Oh no problem, I’ve just had a look, they’re lovely! I’ve got Sunshine Parade, Hula Lula, Doseydotes, Peachie Keen and Chocolate Delight! They are stunning, thank you again! 

She’s a very good fakie! I think they made purple ones too  her hair looks a lot nicer than the real ones! Cool find!

Hey everyone!
So I have a bit of an ongoing de rusting marathon that’s been happening over the past month, trying to get it out of at least the g3s with turning heads. I’ve done quite well, with only about 5 still rusty (heads are on tight! And there’s no way I’m going near them or myself with anything sharp, I am too clumsy).

So in the second batch of rustybutts I opened up pretty parasol. As I looked inside I was greeted with some orange - brown spikes! I thought the “spikes” were just rust chunks on her tail, but it turns out she’s put together rather oddly!

The tail is the exact thickness of all my other pretty parasols, and all the g3s I was de rusting, but it is not folded over and secured. It’s held together with a regular clip, again nothing off, until you see the metal bar that is fused onto the clip and the Pac-Man looking washer. It’s a solid unit, there is no way it’s coming off! The tail is an exact match with tinsel and is just as beaten up as she is!
Pics below

Full tail

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Metal bar

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Extra metal bar

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Close up

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Fused

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Just thought I’d share yet more random odd g3 stuff, thanks to hasbro’s quality control
Sunsparkle x

Thank you! Looking at the pictures, it’s sapphires colour but aquas pattern, probably just batch issues.
Aquamarine is another pony to track down! I don’t mind not having a pony’s accessories, but I feel a need to have the pony if I get the accessories first, lost pony seems sadder than accessories! Hopefully they’ll be reunited soon!

Sunsparkle x

I can only put the knowledge down to being a g3 nut and 2000s baby, I go looking for g3 stuff and ads and come across a lot of old toy lines in the process. I’ve also found a bunch of 2000s stuff either online or in person which has prompted an ID spree  I was born in 2001 so a lot of the early 2000s toys have been found by my endless g3 searching, but a lot of the mid to late ones are some that I remember from when I was tiny! Browsing the 2000s Argos catalogues has been so much fun! And I hope the full later 2000s ones are scanned in one day! Wish I’d kept them! I remember staring endlessly at so many of the pages and it’s lovely to see them again!

I love this thread, thank you!

Here’s some more that I unearthed:

Crystal ponies - 2000s - Licensed from Genie to Moose
Colourful plastic pony figures with brushable tails, no idea how many made. Can only find a picture of a set of two, perhaps mother and foal. They came with dress up accessories and a comb.

Fashion Surprise Petz - late 2003? - licensed from Genie to Vivid Imaginations
Poseable dogs, cats and horses that came with earrings, clothes and brushable tails. Some of their names were Tara, Emilia, Nicole, Millie, Natasha (blonde dog) and Naomi. There were at least two playsets - a car and a fashion boutique.

Misstiques - 2004? - Moose
Set of 12 small plastic dolls, each based on a different style.

Tu Ta Bella - 2006 - Jakks Pacific
Small dolls with many accessories, some came with pets. A car and one larger playset released, called the Sleek Boutique (this was made by genie and licensed to Jakks, not sure on the rest of the line).

Hi! Glad I could help

Some more - the ones that were from the 90s were being offered for sale until 2000, therefore it’s likely there was a lot of excess stock and they may have been available in the early 2000s, so I’ve included them here.

This is me - TIM - 2006
13 inch tall fabric dolls, quite a few different ones produced.

Whirl Top Wonders - Playmates/It Irwin toys - 2002
Characters with petal skirts that fly out of flowers when launched. The look to be a similar idea to sky dancers.

Pets To Go - 1999/2000 - ?
A mix between Polly pocket, vintage lps and micro pets. They make sounds and movement, come with little pet care accessories, and come in wearable cases (watches, necklaces and a backpack). Internet search reveals nothing, only picture in spoiler below.

Lovable bears - 1999/2000 - (many makers) GP toys, vivid imaginations
They have many different names, and many lines were sold over the years. Bearable bears, lovable bears, love2love bears. Small flocked bears on keychains that were scented. Still produced today but by a different company and minor differences.

Lovable Singers - 2000/2001 - likely vivid imaginations?
Lovable bears, as above, with their arms out to the sides. They have magnets in their paws and connect to one another, and they sing when the magnets touch. Search returns nothing, picture below.

Smoochies - 1999 - TV Toys
6 inch plush toys, with sounds and light up cheeks.

Little Snoozems - 1990s to early 2000s - Happiness Express?
Large 17 inch plush animals in pyjamas. Seems to be a couple different sets.

Pozin Pals - 1998 to 2000? - TV Toys
Small animal plush with magnets in their paws. Many different ones made.

Maggie Raggie - early 2000s - Zaph Creation
Ragdolls that can be posed and can hold things using Velcro. Some later versions could sing?

Puppy Magic - early 2000s - Toy Biz
Features a mummy dog with her puppies. She has a special bark for each puppy and can recognise them. Many variations were released.

Me & my puppies - 2002 - ?
Soft toy puppies which make sounds and can wag their tails, at least 6 were made. Names I can make out (I kid you not) are: Dizzy, Flea bag, twitches and scoop.

Snubbies - early 2000s - ToyQuest
Small puppy (and later kitten) figures with large heads, playsets and talking plush were also produced.

GloE - early 2000s - Cepia?
Colourful plush animals that light up and act as a nightlight. 16 inch bears, 12 inch babies, and sparkle fairies, fabric dolls with glowing wings. One special bear with a storybook and a wand which changes the light pattern.

Fur berries - 2005/2006? - Spin Master
Fruit scented and themed animal plush which operate like popples - they start off as a fruit and pop open to reveal a cute plush with large eyes. 6 different ones were made.

Royal opera house ballet dolls - 2006/2007 - Aspirations/Golden Bear
Bendable all cloth ballerina dolls. Some versions had plastic heads and hands with inset eyes. They were named after famous ballets eg. ‘swan lake’. One had a stand which allowed her to twirl.

Lil Luvables Fluffy Factory - later 2000s - Spin Master
A build a bear style machine, you get the bear and use the machine to stuff it. I remember it taking a lot longer than the commercial showed, as you use a crank to do it yourself! Outfits, an accessory pack and new bear skins were released to ensure the machine didn’t become redundant after a few days.

Doodle Bears - 2005 - Jakks Pacific/Play Along?
Bears which you can draw on and then put in the washing machine to clean them off again. Ponies, pets, babies and girls were also released!

Rescue Pals - mid to late 2000s - MGA
Line of large eyed plush animals (mainly dogs) which could be ‘adopted’ and cared for. Some all plastic, moving toys were also released.

Micro Babies - 2003 - Tomy
Spin off of micropets, there are two sets, one lot of sitting babies and one lot of crawling babies. They interact with each other and come with a bottle (first set) or dummy (crawlers) each.

Pics of the two I couldn’t find on google at all:

Hope this helps,
All the best,
Jas

I’ve not seen any sunburnt g3s before, I believe most of them (thankfully) just fade. I have a bow tie with no pink left on her symbols, eyes or hoof heart and she’s only slightly more yellow than my others, if at all!

Can her head turn? For some reason the later white g3s all seem to be prone to random yellow patches and I’m wondering if this is what your pony may have? I’ll put a picture of my Fun Fairy below, it’s around her neck, a huge yellowed patch. She’s mint and unplayed with but still has the yellowing! My strawberry surprise also has it, although it’s all over her body!

If your pony is a later one 2006 or after, has the mark somewhere around her neck (it could be aged glue), and doesn’t otherwise look faded then I’d say it’s a weird ageing/batch problem!

Here’s fun fairy, both of mine have the same problem in the same place
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Hope this helps,
Sunsparkle   x

They’re both pretty hard to find, same goes with reversed symbol sparkleworks and sweetberry 2 (also set mates). As they’re g3s you should be able to snag them for quite low, I’d say under 20 euros 
I’d suggest waiting for one to come up for a good price, I’ve seen minty come up and sell for as little as $5 last year, just depends who else is looking at the time! Tink went for $28 new in a box so I wouldn’t pay any more than that for a loose one. Her set mate sweetberry 2 went for only $10 boxed. They’re definitely rare but not crazy money, and Tink is far more popular than Sweetberry. I got my loose sweetberry for around $5

I don’t believe these were properly sold outside of the USA so make sure to factor in shipping and customs fees if you don’t have an American address!
All the best on your quest to add these lovelies to your collection!
Sunsparkle x