Microscale Sphinx Secret Surprise

I built a microscale version of 5978 Sphinx Secret Surprise because I really like the Adventurers theme and it’s a set I used to play a lot with. So when I saw the contest I directly thought of this set as it’s very iconic. And I think it’s perfect for this 90th anniversary of LEGO contest.

I really wanted to capture all the details. For example the second picture shows the mechanism that makes Pharaoh Hotep appear. I also used 1x1 quarter round tiles to represent the removable plates hiding snakes and maps. For the car's radiator grill, I used a printed flat tile 1x1, 1/2 circle from Race Car Guy collectable minifigures.