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Prototypes G1, G2, G3
« on: September 23, 2017, 02:58:54 AM »
I am currently obsessing over prototypes, G1-G3. G4 are harder because of the whole situation of production operatives selling factory mistakes.

I really wonder why Hasbro didn't release some of the ponies they had prototypes for - the winter carriage pony being a main one. Why Hasbro? She is so pretty. There are a couple of G3s in alternate poses too.

So please can you show me your G1-G3 prototypes please? I've done a couple of searches but Photobucket sucks. Also any snippets of interesting prototype-related information?

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Re: Prototypes G1, G2, G3
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2017, 05:40:38 AM »
The Arena Gallery has a lot of interesting ones if you have some time to browse (PKW will mention it, so I'll save her the trouble xD)

The only thing I have to add picture-wise is Susie, and I don't even know if she is a production sample or a prototype or what she is, to be honest. But she exists and has been seen in person by several UK ponypeople over the years...

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...And she's the only one that we know about, but aside from guessing she might have been a sample when they were deciding on her pose, we have genuinely no idea what her story is. LadyG also has a Baby Billie in another pose.
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Re: Prototypes G1, G2, G3
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2017, 07:24:48 AM »
Thank you Taffeta ^.^

There is an interesting assortment of unfinished, pilot skins, wax models and other bits in the MLParena nirvana gallery :)

http://mlparena.com/archive/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=216554

There is some cool, interesting stuff out there!

I love looking at the retail catalogues at the prototypes shown in those.

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Re: Prototypes G1, G2, G3
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2017, 09:03:49 AM »
The wiki has an interesting page on prototypes: http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Prototype_Ponies I like looking at the retail catalogues as well :)
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Re: Prototypes G1, G2, G3
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2017, 10:10:37 AM »
Thanks everyone :)

That Susie is gorgeous, much prefer her like that! Taffeta guessing you don't own her, is she still in the community?

I was doing it wrong with the Gallery - I was using the main Gallery search, I didn't think to just go into the Nirvana section and have a look.

I spend far to long on MLWiki than is good for me I think :rofl:

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Re: Prototypes G1, G2, G3
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2017, 10:14:25 AM »
Thanks everyone :)

That Susie is gorgeous, much prefer her like that! Taffeta guessing you don't own her, is she still in the community?


I do own her, so yes ;) She is still in the community :) Although I have had people offer to buy her, she's not going anywhere. I've had her about 20 years now and she's a part of the pony family...
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Re: Prototypes G1, G2, G3
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2017, 12:55:16 PM »
That baby Susie is amazing. Plus the gallery has a lot to offer as well  :)

I have a page on G2 prototypes/ unreleased ponies.
http://lavenderlagoon.weebly.com/prototypes.html

The Queen Sun Sparkle prototype is in my collection  ^.^

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Re: Prototypes G1, G2, G3
« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2017, 01:25:26 PM »
L O V E  those G2 prototypes! I'd love to own the MM Petal Blossom...
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« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2017, 02:01:32 PM »
I want to cry when I think of all the lost prototypes...

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Re: Prototypes G1, G2, G3
« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2017, 04:10:06 PM »
Taffeta, I LOVE your alt. pose Susie :) I wonder if there's an alt. pose Baby Katie somewhere out there, to go with her and Billie...
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Re: Prototypes G1, G2, G3
« Reply #10 on: September 23, 2017, 10:49:09 PM »
I want to cry when I think of all the lost prototypes...



Me too. The G2 had so many amaizing prototypes, I cant imagine all the G1 ones who just got tossed away.
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Re: Prototypes G1, G2, G3
« Reply #11 on: September 24, 2017, 03:11:53 AM »
I do own her, so yes ;) She is still in the community :) Although I have had people offer to buy her, she's not going anywhere. I've had her about 20 years now and she's a part of the pony family...

Oh so pleased you still have her! I wouldn't want to sell her either, definitely a keeper. It's daft and none of my business whatsoever but I love it when ponies stay where people know they are safe, they are in the Arena Club :D

I want to cry when I think of all the lost prototypes...

Snap. All those beautiful ponies just in landfill  :cry:

That baby Susie is amazing. Plus the gallery has a lot to offer as well  :)

I have a page on G2 prototypes/ unreleased ponies.
http://lavenderlagoon.weebly.com/prototypes.html

The Queen Sun Sparkle prototype is in my collection  ^.^

Thank you so much for sharing, they are awesome! I've never seen any G2 prototypes before apart from the booklets. That 'styling' talking one is incredible. I wonder why they never produced her? G2s were quite popular in the EU for a while.
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Re: Prototypes G1, G2, G3
« Reply #12 on: September 24, 2017, 04:41:04 AM »
I do own her, so yes ;) She is still in the community :) Although I have had people offer to buy her, she's not going anywhere. I've had her about 20 years now and she's a part of the pony family...

Oh so pleased you still have her! I wouldn't want to sell her either, definitely a keeper. It's daft and none of my business whatsoever but I love it when ponies stay where people know they are safe, they are in the Arena Club :D


Me too. It's sad when such ponies disappear from the community for whatever reason. I admit I don't take her to pony meets any more - I took her to Green Park, back in what, 2003? which was a little London meet, and I might have taken her to Sheffield around the same time, which was like an embryonic ponycon meet which some of the folk here may still remember, but I've never taken her to Ponycon itself. Ive thought about it but since LadyG almost lost her Billie at one of those in the chaos of the event I've been worried about my tendency to lose things. So she stays at home now with her regular sister and the other members of her set.

The G2 prototypes are indeed awesome. It's also great to get images of those and look at them because we really don't discuss G2 with prototypes enough in my opinion. I love that G2 are finally having some kind of a resurgance lately. Who knows, maybe it will lead to more of these kinds of things turning up.

I don't generally consider most of the weird things that turn up for G4 as prototypes as opposed to production models or seconds, but there are a few which buck that trend.

I confess I love looking at the Arena gallery ;) but also the booklet prototypes on the Wiki and of course, the prototypes on pony inserts from my childhood, where Hasbro often used strange and wonderful pony models to advertise something that only barely resembles it. I just think it's really weird how those ponies from those images are generally not the ones that surface in the collector world...

I have always rather liked the pegasus version of Sweet Delight with her different symbol ;) I wonder very much whether Sweet Delight was always going to be her name, or if she's actually a different pony completely.
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Re: Prototypes G1, G2, G3
« Reply #13 on: September 24, 2017, 05:46:04 AM »
I love prototypes :) I own a few catalogues and stuff, so I scanned some pics!

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Re: Prototypes G1, G2, G3
« Reply #14 on: September 24, 2017, 05:52:17 AM »
I love prototypes :) I own a few catalogues and stuff, so I scanned some pics!

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What bothers me about this one is that that is absolutely not my Susie :/

I am also still weirded out about the head swap going on with the Meadowsweets. I forget who noticed that first, but now it's been pointed out, I can't not see it.

I love inserts <3 I have a folder of them but they're not in London so I can't scan any of them. I wonder if that Sweet Delight insert prototype is on the Wiki...or if I already put her on the Scrapbook (goes to see).

Ah yep, there she is:
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