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Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: Wardah on July 20, 2020, 10:33:42 AM
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https://www.mlpmerch.com/2020/07/lite-brite-and-twister-ponies-revealed.html
I kinda want Peggy Mane but I wish Right Hoof Red had real hair.
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hmmm eyes are weird on these to, same makers I guess (the "80s" cross overs)
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Okay, okay, these ones are cute. :lol: Hate the horse puns in the names but their designs are nice. Except for their eyes, of course. The eye of the in-box Peggy Mane (ew, that name) looks terrible.
Can Hasbro read the reviews/impressions on these things so they can fix the eyes already? XD I'd like to think the complaints about the 2017 ponies led them to improve the G4.5s. In a perfect world they'd listen. A lot of people are on board with these ponies but the eyes are just SO bad that they ruin it. Every person I see talk about them are like "I like them, but something feels off" or "I like them, except for the eyes!". I feel like with G4 it's easy to brush off criticism as "oh it's a kids' toy, kids don't care about quality", but with these it seems targeted towards an older, if not adult audience. I would expect better quality and care put into these.
These ones don't have the custom art like the other crossovers, but I guess it would be harder to come up with something interesting. A pony playing Twister could take up too much space. Something is possible for the Lite Brite pony, though, I think.
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I like these but the eye placement bugs me.
Ponyfan
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hahaha oh my god, how weird! Are there dedicated Twister/Lite Brite fandoms that'll buy these or something??
I have to say, I do like these, though. Peggy Mane's body colour is so pretty!! (hate her name, though) The only thing ruining them are those awful eyes >_< If they could just move them up a bit, they'd be perfect.
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Ahhh! I need Lite-Brite! They're so cute! Idc, they're horsey enough. I like that they're using the retro art. And look, the Twister pony has symbols on both sides! Thanks MLP Merch.
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I saw these posted on Tumblr and EQD! Fell in love with Lite Bright pony at first sight! Twister pony is fine, but I feel like (white body w rainbow hair) is overdone.
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At least Twister pony's eyes can be easily fixed, seeing that the body is white. Doesn't she remind you of Starlite?
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hahaha oh my god, how weird! Are there dedicated Twister/Lite Brite fandoms that'll buy these or something??
LOL They're just riding on the wave of general nostalgia. "What do adults who are willing to spend $$$ remember from their childhood?"
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With any luck, the eye placement will be fixed on the sale copies.
hahaha oh my god, how weird! Are there dedicated Twister/Lite Brite fandoms that'll buy these or something??
LOL They're just riding on the wave of general nostalgia. "What do adults who are willing to spend $$$ remember from their childhood?"
Also: "What other Hasbro products can we cross over with?"
...Calling it now: We're gonna get a Mr. Potato Head crossover pony. Hopefully they'll also do a Moon Dreamers one.
Said this on the Trading Post, saying it here too: Part of me feels that Right Hoof Red should instead be called Rainbow Hop (http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Slumber_Party_Gift_Pack)
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I kinda like 'em! I wish they had brushable hair though. The eyes are a bit weird.
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With any luck, the eye placement will be fixed on the sale copies.
hahaha oh my god, how weird! Are there dedicated Twister/Lite Brite fandoms that'll buy these or something??
LOL They're just riding on the wave of general nostalgia. "What do adults who are willing to spend $$$ remember from their childhood?"
Also: "What other Hasbro products can we cross over with?"
...Calling it now: We're gonna get a Mr. Potato Head crossover pony. Hopefully they'll also do a Moon Dreamers one.
Said this on the Trading Post, saying it here too: Part of me feels that Right Hoof Red should instead be called Rainbow Hop (http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Slumber_Party_Gift_Pack)
Moondreamers and Jem.
For the record, we already have a potato head pony.
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hahaha oh my god, how weird! Are there dedicated Twister/Lite Brite fandoms that'll buy these or something??
I have to say, I do like these, though. Peggy Mane's body colour is so pretty!! (hate her name, though) The only thing ruining them are those awful eyes >_< If they could just move them up a bit, they'd be perfect.
The Lite Brite Pony’s name is Peggy Mane? I agree that’s a terrible name. I like that her mane and tail look like Lite Brite pegs. I would love these if the eyes were placed properly.
At least Twister pony's eyes can be easily fixed, seeing that the body is white. Doesn't she remind you of Starlite?
Yes. :)
With any luck, the eye placement will be fixed on the sale copies.
hahaha oh my god, how weird! Are there dedicated Twister/Lite Brite fandoms that'll buy these or something??
LOL They're just riding on the wave of general nostalgia. "What do adults who are willing to spend $$$ remember from their childhood?"
Also: "What other Hasbro products can we cross over with?"
...Calling it now: We're gonna get a Mr. Potato Head crossover pony. Hopefully they'll also do a Moon Dreamers one.
Said this on the Trading Post, saying it here too: Part of me feels that Right Hoof Red should instead be called Rainbow Hop (http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Slumber_Party_Gift_Pack)
Moondreamers and Jem.
For the record, we already have a potato head pony.
If there’s a Jem pony there needs to be a Misfits pony too. :D
Ponyfan
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hahaha oh my god, how weird! Are there dedicated Twister/Lite Brite fandoms that'll buy these or something??
LOL They're just riding on the wave of general nostalgia. "What do adults who are willing to spend $$$ remember from their childhood?"
Yeah, I showed my mom Peggy Mane (she was a late 60's baby but..close enough!) and she thought it was adorable!
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Unfortunately I doubt we would get a Moondreamers pony. They seem to be sticking with brands that are currently active in some way. And the only reason Jem is still active is because there's a huge devoted fanbase that's big enough to throw a yearly convention. I have never heard of a Moondreamers convention.
With any luck, the eye placement will be fixed on the sale copies.
hahaha oh my god, how weird! Are there dedicated Twister/Lite Brite fandoms that'll buy these or something??
LOL They're just riding on the wave of general nostalgia. "What do adults who are willing to spend $$$ remember from their childhood?"
Also: "What other Hasbro products can we cross over with?"
...Calling it now: We're gonna get a Mr. Potato Head crossover pony. Hopefully they'll also do a Moon Dreamers one.
Said this on the Trading Post, saying it here too: Part of me feels that Right Hoof Red should instead be called Rainbow Hop (http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Slumber_Party_Gift_Pack)
Moondreamers and Jem.
For the record, we already have a potato head pony.
That's a MLP themed Potato Head. This would be a Potato Head themed pony.
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Ah, I see.
I think having a Potato Head-themed retro pony and a Moondreamers-themed retro pony released together would be quite fitting, considering.
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Unfortunately I doubt we would get a Moondreamers pony. They seem to be sticking with brands that are currently active in some way. And the only reason Jem is still active is because there's a huge devoted fanbase that's big enough to throw a yearly convention. I have never heard of a Moondreamers convention.
With any luck, the eye placement will be fixed on the sale copies.
hahaha oh my god, how weird! Are there dedicated Twister/Lite Brite fandoms that'll buy these or something??
LOL They're just riding on the wave of general nostalgia. "What do adults who are willing to spend $$$ remember from their childhood?"
Also: "What other Hasbro products can we cross over with?"
...Calling it now: We're gonna get a Mr. Potato Head crossover pony. Hopefully they'll also do a Moon Dreamers one.
Said this on the Trading Post, saying it here too: Part of me feels that Right Hoof Red should instead be called Rainbow Hop (http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Slumber_Party_Gift_Pack)
Moondreamers and Jem.
For the record, we already have a potato head pony.
That's a MLP themed Potato Head. This would be a Potato Head themed pony.
It works out to the same thing.
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Eh, not as such. It's the same sort of crossover approached from the other side, sure, but the shape is more potato and it's not a retro pony.
Reason I want to see a Mr. Potato Head-themed retro pony is because the Potato Heads were one of the "and Friends" shows in the My Little Pony and Friends timeslot.
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Again with the creepy eyes...
I like the Lite Brite one, but do her mane and tail light up? They totally should...
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Again with the creepy eyes...
I like the Lite Brite one, but do her mane and tail light up? They totally should...
:shrug: I dunno. That'd probably make her price go way up if it did.
I've a suspicion that these were all supposed to be Comic Con exclusives. On the bright side that means they're more readily available.
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Definitely want to pick up the Lite Brite one, her body color is very pretty. Probably won't get the Twister one, the color scheme is a bit less exciting with that white body.
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what a weird collection they just sorta put out there outta nowhere :lol: i think they're both really cute. i wish they were real pony-like tho. with hair n all. their heads are a little strange...
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All.of these crossover ponies woulda looked great with actual hair. I'm digging the G1 sculpted hair styles however.
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Ooh I really like these two, they have fun colour schemes! The Lite Brite one is my favourite of the two and I wish her hair would light up, that'd be so cute.
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I'd be down for a Potato Head pony. Why not make the crossover go both ways? :P
I'd love Moondreamers but yeah, I think they'll stick to current toylines :( Don't see why they can't make a Jem pony though. (Unless they consider Jem an "adult" line now... but I feel like these are more aimed at adults anyway, so...)
I've a suspicion that these were all supposed to be Comic Con exclusives. On the bright side that means they're more readily available.
Yeah, I think this is likely. They really do feel like SDCC toys.
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Eyes reminds me of Ahuizotl from FiM lol
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Don't see why they can't make a Jem pony though. (Unless they consider Jem an "adult" line now... but I feel like these are more aimed at adults anyway, so...)
You'd think that'd be very easy to do. And would make a lot of sense now, since it's Jem's 35th anniversary and Integrity is coming out with a new line of dolls. But don't underestimate Hasbro's tremendous ability to neglect all its girl-focused toylines that aren't MLP. :P
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Don't see why they can't make a Jem pony though. (Unless they consider Jem an "adult" line now... but I feel like these are more aimed at adults anyway, so...)
You'd think that'd be very easy to do. And would make a lot of sense now, since it's Jem's 35th anniversary and Integrity is coming out with a new line of dolls. But don't underestimate Hasbro's tremendous ability to neglect all its girl-focused toylines that aren't MLP. :P
Agreed.
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Whyyy, WHYYYYYY do you refuse to make new brushable characters, Hasbro!?!?
I really love all these new ponies but why they don't have brushable hair really baffles me.
Only ones I'm willing to make exceptions for are the DnD ponies.
I don't like solid hair.
(Although, I have to admit, I love the way they did it for Peggy Mane.)
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Whyyy, WHYYYYYY do you refuse to make new brushable characters, Hasbro!?!?
I really love all these new ponies but why they don't have brushable hair really baffles me.
Only ones I'm willing to make exceptions for are the DnD ponies.
I don't like solid hair.
(Although, I have to admit, I love the way they did it for Peggy Mane.)
Because Hasbro suuuucks. Although you can count Potion Nova.
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Eh, not as such. It's the same sort of crossover approached from the other side, sure, but the shape is more potato and it's not a retro pony.
Reason I want to see a Mr. Potato Head-themed retro pony is because the Potato Heads were one of the "and Friends" shows in the My Little Pony and Friends timeslot.
if we get a potato pony and it’s name isn’t “Tater Trot”, I will rage XD
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I would like them better with brushable hair but I am sure I will buy these if I can.
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Having said none of them in the poll thread, now I've seen these I have to admit I quite like the lite brite one.
But I am not certain these will even make it here so *shrug*
It's a weird attempt by Hasbro to cash in on the retro stuff. But eh. I want Monopoly pony.
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Having said none of them in the poll thread, now I've seen these I have to admit I quite like the lite brite one.
But I am not certain these will even make it here so *shrug*
It's a weird attempt by Hasbro to cash in on the retro stuff. But eh. I want Monopoly pony.
Considering Hasbro owns that as well, it'll probably happen.
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Peggy Mane for once looks like a cool design. The translucent mane could have only been done on a fully plastic model and makes sense for Light Bright. Twister pony is just lazy but shhhh, no bad words about these or Hasbro will stop making G1 nostalgia stuff! We have to buy them all to support!!!!! :P
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Having said none of them in the poll thread, now I've seen these I have to admit I quite like the lite brite one.
But I am not certain these will even make it here so *shrug*
It's a weird attempt by Hasbro to cash in on the retro stuff. But eh. I want Monopoly pony.
Considering Hasbro owns that as well, it'll probably happen.
Yeah. I wanted to say Monopony but I realised that might have a different meaning.
...If these were brushy they would be a hard sell for me, but I don't like them moulded.
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Love the new Twister and Lite Brite ones! I'm going to allow myself one of them.
Now that I'm not buying retail MLP anymore (or at least until pony life is over) I find that I have more Pony Funds! LOL
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Having said none of them in the poll thread, now I've seen these I have to admit I quite like the lite brite one.
But I am not certain these will even make it here so *shrug*
It's a weird attempt by Hasbro to cash in on the retro stuff. But eh. I want Monopoly pony.
Considering Hasbro owns that as well, it'll probably happen.
Yeah. I wanted to say Monopony but I realised that might have a different meaning.
It does. That's the FiM-themed version of Monopoly that Hasbro put out.
...If these were brushy they would be a hard sell for me, but I don't like them moulded.
Yeah, I wish they had brushable hair too.
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We should all just go and make a petition to reissue them with proper eye placement, maybe when they realize how much it would improve sales they will listen to us.
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I'm afraid it's a no from me. It feels like the designers saw the final product and said "good enough." The lack of eye sculpting, the elongated muzzle, and the eye placement, just no.
If they test prototypes of the main toys on kids, maybe they should ask collectors for their input as well on the potential products geared towards them. This mold just looks half-baked, especially holding it against an HQ BF remake. Basic Fun shows that it can be done, yet for some reason, Hasbro won't. Oh well, maybe I'm being too picky :)
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Well, Basic Fun's goal is to recreate something that already existed. That's easy, you just recreate the same molds. These collector ponies are not trying to recreate something that already existed, they're trying to make something new to attract new collectors.
I agree the eye placement makes them look wonky, but I don't think it's fair to compare these to Basic Fun, who are just doing "copy + paste" on toys made in the 80's.
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Doesn't stop this mold from coming off as inferior to the actual G1 molds (what with its lack of both brushable hair and sculpted eyes; the latter would act as a painting guide). Or excuse the inept placement of the eyes.
And there's not exactly a lot of effort on Hasbro's part here. They created a single earth pony mold (that I'm betting is only one piece) based off the G1 cartoon's standard pony design, said that was good enough for every last one of these crossovers, and then don't pay a whole lot of attention to eye placement when painting it.
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Doesn't stop this mold from coming off as inferior to the actual G1 molds (what with its lack of both brushable hair and sculpted eyes; the latter would act as a painting guide). Or excuse the inept placement of the eyes.
And there's not exactly a lot of effort on Hasbro's part here. They created a single earth pony mold (that I'm betting is only one piece) based off the G1 cartoon's standard pony design, said that was good enough for every last one of these crossovers, and then don't pay a whole lot of attention to eye placement when painting it.
The mould isn't a bad one at all. I especially like the one with the MLP n Friends sculpted hair, though I am a bit surprised that its not the RMS Earth Pony mould, but yeah the eye wonk is...yick! And I would have liked to have seen the RMS Unicorn, Pegasus and Unipeg mould as well.
Two slightly different moulds make sense for the DnD pack because they want to get the ponies fitting in comfortably, but I personally think Baby Shady- I mean Ghostbuster Pony shoulda been a Pegasus and Twister a Unicorn, whose horn could have been painted like the spinner, or candy-cane striped. Power Ranger coulda been the Unipeg.
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I'm afraid it's a no from me. It feels like the designers saw the final product and said "good enough." The lack of eye sculpting, the elongated muzzle, and the eye placement, just no.
If they test prototypes of the main toys on kids, maybe they should ask collectors for their input as well on the potential products geared towards them. This mold just looks half-baked, especially holding it against an HQ BF remake. Basic Fun shows that it can be done, yet for some reason, Hasbro won't. Oh well, maybe I'm being too picky :)
I agree with Dragon Flitter. These aren't G1 Repro moulds and need to be judged on their own merits and flaws.
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Again here come more moulded, rather than brushable, manes & tails.
And as others are saying, the EYES!!!!! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
If these were Customised into brushable Ponies with nice eyes, & yep a horn on the Twister one, I'd get.
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I'm glad they didn't use the Retro Mane Six molds for these, myself. Yeah, those have brushable hair... but they also look more like G3s than G1s and are dwarfed by G1 ponies. These at least can stand with G1s size-wise.
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I'm glad they didn't use the Retro Mane Six molds for these, myself. Yeah, those have brushable hair... but they also look more like G3s than G1s and are dwarfed by G1 ponies. These at least can stand with G1s size-wise.
The RMS Pegasus are more G1 then you think and it aint just the wings.
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I'm glad they didn't use the Retro Mane Six molds for these, myself. Yeah, those have brushable hair... but they also look more like G3s than G1s and are dwarfed by G1 ponies. These at least can stand with G1s size-wise.
The RMS Pegasus are more G1 then you think and it aint just the wings.
I have seen them. The eyes and the overall body shapes still seem to lean more towards G3, and then there's the size thing.
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I'm glad they didn't use the Retro Mane Six molds for these, myself. Yeah, those have brushable hair... but they also look more like G3s than G1s and are dwarfed by G1 ponies. These at least can stand with G1s size-wise.
The RMS Pegasus are more G1 then you think and it aint just the wings.
I have seen them. The eyes and the overall body shapes still seem to lean more towards G3, and then there's the size thing.
In person? Because the Mishmash Pegasus are very G1 in body and leg. Its the unicorns and Earth Ponies that are more G3.
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Not in person, no. But I have seen comparisons. And they've all got G3-ish heads.
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Not in person, no. But I have seen comparisons. And they've all got G3-ish heads.
Nice of you to completely ignore my comment about their legs and bodies, not once but twice.
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Not in person, no. But I have seen comparisons. And they've all got G3-ish heads.
Nice of you to completely ignore my comment about their legs and bodies, not once but twice.
I wasn't ignoring it! I was pointing out that even if Twilight and the pegasi have more G1 legs and such, they've still got G3ish heads like everyone else in the set...
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Did anyone notice that the Lite Brite pony has a different symbol on her prototype versus on the back of the box? Which do you like better?
I can't really decide . . . I think I like them both equally. I guess they decided the sailboat evoked "Lite Brite" more clearly. I wonder if the pony-shaped symbol was copied from the old G1 MLP Lite Brites (a set which I did have!) or did they make it up?
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Did anyone notice that the Lite Brite pony has a different symbol on her prototype versus on the back of the box? Which do you like better?
I can't really decide . . . I think I like them both equally. I guess they decided the sailboat evoked "Lite Brite" more clearly. I wonder if the pony-shaped symbol was copied from the old G1 MLP Lite Brites (a set which I did have!) or did they make it up?
Seeing as the Twister pony has different symbols on different sides, is it possible that the Light Bright pony is the same? So maybe what is on the box is on her hidden side? I do like the Light Bright pony the best out of these. The Dungeons and Dragons set is cool but I’m not a big enough fan for the price point.
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I do agree with Sunset, I think she has two symbols!! Which is really cool.
Also agreeing with Sunset... the DnD ponies price point is... almost insulting, really? lol. I guess that is my stretching her point over my own words, but I really feel it is. I already said enough about it on their official thread, lol.
I had said before I liked how they at least did Lite Brite's hair for moulding, but thinking back on it, glow in the dark brushable hair would have been way cooler.
I like the steps forward Hasbro is taking with these but they still feel very cheap, especially because they are being toted around as collector's items.
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Not in person, no. But I have seen comparisons. And they've all got G3-ish heads.
Nice of you to completely ignore my comment about their legs and bodies, not once but twice.
I wasn't ignoring it! I was pointing out that even if Twilight and the pegasi have more G1 legs and such, they've still got G3ish heads like everyone else in the set...
I'm talking about the G1 aspects, I had already acknowledged the G3 aspects. There's a reason I call them Mishmash Ponies. But you were flat out ignoring it.
The retro mane six have their eyes in a better place despite the lack of eye sculpting. Some of them have eyes that slant diagonally and have an almost hieroglyphic look. Looks weird. Why they slipped it down so far on the crossover crew is something I don't understand.