Official recolors?

[Jenna]

I came across a PhotoBucket with tons of IMP photos. In it, there are some recolors-- I am pretty sure most of them are done by the collector. The album is here: s241.photobucket.com/user/87laura87/library/omat%20kokoelmat/puppy%20in%20my%20pocket/linkkikuvat?sort=3&page=1 #47, #56, #65, #67, etc.. are all "fake" recolors, right? On page four, you can see some of the original paint underneath the black on #13.

My real question though, is this one real?
s241.photobucket.com/user/87laura87/media/STA72984.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
I'm talking about the puppy next to the Bernese Mountain Dog puppy. To me it looks like one of the Golden Retrievers, like #78. But it's much darker, closer to #136 chocolate/reddish lab family. Maybe it is one of the labs, and my eyes are playing tricks on me?

Any one know?

[piddy]

As far as I can see they look like repaints, I did come across some on Ebay a while ago, I had to buy them in case and they were certainly repaints, the #13 is certainly so as you can see the original colours on his head, the #56 looks the same as there is paint spill on the sausages and normally they would not have the same colour eyes as the body colour. The #47 also looks to glossy a paint to be correct, the #67 looks very convincing, but seeing that #47, #67 and #65 are the same blue colour they may of been done at the same time. The puppy looks more like one of these pups from a different angle.

[tasha]

Do we have any ideas on the type of paint they used? I've tried acrylic and then gloss over it.. yikes. I've also just tried acrylic and left it. Ok but sorta missing something. Should I try hobby paint? I'd love for them to come out similar to the originals.

[tasha]

i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff75/87laura87/omat%20kokoelmat/puppy%20in%20my%20pocket/linkkikuvat/STA77456.jpg

is this one a repaint? If not adding her to the list. If so how did she manage that!

[piddy]

That is not a repaint, it only seemed to come out in Germany and surrounding areas, I have managed to get one but it is very rare.

[tasha]

sweet, another elusive puppy!