Yup, faded. It's the red pigment in the paints that fade which is why purple turns into blue, pink turns to white, red turns to yellow (through orange). It can happen very evenly, I can attest. I know for certain my childhood Applejack had red apples when I first got him, and over these last couple of decades his apples have slowly gone a very even orange on both sides.

This is a tricky one. If she was a factory error then removing the head will also remove any evidence that she was other then your account. But I can also tell you that I myself replace tails by putting them back through the hole without the washer. As long as you push it in past where it should be and then gently tug one side back out a bit it twists the metal clamp sideways and actually does stand up to tugging. As for the washer, I've found them wedged into the bottoms of feet before and therefore not rattling so that's not a foolproof way of checking either. I've also encountered washers so rusted they crumble away into flakes and dust too small to rattle.

It occurs that you may be able to check if the washer is still around the tail by heating the plastic around it enough to be able to squish around the tail hole. If the washer is still there you should be able to feel it that way. That may be the only definitive way to know without actually removing the head.

It's the stars embedded in their translucent bodies that do the glowing. It's quite a neat effect and makes each one totally unique. Each individual Starglow has her own special constellation!

Love the Glow n' Shows!

I've found two blue heart Dazzleglows, Brightglow, and of course Starglow all in thrift shops, then acquired a friend's childhood Brightglow, but somehow the most common one Happyglow still eludes me.

Here's to Starglow loving:

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And her character concept sketch for my comic:

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I have often wondered where the information originally came from. How do we know for sure that the two castles had different Spikes? Was it just an assumption originally that caught on as fact or was there some sort of proof back in the day? I honestly don't know, but with all the various hues of Spike floating around I have debated if all of them are just due to different batches and not necessarily different versions. Does anyone know how the information that there are two castle versions entered the community?

I've been rather disappointed by the lack of them considering we've been getting sets that came out after they did and that we often get new G4 waves before the Americans do. A month ago a Walmart employee informed me that the new ponies were in the back and they were going to put them out when they changed the display to its new location. I verified with her that they were NEW, not just more of the same ones we already had. I promised someone in Europe all four based on that and when the display got changed the next week it turned out the NEW ponies were the Blind Bags, bridesmaids, wedding RC car, Glimmer Wings, all the other deluxes, sets, and extras that are meant to go along with that wave..... and more of the old mane six with invitations singles wave.

*sigh*

This is very interesting. I have two extra Gingerbreads in terrible (bait, only I'd never bait her) condition. One is already a light tan colour and I was planning to try sunfading her dispite the risks because of her condition. Now I think I'll try this method and report my findings with her.

I agree completely about plastic breakdown attracting bacteria, that's why I usually think bacteria in these cases. I had thought the discoloration to be caused by the bacteria getting in there and partying, which would be the cause of the spot in the middle. I had assumed the plastic breakdown itself would be evenly coloured which is why I never considered it. Thanks for the informative theory.

Oh interesting! It looks that other pink one there is a different brand of fakie based on the eyes. These two white ones have just one purple colour for both symbol and eyes, but that pink one has three colours for her eyes... but then again, I just dug mine out to inspect and she also has a second "Made in China" stamp on her hoofbottoms like described on that pink one. Considering how poor quality mine is I almost wonder if she's a fakie of the other fakie. Or maybe the same company decided to cheap out on the paint even further.

Other notes on close inspection which don't show well in the picture:
The green and blue are actually slightly different colours between the tail and the mane.
The symbols (yes on both sides) are much more vivid then the eyes.
The plastic of the head is quite hard, while the plastic of the body is squishy and if you look hard enough there's actually teeny flecks of glitter in the body plastic. The glitter is so minuscule you don't notice it until looking closely.
Her tail is rooted plugs in the usual fakie way. She's got a circle of blue plugs, then a row of green added over the top of the circle.

I don't believe she's a prototype because of the way her feet are stamped (Hasbro would have still used their moulds), the rooted tail, the monotone eyes (not even white tamped there), and the cheapness of the plastic. Plus she can't stand and wouldn't be great for product shots.

As for the question of trading her... well I'm just not sure. I'm not heavily into G2s OR fakies so I really should pass her on, but somehow her uniqueness has appealed to me and she's never made it on to my trade list. I'd have to think about parting with her.

edit: Another note on prototypes. I'm in Canada and dede88 is in NZ, although technically possible two prototypes somehow made it to two different countries, I highly doubt it.