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Soo... I spotted a G1 baby Applejack with yellow apples stamped Hong Kong on sale (before you get excited, the seller asks 200€ for her), and got curious as I had never heard of this variation. It seems any G1 info sites either don't acknowledge she exists! I found two images of a paler symbol baby Applejack, but none of one with certainly yellow apples. Nothing at all. I'm not planning on buying it or anything, I'm just very curious. Does anyone know more about this odd variant? Where does it originate from or is it a factory error? Is this one of a kind even? Maybe a very rare variant like the Thai Mountain boys? The seller had comparison images, and the yellow apple one was also more pale on body color and I think had blue eyes! How strange! I can link the Instagram post if it is allowed later.
My guess would be fading. I think you were wise not to pay 200 euros for her, LOL! Instagram pics / links are allowed here.
Quote from: CinnamonOnions on June 21, 2018, 02:16:39 PMSoo... I spotted a G1 baby Applejack with yellow apples stamped Hong Kong on sale (before you get excited, the seller asks 200€ for her), and got curious as I had never heard of this variation. It seems any G1 info sites either don't acknowledge she exists! I found two images of a paler symbol baby Applejack, but none of one with certainly yellow apples. Nothing at all. I'm not planning on buying it or anything, I'm just very curious. Does anyone know more about this odd variant? Where does it originate from or is it a factory error? Is this one of a kind even? Maybe a very rare variant like the Thai Mountain boys? The seller had comparison images, and the yellow apple one was also more pale on body color and I think had blue eyes! How strange! I can link the Instagram post if it is allowed later.Not strange at all, if the pony is faded from UV light.
Lots of Cotton Candys have blue eyes, despite being purple at the beginning. This has been confirmed to not be a variant (in most cases), and to instead be due to the behavior of the red pigment. Red is much more sensitive to UV light, so it breaks down very quickly. Yellow is not as sensitive, therefore the symbols look yellow without any damage or smudges to the paint.I'm still inclined to believe it is due to fading for this reason, but I'd still love to see photos if you can provide them later.
I see! Thank you. :o In this case the eye colour change would be from darker green to dark turqoise, wich sounds odd to me. I added a link, the symbols are bright yellow on both sides wich is a bit shady. Even if it is fading, I've never seen one with this obviously a whole other colour as the result.
Quote from: CinnamonOnions on June 21, 2018, 03:11:27 PMI see! Thank you. :o In this case the eye colour change would be from darker green to dark turqoise, wich sounds odd to me. I added a link, the symbols are bright yellow on both sides wich is a bit shady. Even if it is fading, I've never seen one with this obviously a whole other colour as the result.Checked out the photos, the lighting does make it harder to make out, but it does look very interesting! I've seen Baby Blossoms fade to complete white without any blotchiness or unevenness on the sides. In spoiler:Spoilervisitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginIf she were left out or used primarily as an outdoor toy, that would explain why it's yellow on both. That would be cool if it were a new variant, still! Maybe there's a few others floating around to help explain this one.
She looks cute with the yellow apples for sure! Golden delicious Applejack, ha ha. I still think fading of the symbol due to UV rays (sunlight) is the cause.
Hmm... Here is what I notice (without drawing conclusions for now). BodyThe body is slightly paler than a regular baby AJ. The head looks slightly darker but I'm not sure. Some parts of the vinyl are noticeably lighter than others, not caused by lighting, for example the pointy parts of the backs of the hind legs and other areas that would stick out.HairLooks ordinary? Possibly slightly lighter, not sure.SymbolsOf course, the apples are yellow. They look to be fairly pale, not saturated like the usual red, and don't have the sheen of regular G1 paint. Also, the paint looks fairly thin if I'm not mistaken. The green tops look more blue than regular. They almost have a white outline though I'm not sure. EyesAll looks right, except the color. The color of the eyes is more blue than green.Overall, she looks slightly more banged up than the real one shown in the photos. Not too much of a difference though.Now, there are many possible explanations, some more likely than others. For example, she could be a custom, she could be faded, she could be an error or a variant. For the custom possibility, we can probably rule that out as she wasn't sign or marked in any way that we can tell, and it looks like her symbols are factory because of the placement, size, and accuracy. It would be unlikely that she is a variant or error, as none others have been found or described or just talked about that at least I know of (but I haven't been in the pony community for that long!)Now, the possibility of fading. Ponies have been known to fade evenly, like the Blossom tailrustedtealeaf showed. Some ponies can have just their paint fade, some just their symbols fade, and other things like this as you probably know It wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility for this Baby AJ to have faded. After all, her symbols had red, the color that fades the fastest, out of her symbols. If they were to fade, a light warm color would be left, which has happened. Her body and hair are also lighter than usual. Her eye color is a different color than usual. The paint has a different sheen. All of the observations I have made point to fading. I think it's safe to say that she is just faded After all, fading is common ponies!She looks very cute though! I'm tempted to make an OC or something inspired by her...