I finally have a proper final display arranged for my full collection of all the Pixlings!
I just washed the Pixie Supremes' hair so it was time to rearrange the shelf to be more coherent now that I have everyone. This bookshelf I keep them in is quite deep and tall, and I'm very glad the Pixie Supremes fit on the highest section of the riser so they can stand in the back and overlook the others. I'm missing some of the Pixlings stands so a couple of the standing ones at the front are just propped up, and I have a single Magic Mixies Mixling I bought once that I thought was cute so he gets to sit at the front too, along with the mini Mixies that the Galaxy Hair line came with.
I'm so glad to have them all cleanly displayed now, this line is one of my absolute favorites I've collected and seeing them all together is a real joy.
One of my favorite obscure things is when dolls that come with instructions have art of the doll, because it’s often slightly weird and off-model. Pixlings/Pixie Supremes in particular use this weird gray art that almost looks like a render in style.
These are Skylar, Luna, and Aria.
And Bearlinda, Shimmerverse 2-pack Unia, and Flyt.
Unfortunately these are the only Pixlings instructions I have pictures of, but they all look like this.
And here are Monster High’s Fearidescent Lagoona and Cleo, and Neon Frights Ghoulia and Twyla. See what I mean about being just slightly off-model, particularly the faces?
okay so I love all the new pixling designs, and this dragon/alicorn is very fun, but I cannot stop looking at the wing placement and imagining it flying??? the visual of this majestic creature just flapping around, tail in the air, is absolutely sending me I can’t
simply simply i loove magic mixies pixlings. and i think they should do an alien line. they could be called spacelings! including a makeup closeup below
In Which Moose Toys Made a Dislestia Child and I Am Amused
This isn't really a review proper, but this Magic Mixies set was brought to my attention by @sparklyaxolotlstudent after they pointed out that the "pegacorn" of this set looked like a MLP Discord fankid lmao.
So needless to say I became interested.
After just getting into MLP this year, and especially being a fan of the draconequus character Discord, I thought the idea of another toy company taking a stab at a the idea of horse/dragon creature was funny.
Granted, MLP didn't invent the horse-dragon. Qilins and longmas long predate our colorful horse friends. So it's not necessarily borrowing from MLP, but come on. When was the last time you saw one in a little girl's toy line?
The set comes with all this stuff to do the magic potion thingy. Call me lacking in whimsy, but I didn't wanna do all this shit. I just wanted the toys.
It also comes with some info about our new friends.
Moose Toys call this creature a pegacorn. Now "pegacorn" is sometimes used to describe a unicorn/pegasus. It's what MLP calls an alicorn, but there's no way this creature isn't also part eastern dragon too. It has scales. And Claws.
Let's back up a bit tho, and look at the dolls fully.
I really like the Pixlings dolls. This is actually my third one now. They're what Enchantimals could've been if they were good. I wish their shirts weren't molded on, but it's not a deal breaker if only because they're so nicely painted.
The only reason I haven't acquired more is that they have a LOT of leftover trash. The potion bottles these come in can't really be used for much else, and they're not worth donating either. So that's a LOT of plastic going to waste. Wish I could just buy the dolls without all that mess tbh.
Still a cutie of a doll.
I also appreciate they gave the pegacorn articulation! It's so rare anymore to see animal friends in doll lines that don't feel like cheap afterthoughts.
Now to address why this set, the pegacorn especially, makes me think MLP. -deep inhale-
Rainbow Star looks like a Celestia/Discord fankid.
Look at this child and her divorced parents. Tell me she doesn't look like the designer at Moose Toys ships these two.
Even the name "Rainbow Star" fits.
Hell, if her dad were Discord is would explain the nonsensical butt wings. Nonsense is kind of a given for a child of chaos. Plus Discord in the show flies with magic, and his wings are useless when he's de-powered. So placement wouldn't matter if she's using magic to fly as well.
Now I don't personally go for this ship, but it's still pretty funny. Either this was on purpose or one hell of a coincidence.
Putting MLP aside tho, I do like these little guys.
Unia could use a little bit of a restyle...
Wait a minute, if you imagine the blue replaced with purple, doesn't Unia look a little like human Princess Cadence?
I love Moose Toys but why haven't they given us a Sienna doll?
She would be so cute!
So I picked up this Hairdorables doll and I'm making her into a Sienna doll for the Pixlings!
My first pass. I combed her hair and set it in a ponytail, with a faux bangs thing. I need to style the side pieces still, but I'm happy with it so far.
Now I need to find overalls shorts and a top for her. I may have to make them, but I'm hoping I will find the overalls at least.
