The My Little Pony Scrapbook: G1 in the UK and Europe

Baby Sun Ribbon

Rainbow Baby Pony, 1991-2

Light aqua blue baby pony with peach OR coral/yellow/blue mane and tail, rainbow, clouds and stars symbol
Variations on hair and colouring common.

Baby Sun Ribbon
Pony Data
Set Rainbow Baby Pony (1991-2)
Asst. Number 4005 (UK and Europe)
16010 (North America)
Accessories UK and Europe: Coral shooting star comb, peach-pink ribbon
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North America: Coral flower brush, no ribbon
Pose Ember
Distribution More or less worldwide
Other Versions Versions exist with slight body/symbol tone differences and significant hair style/ texture differences.

Pony shown was bought in the UK.

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Baby Sun Ribbon


Baby Sun Ribbon was one of two earth babies from the Rainbow Baby set. She was first available in North America in 1991 and the UK and Europe in 1992. In the UK and European release she was sold with a shooting star comb and ribbon, while in America she had a flower brush.

MOC Sun Ribbon
Baby Sun Ribbon Mint on Card
European edition, 1992 (Italy)
Image donated by ebay seller
In Europe, cards and names were translated into various languages depending on the release location. Her English name in the UK was the same as in the North American release, with one exception - the American card formatted the name as all one word (Sunribbon), whilst the UK card divided it into Sun Ribbon.
Baby Sun Ribbon's name format
Baby Sun Ribbon's name
UK card, 1992
Like many of the sets sold between 1991 and 1992, this set had variations, which mostly centre around the hair (although body shade/symbol print shades are also not uncommon). I am going to refer to these as Silky and Curlyfrizz variations. These variations are not geographically exclusive and can be found in both Europe and North America (probably also beyond), but what seems to be the dividing factor is when the pony was produced. Those produced earlier in the line tend to have the silky hair. This means that more silky haired versions appear in North America and more curlyfrizz versions in Europe. The pony shown below was acquired from the United States.

Baby Sunribbon
Baby Sunribbon - Silky Hair Version
As you can see by the below comparison image, there is a slight shade difference on the body between these versions, and likewise on the symbol print. But these are normal batch-type variations that we wouldn't normally comment on. More significant is the hair - which is not just completely different in texture, but also in the rooting style.

variations
Comparing Curlyfrizz (top) and Silky (bottom) variations

With Sun Ribbon, there is a significant shade difference on the first streak of hair, which is more defined as coral in the silky version. The curlyfrizz version is a more golden peach or orange colour. This picture also shows the different hair textures.

The ponies with curlyfrizz hair do, as the name suggests, get frizzy much more easily than the silky type. But they do also often come with some factory curl, which is not ever seen on the silky versions. The curl shown in the picture at the top of the page is original to the pony.



Baby Sun Ribbon's Character

The Rainbow Babies lived in a cave on Rainbow Mountain, ostensibly under the supervision of the Rainbow Curl ponies (although honestly, they don't seem to have done much supervising). They all appeared in the comic at some point or other during 1992. Baby Sun Ribbon also had her own backcard story in the UK and European release. This described her interaction with a sunbeam, who wanted some rainbow hairs to look pretty, and ended up getting a special rainbow ribbon instead.

Baby Sun Ribbon's Backcard Story
Baby Sun Ribbon's Backcard Story
UK, 1992