Always happy to receive and review some LEGO, the other day
a neat little package fell onto our door mat containing three Mixels sets.
We've reviewed the micro-sets a couple of times before, in which each polybag
holds around 70 small LEGO parts which can be used to build a cheeky little
monster: a Mixel. But this package also included a challenge, one we hastily
stepped up to meet.
All you have to do is make a Mixel, take a photo of it, and post
on Twitter using the hashtags #LEGOMixels and #mixmaxmurp. Also tweet your
Mixel's name, because y'know... it's polite to introduce people. Entries must
be made by 5th April 2015, and the winner will be the one who's Mixel is the
most creative and inventive. The prize? Only the whole of Series 4 and 5 of the
LEGO Mixel sets. Nice!
And so, never to let a chance to play with LEGO pass us by,
we got building. The three sets we were kindly sent were Burnard, Boogly and
Nurp-Naut, who are each from a different Mixel clan. Here are the boys...
And so, using the majority of the above parts included we managed to
create this abomination:
This is Roger. Yes, a fairly ordinary sounding name, but Roger's
back story is too amazing to believe. Needless to say, it involves a depressed
wizard, a pan-dimensional settee, and a two bedroom semi-detached house... ON
MARS!
We won't bore you with the details, but that troubled past
has led Roger to be a bit of a grump.
Other Mixels fear his gnashing teeth, his four clomping legs, his strong grabbing
arms, those bulging eyes behind separate glass domes, a rotating horned-antenna
which can detect lies, and his ability to fart flames. Yes, flames - from his
bum!
So there, we made our
own Mixel. Be sure to do the same, and the very best of luck in the competition!
Get inspired at
www.lego.com/mixels