Newbie question :)

[postsoko]

Hello! I just joined the forum and I have a question for seasoned collectors. A few years back I picked up a gorgeous emerald mother dragon at a flea market. I never really paid that much attention to issue dates, I just picked up the pieces that I liked.

But I noticed a few weeks ago that my dragon says Pena 1985. I checked online and the earliest edition of my dragon I can find is from 1997, with a reissue in 2004. She’s emerald green with gold highlights, red eyes, and two red crystals on her forehead. Did the reissues have a 1985 date? She has the Windstone stamp on the bottom and she’s quite heavy, but I guess I’m just worried that she may be a fake because I can’t find any records of her.

Any help or info you could give me would be greatly appreciated!!

[littleironhorse]

Hello and welcome to the Forum!

The dated you will find engraved on the different pieces are actually the date that the sculp was finished and copyrighted I believe. So all Mother dragons, no matter what their color, have the 1985 date on them, just like all Emperors have 1991 and so on…

[postsoko]

Ah, that makes sense. Thanks so much for your response! Just realizing how much more I need to learn about these beautiful figures … I collect a number of other items (mostly 80’s toys), but I’ve just been picking up my dragons when I can because I think they’re beautiful.

So, I suppose I have the 1997 emerald mother dragon that was retired in 2004. So happy to have a retired piece!!!

[Bodine]

Welcome and congrats on the Windstones.Here is a list of retired production colors.Peacock,old Brown,Green,White,Ruby,Emerald and maybe gold{?}not sure on that one. 🙂

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[postsoko]

Ok great! Thanks so much ~ you guys are awesome and have so much info I so dearly need 🙂

[Melody]

Hello! I just joined the forum and I have a question for seasoned collectors. A few years back I picked up a gorgeous emerald mother dragon at a flea market. I never really paid that much attention to issue dates, I just picked up the pieces that I liked.

But I noticed a few weeks ago that my dragon says Pena 1985. I checked online and the earliest edition of my dragon I can find is from 1997, with a reissue in 2004. She’s emerald green with gold highlights, red eyes, and two red crystals on her forehead. Did the reissues have a 1985 date? She has the Windstone stamp on the bottom and she’s quite heavy, but I guess I’m just worried that she may be a fake because I can’t find any records of her.

Any help or info you could give me would be greatly appreciated!!

Shes real!

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