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Title: Wild score
Post by: Gator on August 30, 2020, 10:00:12 AM
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As the years pass, we all know it's harder and harder to find G1s in the wild, with long dry spells between finds.  Well, today I scored four plushs (Firefly, Blossom, Cotton Candy, and Parasol), a flat foot Cotton Candy, baby Peeks or Puddles, and a Windy Wing. 
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My plush ponies are in storage, and I can't remember who I have, so I probably got some doubles now (Blossom for sure).

I've never been huge into variants, so to me Flat foot or concave hasn't been a huge deal for me, but this Cotton Candy looked great for her age so I got her too.

I already have the windy wing as well, but maybe I can use her in a trade.

Of the Peeks/Puddles twins, I'm missing one, but can't remember which.  So this may be a double too.  But Hey!!!  Wild ponies!  I can't complain!
Title: Re: Wild score
Post by: Pumpkin_Tart on August 30, 2020, 10:35:28 AM
I can definitely agree that they are harder to find! That is a nice haul! I would love to see some pictures of them if you do end up posting some!  :happy:
Title: Re: Wild score
Post by: Griffin on August 30, 2020, 10:41:01 AM
Great finds! :good:
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Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on August 30, 2020, 11:12:34 AM
congrats, wow!
Title: Re: Wild score
Post by: Gator on August 30, 2020, 01:35:14 PM
To fellow plush collectors, how do you fix eyes?  On my Lofty, I used black permanent marker.  These new guys need some attention too.  What do you recommend?
Also, the plush Cotton Candy has bad hair.  Do you try to straighten similar to a regular ponies hair?  Conditioner and heat iron?
Title: Re: Wild score
Post by: slyons on August 30, 2020, 02:11:29 PM
To fellow plush collectors, how do you fix eyes?  On my Lofty, I used black permanent marker.  These new guys need some attention too.  What do you recommend?
Also, the plush Cotton Candy has bad hair.  Do you try to straighten similar to a regular ponies hair?  Conditioner and heat iron?

First things first, congrats on your wild finds!  So hard to do now a days and look at your haul! Nice  :thumb:

I also go with the perm marker for the eyes.  If I ever sell I will disclose that I have done so. I would not do well with paint, and it would look as bad as the scratches.

I have had good and bad times with plush hair. I find that when I straighten the hair with a hot iron on low and conditioner, it gets almost… too straight? It doesn't seem to have the "body" or shine of a plush that has had perfect hair from the beginning, but it will look better then what it was (if I feel I've had to do it).

And there seems to be a difference with ponies as well... my Glory had the most snarled hair I've ever encountered, but with a butt-tonne of  conditioner/fabric softener and an iron on low, it turned out soft/straight enough to be passable, but still not 'shiny'.

My baby Surprise on the other hand, all the conditioner/fabric softener in the world could not make her hair soft. It's still coarse as hell, and after a failed attempt at curling  it, I accepted that it may never be what I want and just braided it.

Good luck with fixing them up.  I sure hope some other Plush collectors comment on this thread so they can give you some good advice, rather than my 'let's see if this works' methods  :lol:
Title: Re: Wild score
Post by: shabbychicdee on August 30, 2020, 04:16:19 PM
wow how exciting, big congrats to you
Title: Re: Wild score
Post by: SunPony on August 30, 2020, 06:51:55 PM
Congrats, what an awesome (and cuddly) score! 

I've fixed up the black parts of plush eyes with acrylic model paints before.  Can't comment on the hair. 
Title: Re: Wild score
Post by: Carebearnmbr46 on September 06, 2020, 06:29:07 PM
Wow!!!  That really is amazing!!  A huge congrats!
Title: Re: Wild score
Post by: Ponybookworm on September 27, 2020, 01:52:44 AM
Good haul & fantastic luck, especially on the Plushies xxx
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