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Title: Just learned there's 10 dragons...
Post by: iam_misshennessy on August 07, 2020, 09:58:42 PM
always thought it was just
- Dream Castle Spike
- Dream Castle Lavender Spike
- mail order Spike

Nope. There's SEVEN others! Only sold in the UK. They came with the princess ponies - instead of the bushwoolies, I guess?

They're different colors. I can't find any online for sale, of course. I can't even find the brighter colored Dream Castle Spike or mail order version. Hmph.

I keep finding... and getting... the Lavender Spike. I have one for myself, one for sale, and another to list for sale after the first sells haha

Does anyone here own the other Spikes?
Title: Re: Just learned there's 10 dragons...
Post by: Taffeta on August 07, 2020, 10:25:25 PM
There are only 6 others! xD One for each Princess Pony from the first set. (Does that make it better?)

I grew up with dragons not bushwoolies. I had one as a child (Smokey, with Princess Sapphire), and picked all the others up second hand when I started going to second hand sales.

They're really not "Spikes" though. They all had their own personalities and names that are distinct from Spike. So did the Princesses. They were one of my favourite sets as a kid and featured a lot in our comic around 1987.

They are Fiery (red and yellow) - with Pearl/Tiffany
Flash (yellow/orange) with Amber/Starburst
Prickles (Green) with Aquamarine/Serena
Spiny (lavender) with Amethyst/Sparkle
Sparks (Pink/red) with Ruby/Primrose
and Smokey (blue) with Sapphire/Royal Blue.

Off the top of my head I remember Smokey was the youngest one, Fiery was super protective, Prickles was fairly down to earth...Spiny was clumsy...I'd have to look up Sparks and Flash as I tend to get their personalities a bit more muddled. ;)

Did you check ebay.co.uk? There is usually one or two up for sale but they're not cheap.

Also, they were sold outside of the UK as well. Italy had them, so did the Netherlands as far as I can tell, and Scandinavia.
Title: Re: Just learned there's 10 dragons...
Post by: kingluke on August 08, 2020, 02:41:53 AM


Also, they were sold outside of the UK as well. Italy had them, so did the Netherlands as far as I can tell, and Scandinavia.


The Netherlands had them? That's good to know. Thanks.
Title: Re: Just learned there's 10 dragons...
Post by: Taffeta on August 08, 2020, 03:50:09 AM


Also, they were sold outside of the UK as well. Italy had them, so did the Netherlands as far as I can tell, and Scandinavia.


The Netherlands had them? That's good to know. Thanks.

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I believe they did...based on this...

Title: Re: Just learned there's 10 dragons...
Post by: gabumon on August 08, 2020, 07:54:35 AM
between these extra dragons and Mountain Boys... I may need to visit the UK on a boot sale day!  hey cmon its only an 8 hr flight. lol
Title: Re: Just learned there's 10 dragons...
Post by: Taffeta on August 08, 2020, 08:54:57 AM
between these extra dragons and Mountain Boys... I may need to visit the UK on a boot sale day!  hey cmon its only an 8 hr flight. lol

They haven't been so plentiful at boot sales since the mid 1990s though. You need a time machine as well ;)

No word of a lie my sister used to get given dragons as freebies at carboot sales back then. But I haven't seen one there in ages.
Title: Re: Just learned there's 10 dragons...
Post by: gabumon on August 08, 2020, 09:01:16 AM
odds of me traveling to the UK are about the same as the odds of having a time machine. unfortunately. :(

LOL
Title: Re: Just learned there's 10 dragons...
Post by: Taffeta on August 08, 2020, 09:35:05 AM
odds of me traveling to the UK are about the same as the odds of having a time machine. unfortunately. :(

LOL

Well in a way travelling to the UK is a time machine, given the time differences...??

Title: Re: Just learned there's 10 dragons...
Post by: aquamarinemolly on August 09, 2020, 05:54:18 AM
Just popping in here to share the UK dragon love - these are such gems! I've added three to my collection, and they're such treasures! Hope you're able to find some soon, it's true they are pricey in the US but sooo worth it! <3
Title: Re: Just learned there's 10 dragons...
Post by: pawpatrolbab on August 09, 2020, 10:24:16 AM
Yes, I think they're gorgeus, it's my main collecting goal to have a little rainbow of dragons
Title: Re: Just learned there's 10 dragons...
Post by: kingluke on August 10, 2020, 06:15:17 AM

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Thanks for showing me, that looks so cool
Title: Re: Just learned there's 10 dragons...
Post by: Shadowperla on August 10, 2020, 05:16:39 PM
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Oh, I love that picture! They look as tired as I do.

I had yellow dragon once, but it got dog'd.
Title: Re: Just learned there\'s 10 dragons...
Post by: iam_misshennessy on August 10, 2020, 06:59:07 PM
Why do the ponies all look sick in that photo? Haha their eyes look all puffy and squinted. Someone messed up in the art department!!

And no, 7 to 6 doesn't help hahaha but thank you :P



Post Merge: August 10, 2020, 07:00:37 PM

Just popping in here to share the UK dragon love - these are such gems! I've added three to my collection, and they're such treasures! Hope you're able to find some soon, it's true they are pricey in the US but sooo worth it! <3

I haven't even been able to find one yet :( pricey or otherwise haha

But if anyone in another country finds some they don't need/already have, PLEASE let me know so I can send you the money to grab it for me!!!
Title: Re: Just learned there's 10 dragons...
Post by: Taffeta on August 11, 2020, 12:25:18 AM
I still recommend looking at the UK ebay as they do come up there.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/

You may have to be creative with the search engine but it's probably the most likely place to spot them.
Title: Re: Just learned there's 10 dragons...
Post by: Leikin on August 21, 2020, 06:14:00 AM
I have all the princess dragon, + dream castle spike. For me the difficulties has been to find lavender castle spike and mo spike (or, rather, I'm not really looking for them and dont want to spend that kind of money on them right now :P:

But the princess dragon pops up every now and then here. I might have an extra yellow one, but I dont know where it is unfortunatly, as my collection is packed down. :/

But as Taffeta sugested, try ebay.co.uk, and you will probably find them soon :)


I had yellow dragon once, but it got dog'd.

So did my yellow dragen! I was still a kid back then, I was devastated :(
Title: Re: Just learned there's 10 dragons...
Post by: Taffeta on August 21, 2020, 06:24:45 AM
While we're sharing dragon horror stories, one of my childhood friends had Pearl and Fiery (I was so jealous >.>). But her Fiery got mangled by a lawnmower.

Fortunately it was close enough to the time of release that her folks wrote to Hasbro and she got a replacement.

I wanted Pearl and Fiery so much as a kid that the memory stuck with me.

I had Sapphire and Smokey and I loved them a lot...

But you know, Pearl and Fiery are the best.

I've had doubles of all the dragons over the years, they used to be semi common at the carboot sale. But Fiery and Flash are the ones I generally had more trouble locating. I got mine I think in a big tub of accessories from another local collector (great tub that, £10 for all the dragons, princess accessories, most big brother accessories and a ton of ponywear). But I don't remember getting doubles of either of those two.

I would imagine they'd be the harder ones to nail down.
Title: Re: Just learned there's 10 dragons...
Post by: Leave a Whisper on August 21, 2020, 08:38:50 AM
I think the dragons are adorable. Fiery is my favorite, with Smokey second, then Prickles third. I like the pinker MO Spike better then wishwashy purple/pink Spike.


I have a g4 custom of Fiery.

https://www.deviantart.com/littlekunai/art/G1-G4-Fiery-Complete-772480480
Title: Re: Just learned there's 10 dragons...
Post by: Shadowperla on August 23, 2020, 06:38:25 PM
I had yellow dragon once, but it got dog'd.
So did my yellow dragen! I was still a kid back then, I was devastated :(

D: Why dogs hate poor yellow.
Title: Re: Just learned there's 10 dragons...
Post by: halicabi on August 25, 2020, 04:04:29 PM
Yep, have them.

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Title: Re: Just learned there's 10 dragons...
Post by: Leave a Whisper on August 25, 2020, 04:26:01 PM
Yep, have them.

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