Power Rangers Megaforce release update!

Today I went to Birmingham and decided to go check out the Entertainer there. There was an entire bay dedicated to Super Samurai, but around the side they had the Megaforce. 

Nothing really different apart from the Megaforce Megablocks. I did get some close up pictures of a few of the toys. I did get some strange looks from the employees, but no one stopped me. They did comment when I bought two mini figures. Someone had been through the stock though before I got there. No MMPR figures were left in the box.

This is the back of the main figures. They had the core five Rangers in stock, but nothing else. As I said, someone had gone through everything before I got there, so there could have been villain figures.

Front of the Zord Vehicle and Ranger set

Back of the Zord Vehicle and Ranger set

Interesting set, part of the Zord Builders.

Power Ranger Blaster

Back of the Power Ranger Blaster

I really miss the old weapons. These are so tiny, they aren't worth buying. I know they are made for little kids, but seriously, the old weapons are just so awesome, these, not so much.

Ranger Cycles

Again part of the Zord Builder set, I don't really like these much though.

Battle Morphin Power Ranger

Back of the Battle Morphin Power Ranger

I like these figures. They are really cool, if they were articulated I would probably buy them.

Today, I also found a kids magazine called Toxic, that was giving away five cards with it.

Toxic issue with free cards

Inside there is a full page spread for the Gosei Morpher:

Inside page of the Toxic Magazine

Now for the cards. They are cool, but there is a huge problem, they are the European versions, not the UK/US. It seems that different cards are available in each pack as another person had different cards to me.

Sealed pack of cards

The five cards in the pack

Five different cards (image by mysticforceknight)

I really like the cards, but the difference in them from the other ones I have bothers me a lot. I am really hoping that if they release the booster packs, they aren't going to look like these.

Wow, I just noticed that the European cards are around 1mm smaller than the UK cards. This really, really bothers me. 

Major differences in the two types of cards:

- Size. The UK cards are slightly bigger than the EU cards
- Info. The EU cards are lacking game info
- Appearence. The EU cards are glossy whilst the UK cards are matt. The EU cards are also very smooth to the touch.
- Colours. The contrast is higher on the EU cards making everything slightly darker and the whites very white, losing some of its detail. The UK cards are duller but show off details better.
- Quality. The EU cards seem to be a little floppier than the UK cards and have already got some wear.

The EU cards feel like fake Pokemon cards, that's the best comparison I can come up with. They are just lower quality, like the Asian Kamen Rider cards vs the Japanese cards. The quality is just a lot lower. It's not a big difference, but its noticeable.


They are also giving out five free cards in Toymaster stores around the country.

Five cards from Toymaster (image by mysticforceknight)

Also, Tesco are starting to get stock into their stores slowly and the Morpher and Megazord are now available to buy on their website.

Armored figures have been found in the store today (pictures coming soon).