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Congratulations with your find.This reminds me of another Trickles topic but that was about an HK version with green eyes but also with pink hair. And that one looked like she had been dyed. Maybe a closer look at the plugs?
If you opened her, you would know for sure but then if she turns out to be genuine she wouldn't exactly be in original condition any more. Difficult decision!
If you open her you'll see how the tail and mane were secured. Here you can see how an original Italy tail looks like: http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,398994.msg1819791.html#msg1819791. I don't know what technique the factory in Italy used to secure the mane as I've never opened an Italy pony so far and the ponies I had re-haired came back to me re-glued, but I'm sure there are several people on here who can elaborate on this.
One thing I do find odd though is her forelock - I have never seen an Italy pony with a short forelock like that.
Quote from: The_Loner on July 14, 2021, 10:39:14 AM One thing I do find odd though is her forelock - I have never seen an Italy pony with a short forelock like that.Me neither! But she came to me this way. maybe it was a factory error or the kid gave it a small snip. We'll never know...Imagine there was an employee at the factory who thought "Let's make some of them unique" That "forelock" was not visible when I got her. It was combed backwards like the rest of her mane but when I cleaned the Ponies, I found that odd and combed the forelock out of, made it wet and fixed it with a wrap for two days so it would stay on her forehead and not fall back into the rest of her mane
What a find! Congratulations Italy made ponies for exportation to other European countries, as well as internal distribution The lack of a PAT PEND mark could indicate she was made later, rather than earlier, since the Patent (PAT PEND stands for Patent Pending) for My Little Pony was granted sometime between 1987-89. So it is possible she was made in about 1987, the very end of the "made in Italy" line.The second set "Rainbow Ponies" have cropped up with "funny coloured hair" in the past, such as coral haired Tickle and Pinwheel with "alternate rainbow" hair etc. https://pinkkittywinks.wixsite.com/mlparenagallery/italyI would be tempted to suggest she is maybe some how related to those ponies.Love pkw xxx