I've yet to find a means by which Minty was sold here as a CF, and I have only found her once, but I am sure there was a method. I just don't have proof of it right now.
Basically they were all around in 1984-5 except Snuzzle who ran over to 1987. I have a theory that this was how Hasbro got rid of excess MO Collector Ponies from the US, by inventing ways to sell them in the UK :)
Thank you for making this thread! Having acquired the Pretty Parlor recently, I've been wanting to replicate the official name cards for all who have them and do up homemade name cards for those who don't. This is a big help since now I know who all had an official one.
I wish I could say decisively if we had that MO offer or not. I have no paperwork for it but I can believe that we might have had excess stock from the mail order sold here. I am just not sure how. I know a flier exists for Ember in the UK and for Lucky, but not for the collector ponies...
I was too young in 1986 (only 4) sigh. But you make a great point about the tag and the fact you mention it makes me wonder too.
The Minty question is one I am still working on xD.
I was thinking of spraying them with gloss clear-coat after mounting them to cardboard, to match the Peachy tag that came with the reissue parlorThank you for making this thread! Having acquired the Pretty Parlor recently, I've been wanting to replicate the official name cards for all who have them and do up homemade name cards for those who don't. This is a big help since now I know who all had an official one.
You're very welcome, initially no-one replied and I had a moment of doubt thinking maybe I'm being really boring :lol: but I love details and I know Taffeta does, too. I'd love to see your homemade name cards. They will be fun to design. I found that standard PVA glue gives a similar finish to the USA cards and Aileen's Tacky Glue gives a more matte finish like the UK cards.
So long as you don't mind the thread deviation, Artie, I think the whole issue of lack of representation in media is probably extremely relevant.
When I first found Minty at the carboot sale:shocked: Wow!!
The problem is that, if, like Bluebelle, she was a store exclusive that was only sold in a particular chain, we don't have the evidence. We know about Bluebelle because of the Argos catalogues. We don't have much equivalent surviving for other stores which, in general, didn't use catalogues to promote their stock :/
This might sound a very strange question but does anyone know which ponies the Lucky pamphlet came with? I ask because I definitely had it as a child but don't have a clue how I could seeing as I'm in the UK. Although I know we had lots of imports down here all of my imports were near the end of line.
Unfortunately I don't know where I've put it. :yikes:
Thanks for this Taffeta. :)
The reason I'm asking though is the flier I have has the collectors pose ponies on and I think a wedding pony. I'm saying "a" because I honestly can't remember it well. I assume in hindsight it must have been Canadian because I'm fairly sure the opposite side was in French.
But the only pony I had from new from that year/s is Baby Lemon Drop and her stroller. (That I'm aware of).