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Pony Talk => Introductions => Topic started by: ordinarycollector on April 12, 2018, 03:45:23 PM

Title: Hello all!
Post by: ordinarycollector on April 12, 2018, 03:45:23 PM: Hi! My name is Karin, I live in the state of Montana in the U.S., and I have recently found this forum. I had some ponies when I was a kid, but I gave them to one of my nieces a few years ago. I grew up in the 1980s so most of my friends had at least a couple of ponies too. One of my friends had the Show Stable, and she never ever wanted to play with it when I came over. "I played with that yesterday, let's do something else!" I always envied her because of that stable. I wished I could go over and play with it when she wasn't home.

Just recently I found three bags of pony toys at a thrift store. I bought them thinking I might fix them up for my nieces, but as I started to search around for information on how to restore them, I quickly decided that I am going to keep them for myself. So thanks to my thrift store buy, my starter collection consists of about 20 G1 ponies both adults and babies, a few bits and bobs of clothing, and then some assorted G4 toys, including half a dozen regular ponies, some grab bag ponies, and some that I haven't identified yet. I'm sure I'll be reading and asking questions about cleaning and restoration, although it looks like many of my ponies just need a surface cleaning and their hair brushed.

I also collect Cabbage Patch Kids. They're my largest collection both in numbers and in the space they take up. I also have a small collection of Strawberry Shortcake dolls and some vintage Fisher Price toys. My non-collecting hobbies include photography, video games, and knitting. I'm looking forward to being part of this community.
Title: Re: Hello all!
Post by: achab1984 on April 12, 2018, 04:13:12 PM: Welcome to the arena! :)
Title: Re: Hello all!
Post by: Safflower on April 12, 2018, 06:55:39 PM: Welcome to the Arena! Wow, 20 G1s from the thrift store is a lot! Nice find! The Pony Corral is great to ask in for restoration :) Glad you joined, I look forward to seeing you around! Hope you have fun here!
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Post by: SpookyTrees on April 13, 2018, 02:01:23 AM: Welcome!
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Post by: Spinky69er on April 17, 2018, 08:48:10 PM: Welcome to the Arena :party:
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Post by: Loa on May 15, 2018, 03:37:22 PM: Welcome to the Arena!
We are a completely zany bunch, and very happy to welcome you into our ranks!
Enjoy yourself here :)
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Post by: Mkia on May 17, 2018, 07:40:58 PM: Welcome to the Arena! Sounds like you found a great lot of ponies! Congrats!