compilation of mlp fakies that don't just go for the vauge "colorful horse" aesthetic but directly try and imitate the existing characters
a lot of these are available on sites like amazon, temu and ali express. generally its good to avoid those larger, ethically questionable and sketchy coorporations and go for small businesses and second-hand, but a lot of these you'd be hard pressed to find out in the wild, so the sites sure are tempting. if you do buy any of these, id love to hear your review of them / see photos. if i find second hand/ small buisness listings for em ill link those.
also, if anyone spots a listing (second hand or otherwise) for these that i didnt link, please comment/reblog with it! some of these i couldnt find any current listings for
this ones gonna focus on mini figures, but i'll move more towards brushables and plushes in reblogs
the fakies you will most often see online seem to be these guys. they attempt to emulate actual mlp characters, but to... tragic results. these creatures are made by a company called "kids corner" according to amazon, and are similar looking to blind bag ponies, but a bit bigger. they are still available on amazon and ali express
i was initially not going to put them on here bc they imitate the cast so poorly... but then i saw their applejack up close.
can't argue with perfection.... they gave her a silly hat.
the rarity, fluttershy (not pictured), and pinkie toys are also good enough to be charmingly silly instead of horrifying like the spike or utterly astoundingly innacurate like the celestia and sweetie belle
labelled "my little lony", this series of toys rips off mlp AND lego. its a lego immitation that uses figurines clearly molded off mlp blind bag figures. theres a lot of random figures that dont resemble any specific ponies, but some do more than others - and their hair is removable and can be switched, so you could probably make some more accurate ponies! they were sold on ali express & amazon, but currently seem to be all out of stock
these rings, spotted on ali express. my initial reaction was "holy [censored]" theyre so funny silly goofy! totally fakies! but then i was like.... thats clearly glazed ceramics. which is (relatively) accessible normal person art materials. not like... plastic. so, the fear was that its a fake listing of someones fan work, but reverse searches bring up pages upon pages of just ali express, with the exception of the sites Taobao and [Qoo10], which seem to be based in Vietnam and Japan respectively. Considering Ali Express is from China, this implies that whoever makes these is somewhere in Asia? all the info available points to them being unlicensed! so, while, unique, they, in my eyes, count as fakies
blind bag mlp-knockoff minifigures. theres quite a lot of these: you'll be seeing more down the list. theres a lot of these ones with this soft sculptural look to them from asia specifically, mostly china. these particular beasts are listed several times on ali express, but most seem to be out of stock atm. this might be for the best, considering this disclaimer of potentially hazardous chemicals. my favorites are the rainbow dash and twilight ones, although fluttershy partially-in-her-gala-dress is also very cute. theyre mostly not too innacurate, but the white pony who seems to be celestia stands out as being a lot less so... this listing took a while to find but actually is in stock, has more ratings than most, and dosen't have the hazardous chemicals disclaimer lol
more blindbag knockoffs! told you theres more! these ones are resin figures, wheras i think a lot of the others are plastic. theyre very chubby and goofy, and very politely included spike as well as the main six, sunset, starlight, and trixie. and the spike is actually really cute... this one seems unavailable online atm - at least on websites my computer will let me visit without screaming "scam" at me.
these blind bag knockoffs are incredibly cute, and some of my personal favorite fakies. i also find it incredibly funny that after making the mane 6 and starlight, their next choice for a pony to immitate was tree hugger lol! personally i actually really want the fluttershy, AJ, and tree hugger but have been devastated to find that there are no more listings up for these guys atm :( if anybody finds them pls tell me, esp if its a second hand listing!
these frankly adorable snow globes, which do have the mlp logo on them but don't seem to be actually official. theres a chance that they might be, but their resemblence to similar looking fakie statues makes me suspicious, and they arent listed as official on any of the mlp merch sites i use. part of why i dont trust it is the recolored twilight that seeeems to be meant to be celestia, but could just be a totally randomized pony. the only currently in stock online listings are on sites that scare me with lots of pop ups
... the other reason i don't think theyre official is these other snow globes, also with the mlp logo, which include... alicorn fluttershy??? yeah that dosent look officially liscened to me.
more snow globes! these ones are better than the other ones tbh. i actually kinda want the twilight and fluttershy if im being honest. theyre on this site for $14, and the site and price seems less sketchy than most you find these sorta things on, but im still nervous abt it.
once again, the mlp logo is used for these, but they don't seem to be legit. they are described as "desktop decorative figurines" and honestly cuter than they have any right to be. the twilight sparkle seems to have some yellow in her hair which i like a lot.
these squeaky toy figures. they sort of resemble the mlp "playskool" series of toys, aimed at younger children, or the "mashems" blind bags - but they are molded slightly different and have soft rubber bodies that squeak when squeezed. theres does not seem to be any current listings for them online. they include blob-like imitations of the mane 6, the cmc, and cheerilee
once again, a fakie that blatantly uses the mlp logo, but is in fact not official. this rip off on the equestria girls mini vinyl series is listed as "my little pont girls toy" on amazon, but not in stock, it seems. im mostly interested in it bc of the silly pony fakies in the middle
these fakie keychain figures, which honestly have a very nice applejack and rarity, and good dash and pinkie. they also have a unicorn fluttershy with the wrong cutie mark and one thats the exact same as their rainbow dash (including cutie mark), but with a vaguely twilight-esque color scheme. these are still available on ali express and temu. i like that they gave them hooves!
NEED you guys to see lanard ponies. we've all heard of my little pony but have you ever seen these funny animals...
they're widely regarded as mlp "fakies" but I just love the design quality??? the colours all work so well together and they have way more patterns than most mlp toys. I just wanted to show them [:
Anybody else remember the My Little Pit Pony sketch from Horrible Histories? I love the G1 vibes. I'm 99% sure the ponies used are Simba My Sweet Pony fakies, but if you have any other theories do let me know!
Now I want a Victorian coal mine tunnel playset for my ponies lol
found this pretty cute mlp fakies (Dreameez) maybe mlp inspired is more right🤔 also, they were a lot higher quality than I expected, at least from what I remember.
I hope someone makes art of them, would love to see. I might do it at some point to, i think there really cute🦄☺️
