Merry Go Round Flower Bouquet with Mainsail’s tail?

[ponytales]

Hey all!

I’ve recently come across Flower Bouquet, but noticed she has Mainsail’s tail. Her head is on super tight and in the correct place, definitely doesn’t look tampered with. This could be a re-tail directly from the tail hole, but the hole doesn’t look particularly worn and the tail itself isn’t loose like I would be expect.

Both head and tail are in place and very tight, so not sure how this would’ve been managed if this were a re-tail. The washer does sound loose, but that’s about it.

Just wondered if this could’ve been a factory error? Pics below, any thoughts appreciated! 

https://ibb.co/bFvg8Q8
https://ibb.co/CbyWw03
https://ibb.co/5WMYQCX

[Leave a Whisper]

Maybe some kid wanted to see what she looked like with a color changing tail?

[Ponyfan]

My childhood Cotton Candy's tail came out a lot.  I would just stick it back in the hole.   Maybe someone traded tails with another pony like that?


Ponyfan

[Ringlets]

Maybe she's a re-tail with the head glued back on? but if that's the case someone did it a long time back. She kinda looks like she's had an interesting life, no?
Then again some very odd variants / factory errors have turned up in the past ..so why not? it's possible 

[Taffeta]

They are from the same release year, but I would still err on the side of it's been changed over later at some point.