A new G4 Minty!

[Carrehz]

Add me to the indecisive column. I think I'd rather B's coat, A's mane, A's eyes, and B's cutie mark but with pink/green outlines instead of black.

My thoughts exactly Type B is a really nice colour!

Really tho, I'd prolly be happy with either. I just want Minty to be released already

[hathorcat]

Thank you so much for that comparison picture - seeing them like that just confirms I like B better She is more reminiscent of the G3 version.

The head/body mismatches seem to be something which Hasbro is tackling at the moment but clearly it is something the Minty A in this picture has a little of but Minty B doesnt have...I wonder if thats an indication Minty B is newer.

[Lady Starflower]

Thank you so much for that comparison picture - seeing them like that just confirms I like B better She is more reminiscent of the G3 version.

The head/body mismatches seem to be something which Hasbro is tackling at the moment but clearly it is something the Minty A in this picture has a little of but Minty B doesnt have...I wonder if thats an indication Minty B is newer.

I noticed this as well and was wondering this exact thing.

[CarnationTwirl]

the mismatch is definitely something in the plastic, and I hope this means Hasbro is addressing the issue...  A few ponies that were perfectly matched when I bought them have already started to discolor from nothing more than sitting on the shelf.

[Sakuyamon]

I just got my Minty A. The number on her hoof is 10071, and I checked which head she have, its an AJ head...well that was pretty obvious since there are only AJ and Pinkie heads for earth ponies. Mine also do have the head/body mismatch but its not that easy to spot at first glance.
One thing I noticed though is that the hair felt different...Dryer perhaps? atleast the white parts of it, it also dont look as shiny as the pink streaks.
We will see how she looks after she dried a bit, I had to wash her hair a bit since she arrived with hair in a bigger mess than the normal box hair.

[Marigold]

So does that make her a 2011 pony?  Type A seems to be the original prototypes I think.  ?

[Sakuyamon]

Seems so, yes.

[Galactica]

It seems so odd that the original prototypes would surface along with the new ones-

At any rate, looks like we'll see some kind of release for Minty- and I'm happy about that.  I'll feel sheepish enough when I've paid $50 for mine- which is a ridiculous amount for a pony.  The other prices were just... too high, for me at least.   

[Unicorn_pops]

Does anyone have the Minty taobao link they could PM me. A friend wants me to grab her one...Thanks!

[Sakuyamon]

Im afraid its not that easy to nab one on Taobao...The sales of mintys are sporadic and dont always come from the same seller and they run out extremely quickly...just today I saw 20 type bs disappear in less than half a day. And depending on where you live, you might end up having to pay like 60 bucks...thats what I had to pay for my type A because of the agents cut and the shipping.

[Unicorn_pops]

Seen some more type B's on ebay today and one type A listed

[Marigold]

Right now, I don't even see any listings up.

[Unicorn_pops]

Yep, I'll send you the link

[reanna-mator]

With this many coming out, an official release has to be imminent.

Right...

Right?! >.<

[Unicorn_pops]

I don't think the type A will be released, only one listed on ebay. I do believe type B will be. Lots of those listed and lots of them seen.
So how many Type As have now been spotted? 5-6 previously, 1 from Saku, 6 recently sold on ebay, and now one more listed on ebay that may be from one of the 5-6 originals as I beleive the seller is a member from this site. And with Saku's number reports on her pony, it's one from a couple years ago.