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So, just to check, we're not sure if SA ponies were produced under official license from Hasbro? They may turn out to be bootlegs, technically?
My Web PageThis site hosted by Free.ProHosting.com Enter your search terms Submit search form South African Ponies Hi there! This page is dedicated to South African MLP variants ....... I was given these two South African ponies when I was a little girl! I despirately wanted Seashell and Applejack, and so these are the "Seashell" and "Applejack" I was given...... You can imagine my disappointement at the time, I'm sure! - they were not what i was expecting! Anyway...take a look at these ponies........ This is a SouthAfrican variant "Applejack" She has the body pose of Moondancer and the head of prancing pegasus, Firefly! They must have just used the moulds and created pony-variants! The hair of these ponies is of poor condition....it was never as silky and shiney and regular MLP hair. Also, the tail hair does not go in through one hole as in the regular MLPs, instead it is threaded in through many small holes..... This is a SA variant, "Seashell" She has the body pose of unicorn Glory and again the same pegasus head of Firefly's! The hair is also not nice and shiney and is inserted through many small holes. This Seashell was called "Seashell" on her packaging, but she has the different colouring! The symbols are painted on or stamped on, often badly. These versions were fairly common in South Africa and many people got these versions since they were MUCH cheaper than the regular My Little Ponies......but of course, they LOOK much cheaper too! Here is the backcard of SA "Seashell". The cards have the real MLP pics on them and say: "c 1985 Hasbro Bradley, Inc., Pawtucket R.I. USA All Rights Reserved" They were made by "Prima Toys", a South African toy company, but nowhere does it say WHERE they were made...On the underside of the pony hooves is the same imprinted writing, presumably just from the original moulds. The back two hooves say (rather illegibly), "c 83 Hasbro Pat Pend." and "Hong Kong" On the back of the backcard is written: "Hello, I'm a cute pony. I love adventure and making new friends. Please be my friend, and comb and braide my long silky hair and tie it with ribbon." then this is repeated below in the Afrikaans language... So, basically, these are cheaply made variants of MLP's. The original moulds were obviously used but joined incorrectly, the heads obviously not fitting the bodies since the head is of one pose and the bodies of other poses. They are made of a much harder material than the vinyl of the regular MLPs. These ponies do have similarities to the Argentinian and Mexican variant ponies, which were also made by local toy manufacturers under the Hasbro name, and are also not quite as well made as the US and other regular ponies.I have also come across SA variant Moonstones, Windys, Sprinkles (white with red hair....!) and othersHere are some pics of SA variants i have received from various collectors:(appollogies for not referencing these pics, please contact me if these are your photos, as i have lost your email and would like to give you the proper credit!)SA variant BowtieSA variant MoondancerSA variant WindyThese SA ponies were very common in their day, however, any MLP's are very rare in South Africa these days and SA variants even less common for some reason...They are therefore quite special and rare collector's items! and worth quite a bit!Please e-mail me if you have any other info on these....I'd love to know if they were sold anywhere else other than in my country, or if they are indeed, All South African variants! Home Katrina aka Seashell Pics from Crazy Jack's: http://www.moondancersdream.com/DQfreepics.htm "My Little Pony" is copyrighted to Hasbro
QuoteI have also come across SA variant Moonstones, Windys, Sprinkles (white with red hair....!) and others
I have also come across SA variant Moonstones, Windys, Sprinkles (white with red hair....!) and others