It makes me wonder why of all ponies, Hasbro chose some of the more boring ponies to re-release. It was nice having Royal Bouquet with painted symbols, but I wanted to see Meadowbrook even more. She was one of the first ponies to be released in the G3 line, and has to be one of the prettier yellow ponies around. She's also one of my favourite characters. ^^
I remembered when the G3s were first released in 2003, my friends and I ran out to buy all the new ponies. And right on the shelves with the single packs, the Cotton Candy Cafe and an odd playset with European packaging. Although the playset had a proper name, it was more commonly referred to as "the Flower Shop" by Hasbro in their advertising materials. From there, she ensnared my imagination, and I always had stories for her going on exciting adventures that did not include having tea, even if tea contains a lot of antioxidants.
Sadly, Meadowbrook does not appear much in media materials. She only made a single appearance in a storybook titled "Hide n' Seek". If only Hasbro gave her a little more presence!
All along I've assumed that all Meadowbrooks are the same, re-released or not. Apparently, Hasbro had actually made subtle changes that I didn't bother noticing. Below tells you the differences.
Left=Flower Shop version(v1), right=later version that came as a bonus pony(v2)
Difference? V1 has a more honey yellow, while V2 is more a solid vibrant yellow. The heads are also slightly different if you can tell from the picture. V1 is slight tilted back. V2 is more leveled with the ground.
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Minty
There are many Mintys but this one in this pose is my favourite. The clothes were taken from the 1st Xmas Minty and given to this one from the butterfly wear series. She is IMO one of the nicest Minty out there next to the one that came out in the special release for the World's Biggest Tea Party Live Show.
In stories and cartoons, Minty always plays the comic relief. Sometimes she is funny, but sometimes, she tries too hard. lol It is well known that she likes SOCKS, which was how the term "rock socks" came from. Indeed, Minty rocks socks like no one's business.
Although Minty is not on my top 10 favourites list, it did sadden me a bit that she didn't make it to the Core 7 during the selection round. If Hasbro didn't sell her with an ugly 3D symbol the last time, she would have probably sold much better. I blame Hasbro for everything because who else can I blame? They make all the horrible decisions that make collectors scream in pain! Little girls probably scream in pain too at what is happening now, but they're easier to manipulate, so maybe it's time to set them up against the pony makers. Collectors need to coalesce into an opposing force that helps to maintain a balance in the pony line before Hasbro goes overboard and kills My Little Pony altogether. They seem to know what they are doing with all the market research and stuff, but they seem not to know exactly what they are doing at the same time. It's like they're drowned in what they are doing due to overexposure from pony radiation. Things tend to go off-tangent a bit...and sometimes, A LOT.
The Core 7 may be doing well, but my Minty isn't very happy that she's been dropped out of the Re-release Pageant. "Not cool", she says, "ain't no rock when you lose your socks."
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