G1 collector ponies

[Rowan Badart]

Hi there,

I have just started collecting MLP, im focusing on the G1 collector ponies.
Just last week cotton candy, blossom, butterscotch and snuzzle arrived in the mail, all 4 are Italy CF ponies. (year 82 on feet)
Now there are 2 differences ...both cotton candy and blossom are marked on 2 feet and have there heads a bit down, now butterscotch and snuzzle are marked on 4 feet and have there heads a bit more upward in compare-sing with the other 2.

I found out that cotton candy and blossom are 1983 ponies from what i can see, but i can not place the other 2.....
Can anyone tell me what they are? 

[nhal039]

I still get confused with italian heights but you can get dwarf ponies and i think its related to there foot markings?

http://www.mlparena.com/archive/Forums//viewtopic/t=77355.html

I do know 4 stamped italians are much harder to find, lots of collectors spend a great deal of time looking for them so congrats on getting 2 :  )

[LadyGuinevere]

There are a lot of variations when it comes to Italy collector ponies! I don't think we've narrowed it down specifically as to the where the differences come from, but I think it is safe to say that the collector pose ponies were released over at least a couple of years, possibly more (especially for Blossom and Cotton Candy). There appear to have been a couple of different packaging types for the Collector pose ponies (loose in a box and in a sort of stable), which likely indicates the different years

[Rowan Badart]

Thank you both for your reply, i think i've found my answer.
Someone on the Dutch pony forum told me there are 4 versions when it comes to Italian collector ponies

1. markings on all 4 feet - regulair version
2. markings on 2 feet, without pat pent - hunchback version
3. markings on 2 feet WITH pat pent, smaller than the other versions - Dwarf version
4. airbrushed eyes version (different color eye variations, also the hair & mold are a bit different)

My version of blossom and cotton candy are "dwarf versions" Butterscotsh and snuzzle are reculair version
I've been told the dwarf versions are a bit more rare, but now i read the ones with 4 feet markings are?
I'm from The Netherlands where Italien ponies where sold most often, maybe that's the difference?

[hathorcat]

I have always found there to be some come and go on which type are hardest to find depending on who is looking at the time - but in general I would say the airbrushed eyes the most popular and hardest to find and then the dwarf and then the hunchback and then the 4 stamped versions coming up the most often. But when you are looking for a certain type, I would bet others have had different experiences with rarity/hard to find-ness.

[LadyGuinevere]

Airbrushed are definitely the hardest to find and the most expensive. There's less difference with the value of the others, but I agree with hathorcat's assessment Typically though, most people aren't bothered which they have, unless they're collecting all the variations.

[nhal039]

I was thinking of the 4 stamped airbrushed eyes when i said they are the hardest to find, I know many people searching for them : )

[SeashellnBubbles]

SO glad this isn't the set I'm trying to complete! They're all lovely...I had no idea about all the variations, though. Thank you!