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LEGO Mixels Series 3 available now!

At the beginning of this month Series 3 of the LEGO Mixels characters were officially released. I got them immediately as I really enjoy LEGO Mixels; funny characters, great colors, excellent parts-selection – what is there not to like? So let’s talk about these little buggers! 🙂

LEGO Mixels Series 3 Sets

As you probably know already, the characters are actually connected with a TV show on Cartoon Network, but the show is so mind-numbingly lame (like most things on Cartoon Network these days – poor kids!) I won’t talk about it here, however here is a picture of how the Series 3 LEGO Mixels actually look like in the show.

LEGO Mixels Series 3 TV

Just like in the previous two series, LEGO Mixels Series 3 includes three tribes. The first of all there is the Glorp Corp. These are the lime-green/green LEGO Mixels. Here is their official description: “The green, gooey Glorp Corp is a swamp-dwelling tribe of outrageous thrill-seekers.”

LEGO Mixels Glorp Corp

The tribe includes Glomp, who is “always hatching crazy schemes, but the real thing to look out for is his runny nose”, Glurt who is “a slobbering slime hound is an avid garbage collector, gobbling up all the trash he can find”, and Torts – “everything sticks to this slow-moving guy because his hands are covered with gloopy slime”. And of course like with previous series, you can combine the three characters into one, called a LEGO Mixels Max. Below is the LEGO Mixels Glorp Corp Max. You can download instructions to build it at the official LEGO Mixels website.

LEGO Mixels Clorp Corp Max

The second tribe in Series 3 of LEGO Mixels is the Spikels. These are the tan/brown LEGO Mixels. Here is their official description: “The fun-loving Spikels think of themselves as cute and cuddly, often forgetting they’re covered with dangerous spikes.”

LEGO Mixels Spikels

The tribe includes Footi,a lanky livewire who lives to skip, jump and dance with huge spiky feet”, then there is Scorpi, “a bug-eyed guy who loves to snuggle, which is difficult with that pointy tail”, and Hoogi who “loves to give hugs, even though that can be tricky with his spiky claw hands”. (I don’t know who comes up with these goofy descriptions, but nonetheless the characters are cute.) And there is the LEGO Mixels Spikels combined character called LEGO Mixels Spikels Max. You can download instructions to build it at the official LEGO Mixels website.

LEGO Mixels Spikels Max

The third tribe in Series 3 of LEGO Mixels is the Wiztastics – an interesting name. These are the purple/black LEGO Mixels. Here is their official description: “The Wiztastics are a traveling troupe of magicians known for putting on the most spectacular shows in the land.”

LEGO Mixels Wiztastics

The tribe includes Mesmo an assistant magician, “who makes up for his lack of showmanship with a magic tail that drops spells”, Magnifo, “who may be cheesy, but this super-confident magician puts loads of energy into every show”, and Wizwuz – “whether burping magic spells or hanging around, this goofy assistant loves to perform”. And there is the LEGO Mixels Wiztastics combined character called LEGO Mixels Wiztastics Max. You can download instructions to build it at the official LEGO Mixels website.

LEGO Mixels Wiztastics Max

As I have mentioned, as an adult LEGO fan I really don’t care for all these descriptions and the TV show (although little kids may enjoy those too), however the characters themselves are greatly enjoyable for teen and adult builders as well. The parts-selection is fantastic with lots of those new small ball-joints, printed eyes and more, and also the building techniques are very interesting. Below you can watch the review on each of the LEGO Mixels Series 3 sets by JANGBRiCKS:

Also, remember when we talked about the pastime of building LEGO sets inside their original packaging? (See: The LEGO Build-In-The-Bag Challenge…) LEGO Mixels are perfect for this! Next time you get a LEGO Mixels package give it a try! Open the outside packet, but do not tear open the inside clear packaging – try to build the character inside the bag!

LEGO Build In The Bag Challenge by Tony Sava

In addition, LEGO Mixels inspired many fun competitions at LEGO club meetings, conventions and online. The crazy contraptions people have been building with these little sets are quite amazing and very creative. For example check out these LEGO Mixels Mega Mix characters Andrew Lee, who actually combine into one giant character that was built for the LEGO Iron Builder Mixel Party competition.

LEGO Mixels by Andrew Lee LEGO Mixels Mega Mix by Andrew Lee

If you haven’t gotten yourself any LEGO Mixels yet, I encourage you to try them out. They are cheap little sets (only $5) each, but with so much potential both individually and mixed up. They should be available at LEGO retailers by now, and you can also find them at the Online LEGO Shop.

Shop LEGO Mixels

As far as the future of LEGO Mixelsinteresting piece of news that came out of the recent San Diego Comic Con is that LEGO is in fact planning to continue LEGO Mixels with at least one other series. Only three characters were shown from Series 4 of LEGO Mixels at the event: the fiery Burnard (either another member of the Infernites or perhaps from a new fiery tribe), Globert who looks like a bat, and Nurp-Naut who appears to be from an astronaut tribe. LEGO Mixels Series 4 should be available next February.

LEGO Mixels Series 4

So what do you think? How do you like the LEGO Mixels characters? Do you own some of them or collect them all? And what do you think of Series 3? What about Series 4? Are you looking forward to more sets in the future? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

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LEGO Collectible Minifigs Series 12 review

The highly anticipated Series 12 of the LEGO Collectible Minifigures should be available in October, although some people are reporting that they have already found them at various retailers who put them out early – most likely by accident. While we are waiting for the official release, you can check out WhiteFang’s review over at EuroBricks. This is the first non-licensed series of LEGO Collectible Minifigs since The LEGO Movie and the LEGO Simpsons minifigure collections, so it is quite exciting. 🙂

LEGO Minifigures Series 12 Review

WhiteFang is known for his very detailed reviews on each series of the LEGO Collectible Minifigures. He goes through everything from packaging, to detailed pictures of each minifigure from all angles, and also how many minifigures he found in a full box. And I especially enjoy his comparison pictures to similar minifigures from various series. You can find WhiteFang’s full review at EuroBricks, all of the detailed pictures of each minifigure at his flickr gallery, and he also put together a compilation of the pictures in a video that you can watch below.

We have talked about Series 12 of the LEGO Collectible Minifigures before (see: LEGO Collectible Minifigs Series 12 Pictures!), however for your reference, here is the list again, along with how many are found in a full box. As you probably know already, a full case includes 60 minifig packets, and there are 16 different minifigs in each series. So if you get an unopened box, you will be able to put together 3 complete collection, and end up with 12 extra minifigs you can use as army-builders, for trading, or for selling to offset the cost of the box.

  • LEGO Series 12 Space Miner – 5 in a full box
  • LEGO Series 12 Swashbuckler – 5 in a full box
  • LEGO Series 12 Video Game Guy – 5 in a full box
  • LEGO Series 12 Battle Goddess – 4 in a full box
  • LEGO Series 12 Dino Tracker – 4 in a full box
  • LEGO Series 12 Piggy Guy – 4 in a full box
  • LEGO Series 12 Pizza Delivery Guy – 4 in a full box
  • LEGO Series 12 Rock Star – 4 in a full box
  • LEGO Series 12 Wizard – 4 in a full box
  • LEGO Series 12 Fairytale Princess – 3 in a full box
  • LEGO Series 12 Genie Girl – 3 in a full box
  • LEGO Series 12 Hun Warrior – 3 in a full box
  • LEGO Series 12 Jester – 3 in a full box
  • LEGO Series 12 Life Guard – 3 in a full box
  • LEGO Series 12 Prospector – 3 in a full box
  • LEGO Series 12 Spooky Girl – 3 in a full box
LEGO Minifigures Series 12 Distribution

Please note that sometimes boxes don’t have the same distribution, so take this list as a guide, not as a definite inventory. As you can see, this series has a pretty good distribution, so you should be able to find all the minifigs when you are searching through packets at retail locations, and even when you are buying randomly (like at the Online LEGO Shop where you don’t have a chance to feel through each package) you should get a fair mix.

LEGO Collectible Minifigs Series 12 Pictures

So what do you think? Are you looking forward to Series 12 of the LEGO Collectible Minifigures? Which ones are you planning to get? Or are you going to get all of them? Maybe even a full box? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

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