Plays with Ponies: The Toy Thread

[Crow.Why, of course!I'm clearly insane! .]

Thanks everybody, I really appreciate you all going to such lengths simply to help me find one little pony toy

I even picked up a "Talking Pinkie Pie Happy Birthday" card to pass on that I was looking for it for a gift

Deception is my greatest tool and with it I can do anything, even tell the truth.


I'll try a different Target later this week if I can.

[Super Karoru]

Take note, designers: when a character's eyes are not looking in the same direction, it makes them frightening... and soulless.

[PonderSketchThere's that nagging feeling again, like I should be doing something productive. Oh well.]

Not a problem Just happy to help out somebody who was looking for Derpy sans eBay scalping prices, and I take it from your phrasing you have succeeded in purchasing her?

That I have. I have a tracking number, and she should be here by Monday.

[okan170Adorability torpedoes ready sir!]

Dropped by Toys R Us today to see what they had. Must've gotten new stock since they had all the 3-mini sets and white Celestia!

Same voice though. At least she finally matches the picture of her on the box! I picked up the Apples because who can live without such trustworthy ponies?

[Adelor LyonYou little foals! These aren't even my final form!]

I hit up Target last night and picked up all three mini sets as well as the seven-pack Rainbow Arch of crystal ponies. They also had the "Fashion Style" Shining & Cadance, the Wedding play set (with brushie-size Shining and Cadance), and the push-button talking Cadance. Curiously, they had a box of the three small yarn-mane ponies and as skeptical as they looked in pictures, in person they looked really good. I wanted to get everything new that interested me, but it was a bit too much pony to buy at once. I still need to shelf up all the rest of the non-show ponies I have, although I suppose I could move Blossomforth to the canon shelf now.

Target's website also has a "Crystal Pony Princess" collection with a new version of Luna I hadn't seen mentioned anywhere.

I'm only collecting the mini figurines and the brushable-size toys, so I really hope they sell Cadance and Shining Armor separately from the wedding castle. $35 is too much to swallow for two brushables. Fashion style Shining Armor has the best mohawk, though, and I love his eyes. "Oh boy, here we go: I'm a toy now."

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Thanks everybody, I really appreciate you all going to such lengths simply to help me find one little pony toy

I found a Blossomforth! Alas, it is without bangs.

DERPY HOOVES

[KronosGiver of Zero Bucks]

I found a Blossomforth! Alas, it is without bangs.

Awesome, send me a PM and we can discuss payment (I'd prefer Paypal).

Also, I stopped by my own Local Target today, and discovered they have both the entire current line of 5" Plushies (the stranded mane styles don't look nearly as bad in person as they did on the leaked pic, but solid hair would still have been preferable) for only $5 each, and more importantly they had BLIND BAGS! I'm going to go back tomorrow with that sheet of bag numbers (once I can dig it up) to see if I can't get a Roseluck and Firecracker Burst to compliment my collection. And maybe pick up one of those plushies (damn you ponies, cute, small, and hugable marshmellow versions of yourselves for only $5 each? I know there are rumors of larger 10" due in the future, but I'm not sure I can resist getting a chibi-Sparkle of my own...)

[londonarbuckleAND SOMEDAY YOU WILL BUCK LIKE I BUCK.]

mpo

I never realized how big the brushies were.

[GravensteinCURSE YOU LARSON FOR MAKING ME THIS WAY!]

The regular brushies are only a little bigger than the McDonald's ones

[KronosGiver of Zero Bucks]

A size comparison from the MLP:FIM wiki on the three pony toy sizes for G4:

Brushies are the middle size class, Fashion Style (I.E. Derpy) are the largest ones.

[Pocketis she just gonna go booty booty]

And the Gift Set ponies match the middle size, right?

[Crow.Why, of course!I'm clearly insane! .]

The gift set Cadence and Shining Armour are Fashion Style size, the other ones are brushie size.

[KronosGiver of Zero Bucks]

And the Gift Set ponies match the middle size, right?

Yeah, Solid hair Twilight, Pinkie, and AJ are playful pony size.

[Robotzor"Hey Corndog"]

Get me solid-hair fashion sized and take, like, ALL of my money.

Of all the words I never thought I'd type.

[Crow.Why, of course!I'm clearly insane! .]

There's plenty of words I've typed that I never thought I would because of this forum ;V

For example, "This Rarity brushie is one of my very favorite gifts I've ever received"

[Paperback WriterStarry-eyed an’ laughing as I recall when we were caughtTrapped by no track of hours for they hanged suspended]

Welp, I'm now the owner of two of the technicolor-linguine-haired mini-plushes. I have a Twilight and (of course) a Pinkie. They were so cute up close, and at $5 I figured "why not." Rainbow Dash was already sold out.

I also bought the Apple Family set so I could get Big Macintosh and Granny Smith to keep AJ company.

[PerrydottoHow is a pegasus like a writing desk?]

Get me solid-hair fashion sized and take, like, ALL of my money.

I agree with this sentiment. I'm just really not into the hairy ones, they collect dust too easily and styling the mane in more showaccurate ways is just so bothersome. I enjoy the solid hair figurines that came out so far, I just wish there were bigger ones (or that they would at least finish up the mane 6 set of the existing ones)

Probably the only brushable I would actually enjoy would be a brushable Discord, but since I don't think Hasbro is going to appeal to the goddang-I-love-villains-with-beards-and-I-want-to-brush-said-beards market, I'm not holding my breath.

[Venusy]

Brushie Discord? No, talking Discord is what I want. And for maximum chaos, have him read from the "wrong" script...

"My wings are so pretty!"
"I'm a princess! Are you a princess too?"
"Warning: choking hazard - small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Made in China."

Still, that would take a level of self awareness from the toy department that hasn't been seen before - they haven't yet progressed to the level of toys mocking toys yet (don't know if they ever did that with Transformers).

(also echoing the for solid fashion style ones)

[WildfireYa ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ya ta ta ta ta ta ta ta do doh duh va zha da ya dya da KABOOM. KABOOM.]

Haven't seen this posted anywhere yet, but the card backgrounds that come with the 3 pony sets have a couple of ponies on them (they're folded behind). The Cloudsdale one has Celestia, and Scootaloo flying.
Unfortunately Scootaloo....

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[KronosGiver of Zero Bucks]

So I went back to Target, list of codes in-hand, and probably spent like 15 minutes looking at 20-something bags to make sure I got the ones I wanted. No Roseluck, but I managed to find the other three blindbags that I wanted: Minty (part of an in-joke with a friend who is obsessed with everything Tabitha St. Germain and whose current pony holy grail is the mysterious G4 Minty brushie prototype), Lilly Blossom (stand-in for Derpy until they make a small brushie), and Firecracker Burst (just thought she looked cool). I also lost all my willpower and bought the last Twilight Plushie as well.

Oh, and in addition to all that, the Rainbow Blindbag set (the crystal molded blindbags for those who don't know what it is) was out on the shelf as well, but one thing I immediately noticed is that Big Mac's cutie mark is wrong. It's some kind of super-nova like star explosion kinda thing, not an apple sliced in half.

EDIT: and in other news, I feel like strangling somebody;
http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/08/c ... up-at.html

[Pineapplebecause I do not]

Oh, and in addition to all that, the Rainbow Blindbag set (the crystal molded blindbags for those who don't know what it is) was out on the shelf as well, but one thing I immediately noticed is that Big Mac's cutie mark is wrong. It's some kind of super-nova like star explosion kinda thing, not an apple sliced in half.

I would think it's obvious since this pony is bright green and not red, but that's not Big Mac. The back of the box names him "Emerald Rays".

[KronosGiver of Zero Bucks]

I would think it's obvious since this pony is bright green and not red, but that's not Big Mac. The back of the box names him "Emerald Rays".

Huh, serves me right for not bothering to check the bloody box and instead just assuming it was Big Mac.

[Paperback WriterStarry-eyed an’ laughing as I recall when we were caughtTrapped by no track of hours for they hanged suspended]

EDIT: and in other news, I feel like strangling somebody;
http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/08/c ... up-at.html

It's Sethisto. It's always Sethisto, and he always deserves it. This is "our" set? Really? Kinda makes me want to buy extras in the fall and donate them to Toys For Tots just to drive some obnoxious brony insane.

[Crow.Why, of course!I'm clearly insane! .]

Apparently there's a Zecora toy?

I haven't seen this posted here, just thought I'd mention it:



It was for sale at the SDCC Toys R Us booth and it's said to be available next month or something at Toys R Us's for $10.

[ScientificPonyIt's a beautiful day]

Apparently there's a Zecora toy?

I haven't seen this posted here, just thought I'd mention it:

Yup. I preordered her the second I found a link, wasn't going to miss her like I did Derpy.
ToyRus says they ship out in about 2 weeks.

[WildfireYa ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ya ta ta ta ta ta ta ta do doh duh va zha da ya dya da KABOOM. KABOOM.]

Went train watching with a couple of friends East of Independence, MO today (or yesterday), and on the way back we stopped at a Walmart in Independence. Aaaand:







14 in one shot (Oh and my friends aren't bronies, but since it was night they didn't notice what I had).

Apparently there's a Zecora toy?

I haven't seen this posted here, just thought I'd mention it:



It was for sale at the SDCC Toys R Us booth and it's said to be available next month or something at Toys R Us's for $10.

If it's suppose to be $10 why is it $70 now?

[Hyper!!!I had two avatars, but the admins were able to do something about it...]

It's Sethisto. It's always Sethisto, and he always deserves it. This is "our" set? Really? Kinda makes me want to buy extras in the fall and donate them to Toys For Tots just to drive some obnoxious brony insane.

I was participating in a toy drive a while ago and I put some ponies in there. Of course it was brony favorites though
Every kid deserves

Did the next wave of blind bags come the the USA already? At Wal-mart today and the empty blind bag box had different ponies on it.

[PerrydottoHow is a pegasus like a writing desk?]

If it's suppose to be $10 why is it $70 now?

Because all the Zecoras sold at SDCC are still in the hands of moneygrubbing resellers?

[Paperback WriterStarry-eyed an’ laughing as I recall when we were caughtTrapped by no track of hours for they hanged suspended]

Did the next wave of blind bags come the the USA already? At Wal-mart today and the empty blind bag box had different ponies on it.

Around here, everyone just restocked on wave 1. Even Target, which wasn't previously carrying blind bags.

[Bag of Magic Food]

Apparently there's a Zecora toy?

I haven't seen this posted here, just thought I'd mention it:

Oh yeah, earlier we were wondering if Zecora was completely painted on both sides, or if they cheated on some detail, the way Nightmare Moon's sky-blob covers her entire rear but is missing the moon on one side. Seeing that a different leg is raised in each of those images, though, I'd say one of the photographs must have been mirrored.

[Paperback WriterStarry-eyed an’ laughing as I recall when we were caughtTrapped by no track of hours for they hanged suspended]

The local Walmarts aren't going to carry blind bags any more, and they already sold out of the posters before they were even supposed to be out on the floor. On the bright side, it means not having to shop at Walmart, at least.

[Headless Horse]

Haven't seen this posted anywhere yet, but the card backgrounds that come with the 3 pony sets have a couple of ponies on them (they're folded behind). The Cloudsdale one has Celestia, and Scootaloo flying.
Unfortunately Scootaloo....

Whoa holy crap. I wasn't sure what you were getting at here, and I don't know if I am now either, but...



They're that hard up for clip-art assets?

[MordjaLYRA is the cool pony who likes to hang out. You can find most of the cool ponies with her. LYRA can just chill and do whatever and totally relax. "Take it easy" is the LYRA motto, for example, that's how laid back she is.]

Wow, nice catch.
In a way, I'm almost impressed by their dedication to cutting corners.

[PinkemonIts SO limited edition! :'D]

I didn't get it at first cause it just seemed like Scootaloo to me.

So, it was actually stolen from a fanartist? Seriously? ...Actually, I still don't know what's up.

[Scuderia FerrarityWhy?Because Twilight Sparkle. That's why.-- Twilight Sparkle]

Wow, nice catch.
In a way, I'm almost impressed by their dedication to cutting corners.

I don't know if it's cutting corners or consistency.

Those aren't Faust's designs, right? I suppose Scoots was drawn by the same artist as Celestia. They're probably in the same folder in whatever asset management system they use. It doesn't look like fan art.

As an aside - this is the first show outside of pokemon in the early 2000's that I've ever paid any attention to.
And even back then it was very clear that there were was a definite dividing line between the art that came out of Gamefreak, the art that came from Nintendo, and the art that came from the studio that did the cartoon.
We might be nerding out over minutia, but, I think every franchise like this has issues.


I like Scootaloo on the top.
Hey, Dash! Hey. (Can I call you Dash?) Wanna race?
Ahhhhhhhhhh you have much to learn, young Grasshopper.
... I'm a pony.
If you can snatch the cupcake from my hoof, then we shall race

[Lazy]

How it can possibly be easier at this point to keep finding things like that instead of just using seemingly absolutely fucking anything from the show at this point is beyond me.

[Headless Horse]

Yeah, that isn't fan-art; it's from a set of non-Faust concept art that used her characters but not strictly her designs. I don't think we ever found out the exact timeline, but at least it's "official".

[Pocketis she just gonna go booty booty]

I wouldn't be surprised if there were some issues with union rules at play. People who create art assets for the show are employed as animators, not designers for Hasbro's packaging; therefore their work is not allowed to be used in that way.

[Venusy]

I'm not sure if that's right, given that show assets are used on pretty much every other piece of merchandise - from the WLF tees, to the trading card binder (plus the cards themselves), to the recent posters. There's also things like the German CDs and the second SDCC poster mixing show assets and clip-art (including that Scootaloo vector in the SDCC one).

I'd guess it's a case of Hasbro being a very large company, and some departments/external licensees just caring less than the other ones - even when that lack of care might actually take more effort for less reusable assets. I hadn't really looked at the the cover of the Royal Pony Wedding DVD before, but yep, it's clear they just edited the dresses onto the clip-art, which still looks bad compared to the show-derived Shining Armour and Cadence stock picture.

[Pineapplebecause I do not]

Trying to shift some pony stuff to clear out my shelves for new pony stuff. I dunno if anyone wants any of that but I figured I'd let y'all know.