thomas and friends mini series

sunhuntin · 2015-02-21T17:57:55+00:00

USE DREWBENN'S AWESOME CHECKLIST TO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR COLLECTION: https://mini.ixbyix.com/ [2019 update - drew is no longer able to carry on updating. thank...

sunhuntin

I got my dark one from amazon, though the stock photo shows the white.
cheers, mike. I will keep an eye out for a used/opened set to be 100% sure of getting the right color.

mikedaws

I’ll keep my eyes open for you as well!

sunhuntin

thanks, mike. appreciate it.

Fred_Pelhay

I'm gonna go out on a limb and assume there are no three packs or seven packs for 2020.
You know how I reached this conclusion? No cargo cars for each theme. And it's late January, you'd think they'd be out by now.

mikedaws

I’m going to agree with you on the 7 packs. I’m guessing we’ll just see blind bags and maybe theme 10 packs like last year. Who knows about larger packs 20,30 etc.

Fred_Pelhay

There wasn't even a 30 MINIS! set in 2019, which had been an annual tradition before that point.

mikedaws

Fred_Pelhay wrote
There wasn't even a 30 MINIS! set in 2019, which had been an annual tradition before that point.

Yeah I guess the 30 pack with the ‘beach’ theme minis was 2018. It really feels that the minis releases have been a ‘figure it out as we go’

The current 2020 minis seem like they are going to be a lot of repeated packaging.

Fred_Pelhay

2015 - 50 MINIS! with five exclusive "Warrior" characters
2016 - 30 MINIS! with three exclusive "Insect" characters
2017 - 30 MINIS! with three exclusive "Slime" characters
2018 - 30 MINIS! with three exclusive "Beach" characters
2019 - nothing, but there were several 10 packs such as Easter and "Stylin" which contained exclusive themed characters not found anywhere else. This is probably what we'll see in 2020 as well.

mikedaws

Doesn’t seem to be much going on with Minis these days. Seems pretty quiet out there...

rekp

mikedaws wrote
Doesn’t seem to be much going on with Minis these days. Seems pretty quiet out there...

41 NEW BLIND BAGS NOT ENOUGH FOR YOU ?

mikedaws

rekp wrote
mikedaws wrote
Doesn’t seem to be much going on with Minis these days. Seems pretty quiet out there...

41 NEW BLIND BAGS NOT ENOUGH FOR YOU ?

Haven’t seen any of the blind bags in Canada or US. Only seen the Trackmaster cars. That’s only 24...also a waste of money and packaging. No 3 packs or 7 packs.

mikedaws

Also @Rekp

Your tone in your replies is consistently critical. This is not a competition here.

sunhuntin

no sign of the blind bags near me either, despite the first finder in the world of 2020/1 only being 5 hours east. I haven't yet seen a reliable "find" of the blind bags anywhere, only the trucks.

rekp

mikedaws wrote
rekp wrote
mikedaws wrote
Doesn’t seem to be much going on with Minis these days. Seems pretty quiet out there...

41 NEW BLIND BAGS NOT ENOUGH FOR YOU ?

Haven’t seen any of the blind bags in Canada or US. Only seen the Trackmaster cars. That’s only 24...also a waste of money and packaging. No 3 packs or 7 packs.

As Mattel have totally changed their marketing on the minis i highly doubt you will see any multipacks .

mikedaws wrote
Also @Rekp

Your tone in your replies is consistently critical. This is not a competition here.

I think you are confusing criticism with knowledge . I don't do wish lists and fantasy i deal in cold hard truths .

mikedaws

If this is the way people on this message board now communicate I can see why so many people have left. I have no interest in arguing with someone that’s just going to be rude and obnoxious. @Rekp you’ve only been a part of this community for a short time, of this is how you’re going to be, please leave this forum.

@[deleted] do you want to weigh in in this?

sunhuntin

rekp, please mind your tone. there was no need for the uppercase in your post.
mike is right, with the current poor distribution, the minis are quiet, despite the new wave being so large.

mike is a long time member who has contributed so much both to this thread and the minis hobby, including the ixbyix checklist, and deserves your respect.

rekp

sunhuntin wrote
rekp, please mind your tone. there was no need for the uppercase in your post.
mike is right, with the current poor distribution, the minis are quiet, despite the new wave being so large.

mike is a long time member who has contributed so much both to this thread and the minis hobby, including the ixbyix checklist, and deserves your respect.

Caps Lock was a genuine error on my part . I am usually the first to chastise people for shouting .

mikedaws

Looks like there will be a 2020 Minis Advent calendar again this year. Announcement from New York Toy Fair. No idea of contents as of yet.

sunhuntin

hopefully with new exclusive Christmas designs.
thanks, mike.

mikedaws

Yeah I’m hoping the same. Always nice to have new designs! Hopefully the other 18 minis in the calendar will be 2020 minis as well. Would be helpful and less expensive then picking up blind bags and the ones with the Trackmaster cargo cars! Fingers crossed.

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