How to Build: Simple CCBS Torso-Sized Custom Bodies (for Metru style heads)

[@marzeloperas]

You have no idea how long I've been searching for custom torsos with proper instructions THANK YOU SIR!!!!

[@wholesomegadunka2811]

Happy building~

[@Toa_Va]

This is underrated, but I found it and I'm happy that I did great torso designs.

[@wanderingshade8383]

As someone whose MOCs are all CCBS Torso-sized, this is very useful and they look super cool, even with wacky colors. If only I had those triangular technic plates so I could make these torsos myself!

[@andrewverrett568]

Nice. Been wanting to make a takanuva and that second torso would be perfect i feel. White and gold of course

[@wholesomegadunka2811]

Good luck with the build!

[@jameshumphrey869]

thank you for this. I feel like this helped me make my first moc im actually proud of. Currently just trying to figure out how i can integrate some waist articulation into it without ruining the scale

[@JScottGaribay]

Wow. I am going to Lego through the New Dungeons and Dragons theme - you content is extremely useful.

[@Salahadin12]

Hey not bad the body looks super cool

[@NTheHedgehog]

I have never made a moc. I want to make one so this might be a good channel to learn

[@jk1438]

thanks for making bionicle content and tutorials. you are a very very nice mocker (one of the best in my opinion) and you should have more subs

[@wholesomegadunka2811]

Thanks. So far I’ve really only been treating this channel as a backup to stuff I post on reddit, but in the future I would like to explore more video oriented content. If only for myself and the few ppl that’ll see it.

[@miazhoops]

this is so cool i never knew it was like this i always used simple parts

[@Ghost-Toast819]

I built a torso that has a fully articulating spine and clavicle articulation based arms. So far it’s the most realistic and effective torso for articulation I’ve ever had

[@3psilon.]

Pics or it didn’t happen.

[@Ghost-Toast819]

@ where should I send them?

[@3psilon.]

@@Ghost-Toast819 your channel I assume. I want to see a vid on that torso you mentioned

[@Ghost-Toast819]

@ it’ll take some time but I can video it. Do you want to see how I put it together or just a video showcasing it?

[@3psilon.]

@ eh just showcasing is fine.

[@TaxEvasi0n]

Those tyres are a nice touch!

[@BonkProd]

These are fantastic! Really great content; my friend!

[@wholesomegadunka2811]

Bonktacular Productions Thanks. There’s gonna be a MUCH bigger how-to-build coming up in the next weeks.

[@BonkProd]

WholesomeGadunka I’m looking forward to them!

[@hazardroid50000]

That silver photok mask, what kind of paint was it painted with?

[@wholesomegadunka2811]

rustoleum 2x metallic silver

[@87583]

Anyone know the piece number for those triangular plate-y pieces?

[@wholesomegadunka2811]

There are two versions. Both are generically called 3x5 triangle liftarms. The ones in this video are the more recent version, part 99773. An older version, part 2905, also works. The difference is in the sides of the triangle. The older version has continuous sides; the newer one cuts more dramatically into the sides. There are niche uses for the extra space that affords. But i dont think it matters in these torsos.

[@Zhorez1321]

Very cool. But... One CCBS part vs ton of other parts seems much simpler 😅 CCBS body is dirt cheap, but options are good anyways.

[@wholesomegadunka2811]

Oh yeah, I totally agree. This happened to be a specific request from reddit for something the exact size of a ccbs torso but with one critical difference - a neck that ends in a socket rather than ball joint. There's no way to do that without a custom build, so that's what this is. I usually try to use prefab pieces where I can and save custom builds as a second resort. Because if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[@Mike-mf3ed]

Is it possible to do this for the thinner torso piece?

[@wholesomegadunka2811]

What piece is that? i’m not familiar.

[@Mike-mf3ed]

@@wholesomegadunka2811 it’s basically the same torso piece, but it doesn’t have the extra ball joints between the neck and shoulders.

[@wholesomegadunka2811]

@@Mike-mf3ed I think I found what you're talking about. So that other torso has a shoulder width of 7 units, as opposed to this piece's 9 units. That means you're looking to shave off 1 unit on both shoulders. In my second example torso, you should be able to accommodate that by replacing the glatorian necks comprising the shoulder joints with a 3L perpendicular axle connector (part 6553) and a lone technic ball. The tradeoff though is that the joint's ball can be liable to slip off, certainly more than a prefab one like the glatorian neck, so how much that bothers you is up to your preference. Other possibilities are to use hordika necks close together and angled to be straight, or using axles with stops and a hollow technic ball. Two 3L stop-axles with hollow balls on either end as shoulder joints with a single unit in between will get you exactly 7 units width like the torso you're aiming at. Building a torso around that would be my best suggestion.

[@Mike-mf3ed]

@@wholesomegadunka2811 thanks! Now I need to check if I have those pieces 🤔 or I won’t be able to build it...

[@BC-wd5ut]

What technic part you use for the torso?

[@wholesomegadunka2811]

That's...kind of broad. Which part on which moc's torso are you talking about?

[@BC-wd5ut]

​@@wholesomegadunka2811 First custom the one with the 5 pinholes and the axle in between.

[@wholesomegadunka2811]

@@BC-wd5ut If you're talking about the triangular liftarm, that's part 99773. It's basically a newer version of part 2905 but with the inner corners cut out more.

[@eonbree8593]

this is a long shot but id really like to know.. does anyone know which set had that grey mask with the green eyes on this?

[@wholesomegadunka2811]

It’s from bionicle’s Toa Hagah set, Norik.

[@eonbree8593]

@@wholesomegadunka2811 oh thanks!!

[@notlistening6499]

I alwats watch these and wonder why the hell LEGO doesn't just do it that way to begin with

[@revengegms3681]

I have just come across this… and i don’t really wanna be that guy, but the first Torso design is literally the Spherix Body Design i created back in 2017… I mean it is totally possible that we had the exact same idea. I had it posted in the TTV message boards sometime ago. I dunno, i felt kinda weird seeing this in a Video.

[@wholesomegadunka2811]

If you're asking me whether I plagiarized yours or anybody else's work, knowingly or unknowingly, the answer is unequivocally no. I've never seen what you're referring to. I only started looking at or participating in the wider bionicle fandom at the end of 2019. On the other hand, the principle of using a triangular liftarm as the basis of a torso like this is basic enough that I assume plenty more people than you or me have converged on the same idea. In my case, the triangular liftarm was a go-to for my early mocs long before I started posting online that I used less frequently once I started integrating waist joints which changed the space I needed. The reason this video exists is as a response to a reddit request years ago asking for some brainstorming to make a replacement for a specific CCBS torso piece but with a socket as a neck. And these two fairly simple bodies are what I brainstormed for that. If you're telling me you made the same thing before, cheers. Great minds think alike.

[@illustriousct]

is that... a TRANSLUCENT BLUE PIN???? Like seriously I'm confused such a thing exists-

[@wholesomegadunka2811]

Whatever you’re referring to I’m pretty sure it’s just the normal kind.

[@illustriousct]

@@wholesomegadunka2811 the angle made one of the pins you used in the middle of the torso look translucent, like the same color as those bohrok eyes Edit: and upon second glance, it is just a normal blue pin, looks aged so the discoloration really threw me off, thanks for the reply though XD

[@wholesomegadunka2811]

@@illustriousct Haha its all good