Ponies "changed" by time - Thoughts? G1 discussion

[WildBlue]

What do you guys think of these "changed" ponies?
I think they are My Little Ponies and will be My Little Ponies until such a time that they degrade into something not resembling a My Little Pony. Change is inevitable and everything degrades every second of the day. We can slow it down and preserve things longer with the right technology and conditions (as far as I know no one is doing this with ponies though), but even those mint G1s out there will eventually not be so minty one day. Time and change will catch up to all ponies (like it does everything else) and they are always welcome in my herd.

Do you keep them? Do you have any in your collection?
 Like I said, they are always welcome in my herd. I love ponies no matter how much they have "changed", different or damaged they are!!!
I do not think I have any true "variants" but they are welcome in my heard too. *hoards ponies*

[ravengusty]

I'm a keeper of damaged ponies ha! I have several CPs given to me by Daffydilly that need tlc, so far all they've had is a cuddle, i haven't got round to rehairing them yet, my fiance is eagerly awaiting the chance to dehair them and produce many bald ponies. Maybe he can do that tomorrow while i attempt to finish the paintwork on a custom 

I like ponies with a little difference to them, I have a large Peachy army and lots of them have slight differences in their symbols.

Now would you class an Italian as a variant of a regular pony? If so then I like my little Italian variants because of the eye difference  Would my flat foot cps be classed as variants?

[Sarah-Bee]

Now would you class an Italian as a variant of a regular pony? If so then I like my little Italian variants because of the eye difference  Would my flat foot cps be classed as variants?

Technically Italian versions of Hong Kong/China release ponies are variants (if you said 'Italian variant' everyone would know what you mean and I doubt you'd be corrected) but they're usually just called Nirvanas.

Flat foot CPs are a different release rather than a variant

I'm so pleased you guys mentioned opaque Star Hopper because I thought she was a true variant and her colouring was "natural" rather than it being caused by degradation. I'll be removing her from my want list. If I ended up with her by accident I would keep her but I won't be seeking her out. I have a "White Windy" that I got in an eBay lot and I've kept her just because she really does look white and has gorgeous blue symbols. I know she's just faded but kept her because she's pretty I also have a Princess Primrose who has sea green hair which I also think is discolouration but I like her with that colour so I've kept her too

[ravengusty]

Thanks  I thought the Italians would be variants though I do know they are mostly referred to as nirvanas.

And thanks for clearing up the flat foots  I wasn't sure about them.

[spottedslug]

Well, I guess I would have generally kept changed ponies in the herd until an upgrade could be located.