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South African Pony Rooting - Restoration Complete
« on: August 03, 2018, 02:26:58 AM »
Well, my dream finally happened. Though not exactly how I thought it might: I finally discovered a South African Pony. Yes, indeed, I promise I did. And my world is now complete. However, the girl has no hair except one last remaining tuft in her mane. But I don't actually care, I love her!

What I thought might be interesting to others is this: it is now very easy to see the unique rooting of an SA Pony

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I will be rehairing her and as luck would have it I already have suitable hair. I can therefore also take a photo of the inside of her head and tail if anyone should be interested.
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Re: South African Pony Rooting
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2018, 07:08:24 AM »
That is amazing! Thanks so much for sharing :)

And congrats on your pony! :party:
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Re: South African Pony Rooting
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2018, 07:51:47 AM »
 :shocked: I'm so happy for you Nightglider! I've always hoped you would find a SA :D Huge congrats!
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Re: South African Pony Rooting
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2018, 08:24:52 AM »
Shower head tail time! Congrats!
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Re: South African Pony Rooting
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2018, 12:01:52 PM »
Ooh! This will be interesting. Such a beautiful gem, despite the condition. Congrats on getting her.  :heart:
 I wonder if you're the first to even reroot an SAs tail! Good luck!

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Re: South African Pony Rooting
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2018, 12:04:15 PM »
YES, take pics of every angle, inside and out, because who know when we'll have this opportunity again?  Huge congrats!!

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Re: South African Pony Rooting
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2018, 12:34:14 PM »
This is great and so interesting!
Please do share when you take her head off :D
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Re: South African Pony Rooting
« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2018, 02:55:06 PM »
Wow! Huge congratulations on finding Heartthrob :heart:

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Re: South African Pony Rooting - now with Photo's
« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2018, 02:35:22 AM »
Thank you so much everyone!

I found it tricky to get inside to take the photo's so ended up using my phone. I did take some with my camera, but have somehow misplaced the chord that allows me to download the photo's onto my laptop. I also took some comparative photo's of Paradise's rooting. A few things I noted: the weave is in the same direction and looks similar but is much 'messier' and looks looser. They also 'wrapped' it at the beginning / end (not sure which), which was not done on Paradise.

There are quite a few photo's, so I have put them in spoilers as that is what people like you to do  :)

Firstly, to start off with her head:
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The weave is looser and 'messier'
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Close up of the wrapped beginning/end
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And the other side, not as clear as I would like but the best I could get. There are some loose strands, just as with Paradise.
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Now for her tail:
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Just what everyone doesn't want: a close up of their butt
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Looks like her tail was 'yanked' out. There is some damage to the vinyl.

And then various pictures of the tail weave from the inside
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And, finally, a comparison to Paradise who was handily near by and has a loose neck seam. Helpful pony!
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Firstly, a reminder of what Heart Throb's weave looks like:
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This is Paradise's:
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And both next to each other. Paradise on left and Heart Throb on right:
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Getting them both in focus was very 'exciting'  ;)

I hope you guys found that as fun as I did  :)

I can't wait to get started on restoring her, but it is going to be slightly tricky as her plastic has hardened quite a lot. From the smell of her she has spent the last 20 years in a container filled with crayons.

If anyone is interested, Cherry Pie from Dollyhair is an exact match:

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Re: South African Pony Rooting - Now with More Photo's
« Reply #9 on: August 08, 2018, 03:12:33 AM »
Wow!  This is super informative, thanks for sharing.  These photos are as close as I will ever get to a South African pony!  Can't wait to see her once you've finished her beautification makeover  :D
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Re: South African Pony Rooting - Now with More Photo's
« Reply #10 on: August 08, 2018, 03:34:17 PM »
Completely off the point but I love that that photo makes her look like a serious academic.

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Re: South African Pony Rooting - Now with More Photo's
« Reply #11 on: August 09, 2018, 07:03:47 AM »


"Well, yes, in my spare time, I read poetry. Hair? I got rid of that. No time to brush and braid when you're analysing the great works..."


I can hear her tiny little voice in my head now... :P


Youve got a beautiful pony! Im looking forward to see her new hair!

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Re: South African Pony Rooting - Now with More Photo's
« Reply #12 on: August 13, 2018, 01:03:35 AM »
Thank you everyone!  :biggrin:

Yes, Taffeta, books are an all abiding life-long passion of mine. Those particular ones are very special to me as they have been in our family for a (very) long time. We altered a jacuzzi room to make it into a library instead. Who would want a jacuzzi when you can have more books? Clearly Heart Throb feels the same: she can't be doing with hair when there are books to be read  :lol:


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Re: South African Pony Rooting - Now with More Photo's
« Reply #13 on: August 13, 2018, 01:32:33 PM »
I'm glad you were able to find a good match for her :) I think I used cherry pie on a custom I made of her some time ago ;)

I am really looking forward to seeing her look beautiful again :)

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Re: South African Pony Rooting - Now with More Photo's
« Reply #14 on: August 13, 2018, 04:38:49 PM »
Thanks for the pics, I would have never guessed it was rooted like that.

 

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