I would love to find out more about boy pony acc variations!
I know hat variations have been reported before (size, squishy vs stiff, etc). Unfortunately it's hard to compare and conclude anything as the hats are kind of htf. Most collectors never have more than one or two of each at hand. And just looking at pictures it may be hard to spot the subtile differences.
I remember having two Barnacle hats at some point. One was smaller than the other and the paint was different, more detailed and elaborated on one of them. I wondered if it meant anything or if it was just a batch difference.
I also remember getting most of my boys from Germany long ago. Their hats were softer than other hats I have picked up later when upgrading. I was very surprised the first time I came across one of the more rigid hats. But then I saw someone in the US posting they had found a "squishy" hat wondering were it came from.
Does this make sense? Have any of you noticed this? Or would you say it's just due to batch differences, aging of the plastic and so on?
I have also had a boy pony and a hat bought separately where the hat was so small it was kind of hard to get it to fit on the pony. I had to really force it on, and it sat really tight over the pony's ears, almost like it wanted to slide up/off again. I *think* this was a Salty and Salty hat, not sure.
I think there are mold differences (in size) to the boy molds just as with collector pose molds (and most poses). So I guess if you got a 'big' pony and a hat made for a 'small' pony you would get that problem.