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« on: May 18, 2021, 06:53:19 PM »
FINALLY found these guys!! They were $6 each at Books A Million. I grabbed 5 without realizing how much they were, but all 5 were different and included 2 uncommons! I'm so happy, I was looking everywhere (supermarkets, discount stores, game stores) and couldn't for the life of me find any.
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« on: May 03, 2021, 10:46:57 AM »
Whoa, Pipp looks worlds better than Sunny. Hopefully we get more like that! Though her legs look kind of bloated...
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« on: May 01, 2021, 11:59:26 AM »
I was confused about why the name would be controversial at first - yeah, that word is not used as a slur very often over here. Mostly it's used for those things you scrub yourself with in the bath/shower (I think loofa is an alternate name?). To me the US name just sounds like a smoke shop/hookah place.
I generally love playsets and want this one for completionism's sake, but I find it pretty lame. It reminds me of G4 playsets, what with calling a wall a "palace". The bathtub takes up the whole wall, too, so you can't even put your ponies inside the room itself.
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« on: April 23, 2021, 12:54:19 PM »
I tried sunfading a slightly creamy Gingerbread, now she’s solid brown. Don’t sunfade her, it won’t work. Peroxide or a fbr are probably your best shots, but be warned that peroxide won’t make age spots go away and if you paint over the age spots, new age spots will show up over the paint.
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« on: April 20, 2021, 07:15:53 PM »
Well said, LadyAmalthea!
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« on: April 20, 2021, 11:28:29 AM »
Nice to see Hasbro didn't learn their lesson the first 3 times.
What lesson? Despite it not being popular with the old school collecting community, the fact that G4 went on for so many years kinda proves that a core cast works, at least with the target audience, who is likely only getting less than 6 ponies anyways.
I really like the character designs, especially Zipp, but I still hate how non-horselike they are and I can't help but feel it was a calculated effort to manufacture another Brony Phenomenon and you just can't manufacture something like that.
To me it almost seems like they want FIM level popularity but not the same demographic. It seems like this time they are aiming at the socially aware Steven Universe crowd. But while everyone says the animation reminds them of Disney it kinda reminds me of Miraculous Ladybug.
If they wanted to go that route, it would have been 100% smarter to keep 2D animation and use G1 as a closer reference than G4 imo- not just saying that because I'd love to see something more similar to G1 in aesthetics, but the G1 style in general is more in line with shows like Steven Universe, SPOP and Adventure time than G4- especially because all of those shows heavily reference 80's and 90's aesthetics and have a similar color palette.
G5's art style really reminds me of Brony fanart styles, and I don't think it's accidental honestly. I really love G4, it reignited my passion for MLP when I was younger, but I really wanted to see something closer to G1 lol.
I meant more along the lines of story content than animation style. The reason SU was popular had a lot more to do with content than animation style and lots of fans actually felt the animation was the weakest part of SU.
The fact that it kept killing their lines. The mane sux and yes the bore core are shelf sitters. Kids are sick of it too. Don't pretend otherwise Wardah.
Nah, Wardah’s right, I still see kids lose their minds over Pinkie Pie/Poppy the Troll/Elsa toys in stores (we sold Poppy merch in our queue line for a while at work, and kids would go absolutely ballistic over it). If I had a nickel for every time I walked down the toy aisle of Target and passed a child begging their parents for a toy before throwing a fit when their parent points out they have 5 toys of that character already, I’d be able to buy Hasbro, lol. Us collectors are sick of the same few characters, parents seem to be sick of the same few characters, and older kids are probably sick of the same few characters, but little kids? Little kids just see a character they like and want to own it, even if they already have 3 of that character. We may not like it, but Hasbro knows how to win over their target demographic.
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« on: March 25, 2021, 07:06:02 PM »
Apparently that "Fail Fix" line of fashion dolls has pets now? There are, from what I could find, 2 dogs, a cat and a pony. I found one of the dogs at TJ Maxx, and after a few weeks decided to go back and grab one. They look like a cross between Little Pretties and Sweetie Pups/Kittens (aside from the pony, who just looks like a My Little Pony). So the gimmick is that they come with messy hair you're supposed to style and a messy face that you can use a magnetic plastic face mask to remove, revealing a made-up face underneath. The hair was stiff was a board when I pulled it out of the package, but the little brush it came with did a surprisingly good job of making the hair flat and silky... on the NDS  Of course the DS has to have frizzy hair. Maybe it'll get better when I actually wash it. Anyone else own any of these? I'm gonna grab the cat for sure whenever I see it (or just get it online).
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« on: February 19, 2021, 08:51:06 AM »
MLP font: Special Unicorn!
Harry Potter font: My Partner So Cute!
She's incredible, I love her.
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« on: February 16, 2021, 12:09:57 PM »
even though i dripped the faucets last night and all day i think one of our pipe froze. the hot water in one sink isn't working and the cold water in the other sink isn't working. we rent but we just signed another year lease. i hope everything will be ok once it thaws. i don't even know hot to function in this weather.
If it's any consolation, visitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginI think you would know if your pipes had burst. On the bright side, we got power! ...5 minutes after our pipe exploded, brought a huge chunk of the ceiling down, flooded the living room and drowned our wifi router. No idea how I'm gonna make online classes now, but it could have been so much worse (our neighbor turned off our water for us, what an absolute angel, we owe him big time).
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« on: February 15, 2021, 05:45:57 PM »
It's so cold! It's 8°F windchill (and dropping!) and the entire city of Houston has no power! My hands are numb as I'm typing, and I'm under a comforter, 2 very warm blankets and a fluffy cat, as well as wearing layers in my own bed. I'm especially worried about my cat - I'm afraid she'll freeze to death if she's not laying on me, and theres nowhere warm to go in the house. We have no idea when the power will be back - I'm definitely missing assignments and my professors have made it clear that statewide power outtages won't be considered an excuse for turning something in late Nevermind that I only have internet through cell service, and Canvas won't load on my phone! How do people live like this year-round?!
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« on: February 01, 2021, 04:20:28 PM »
I keep getting "file not found" when I try to click on boards or topics.
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« on: January 31, 2021, 12:40:33 PM »
Cat themed huh? Well that proves it. Hasbro is sick of ponies and is trying to get us all accept to accept the musical debut of My Wacky Kitty.
My Wacky Kitty comes in eight delightful colours, complete with groomable tails.
My Wacky Kitty: Crazy Treehouse with Pawla & Squeak the mouse.
My Wacky Kitty: Calico Kittys. Kittys in three colours!!!
my Wacky Kitty: Tiger Tabby Kitties. Kitties with contrasting stripes!!!
My Wacky Kitty: Fur Soft Kitties. Kitties with soft fur!!!
My Wacky Kitty: Loopy Tails Kitties. Extra long tails for more grooming & styling pleasure!!!
My Wacky Kitty: Kitty-Tastic Parlour with Silky & Chirp the budgie.
I know, off topic lol but couldn't resist...
I'll take 10. Of each
I'll take your entire stock!
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« on: January 23, 2021, 08:18:46 PM »
Minty - if her standard design had the beautiful emerald green hair of one of her Greek releases I would have an army of her. Princess Flora - if they tweaked her even slightly to make her not Morning Glory with a new name. They made Fauna slightly different from Clever Clover, so why couldn’t they have done the same with Flora? Midnight Dream - if they hadn’t picked that awful magenta hair that frizzes super easily and can never be fixed, she’d be a favorite of mine as it is I’ve resorted to looking for that set MIB, since they just have so many hair issues. Twilight Sparkle - if they kept one of her early color palettes, with a blue, indigo and and white mane, instead of her purple and pink final palette. I’m biased towards cool colors, though, so maybe that’s just me.
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« on: January 23, 2021, 06:24:13 AM »
Sand Digger is fairly sought after, I think. I also wouldn't bait the later year ponies - the DnPs, BnGs, Sunnybunch and the neon red pony whose name I forget - unless they're really beyond saving. Even if they're not in display condition, I'd say they're worth restoring.
And I have no idea if she's considered rare or not, but Princess Aquamarine, a set compeleter for me, has been eluding me for years, so she may be worth saving.
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« on: January 13, 2021, 05:14:33 PM »
Remember that meme that floats around every time a new season of Sponegbob season is confirmed - the “Spongebob begs Nickelodeon to kill him but Nickelodeon refuses, keeping him alive” one? That’s how I feel about this. They had their story told. It ended perfectly. Let them rest.
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