G4 Prototype Ponies - Yay or Nay?

[Honeycomb]

I can't see your pic of Shining Armour, but I have one with very curly hair. I love him dearly, I think it's my favourite G4.  Posting a pic tonight.

[BrightIdea]

I can't see your pic of Shining Armour, but I have one with very curly hair. I love him dearly, I think it's my favourite G4.  Posting a pic tonight.

Oh wow, that sounds pretty cool! Looking forward to it.

Strange that the pic doesn't show up. This was the news article:
http://www.mylittleponynews.com/2012/12/long-haired-fashion-style-shining-armor.html

[Honeycomb]

Nope, the whole pictures on that site are blocked, can't see anything. China is funny.

[Buffy]

I just have Holly blue, the Trixie/Fluttershy variant.

[cloud_weaver]

I just have Holly blue, the Trixie/Fluttershy variant.

Oh, I guess I do have Holly Blue.  ^_^  She's the UK fair pony, and a dear friend picked her up fo rme. 

This really is fascinating!!!  That Shining Armor is really neat!  And I do love the Rainbow Dash too.  I gotta say though, it's going to be hard not wanting to go out and buy them all whilst I can.  The collector is my is still aching to come out. 

So how do you order them off Taoboa?  I thought it was only for certain countries?

And thank you for sharing, BrightIdea!  Those are some very practical ways to go about the collecting.  =)  What are the 'jewels' of your collection?

*ETA*

Oh!  I remember when Sweetie Blue and the yellow unicorn was circulating here on the Arena.  I was thinking of getting them, but decided against it.  *sigh*  If only I knew then... 

[StarlightGaze]

I only buy released ponies. I would love to get my hands on a G4 Minty, but that's not gonna happen unless they release her!

[Lucky_Ladybug]

Some notable ponies that have been available for sale to the public include:

And for Fashion Style size:

White Celestia

The Fashion Style White Celestia really exists and isn't just a picture on a box? Anyone have one?

[Honeycomb]

Here is my boy:

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[TornadoTwist]

Here is my boy:

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Ooh sweet! He looks more show accurate then that... mohawk one.

[Unicorn_pops]

I love the prototypes! And congrats on that Fashion Style wystearya (also see your from WV ) I've been looking for the Fashion Style prototypes for awhile now with still no luck. Minty is HTF and quite costly when she does pop up but I'd say Sweetie Blue is the rarest since only 2-3 are known to exist compared to about 12 Mintys'. Also the yellow baby unicorn is very rare too (and hopefully my taobao agent has located one in China from a seller that I may be getting...Yay!)
I do have several Brushable sizes (won't repeat current pictures already shown)

This is such an interesting thread!  It definitely makes me appreciate the different unreleased/swapped ponies.  ^_^

Who is Sweetie Blue?  I've not heard of her.  =)  And the baby unicorn too...

Here they are. Some people are thinking that Sweetie Blue was just a test for Ms. Cakes:

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That's the one I may be getting

[starrypawz]

Don't activley seek them out as I don't really have the money.
I like seeing who pops up though, and what interesting frankenponies we get

[Brandi]

No, I don't care for the prototypes.

[BrightIdea]

Here is my boy:

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Wow, he looks much better than the mohawk one. Plus it looks like his eyes look kind of different, and the symbol is on the other side. Neat pony!

Post Merge: April 21, 2013, 10:57:09 AM

I just have Holly blue, the Trixie/Fluttershy variant.

Oh, I guess I do have Holly Blue.  ^_^  She's the UK fair pony, and a dear friend picked her up fo rme. 

This really is fascinating!!!  That Shining Armor is really neat!  And I do love the Rainbow Dash too.  I gotta say though, it's going to be hard not wanting to go out and buy them all whilst I can.  The collector is my is still aching to come out. 

So how do you order them off Taoboa?  I thought it was only for certain countries?

And thank you for sharing, BrightIdea!  Those are some very practical ways to go about the collecting.  =)  What are the 'jewels' of your collection?

*ETA*

Oh!  I remember when Sweetie Blue and the yellow unicorn was circulating here on the Arena.  I was thinking of getting them, but decided against it.  *sigh*  If only I knew then... 

Here's a few of my jewels:
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I love seeing all the prototypes

[Lucky_Ladybug]

Oooh! The Fashion Style White Celestia is gorgeous! If only she would have gotten an official release.

And G4 Minty is always cute!

[hathorcat]

I think some of them are super cool - wingless Dash is my absolutely favourite however.

I agree with the differences people are mentioning between what is clearly a "prototype" or test run or finished product [such as Minty and white Celestia and translucent main 6] to the frankenponies [which are anything from symbols on the wrong side to the wrong head on the wrong body].

While I have picked up a few over the last couple of years, its only on Taobao runs when they were relatively inexpensive. Many of them I am leaving to purchasing/bidding on until after the G4 line is complete - I dont want to pay $100 for a pony only to find her on shelves for $5 just shortly But I am stingy