*takes a deep breath*
'Kay, I'm fine now!
Perhaps there's hope for us yet. Please take a look at the new friends assortment:
At least they have normal MLP eyes!
After the first shock, I suddenly realized the RD proto is probably one of the new Super-Long Hairs just like Cheerilee. They both have this new eye design that looks (IMHO) half-decent on the latter but evil, wrong, demonic, possessed, drugged and fakie on Rainbow Dash.
When I first saw this...:
...I honestly thought someone had just thrown acid in my eyes. What the...?! Where's her EYE WHITE for Christ's sake?! :circle: Her little deformed tweety bird beak and big, soulless eyes remind me of the Cataquacks:
Mario Sunshine Screen 1
Mario Sunshine Screen 2
I have to admit though, I'm over the first shock. I have a big heart when it comes to ponies, but that RD slapped the spirit right out of me. She was the first picture I clicked on in the MLPArena thread. She scared the life out of me with her big, vacant fish eyes. I honestly think her eyes don't look so bad now I realize a lot of manga and anime characters are designed with similar eyes. She is already starting to grow on me. Her eyes remind me of Winx and Barbie pixies.
I do think the angles in both Cheerilee's and Rainbow Dash's pictures are a bit off. You should never photograph a pony up front. It looks odd on ANY MLP, just try it. I also think you should never photograph a chibi pony from the side, when she is completely turning her head away. The angle gives you a wrong impression of the head mold. Rainbow Dash is turning away from the camera.
Personally I like the new molds, I'm just worried about the future eye designs now. I love the classic MLP eyes of the Pony Friends assortment- they look so cute, I adore them! Why Hasbro had to 'update' the face paint, is beyond me. Sighs.
Let's just wait and see. Hopefully the NY Toy Fair will re-establish my faith in Hasbro's product design.