My first G1s! (Lots of pics!)

[SweetRiley]

So about a week ago I obtained my first G1 ponies! ... sorta. I know I own at least Melody from before, but she's lost with all the other ponies I had for now.

Anyway, the bigger thrift stores gave no luck but a smaller one gave me these three: Lemondrop, Posey and... Posey again, though I believe it's the magenta flower variant?

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As for condition, Lemondrop has unfortunately had most of her bangs cut off, and she also has a large, blue sharpie line on her off side which did not disappear even with acetone. She was also suffering from tail rust. Despite this, I still love her.
Posey (reg.) was in pretty good shape, only some surface dirt which came off with a scrub.
Posey (magenta) was scribbled all over with a green pen, though luckily that all came off with a magic eraser. She did also have an onset of tail rust.

Then came the intense cleaning.
Lemondrop and Posey (magenta) both had their tails removed and cleaned, as well as their metal clamps and washers replaced to prevent any more rust. For my first time doing this, it went quite well!

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(Poor Lemondrop post tail-cleaning)

Now, here they are all cleaned up!

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That's actually not where the post ends though, because this Monday I went back to the same thrift store and found these two: Parasol and Baby Cotton Candy! Unfortunately I forgot to take pics of them before I cleaned them up (guess I was too eager), but here they both are now.

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Parasol was dirty but luckily it was all surface dirt, and Baby Cotton Candy was surprisingly clean!

Anyway, that's it for me! Sorry for the picture-heavy post, but I look forward to updating y'all with future pony finds!

/Riley

[Mewtwofan1]

Oh wow! Congrats on your first of probably many g1 ponies. Once you start, it’s hard to stop!

[Taffeta]

Ah, what great finds! I love seeing people's first G1 brags, it's awesome that you picked up five G1 ponies and that your Poseys still seem to have pink hair! They fade easy so be careful to keep them out of the sun. They look very pretty.

Congrats

[Safflower]

Wow, congrats!!! Your ladies cleaned up very well Welcome to the G1 club!

[Heelys]

They're lovely! Very cool to find variants of the same pony on the same trip. They seem to be in great hands!

[tailrustedtealeaf]

I love that you gave them ribbons, they look lovely!

[Septima Windsong]

I love to see "before and after" pictures, you did a big job cleaning your ponies! They look awesome. And your Parasol is so cool! I wish I could buy this pony someday =)

[Leave a Whisper]

Oh your girls look so sweet! Nice clean-up job.

[Shy Violet]

They're all beautiful! And what great luck, congratulations!

[SweetRiley]

Oh wow! Congrats on your first of probably many g1 ponies. Once you start, it’s hard to stop!

I can imagine, haha! I may or may not have some more ponies on the way already

Ah, what great finds! I love seeing people's first G1 brags, it's awesome that you picked up five G1 ponies and that your Poseys still seem to have pink hair! They fade easy so be careful to keep them out of the sun. They look very pretty.

Congrats

I learned about that quite recently, but will definitely make sure to keep them out of the sun so they can stay pink for as long as possible!

Wow, congrats!!! Your ladies cleaned up very well Welcome to the G1 club!

I'm surprised what some soapy water and a toothbrush can do for these ponies I look forward to growing my G1 collection!

They're lovely! Very cool to find variants of the same pony on the same trip. They seem to be in great hands!

I was pretty stoked to find them both there, was considering only picking up one at first but couldn't leave a pony behind. I will definitely do my best to look after them from now on

I love that you gave them ribbons, they look lovely!

Haha, thank you! Not very good at tying ribbons but I wanted to do something special for them.

I love to see "before and after" pictures, you did a big job cleaning your ponies! They look awesome. And your Parasol is so cool! I wish I could buy this pony someday =)

Thank you! It was my first time cleaning ponies and dealing with tail rust so I'm glad to know it turned out okay

Oh your girls look so sweet! Nice clean-up job.

Thank you I did my best for them!

They're all beautiful! And what great luck, congratulations!

Thank you! I'm super happy to have found them and to start my G1 collection!

[PrincessKittyDragon]

It's pretty cool that you found three yellow ponies all together and then two pink ponies together!
Both Posey's hair came out great it looks so smooth and Baby Cotton Candy looks adorable

I agree with the part about smaller thrift stores, I never really find anything at larger chains (Goodwill or Salvation army, only chain I've had luck with was Savers) Local thrift stores or flea markets seem to have better chances!

If you don't mind me asking, where did you get your ribbons? I want to give my ponies tail ribbons but I was unsure about size 

Anyway Congrats!! ovo

[Artemesia's Garden]

Well done  on those, they look lovely. There's a lot of pink left in the Posies hair and the glitter on your Parasol is to die for!

[Ponybookworm]

Your new ladies scrubbed up wonderfully xxx