Review: 41568 Mixel Lewt

Welcome to the end of the week and the end of Mixels Series 8.

Bag.  MSRP is $4.99.  Which gives us a $0.08 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Parts.Not as many Plates in this one, a few Slopes, several Bar Plates, some Clip Plates, Ball Joints, and Brackets, plenty of 1x1 Round Tiles and Large Claws w/Clips.

Build.  I went scorpion style with this one.

The Questions:

Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Below.  (+5)  (The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)
If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: +20 (A+).  Max score, and a clean sweep for Series 8.

Review: 41564 Mixel Aquad

Welcome to Thursday and my sprint through the end of Mixels Series 8.

Bag.  MSRP is $4.99.  Which gives us a $0.07 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Parts.  Plenty of Plates again -- this Series seems to thrive on them -- a decent amount of Brackets, some Slopes and Ball Joints, some Clip Plates, Bar Plates, and Tooth Plates too.  The Translucent 2x2 Dome Bricks are neat.

Build.  A little gawky again.

The Questions:

Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Below.  (+5)
(The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)
If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: +20 (A+).  Max score, one more time.

Review: 41570 Mixel Skrubz

Welcome to Tuesday and my sprint through the end of Mixels Series 8.

Bag.  MSRP is $4.99.  Which gives us a $0.07 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Parts.  Yum, Medium Azure and Light Aqua!  Plenty of Plates as usual.  A good selection of Tiles, Clip Plates, Bar Plates, and Tooth Plates.  I wish I could do more with the 2x2 Wheel Holder Plates.  The Minifig Ice Cream Cone is always nice.

Build.  It's a little gawky.

The Questions:

Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Below.  (+5)  (The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)
If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: +20 (A+).  Max score, I guess this one isn't really a scrub.

Review: 41567 Mixel Skulzy

Welcome to Monday and my continuing run through Mixels Series 8.

Bag.  MSRP is $4.99.  Which gives us a $0.08 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Parts.  Plenty of Plates, some Slopes, a decent selection of Ball Joints and Brackets, a few Bar Plates, Robot Arms, and Tiles.  New Headlight Bricks, and Bar Bricks stand out, as do the Minifig Life Preserver, and Clam Shell.

Build.  Frame and SSR.

The Questions:

Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Below.  (+5)  (The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)
If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: +20 (A+).  Another max score and a good way to start the week.

Review: 41565 Mixel Hydro

After a delay, let's get back on track with the "MCFD" tribe.

Bag.  MSRP is $4.99.  Which gives us a $0.07 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Parts.  A fair amount of Plates, a few Slopes, a good helping of Brackets, a couple Ball Joints, Axle Plates, Wheels, Tires, and Bar Plates, and several Clip Plates too.

Build.  Yes, I know it's ugly.

The Questions:

Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Below.  (+5)  (The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)
If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: +20 (A+).  Another max score.

Review: 41571 Mixel Tuth

It's Monday again and time for another Medix tribe Mixel.

Bag.  MSRP is $4.99.  Which gives us a $0.07 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Parts.  Plenty of Plates, Brackets, Slopes, and Tiles,  Some Bar Plates, Clip Plates, and Ball Joints.  The Minifig Pickaxes are nice too.

Build.

The Questions:

Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Below.  (+5)  (The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)
If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: +20 (A+).  Another great score.

Review: 41566 Mixel Sharx

I'm going to finish out the week with the Pyrratz tribe.

Bag.  MSRP is $4.99.  Which gives us a $0.09 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Parts.  Plenty of Female Ball Joint Plates but only one of each Male.  Odd.  Tooth Plates, Flange Plates, Plates, one Clip Plate, Slopes, Vehicle Mudguards, and Bricks w/Studs on the side are all useful.  The Minifig Barrel doesn't seem that great though.

Build.

The Questions:

Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Below.  (+5)  (The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)
If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: +20 (A+).  Here we are again.

Review: 41563 Mixels Splasho

Let's move on to the "MCFD" tribe today.

Bag.  MSRP is $4.99.  Which gives us a $0.07 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Parts.  Quite a selection.  Plates, Slopes, Tiles, Bar Plates, Clip Plates, new Headlight Bricks, Brackets, Round Bricks, only a few Ball Joints though.  A Minifig Flower Pot and Vehicle Mudguard Bricks are the real standouts to me.

Build.  Frame & Station.

The Questions:

Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Below.  (+5)  (The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)
If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: +20 (A+).  Another great score.

Review: 41569 Mixels Surgeo

I'm starting with the Medicos. because I want to use the parts from this set.

Bag.  MSRP is $4.99.  Which gives us a $0.08 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Parts.  A fair amount of Plates, a decent selection of Ball Joints, new Headlight Bricks, and Slopes.  There's also a Radar Dish, some Technic Bricks, and Bar and Clip Plates that are useful.  The one weird inclusion is the 1x3x1 Door.  Of course, I'm drooling over the Dark Bley Minifig Bananas.

Build.  Frame and a Station.

The Questions:

Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Below.  (+5)  (The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)
If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: +20 (A+).  It's a Mixel set, should we be surprised at this point?