Review: 41579 Mixel Camsta

It's Friday, so let's close out the week with the last review of the last set of the last Tribe of the last Series of Mixels.

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

Instructions.

Parts.  I don't think we've seen Propeller Blades before.  Plenty of Slopes, Brackets, Bricks, Plates Clip Plates, Bar Plates, and Jumpers.  A few other oddball parts as well.

Build.  This Frame was built pretty quickly.  2Rd+d8/2G/2W.

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+).  The final top score for the Mixels line.

Review: 41578 Mixel Screeno

Penultimate review of the last Tribe of the last Series of Mixels.

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

Instructions.

Parts.  A Minifig Ice Cream Cone and Axle Ball Joints immediately jump out at me.  Plenty of Slopes, Bricks, Tiles, and Plates, some Clip Plates, Ball Joints, Levers, Technic Axle Hole Bricks, New Headlight Bricks, and Brackets.  A Tooth Plate, Double End Bar Plate, Jumper, and Modified Plates w/Studs on Side round it out.

Build.  An IO Frigate.  I tried building a
Frame but the parts weren't speaking to me.

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 top score.

Review: 41580 Mixel Myke

Let's try and finish out the last Tribe of the last Series of Mixels.

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

Instructions.

Parts.  A few Bricks, Round Bricks, Brackets, Plates, Clip Plates, Barbs, Slopes, and Exo-Force Arms.  A couple Bar Claws, Radar Dishes, Bar Plates, Printed Tiles, and Apollo Studs.  An Octagon Bar Plate, a "Roll Cage Bar", and a Friction Ram.

Build.  A club for Melee, Direct Fire eyes,

and extra leg Movement (2Rh/2Rd/1G/2W).

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+).  A good start for the run to the finish.

Review: 41574 Mixel Compax

It's Friday and let's finish out the week with the last of the Trashoz tribe.

Bag.  MSRP is $4.99 for a $0.08 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Parts.  Plenty of Plates, a few Ball Joints, some Bricks, a couple Tires and Rims, some Slopes and Technic pieces.  Another set with wide selection.

Build.  2Rh+d8/1Y/1Gd8/2W+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+).  Trashoz finish out on top.

Review: 41572 Mixel Gobbol

I started reviewing this Tribe of Mixels back in January.  It's come time to finish.

Bag.  MSRP is $4.99 for a $0.08 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Parts.Plenty of Slopes, Tiles, and Plates, some Bricks w/Bar, Clip Plates, and Tooth Plates, a couple Bar Plates, Robot Arms, Flags, and Headlight Bricks.  A fair amount of different things but no great quantities of really useful parts.

Build.  I actually like 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+).  The score remains the same.

Review: 41573 Mixel Sweepz

A new week and a new tribe of Mixels.

Bag.  MSRP is $4.99 for a $0.08 Price per  Piece.

Instructions.

Parts.  Those sweeper bits might prove interesting.  Plenty of Ball Joints, Clip Plates, Brackets, Bar Plates, Slopes, and Tooth Plates.  A couple of Headlight Bricks and Jumper plates too.  Several Technic pieces and regular Plates as well.

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+).  A new tribe but the same old score.

Review: 41575 Mixel Cobrax

End of the week and the end of the Nindjas tribe Mixels.

Bag.  MSRP is $4.99 for a $0.08 Price per  Piece.

Instructions.

Parts.  Several Plates, Slopes, Ball Joints, and Brackets, some Tooth Plates, Clip Plates, Modified Bricks, Minifig Sais, Robot Arms, and Large Claws, a Bar Plate, Turntable, Minifig Snake, Printed Tile, and Bar Holder w/Clip.  Then there's the two Orange Ingots in the lower right of the picture.

Build.  Something simple for this review, a Melee specialist.

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+).  Number three for Series 9.

Review: 41576 Mixel Spinza

Middle of the week and more Nindjas tribe Mixels.

Bag.  MSRP is $4.99 for a $0.08 Price per  Piece.

Instructions.

Parts.  Plenty of Slopes and Plates, a few Click Hinges and Ball Joints, some Clip Plates, Tooth Plates, Tiles, and Technic bits, a couple of Brackets and Minifig Katanas, and some lovely Light Bley Apollo Studs at the bottom right.

Build. Yeah, I know, a tripod build is cheating.

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+).  Number two for Series 9.

Review: 41577 Mixel Mysto

Welcome to the beginning of the end of Mixels Series 9.

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

Instructions.

Parts.  Plenty of Ball Joints in this one.  A decent amount of Plates and Slopes.  Some Brackets, Clip Plates, Tooth Plates, Jumpers, Lampholders, Bar Plates, Tiles, Horns, and a Bar Holder w/Clip, and a 6L Bar w/Stop Ring.

Build 1.  Yeah, it's ugly.

Build 2.  I actually had enough time to do a second build for this review.

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+).  Starting out strong for Series 9.