Recently Toa Zaz took to the forums to share their Life-size Bionicle masks and Vezon costume. If you've been to BrickFair Virginia or San Diego Comic Con over the past few years, maybe you've seen them in person, but if not, now you have a chance to check them out! It's impressive to see the amount of work they've put into the masks and props over the years - hopefully they continue to make more and inspire others to do the same!

LEGO IDEAs hosted a couple of contests to help celebrate people's favorite themes in the lead up to LEGO's 90th Anniversary, which included the likes of Castle, Space, Pirates... and, of course, Bionicle. The entries are all in, and now the winners have been announced. (Well, except for the Microscale contest, they need some more time with that.) The Bionicle winner is Bionicle: Helix by Shipmaster1, which is an interesting concept for the theme. Congratulations to all the winners; there were a lot of great entrants that showed off what one can do with Bionicle.

The Bio-Cup 2022 contest is nearly complete, as the finals end today. But before the winners get picked, let's take a look back at the last round, the Semi Finals. The theme was Blood, Sweat, and Tears which made for some interesting choices for builds. Read on to check them all out.  

We've reported on a lot of LEGO IDEAs submissions that have gotten to the 10K mark, but not often are they Bionicle themed. That is not the case with Mata Nui Rises [Bionicle Tribute Set] by Axelford. He has recreated the giant robot that rose from the oceans in 2008, complete with a lot of details that Bionicle fans will be familiar with. Given the number of IDEAs projects that have gotten this far, it'll be interesting to see if it gets approved, but it is impressive that it got this far. Good job Axelford!! Hopefully we can see some other Bionicle themed projects follow this one into the review stages.

August 10th is, of course, abbreviated at 8/10 in parts of the world, which has led to the day being referred to as 810NICLE Day by the Bionicle fan community. The folks at BIONICLEsector01 and The Beaverhouse have two days' worth of programming scheduled for the fans, so make sure you check it out and see if anything strikes your fancy! A splendid time is guaranteed for all!

August is upon us, which means it's time for a new raffle! Go enter 2022 Member Raffle #8 for a chance to win 75110 Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars buildable figures collection. Maybe you'll be like Emzee, who won the July raffle! And don't forget that we've got a bunch of other raffles and giveaways going on celebrating our anniversary and supporting a good cause!