I'm going to through this step by step after the break for those on the fence about it, so check it out below!
Right now, this is the only way to get the entire set of mane cast ponies all in one place. Twilight, Pinkie, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash came in a four pack a while back, while Fluttershy was part of the blind bags that were floating around outside the USA.
Along with our fan favorites, Hasbro threw in a bunch of other blind bag recolors. For the most part, they aren't bad, in fact I even like a few of them (Above Coconut Creme for example). A few quick mods and I'm sure any artist out there could have these looking like the actual background ponies from the show.
It's still a bit of a wasted opportunity though. I'm pretty sure the majority of us would go nuts over a Lyra/Bonbon/Scratch bonus in this pack. I don't know what the legal requirements on that sort of thing are, but considering The Hub has officially declared DJ-Pon3's name, I doubt they are that serious. But I'm not a toy designer, and can't really comment on that professionally. Mint colored Lyra paint just might be twice as expensive as pink for all I know.
For those that like to preserve boxes, there is an actual open tab. I totally destroyed mine, so I thought I'd point that out!
Each pony is snuggly fit into their own plastic "prison". I say "prison", because they are REALLY stuck in there. As you can see in the image, Pinkie Pie's leg is actually bent in a really awkward position because of it. The pegasus wings also come out a bit off center sometimes. Luckily the plastic isn't completely stiff, so you can carefully shift the limbs back into position, but at first glance I thought for sure her leg was doomed to uselessness.
Getting them out of the plastic was a bit difficult, though I may have just been paranoid.
Each pony also comes with a backer card. The "collect em all" pokemon trait ingrained into my brain as a kid is slowly kicking in again. Confound this subliminal marketing!
And here are the real prizes! Molded mane 6! I kept this image larger so you can see all the near little details. there are actually 5 primary molds that the recolors use as opposed to what looks like 4. Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Twilight, and Pinkie Pie are the obvious ones, but even though it looks like Applejack is running with Rainbow Dash's model, she actually has a few unique differences in the hair/overall shape that actually make her original. Fluttershy on the other hand got completely ripped off. Poor girl...
Coconut Cream is best pony out of these side ones obviously.
One thing that surprised me when I got my sparkly Twilight Sparkle a while back was the size on these things. They are pretty tiny!
And there you have it! That's a ton of pony for any desktop.
Positives
- All six of the mane cast can finally be bought in one package.
- The material seems durable enough.
- Well detailed for their tiny size with full cutie mark in tow.
- Not a bad price for SO MUCH PONY.
- Packaging can be a bit of a pain to work with, and can mold the limbs into awkward positions.
- Only a few of the extra ponies really stand out.
- Fluttershy desperately needs her own blind bag model.
- No Trixie
87 comments:
No good fluttershy, no deal.
ReplyDeleteI'm still waiting for the flimsiest of pretexts to go pick one of these up.
ReplyDeleteI have this, and it is great. And Sethisto, Peachy Pie is the best recolour.
ReplyDeleteIt's not just you, they were very very hard to get out of the plastic.
ReplyDeleteI NEED THEM: NAO!!!
ReplyDeleteI found these the other day and subsequently bought them :D
ReplyDeleteI now have all 6 brushables, and these!
I am also very hesitant to open them, idk if I even want to take them out of the box
ReplyDelete"COCONUT CREAM makes delicious pies to share at parties and picnics. The only thing she wont share is the secret ingredient!"
ReplyDeleteI'm going to go ahead and guess.
Is the secret ingredient coconut?
Mine just arrived today. I know what you mean, it really is a prison they're stuck in. I ended up cutting them out carefully with scissors. I love them though, they're awesome!
ReplyDeleteWelp, since you say they are worth the weight erm... money I guess I shall buy one.
ReplyDelete@TenchiFreak5
ReplyDeleteI've gone to our local Toys R Us twice with no pretext whatsoever to try and find them, with no luck. Each time the pony section has been smaller. And now it's sold out online again. I think someone is taunting me.
I want this set for two reasons. One - I get all 6 of the mane ponies. Two - I get 6 recolors that I can play with and try doing customs on. Plus I can hopefully get good enough that I can make Fluttershy a good Fluttershy.
ReplyDeleteoooh, includes 6 of Hasbro's OC ponies!
ReplyDeleteGilda would require them to start their CAD modeling or whatever along a completely different line, not to mention the double and triple-checks necessary to make sure the claws come out dull enough (easy) and unlikely to snap off enough to be child-safe... or is that level of safety actually a concern in the target demographic?
ReplyDeleteI would love it if they used these tiny plastic dudes and made more molds for stuff like Trixie, Big Mac, and of course my beloved Gilda and Derpy.
ReplyDeleteNo plastic 'prison' can ever hold me, the Great Pinkini!
ReplyDelete@GreenGuy You're a genius.
ReplyDeleteOh come on Seth, brushables are the way to go.
ReplyDeleteYou don't have to do any 'hair care' as you put it, but when you are bored your hands have something to fiddle with.
*brushie, brushie*
Not bad as far as accuracy goes. I might consider buying these.
ReplyDelete@GreenGuy
ReplyDeleteAlso, thanks a lot dude. I burst out laughing for some reason and drew strange stares from everyone else in the room >.>
I love the non-mane6 ponies, why? There wouldn't be as many awesome customs without them.
ReplyDeleteUHG I WANT THIS SO BAD.
ReplyDeleteThere was an open tab?
ReplyDeleteI feel like a moron now.
Thanks for the review; I took a chance and ordered a set when they became available again online (briefly?) last week, and it's nice to know that the risk paid off. I'm considering trying my hand at customizing ponies, and figured the 6 extras in the set might make decent, cheap practice figures, though I might leave Coconut Cream as is...
ReplyDeleteI already have the five, but I was searching all over Calgary for this just for the Fluttershy.... I obsess over completion, just a little. *Eye twitches*
ReplyDeleteThis is good but needs more plushies
ReplyDeleteThis is kinda funny, driving one of the people who does repaints on the 3rd, we stopped at a Toys'R'Us and they had only three of these left.
ReplyDeleteNeedless to say, she bought them all and left proud in the fact that children were denied toys. I thought the whole thing was hilarious.
When... oh, when will they release an Applejack with her HAT?
ReplyDeleteI bought this. I now carry Pinkie Pie wherever I go.
ReplyDeleteOut of stock?! CURSE YOU, TOYS 'R US!
ReplyDeleteI need to get this... somehow. (Nothing is avalible in canada! D:)
ReplyDeleteI'm really enjoying these figures. They're so tiny and adorable. I was lucky enough for my friend to surprise the hell out of me with two of these(one of them is going to another friend of ours.) Oh no... Collection fever... kicking in... Give us more... Hasbro!!
ReplyDeleteI gotta admit even before the fluttershy blind bag comic Ive always thought fluttershy looks 20% cuter.with short hair
ReplyDeleteWhy must this be out of stock? Why? All my money.
ReplyDeleteAlready ordered mine B)
ReplyDeleteI found them facing sideways (yes the side of the box facing you, WTF TRU) this past weekend. I had hit two other stores that did not have them before hitting a third near my work. (For reference to my location, the first two were in southern Mare-y-land, the third was in MoCo.) There was a second one in the store in MoCo, not sure if it's their but be nice DC bronies.
ReplyDeleteAs for the figures themselves, they are nice. Fluttershy is a bit of sore spot but she is still so cute. The remaining six aren't bad. Coconut Cream is probably top of them with Beachberry second. Sweetsong, Skywishes and Gardenia Glow are good, but really don't have that woohoo design. Peachy Pie *sigh* is really a awkward clone of Pinkie. Overall the set is worth it, if you can get your hands on it. I'm not good with the arts and stuff, so I will be keeping everyone as they are. I do have some ideas involving one of my other collections. Anyone else think Pinkie Pie looks good with Wreck-Gar?
Yeah I had difficulty with getting the ponies out too. My favorites re-colors are Sweetsong and Skywishes.
ReplyDeleteNo hat?? And Pinkie's stuck in an uncomfortable position? Oh no!
ReplyDeleteAnd what a co-inky-dink, I just got an email saying that my set was shipped today! Now, can anyone point me in the direction of some tips/tutorials on customizing ponies? (And yes, I did see the video yesterday about that awesome Applejack mod, but more info is always appreciated.)
ReplyDeleteI went to Toys R' Us to get this. When I couldn't find any sign of it, I actually asked a worker. He told me that the store was phasing MLP out. When I picked my jaw up off the floor, I left. That night I ordered my ponies off the net.
ReplyDeleteI am saving up enough monny for these dang it I will make the needed ponies out of these and keep one set of the Mane six.
ReplyDeleteShould I be concerned that I saw a couple of these at the store when I went to get a replacement Rarity brushabke and didn't get it? Hopefully, they'll still have it next weekend and I'll pick it up before Chess Club.
ReplyDelete@Applejinx
ReplyDeleteI'm actually not that uncomfortable. My leg fell asleep a while ago, so I don't even notice it.
I just got this too! I got mine as a prize at a meetup though, so it was a much easier sell <_<
ReplyDeleteI got two sets of them this morning from the Toys-r-us down the highway.
ReplyDeletehttp://i.imgur.com/H4TAw.jpg
I... I need this set. O.o
ReplyDelete>Out of Stock
Aww, man. =(
@Bob from Bottles Dude, me too. I just ripped it apart with a strength I didn't know I had when I got them a little over a week ago. But I got them out :-)
ReplyDeleteI hate you, Seth. You have the purple sparkly Twilight Sparkle. Damn you to the moon.
ReplyDeleteSo...can't order online it seems /sadface
ReplyDeleteGot my set on saturday after a meetup, we all raided (25 of us) a Toys R us and practically cleaned the MLP isle out.
ReplyDeleteWhat made it even better is that we all stood in a single checkout line. The lady in the line didn't actually mind, just was asking us about FIM.
Might pick these up this weekend. Don't know.
ReplyDeleteI got mine in the mail today! I just got back from work and I'm opening them soon /)^3^(\ . Thanks for the heads-up on the packaging.
ReplyDeleteI'm the type of guy who would buy toys of this show, but I honestly haven't seen anything that appealed to me. Why six random ponies, and not more favorites from the show? Why does Pinkie come with a mouse and not an alligator? Where is Applejack's hat? SHE NEEDS THE HAT.
ReplyDeleteI saw these in a store last Friday. The Fluttershy looks like a recolored Rainbow Dash, not like Fluttershy, so no deal.
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting for the upscale, show-accurate licensed vinyl figures to be manufactured by some enterprising brony.
I've been meaning to get this set ever since they were first released. Unfortunately, I still haven't gotten to that yet. But hopefully soon! <3
ReplyDeleteWe seriously need a "Derpy's Hair Care Guide" because well...let's just say Photo Finish wouldn't want a thing to do with my brushable Fluttersy. I can't wait till my collection arrives!
ReplyDeleteI am gonna get a visa gift card tomorrow so I can buy this.
ReplyDeleteAHHH MUST GO TO TOYS R US TO BUY PONIES!
ReplyDeleteI just got my set in the mail today. I don't have a TRU near me, so I had someone pick up the set for me and since she opened the ponies and stuck them in a smaller box, it saved me on shipping. I already had the main ponies besides Fluttershy, but I really wanted her, as well as Coconut Cream, Sky Wishes and Sweetsong.
ReplyDeleteOh, I found a few of these at a Toys R Us not too long ago. I can't wait to get one of my own.
ReplyDeletei went down to my local one when the coupon was posted here...they had atleast 30 of these on the shelf...after seeing just how small they were and the clear "ripoff" modeling done on alot of them...i didnt get it...yet....tho i was digging for a brushable dash and rairity with no luck finding....i still question why twilights "pack" doesnt come with spike....you gotta get the ballon and shy no bunny WTF
ReplyDeleteon a side not i need to pickup a pair of celestia's..1 to paint WHITE dam you hasbaro....and another to derp
ReplyDeleteHah, I'm so glad I found the last one at store around me a while ago, when that 10% discount came along that other time, I knew had to go find it.
ReplyDeleteSure I had to go into a store, find it among many things in the girls aisle, have countless peeps stare at me, but those 12 were worth it.
Let it be a test for true bronies to walk out and really love and tolerate and get it at a store. It was an adventure for me ;)
I had to call every damned Toys'R'Us in a 60 mile radius to find this pack. Ended going about 38 miles out of my way to get my hands on it. Ended up also picking up the Twilight Sparkle plush which was on sale for $14.99 ;)
ReplyDelete@Dehydrated Water
ReplyDeleteThis is surprising since mine said they are ordering more then ever before to keep the stock up due to demand. Perhaps it's just that store or someone screwing with you?
darn... I only have $13, and it's $24. still, DO WANT
ReplyDeletehm... Fluttershy will have to be modded.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to have a complete mane 6, but are the re-colors the same from the blindbag list?
ReplyDeleteI don't remember a skywishes or Sweetsong from the non-US blindbags.
I just got this set over the weekend, and they are INSANELY hard to get out of the plastic. I think I spent a half hour trying to pry them out of their little plastic prisons. O_O
ReplyDeleteWell, I've had stuff like that before and packaging is always a pain in the ass to deal with. Sounds like it is a really good deal for something that is usually hard to get(I still don't think there is any Blind Bags in Ireland so I really hope this comes over here.)
ReplyDelete@ultra8
ReplyDeleteThe other six are exclusive to this set. So, no, they're not in the regular blind bags. They're actually just remakes of G3 ponies.
This needs to be available in Europe.
ReplyDeleteI'd get one if I were man enough.
ReplyDeleteMane 6
ReplyDelete6 TRU exclusives
24 wave 1 blind bags - Mane 6 =18
24 wave 2 blind bags - Mane 6 =18
6+6+18+18=48 UNIQUE blind bag style ponies.
And we're 12 in here in America...
We have a LONG way to go!
I was man enough for 2!!! Gonna show up today!
ReplyDeletewoo, yay
does not ship international
ReplyDeletesad brony here :(
Molded ponies! Yay!
ReplyDeleteAs soon as this comes out in Italy, they're gonna stay on my desktop at work. Too bad Applejack hasn't her hat and Fluttershy hasn't her haircut, but whatever... Molded ponies!
I just retuned from E-bay. found a seller in Germany who sells 24 models in one go.
ReplyDeleterecomended for age 3-5
ReplyDeletehahaha...yeah
@sewagebiscuit
ReplyDeleteAgreed. I could imagine Peachy as a cousin of Pinkie.
Going to TRU tomorrow to see if they find a set. LIKE A BOSS.
ReplyDeleteNote you can sell the recolors to collectors because it is an exclusive set.
ReplyDeleteConfound that flutterdash I need one flutterdash to get the mane six complete on my desktop
ReplyDeleteHmm... I've set my ponies up on a shelf and discovered something odd. I have them facing either left or right so their cutie marks show (they are only on one side). For most of them this means they're looking left or right, perhaps at a slight angle, but Pinkie's head is at almost ninety degrees to her body.
ReplyDeleteShe's staring straight at me!
Is there anywhere online I can buy this if I'm in canada?
ReplyDeleteI just got mine in the mail today, and Gardenia Glow is missing one eye! I guess I'll have to rename her. Does anybody know any god one-eye names?
ReplyDeleteI bought a couple of sets of these and created keychains out of them (they look pretty awesome if I do say so myself).
ReplyDeleteIf anyone wants instructions (or is interested in buying their favorite one), I am selling each individual keychain so you don't have to buy the whole pack. PS: I included Spike from the Twilight Sparkle Balloon Set. I also already made a Scootaloo out of one of the "extra" ponies and I'm looking to make my own Derpy. :)
Check out here for photos: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v382/Oni-Angel/My%20Little%20Pony%20Friendship%20Is%20Magic%20Keychains/
You can contact me at nanasha@gmail.com. I will be placing them for sale on ebay when the month rolls over to October.