New 35th Anniversary Collector Ponies Spotted! Pics!

[Matcha]

Any one have a comparison pic of these next to the original release? O:

[poniesthatsparkle]

There is a listing on ebay that has the whole set! The listeing there said the stores are only getting one set. Um I don't think that would be true! Cause that would not be very many set! I sure hope that is not true!

I really can't imagine there'd only be one set per store. Hopefully that's wrong because I still need half of the set and would hate to overpay on eBay for them 

[Leave a Whisper]

I can't find these on Hasbro or The Bridge Direct's websites. Weird.

From what I hear, they're a Target exclusive right now.    Unfortunately they're not on the Target website, only in stores. 

Odd though, that they're not on TBD website.

Oh  Hasbro. Why do you delight in shoddy distribution and exclusives? 


It is rather weird. You'd think they'd want their products on their websites.

[Wardah]

Uhhhh....

http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,376802.msg1512070.html#msg1512070
http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,376802.msg1512189.html#msg1512189

Am I psychic?

[Leave a Whisper]

Sunset, your saying that these 6 ponies aren't meant to grab 80s kids, who are adults with disposable income first and foremost? That's like saying the Integrity Dolls aren't meant to grab JatH fans. Or retro Strawberry Shortcake dolls aren't for original  SSC fans. These are meant to grab Collecters first. Kids will also be interested in them.

[Leave a Whisper]

Uhhhh....

http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,376802.msg1512070.html#msg1512070
http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,376802.msg1512189.html#msg1512189

Am I psychic?

Yes. You absolutely are. 

[Ponyfan]

I hope the one set per store rumor isn't true.  I'm not going to be able to buy a full set at once.

Ponyfan

[Einhornbaby]

I really really like them <3
Would somebody maybe able to pick up a Cotton Candy or Butterscotch for me and ship her to Germany? That wopuld be really awesome! I bet we wont get them here (we never got the others either).

[Sunset]

Sunset, your saying that these 6 ponies aren't meant to grab 80s kids, who are adults with disposable income first and foremost? That's like saying the Integrity Dolls aren't meant to grab JatH fans. Or retro Strawberry Shortcake dolls aren't for original  SSC fans. These are meant to grab Collecters first. Kids will also be interested in them.

No, I absolutely  never said that.  I don't know how to be more clear.  I said it was to grab parents or really any adult in the toy isle who had ponies as a kid.  Isn't that understood to be mostly 80's kids?  I said that it didn't have to be *these* ponies.  I said that the average person who *did* have ponies as a child doesn't always remember specifics about the particular ponies they had.  And even if they do, how much more likely it was Bow tie or Quackers or any one of the other 300 plus characters that where available?

Also,  blaming Hasbro for the distribution of these is like blaming Hasbro for Build A Bear's or Loyal Subject's distribution.  Hasbro has nothing to do with the distribution of licensed items.

[tootie_tails]

What kind of hair do they have?
Is it like real original G1 hair or is it more like the hair the 25th anniv ponies had?
 

[Wysteria]

What kind of hair do they have?
Is it like real original G1 hair or is it more like the hair the 25th anniv ponies had?
 

I was able to score a full set today:D I opened Minty. They are a million times nicer than the 25th ones! The hair in the tails are nice and thick. It's not G1 hair, it feels different but not in a bad way. I'm going to see if hot water will tame her mane. They are not perfect but overall very happy with them. Some things I noticed:

*Eyes are too big for the eye sockets. Some overflow from the indented spaces for them.

*Minor mold flaws. My minty feet are slighty warped and she does have a dent in her back. Head and body mis matches have been found.

*Necks are seriously tightly glued on.

*Tail ribbons are held in place with rubberbands/thread.

*Concave hooves are stamped hasbro 2017, made in china, the bridge company, my little pony, and a production number.

*Some hair may come out, we learned this from our HQG1C project, its just extra hair from the hairing machine when it's sewn into the pony.

*Colors are much closer to originals, snuzzle and CC have fading pink hair which is really pretty.

*plastic is smooth. Not like G1 or G3. It's harder not real squishy.

[glitterball]

I have been drooling over this thread!
...and I have just emailed my pal in the US to see if he can find one for me 

But - OMG - if they were to release any of the the unicorns... 

[Sunset]

I finished my video review for those interested.

https://youtu.be/Omd7wZ_Aas8

I only bought Minty to unbox, however later in the video I use the pictures I took in store to compare and contrast with the earlier releases.

[tootie_tails]

What kind of hair do they have?
Is it like real original G1 hair or is it more like the hair the 25th anniv ponies had?
 

I was able to score a full set today:D I opened Minty. They are a million times nicer than the 25th ones! The hair in the tails are nice and thick. It's not G1 hair, it feels different but not in a bad way. I'm going to see if hot water will tame her mane. They are not perfect but overall very happy with them. Some things I noticed:

*Eyes are too big for the eye sockets. Some overflow from the indented spaces for them.

*plastic is smooth. Not like G1 or G3. It's harder not real squishy.

Thanks, they do seem much nicer than I expected.

They eye socket thing is interesting. Do you mean they painted outside the lines so to speak?
 I remember the 25th anniversary ponies had eyes that were too small. That was one of the complaints people had about them. Some people even tried to repaint the eyes making them more like the original.
I wonder if Hasbro made the molds for these 35th anniversary ponies too a long time ago and held on to them and now when they release them they decided to paint the eyes bigger after all.

The plastic, do you mean it's hard as in hard plastic (ish) or hard as in how some G1s can get rock hard with time?

[lonewolf]

I have been drooling over this thread!
...and I have just emailed my pal in the US to see if he can find one for me 

But - OMG - if they were to release any of the the unicorns... 

If they re-release them and the pegasus ones from 83', money would come out of my wallet at light speed. I have the 25th sets, but will check into getting a couple of these.

Edit: Just realized I have over 1000 posts. Yay!