Plays with Ponies: The Toy Thread

[Pocketis she just gonna go booty booty]

Another thing that's interesting about these new brushables is that they apparently have Lesson Zero included on a DVD. I wonder why did they pick that particular episode. Is the episode where the main character goes insane and harasses small children really the best way to introduce kids to MLP:FiM?

Yes!

[Bag of Magic Food]

I could see it being Trixie's episode of choice.

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

That's because it humiliates the pony who humiliated her. Trixie likes her revenge the way she likes her cider: ice cold.

[AramekYour MRI results have shown total infection to now be approximately one fifth of the full mass of the tissue."So you're saying..."Your brain is about 20% tumor.]

I hope they actually say "Lyra" in the show. Because I need to know if they pronounce it "LEER-uh" or "LIE-rah".
(The former is much better, and it actually sounds like a name. The latter is just dumb, and I will fight all of you who think it is better.)

[Headless Horse]

Every time I've heard it spoken, it's been pronounced LIE-rah (like the constellation). That doesn't make it etymologically phonologically correct, though.

[Pineapplebecause I do not]

^ Could it be because of the unicorn mold?

With the other molds it seems they have switched it around a bit, from what I remember. For example, there's at least one pegasus with Pinkie eyes, IIRC.

That's because there's only one unicorn head mold, while you can use any of the other heads for a pegasus.

[PinkemonRobot, y u no transform?]

^Oh yeah. The horn.

Derp. But, yeah, it seems they just don't feel like making new unicorn heads.

Edit: I figured it'd be cause of the mold cause they seem to have imprints of sorts hat are designed for certain types of eyes.

[HuffyTheMagicDragonboop]

I don't really see why using the same mold would affect the eye shape. The heads are all the same shape except for the horn, and the eyes are just printed on. They could print any eyes on there that they wanted. The unicorns eyes already vary slightly - different colors, different lashes (Rarity). Of course, even Rarity is always missing her lower lashes... Oh well.

The new Toys-R-Us blind-bag collection pack looks neat. Too bad it's doesn't include Roseluck. She's one of the ones I wanted.

[Yolostar]

I don't really see why using the same mold would affect the eye shape. The heads are all the same shape except for the horn, and the eyes are just printed on. They could print any eyes on there that they wanted. The unicorns eyes already vary slightly - different colors, different lashes (Rarity). Of course, even Rarity is always missing her lower lashes... Oh well.

The new Toys-R-Us blind-bag collection pack looks neat. Too bad it's doesn't include Roseluck. She's one of the ones I wanted.

Is that a Blossomforth toy in the lower right!?!?!? Totally buying this!

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

It's a nice set, but I'm gonna pass because I already have a bunch of the ponies from that set (Sugar Grape, Lily Blossom, and Lemon Hearts among others).

[Pineapplebecause I do not]

I don't really see why using the same mold would affect the eye shape. The heads are all the same shape except for the horn, and the eyes are just printed on. They could print any eyes on there that they wanted. The unicorns eyes already vary slightly - different colors, different lashes (Rarity). Of course, even Rarity is always missing her lower lashes... Oh well.

The new Toys-R-Us blind-bag collection pack looks neat. Too bad it's doesn't include Roseluck. She's one of the ones I wanted.

The eye shape is molded into the head, it's not that obvious unless you wipe the paint off though. There's a Fluttershy, Applejack,and Pinkie Pie head mold, I think RD's head may be a variant of AJ's mold (same shape different paint details) but I'm at work and can't check.

If you wanted to paint a different eye shaped onto a unicorn head mold it'll be really obvious though, like the small brushie Luna from the Royal Sisters set.

[Smoke420 fight He-Man every day]

Well, I managed to make someone very happy yesterday with a gift of pony.

My niece turns 3 this thursday, so I went over with presents yesterday. Got a book for her with bedtime stories, as well as something else. First thing she wanted to unpack? The book, because she recognized what it was and apparently loves books.

The other present was made even more appropriate that way, since it was Twilight Sparkle's Twinkling Balloon. First thing heard when she unwrapped it and saw the logo? "MY LITTLE PONY!"

I helped unbox it, and she spent quite a bit of time playing with it, making it fly around. I have to say, it really is a neat toy: Switch on the back for three different modes("Try me", regular and nightlight), light that changes colors(Red and blue) in time with the very pony music it plays, and the mold quality is pretty damn amazing and detailed.

I kinda had to search for the show-accurate Twilight version though, apparently there's two releases of the toy and the included Twilight has two different possible hairstyles as a result.

Also, she called Spike a pony.

I took pictures, but due to an agreement with my brother I will not post them anywhere on the internet. It was really friggin adorable to see though.

[Throbulatorhello.jpg]

You're the best uncle ever, Smoke.

[Smoke420 fight He-Man every day]

Eh, I got her into it, which means I now have to buy her toys of it.

I did have to restrain myself from going "Nailed it!" until I was in my car driving back home though.

[KronosGiver of Zero Bucks]

My search for a Trixie, Lyra, and Blossomforth proved fruitless today. All I found were the suitcase versions of the mane six, two Snowcatchers, and a handful of Feathermay (Feathermaies? Feathermai?).

I am well aware that Trixie and Lyra may have been website only for K-Mart, but I was heading there anyways. The lack of Blossomforth annoys me, though, as she was plentiful BEFORE Hurricane Fluttershy, but now...

Also, she called Spike a pony.

Doesn't he call himself a pony as of Dragon Quest?

[HuffyTheMagicDragonboop]

The eye shape is molded into the head, it's not that obvious unless you wipe the paint off though. There's a Fluttershy, Applejack,and Pinkie Pie head mold, I think RD's head may be a variant of AJ's mold (same shape different paint details) but I'm at work and can't check.

If you wanted to paint a different eye shaped onto a unicorn head mold it'll be really obvious though, like the small brushie Luna from the Royal Sisters set.

Huh. You're right. Boy, that's subtle. Makes me wonder why they bother. Sure would be easier to have more variety if the eyes were just prints...

[Pineapplebecause I do not]

My search for a Trixie, Lyra, and Blossomforth proved fruitless today. All I found were the suitcase versions of the mane six, two Snowcatchers, and a handful of Feathermay (Feathermaies? Feathermai?).

I am well aware that Trixie and Lyra may have been website only for K-Mart, but I was heading there anyways. The lack of Blossomforth annoys me, though, as she was plentiful BEFORE Hurricane Fluttershy, but now...

Blossomforth was part of wave 3, we're now on wave 5 (traveling ponies). K-Mart put up listings too early for the Trixie etc figures, supposedly they're actually coming out in August.

[Headless Horse]

I'm surprised we haven't seen a flood of art and comics exploring Trixie's shameful past and her birth name that she's spent her lifetime trying to forget.

(I'm halfway expecting that to be a S3 or S4 episode by Larson at this point)

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

Trixie and Lyra are now available for purchase on the Kmart website.
http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_1010 ... 7=lulamoon
http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_1010 ... 8P?prdNo=1

• TRIXIE LULAMOON pony figure has a beautiful blue and white mane and tail!
• Style them with the included comb!
• The royal wedding invitation comes in its own envelope.
• Don’t forget the wedding present accessory!
• Includes pony figure, comb, wedding invitation and accessory.
• WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD – Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
• Ages 3 and up.

"Inviting The Great and Powerful Trixie to an event where she is not the center of attention? Please..."

Trixie is hardly Trixie at all without her great and powerful wizard's hat and cape, though.

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

I would buy the toy if she had her cape and hat. Or even just the hat. It's weird seeing ponies that use accessories without them. Especially Applejack.

I hope Trixie gets bumped up to secondary character. I want her to show up at least as often as Zecora.


Trixie is best one-off pony.

[AramekYour MRI results have shown total infection to now be approximately one fifth of the full mass of the tissue."So you're saying..."Your brain is about 20% tumor.]

Trixie is best one-off pony.

In my opinion, she's not just the best one-off, I really think she's my favourite Female "villain". She's both prettier and better than you and knows it and lets you know it.

[Opposing FarceDon't you smile at my faceSpit on my backDo you kiss your mother with a mouth like that?]

I hope Trixie gets bumped up to secondary character. I want her to show up at least as often as Zecora.

I'd rather just get more Zecora, personally. We only saw her like, what, 3 times this season? And even last season she basically disappeared after Swarm of the Century, other than the Stare Master shout-out.

I mean I know the rhyming gimmick must be a bit of a pain to deal with but she's too cool to go underused because of a little thing like that.

[LiamA]

I'd rather just get more Zecora, personally.

I agree with this and am not biased in any way whatsoever.

Where's our Zecora emoticon?

[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.]

I was out and about in Topeka today, so I decided to look for some pony stuff. I was hoping to find the cars for the train, but no luck. Supplies at Wal-Mart, Target, and Toys R' Us are dwindling except for blind bags. Between Tr'U and WM I picked up 2 Sugar Grapes, Twilight, Bumblesweet, Minty, and another Fluttershy . Some will become customs.
IDK if this has happened at other Tr'U's but the prices went up there. $2.99 NOW WM was still $1.96.

Oh and Saturday I found a nearby Dollar General store that had G4 activity books, so it looks like another chain is picking them up.

[Bag of Magic Food]

I wonder if you could transplant the outfit from Abra-ca-dabra here.

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

This is really weird but I feel the need to point out I have that same alligator head thing you have on the top of the dresser. I think my grandpa got it for me like, 15 years ago.

Take this however you will.

I usully position it like this

[DavyinatogaEw, will you please just stop posting already so I can stop having to look at it?]

Do Target and Walmart REALLY carry blind bags? I'vee been searching stores within a 50-mile radius, and the only place I've seen them is the one Toys-R-Us store, and that's only been an empty display box every time I check. Heck, none of the stores in my area even have MLP sections. What gives?

[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.]

Do Target and Walmart REALLY carry blind bags? I'vee been searching stores within a 50-mile radius, and the only place I've seen them is the one Toys-R-Us store, and that's only been an empty display box every time I check. Heck, none of the stores in my area even have MLP sections. What gives?

The Target in Topeka doesn't have them (not sure about other places), and some Wal-Mart stores seem to get less stuff than others. The Emporia (KS) one still doesn't have any, and hardly has any MLP stuff left (the first time I asked they didn't even know about them, and the lady I talked to said they're usually the last to get new stuff in, so it looks like what Wally World stores get in depends on the ammount of customers they get ). And the 2 places I went to seem to get them in reguarly because I saw doubles of some bags in the boxes (the T r' U had 3 Bumblesweets).

[HuffyTheMagicDragonboop]

Do Target and Walmart REALLY carry blind bags? I'vee been searching stores within a 50-mile radius, and the only place I've seen them is the one Toys-R-Us store, and that's only been an empty display box every time I check. Heck, none of the stores in my area even have MLP sections. What gives?

My closest Walmart has them, but Target does not. In fact, the two stores have an almost completely different selection of pony stuff, for some reason.

They sell out at Walmart super fast too. One day the box is full, the next day it's empty. A few days later, it's full again... for a little while. There were some in there the other day, so I bought one. I got Pepperdance.

If they're as popular as they seem, why has Hasbro not released more new blindbag waves in the US?!

[VoodooTikiALL the gems.]

I've seen blind bags once at Wal-Mart and once at Target, and that's it. Admittedly I don't go in often, but I always check when I do. I bring a little list of the cheat codes just in case.

[DarkMatter]

So here are blindbags found by a seller on eBay in China who claims they are Hasbro products. It includes Gilda, Granny Smith, a Wonderbolt, Shining Armor, and Princess Candance. Legit? Or Knockoffs? You decide! I'm personally thinking the latter.

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

Those are some bad paint-jobs, even for Hasbro. The Gilda and the recolors look fine though I'm thinking at least Gilda is fake.

[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.]

Those are some bad paint-jobs, even for Hasbro. The Gilda and the recolors look fine though I'm thinking at least Gilda is fake.

The first 2 under Cadence are Waterfire and Kiwi Tart, who were in the G3 line. I have Kiwi, and the blind bag is missing the light yellow and pink streaks in her mane and tail.



The other 2 are probably G3's also.

EDIT: Yep. One is Seascape and the other possibly Dainty Daisy (who's also missing her color streaks):

[KronosGiver of Zero Bucks]

I wanna say the repaints of the mane six are fake, and the Wonderbolt (something just seems off about that one), but in terms of Granny and Gilda I can't really tell (although I'm notoriously bad at knowing what is a knock off and what isn't unless it's painfully obvious I.E. el cheapo dollar store packaged combiners that are obviously fakes of a real Transformer combiner). I'd be all over a blind bag Gilda either way, since that one through the link looks pretty nice.

Also, we may be getting a Glimmer/Flutter/whatever-the-hell-it-is wing Diamond Rose:
http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/05/m ... -container

[reidransom]

Yeah, those paint jobs look like dick.

The Gilda looks pretty legit, and Granny Smith is a not too bad, but the rest of it looks pretty shoddy.

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

Look into Granny Smith's eyes
I sure hope she's not real.

[HollowThis place needs a miracle.]

But she has a minature walker! How cool is that.

Gilda looks too good to be fake. Cadence and the Wonderbolt look pretty bad though. Who in the world is making such accurate fake molds?

Have we figured out which one of us has the biggest collection? I only have a TS from Willsun and a light-up-wings RD that some friends got me as a gag gift.

It's not me. I have probably a little over 150 ponies at the moment (majority are at home) but I'm pretty sure there's some oldschool pony collectors around here with lots more than me.

[AramekYour MRI results have shown total infection to now be approximately one fifth of the full mass of the tissue."So you're saying..."Your brain is about 20% tumor.]

I would legit buy a Gilda. People would see it and go "What's that?" "Cool little griffon thing." "Bad ass."

[GravensteinCURSE YOU LARSON FOR MAKING ME THIS WAY!]

The official MLP Facebook page posted these too, apparently they're legit.

[HuffyTheMagicDragonboop]

The official MLP Facebook page posted these too, apparently they're legit.

They did!

More toys based on the show! Hasbro is coming around at last!