The MLP Arena
Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: Fizzy Scrumptious on June 08, 2020, 06:12:53 PM
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So I'm pretty young (turning 20 this year!) compared to a lot of G1 collectors I know, who owned the G1 toys as children. While I owned some G1 cartoons on VHS, I actually grew up playing with G3s and donated them when I thought I was outgrowing them (silly past me :P). When FiM came out I was all over it, diving into the show and the franchise's history. Eventually I stumbled upon Ponylandpress.com and something about G1s just kickstarted a collecting urge in me that G3s and G4s didn't.
Nowadays I'm primarily a G1 collector, but want to get some G2s soon. I know a lot of G1 collectors' nostalgia plays some part in their collecting (not that it's necessarily the driving force). How many collectors on here didn't own G1 in their childhoods, but collect G1s today? What endears G1s to you?
For me personally I wrote a paper on my collecting hobby for a class, and I found that my collecting is probably linked to the satisfaction I get from being able to catalog and organize my collection, not to mention the sense of accomplishment I get from knowing so much about one topic. I think I latched onto G1 because I love their softer designs, and there's so many ponies and so much obscure information out there to learn about!
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Yeah, me!! I only got into MLP with G4, which made me want to look at the other generations. I quickly fell in love with their beautiful designs and started collecting, haha. I just think they're really pretty and lovely to look at :)
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Every G1 pony is shaped like a friend
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I didn't grow up with G1, only the G2 video game and a G3 pony. For me collecting them, the requirements are normally
Do I like the colour?
Do I like the design?
Do I like the mold?
Is it rare?
Is it an exclusive?
And sometimes,
Is this condition acceptable?
For example, I wanted a Lickety-Split because she's pink, has purple eyes, is in a nice pose and has ice cream cones for a cutie mark. I found one with fully black eyeliner, no faults besides faded hair and dark ice cream cones (which was a very important factor in choosing her). I bought her and now she lives with me.
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That would be me. I was more of a Kenner LPS fan as a kid. But a lot of older toys have an appealing aesthetic so I collect them too.
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I didn't have G1 ponies as a kid (Ty Beanie Babies and Kitty in my Pocket were my thing), but I discovered them because my girlfriend still had her childhood collection and I just fell in love with them. I just love vintage toys and cute things :). Our collection is partly nostalgia (e.g. my gf saying 'that was one of my favourites, I remember playing such-and-such with it' and me saying 'aww you were so cute!' :lol:) and partly just having fun in the present, taking photos, making up stories etc. I do find G1 history interesting too, though often frustrating! I like the comics and cartoons and I like how the canon(s) of G1 are quite loose and you can just make up your own stories. I got into ponies in 2013 and my first reaction to G4 was 'yay modern ponies, you can buy them in Tesco's!' - but I find the cartoon to be, I don't know, tiring? There's just so much of it, and it tries to be so clever, and it's all pop culture references that I don't usually get (I'm not an up to date person), endless friendship moralising, and two billion releases of Twilight Sparkle....there are things I like about G4 (those little mini blindbag ponies! Back when they were actually painted, of course) but I just prefer the old-fashioned pastel charm of G1 when ponies were creatures of variety and PonyLand was full of weird and wonderful things :).
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I grew up with G3, and I remember how distraught I was when I turned 10 and I was deemed "too old" for ponies, so they were all thrown out against my wishes. Fast forward 12 years, and I stumbled across a small bag of G1 ponies at my work. You see, there was a bubbles, majesty, and lemon drop mixed into my childhood collection, so I recognised these ponies for what they were. They were so dirty and looked so sad, so I took them home, cleaned them up, and they turned out so beautifully, I realized that I wanted to keep doing it. Two years later, and I have a beloved G1 collection much larger than my childhood G3, and I don't plan on becoming "too old" for collecting them anytime soon. I've thought about going into collecting G3 occasionally, but sadly, looking at them reminds me of unpleasant memories, as much as I love them. G1 brings me that happiness without the sadness.
So I guess the short answer is, my love for G1 is motivated mostly by love for them, partly by spite. Jokes on you, mum and ex-stepdad, ya jerks.
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I'm also a pretty young collector (21) and I got into FIM first.
I always collected toys, have done so since the tender age of 6, and I collected some g4.
Eventually, Hasbro started releasing more mane 6 ponies and less new ones, so I looked for something else to collect. After falling back into lps for a bit, I found a g1 seashell in a thrift store and I fell hard and fast.
Since then, I collected g1 ponies. I took a break for a while but now I'm full on back.
The reason i collect them because there are so many and they are pretty easy to get in my country.
I love their colours and shapes and smell. They are very pretty to look at and do great on my instagram.
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I didn't collect G1s as a kid. Didn't collect most of the stuff I collect back then. I just think they're cute. :>
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We didn't have any ponies as kids, but I loved the G1 cartoon between 1996 and 1997 when I was nine/ten (although I only knew of 24 episodes back then). Then I got back into ponies in 2006, I spent the next few years watching all episodes on my PC, plus Tales and sometimes even G3, I would also watch fan videos on YouTube or check out fanart, but still no toys. When G4 came out I didn't like it, plus I didn't have time for ponies back then. When I finally got back into MLP in 2017 I finally got interested in the G1 toys, and about a year later I bought my first pony, Fizzy, then came Wind Whistler and then others after her.
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It felt like a natural progression from collecting G4 and eventually G3. My parents had a year or two stint where they got very involved in antiquing and would drag me and my sisters along. I was still collecting G4 at this point, but I found a G3 pony and found it a nice challenge to continue to look for G3 when I was out. That got me into G3, and then I started finding G1 ponies and it sort of blossomed from there!
Now I collect to photograph them. I prefer to find them in the wild because honestly the fun for me is the hunt and the cleaning.
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I didn’t grow up with g1 MLP, so I collect non nostalgically. It was getting into g4 that turned me onto looking j to the past gens and discovering them- which is weird, I guess, getting into the latest gen and going backwards. But what endears g1 to me is their shape and weight. I like the more pony-like proportions in the older gens. I like that they’re actually more satisfying to hold. I like their names and the better quality hair on them. I like everything.
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Every G1 pony is shaped like a friend
:D :heart:
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I'm pretty young too, and the first ponies I got were G3's. Minty was my favorite back then. Then I got into FiM, though I was always crazier about the toys than the show. During that time, I looked around the internet for pony stuff, and I stumbled on a bunch of G1 website (and the arena) and I fell in love with the G1 designs and how soft and horselike and big they looked. I got a few at a flea market, and I picked up them wherever I could find them.
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Every G1 pony is shaped like a friend
As someone who had G1 as a kid but always thought they had a special, timeless appeal, this thread absolutely warms my heart. <3 I guess that special something is also why the line blew up for 10+ years without needing much backstory.
I find it interesting that so many people said the large quantity of ponies was a key factor. As a younger collector I remember this was one of the things I found intimidating about MLP. Does anyone have a planned end goal for the collection?
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I'm a G3 kid, and when I got back into MLP with FIM in 2014, I read about the G1s that inspired Lauren Faust to create the mane six, and really liked their designs, so I spent hours browsing the My Little Wiki looking at all the G1s they made. I think what draws me to them are their simple yet unique color schemes, their sweet faces, and their soft and thick hair, and just the fact that I love everything 80s. As much as I love G3 and 4, I think G1s just have a very timeless feel, their rosy cheeks, soft painted eyes and the whole rainbowy meadow aesthetic they have just give an air of innocence. It also doesn't hurt that they smell really nice. :P
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Every G1 pony is shaped like a friend
This is true and I want this on a t-shirt.
It's interesting for me to hear how many other collectors got into G1 for their design/aesthetic, it really does it for me too. s much as I love G3 and 4, I think G1s just have a very timeless feel, their rosy cheeks, soft painted eyes and the whole rainbowy meadow aesthetic they have just give an air of innocence. It also doesn't hurt that they smell really nice. :P
You def hit the nail on the head!
Now I collect to photograph them. I prefer to find them in the wild because honestly the fun for me is the hunt and the cleaning.
This too! I forgot to mention cleaning and restoration in my original post. I love the before and after, and photographing my collection.
So I guess the short answer is, my love for G1 is motivated mostly by love for them, partly by spite. Jokes on you, mum and ex-stepdad, ya jerks.
:hug: I'm so sorry your childhood collection was taken from you like that. I'm happy that G1 is a source of happiness for you :heart:
I honestly didn't expect so many responses, I kind of figured that I was an outlier and I love reading all your stories about how you got into G1!
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I grew up with G3 and my love for MLP got reignited when FiM came out, but I was never really into the older generations until a friend of mine got me into G1. I ended up doing more research into the older gens and I fell in love with G1s and G2s!
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I find it interesting that so many people said the large quantity of ponies was a key factor. As a younger collector I remember this was one of the things I found intimidating about MLP. Does anyone have a planned end goal for the collection?
I'm not a set-completer so I can't speak for any completionist collectors out there, but I think the large number of ponies out there just gives me more to know about the franchise and more designs to choose from when adding to my collection. I find the amount of different gimmicks in G1 fun, as well as the near-lack of design repeats compared to later gens that focused more on characters.
Tbh I don't have an end goal, but admire those who are more organized about it :P I just pick up ones that I like!
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I just want to say as an oldie who was there from the very start of G1 I love hearing all your stories ^.^ it warms my heart to hear such beautifully said things.
I think if mlp surpassed my era say if they were raggedy ann style, wooden or tin toys or even wined-up I would collect them :biggrin: becuase they would be mlp and there would be some type majesticness to them :satisfied:
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I'm younger than what I would say was the original group of collectors, who were kids that grew up with G1. I never owned G1, and while I did watch G1 on VHS at the time, I technically grew up in the age of G3. I never owned G3 either if I'm being honest, since I liked the G1 show better...but I did have a pair of knockoffs, one of which was in the original G1 mold. I was too young at the time to understand that my fake was in fact not a real, genuine G1 pony since I did not grow up with G1 in stores, haha. I did watch G4 as a teen, and after several years of enjoying it into adulthood I rediscovered my fakies that I thought I had donated years ago stored away. That's what reignited my collecting of fakies and now G1, though I have a handful of G3 and G4 as well!
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Me! Even though they were around when I was little. I only wanted sea ponies. I never watched the tv series and only saw the movie because my mom rented it for me. So I don't even remember the few I had as a kid.
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I didn’t grow up with any MLPs, and I’m not old enough to remember G1. For me, I like G1s because they are so much more interesting than the G4s. There’s so much to learn about them, and I feel like I can treat them like real ponies.
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I like g1 because they have nice hair and squishy and variety