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Is the catalog you're thinking of the one with Baby Truly?In that catalog, I think they are painted prototypes. They definitely have normal eyes in that photo, not BBEs.G3 Lily Lightly has blinking eyes and looks quite nice. But the eyes are in a painted, cartoon style. I think it looks a lot nicer than the BBE's glass doll eyes. (Their eye sockets also bulge out from their heads, which doesn't help their look, lol.)
Certainly an important prototype - thanks for posting the photo! I have never heard about this pony before! But I have to say that I too prefer the twinkle-eye design. I see what you mean about 'ye olde dolly' eyes! There's a bit of psychology that says the "more human" that a (non-human) something looks, the more uncomfortable it is to view it - for example - certain cartoons/animations - for me it was old images of Humpty Dumpty and the Man in the Moon I think that there was talk about the "Polar Express" animation having this effect for some viewers (although it did not bother me that much). ETA - Uncanny valleySpoilerhere's a link to what I was talking about, am I allowed to post the link?http://southofheaven.typepad.com/south_of_heaven/2011/01/why-polar-express-was-so-creepy.htmlWhen you look at Disney CGI, they design it very well in that they exaggerate certain features so it is not too human, they somehow manage to make that balance between fantasy and real human features so that the final result is attractive e.g. the Frozen characters. The eyes on the BBE ponies look too real for me, and sometimes they look very tired! Maybe that's why I prefer non BBE ponies!
Certainly an important prototype - thanks for posting the photo! I have never heard about this pony before! But I have to say that I too prefer the twinkle-eye design. I see what you mean about 'ye olde dolly' eyes! There's a bit of psychology that says the "more human" that a (non-human) something looks, the more uncomfortable it is to view it - for example - certain cartoons/animations - for me it was old images of Humpty Dumpty and the Man in the Moon I think that there was talk about the "Polar Express" animation having this effect for some viewers (although it did not bother me that much). ETA - Spoilerhere's a link to what I was talking about, am I allowed to post the link?http://southofheaven.typepad.com/south_of_heaven/2011/01/why-polar-express-was-so-creepy.htmlWhen you look at Disney CGI, they design it very well in that they exaggerate certain features so it is not too human, they somehow manage to make that balance between fantasy and real human features so that the final result is attractive e.g. the Frozen characters. The eyes on the BBE ponies look too real for me, and sometimes they look very tired! Maybe that's why I prefer non BBE ponies!
I know someone on this board has her.