G3 Giant Australia Plush question

[ponycake]

Can anyone tell me what differences there are between the giant g3 plush released with a butterfly backpack and the ones without?

For example, Minty was released in 2004 and 2005, with and without the butterfly backpack. So I'm wondering if they're the same or if one's slightly larger or the pose is slightly different or something?

http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/G3_Plush_Ponies
says the butterfly backpack ones are 33" while the others are 3'. 33" would be 2.75 feet. Buut I've seen a tag on one of the ones with a butterfly backpack that say they are 92 cm which is 3'.

I'm not sure if I'm making sense.  Anyone have any idea, maybe someone who owns both will know? 

[spottedslug]

I know the first series had Plushier fur. They are taller, heavier and MUCH softer.

[prancingstag]

Hope you don't mind if I information dump a little here The giants can be a bit of a complex subject.

The first wave of giant plush sold in stores were 3 feet tall, and were made out of a thicker, furry material. Their mouths were made with black string threaded along their muzzle. The wave included Minty, Sweetberry and Rainbow Dash. They have a "double" hoof heart on their leg - a large heart with a smaller heart accent in the top right.

The second wave came with butterfly backpacks. I'm unsure of height - I've never owned one, but always heard 33" for their height. They're made out of a thinner, non-furry material, and I believe still have the threaded string mouth. The wave included Minty, Twinkle Twirl and Frilly Frocks. Minty still has a double hoof heart, Twinkle Twirl has a single hoof heart with filigree decorations at the sides, and Frilly Frocks has a single hoof heart with no smaller accents.

The third wave came without accessories and were again taller at 3 feet. They were made out of the thinner material too, except their mouths are now embroidered detail in the style of their eyes and symbols. The wave included Minty, Wysteria and Pinkie Pie. They all have a single hoof heart.

The fourth wave was the "mini giants" or pyjama plush. They are half the size of the giants, roughly 22 inches. They are made out of the same materials and look exactly the same as the W3 giants except for height, slightly chubbier proportions, and they have a zipper on their back so that you can store pyjamas in there. The wave included Minty, Wysteria, Pinkie Pie and Sweetie Belle. Sweetie Belle is sometimes erroneously said to be a giant, but she was only ever released in mini PJ form. The minis also have single hoof hearts.

I can no longer find the site that this photograph came from. It isn't mine and if anybody could re-source it that would be great, but it shows a nice comparison between the three giant Mintys. There's wave 1 on the left, wave 3 in the middle, and wave 2 on the right. Note the fuzzy fabric on W1, especially around the eyelashes. And the different mouths, and double/single hoof hearts - without height comparison or the presence of a butterfly backpack, the best way to distinguish between W2 and W3 are the hoof hearts and mouths.

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This is an old photograph from my personal collection, showing Wave 1 Sweetberry, Wave 3 Minty, and Wave 4 mini Wysteria. Again you can see the fuzzy fabric of the wave 1, particularly around the top of Sweetberry's symbol. The thicker fabric made them a good deal heavier than the thinner fabric plush, so I find wave 1s to be more prone to broken legs and drooping heads. They're also prone to having their mouth strings stretched out or broken - heard someone refer to them as "reins" at one point so children might have thought of them like that too.

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The wave 1s have thicker, softer fur but harder, heavier bodies. The wave 2/3s have thinner, smoother fur but softer, squishier bodies. So perhaps the later waves were lighter stuffed in addition to having thinner materials. I've never destuffed any so I can't accurately comment on the density of stuffing.

[ponycake]

Thank you both!

And heckk no, you are wonderful!! Very informative and exactly what I needed, thank you very much!!

Basically I wanted my Minty that I just bought to be exactly like my Frilly Frocks, and I had just kinda figured out that there was more than one giant Minty released and that she may not be!

Here are some pictures of the one I just bought:

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You can see the double hearts, and she looks pretty fluffy like both of you said, so it's looking like she very well may be WI like I wanted and not the one with the butterfly backpack!

[prancingstag]

Yes, she definitely looks like a Wave 1 Minty.

[ponycake]

Yay I was really scared and upset that I might have wasted my money. Thanks again. 

[NoPonySpecial]

Yay for information dumps! I, too, appreciate this knowledge.

[Loa]

NEW ZEALAND TOooooooo!

[nhal039]

NEW ZEALAND TOooooooo!

Yes I always chime in with this, everyone only thinks they where in aussie

[lalalei2001]

They look so pretty!

[ponycake]

NEW ZEALAND TOooooooo!

Yes I always chime in with this, everyone only thinks they where in aussie

Edit the wiki?

[hathorcat]

I know the first series had Plushier fur. They are taller, heavier and MUCH softer.

LOL - this is how I always describe it as well! he he he

[achab1984]

I love them ponies!!! 

[ponycake]

I can't wait til she arrives

[brighteyes]

NEW ZEALAND TOooooooo!

My husband said he wanted to move to New Zealand someday and I was totally on board with the idea as soon as I remembered they released the Giant Plushes there too LOL