Ok guys, I'm totally beat but I simply MUST brag. This was my first attempt at a restoration of this scope...and I love it!
These two ponies were my very most favorites as a child, and I just rediscovered them stashed away in storage along with about 30 others. Thier flocking had big bald patches from being ridden by GI Joes, sticky chocolate stains, chopped hair, and overall just thrashed...but so very loved! Can't tell ya how many bubble baths they shared with my filthy 8yr old farm kid self...their innards were just...eeeeewww!!....
So after alot of study and practice on various restoration techniques, I started on a full makeover of this pair - and literally just finished tonight!
In both cases the hair couldn't be saved, and, both had a single color mane n tail. I really love lots of beautiful color, so since this is a major custom overhaul, why not go nuts and give them an awesome palette in the hair? Sounds great, I'm down! Check it out...
Please excuse the ugly background and poor lighting of my work table...thier hair was finally dry and it's pitch dark out (plus my shoulders seriously ache and my hands feel like raw hamburger after 2 days of rehairing). I haven't had a chance to do any curling or styling yet either... photoshoot to come later on a sunny day!
I really enjoyed this experience and have several more bait So Softs who will be getting the same treatment. It's extremely satisfying to see a gnarly pony shed her layers of gross and be reborn as a shining beauty! If you've been wanting a particular deflocked pony for your collection just ask, she might be waiting in my project box
This is an art form just like painting, I love the challenge of blending hair colors literally strand by strand to match my vision - and believe me, the pony herself tells me what colors she wants to wear in her new form!!
Challenge question: how many colors did I use on each of these two ponies? (Totally not fair I know, cuz the lighting sucks, I'll post new ones in sunlight I promise!)
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