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Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: Flitter on November 21, 2017, 01:51:14 PM
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I thought it might be fun to share how my collection has changed over the years.
I started collecting G4 in 2011. I can't believe it's been over 6 years!
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This is the start of it all. The mane 6 + a couple coloring books.
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They took over the shelf...
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...got another shelf
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What one year of collecting looked like.
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(https://flic.kr/p/fcabLi)My Little Pony Collection July 2013 (https://flic.kr/p/fcabLi) by Flitter337 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/3377345/), on Flickr
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Here's almost when my collection was the largest and taking the most space. Not long after this time I started selling a few things and trying to focus more. I've kept lists and counts of who I had and I don't quite remember how many figures I had at most but I feel like it was somewhere just over 300.
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Only collecting BBs, FS, brushables and Funko Vinyls at this point.
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Now only collecting BBs, brushables & Funko.
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I no longer had a spare room at this point. So, down to brushables and bbs only. I really did not like this new setup and put them into storage for a while after this. I even considered stopping collecting.
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I missed them too much though and put the brushables out on display again. Sold the BBs, eventually.
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Here is my collection now. 80 ponies + Spike.
Kinda funny how I've rounded back to having brushables only, like how I started in the very beginning. I've been considering whether to get any of the reboot ponies besides Big Mac or not. This may be a completion point unless I see Songbird in person and can't pass her up (very possible). Then, of course, I'd need Thunderlane and Miss Coco Pommel. :P
I hope you enjoyed seeing my collecting journey :good:
If anyone else has documented their collection in photos over the years I'd love to see how you collection has grown and changed, too. ^.^
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Lovely collection! I don't collect G4 and only know the ones I scope out at Wal-Mart. It's great to see a whole bunch of different ones in one space - I can appreciate the different designs a lot more :)
Also, is that a G4 Minty? That's a G4 I could get behind!!
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I loved seeing your pictures! I sure wish that I had pictures from when I first found the site and started to collect in 2006. But I did not save any of them! :(
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Nice! So neat and organized!
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Interesting to see the progression of your collection. A shame it had to shrink.
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@ScreamingDaisies Thanks! That is indeed Minty. She's the pride and joy of my collection, the prototype version.
@achab1984 Thank you! I wish I could see your collection changing too. Funny that I have deleted so many photos including other collections I have downsized or sold but always kept these collection pics for the most part.
@Honycomb I always tried to make a point of having all the figures visible :)
@ZeldaTheSwordsman Though I occasionally miss a few of the FS or Funko ones, overall I'm much happier with my collection being smaller. I get overwhelmed by large collections pretty easily and look back in awe that I ever let it get as large as it did. I do wonder if, when I have more space again, it'll expand again.
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Oh wow that's gorgeous! Minty is one of my favorite G4's. It's really neat to see that you have the prototype version.
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That is so cool to see your collection grow bigger and bigger. I love your displays too
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Fabulous pictures :) you have a lovely collection :heart:
Love pkw xxx
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@babypowder I feel so lucky to have her, and thanks!
@Shy Violet Bigger then smaller and slowly bigger again lol
@pinkkittywinks Thanks so much :biggrin:
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aaa this is so cool, I love seeing stuff like this! I've always loved how neat and nicely organized your collection is :) Awesome pictures!
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Thank you, Carrehz. I'm happy you enjoyed the pictures ^^
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Cool seeing how your collection grew and changed. Nicely organized too.
Where do you get those white risers? Those are great.
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That's a really cool collection evolution! I also really wanted to ask if Big Mac blends with the rest of your collection? Shining armor looks so different to the rest of the ponies anyway, so does Big Mac look okay with him and the rest of your ponies? I'm tempted by the re-boot boys, but I don't want them to stand out too much, as I'm definitely not going to go through and buy all the characters again, so they'd be displayed with my G4s.
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I'd say Big Mac blends decently. The main thing that makes Big Mac and Shining Armor (and that's the original Shiny, the troll doll hair is a dead giveaway) look so different is that much like the larger Princesses they have proper muzzles, but then that reflects the show.
The other thing is bad hair - and Big Mac's overly short nylon mane is even worse than Shining's troll-doll hair IMO. That at least can be styled somewhat.
Be warned that the All About series ponies are prone to having their eyes printed too low and sometimes too far out to the sides and Big Mac's muzzle makes it stand out all the more.
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I'd say Big Mac blends decently. The main thing that makes Big Mac and Shining Armor (and that's the original Shiny, the troll doll hair is a dead giveaway) look so different is that much like the larger Princesses they have proper muzzles, but then that reflects the show.
The other thing is bad hair - and Big Mac's overly short nylon mane is even worse than Shining's troll-doll hair IMO. That at least can be styled somewhat.
Be warned that the All About series ponies are prone to having their eyes printed too low and sometimes too far out to the sides and Big Mac's muzzle makes it stand out all the more.
Thanks. They're not available here, I'd have to import them, so I want to be sure before I fork out the money for postage. I'll probably end up getting someone from here to pick them up for me, rather than rolling the dice on an online store one. At least a fellow collector will try to pick something with less flaws.
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@FiddlePhan I made the white risers. They were a piece of bristol paper folded in a zig zag and put over styrofoam.
@Stormness_1 I feel like since there was no established consistency with the stallions yet, only having one other boy, that he doesn't seem too stylistically out of place. The muzzle actually looks more consistent with the old style girls than the new more turned-up style to me. He does stand out a little more because of the bright red color not seen much in the other ponies. I have myself hesitated on buying any of the new female ponies because I'm afraid they will look weird alongside the others. Big Mac is quite adorable in person and I like him as a stand alone toy even despite some of his non-show accurate traits.
@ZeldaTheSwordsman I agree about the hair. I was never too bothered by SA's hair as some people were and while I do like that Big Mac's mane is short it does seem like it'd be difficult to style. His eyes wouldn't seem so low of he had a proper forelock.
Pic just for fun. I still need to take one of all 3 apple siblings...
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(https://flic.kr/p/ZsDejR)Big Mac (https://flic.kr/p/ZsDejR) by Flitter337 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/3377345/), on Flickr
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@Stormness_1 I feel like since there was no established consistency with the stallions yet, only having one other boy, that he doesn't seem too stylistically out of place. The muzzle actually looks more consistent with the old style girls than the new more turned-up style to me. He does stand out a little more because of the bright red color not seen much in the other ponies. I have myself hesitated on buying any of the new female ponies because I'm afraid they will look weird alongside the others. Big Mac is quite adorable in person and I like him as a stand alone toy even despite some of his non-show accurate traits.
Pic just for fun. I still need to take one of all 3 apple siblings...
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(https://flic.kr/p/ZsDejR)Big Mac (https://flic.kr/p/ZsDejR) by Flitter337 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/3377345/), on Flickr
Thanks. They finally came out here, so I bought him! I haven't unpacked him yet, but when I do, I'll post pics!
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@Stormness_1 Alright! :happy:
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I love your August 2015 picture! The way you have the brushables displayed on the acrylic racks with each corresponding blind bag is AWESOME! I am absolutely going to do that once I get my collection back up :biggrin: So glad you are happy with how it evolved <3
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@Raspberry Brulee I was really fun to match them up like that when I had the bbs ^.^ (The completest in me was always slightly frustrated at the few characters that didn't have a matching mini though.)
I hope you will share pics when you are able to have your collection out again!