & ready for the Breakout missions!!

• Video - LEGO Hero Factory Breakout MOC: Vergis Rhey v.4

Hero Factory RACERS: Miko + Sidewinder Superbike

Here's a different take on Hero Factory RACERS, one that drops half the wheels & ironically picks up a lot more complexity in the process.  This series is all about the vehicles, not the heroes, and this one took hours of experimentation over the course of about a week.

• Video - Hero Factory RACERS: Miko + Sidewinder Superbike

Hero Factory RACERS: Former + Condor Land Speeder

My second Hero Factory RACERS MOC pair features a pretty clean, simplistic, fairly easy-to-duplicate vehicle and a hero character I haven't used before:

• Video - Hero Factory RACERS: Former + Condor Land Speeder

Hero Factory RACERS: Regger + Myrnix Rover

Here's my first full overview video of a Hero Factory RACERS series MOC (or pair of MOCs).  This is Regger 2.0 from the "Don't Forget The Others" video, with his all-terrain Myrnix Rover:

• Video - Hero Factory RACERS: Regger + Myrnix Rover

Introducing: Hero Factory Racers!

Awhile back I mentioned that I was developing a small Hero Factory MOC series that included vehicles.  Well, here's the concept, the LEGO Hero Factory Racers!  The series will combine two popular LEGO themes together to add a plausible, tangential branch off the official Hero Factory storyline.

Here's a little backstory:

After the defeat & capture of the Fire Lord, Hero Factory staff found themselves overflowing with new technology & equipment and extremely well-trained heroes, but let's be honest, there wasn't a lot of major badness going on around the galaxy that required the full strength & attention of this heroic force.  So many small-time villains were scared into either hiding or reformed lawfulness by the might of the 2.0 heroes that field Hero deployments dropped to a 6-year low.  Frankly speaking, there were a lot of bored heroes and tech staff alike at the Factory.  Redox tried in vain to drum up support for a full aesthetic makeover of the iconic Assembly Tower. Nobody else wanted to do that much menial labor. Kalek pushed for remote drone competitions, an idea which got a lukewarm reception.  Stormer suggested taking Kalek's idea a step further, turning it into a more exciting activity that would more directly engage both tech- and sport-savvy staff. 

The Hero Factory Racers program was born with blessing from Mr. Makuro, who was convinced that the morale boost would be worth a respectable investment, especially if some of the technology developed for the competition could be adapted for official hero mission use.  Racer teams would each consist of one hero, one design engineer, one fabrication specialist, and one propulsion & electronics expert.  Budgets would be fixed and equal across all teams. Races would be multi-stage point-to-point rallies across varying courses on different nearby planets with unique terrain challenges.  Prizes?  A few credits would be doled out here or there, but the teams mostly wanted the glory & bragging rights of tallying up individual event wins.

With the premise set, I decided to create a miniature hero size, just a little larger than my Rocka XL XXS and Epic Witch Doctor, to allow the vehicles to be small & moderately simple.  I also specifically slotted the inception of the HF Racers concept in the 2.0 timeframe because with the 2.0 head system now completely abandoned, I wanted to use those parts one last time.

So that's it, that's what Hero Factory Racers are all about!  I'll start unveiling individual racer/vehicle combo MOCs soon!

Hero Factory Breakout (series 4) wave 1 video reviews - ALL

I've reviewed all of the LEGO Hero Factory "Breakout" hero and villain sets alike.  Here are convenient links to all of the original posts for future reference.

Hero Factory Heroes:

• Rocka
• Evo
• Surge
• Furno
• Breez
• Breakout Heroes recap

Hero Factory Villains:

• Black Phantom
• Toxic Reapa
• Jawblade
• Splitface
• Thornraxx
• Breakout Villains recap

See also my combination model reviews.

Hero Factory Breakout / Series 4 wave 1 Combiners (all)

For folks who haven't already seen them, here are my video mini-reviews of the LEGO Hero Factory Breakout or series 4 wave 1 combination models.

• Combi 1: Breez + Thornraxx
• Combi 2: Furno + Jawblade
• Combi 3: Surge + Splitface
• Combi 4: Evo + Toxic Reapa
• Combi 5: Rocka + Black Phantom
• All combiners - overview & recap

Breakout MOC: Bulk v.4

Whelp, like I say pretty clearly in the video, this isn't trying to be a summer 2012 Bulk replica, it's just an updated homage to Hero Factory's original Bulk in a Breakout style. Some folks wish one or another thing was different about this MOC.  That's cool.  I like it just the way it is, though!

• Video - LEGO Hero Factory Breakout MOC: Bulk v.4

Hero Factory Breakout wave 1 Villains recap

Here's my last look at the official LEGO Hero Factory Breakout wave 1 sets, a recap of all of the evil villains!

• Video - LEGO Hero Factory Breakout wave 1 Villains recap

Hero Factory Breakout wave 1 heroes recap

With all of the set reviews complete, here's a look back over all of the LEGO Hero Factory series 4 or "Breakout" wave 1 hero figures from the Winter 2011-2012 release!

• Video - LEGO Hero Factory Breakout wave 1 heroes recap