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G4 boys - problem of scale
« on: November 25, 2018, 09:50:37 AM »
So I'm not all that great with G4 ponies. Can someone please explain to me who the green boy is and why he's so much smaller? I thought it would be nice to add him to my small collection to make three but he's the wrong size. Also can anyone tell me whether there's a pearlised version of Cadence to go with this version of Shining Armour? Many thanks.

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Re: G4 boys - problem of scale
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2018, 09:54:41 AM »
His name's Sandbar, and man I had no idea he was so tiny :O I guess usual Hasbro fail, or they decided to go for different heights for variety's sake?
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Re: G4 boys - problem of scale
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2018, 10:01:05 AM »
Thank you he is lovely, he has turtles and also green! However, yes it does look like a bit of a fail. I was wondering whether he was a colt or something? But he is the same shape as the others, just smaller.

Edit: OK so I have answered my own question. Apparently he is a colt and will be Twilight Sparkle's student: https://data.mlpmerch.com/brushables/pony/sandbar/
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Re: G4 boys - problem of scale
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2018, 10:15:48 AM »
Nope he's a real pony. He's new. You got the taobobo prototype one, instead of the ugly hair cut one.
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Re: G4 boys - problem of scale
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2018, 10:20:05 AM »
Aha, thank you! I guess that's OK. I'm not too fussy. I think a man-bun works for him :-) I'm quite pleased with my little colleciton now then. I noticed that Soarin originally came in the old mold, so I just bought the 'all about' version to match the other two big guys. I don't mind too much. I think the first version looks a bit odd to me.
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Re: G4 boys - problem of scale
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2018, 10:21:58 AM »
Aha, thank you! I guess that's OK. I'm not too fussy. I think a man-bun works for him :-)

He looks better with that long mane for sure. I'm gonna hafta get him rehaired when I get one. The official has the Songbird Serenade hairdo.  I don't know why he's smaller then the others.
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Re: G4 boys - problem of scale
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2018, 10:23:48 AM »
Aha, thank you! I guess that's OK. I'm not too fussy. I think a man-bun works for him :-)

He looks better with that long mane for sure. I'm gonna hafta get him rehaired when I get one. The official has the Songbird Serenade hairdo.  I don't know why he's smaller then the others.

I think I just found out why: https://data.mlpmerch.com/brushables/pony/sandbar/
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Re: G4 boys - problem of scale
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2018, 11:02:54 AM »
ohhh so he's meant to be younger? That makes sense. I thought it was weird they'd make a new mold for seemingly no reason, haha.
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Re: G4 boys - problem of scale
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2018, 11:16:49 AM »
He's just a smaller type of pony compared to Big Mac, who's a drafthorse. :)  Personally I like the variety.

What does the 'official" Sandbar look like?  Anyone have a picture?  I've seen the stock photo but I thought it was just a bad crop job that made him look like he has short hair.  (I got mine off Taobao.)

Edit:  The pictures on MLP Merch are stock photos btw.  I'm not yet convinced that he has short hair, but willing to be proven wrong, lol.
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Re: G4 boys - problem of scale
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2018, 11:28:28 AM »
Aha, thank you! I guess that's OK. I'm not too fussy. I think a man-bun works for him :-)

He looks better with that long mane for sure. I'm gonna hafta get him rehaired when I get one. The official has the Songbird Serenade hairdo.  I don't know why he's smaller then the others.

I think I just found out why: https://data.mlpmerch.com/brushables/pony/sandbar/

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He's just a smaller type of pony compared to Big Mac, who's a drafthorse. :)  Personally I like the variety.

What does the 'official" Sandbar look like?  Anyone have a picture?  I've seen the stock photo but I thought it was just a bad crop job that made him look like he has short hair.  (I got mine off Taobao.)

Edit:  The pictures on MLP Merch are stock photos btw.  I'm not yet convinced that he has short hair, but willing to be proven wrong, lol.

I looked up video reviews. Sadly its true. I too would love to be proven wrong. :s

I'd also love to see cross gen customs of him someday. He'd look so cute as a G2 or a Baby Brother.
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Re: G4 boys - problem of scale
« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2018, 12:15:40 PM »
Oh, that's a shame . . . I agree he looks nicer with longer hair.  Well, the Taobao version is available on eBay for around $15 and free shipping.  Which is expensive for one pony BUT if he's the only pony you want from the set . . . I'll bet the Rainbow Dash / Sandbar set is at least $15.
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Re: G4 boys - problem of scale
« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2018, 12:26:40 PM »
Oh, that's a shame . . . I agree he looks nicer with longer hair.  Well, the Taobao version is available on eBay for around $15 and free shipping.  Which is expensive for one pony BUT if he's the only pony you want from the set . . . I'll bet the Rainbow Dash / Sandbar set is at least $15.

This was my thinking. I really do think the boys are a nice addition and I'm not too much of a fan of the re-boot molds, so I'm almost struggling to spend my money on new pony stuff at the moment  :shocked:
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Re: G4 boys - problem of scale
« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2018, 01:19:02 PM »
My guess is that Sandbar is smaller than Shining Armor because he's one of the students in the School of Friendship so naturally younger and not full grown yet.
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Re: G4 boys - problem of scale
« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2018, 01:26:43 PM »
Here's a real life pic of the Sandbar and Rainbow Dash set.

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I had no idea that Sandbar was smaller than the other boys.



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Re: G4 boys - problem of scale
« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2018, 02:47:34 PM »
oh geez, I was hoping the weird hair was just a stock photo issue D: Looks like I'll be getting a Taobao one then. I want to support more boy ponies, but that hair is just...  :razz:
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