Got my batch of all new 6 minis included in Series 7 of the mini merchandise (the characters are Briarlight, Purdy, Berryheart, Splashtail, Onestar and Darktail).
I went to pick these up at my local post office but got quite a surprise when I saw the state the box was in considering that it was fully open on the top and bottom and had just a thin rubber band around it, still wondering why it was packaged like this in the UK lol. The post office clerk was quite confused as well and hoped nothing had been lost on the way.
Anyways, here they all are!
Firstly are Briarlight and Purdy (they've been put into a bigger box like it was the case with Longtail and Cloudtail from Series 5 in order to fit in Cloudtail's fluff and now Purdy's fluff here lol)
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Bonus (from the side because I thought the comparison was interesting)
Next up are Berryheart and Splashtail (love that more ASC cats are thus getting minis, hoping for Sunbeam and Nightheart to get included in the next batch of minis)
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Back (btw I hope Berryheart backstabs Splashtail or vice-versa, we'll see lmao)
Last but not least are Onestar and Darktail (still so happy to see this version of Onestar forever trapped in a box with his killer son, SLAY)
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In terms quality, I do think that it has gone up in terms of production regarding the minis. Love the new designs, poses and expressions.
As for mistakes, all of my minis have a few blemishes/imperfections on them but it's nothing major. My Briarlight has a rather weird sticky looking spot on her forehead, Purdy has a dot outline on the front of his tail, Berryheart has a few random cuts on the back of her head, Splashtail has some color bleeding on his frontpaw (the one that's not raised) as well as a cut and one dusty looking spot at back of his head, Onestar has some color bleeding on his chest and a few more small random spots on him (though his design is so busy in general that it's not that noticeable).
I would argue that my Darktail seems to look the best/has the least amount of production errors on him except for a few random cuts on his cheeks and one spot (dent) in the back of his head, which I suppose could be looked at as part of his generally rather scarred/cut up appearance though, so there's that.