Rebranding Brushables Spotted? (Royal Family in Packaging! Page 14)

[Wardah]

LOL, Applejack still has eyebrows.

I seriously want to corner a Hasbro executive and demand to know why AJ is the only pony who ever gets eyebrows! And why they can't figure out how to get all 6 stripes of color into RD's mane.

Very legitimate concerns. I've been wondering the same thing about the eyebrows and the missing mane colors...

I'm not a Hasbro exec but I have a couple of theories about the mane. Since G4 is so small if they did all 6 colors each stripe would be too thin and they would end up blending into each other. They probably could get away with 5 but then the tail would be single color and that wouldn't look as good. Or the hairing machines simply can't be programmed for more than 4 stripes.

One more quick complaint - anyone else notice the hair quality? From those pictures, it does not look good. The later waves of headband and pearlized brushables have had very cheap hair, and I'm worried that might become the new normal hair material. My Cadence from the Crystal Castle is the same story, as are the mane 6 from those carry-case sets.

The hair quality is actually pretty bad. I ordered a set from eBay a few weeks ago and had to let them all soak in warm water and conditioner for about a day before I was able to untangle that mess.

Since from what I've heard the hair quality is nice once it is treated I wonder if they used to treat it at the factory but started skipping that step since it wasn't able to be easily automated.

[Leave a Whisper]

Aww I like the little purses- sure beats putting them in little plastic sacks!
I don't mind these replacing the current brushables. I've not even been picking up current brushables anymore. They're cute but they've all been the same static pose for so many years, these lively little ponies are a welcome replacement

And as for the 'creepy' open mouth ponies... looks like my BBE babies are getting photoshoot buddies!

[aluke]

Sooo, some of you are talking about already having them. Any pictures next to the original brushables? How do they compare side by side?

[Tropical_Sunset]

Cadance looks okay from the side, but so bald, oh my goodness.  And I can't get over that she looks like a grey alien from the front.  We've certainly come a long way from G3 brushables...a long way in the wrong direction.

It also annoys me that they keep giving Shining Armor those Big Mac eyes and they keep refusing to make a Big Mac brushable.

Not to be a negative Nancy. I do like these new brushables overall.  I was getting really tired of all the static poses from Hasbro and Funko.  It's sad when the McDonalds ponies are more dynamic than the actual toyline. 

[Leave a Whisper]

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To quote Mike Myers dad from I Married an Axe Murderer.

Look at that gigantic cranium, I'm telling ya, it's like an orange on a toothpick!

[Rainbowrific Renia]

Sooo, some of you are talking about already having them. Any pictures next to the original brushables? How do they compare side by side?

Admittedly, I've been slacking on taking pictures of my ponies. I just haven't felt like it. I took this one about two weeks ago and it's the only side-by-side that I have, though.

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I cut her mane because it was super uneven the way it came. Her tail needs to be trimmed too.

[Dragonflitter]

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Sigh, there goes my hope that someday we'll see MLP toys with the cutie marks on both sides...

(Lady Moondancer, I don't think Flurry Heart is wearing anything, I think we're seeing the paint from her tail showing through her clear body, making it look green cuz the plastic is pink.)

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Can we call this the G4 Donkey pose?

[Luxrayx]

Goodness gracious, Cadance is just hideous, there's no getting away from it. I think I'm happy with the old mold, thank you very much. But I actually really like the open mouth pose, it looks adorably happy

[Rainbowrific Renia]

Yeah, when you see them side-by-side, the new molds certainly resemble donkeys.

I'm also not feeling the way Cadance looks. I mean, they all have bigger heads than usual, but hers looks terrible. The eyes, the way she kinda looks bald from the side? Nope.

[rolllerblades]

Yeah Cadence still looks pretty weird, but in her defense she looks kinda wonky in the show too. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one bugged by they eyes they always give Shining Armor >,>

I'm still really surprised that the new models are a little bigger. Do you think this would carry over to the fashion style versions too?

[Wardah]

I think Cadance might look better if she had a crown and her hair was styled. Right now she suffers from that huge forehead look that most unicorns have when their hair is swept back.

[aluke]

Sooo, some of you are talking about already having them. Any pictures next to the original brushables? How do they compare side by side?

Admittedly, I've been slacking on taking pictures of my ponies. I just haven't felt like it. I took this one about two weeks ago and it's the only side-by-side that I have, though.

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I cut her mane because it was super uneven the way it came. Her tail needs to be trimmed too.

Thank you Renia! I didn't think they were going to be taller. They do look completely different from each other. Hope you get some inspiration back for pony pictures as well.   

[Sparkle Pony]

Admittedly, I've been slacking on taking pictures of my ponies. I just haven't felt like it. I took this one about two weeks ago and it's the only side-by-side that I have, though.

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I cut her mane because it was super uneven the way it came. Her tail needs to be trimmed too.

The hair actually looks pretty nice from this picture.  How is it in person?

[Evilunicorn]

Yeah, not digging that Cadence...ugh...But Shining looks pretty good!

[Taxel]

Someone should send Hasbro like three dozen photos of horse and MLP forelocks.... maybe they'd realize they forgot something...