Rainbow Dash and Derpy Hooves Figures

With My Little Pony being so famous there are bound to be fan favorites, and of course there are toys of said favorites. Many of them have ended up with toys at Toys R Us, however there is one pony that was a Comic Con exclusive. Derpy, Ditzy Doo, or even Bubbles was a Comic Con exclusive last year and her brushable pony is extremely expensive costing well over 100 dollars just for the pony. However now there is a non-brushable pony of Derpy Hooves now available, for those who want to have at least one figure of her.

Derpy Hooves Figure & Rainbow Dash Figure

The figures are sold through Hot Topic, and are sold separately  You can purchase them on the actual hot topic site, but Hot Topic is one of the sites where you can also purchase through Amazon which is linked above. These figures are 15 dollars a piece, however they are well worth the price and are bigger then the brushable ponies.

As you can see above, these figures are a lot bigger then the standard g4 ponies you can get for 5 dollars at many stores.  Not only this but the ponies are solid, making them quite a bit heavier then the usual pony toys you can get. These ponies are made by one of my favorite companies for figurines, they are made by Funko who makes a variety of pop culture bobbleheads and pop figures out of vinyl. This alone hints that there may be more My Little Pony items coming from this company, as they often do multiple things for a fandom it gets the license to do. 

These ponies are beautifully made, especially for a company that doesn't normally do ponies though Funko's stuff is always wonderfully made.  They designed the characters well making them fit the actual characters well, it is rare for Rainbow Dash's mane and tail to be correct but they did an amazing job for them. Not only that but instead of just going with the same exact  mold for both ponies as many toys end up doing, they went with different molds for their hair to keep things closer to the actual characters. Derpy's eyes on this are done in the same fashion as in the show, with one being centered up while the other is centered lower to give her her signature look. 

It truthfully is very hard to find any complaints about these figures. One of the few I have is the fact their heads do not turn at all, making it hard to see derpy's eyes unless you settle for not seeing her cutiemark at the same time. Also the fact that its rather easy to see many of the seams in the plastic, including the one on her head showing her head is actually two different parts. Another personal thing I would have liked to see is the My Little Pony log on one of the hoofs as all ponies have, there aren't any marks on the pony besides a small item number on a hoof.

These ponies are amazing addition to any pony fan's collection, however I am not sure these would be a good pony for a young one to have because of how hard it is. I would imagine they would have more fun with a brushable pony then with these figures, but it all depends on how old your child is and what your child wants.

My Little Pony Pinkie Pie and Friends Set

Walmart doesn't get many toy exclusives, especially for My Little Pony however this Christmas they did get an exclusive set of ponies that are blind bag size. The Pinkie Pie and Friends set was available only at Walmart, and came out back in November I believe though its already being clearances out with other Christmas toys.

Pinkie Pie & Friends Set

This cute little set was originally available at Walmart for 20 dollars, however now it is being clearanced out  at 10 dollars in many stores and is not available on their website. If you aren't able to find the set in your store one of your options would be getting it from Amazon through the link above, however it is more expensive there then it is in stores at it almost always is with store exclusives.

Truth be told I find this set just a bit amusing, considering what the name of the set is and who is actually in the set. This set is called 'Pinkie Pie and Friends' but out of the mane 6 it only includes Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash. Evidently Twilight and Fluttershy aren't her friends in the eyes of Hasbro! Anyway beyond that this is a cute set, 12 pony set with 8 of them not being available as g4's in any other way. A few of the ponies I really like include the blue pony in the top row farthest to the right, her name is Waterfire and she is a g3 pony making her g4 premier.  Another I really like is the only Pegasus in the middle row. Her name is Stardasher, who reminds me a lot of Starsong which is my favorite g3 pony.

Beyond that the facts about this pony is normal, they are the same size as blindbag ponies and have the same molds even. They are nice little toys to have, but considering they are only 2 inches tall they may not be a good idea to get for your little one. It depends on how old your child is, the recommended age being 3 years and up. The packaging of these ponies is okay, it was easy to open and get the ponies out but a few of the Pegasus did get stuck in the plastic and take a bit of work to get out

All in all this is a good set and I highly recommend it for your My Little Pony fan. I just recommend you keep in mind how small these are incase its a little one who tries to put everything in their mouth.

Friendship is Magic Favorite Collection

Toys R Us has recently gotten several My Little Pony exclusives that people are trying to get, especially since they often contain ponies that aren't available in any other form. One of these exclusives is the Favorite Collection,  which includes Nightmare Moon!

Favorite Collection Featuring Nightmare Moon

This set is available only at Toys R Us, however as usual it can be found at Amazon as well! Infact by clicking the link above you can find it for less then it is at Toys R Us! There's no guarantee how long that will last, but right now they have it for 5 dollars less with free shipping which brings it to be about 10 dollars less! If you are wanting to get this set I would definitely recommend checking Amazon first this time.

These ponies are beautifully done, many of them haven't even had a pony before. Nightmare moon has never had a pony of her own only being available as Princess Luna so this is a great addition to any fans collection. The other ponies that come in this set include Rainbow Dash, Flower Wishes, Lemony Gem, Trixie Lulamoon, DJ P0N3, and Pinkie Pie. However there are problems with this set,  that could be a reason you don't want it. For one thing, every single cutie mark has glitter on it. This kind of makes sense with Nightmare Moon's Cresent because of how her character is, however all the other it just looks sloppily painted on it isn't confined to just the cutiemark its  just a stroke of glitter ontop of the mark. Also this is called the 'favorite collection' however there are two ponies here that I only know of because I looked them up before doing this blog! Lemony Gem, the yellow unicorn, and Flower Wishes, the pink pony with green hair, are both included in this set yet they are only background ponies. Lemony Gem didn't have a name till this set cam out, and Flower Wishes is actually called Daisy in the TV show in one of the very few times someone talks to her! The fact these two are included in the set to me is very odd, they are very pretty ponies but it is still an odd add in. They could have included a brushable big mac, or Doctor Whooves even (or Time Turner depending on how you know him)! I understand a bit why they didn't put in Zecora or a White Celestia, the main reason being is the fact they want more money so they put those as separate ponies to get as Toys R Us exclusives as well. Okay I think its time to move past the pony choice, I could go on and on about it especially how they put in 2 main characters that have millions of toys out already..Another problem I have with this set is how they did Nightmare Moon's hair, for one thing the way its curled against her leg makes it very difficult to do anything with. I ended up having to tuck part of the ends between her legs so she wouldn't have her hair doing psycho. Not only that, the purple to me is a very odd choice, her hair isn't purple as Nightmare Moon its dark blue like the night sky with stars in it. I'm not a fan of tinsel however I could understand having some tinsel in this at least, and of course a different hair color would have been nice. Either way she is very pretty that part is more of a personal preference for me. One of my biggest problems though comes from how they did DJ P0N3, this being her first time as a figurine.

Her hair is beautifully done and the blob of glitter on her cutiemark isn't too bad. However her eyes, well thats a different story. DJ P0N3 has never showed her eyes on the show, so I understand why they didn't do any sign of eyes on her pony. However with the unicorn mold having the slanted eye indent, it makes her look really weird if you look at her with her head turned. It would have been a lot better if they had made a new mold for her, or even if they had taken the Earth pony mold and put a horn in the mold  that would have worked. With the Earth ponies they have a rounded eye, granted it wouldn't have fully covered the glasses but I think it would have looked better then the slanted indent in her glasses.

My final problem with this product though has nothing to do with the ponies itself. Its the packaging, the package unopened is beautiful, with the back having a full version of each of the ponies with their names so you know who you are getting. However opening the package was a completely different story,  with it not being a box it was hard to get to the ponies to begin with and it looked like it was taped up by a tape happy machine.  I ended up having to cut each pony out with the plastic so I could even get them out of the plastic. Also the way they did the hair has made it hard to do anything with several of their hair. The manes were held out to the side making some of them literally stick out to the side without the tape of the plastic thing holding it there. If their hair had been done how it usually is, with it being lightly twisted to the side and held with a bit of tape then these would be a lot easier. However now with some of them it seems it will take getting the hair wet to even try to tame it.

Anyway these ponies are beautifully done and its great to have characters we haven't had before. A lot of things I listed above are personal preferences but they don't stop me from loving this set. Even if I had known about these problems and had the money, I still would have gotten these ponies just because they are beautiful and I love the series. I do highly recommend getting these for your pony fans, I just wanted you to know of the problems  incase your fan is a very picky collector because they may not like some of the problems I listed above.