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Title: MLP 80s Fake IDENTIFIED
Post by: Skyhorse82 on Wednesday 28 March 2012, 11:27 pm
Hoping a My-Little-Phoney-Pony expert will read this:

Looking for a fakie that I loved and adored in the late 80s. He was a sunny-yellow colour, the usual vinyl plastic, had a moulded plastic blanket over his back, like a saddle cloth, with moulded fringing too I think. He had either red/orange hair, or a mix of colours, possibly with green and yellow, but I may be mixing him up with another fake I have. No wings, alicorn or distinctive markings on rump I don't think. Just looked like a normal horse, but...

His eyes blinked!!! That is the stand-out feature.

When I lost this pony at school one day in '89 or '90, I was devastated. I left him in the fork of a tree as part of a game in the playground, came back and he was gone...yikes, we've all been there...I still think I knew who took him to this day, dammit. Lol. Anyway, would love to see this horse again!

Title: Re: MLP 80s Fake
Post by: pikapal on Thursday 29 March 2012, 02:38 am
Is this your pony?

http://ghostofthedoll.co.uk/Forum/index.php?topic=58.new (http://ghostofthedoll.co.uk/Forum/index.php?topic=58.new)
Title: Re: MLP 80s Fake
Post by: Skyhorse82 on Thursday 29 March 2012, 03:20 am
Sadly no, that's not him.....they're an interesting pony tho, can't say I've seen them before.

Just another thing: I don't remember my horse being in any interesting pose either, and he may have looked more horse-like, not so pony-like. But I may be wrong here...
Title: Re: MLP 80s Fake
Post by: Rachel-Eyes on Thursday 29 March 2012, 06:24 am
I love MLP fakies! Is it this one?

http://mylittleimposterpony.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=candy&action=display&thread=594

Not a whole lot is known about these little guys, but some of them do have "beddy-bye eyes" that close when you set them down. Did yours glow in the dark? That's a feature that these commonly have.
Title: Re: MLP 80s Fake
Post by: Skyhorse82 on Thursday 29 March 2012, 06:57 am
Holy cow! I think mine DID glow. I'm gonna check out your link now :)
Title: Re: MLP 80s Fake
Post by: Skyhorse82 on Thursday 29 March 2012, 07:07 am
Wow, I am impressed Rachel-Eyes. That photo is the closest I have come to seeing a pony that remotely resembles mine, so thank you! It could very well be mine, but I don't recall mine being so short and stout, or having such a large head, hehe. They're calling it hideous on that forum, but I think that one is cute! I wish we could identify the maker and year of that pony. My new grail now, me thinks :)
Title: Re: MLP 80s Fake
Post by: pikapal on Thursday 29 March 2012, 07:10 am
Is this it?

http://the-fakie-hideout.weebly.com/sunshine-ponies.html (http://the-fakie-hideout.weebly.com/sunshine-ponies.html)

http://ghostofthedoll.co.uk/Forum/index.php?topic=448.0 (http://ghostofthedoll.co.uk/Forum/index.php?topic=448.0)

http://mylittlefakie.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=862 (http://mylittlefakie.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=862)
Title: Re: MLP 80s Fake
Post by: Skyhorse82 on Thursday 29 March 2012, 07:32 am
Thanks Pikapal, but my fakie wasn't a sunshine pony. The eyes on mine definitely closed. Thanks anyway! :)
Title: Re: MLP 80s Fake
Post by: Rachel-Eyes on Thursday 29 March 2012, 08:14 am
Cool! I'm glad we were able to find something similar to your lost girl. 8) I agree, they aren't so much hideous or frightening as they are "ugly cute." My general reaction to most fakies tend to be more like "awww" than "ewww."  ;D

To my knowledge, I'm not sure how many of them are out there that would have had closing eyes. If you're on the MLPArena, I know you can give the member Fingerpaints a poke. She has two of these fakies and may have some more info on them, plus she is very knowledgeable about fakies in general.