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I recently received a few images from a reader about a rather rare and obscure Red Prototype Skeletal Horse.  The first thing I noticed when I received this information is that Skeletal is the Lego name for this piece and not Skeleton.  I am not sure I even knew that Skeletal is an English word.  🙂  However, it appears that this is the name used by Lego and Bricklink.

I received these pictures from an Ebay seller that has sold a few prototypes in the past.  Johnnybgood2.  These are from his personal collection.  Ironically, I also noticed this past week that a reddit reader posted an image of one of these as well.  See it here.

Lego released the Skeletal horse between the years of 2007 to 2012.  It is possible that this horse will be released again, but we do not currently know.  This horse has been released in three official colors.  White, Black and Glow in the dark!  See here for reference on Bricklink.

A few interesting items to note about this prototype figure when compared to some of the other prototypes that I have posted about in the past.  This one is not just a color change, but it also has a few structural differences.  Meaning that it used a different Mold completely.

• The Prototype Red Skeletal Horse figure is marked with the year 2006 and a copyright symbol on the foot.

• The final official Skeletal Horse is not marked with year or the Lego Copyright on the back foot.
• The final version of this Horse has only upper bones on the neck.  However the prototype version had double sided bones ont he top and the bottom of the neck.
• The Prototype Red Skeletal figure has thin ankle bones while the final version has thick ankle bones.
• The prototype version was used on at least two box covers and instruction manuals in 2007.
• Harry Potter 5378 and Castle 7092.

Based on these images, it would appear that black and white prototypes exist im very limited quantities as well.

This is is the first time that I have seen a prototype figure that used a different mold.  I am guessing that they had a few issues with the first mold and had to make an new one, but that is just my guess.  That means that this particular part is extra rare when compared to some of the others.

Thanks for looking

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