insect-wingded ponies ....

[NorthernFlower]

Butterfly and firefly wings of   g1 ponies,  are so  delicate, light  and elegant  They look like real !
It seems G2 wings is Ok to.Especially fairy-type, like Twinkle Star have.
Incect ponies is so fun idea ! But wings  of other ponies I don`t really like  G3 and G4 have heavy,  thick plastic, rough buttefly wings. What do you think ?

[StarlightGaze]

I love the iridescent wings on flutter ponies, but they look so delicate and easy to break. The wings on later gen ponies are thicker and can take a little more abuse.

[NorthernFlower]

Well, yes, ponies  are made for  children playing  first ...

[sd_dreamcrystal]

I love the iridescent wings on flutter ponies, but they look so delicate and easy to break. The wings on later gen ponies are thicker and can take a little more abuse.

But are still breakable of course. I'm not sure how much abuse the G4 wings can take... maybe I should give Glimmerwing Rarity a test run xD

[hathorcat]

I love the Windy and Summer wing ponies wings - they are so pretty!

[michelle53]

Oh, Summer and Windy wing ponies are the best!  I have a *few* of them
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[Sugar]

Oh, I love wingers and flutters too!  I remember how heartbroken I felt when I broke one of my childhood flutter's wings...   And I was in my teens by then, so they weren't being roughly treated, just brushed and contemplated - I'll bet that under standard child play, they might have lasted an afternoon (if that!).  I'm wondering how many letters of complaint about the fragility of flutter wings Hasbro might have fielded back in the day...?  The wingers look like they would have fared a little better...

The G3 Breezies have that sort of insectile/faerie thing going on, too, with their antennae and little butterfly-esque wings.  I like how they're made of that kind of meshy fabric with irridescent overlay.  I just got my first Breezie in a thrift shop not too long ago, and while her antennae were long gone, her wings are still in pretty good nick.

The G4 Glimmerwings are pretty, but yeah, the plastic is kind of, um, heavy-duty feeling.  I guess Hasbro has had to fiddle around with durability versus aesthetics.  They look lovely, though, and if ever I see a Glimmerwing Fluttershy round my neck of the woods, she's coming home with me.

[invaderhorizongreen]

I have the first set of gen 1 wingers complete I love them dearly ! I also think the breezes are way cute too.

[LadyMoondancer]

I don't like the G4 Glimmerwings or the G3 . . . whatever those two ponies were called with the huge plastic wings.

Sure, flutter pony wings broke if you looked at them funny, but Summerwing / Windy Wing wings are incredibly resilient and look so delicate and lovely.  They should've made them like that.

The wings of the G3s / G4s are TOO BIG too, IMO.  They just don't look right.

[Baby Sugarberry]

The butterfly wingers were the best of both worlds; delicate looking without being exceptionally fragile.  You certainly can destroy them if you try hard enough, but they hold up very well under standard wear and tear.  Case in point how many have survived thirty years relatively intact, when contrasted against flutters.

I don't care for the G4 style wings because they're so large and top heavy looking.  We'll see how well they stand up over the next decade or so.

[reanna-mator]

I have a full set of Flutter ponies but only one set of wings! X3 They take turns wearing them and mostly behave. At the moment, Lily's got them. I'm especially drawn to them because the one childhood pony I remember having was Wind Drifter.

[Summer-blade]

I love the G1 wingers!

I'm getting used to the g4 wing on the glimmer wings I do like the color and patterns on them

[Iceglider]

The butterfly wingers were the best of both worlds; delicate looking without being exceptionally fragile.  You certainly can destroy them if you try hard enough, but they hold up very well under standard wear and tear.  Case in point how many have survived thirty years relatively intact, when contrasted against flutters.

It depends on what kind of kid you were. I never tried to break any of my ponies. My sister and I LOVED all of our ponies, but the wings on our summer/windy wing ponies all eventually broke and fell off. I think they probably lasted around year. We were 5 and 6 years old, though. Our ponies went on adventures with us in the bathtub, on the playground, etc.  I remember having the broken wings and sticking the broken off tab back into the slots on their backs. Eventually we lost the wings, but I remember we had one for my sister's Little Flitter so we traced it and tried to make "Replacement wings" out of construction paper. Then we glued buttons on them for decoration. I don't think they worked very well though. The paper wasn't stiff enough.

If I had gotten some when I was a few years older their wings probably would have survived. I only had one, Sunglider, and she was my favorite pony. If I had gotten another one later I would have known by experience to be careful to never bend the wings.

[bladed]

Summer wings are the best. My Lady Flutters wings have not broken, just a bit wrinkly at the bottom from.. umm... being well loved c:
My breezies are in good condition insect-add-ons-wise c: there wings are still intact, so are there antennae, but they have horrible hair and dismatch. one of my breezies has a grey-lilac body and a pale grey head o.O

[Baby Sugarberry]

At that rate, sounds like a flutter would have lasted about ten seconds in your house, Iceglider.
I had two Summer Wings as a kid, neither one lost a wing despite being well played with and I used to put my fingers on the wings and flap them up and down.  I did not however take them outside or into the bathtub - bath chemicals may well have contributed to the breakdown, I know it did a horrible number on the two baby sea ponies I had.