Soon there won't be any ponies for me to buy new in shops

[Motion-Paradox]

I personally like the new reboot series(another in the group who won't be calling them 4.5)

My Comrade! Let's go over there and play with our bespecticled Raritys, accurately eyed Applejacks & contrasting Pinkie Pies

[Taffeta]

I think the test of 4.5 will be whether the kids take to them. I think what bothers me about them most is that they are toys-from-cartoon and old MLP was toy-inspired-cartoon. The onus was the opposite way around. But that may appeal to the kids or it may not.

I've seen a lot of these new ponies now and I am not really attracted to any of them. But I do like that Lyra is one of the basic brushables from the off. Lyra has been so annoying in the UK in terms of distribution, it's really quite refreshing that she;s included in something and on shelves properly.

I'm not planning on buying any of these though. I like the more active poses and variations, but I am not a fan of the head moulds. I'm old school, and I believe in toy-inspires-animation, not toy-represents-animation, so thats just my preference.

[Jorgito93]

I don't really like the reboot ones so i'm not going to buy them.It doesn't really matter to me anyway since i mostly buy g1s.

[Carrehz]

FWIW I'm not a fan of G3.5 or these new ponies (G4.5, reboot, whatever you want to call them.. wasn't there the same argument about "what do we call it" when G3.5 started up? ) but I definitely prefer G4.5 if I had to choose between the two. G3.5 is just.. bleh. At least these new ones aren't TOO different, they're still not my thing, but still. /ramble

My sympathies to those who don't like them. But hey, more money to invest in other collections or in other ponies, right?

Haha, right! I just keep telling myself this

I'm old school, and I believe in toy-inspires-animation, not toy-represents-animation, so thats just my preference.

Here, here!

[lovesbabysquirmy]

I'm feeling this way about pretty much anything new on shelves for toylines these days...  QC is terrible...  when you compare it to what we USED to be able to buy in toys!

[Harmonie]

I suppose I've never been drawn to G4 toys. I was drawn to the cartoon, but the toys never impressed me. Seeing as I really got into MLP that way, and then got into the G3 toys a few years ago, this has *always* been a problem for me. The toys they have out in shops aren't the ones I want, and it's always been that way.

Regardless, my pony buying days are over for the foreseeable future, since I went back to school. When I got into collecting, I was not in school and could spend the money I wanted.

[invaderhorizongreen]

I'm feeling this way about pretty much anything new on shelves for toylines these days...  QC is terrible...  when you compare it to what we USED to be able to buy in toys!

This so much..... just some of the ones I have seen have been less than impressive. At this point I would rather get them second hand.

[scarletjul]

*sigh*  I'm not fond of the G4/5/reboot, either. 

I was hoping to like them; I'd gotten so bored with G4.  But, no, I'm not thrilled with the redesign.  I'm happy that some people like them, but personally, I feel like they're...  out of proportion?  They just look odd to me and cheaply designed, to boot.

I wish that Hasbro would do what others toy designers have done and release retro designs alongside their new designs.  Strawberry Shortcake is doing a great job with that and I feel like both fans are covered. 

[shabbychicdee]

*sigh*  I'm not fond of the G4/5/reboot, either. 

I was hoping to like them; I'd gotten so bored with G4.  But, no, I'm not thrilled with the redesign.  I'm happy that some people like them, but personally, I feel like they're...  out of proportion?  They just look odd to me and cheaply designed, to boot.

I wish that Hasbro would do what others toy designers have done and release retro designs alongside their new designs.  Strawberry Shortcake is doing a great job with that and I feel like both fans are covered. 

agree.

i am on the hunt for the retro G1's that came out early 2000s but at the time so many people hated them.
im really hoping they will do something like that again, i really wish they would be more adventurous with mlp.


in the mean time i agree with so many in that we are now saving money or have more money to go on other things.

also another thing to add is that future releases will be hairless or shell i say have molded hair, iv notice a decline of mlp toys that have lovely hair to brush and style, i thought that was the purpose of mlp