Good for collectors, but not that inspiring to actually play with I think. I don’t mind a few basic poses in a group of ponies, but prefer more variety because the different poses add so much more personality. I always liked playing with mine, though, so these may appeal to people looking for matched sets to pose on shelves? I agree with Jellybean about wishing for re-releases of other ponies. I would rather add “new” faces I always wanted but missed out on the first time… I think repeating the same set (especially the 1st that only has 1 pose) every anniversary will see diminishing returns as only true fans of this pose will splurge for every update…whereas, releasing some from the vault will inspire a wider audience. Collectors AND people nostalgic to replace a lost favorite AND newbies or customizers looking for particular poses… I may not be best judge, though, as I started my childhood collection with Moondancer + Firefly, so don’t have the special attachment to “1st pose” that some people might. I had a homemade school room, a show stable, a nice set of wooden fencing appropriated from Breyer models, and spent hours developing characters, families, and storylines. I like G1s for the expressive poses, soft rubber bodies, and facial expressions…but have been watching the TV shows recently and actually think the storylines in “Friendship is magic” are closer to what my friends + I actually did with our G1 ponies in the 1980s. I don’t love the G4 look (and, not enthused about the hard plastic bodies I have seen so far), but the original My Little Pony + friends episodes were never as important as the worlds we invented based on the “personalities” of the ponies we had. The basic pose ponies we had access to (Peachy, Lemondrop, and one other if I recall correctly) were good for sweet/shy characters or shopkeepers, but more lively poses usually played main character roles in our games. I will likely get 1 or 2 if I find them, but am more inspired by the rainbow ponies from prior anniversaries…and would love to recover Applejack, Bow tie, and the sitting ponies I never found back in the 80s! A new anniversary G1- sized pony outfit or accessory set would be nice; props (from the extravagant like Paradise Estate or school of dance or sweet shop to the simple costumes) were a major focus at the time. I think these served the central “theme” role for G1 that media (TV characters, etc) seem to play for G4+5. My best friend + I often used a new outfit or prop as the impetus for adding on to our pony world… the early costumes in particular often “brought in” characters or references to popular culture scenes or activities/characters of the time. From what I have seen since returning, G1 pony accessories are fairly popular with collectors too?
Please remember that as with all early images / prototypes / marketing photos, small details may be subject to change 
At least these ones say 40 on them.
