That's so interested Wysteria - you're definitely right, the long release ponies show variations for sure. I have about 5 Lemon Drops, and I think 4-5 Peachy's... for that reason. Different shades of the hearts, the eyes... Majesty is one who I haven't noticed out of the 5 I have (I counted, I have 5 now and I don't think I'm selling any of them, lol) have a hair variation except for the one I mentioned about how her white streak can be "closely spaced" or "widely spaced" as it's sewn into the head...
I can't recall too many others who I've seen side by side who really look to have different hair colors... I mean I have a Baby Shady who's hair is borderline on like Golden Apple or whatever it is that Applejack has, but her whole body is a weird orange-r color, so I know this is just some sort of reaction to "fading" or "bleaching", so I didn't feel the need to keep her.
Hath - that's super interesting! I need to post the photo of Majesty's eyes though... I'm sure it's similar but, her shade of "lavender" eyes that I have is quite striking compared to all the others I have who have dark purple. I think it probably is a product of some sort of fading (especially because I tend to notice Majesty gets "head cancer" a lot easier than "body cancer") - but it's really nice... I'll try to post one to this thread later. And maybe of her white stripe variation.
EDIT: Okay, so I took photos of the Playset ponies who I have multiple versions of... I do want to mention that NONE of the ponies I'm looking at are like "Non. Pat. Pend." or "No Country". As far as I know, these are all US or "normal" releases in the US ponies with all the normal markings. Majesty - 4 Majesty's with eye color variations, one from light blue, regular blue, and two dark purple. The lightest blue is the one that looks like it's so different. But I can see how the purple could fade to the darker of the blues. I'm sure it is just fading, as you can see my Majesty's do suffer from some issues from long years of play and sunlight...
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loginMajesty - widely set white stripe in hair (sorry this poor Majesty has been to the spa in about a decade... lol)
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loginLemon Drop - 2 and 4 foot marking versions. The very first Lemon Drop there, the one who looks so off-color... She was the Lemon Drop that came with the Show Stable I own... the braid was apparently factory according to the buyer (and I knew the person who had the set, the Stable was MIB and barely missing anything, and this is how Lemon Drop was... the stable was not off color or faded, the box was bright and vibrant, but this Lemon Drop has always been a bit off-color versus others)
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login*excuse the saddle sores on the last Lemon Drop - she's my baby, but literally the worst condition pony I own... lol*
Lemon Drop - Symbol comparison of 2 and 4 foot marking versions (I believe 2 foot marking are in the front, the 4 foot marking ones in the back? I might have that reversed...)
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loginPeachy - 3 different versions, 2 are either 2 or 4 foot marking CF (can't remember which is which), and the one furthest to the right is the FF version of Peachy
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loginSo... yeah! lol...