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MLP Nirvana / Re: Pc argentina paseo flutterbye
« on: September 19, 2020, 12:43:13 PM »
I just paid $185 for one I got off eBay!

ETA I think I bought the one you were selling! Hahah!

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MLP Nirvana / Re: Have you ever found a Nirvana pony in the wild?
« on: September 19, 2020, 12:42:14 PM »
I found a Greek baby glory at a flea market here in MI!
I also have a French star shine that I bought new on a family vacation in France when I was a child. She traveled back to the US with me!

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Pony Corral / Re: Who was your favorite flutter pony from the 1st set?
« on: September 16, 2020, 10:58:48 PM »
Peach blossom! Though forget me not is a close second! I’m also really fond of morning glory!

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Pony Corral / Re: Retro ponies, Heart throb
« on: September 13, 2020, 12:17:05 AM »
I dont have a picture of heart throb to contribute, but her colors are definitely off. She’s more creamy pink than the original. Almost tan, it’s like they based her off a faded 30 year old heart throb! 😂 Which is strange because the box artwork on the back has her pretty vibrant pink! The first run of sparkler also is off as she has the red in her mane at the bottom and not in the g1 style stripe and has a red section in her tail as well. However I did see a new one posted that has those errors corrected!

These retro ponies are made by basic fun a toy company that purchased the license for them from hasbro. They have released the following:
The original 6 collectors pose ponies
The 4 earth ponies (Bow tie, seashell, bubbles and Apple jack)
The first unicorn and Pegasus set
The first rainbow set (scented and unscented)
The second rainbow release set
The pretty parlor with peachy
An exclusive majesty for comic con
The second unicorn and Pegasus set (minus powder and skyflier)
And the second set of 4 earth ponies (posey, tootsie, cherries jubilee and lickity split)

The original retro release from the 2000’s (rainbow ponies and collector ponies) were made by hasbro. These new ones are not, only licensed!

Hope this helps!

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Pony Corral / Re: Favourite magic message pony?
« on: August 22, 2020, 12:32:15 AM »
Mirror mirror for me! I love the green and peach combo! Magic hat is a close second! Both were childhood ponies!

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Pony Corral / Re: A flutter pony giveaway! + poll
« on: August 15, 2020, 10:23:25 PM »
I would LOVE flutter repros by basic fun! I’m sad they weren’t released (yet? I’m hopeful!)

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You mean pretty bow isn’t a UK exclusive?!?! 😂😂😂 oh man what a trip down memory lane!
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Though in seriousness, there was a lot of unpleasantness at the time. It was very hard to be someone not from the US when DV was the only site dictating what ponies were sold everywhere.

And it took a lot of work to get to the point that we have the better int'l knowledge we have today. Which is absolutely no thanks to DV.

I hear you! I remember people including you challenging the norm of dream valley for years! I always checked other sites and reference other sites including yours before dream valley!



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I have seriously ambivalent feelings every time DV gets mentioned.

On the one hand I remember it as the second ever pony site I found (TP was first) and my hour a week at the library when I was 15 and printing out the whole ID pages and getting all excited about all the ponies I never knew existed.

For that I will always love it.

On the other hand, between around 1998 and 2001, DV did not update information on its international sections. And let's just say this created problems. Not updating was a personal choice by DV, because of  the sheer volume of people complaining about the errors (which should have been the reason to update, but Idk).

The international pages ultimately got taken down.

That part is a less pleasant memory.

So yeah, I love DV for being that gateway into MLP in the US and pony ID and the internet in the late 1990s and I have a lot of respect for it taking that step and giving us that first site.

On the other hand, I wish it had been better at correcting information sooner, or even at all, in that key crucial period when it was the go-to site and international ponies were flooding onto the market.

DV is an important historical milestone in our community but it should stay in the past and be left there.

Please, nobody go there for pony ID now. There's nothing that DV can tell you that the Wiki can't, and the Wiki is probably more accurate.

I think it's really important to underscore that fact. We've come a long way with our pony knowledge - but most of the problems/errors in information that still endure began with DV, and are still here because of DV.

You mean pretty bow isn’t a UK exclusive?!?! 😂😂😂 oh man what a trip down memory lane!

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Pony Corral / Re: Unreleased Petite Pony Wedding Chapel Playset
« on: June 27, 2020, 12:55:30 AM »
It’s so beautiful! Do we know the owner of the set? I’d love to see more pictures of the petites!

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Pony Corral / Re: Who is your current grail and why?
« on: June 23, 2020, 11:12:52 PM »
Argie paseo flutterbye and baby hopscotch and baby Apple jack are my current grails!

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Pony Corral / Re: Least fave sweetberry pony ?
« on: June 23, 2020, 11:09:52 PM »
I second boysenberry pie!
Here’s my order:
1. Cranberry muffins
2. Strawberry surprise
3. Cherry treats
4. Blueberry baskets
5. Raspberry jam
6. Boysenberry pie

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Pony Corral / Re: Wonky Pony Face Illusion
« on: June 23, 2020, 11:08:12 PM »
Sooo funny! It kinda looks like bbe baby heart throbs head as an adult without bbe!

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Pony Corral / Re: Unleash the prototypes!
« on: June 11, 2020, 10:24:06 PM »
I would totally buy a set of natural color ponies! It would be so neat to have them with the rest of the fantasy colors!

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Pony Corral / Re: Are there ponies/playsets with no known MOC?
« on: June 02, 2020, 10:15:18 PM »
There’s a yellow gusty?!?

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Pony Corral / Re: Oops! This is a new one!
« on: April 26, 2020, 06:41:39 AM »
I would email basic fun! They gave great customer service! I once emailed them about an issue I had with a twilight and they sent me a new one for free!

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