WOLFIECHICK's AUTHENTIC REVERSE GUSTY found in 1997 in the UK!

[Ember1]

Out of curiousity babydoll can you take pictures of the inside of scandinavian gustys head? I would like to see what ger factory weave looks like

[pinkkittywinks]

The weave inside BabyDoll's pony and Ember1's pony is just spot on. They look identical, right down to the symbols and the darker green stripe

Perhaps the darker green stripe is the biggest thing to look out for now as well as the shorter hair?

Love pkw xxx

[Ember1]

Its the symbols that is the give away PKW
If you notice babydolls symbols are the same as my reverse gusty. Slightly curved very thin stems.

There is no way a customizer can match them since the scandinavian gusty, hk gusty and uk gusty all have different symbols. The symbols on scandi gusty have straight stems not curved.

The real is on the right the fake is on the left.
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[Babydoll]

The weave inside BabyDoll's pony and Ember1's pony is just spot on. They look identical, right down to the symbols and the darker green stripe

Love pkw xxx

Yay!

I checked mine today and she does have a darker stripe compared to gusty i cant believe i had never noticed this before, well done for spotting that ember1!

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I actually have two scandinavian gusty's although one is in very bad shape and clearly needs an oxy bath but still thought i would use her for comparison! Heres a pic inside there heads:

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I also took pics of the slight shade difference of eye lashes might be hard to notice as it doesnt show in most pics but shes the only gusty in my collection with brown/black lashes. Both the scandinavian Gusty's have black lashes. Im sure i have seen Shady with brown lashes though il need to check my MOC set.

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I compared the scandinavian washers and they all look the same size:

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Yeah I also noticed the stems were more smaller at the base & pointed/curved at the ends. Also slight size difference with some of the leaves! I also think she might have a dark pink outline underneith as mines has a bit of glitter loss in some areas. Heres comparrison pics:

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Babydoll~

[Ember1]

Your comparison symbol pics Are awesome. Yes i think the reverse gusty mystery is finally cracked. I think we can now tell the difference between the real and fake ones when they surface. There are noticable differences.
Awesome photos though. Good to see yours has a darker green stripe too.
The inside of the scandi gustys look similiar to the RG weave.
i think my RG has black eye lashes though. Check out my photo. The real one is on the right.

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Maybe yours have faded?

THE REVERSE GUSTY CHARACTERISTICS:
1. Darker green stripe in mane
2. Pointed and curved leaves in symbols of a silvery purple color. Symbols have a more detailed and delicate appearance than the regular or Scandi releases.
3. Factory woven head and small tail washer

[Darkenmiu]

Very interesting discussion and awesome photos!!! Much appreciated. I wish I could own one some day. Congrats on your real RG Ember1!!!

[Babydoll]

Your comparison symbol pics Are awesome. Yes i think the reverse gusty mystery is finally cracked. I think we can now tell the difference between the real and fake ones when they surface. There are noticable differences.
Awesome photos though. Good to see yours has a darker green stripe too.
The inside of the scandi gustys look similiar to the RG weave.
i think my RG has black eye lashes though. Check out my photo. The real one is on the right.

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Maybe yours have faded?

THE REVERSE GUSTY CHARACTERISTICS:
1. Darker green stripe in main.
2. Pointed and curved leaves in symbols of a silvery purple color. Symbols have a more detailed and delicate appearance than the regular or Scandi releases.
3. Factory woven head and small tail washer

Yeah i thought that too! Hmmm I dont think lashes can fade but not 100% sure about that, my gusty is slightly yellowed though. I only got the colour comparison to show up in pics by using a light box as i had taken a few pics in daylight but they looked black. Im sure I have seen a Shady with brown/black lashes though!

[DazzleKitty]

I love mystery ponies like these. Where did they originate from? Why are there so few? Very interesting discussion. Congrats to those of you who are lucky enough to own a RG of your own. I can only be so lucky to find one at a flea market. My own salary would not let me afford one.   But that's okay, I can look at your photos and admire.

[LadyGuinevere]

Really enjoying all these comparison pics!

Babydoll, I remember that auction! Have you had her all this time? I think I still have the original auction pic saved

[Babydoll]

Really enjoying all these comparison pics!

Babydoll, I remember that auction! Have you had her all this time? I think I still have the original auction pic saved

Yup shes the same girl!

Babydoll~

[kellyponyfeathers]

All this discussion made me curious, so I finally took pics of the inside of my Reverse Gusty.  I'm not experienced at judging such things, but her weave looks pretty neat and tidy to me.  There's just one single red hair near the bottom that loops out somewhat.  I see some glue as well.

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[Ember1]

The weave looks about right to me. How about her green stripe? Is it darker than the normal green on hk gusty?

[kellyponyfeathers]

Welllll, that was actually the first thing I checked, since it was the easiest.  And all the greens looked about the same to me.  So initially I was disappointed because I thought that meant my RG was a fake.  But then I checked her weave and washer, and they looked about right, so I thought maybe she was real after all.  And then I noticed that all the above pics of real RG's stripe vs. regular Gusty green showed regular green being moved alongside real RG's stripe.  In each photo, real RG's streak is lying normally along her red hair.  And that made me wonder if real RG's green streak really is darker, or if it just appears darker above the background of her red hair.  (Red and green are opposites.)  When I checked mine, I separated RG's green streak and compared it to regular Gusty's tail.  (And I decarded this Gusty myself, so I'm positive her hair is original.)

[Ember1]

The green stripe of my reverse gusty is definately slightly darker. I Have compared them in all lights and side by side. Babydoll also says hers has a darker green stripe too. I cant see very well the symbols on yours either to see if the symbols are the same as our gustys.  Check for the following features in broad daylight.

THE REVERSE GUSTY CHARACTERISTICS:
1. Has slightly darker green stripe in mane
2. Has pointed and curved leaves in symbols of a silvery purple color.
    Symbols have a more detailed and delicate appearance than the regular or Scandi releases.
3. Has factory woven head and small tail washer
4. Has slightly more cherry red hair with a heavy pink overtone
5. Has a lighter color for her thick eyebrows and a black color for her eye lashes


I also took a picture of her eye in direct daylight as opposed to flourescent light. It looks like babydoll is right. Her eyebrow is a lighter color than her lashes. Does yours have the same feature? Check all of the above characteristics in broad daylight. It is not super easy to notice some of them but once you know what to look for it becomes pretty obvious what the differences are.

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Here is another photo. Real rev gusty is on the left and fake gusty is on the right.  The stripe is slightly darker. Try comparing the stripe on yours in daylight.
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I also got curious about the red in her mane and tail. Something is bringing the green stripe to an even darker hue. Albers color theory teaches about putting color on other colors to change the hue. If the two gustys red had the same hue then the two stripes wouldnt appear so different since when side by side one of green stripes look only slightly darker. I noticed that the real reverse gustys red hair has a great deal of a pink overtone in it. And its a more saturated cherry red than the fake gusty. The differences are small but noticable to me anyways. Real is on the left and fake is on the right.

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Real on the top and fake on the bottom.

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[pinkkittywinks]

Kelly - I too thought perhaps the green looked dark due to contrast with the brightness of the red, but there really is a difference as can be seen in the pictures

Ember1 - the texture of the hair looks different as well as the colour.

I'm going to have a look for a thread that I remember from a while back on the hair colour of Scandinavian Hopsotch as I believe her hair colour is slightly different to her regular release.

Love pkw xxx