Mermaid Surprise aka Mermaid Magic! PART 2
You may want to read my first entry about these mermaids Here
Today in the mail I received 2 Mermaid Magic figures! I documented my experience for all of you to enjoy!
These are no longer sold in the US so these 2 came from the UK. They cost me just under $5.00 each plus shipping. I believe the total was around $17. A bit steep, but I really want to collect all of these and that is the cheapest price I have found online in a long time.
First shell goes in! The UK shells are a lot more fizzy and less foamy than the US versions were. I remember the foam overflowing the pool back when I did this with the US versions.
The mermaid is revealed, and unfortunately is a double. She is known as Calla on the US back-card and Felicity on the UK back-card.
The first shell has left the water an orangy-pinky color. Second shell is ready.
In goes the second shell!
To reveal yet another double. Dangit! Floating upside down is Mirabel(US) AKA Shelly(UK)
While I would have liked to get different mermaids this wasn't a complete loss! Turns out the UK and US versions vary in other ways than their names! First off, the UK versions are a softer plastic (more rubbery/flexible), their heads can't turn (or at least not easily, like the US versions),their paint is a bit shinier, and their eyes are slightly different with much thicker eyelashes. The UK versions match the pictures on the back-cards of both versions.
Now for some individual variation comparisons!
Here are Calla and Felicity.
It is true that Calla(US)'s changing color paint has faded quite a bit and is actually nearly gone, but Felicity(UK)'s color is still much darker than Calla's ever was. Felicity's gold accents are a much darker gold. Felicity's ear-fin things and gauntlets are a lighter green. Felicity has slightly tanner skin, and their hair color varies slightly. Their tail in warm water is about the same color.
Now for Mirabel and Shelly
As you can see Shelly(UK) has a red/pink color for her color changing tail, while Mirabel(US) has an orange color, and their hair is quite a bit different in color. Actually everything else are slightly different colored, but it might be difficult to tell in the picture. Of these two, the UK version has a lighter skin tone. Their tails seem to be the same color in warm water, except Shelly has a slight pink tint to hers. Since it is quite easy to turn the US version's heads, I did so with Mirabel, because I thought it looked better for the picture.
Thought I'd go ahead and post a packaging comparison picture as well.
Mermaid Surprise=US and Mermaid Magic=UK
Here are the images and names from the back of the cards
The Mermaid Magic(UK) card's images are quite a bit larger and take up most of the back, which is nice. As you can see, Mermaid Magic also has a Rarity guide and a point system. You go to the website (which no longer exists or possibly never did) where you could fill out a score sheet and print a full color certificate.
Got some of these to sell? I'm interested. Have a collection? I'd love to see it!
And even though you can see them in my other journal entry, here is my collection minus the two new ones:
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Today in the mail I received 2 Mermaid Magic figures! I documented my experience for all of you to enjoy!
These are no longer sold in the US so these 2 came from the UK. They cost me just under $5.00 each plus shipping. I believe the total was around $17. A bit steep, but I really want to collect all of these and that is the cheapest price I have found online in a long time.
First shell goes in! The UK shells are a lot more fizzy and less foamy than the US versions were. I remember the foam overflowing the pool back when I did this with the US versions.
The mermaid is revealed, and unfortunately is a double. She is known as Calla on the US back-card and Felicity on the UK back-card.
The first shell has left the water an orangy-pinky color. Second shell is ready.
In goes the second shell!
To reveal yet another double. Dangit! Floating upside down is Mirabel(US) AKA Shelly(UK)
While I would have liked to get different mermaids this wasn't a complete loss! Turns out the UK and US versions vary in other ways than their names! First off, the UK versions are a softer plastic (more rubbery/flexible), their heads can't turn (or at least not easily, like the US versions),their paint is a bit shinier, and their eyes are slightly different with much thicker eyelashes. The UK versions match the pictures on the back-cards of both versions.
Now for some individual variation comparisons!
Here are Calla and Felicity.
It is true that Calla(US)'s changing color paint has faded quite a bit and is actually nearly gone, but Felicity(UK)'s color is still much darker than Calla's ever was. Felicity's gold accents are a much darker gold. Felicity's ear-fin things and gauntlets are a lighter green. Felicity has slightly tanner skin, and their hair color varies slightly. Their tail in warm water is about the same color.
Now for Mirabel and Shelly
As you can see Shelly(UK) has a red/pink color for her color changing tail, while Mirabel(US) has an orange color, and their hair is quite a bit different in color. Actually everything else are slightly different colored, but it might be difficult to tell in the picture. Of these two, the UK version has a lighter skin tone. Their tails seem to be the same color in warm water, except Shelly has a slight pink tint to hers. Since it is quite easy to turn the US version's heads, I did so with Mirabel, because I thought it looked better for the picture.
Thought I'd go ahead and post a packaging comparison picture as well.
Mermaid Surprise=US and Mermaid Magic=UK
Here are the images and names from the back of the cards
The Mermaid Magic(UK) card's images are quite a bit larger and take up most of the back, which is nice. As you can see, Mermaid Magic also has a Rarity guide and a point system. You go to the website (which no longer exists or possibly never did) where you could fill out a score sheet and print a full color certificate.
Got some of these to sell? I'm interested. Have a collection? I'd love to see it!
And even though you can see them in my other journal entry, here is my collection minus the two new ones:
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