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Toa Lewa
Medium Set
Set number 8686
Subtheme Phantoka[1][2]
Release date December 2007 (US)[3]
February 2008 (UK)[4]
Pieces 52[note 1]
MSRP $9.99 or $12.99 (US) [note 2]
£7.99 (UK)
Ages 7-16
Set Designer David Bird[7]
Instructions


Set 8686 Toa Lewa is a canister set released in 2008 portaying Toa Nuva Lewa in his Adaptive Armor.

Product Description

The following is a product description taken directly from LEGO. View the source here
Warrior of the air!
With his high-tech jet pack, Mask of Levitation, and wing blades, Toa Lewa roars into battle! Tall, strong and armed with a razor-sharp sword and Midak Skyblaster, he is a force to be reckoned with.

*Send him into the fight along with 8944 Tanma to rout the Brotherhood of Makuta!
*Midak Skyblaster really fires!
*Toa Lewa stands 7½" (19 cm) tall!

Set Information

The set packaging

The Toa Lewa set was released in early 2008 as part of the "Phantoka" line, and contains 52 pieces.[note 1]

Parts from Toa Lewa be combined with parts from 8944 Tanma, 8691 Antroz, and 8947 Radiak to create Makuta Spiriah.

The set was included in K8685 Phantoka Collection.

Features

The set includes a Midak Skyblaster and four silver Zamor Spheres to serve as ammunition.

Several of the smaller 2008 figures can be mounted on Lewa's back, though the set is advertised as combining with 8944 Tanma.

The back of the canister featured the B.I.O code wal886.

Collectibles

The set includes a lime green Adaptive Miru Nuva.

Reception

Trivia

  • When originally listed on LEGO Shop in December of 2007, this set was title Lewa Nuva,[3] which is also reflected in the URL of the BIONICLE.com products page.[1] It was later changed to Toa Lewa, matching the title shown on the packaging.[8] The instructions instead label the set simply as Lewa.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Products - Phantoka : 8686 Toa Lewa". BIONICLE.com. (archived on web.archive.org)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Phantoka | BIONICLE®". LEGO Shop. (archived on web.archive.org)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Lewa Nuva". LEGO Shop. (archived on web.archive.org)
  4. LEGO Catalogue 2008 (UK) (archived on brickset.com)
  5. "Phantoka | BIONICLE®". LEGO Shop. (archived on web.archive.org)
  6. "Shop @ Home Updates and Sales Galore". BZPower News.
  7. "Lego Bionicle". David Bird.
  8. "Toa Lewa | Phantoka". LEGO Shop. (archived on web.archive.org)

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 The official piece count for this set is 52. However, the instructions show a total of 51 pieces. Likely, this piece count is including some element of the packaging.
  2. The price was initially $9.99,[5] but was increased to $12.99 in July of 2008, coinciding with the release of the "Mistika" line.[2][6]

See also