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Re: So what is it about the Mountain Boys for you? (or not)
« Reply #15 on: December 04, 2019, 04:10:56 AM »
I’ve always preferred the mountain boys over the big brother ponies because I really like their nature themed names and symbols. :) They also just have really nice color schemes!

To be fair I do like all the boy ponies in general though. I love they Clydesdale fuzzy feet on them! I wish more had been made.
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Re: So what is it about the Mountain Boys for you? (or not)
« Reply #16 on: December 04, 2019, 09:02:44 AM »
I like almost all the boy ponies, but the reason I like the Mountain Boys is because the US boy ponies are mostly themed around sports, vehicles, and other "manly" things. Which is fine, and I still like them, but they're not as interesting to me as the MBs, which are mostly focused on weather-like symbols, which happens to be my aesthetic.

My top favorites is Tornado, closely followed by Ice Crystal, Chief, then Wigwam, Barnacle, Sunburst, and Lightning.
Salty and Thundercloud get honorable mentions.
Steamer and Fireball are "just ok" in my opinion, though I do like Fireball's beautiful hair.
Tex, 4-Speed, Quarterback, and Slugger are the worst offenders in the "manly" category for me lol.
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Re: So what is it about the Mountain Boys for you? (or not)
« Reply #17 on: December 04, 2019, 10:27:54 AM »
I love their colors, symbols, and the adorable freckles! ^-^ I have all but Thundercloud now. Just waiting for an opportunity to snatch one to complete the set. <3
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Re: So what is it about the Mountain Boys for you? (or not)
« Reply #18 on: December 04, 2019, 10:36:15 AM »
I like the mostly vibrant colors (hence why I’m not crazy about Ice Crystal), the weather theme, and the fact that together they make a rainbow.
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Re: So what is it about the Mountain Boys for you? (or not)
« Reply #19 on: December 04, 2019, 12:18:00 PM »
I like the mostly vibrant colors (hence why I’m not crazy about Ice Crystal), the weather theme, and the fact that together they make a rainbow.

This is a good point, they pretty much do. I wonder if that was the idea...
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Re: So what is it about the Mountain Boys for you? (or not)
« Reply #20 on: December 04, 2019, 12:51:55 PM »
I always liked that they were themed after RAW ELEMENTAL POWERRRRR! Much more interesting than many of the Big Brothers in the U.S. to me at least.

My favorite is probably Tornado, because I just have to gravitate towards that darn fading pink hair. :P
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Re: So what is it about the Mountain Boys for you? (or not)
« Reply #21 on: December 04, 2019, 05:43:59 PM »
For all you people who grew up in places that did NOT have Mountain Boys...

Since we didn't have any ponies where I live back in the 1980s, I guess I qualify to answer that question too. To me, part of the reason is that I just overall like all male ponies (at least as toys), their designs are so cute, and part of it is their badass themes revolving around the forces of nature, I like to imagine they would make a cool Japanese-style animated spinoff show dedicated to them, seing how their characters are related to such things as tornadoes, ice, lightnings or frigging fireballs.
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Re: So what is it about the Mountain Boys for you? (or not)
« Reply #22 on: December 04, 2019, 05:45:46 PM »
the only one i ever want is ice crystal because of colour combo, theme and name, other then that the MB's don't do anything for me. maybe if they had had hats and scarfs/bandanna's i might think differently.  i grew up with BB's and just loved the fact they (hasbro) bought out boys and they had these cool accessories which made them more interesting.

i think some time back there was a post on if MB's had hats what would they be, i often think of what would match them :D

anyways if i could afford an ice crystal he would have to be mint. but at the moment i couldn't justify the cost .
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Re: So what is it about the Mountain Boys for you? (or not)
« Reply #23 on: December 04, 2019, 06:07:30 PM »
The Colors - and the Weather Theme are just so awesome!

PS - here's hoping HQG1 some day makes some weather themed boy ponies (esp in the Steamer pose) and flocks them too!   that would be even more awesome
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Re: So what is it about the Mountain Boys for you? (or not)
« Reply #24 on: December 04, 2019, 07:19:49 PM »
The Colors - and the Weather Theme are just so awesome!

PS - here's hoping HQG1 some day makes some weather themed boy ponies (esp in the Steamer pose) and flocks them too!   that would be even more awesome

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Re: So what is it about the Mountain Boys for you? (or not)
« Reply #25 on: December 05, 2019, 09:00:16 AM »

What is it about them that makes them so popular? I think the apeal of not having them over here in the united states.
Is it their colouring? I actually like those bold colors on the mountain boys. The big brothers had ok colors but they didnt speak vibrant boy pony to me.
The fact they're boy ponies? Yes I love boy ponies even more so than when I first started collecting. I only had one boy pony growing up it was Tex.
THe freckles? I love those freckles it makes them special and cute.
The names? I dont mind the names I think they were trying to appeal towards boys and girls with the names.
The fact they're a little more difficult to get because of geography) Yes they are in the UK its not so hard though for me to get them I just have to be paitient with the prices I only have 2 more mountain boys to get. I get them someday.
Some other reason? Not really I think that covers it.
Or do you think they're overhyped? I think maybe a little but they are very loved ponies to me.

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Re: So what is it about the Mountain Boys for you? (or not)
« Reply #26 on: December 05, 2019, 09:10:47 AM »
They are boy ponies.
That's it. I love the adult boy ponies.
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Re: So what is it about the Mountain Boys for you? (or not)
« Reply #27 on: December 05, 2019, 12:18:48 PM »
It's so interesting how different reasons pull different people in (or put them off).

I am trying to think what ponies we didn't have in the UK that we didn't know about when I was a kid...that have that kind of appeal to me now. Maybe Night Glider's set....or baby Cherries Jubilee and Baby Buttons, I was so excited when I first found out about them too. There is something about a pony that's from another part of the world. I often wonder what kind of child played with my ponies and what kind of places they went when that pony comes from another country.

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Re: So what is it about the Mountain Boys for you? (or not)
« Reply #28 on: December 06, 2019, 03:51:15 AM »
Colour: yes, I do love their colour schemes.
Boys: never a bad thing to have more boy ponies in the herd. I like the boy molds.
Freckles: so much yes!  I love freckles on ponies and I’m jealous that you had so many more over there than we had over here.
Names: I do find the names fun
Geography: yes, I think the fact that they’re harder to get in North America helps to increase their popularity.
Other: I like how their designs are similar to a lot of the early G1 lines. Simple colour schemes that work well like the first six ponies. Symbols from nature and interesting names to match like the Glory set of unicorns and Pegasus. These are some of my favourites, so it’s natural I’d be drawn to the MBs.
I do love the BBs as well, but I find the MBs more interesting. Also, the BBs themes generally don’t interest me (I’m not into trucks or boats or many sports [they should have done a hockey-themed BB!]) I do love th BB accessories though. I’ve been terribly slow about getting the MBs though. I only have Fireball and Tornado so far.
I’m not sure I could pick a favourite from that set. Maybe Tornado since he was my first MB.

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Re: So what is it about the Mountain Boys for you? (or not)
« Reply #29 on: December 06, 2019, 03:39:12 PM »
The weather theme, the colours, the freckles, the fact that they aren't as aggressively macho as the big brothers...

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