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

So Soft Ponies

Set III, North America and Italy


So Soft Ponies, Set III
The third full set of So Soft Ponies
Italian Insert, 1987

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Ponies Sold in 1987 in the UK Movie Star Ponies | Mountain Boy Ponies | Birthday Party with Tutti Frutti | Princess Ponies (Set 1) |Snuzzle's Grooming Parlour | Megan and Sundance (Second Edition)| Twinkle Eye Ponies (UK Set II) | Flutter Ponies (Set II) | Newborn Twins (Set I, Partial) | Pretty & Pearly Baby Sea Ponies (UK Release) | Paradise Estate | Dream Castle | Lullabye Nursery | Baby Buggy | Baby Bonnet School of Dance

Other 1987 Ponies Twinkle Eyed Ponies (North America/Italy) | Pony Friends (Ponies) | Regenbogen-Ponys (Germany/Austria) | Baby-Ponys (Germany/Austria) | Pony Friends (Animals) | Soft Sleepy Newborns| Sea Sparkle Baby Sea Ponies | Satin Slipper Sweet Shoppe | Crimp & Curl Hair Salon (Perm Shoppe) (UK:1988) | Slumber Party Gift Set | Rainbow Ponies (Europe) | Twice as Fancy (Party) Ponies (UK:1988) | First Tooth Baby Ponies (UK:1988)| Big Brother Ponies (UK:1988) | So Soft Ponies (III) | Purse with Baby Crumpet | Baby Blue Ribbon

So Soft Ponies in North America and Italy, 1987

The final full set of So Soft Ponies were sold in North America in 1987, and they also saw a release in Italy. They were not formally released in the UK, and their distribution around other parts of Europe is under question - it is not certain whether they might have been released in some places via import.
Advert for Italian Release
Italian promotional flier featuring So Soft Ponies Bangles, Angel and Twilight, among other ponies for the year.
Italy, 1987

The set comprised five new characters and one re-release, Hippity-Hop, from the previous year.  Aside Hippity Hop, they all used new poses from this year's production line. The set included one unicorn (Bangles), two pegasus ponies and three earth ponies. The front of the card remained the same from the early sets, featuring ponies not included in this release, but only the six ponies from this actual set appeared on the back.
 
Bangles Mint on Card
Bangles
Mint on American Card, 1987

As with earlier sets, each pony was flocked in a velvety fur covering, although the flocking for this set tended to be shorter than that used on earlier releases. Some of the characters in this set are more difficult to find, especially in good condition, and can be more sought after as a result.

The revolving nature of the So Soft collection is summed up best by Hasbro's use of assortment numbers - the original assortment was catalogued as 4762, the second release was labelled 4762.01, and this final third set, 4762.02. Subtle but effective.

Although the So Soft Ponies were not sold in the UK, they did make an appearance on the 1987 and 1988 inserts, promoting ponywear and pony packs (small sets of hats/bags/shoes). The main reason for this appears to be that the American carded versions of these sets were released here without any change to packaging, and thus the same artwork was used to promote them in both places.

Costume Wear
"Costume Wear" featuring So Soft Ponies
UK insert, 1987
Oddly, Twilight is omitted from the graphics, and Angel appears twice. Even more odd is the inclusion of Hippity Hop wearing Galaxy Glamour, despite Hasbro constantly repeating that pegasus ponies cannot wear ponywear (they can, by the way, depending on the outfit!). Twilight did appear on the promotion for the Pony Packs, however - along with Angel, who seems to have been Hasbro's favourite poster child.

Pony Packs
Pony Packs featuring Twilight and Angel
(UK insert, 1988)




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