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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Target Now Carrying New Pony Stuff
A few months ago, a lot of this stuff was leaked on the Chinese Taobao site. It looks like they have started to invade Target stores. We have images from a few different people this time around. Included in this new wave are:
Winged Ponies
The Friendship Express Train
A New CMC+Cheerilee Set
And I'm not sure if the Fluttershy is new, but that's in there too!
I have to admit, I was hoping they would finish off the old molded gift set. Out of all these toys, those are my favorites so far. Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Luna, and Fluttershy need to join the group!
More images are after the break.
111 comments:
- CityFlyer502 said...
Hmm. Might have to keep my eyes peeled the next time I go to Target. Though on that note, I don't usually shop at Target since the closest one to me is a couple of miles away.
- January 3, 2012 at 3:10 PM
- DarwinBird said...
*out to run errands*
*last stop is Target*
*get home, check EqD out of habit*
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU - January 3, 2012 at 3:10 PM
- RushingRoulette said...
Wake me when they're released in the UK. Which will probably be about October.
- January 3, 2012 at 3:11 PM
- Senn555 said...
Why is there an iTunes sticker on that last Fluttershy toy?
- January 3, 2012 at 3:11 PM
- Dawnmist said...
Wow, finally a Celestia toy that's proportionally accurate. Now, if only they would take care of that pink issue...
- January 3, 2012 at 3:12 PM
- Octavia said...
Nah, the Fashion Fluttershy isn't a new toy. It's been around for some months now, I have one.
I haven't seen any of the glimmer wing pony toys yet at my local Target. Or the train or CMC set. I kinda want the CMC set though. - January 3, 2012 at 3:12 PM
- MyBoyJ said...
I just went to Target and saw the "Royal Castle Friends" set. However the Target near me seems to have severely reduced their pony offerings recently.
- January 3, 2012 at 3:13 PM
- wackypony said...
somebody tell me when they make them 100% show accurate and not creepy as fuck.
- January 3, 2012 at 3:13 PM
- CityFlyer502 said...
@Senn555 Probably promoting their presence on iTunes. Or maybe a code for a free episode. That would be my best guesses.
- January 3, 2012 at 3:14 PM
- NDupree93 said...
Well...I'll be checking out my local Target very soon then.
- January 3, 2012 at 3:15 PM
- wackypony said...
they're advertising that you can find it on The Hub AND iTunes. - January 3, 2012 at 3:16 PM
- PegasisterTori said...
They might of had both Fluttershies you can see have been there for a little. I got the Fashion Style Fluttershy as a gift on Christmas, and all the times i've given the pony part of Target a quick look and the scooter Fluttershy has been there for a while.
- January 3, 2012 at 3:16 PM
- Mettie7 said...
My favorite happens to be the Ponyville series, like the ones that come in the blindbags
- January 3, 2012 at 3:17 PM
- Weyrling Rider said...
I thought those winged and gala dress ponies were old news. I got a winged rarity before xmas because it reminded me of her in the sonic rainboom episode
- January 3, 2012 at 3:17 PM
- CityFlyer502 said...
@wackypony Something tells me that for the foreseeable future, the task of show-accurate ponies is gonna fall on us.
- January 3, 2012 at 3:20 PM
- WGIJ said...
None of the new My Little Pony... ANYTHING is available in the UK it seems, even on iTunes and the Hub website we can't get the episodes
fml - January 3, 2012 at 3:21 PM
- pixelkitties said...
I actually got the train and butterfly wing Rarity for the holidays, and I think they came from Walmart a month or so ago.
- January 3, 2012 at 3:24 PM
- Belgarath said...
W00T my news got posted, there was also something called "so soft sweetie bell" but we didn't have any so i couldn't get a photo.
- January 3, 2012 at 3:29 PM
- Niko said...
I....think I'll just wait until some more accurate ones are released. Then there's always that hint of creepiness in these...
- January 3, 2012 at 3:33 PM
- James Corck said...
That CMC toy set looks pretty cool! If they ever arrive to Spain I'm so getting one to customize Applebloom and make her look all badass.
Also, that train set gives me ideas for an Unstoppable set XD - January 3, 2012 at 3:34 PM
- Bronyhub said...
Will Celestia ever be white? Or is she doomed to forever
be stained pink? - January 3, 2012 at 3:36 PM
- Nykkes64 said...
Just like the previous generations of my little pony, this still has the toy brand tradition but more appeal to bronies especially since we all love the show!!! ^_^
- January 3, 2012 at 3:38 PM
- Matt Dusza said...
Celestia has the chestpiece, and brushie hair but still pink:/
- January 3, 2012 at 3:44 PM
- Pyro Brony said...
dude! i got a 20$ target gift card for christmas! YEEEESSS!!!
- January 3, 2012 at 3:44 PM
- Knight Derpy said...
Hasbro, Y U MAKE CREEPY LOOKING TOYS?!?
All we want is a plushie. One without brushable hair. - January 3, 2012 at 3:45 PM
- Twifight Sparkill said...
Wait, what the ... the first photo is so blurry, I can't make out the winged pony names. Rainbow Dash onna right, check. Rarity left, yep. Pl... No, wait. Bloomette? What?? Gah! What the lead brick!? Who is that pony!?
- January 3, 2012 at 3:47 PM
- Pyrobug said...
Train!.....that's it? That's the train set we were waiting for? An engine and a cart? Dude, the train they threw into the middle of Ponyville had, like, three cars and a caboose. A caboose! You could fit twenty ponies in there. The hell can I fit in this thing's little barrow? A bunny, that's what. And, by the way, who the hell made Pinkie a certified train engineer? Are you trying to kill us all?
- January 3, 2012 at 3:48 PM
- Blinky said...
Poor Applebloom, she doesn't really look like herself there. Her body should be a darker yellow. The other three ponies are clearly more accurate.
- January 3, 2012 at 3:48 PM
- cardshark78 said...
The dolls are adorable! but Hasbro, I would LOVE to have some plushies please! preferably a Fluttershy plushie please?
- January 3, 2012 at 3:57 PM
- dw1482 said...
I will probably get the CMC one because I am a mad twitchy completionest.
Also my customized brushable ones look pretty decent, the cutie mark crusaders you say hasbro? Challenge accepted.
(The molded ones still look the best, I was really hoping for the rest of the characters.) - January 3, 2012 at 3:57 PM
- Don't Call Me Brony (Please) said...
Now we can recreate that wonderful moment when Rarity acted like a complete jackass and nearly got herself and three of the Wonderbolts killed.
Also, good luck getting Sweetie Belle's hair to be show accurate. - January 3, 2012 at 3:59 PM
- Don't Call Me Brony (Please) said...
And I still wonder why the CMC can't be referred to as the Cutie Mark Crusaders on the package. Unless... Can it be that they're afraid of offending someone by using the word Crusaders?
- January 3, 2012 at 4:02 PM
- Harwick said...
Honestly, I would like to see Hasbro just offer a collectables license for the show to some other company. It pained me to go into Hallmark over the holidays and see so many cartoons and properties with holiday themed ornaments, snow globes, figurines, plushies, bookends, etc.
I get that they don't want to cater their successful toy lines to older fans... Keep them mutated, pink and brush-able, that's fine. But give me a snowglobe with show-accurate characters that plays "Winter Wrap-up", or some statues depicting scenes from the show, or especially those 1980's era Hallmark store "Smurfs" hard plastic collectable figures (they made every kind of Smurf imaginable, all with unique molds/poses/accessories... not "blind bag" repaints. If they could do an unknown "painter smurf" with a beret, easel, paintbrush and palette, then why wouldn't they be able to do an Octavia with Cello for a pony collection, or any other background pony?)
Surely it benefits them to at least test the waters with some kind of collectable for older fans, and I know there must be some companies that would love to have the license. - January 3, 2012 at 4:04 PM
- ThemsAllTook said...
Just bought the CMC + Cheerilee set a couple of days ago. It's great!
- January 3, 2012 at 4:09 PM
- Princess Luna said...
Where am I? Why can't I have one? Hold on let me rephrase that before I get a pink one too, why can't I have an accurate model of myself?
- January 3, 2012 at 4:12 PM
- Sunset Sprinkles said...
I have a Sweetie, but I MUST get that CMC+Cheerilee!!
- January 3, 2012 at 4:12 PM
- SassyJazzRazzMaTazz said...
Sweet CMC set! Although I already have a Cheerlie... Maybe I customize one into 80's Cheerlie. Thinking about it.
- January 3, 2012 at 4:13 PM
- Gamermanj4 said...
i like trains...
no but in all seriousness i want that train set didn't see it last time i went to target tho hmm will have to look harder - January 3, 2012 at 4:23 PM
- Emma Iveli said...
Old news, I got the CMC set a week ago. Me and my friends went to target last week and bought the set, we split up the set, I got Sweetie, my friend Rick got Applebloom and my other friend Jerry got Scootaloo and Cheerilee.
Rick also bought the Twilight, Princess Celestia and Spike set for himself (he plans to give Spike to his fiance.
In fact I went to different target on Monday and I saw the toys there as well.
I've been thinking about how you have been pretty slow with this. - January 3, 2012 at 4:25 PM
- MasterContinuum said...
they sell all the mane 6 molded ponies at toys'r'us. it is the collectible ponies set.
- January 3, 2012 at 4:32 PM
- MasterContinuum said...
@RushingRoulette hey, at least you guys get blindbags, right?
- January 3, 2012 at 4:34 PM
- Unknown said...
I saw the Butterflies ponies, the CMC and Castle set and the Friendship train in a store called "Palacio de Hierro" here in Mexico, so, if any Mexican brony is interested on one of these toys, you can found it here
- January 3, 2012 at 4:36 PM
- Bunny Kins said...
my target isnt carrying ANY of these or any pony for that matter all my pony buying is at K-mart and Walmart and Toys-r-us walmart had the train before xmas almost got it for Christmas. but needed twilight more.
- January 3, 2012 at 4:37 PM
- Raven said...
I simply MUST have the CMC toys. I wonder when they will be available in Europe.
- January 3, 2012 at 4:43 PM
- sarahkate26 said...
I've seen them but I don't like the ones with real hair.
- January 3, 2012 at 5:08 PM
- Scorched Wing said...
I picked up the CMC & Cheerilee at a Target in Federal Way, Washington — they had the train too.
- January 3, 2012 at 5:18 PM
- pmcollectorboy said...
I'm only interested in the school set. The summerwing ripoffs look weird. And Pinkie wouldn't be driving a train. She'd be the one robbing it.
- January 3, 2012 at 5:18 PM
- Scorched Wing said...
They're talking about the set with 3"-tall Twilight, AJ, and Pinkie Pie, a 5" tall pink Celestia, and a Spike. All of them have molded hair (minus Spike of course). - January 3, 2012 at 5:21 PM
- Laura said...
Hmmm...I got a Target gift card as a gift. I think I may buy a little something "for my kid"...
- January 3, 2012 at 5:40 PM
- moocow1452 said...
Pony School Pals re-release set with names right this time, yay!
- January 3, 2012 at 5:47 PM
- Kuromi said...
Yay this is the week I'm going to Buffalo to raid Target too! I want the CMC! Although I finally saw the Applebloom/Sweetie set at Toys R Us here in Canada....
- January 3, 2012 at 5:51 PM
- Socially Inept Luna said...
Well, Celestia is still pink, but it doesn't look as bad as before. Eh, despite her actually having the proper chest jewelry and Twilight coming with her Big-Crown-Thingy, doesn't quite look worth it. CMC set however... yay!
- January 3, 2012 at 5:52 PM
- Kuromi said...
Yay this is the week I'm going to Buffalo to raid Target too! I want the CMC! Although I finally saw the Applebloom/Sweetie set at Toys R Us here in Canada....
- January 3, 2012 at 5:52 PM
- Jason New Era said...
Already found all these. I bought the School Pals set and redid the hair on them all. I got the castle friends for the Spike and Celestia. They're all very good.
- January 3, 2012 at 6:15 PM
- mattwhite924 said...
Well, the North Kansas City Target does not have these in yet. I had to go there anyway, so I figured I might as well check.
- January 3, 2012 at 6:33 PM
- Vega said...
Damn that CMC set...why do Applebloom and Cheerilee have to have that damn raised leg? Sure, easy enough to get a normal Cheerilee...but I've yet to see and Applebloom.
- January 3, 2012 at 6:57 PM
- Fred M. Sloniker said...
Wait, why does Rainbow Dash have butterfly wings?
- January 3, 2012 at 6:58 PM
- Dantes_Grill said...
Maybe it's time to go on a road trip trough Sweden in search for pony merchandise =/
- January 3, 2012 at 7:18 PM
- Shiranai said...
I'd like to see them do some market research into this area. I would probably spend $100 or so on a large, awesomely posed, show-accurate, super high quality Celestia or Rainbow Dash.
Of course that might be a bit steep. - January 3, 2012 at 7:42 PM
- Stardust Shine said...
I was at a local Target yesterday (Capitol/McKee in San Jose). They seemed to have rereleased a number of individual "regular" sized pony figures (with the little pet), but packaged with a mini-DVD. As far as I could tell they were all the SAME episode, Ticket Master.
- January 3, 2012 at 7:45 PM
- ClosetBrony said...
I saw the "Glimmer Wings Rarity" at a Tampa Bay area Wal-Mart yesterday.
- January 3, 2012 at 8:02 PM
- miscellaneoussheepery said...
So after my husband and I saw this post, we went out to our local Target here in Tennessee and we had no luck finding the CMC & Cheerilee set. We did, however, come home with a really comfy & soft Twilight Sparkle/Celestia blanket, and they also had the winged ponies. We also checked 2 of our 5 Walmarts & the Toys R Us. No dice =( Another pony board had several other posters from TN, and they were having trouble finding the CMC/Cheerilee set too. So just a heads up for TN residents - might have trouble tracking down that set.
- January 3, 2012 at 8:38 PM
- AppleDash said...
The winged ponies are a pass for me, might pick up Rarity if I ever find her in the UK...just cause of episode 16 Sonic Rainboom. :D
but I really would like the CMC and Cheerilee set...stupid UK not getting ponies. ;-; - January 3, 2012 at 9:05 PM
- Scootaloo said...
Hasbro fails to capture the look of the characters on the show once again. These are just creeepy and so 3.5 gen-ish. To get the ponies right, they should start hiring the fans who actually work hard on their dolls and figuresto make the characters look good.
- January 3, 2012 at 9:10 PM
- Kawaiimo said...
I love the toys...just style their manes. they look really good after! :)
- January 3, 2012 at 9:19 PM
- richfiles said...
I had been to Target just a few days ago. I bought a ton of the Canterlot playsets for 50% off. I finally have a second Shine Brite Princess Luna, and I DIDN'T have to pay $42 for her (that was really the old price, no joke). $20 was much better, and a fair price, for including a Shine Brite, regular, and a gem carriage in one box. I picked up a third Rarity's Carousel Boutique (spare to just screw around with, maybe take apart or mod). I already have one, and gave one (minus the tiny blind bag sized ponies) for Christmas. I got it half price then too. I also have stated picking up spares of all the Fashion Style Ponies. I'm hoping the Princess double pack is moved to clearance so I can get it cheaper, as it's $30 still. All I'm missing is a pair of Twilight Sparkles, and a spare Applejack (I have one so far). I hope to mod the spares with molded hair. I've considered modding a trio of the talking Celestia toys. I think their scale may be more correct compared to the Fashion Pony line, and the Fashion Style Princesses remind me of filly alicorns.
I'm glad to see them playing so heavily on the clearances, as that means they are making room for the new toys. They did this before right before introducing the Canterlot Exclusives, so I have high hopes.
As for the Glimmerwing ponies and the Train set, I bought these in early December from a nearby Walmart (south central MN). Fashion Style Rainbow Dash...
OK... I said it...
Dash was COMMON around here, but Fashion Style Fluttershy was impossible to find. I ended up ordering her off Kmart's online store... only to see her 2 days later in the Wallgreens 4 blocks from my house (facehoof). I bought her and a Pinkie, and decided at that moment that I wanted spares of the F.S. line for molded mane moding.
The Train... It's short, but you can add at least 2 known train cars to it. Sweetie Belle's Ice Cream Car, and Fluttershy's Nursery Car. I got the ice cream car online, but everywhere I looked, Fluttershy's car was sold out. I guess everypony felt that they needed it BAD if Pinkie was the engineer running the train! LOL!
One final note... My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic exists because it's toys are popular enough to support the continuation of the show. If the toys did not sell, the show would not be continued. If you want to support this show, do so in what ever way possible. Buy a toy, give it as a gift to a little girl in the family if you have no desire to keep it for yourself... Just support the show. I for one hate the brushable hair, but for every person who whined that the 5 piece gift set had a pink Celestia, that was one more giftpack that sat on the shelves. We have the neighsayers who endlessly whined about pink Celestia to point a hoof at for Hasbro saying there were not good sales... Now we have lost the LAST molded hair pony product that was still in the US (the Princess Celestia + Princess Luna double set appears in line to be replaced with this new set that has a brushable mane Celestia). She's still pink... No one who cared enough bought the product, and if you didn't buy the product, to both retailer and toy company, if you don't buy, you don't have a voice with them.
I choose to support Hasbro, even if they are not perfect. I have hopes they may learn to listen. The last thing we shoudl do is run them out of town like Trixie or Gilda... They'll take FiM with them, and nopony wants that! - January 3, 2012 at 9:19 PM
- CanterEdlund said...
And now, with my Scootaloo in hand, I lol at everybody who spent upwards of $20 on one single one that didn't even come with the rest of the Crusaders.
- January 3, 2012 at 9:41 PM
- richfiles said...
The bodies and head shapes of the G4 toys ARE surprisingly accurate to the 2D flash vectors. Some people just have trouble translating 2D to 3D. It's those awful brushable manes that don't work, and the fact that a certain pony keeps being made pink, or another always not having a hat (or a hat of the correct color) and minor details like that.
This isn't McFarlanne toys dude... And if they were as perfect as you wish they were, they'd probably cost $30-100 each. Try to step back into reality.
The PRIMARY issue I see in people's skewed perception of the toys is the manes. Brushable hair has a VERY hard time looking like the styled manes on the show. It also leaves most of the ponies looking very nearly bald, but with a mohawk of hair. This IS how ponies are, and it's even how ponies on the show are. Rarity and Pinkie Pie are the BEST examples of this on the show. look at the point where their forelock meets their forehead. It's a narrow point. The problem is that unlike real, full scale hair, the toy hair does not take this styling well, and you end up with the hair sticking up and you get an exposed, mohawk with baldness on either side. It's the baldness that throws people's brains for a loop. You expect a hair style, and when it's not there, your brain reacts the same way it would react if you went to work, or to school, and saw that everyone had buzzed themselves mohawks.
You would /)O_O(\
I've still heard some people compare the G4 toys with the old G3.5 stuff. Wait... REALLY??? I call SHENANIGANS on that! God, I actually read that somewhere just today. It made me cringe. At this point, I truly believe that it's a pathological bias in some people's minds. I get frustration over Pinklestia. I get the frustration with AJ being perpetually hatless. I get that the hair is insane. No one bought molded hair ponies, cause they were to busy whining like Rarity in a mineshaft about Pinklestia, that Hasbro just came to the conclusion that molded hair is not wanted.
Hasbro is NOT BRIGHT. They DON'T always get us. They have to be guided, hand in hand, dollar changing hands in the process, to even have a chance to understand anything.
Shoot... I'm downright flabbergasted that people are STILL using the "it's not show accurate argument"... Try the "I'm not MANLY enough to walk into the pink aisle" argument! LOLOLOL!!!
I routinely browse there man! I bet I've been in the pink aisle over 50 unique times in various stores in the past year since becoming a brony. I used to go to Target and Walmart 2 or 3 times a week, and every day when rumors of new product came out.
I'll go there again tomorrow, to see if all the clearances have made way for new product.
By the way, that Train is only $19.99, and considering it's contents, and the construction quality of the Train engine... I was impressed. THe train freewheels until the electric motor is engaged, then immediately locks the drive into the motor. THe turns on the track are absurdly tight, and I wish they had expanded track sets, but it functions well. - January 3, 2012 at 9:52 PM
- richfiles said...
That's a bummer you didn't find anything...
I have my Pinkie Pie Christmas ornament, with a molded hair Pinkie holding a snowflake up in front of her face.
I'll admit, I'd like to see more. Hearth's Warming Eve versions of the mane 6 would be ROCKIN' AWESOME!!! For now, I'm happy they have released at least one Christmas ornament. - January 3, 2012 at 9:56 PM
- richfiles said...
THAT's where I saw the Gen 3.5 comment. It was in the reply window, but I'd not reloaded my main window...
Hmmm... Nah!
Have you EVEN SEEN G3.5? ABOMINATIONS!!!
G4 toys are much closer tot eh 2D vectors than most people are willing to admit, and 90% of the uncanny valley factor comes from that stupid brushable hair making the ponies look like they have mohawks.
Have you SEEN the STANDARD 3 inch toy line modded with molded hair before. It's BEAUTIFUL!
If only Hasbro would learn...
Sadly, everypony whined about Pink Celestia instead of buying the molded mane 5 piece gift set, so Hasbro interpreted the low sales of the 5 piece gift set as "people don't like molded manes". Now we have no molded manes anymore, unless there are a few lingering old sets around of either the 5 piece or the Royal Pony Sisters set. - January 3, 2012 at 10:05 PM
- richfiles said...
Looking above at all that I typed...
I wish my "word wall" was in Skyrim.
I'd learn all the shouts from just a single location! LOL!!! - January 3, 2012 at 10:07 PM
- Harwick said...
Looking into it, Sideshow Collectibles makes statues and toys based on Hasbro properties like Transformers and GI Joe, so the giant toy company is apparently willing to let other companies make such products. Hopefully someone will snatch up a license to do some higher-end Pony stuff.
Of course, I wouldn't be surprised if any initial offerings would be very high priced based on limited runs... a lot of those statues go for $300 and more. But it would at least be a start.
I am jealous, as I probably would have snatched up the Pinkie ornament had I ever seen one in person. I did, however, find the molded hair pony toys in a closeout store for under $10, which was nice, so now I actually own some Pony merchandise. - January 3, 2012 at 10:14 PM
- Twilight_Sparkle said...
I like ponies and trains. Now they are together sweat need to get me a new train set and the CMC set
- January 3, 2012 at 10:26 PM
- Twilight_Sparkle said...
I like ponies and trains. Now they are together sweat need to get me a new train set and the CMC set
- January 3, 2012 at 10:27 PM
- richfiles said...
Toys R Us has carried the Pinkie Ornament, so check there if you are in the US. It was available online for a short time, but online ordering didn't last long. I'm not sure what production numbers were for it, but it was only like $8 I think. Since Christmas has passed, it'll likely be on clearance, if you ever do see it again, but it also means it's not likely to see any new pieces either. They are already SELLING on ebay for $30-40 (actually being sold at those prices, and not just listed). It would seem post Christmas prices on them have actually gone up. Yikes! They were selling for $22-30 before Christmas. I did find an auction with an opening bid of $26.99 with no bids and 2 days left. If you want one, hit it.
I checked. They are not available for shipping from T-R-U, and you can't do a pickup in store either. All you can really do with them is call or visit a store and check if the item is in stock on site. Chances at this point are rather slim, sadly.
Most reviews for it describe it as the most show accurate version of Pinkie Pie to date... and I'd agree. Top it off with the snowflake, the adorable pose, and the blue scarf...
... - January 3, 2012 at 11:38 PM
- Marshall said...
I'm definitely picking up that CMC set. Not sure about the Celesria/Twilight?Spike one, though. On the one hand, Celestia looks much improved over her previous mold. On the other, I already have two Celestias, two Spikes and three Twilight Sparkles. Do I really need more, even if Twi comes with her Big Crown Thingy?
AAAAAARGH! Tell me what to do, pony fandom! - January 4, 2012 at 1:01 AM
- Ulrik said...
I hope the winged ponies, Celestia and the train will be available in my country.
- January 4, 2012 at 1:45 AM
- Drake said...
Great another Celestia, so I HAVE to buy it. Gosh darn. One day I will have enough Celestias to take over. Maybe.
- January 4, 2012 at 2:02 AM
- Ritter said...
My daughter's birthday is coming up, I know she wants the Rarity playset, but I bet she'd want the Rarity with wings, the CMC set and the train if she knew they existed. :D
- January 4, 2012 at 2:49 AM
- Dejected0 said...
I got to set these up at work, and I was overjoyed all night. It doesn't get much better than ponies at work (Well, maybe working on the actual MLP:FIM show)!
Not getting these because: They are not accurate, I really don't like their manes, and the new Sweetie Belle is just... Wrong. What's the deal, HasBro? - January 4, 2012 at 7:36 AM
- NotAGoodUsername360 said...
Remember when pink was considered a masculine color, because pink was associated with red and therefore associated with blood and therefore associated with violence? And purple was mostly associated with luxury and royalty?
Neither do I.
I miss those days, anyways. - January 4, 2012 at 7:53 AM
- Holly @ Domestic Dork said...
I *just* bought the Apple Bloom/Sweetie Bell set and the Cherilee school set for MiniDork for Christmas. So, of course, they release a set with Scootaloo. - January 4, 2012 at 11:40 AM
- richfiles said...
Princess Celestia toy difference comparisons:
Well, I have all three of the major releases of the standard size Celestia toy. This is a detailed review of the differences between the three versions of the toys.
The oldest is the Friendship is Magic 5 Piece Gift Set (Right most toy). She has a solid color tiara with gold (yellow) color, a purple multifaceted gem, and a dark gold trim and back. It fits tightly against the forehead. The hair is 4 toned, and the wings are made of the same plastic as the main body. Head is fixed, and mane and tail are molded.
The middle image is the version of Celestia that came bundled with the 3" standard version Princess Luna toy. Her tiara is the same mold, but is now unpainted, and uses a translucent yellow plastic. The body is identical, and uses the same mold as the gift set version. Her hair is now only 3 tones of color however, eliminating pink. Her wings are now made of a translucent plastic... I'd call it magenta, or close to it.
Both of these versions of the toy featured molded manes and tails. The wings are individually set into recesses in the body, one for each wing. There is a "peg" that can't be seen on the rear left leg and the right side of the neck on both of these. There is also a deep "Y" shaped trench in the top of the head, and a deep hole in the back. These are all mounting/anchor points for the molded mane and tail. - January 5, 2012 at 2:03 AM
- richfiles said...
Finally, we get to the newest version of the toy, seen on the left. This toy comes with a posed leg variant of Twilight Sparkle, with a tiara that ACTUALLY looks similar to the "Big Crown Thingy", aka her Element of Harmony. It even has the purple 6 pointed star on it. The set also comes with Spike... Same old Quadrupedal Spike the Dragon that has come in every Spike pack in. Props for finally releasing a posed leg variant of Twi. Another check mark off my "Gotta collect 'em all" Pony checklist... Yes, I carry a detailed checklist covering pony toys in my wallet. Twi would be so proud. :D
Sadly, Twi would not be proud of the Princess Celestia toy that comes in this set. I honestly can't say everything about it is good.
The newest version of the Celestia toy is more of less defined by the fact that it has a brushable mane and tail. Due to these changes, there are no longer any "pegs" on the neck or legs for the molded hair to mount to. Fact is, the ENTIRE body and head mold are new. The head is noticeably larger, larger eye decals are used, and the horn was slightly bent out of the box. It's also angled more upward than forward. I will admit that the forward view of the face looks more natural on the new Celestia. The old toys looked derped a bit when looking at them head on. The brushable hair is fitted to a very large number of plugs... With the light blue colored hair being fitted three plugs wide in the forelock position. The purple strands are mounted 2 plugs wide. The hair only has 3 shades, with there being 2 shades of purple. Last head detail to point out... The head can be rotated. That's nice.
The tiara on the new toy is made from yellow plastic, and only has the purple gem painted, but the gem, and overall crown design is much simpler. The gem no longer has complex facets. One nice addition is the neck piece. It does NOT fit the older toys, unless you break the bond between the neck peg and the mane. Both the neck piece and the tiara are loose fitting, unfortunately. One new addition to the body is a hole in the bottom of the fore hoof. The old toys did not have this hole. This means the new toy can be pressed onto the pegs on many of the toy playsets now. - January 5, 2012 at 2:04 AM
- richfiles said...
The wings have returned to the overall color of the body, but now feature a gradient shading from body color toward a very deep pink near the wing tips. They are notably thinner than the wings of the old toys, and are extraordinarily flexible. I was able to bend them all the way down to the legs, and did not fear they would break. I suspect these would be good for custom poses, by applying a little heat to make the deformation permanent. Sadly, the thinner wings come with a big negative. The body no longer has two individual slots for the wings to insert into, but instead has a massive rectangular pit on the back. One wing has a large "block" of plastic, and the other wing is thin. It leaves an ugly looking asymmetrical back with deep seams and is simply not as nice as the old wing plugs. It kinda reminds me of the plastic chunk on the back of the new Glimmerwing ponies.
The most notable difference stood out to me the second I placed the toys side by side. The new Princess Celestia with brushable mane and tail is fatter... Yes... Celestia appears to have been partying too hard at Sugarcube corner with Pinkie Pie. All the well defined, trim features of our favorite sun raising, prank loving Princess... are gone. You can clearly make out the lines of old Celestia's legs as they meet her body. The old toy has her flanks clearly defined as an extension of her leg into her torso. No any longer... All leg definition ends the moment the leg meets the body. The new body is physically larger, filling in all those fine details, and the forelegs are spaced slightly wider apart at the point where they meet the body. In addition, other details, like the hoof shoes are less defined, and are overall, thinner and less defined. The seams between mold segments are in more visible spaces, and it certainly appears they sacrificed overall quality to simplify the overall mold structure. (I speak with a degree of experience on the subject, as I've worked with a friend who does injection molding for a fishing lure business).
Overall, I'd say that the new Celestia is probably cheaper to make than the other two Celestia toys (not considering the mane and tail... I'm uncertain whether molded is cheaper or costlier than brushables). Thinner wings, less complex molds, more obviously visible seams, fatter body with less detail, cheaper tiara and neck piece (though it's nice they added the neck piece), and overall... I feel the whole product is cheaper. It's still pink, though a SLIGHTLY lighter pink. I emphasize the slight part.
Also... Still pink...
Still Pink...
HASBROOOOOOOO!!! - January 5, 2012 at 2:05 AM
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I just posted a picture of my Target receipt for my purchase of the "Royal Castle Friends" and the "Pony School Pals & Cheerilee" play sets I bought.
The receipt that Target printed made me laugh so hard. Both the Royal Castle Friends and the Pony School Pals & Cheerilee sets were listed under the same descriptor in their system. This is what the receipt printed:
2 @ $14.99 ea
Target has the new My Little Pony play sets entered into their system as "FOREVER". No other descriptor other than item SKU number and department. Not MLP, not MYLITTLEPONY, not PONY, not PLAYSET, not PONYPLAYSET...
FOREVER!!! - January 5, 2012 at 10:38 PM
- AnimeApple said...
Hasbro's website said my local toys r us might have the cmc set, i might get it, but i really only want it for applebloom since she is my favorite of the cmc
but its only 15 us dollars so it shouldnt be to bad. (especially since the online prices for applebloom by herself are more the 15 dollars on average which is ridiculous)
my target wouldnt have it since they dont stock to many toys because they do not have alot of space for toys. oh well lol - January 7, 2012 at 10:01 PM


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Some things are so simple that they become difficult.
Since the 1967 Arab/Israeli War, U.S. Presidents of both parties have been pursuing the "peace process" in the Middle East. It has become so obligatory that the actual pursuit of PEACE has become secondary. As long as the "process" is engaged, that's all that really seems to matter.
School Board Elections
I have been blogging for over a year now, and with one exception, I have not ostensibly addressed specific issues before the School Board; a policy I plan to continue for many reasons. But I do want to use this page for what I consider to be a public service announcement related to the political process in general and the School Board in particular.
In April of next year this community will elect three people to the position of School Board member. The Seat currently held by Patrick Murphy is up for election, and Patrick has announced his intention to seek another term. His seat is an At-Large position, which means anyone who is eighteen years of age and living within the confines of the School DIstrict of Elmbrook can seek this office.
Maximus Meridius, Jerry Springer, and Mick Jagger
Over the Thanksgiving break I used some of my extra time to watch a few movies and work out. One of the movies was Gladiator, Ridley Scott's classic tale of Imperial Rome, and of one man's journey of duty, honor and love.
During one of my workouts a TV at our health club aired the Jerry Springer Show. I was listening to music, and so was mercifully spared the audio portion. But there was no escaping the visual heartbreak of what Springer parades before America every week.
How Kids Play Today
In October I wrote a blog on the conection between childhood obesity and technology - see https://bloggers.mycommunitynow.com/controlpanel/blogs/posteditor.aspx?SelectedNavItem=Posts§ionid=49&postid=38340
Tiny Tim
We live in an age where the classics of literature are disappearing from academia, our libraries, and our collective consciousness. But that's the subject of some other blog.
Thankfully A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens' timeless tale of renewal, still enjoys a strong place on our cultural radar screen, particularly of course at this time of year. After more than one hundred and sixty years it speaks with a simple clarity that we can see and hear TODAY. The characters of Scrooge, Cratchit, Marley, Fezziweg, and others come to life as they tell us the stories and sing us the songs of Dickens' 19th Century England.
The Abolition of Consequence
What history knows as the Abolitionist Movement began with the life of a courageous 18th Century Parliamentarian named William Wilberforce, who dedicated his life and health to abolishing England's traffic in the slave trade. In the 1850's a group of Americans continued his work and were known as the Abolitionists.
Abolitionists still exist in America today. They reside in Washington DC and are found in both political parties. Today of course their enemy is not slavery. Instead the Beltway leadership is dedicated to the abolition of a new enemy.
Time magazine recently named Vladimir Putin its Person of the Year for 2007. The self-described "inventor of the Internet" was their choice as Runner-Up.
A former KGB apparatchik who "made his bones" in the heyday of the Cold War, Putin is personally responsible for the torture and murder of countless innocents. Propped up and maintained by the rocketing price of Russian oil, he is sadly and inexorably leading his country back to its autocratic past.


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LAKEWOOD - Mayfair High junior Aisha Baldwin has scored more points this season than the 19 she had in Wednesday's Suburban League game against visiting Cerritos. She's also grabbed more rebounds than the 17 she finished with against the Dons.
But it's doubtful the 6-foot-2 post player has had a more complete game than she did in the Monsoons' 58-44 victory over Cerritos. Baldwin was outstanding at both ends of the floor and helped Mayfair rebound from last week's loss to Norwalk that cost it sole possession of first place in league.
"She's definitely the heart and soul of our offense and defense," said first-year Mayfair coach Joe Pacheco, who saw his team improve to 9-1 in league play. "Everything goes through her."
Baldwin simply was unstoppable under the basket, where the Dons (11-10, 5-4) had no answer for her size and athleticism. Seven of her rebounds came at the offensive end, and she converted three of those into second-chance baskets. Baldwin also had three blocked shots, including one in which her feet never left the ground, and three assists.
"She's developing into a special, special player," Pacheco said.
But Baldwin had plenty of help. Seniors Le'Sha Gray and Samantha Smith each scored eight points, and Gray added five rebounds and two blocks.
Smith also had four steals.
Mayfair (17-5 overall) played half-court, man-to-man defense all night and effectively smothered all but one of Cerritos' perimeter shooters.
Mayfair tried to employ a zone and full-court trap the first time the teams met - a 66-64 Monsoons victory - but the Dons' outside accuracy and the speed of Movchan and senior Deshields Fajardo made both strategies ineffective.
On Wednesday, Movchan was guarded by Janelle Paz, Tayla Moore and Ariel Augustine while Arynna Sanz and Jessica Carillo held Fajardo to just five points.
"I challenged them to play half-court, man-to-man all night and they did an excellent job," Pacheco said. "This was definitely one of our best games all year, not just in league."
Movchan was Cerritos' only consistent offensive threat and scored on drives, pull-up jumpers and 3-pointers, including one from halfcourt at the end of the third quarter.
Last week, Mayfair lost its hold on first place with a 44-40 loss to Norwalk. But consecutive victories have boosted the Monsoons' confidence, and they need only to beat John Glenn (Tuesday) and La Mirada (Feb. 8) to earn at least a share of the league title.
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[Solved] Mobile (max-device-width) Pulling in mobile styles for desktop screen resolutions.
I am new to mobile site development and am trying to get @import queries to link the proper stylesheets for mobile devices, but with the inclusion of large handheld devices such as the popular Samsung Note 2 (which has a resolution of 1280dpi in the landscape position) the non-mobile desktop screen styles are overridden for the mobile using, @import url(/css/mobile.css) screen and (max-device-width:1280px) and (orientation:landscape); Shouldn't the "orientation:landscape" prevent the desktop page from loading the mobile.css stylesheet? What am I missing?
No because desctop is landscape anyway.
How do I prevent it from using the mobile.css if the phone has such a high device-width? I've tried making the import "handheld and (max-device-width: 1280px)", but then the phone doesn't load the mobile styles.
Do you have the appropriate meta tag in the head?
I think it's
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1">
HTMLmainiac is right, desktops are landscape by default today because they have 9:6, 16:9, etc, aspect ratios. The older desktop monitors are mainly 4:3, you should consider these as well since people still use them today in some cases. I size my sites to truncate from 1280x1024 on down to help fir these older screens if necessary.
Here's a solution to your problem: start by creating the site for a 1280 browser window, not 1280device-width. You should set your media query to:
@import url(/css/mobile.css) screen and (max-width: 1280px) ; and start from here. Just like your desktop monitor has a 1280+width, so does your samsung, accept the pixels are much smaller. You would be surprised, it should fit just fine as long as you are specifying your values such as width, height, and position, etc, using percentage values.
Percentages in CSS still map out to a given amount of pixels, but this amount varies per device or the size of the browser window. 30% is 30% of the screen regardless of the device being considered, but that 30% will vary depending on a device or browsers resolution. Basically what I am saying is, you should be able to use the same set of CSS for both your desktop and mobile 1280 resolutions. This is what I did and it works fine.
Ex: @media screen and (max-width: 1280) {
header {width: 900px; height: 140px; position: absolute; left: 35%; top: 10%; background-image: url('banner.png); background-size: contain; }
/* This banner would effectively scale to any size screen, regardless if its your smart phone or your 50in LCD TV */ } or background-size: 100%; auto;
The meta viewport tag seems to do nothing other than break my media queries, I don't think it does what its supposed to do, as no one I know can seem to get it to work in their favor including me. Nonetheless you could try it.
Keep in mind, mobile devices have 2 orientations, landscape and portrait modes, while desktops generally do too, but they are almost always set to landscape mode by default. I don't even code my sites for portrait modes on mobile devices. Why would anyone want to view a website in such a narrow space anyway? They should be wanting to view a website horizontally, not vertically.
Yeah, you aren't overriding anything by including the word mobile, 1280 is 1280 regardless.
The phone doesn't load the mobile styles? style for the exact resolution starting with your desktop monitor. The Note2 is 1280x720 so: @import screen and (width: 1280px) and (height: 720px) { } or Also, when measuring for simply width or height you effectively measuring the resolution of the viewable browser window not the monitor itself. When specifying exact values I ran into problems with some Apple macbooks, but you can try secifying a range of values: @import screen and (min-width: 1264px) and (max-width: 1284px); Now you have head room. The size of viewable browser area on some screens is actually less than its native resolution so a screen with 1280 resolution could actually have a viewable browser window that is only 1274px, etc.
Also you have a forward slash at the beginning of your URL, are you moving into another directory to find this external file? If not, then you are breaking your code (/
Yeah, I had problems with (max-device-width, etc) too, I would stick with measuring for the viewable area with a given width and height in most cases. I couldn't get macbooks with a 1440res to render when using "device" directives. It essentially ignored it.
The meta viewport tag seems to do nothing other than break my media queries, I don't think it does what its supposed to do, as no one I know can seem to get it to work in their favor including me.
This is utter rubbish....exactly who can't get it to work...basically you. Frankly it sounds to me as though you are doing something wrong.
Recommending absolute positioning as a base point is ridiculous. If it's supposed to be centred then just centre it using margins.
If anything screams to me more than anything else it's this..
I don't even code my sites for portrait modes on mobile devices. Why would anyone want to view a website in such a narrow space anyway? They should be wanting to view a website horizontally, not vertically.
@svoltmer You know, perhaps it might just be easier if you provide us with a link to your site.
Perhaps there is something else wrong.
Here is the link to the site http://edit-wwwprep.rose-hulman.edu/
I am using an existing site, unfortunately built upon templates that use HTML tables as the basic structure.
Ok, I looked at the main page on my phone and it worked OK (mostly) but when I went to a linked subnav page it broke...a lot.
Ah...I could be wrong but I don't think you can conditionally import a css file into another..
@import url(/css/mobile.css) screen and (max-device-width:767px)
I think you need to link the 'mobile.css' based on a condition in the head of your pages or just @import into your global.css with no conditions.
At this time I am only working on the index page. All the other pages are based off of different templates each with different classes and ID's so, I have to attack them separately.
I am using an existing site, unfortunately built upon templates that use HTML tables as the basic structure.
Hadn't noticed this before. Unless you are rebuilding from the ground up I'm gonna say "Good Luck With That".
I think this is wrong (although I'm willing to be corrected
@import url(/css/mobile.css) screen and (max-device-width:767px); @import url(/css/tablet.css) screen and (min-device-width:768px) and (max-device-width:1023px); @import url(/css/tablet.css) screen and (min-device-width:720px) and (max-device-width:1280px);
Just do
@import url(/css/mobile.css); @import url(/css/tablet.css);
since you have the conditions in there anyway.
Yeah if there are media queries inside the CSS sheets I don't see the value in doing a media query in the import as well.
While, you are testing on your desktop, try using max-width: instead of max-device-width:, which will allow you to switch media queries based on window –not screen– size. That has been working for me.
Since I am only able to do the portrait mobile resolutions, is there a way to make it so that if the user switches to landscape (where there are only the screen styles) and back to portrait you don't have to re-load the page to have the styles apply?
I am only able to do the portrait mobile resolutions
Have you fixed any of the issues we highlighted and are still having trouble?
As for the landscape/portrait switch, why don't you want the page to reload...that's the point?
I have it set up now for portrait and landscape on the index page, but I have a problem. The dropdown javascript is still being called for the landscape version of the tablet.css, so the navigation dissapears when the user clicks on any of the links. How can I make sure that the function is not called for the landscape version of the tablet.css?
I have the script load via an "if" statement in the header testing "userAgent" for all mobile devices with "document.write" to insert the script tag into the header.
Ok, I went back and am loading the mobile.css allways, but It still is applied to all monitor resolutions as well due to the size of (max-device-width:1280px), which is needed for the samsung galaxy note 2. How do I restrict the mobile styles to the mobile devices if they are so large?


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Buoyed by his widely-praised debate performance, Mitt Romney cheered Paul Ryan's handling of his only showdown with Vice President Joe Biden at a large rally in Ohio Friday evening.
"Gosh, we got to watch this guy debate and there was one person on the stage with thoughtfulness, who was respectful, who was steady and poised. There is one person on that stage you'd want to be with if there were a crisis - it is this man right here," Romney said at a rally with his running mate that drew an audience of nearly 8,000 to a town square.
The Republican duo, last together one week ago, reunited in Lancaster the day after the vice presidential candidates debated in Danville, Kentucky.
Romney did not call out Biden directly but the GOP presidential nominee criticized the Democrat for not proposing any solutions.
"And when the moderator asked how you'd get the economy going, one person on the stage just attacked. But this guy stood up - well it was sitting down, I guess, but metaphorically he stood up - and he went through all the things he'd do to get this economy going," he said.
Earlier in the day at a late breakfast with his wife Janna and three kids in Lexington, Kentucky Ryan said he felt "great" about the debate but refused to weigh in on whether he felt knocked around by the Biden.
But Ryan made a point to lambaste the vice president for comments he made about the Benghazi attacks in Libya, which resulted in post-debate questions and monopolized much of Friday's White House briefing with reporters.
"You know, we had a little chat about Libya and Benghazi," said Ryan. "We mourn the cost of these four brave Americans, but talking about blaming, first they blame a YouTube video in a nonexistent riot, then when the country is getting upset about it they blame Romney and Ryan for getting people upset about it. They keep changing their story."
The vice presidential hopeful continued, "This is not what leadership looks like. We need clarity, not confusion. We need accountability, and no more excuses. This tragedy would be troubling in and of itself and tragic in and of itself but unfortunately what we are witnessing when we turn our TVs on a daily basis is the unraveling of the Obama foreign policy."
Romney also seized on Biden's statements. It was the second time in as many days that Romney sharply criticized the Obama administration for its posture in the aftermath of the attack.


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MOUNT PLEASANT – Registrations are now being accepted for the first Premier Youth Soccer Camp Series for area youth hosted by the Iowa Wesleyan College men's soccer program.
New IWC men's soccer coach Shane Taylor will conduct three separate camps Aug. 2-6 at the soccer fields at East Lake Park. The co-ed camps will be for youth ages 6-12.
Comprehensive instructional camps will take place Aug. 2-4, with Camp A for ages 6-7 going from 8-9:30 a.m. and Camp B for ages 8-9 from 10-11:30 a.m. In addition, an individual skills camp (Camp C) will be held Aug. 5-6 from 8-10 a.m. for youth ages 12 and under.
According to Coach Taylor, the Premier Youth Soccer Camp Series was created for youth in 2005 when he was coach at Illinois College to develop individual skill and confidence, facilitate game knowledge, and enhance team play. Campers are given the opportunity to take part in fun and informational instruction led by quality instructors who understand the needs of youth and teen players. The camps will use demonstration and age specific instruction to teach the tactical and technical aspects of soccer that are needed for an aspiring young player.
Cost of the comprehensive individual camps (A & B) will be $65, while cost for the individual skills camp will be $45. Campers should bring their own ball as well as water. All attending will receive a camp t-shirt. Separate goalkeeping instruction is also available, and interested prospective campers should contact Coach Taylor for availability.
Registration is due by July 28. Registration forms, medical insurance information and payment should be sent to:
Shane Taylor
Iowa Wesleyan College Men's Soccer
601 N. Main St.
Mount Pleasant, IA 52641
Please make checks payable to Shane Taylor.
For more information or registration forms please contact Coach Taylor at (217) 491-3599 (cell) or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Registration forms are also available here.