thomas and friends mini series

Are they already released???

Here's the original tweet. It's by someone who claims to be in charge of branding for the Power Rangers, and I believe he also confirmed the Power Rangers minis back when we first heard of them. His tweet says "#productionsamples #soon" so no, I don't think they're released *yet*. I have no experience with how long it takes toys to go from production samples to in-store availability, but I'd guess 4-8 weeks for final approvals to make it all the way through the process (I assume these have been approved or he wouldn't be showing them), final manufacturing touches and shipping. Or, you know, he's been holding on to them for a few weeks and they'll show up in stores next Monday