Mini means ultra small, and it is always be used to describe the stuffs with small and cute appearance, such as mini dresses. Mini is also a kind of fashion, which has ever been a model of popular global. Mini figures are more commonly referred to as the plastic-made figures whose height under 3 inches.
Collecting toy soldiers, which has been very fashionable in Europe, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan, is becoming increasingly popular in Chinese Mainland in recent two years. It is a novelty for the first time I hear it. I never expected it has had such a fine classification nowadays.