Random set of the day: Give Away
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 6937 Give Away, released during 2006. It's one of 47 Bionicle sets produced that year. It contains 17 pieces and 2 minifigs.
It's owned by 51 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay.
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Cool! Where do I get it?
Give it away, give it away, give it away now
Give it away, give it away, give it away now
Give it away, give it away, give it away now
I can't tell if I'm a kingpin or a pauper!
@ao_ka
You cant, there is no stock on Brickset.
Did I win?
This is what happens, kids, when you refuse to brush your teeth. Now get that floss before it happens to YOU!
I refuse! Besides, I have none to give away.
Brought to you by the same committee as "Bad Guy" and partially inspired by the time-tested "My Dad"!
Are there any other set names which describe what you should do upon receiving the set?
@MCLegoboy said:
"Give it away, give it away, give it away now
Give it away, give it away, give it away now
Give it away, give it away, give it away now
I can't tell if I'm a kingpin or a pauper!"
Funny stuff! That's when RHCP began to sell-out. Still arguably one of the GOAT.
It's funny how the kids think that album is the beginning of their career. If you haven't already, check out the older stuff. It's a lot raunchier! Those were the days when Flea (and sometimes the whole band) would play concerts wearing nothing but an old gym sock on his junk. Those were the days....
I want party on your p***y, baby! - from The Uplift Mofo Party Plan
Do they shout "Give away!" instead of "Give up!" in the Bionicle universe? I can just imagine that Barraki yelling it out.
Looks like a duel between Toa Kongu Inika and Piraka Thok. Freaky weapons. I definitely avoided all the minifigure-scale BIONICLE sets from 2005 to 2007, but I didn't know they made little "give away" sets like this. I might have snagged one for curiosity's sake.
@CapnRex101 said:
"Are there any other set names which describe what you should do upon receiving the set?"
30435 is pretty demanding too.
@StyleCounselor:
I prefer Soraia, thankyouverymuch. And her voice goes up to 11.
The set name says it all.
I'm sick so lore is going to be brief
A band of thugs known as the Piraka (including Thok, the white one here) went to the island of Voya Nui in search of the Mask of Life where they enslaved the population. Our main heroes, the Toa Nuva, traveled to Voya Nui in search of the mask but where captured and imprisoned by the Piraka.
Six Matoran villagers we had met over the course of the story decided to go on a quest to find out what happened to the Toa Nuva and save them. When they landed on the beach of Voya Nui they were struck by lightning from the Red Star and transformed into the Toa Inika (Kongu was the green one here.) The Inika and Piraka then fought each other while hunting for the Mask of Life.
Also there's like two of these little polybag like BIONICLE Playsets. I have no idea when or how or if they were released.
I often think about how the piece that is commonly used for vines/plants today originated from these incredibly weird and short lived figures
I don't know. The name of the set gives it away...
I always wanted to collect some of these smaller Bionicle figures, but I never bought a single one of them.
@Zordboy:
These ones weren’t terrible, being similar in design to the Exo-Force robots. The Toa Hordikq, on the other hand, were just statues in awkward poses.
@CapnRex101 said:
"Are there any other set names which describe what you should do upon receiving the set?"
Go Brick Me comes to mind. Please, don’t go brick me, I don’t think I would enjoy it…. (Great set though.)
Lies. I was around in 06, they did not give away this set back then. (Honestly wasn't even aware there was a minifig only promotional set)
“What is your favorite May the Fourth promotion?”
This one, obviously.
@CapnRex101 said:
"Are there any other set names which describe what you should do upon receiving the set?"
3101 and 3159. Scala has it all.
So Lego overproduced these little figs and needed something to put them in, huh?
@StyleCounselor said:
" @MCLegoboy said:
"Give it away, give it away, give it away now
Give it away, give it away, give it away now
Give it away, give it away, give it away now
I can't tell if I'm a kingpin or a pauper!"
Funny stuff! That's when RHCP began to sell-out. Still arguably one of the GOAT.
It's funny how the kids think that album is the beginning of their career. If you haven't already, check out the older stuff. It's a lot raunchier! Those were the days when Flea (and sometimes the whole band) would play concerts wearing nothing but an old gym sock on his junk. Those were the days....
I want party on your p***y, baby! - from The Uplift Mofo Party Plan"
Cool story bro.
@PurpleDave said:
" @StyleCounselor:
I prefer Soraia, thankyouverymuch. And her voice goes up to 11."
Not in the same league. But, thanks for the tip. I'm always down for new music. I'll have to check them out the next time they come through.
@CapnRex101:
Does "Open Freight Wagon" qualify?
@GSR_MataNui said:
"I'm sick so lore is going to be brief…"
Hope you feel better very soon.
@GSR_MataNui
Get well soon!
This and the Piraka with catapult one are some of the most obscure Bionicle sets ever. But yeah, these figures are actually great. I used to own the Piraka Stronghold and these actually look like all the characters. Contrast that with the 2007 ones where colors and sometimes even head elements didn't work as great depictions.
Also, the 2007 ones had more specialized arm elements. Those were held more securely, but were shorter in turn.
Fun fact, the weapons on this set are from the 2005 bionicle playsets. The 2006 and 2007 ones use a bag of 12 weapons in each set, but they opted to go with the 2005 ones here because there's only two characters and those 2005 parts weren't packaged as a set of multiples.
@CapnRex101: 7591 and 7592 come to mind,
@StyleCounselor:
Definitely not in the same league. Zouzou Mansour could cover Janis Joplin and actually pull it off.
@PurpleDave said:
" @StyleCounselor:
Definitely not in the same league. Zouzou Mansour could cover Janis Joplin and actually pull it off."
Definitely get Joplin vibes from her.
@cluening said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
"Are there any other set names which describe what you should do upon receiving the set?"
30435 is pretty demanding too."
Haha, yeah!
This one, though: 30564 "Build Your Own Monster or Vehicles – Make It Yours"
No more giving away. Take it. Make it yours. Let world tremble as you unleash the incredible power of your army of monsters and vehicles! Attain all!
Oh wow these are minifigures. I like them! Are there other bionicle minifigs?
Lyrics to Enyas "Bionicolo Flow":
Give away, give away, give away…
Pretty strange set. I had two bionicle figures that were different than these but were pretty similar.
What a good message this set has! We should give away to those in need!
I remember McDonald's having REAL Bioncle and LEGO when I was really little (actually, some before I was even three, but my folks stockpiled them). However, that was later followed by those strange Sports figures and Bioncle action figures that were not buildable and basically LEGO in name only.
The official photos don't do the figures justice. The photos we have in the database show figs that look pretty neat for Minifigure-scale Bionicle.
@CapnRex101:
1545, 1614, 3826, 7591, 7592…
@StyleCounselor:
She’s definitely something special (Euphoria, 2:30, if you want to hear a voice go to 11). I was trying to find out what was going on with names*, and ran across a really long radio interview she’d done. She was very open and honest about some of the things she’s gone through, much of which is not “family friendly”, but basically she hit rock bottom and dug a few sub-basements before getting her life back together. So part of the reason she has those Joplin vibes is that what she’s survived would have put most people in the ground.
* The singer’s name is listed as Zouzou Mansour, while songwriting credit is Soraia Mansour. Turns out Soraia is her birth name, and she’s gone by Sue, and now Zouzou. The band’s name is accidental, as she was once asked what name to put down and apparently gave them her name, and they assumed that was the name of the band. In retrospect, it’s kind of appropriate, as she’s built the band around her, and I believe replaced all of the other original members with ones who are actually serious about being in a professional band instead of just doing it as a hobby.
@cody6268:
McTorans? I remember calling in to take the morning off during that promo because I wasn’t feeling great, stopping at McD’s on the way in to work so I could pick up the newest one (Matoro?), getting to work…and finding out the World Trade Center had collapsed while I was sleeping. My parents signed on their current house that same day.
@GSR_MataNui said:
"I'm sick so lore is going to be brief
A band of thugs known as the Piraka (including Thok, the white one here) went to the island of Voya Nui in search of the Mask of Life where they enslaved the population. Our main heroes, the Toa Nuva, traveled to Voya Nui in search of the mask but where captured and imprisoned by the Piraka.
Six Matoran villagers we had met over the course of the story decided to go on a quest to find out what happened to the Toa Nuva and save them. When they landed on the beach of Voya Nui they were struck by lightning from the Red Star and transformed into the Toa Inika (Kongu was the green one here.) The Inika and Piraka then fought each other while hunting for the Mask of Life.
Also there's like two of these little polybag like BIONICLE Playsets. I have no idea when or how or if they were released. "
hope you feel better soon!
To paraphrase a song used to promote this theme:
When everything has gone astray,
Give away, give away, like I know you do!
and you give yourself away...
and you give yourself away...
and you give... and you give... and you give your set away...