Random part of the day: Voodoo Ball Ø10,2 " No. 1" No. "1000"
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Today's random part is 18384, 'Voodoo Ball Ø10,2 " No. 1" No. "1000"', which is a Technic part, category Beams W/ Ball And Ball Cup. It was introduced in 2014 and was last used in 2020. It was made in 1 colour and has appeared in 9 sets, one of the first of which was 76021 The Milano Spaceship Rescue.
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It’s name is actually voodoo ball? Lmao
Who do?
VooDoo ball is a great name for a sport, an event or... anything, to be honest!
Good part, but I don't see how it can be useful for voodoo
*re-reads title
The fact that this looks like a minifig head, has a big hole in it, and is called a "voodoo ball" gives off dark implications
The reason why it's named Voodoo Ball is because it was initially designed for the prototypes of Bionicle, which were the Boneheads of Voodoo Island.
Originally the part was created for the "Bone Heads of VooDoo Island" theme hence the name. After being significantly reworked, the Voodoo Heads were renamed to Bionicle. This seems to be an updated tooling from 2014 of the original 2001 Voodoo ball.
I own 2 of these for some reason.
I’m guessing Huw renamed this just for the comments.
@Be_hapi said:
"I’m guessing Huw renamed this just for the comments."
No he actually didn't. This is the official name of this part.
One of the few surviving BIONICLE parts. I used to just call it "ball," until I found it it was actually named after BIONICLE's awkward prototype name. Voodoo Island, you'll forever be missed, but changing your name was a good call.
This one must have a separate entry due to the metallic coloring, because it showed up way before 2014 and has been in way more colors. This was supposed to represent the McGuffin orb that turned out to be the power stone in the first Guardians of the Galaxy. Metallic coating seems to rub off if you use it for joints too much, so it's better used as a decorative sphere.
It also appears to be both number 1 and number 1000 at the same time
@Galaxy12_Import said:
"It also appears to be both number 1 and number 1000 at the same time"
That’s the voodoo part of it
@ohrmazd said:
" @Galaxy12_Import said:
"It also appears to be both number 1 and number 1000 at the same time"
That’s the voodoo part of it"
Or the Bonehead part :)
Now go do, that voodoo, that you do, so well.
This is a serious case of poor part rendering pov- I had to go to Bricklink to fully register why this part was different than the Ball w Axle hole. Of course, reading the part name helps too.
RPOTD, you continue to intrigue.
@Lego_mini_fan said:
" @Be_hapi said:
"I’m guessing Huw renamed this just for the comments."
No he actually didn't. This is the official name of this part."
How in the world is this the official name of the part? "Voodoo Ball" has always been a nickname given to it by nerdy fans who are aware of the part's origin. I do not believe LEGO themselves would call it like that.
Glow in the dark versions of this piece in this year’s friends sets. Yes!
@xboxtravis7992 said:
"This seems to be an updated tooling from 2014 of the original 2001 Voodoo ball. "
Specifically, its the silver drum-lacquered version of the part. All drum-lacquered parts have different molds, and, hence, different mold IDs
@xccj said:
"This one must have a separate entry due to the metallic coloring, because it showed up way before 2014 and has been in way more colors. This was supposed to represent the McGuffin orb that turned out to be the power stone in the first Guardians of the Galaxy. Metallic coating seems to rub off if you use it for joints too much, so it's better used as a decorative sphere."
"Who's got the power stone?"
"What power stone?"
"The power stone of voodoo."
"Voodoo?"
"You do!"
As someone who uses LDD this has always been the part name. I came up with the idea of “voodoo ball” through the part’s existence, still not really sure what that would be other than like dodgeball.
Every now and then I use the voodoo ball as a nose:
https://flic.kr/p/2mz51gW
https://flic.kr/p/2iw5wmK
@namekuji said:
"Glow in the dark versions of this piece in this year’s friends sets. Yes!"
I love this part (in white). It’s super useful in winter scenes- snowballs, finials , etc.
My favourite are the orange and red balls with faces (1002-1008) from the Nexo Knights 70314 as you can make Voodoo dolls with them as well as flaming lava balls!
@ambr:
You might want to consult with a doctor about that last part...
@BrickChamps said:
"Every now and then I use the voodoo ball as a nose:
https://flic.kr/p/2mz51gW
https://flic.kr/p/2iw5wmK"
Awesome MOC, by the way!
Has anyone ever discovered what purpose the standard version of these parts served on the classic Toa, from a Canon perspective? As a kid, I played like they were some kind of built-in energy source, and if they were removed the Toa would be significantly weakened - so, kind of the same as their masks were in canon - because they were so prominent on Tahu, Lewa and Kopaka's chests that I assumed they were clearly meant to represent *something* significant. And Pohatu had two, one on each shoulder (and in an earlier pre-release design, had one on his chest, too).
But then, Onua and Gali didn't have any of them, and didn't seem canonically disadvantaged in any way compared to their fellow Toa, which naturally poked several holes in that concept... and it was never backed up by canon anyway. But canon also just never made specific mention of four of the Toa having these ball pieces, much less why they did.
Was it just that Lego had already made the moulds for the prototype line, so they wanted to use the pieces in *some* way and so stuck them on the Toa as decoration? Or was there some greater significance to their placement on those sets that I'm missing?
Perfect for all your dark magic needs
@ThatBionicleGuy said:
"Has anyone ever discovered what purpose the standard version of these parts served on the classic Toa, from a Canon perspective? As a kid, I played like they were some kind of built-in energy source, and if they were removed the Toa would be significantly weakened - so, kind of the same as their masks were in canon - because they were so prominent on Tahu, Lewa and Kopaka's chests that I assumed they were clearly meant to represent *something* significant. And Pohatu had two, one on each shoulder (and in an earlier pre-release design, had one on his chest, too).
But then, Onua and Gali didn't have any of them, and didn't seem canonically disadvantaged in any way compared to their fellow Toa, which naturally poked several holes in that concept... and it was never backed up by canon anyway. But canon also just never made specific mention of four of the Toa having these ball pieces, much less why they did.
Was it just that Lego had already made the moulds for the prototype line, so they wanted to use the pieces in *some* way and so stuck them on the Toa as decoration? Or was there some greater significance to their placement on those sets that I'm missing?"
Honestly I think they were just trying to justify including the pieces needed for the neck articulation on the Toa Kaita in the main models. Same reason Gali has pins on her hips and Pohatu on his arms. A sneaky way to sneak in the needed parts for the combiner models into the main kits themselves.
@ThatBionicleGuy:
Weird. I can look at the package artwork and still absolutely not remember putting any of those on Pohatu’s shoulders...or how I might have had to adapt the Exo-Toa to fit around them.
Definitely would’ve been way more into Bionicle if it was called Boneheads of Voodoo Island.
My favorite of this piece are the printed ones from Nexo Knights.