Variant eyed TE Sweet Stuff - added black light pics last page :)

[nhal039]

She has super light eyes. The colour does fade and I have seen a few over the years very light but those look as though they had no colour in them at all; not even a trace of purple. I would be tempted to think they may have been that originally. But unfortunately its not possible to say for certain. b

I'd agree with this.

Me too, I am inclined to say they have always been that way to Congrats on her

[SeashellnBubbles]

Thank you, nhal!
I wish I had a definative answer, but I think that's going to have to wait until I can do the sun-fading test. I thought perhaps it might be her plastic shining through, too, but the glow from the black light looks like it's throughout the gem, not just on the inside. The gloss finish on the eyes is also more silver than the "normal" one...but that may fade with sun exposure, too.
Ugh...looks like we have a hung jury until I can do the tests...
Does Breyer's faded eye Fizzy have gloss that's faded as well?

[Breyer600]

No, the gloss on Fizzy's eyes was pretty much rubbed entirely off.  It isn't really a color just something to give the eye an iridescent effect but is otherwise clear; so, I don't know that it is even possible for that to fade.  I don't have her anymore or I'd try to get some more pics with different lighting and maybe even try the blacklight to see if there is any difference between her faded and unfaded eyes.

[LadyMoondancer]

She didn't originally come from the UK, did she?  Just wondering because one of the MLP comic advertisements shows Twinkle-Eyes with clear eyes.  But they were only prototypes, the ones sold in stores DID have colored gems as far as I know.

Wouldn't it be crazy if she was one of those prototypes, though . . .

[hathorcat]

I would think she is a factory mistake and not any kind of deliberate release variant. Either way very cool; but not a set release per se

[SeashellnBubbles]

She didn't originally come from the UK, did she?  Just wondering because one of the MLP comic advertisements shows Twinkle-Eyes with clear eyes.  But they were only prototypes, the ones sold in stores DID have colored gems as far as I know.

Wouldn't it be crazy if she was one of those prototypes, though . . .

She did come  from the UK, actually. I'd love to see the advertisments! Tonight I'll take pics of her eyes under black light to show, if they turn out. We had a lightening storm here last night, and i didn't want to take the risk...

Post Merge: May 09, 2014, 08:44:48 PM

Ok, here are the best I can take with my limited camera ability. I took one of the 2 Sweet Stuffs under black light side by side....the purple is on the left and the clear on the right. I then took some shots of the only other 2 TE's I have....Masquerade and Bright eyes, just to see how they look.

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Sorry for the poor quality...

Post Merge: May 10, 2014, 04:21:47 AM

Added black light pics


Post Merge: May 10, 2014, 04:24:50 AM

Black light pics added

[Elisto]

What's the purpose of looking at them under a black light?

[SeashellnBubbles]

It just lets any hidden colors come out and show clarity. Black lights show differences that may not be noticable under regular light Sometimes you can hit a fairly normal looking pony with it and errors in the plastic like regrind and age spots will show up that are normally hidden. I thought if I hit it with black light and it was actually the color of the plastic shining through to mek the greenish/blue color, then it would show, but the crystal isn't clear at all the way the purple one is.

[LadyMoondancer]

Here's the advertisement!   Either the jewels are clear straight through and are showing the color of the plastic that is behind them, keeping them in place, or they decided to give each prototype the same color eyes as her body.

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[SeashellnBubbles]

Lol! I love those old ads!! I'm not sure if that's my Sweetie or not, but that ad just made me howl! That would be fun if it were her...I really like Gingerbread with clear diamond eyes, though...very pretty

[hathorcat]

I always thought from the promo pictures and the catalogue pictures that the ponies all have completely clear eyes - different from the ones they were eventually given and always looking a better quality.

[SeashellnBubbles]

I agree with Cat...although it would be cool if she were one of those prototypes, they look much clearer and more like a big G2 Swarovsky crystal than hers. Those are SO pretty, though...thank you for finding that ad for us