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Title: Unreleased G3 Ponies Found in Sticker Book
Post by: Ragamuffin on October 15, 2023, 08:15:33 PM: I've finally had enough time off from work to scan and edit these stickers from a sticker set. :)

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sharing from my own blog, of course, in regards to the watermark

In 2006 Reader's Digest Children's Books released the Fun Days in Ponyville: Storybook and Playset (http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/G3_Books#Sticker_Books). It looks like the storybook was also sold as a standalone release. The book itself isn't interesting, its more of the same "look at the little ponies play!" with the typical Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, you know the cast. The case folds out into a couple different scenes for the stickers. Most stickers were of reoccurring characters... except for these two! They don't have names or anything attached to them.

My theories:

Pumpkin: If intended to be a 2006 holiday release, she could be a third Halloween pony to complete the typical holiday trio, or an earlier design for Pumpkin Tart. If she was supposed to be released in 2005, maybe an early design for Autumn Crisp, who's also purple, pumpkin-themed, and is rendered with noisy hair (tinsel)?

Banana Split: I personally don't think she fits in with the rest of 2006's line-up, so I think she's a 2005 pony, which opens up her options for releases. There was the Super Sundaes Ice Cream Parlor that could've used a unique pony character, the Dazzle Bright line (comparable to Coconut Cream, white pony/sweets theme/colourful hair), the Sunny Scents line (she could've easily been vanilla scented), or you could've simply put her into the "Perfectly Pony" line. She's also comparable to Caribbean Delight (white pony with colourful hair) and Alphabittle (rainbow hair, blue bowl of food accompanied by swirl designs) which also released in 2005.
Title: Re: Unreleased G3 Ponies Found in Sticker Book
Post by: Leave a Whisper on October 16, 2023, 09:33:29 AM: I really wish those girls had been released, they're very beautiful
Title: Re: Unreleased G3 Ponies Found in Sticker Book
Post by: shockponie on October 16, 2023, 09:53:56 AM: Oo, Pumpkin is 100% my style. Love her! Both are cute. Thanks for sharing these designs! :biggrin:
Title: Re: Unreleased G3 Ponies Found in Sticker Book
Post by: cowboyopossum on October 16, 2023, 11:16:51 AM: pumpkin is gorgeous! too bad they werent released, she would look beautiful on my shelf :zzz:
Title: Re: Unreleased G3 Ponies Found in Sticker Book
Post by: starbritesprinkles on October 16, 2023, 11:18:17 AM: I've never seen them before. So cute! The purple pony has Twinkle Twirl's color scheme, and the banana split pony reminds me of Coconut Cream for sure.
Title: Re: Unreleased G3 Ponies Found in Sticker Book
Post by: pinkkittywinks on October 16, 2023, 02:23:38 PM: That pumpkin pony :wow:

Love pkw xxx
Title: Re: Unreleased G3 Ponies Found in Sticker Book
Post by: Minty_Magic on October 16, 2023, 09:00:44 PM: What cool finds! It’s awesome to see “new” G3 characters after all these years, even if they are just illustrations! You have a good eye to notice these are new characters!

I may have to try my hand at making that pumpkin pony a custom before spooky season is over. I just ADORE her and I have a baity petal blossom that might be the perfect color! Banana split is super cute too! I love rainbow haired ponies! :)
Title: Re: Unreleased G3 Ponies Found in Sticker Book
Post by: Ponybookworm on October 17, 2023, 05:06:49 AM: I love both tbh!!!
Title: Re: Unreleased G3 Ponies Found in Sticker Book
Post by: StrawberrySparkle on October 17, 2023, 06:47:48 AM: Such lovely designs! shame they never existed as actual ponies
Title: Re: Unreleased G3 Ponies Found in Sticker Book
Post by: Leave a Whisper on October 17, 2023, 06:49:15 AM: Quote from: Minty_Magic on October 16, 2023, 09:00:44 PM
What cool finds! It’s awesome to see “new” G3 characters after all these years, even if they are just illustrations! You have a good eye to notice these are new characters!

I may have to try my hand at making that pumpkin pony a custom before spooky season is over. I just ADORE her and I have a baity petal blossom that might be the perfect color! Banana split is super cute too! I love rainbow haired ponies! :)

I'd love to see that custom. : :happy:
Title: Re: Unreleased G3 Ponies Found in Sticker Book
Post by: achab1984 on October 17, 2023, 02:58:24 PM: Man, I wish they would have been made!
Title: Re: Unreleased G3 Ponies Found in Sticker Book
Post by: ChocolateStarfire on October 17, 2023, 10:55:06 PM: Quote from: Leave a Whisper on October 16, 2023, 09:33:29 AM
I really wish those girls had been released, they're very beautiful

Same!
Title: Re: Unreleased G3 Ponies Found in Sticker Book
Post by: Goanna on October 19, 2023, 11:39:53 PM: Aww these two are such cuties, I love their colour combos! Thank you very much for scanning and sharing them with us :D
Title: Re: Unreleased G3 Ponies Found in Sticker Book
Post by: Carrehz on October 24, 2023, 09:11:53 AM: Oh I love these two!! I wonder why they never got made... So cool to see more G3s after all this time!

Thanks for the scans :) and good eye for catching them in the first place! I'd never have spotted them with how many G3 characters were produced :p

Now c'mon, who's gonna be the first to make customs of them? :frolic:
Title: Re: Unreleased G3 Ponies Found in Sticker Book
Post by: VanillaBean on November 04, 2023, 04:03:16 AM: Oooo, I love seeing unreleased pony designs. These girls are lovely; I'm an absolute sucker for food-themed ponies & their colour schemes are great. G3 artwork gives me a big old hit of noughties nostalgia ^.^
Title: Re: Unreleased G3 Ponies Found in Sticker Book
Post by: Griffin on November 04, 2023, 04:09:15 AM: Such cool finds! I love the pumpkin pony. Saw Minty_Magic's custom of her in the Customs forum, so cute!
Title: Re: Unreleased G3 Ponies Found in Sticker Book
Post by: lalalei2001 on November 06, 2023, 02:23:40 AM: Their designs are really cute!
Title: Re: Unreleased G3 Ponies Found in Sticker Book
Post by: Annie on November 06, 2023, 04:01:25 AM: Banana Split looks like G1 Quackers so I love everything about her! And who doesn't like Banana Split! *nom*