Basic fun Celestial Ponies

[chunkymilkboy]

sorry if someone already posted this or if i'm in the wrong section, but Basic Fun is making the celestial ponies for fall 2023! super exciting, i feel like they look much better than the pegasus prototype!
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(image from heckyeahponyscans on tumblr, original info from xcanadensis on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/p/CivmRShujao/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&fbclid=IwAR0HIS6SahQSkrZ-zdZIQ8TxA0lIliJSRS8o99_A5xdAieLEBz2ldCAjC5U )

[Ponyfan]

heckyeahponyscans is LadyMoondancer's site.  


I'm really excited that Basic Fun is making these.   Maybe it's the lighting but the pink and white pony don't look like the swirls go all the way to their heads?


Ponyfan

[Carrehz]

I noticed that, too. It's definitely just the lighting for the pink one, in one pic it looks like she barely has any stripes on her side, but in another pic she clearly has stripes all over, like the others. Can't tell with the other one though.

It might be that they have lighter/less swirls on their faces in general? That's how it was on the original art.

[LadyMoondancer]

I'm losing my MIIIIIIIIND over these!!  Gorgeous!!

On Instagram xcanadensis said the mock-up of the box said "Celestial Ponies" as the set name. She said she was making a long drive home from whatever retail or trade event this was, but would post more info when she could.

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Mock up of the box behind the pink pony, I love it.

Edit:  The event was the Dallas Toy Fair

[Minty_Magic]

They look so good!!! I’m so happy these girls are finally being made. And with their headpieces!

I’ll be interested to see how the swirls look in real life. In this pic like Ponyfan noted the swirls don’t seem to be very consistent on their bodies. I hope it is in fact just the lighting, but that light blue one in the back is bugging me! Her body swirls are so intense, but then her face doesn’t match at all.

I think so far my fav is the blue one in the front with the storm cloud symbol! Her swirl design looks the best and I love her color scheme!

[serena-hime]

Very excited to see these in their final form! These are prototypes (and not entirely finished) according to XCanadensis,  so I'm guessing the final productions will all have swirls on their faces as well as their bodies- you can actually see a second sample of the pink and blue pony with the swirls on her face in some other photos!

Admittedly I'm disappointed they used Tootsie Pose (least favorite) and would have preferred to see Sugarberry Pose, but I do love Posey pose so at least I'll have 2 other ponies to choose from!

Apparently this set has already been ordered by Amazon so there's one guaranteed retailer already. Hopefully the others will be stocking them and the rest of the 40th anniversary ponies!

Still hoping we'll get a Birthday Pony repro lol

[JanuaryJoy]

That's incredible! I never would've expected such a bizarre and obscure pick for the next release! I honestly don't think we could've gotten another set better than Celestial Ponies. You can say reproductions of Sea Ponies, Big Brothers, etc. would be awesome. I mean sure, but c'mon, revitalizing four completely scrapped ponies from 30+ years ago is unbelievable. It's salvaging a little piece of production history!

[chunkymilkboy]

heckyeahponyscans is LadyMoondancer's site.  
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I'm losing my MIIIIIIIIND over these!!  Gorgeous!!
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Whoops! Didn't realize they were one and the same! Thanks for letting me know Love your blog, LadyMoondancer!

Agreeing with others, I'm super excited they're finally making them! I hoped Basicfun would make them, but I didn't actually think they would!

[LadyMoondancer]

Aw, thank you! <3

[TheBeatlesPkmnFan42]

Oh wow, this is totally unexpected!! I'm so happy right now haha. Like literally crying happy tears. I hope these get good widespread distribution!!

[sweetstuff85]

I think it’s cool that they are making the celestial set that never got released, but i hope they actually release all four of them!!

The re-release of the collectors ponies is very disappointing though. I understand it’s the 40th year and those ponies would be the only ones actually turning 40, but they just sold them 5 years ago…I feel like most collectors will pass on them since we just bought them and the only difference is the box.

I think it’s cool they went into the plushies and the smaller plastic mystery box ponies, I don’t collect them but I’m happy for others who do and more is better than nothing. So I’ll take it. Lol.

[Taffeta]

So when they said they were making the flower fantasy ponies, did they get themselves confused with the names and actually mean these?

I'm genuinely stunned to see them...I really hope that this makes it to shelves everywhere without a hitch.

I had a look at the link to the original insta page and saw some interesting G1 merch floating around there as well - plushes and what look like G1 blind bags?

I know the Celestials are the bigger news though xD.

Question - are there not four in the set in the artwork? Will we get four in this set or is it going to be three??

Also, is this for sure autumn 2023 and not this autumn to winter (I guess since they're convinced next year is the anniversary, it'd make sense, but it's so far away considering they're at a fair?)

[Snapdragon]

I am LOSING MY MIND! I am so excited!!! Over the moon!! We are so lucky to finally get these prototype designs made, and I’ve got my credit card in hand desperately waiting to buy them!

[Ponybookworm]

BIG FAT WANT!!!!!!!!!
Saw these last night on a Discord & was NO FREAKING WAY!!! They are awesome!!!

[BlackCurtains]

What?

Interesting. I'd get them