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Aaaah I love them! Time to star a basic fun repro shelf I guess
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i am HYPED for these
That makes perfect sense and I completely forgot all about what would be in additional costs! I also wasn’t aware of TE prices either. Thank you for mentioning itEvery additional special feature adds to the cost. At the Texas Toy Show the BF rep mentioned this set would cost $15 (like the Twinkle Eyes) due to the extra production cost for the swirls. Why would they want to up the cost even more, and for features that aren't even shown on the backcard? The backcard doesn't show ponies with extra long hair or pearly or glittery bodies. (The one surviving vintage prototype also has a matte body.)
Whether you intend to buy the Celestial ponies or not, I hope you understand and appreciate the enormity of what their production means. The only reason they exist is that MLP fans wrote into Basic Fun and begged for these ponies, and Basic Fun listened. Making this set is a big risk for Basic Fun, which typically makes sets rooted in nostalgia. The general G1 MLP brand is nostalgic, but no one, literally no one, had the Celestial ponies when they were kids. Will this gesture of appreciation for and faith in the MLP community pay off? Or will this set be a flop? Only time will tell. If the set flops then I would not expect BF to pay much heed to future collector requests.
Personally I think they look awesome.
Yeah, that worries me too. I was only able to snag two TEs in the wild. And they were from a reseller booth! It was cheaper than paying shipping, but still :/I'm super excited for these, it's like a new release when I was a kid. I hope they don't get scalped up and resold at exorbitant prices.
This is true! I understand how toy production and costing works, but that doesn't mean I can't think they're not as elaborate as they should be, that the Tootsie pose was a choice that I don't like, that the hair is too short, that Polaris' markings are nearly invisible to the point of looking nonexistent or that their designs are the most basic interpretation that they could have possibly gone with.Every additional special feature adds to the cost. At the Texas Toy Show the BF rep mentioned this set would cost $15 (like the Twinkle Eyes) due to the extra production cost for the swirls. Why would they want to up the cost even more, and for features that aren't even shown on the backcard?
Is that tinsel I see in Polaris' mane?Didn't see one posted here yet so here's an image of the ACTUAL BF ponies, courtesy of g3toys.uk. Kinda bummed they only used 2 poses but what can ya do.
From left to right, top to bottom we got: Aurora, Nova, Polaris and Milky Way.
I think it's just a gap in the hair.Is that tinsel I see in Polaris' mane?
Ooh, I think you're right.I think it's just a gap in the hair.
I see what you were seeing but it wouldn't make sense for them to only put it in one pony's hair. I do think it's interesting the idea of only having it as a stripe in the mane rather than blended throughout!Ooh, I think you're right.
Fortunately for me, I like the Tootsie pose (when the head is turned properly to one side.. it doesn't lend itself well to the posable head option)
What is it you don't like about Tootsie's foot? It's a little long compared to her other front leg but as far as G1 pony anatomy goes it's pretty decent.This pose looks fine if you angle the pony so the foot is not visible
*remembers finding out firsthand how awkward Sweetberry pose is, and how I had to hide my near-fave pony's legs behind smaller toys*
A lot of poses have their ups and downs.
@Draco posted the update on the previous page.Didn't see one posted here yet so here's an image of the ACTUAL BF ponies, courtesy of g3toys.uk. Kinda bummed they only used 2 poses but what can ya do.
From left to right, top to bottom we got: Aurora, Nova, Polaris and Milky Way.
You know how there are fakies that use copied Tootsie pose body and whatever heads? I got these before any legit MLP, so perhaps it is a sense of "uncanny valley" of proper pony head near that foot XDWhat is it you don't like about Tootsie's foot? It's a little long compared to her other front leg but as far as G1 pony anatomy goes it's pretty decent.
Are you talking about G2 or G3 Sweetberry?
Oh, that could help explain it! I feel that way a little bit about the HQG1C ponies that did head swaps to make "new" poses. "Something is off, here.." But really it's just because I'm SO used to the original poses.You know how there are fakies that use copied Tootsie pose body and whatever heads? I got these before any legit MLP, so perhaps it is a sense of "uncanny valley" of proper pony head near that foot XD
G1 Strawberry Fair, I mixed names up ><'