are sparkle ponies immune to cancer?

[YellowCat]

My Sparkles all look great too, even my childhood Sky Rocket who went just about everywhere with me from the ages of 3 to 6.  Although her body is a little bit cloudy, probably from wear.  I also have a childhood Glow N Show who has head body mismatch- her head is darker than her body, but that could be from me taking her in the bath.

[invaderhorizongreen]

I have never found cancer on mine.

[sd_dreamcrystal]

psst: someone put a sparkle pony under a black light! It will tell all!

[QueenStarglow]

I don't have any on any of mine either! Excellent This means my beloved favorite transparent ponies will last for a long, long time (science willing)

[Spike]

Yeah now that you mentioned it.. The sparkle pony I found at a flea market was in extremely good shape.. Almost mint o.o

[gypsyunicorn]

Yep they stay nice
Why is it cancer seems prone to white bodies and the blue ones?

[Spike]

Yeah.. I see that my HK bowtie has a cancer spot. My italian one does not. Maybe it's what is in the dye they use for the plastic. Actually I'm not even sure how they made the ponies. o_o

[lindsayrose1985]

Hrm, come to think of it, I've never seen a Sparkle pony with cancer. Same with the Glow n' Shows, which I think are made up of the same kind of plastic as Sparkles.

If I were any good at chemistry, I'd dedicate my life's work into creating a formula that would prevent age spots/cancer in all ponies. Then get a Pony Peace Prize.

Thats a fabulous idea!!!!

Post Merge: September 30, 2013, 11:51:22 PM

psst: someone put a sparkle pony under a black light! It will tell all!

oooh that sounds fun!

[High Flutter]

Sticky?! Really?!  Gah. I never thought pony plastic was the kind of plastic that deteriorates in that manner.  That shouldn't happen.  Not to toys released as collectibles - which includes every mlp pony released.
Pony cancer is bad enough.

Also the black light comment was interesting.
Pony cancer glows under uv light?  That's part of pony plastic breakdown?  Fascinating.

[hathorcat]

Sticky?! Really?!  Gah. I never thought pony plastic was the kind of plastic that deteriorates in that manner.  That shouldn't happen.  Not to toys released as collectibles - which includes every mlp pony released.
Pony cancer is bad enough.

Also the black light comment was interesting.
Pony cancer glows under uv light?  That's part of pony plastic breakdown?  Fascinating.

But MLP were never released with the intention of being collectibles. The were and are first and foremost toys. I am sure if you told Hasbro 30 years ago these ponies would still be around and in "collectors" hands they would have scoffed a little and then told you they could not promise the toys would last that long.

[lindsayrose1985]

Sticky?! Really?!  Gah. I never thought pony plastic was the kind of plastic that deteriorates in that manner.  That shouldn't happen.  Not to toys released as collectibles - which includes every mlp pony released.
Pony cancer is bad enough.

Also the black light comment was interesting.
Pony cancer glows under uv light?  That's part of pony plastic breakdown?  Fascinating.

But MLP were never released with the intention of being collectibles. The were and are first and foremost toys. I am sure if you told Hasbro 30 years ago these ponies would still be around and in "collectors" hands they would have scoffed a little and then told you they could not promise the toys would last that long.

Very true stinkycat I know that I played with my ponies in the early 1990's they were definitely marketed as toys for over 3's and I got my first pony at age 5....she was definitely well played with and yet I still have her!
If hasbro knew the 'collectability' of the g1 I'm sure that the price would of been higher lol

[High Flutter]

Sticky?! Really?!  Gah. I never thought pony plastic was the kind of plastic that deteriorates in that manner.  That shouldn't happen.  Not to toys released as collectibles - which includes every mlp pony released.
Pony cancer is bad enough.

Also the black light comment was interesting.
Pony cancer glows under uv light?  That's part of pony plastic breakdown?  Fascinating.

But MLP were never released with the intention of being collectibles. The were and are first and foremost toys. I am sure if you told Hasbro 30 years ago these ponies would still be around and in "collectors" hands they would have scoffed a little and then told you they could not promise the toys would last that long.

Very true stinkycat I know that I played with my ponies in the early 1990's they were definitely marketed as toys for over 3's and I got my first pony at age 5....she was definitely well played with and yet I still have her!
If hasbro knew the 'collectability' of the g1 I'm sure that the price would of been higher lol

When I say COLLECTIBLE I'm thinking more along the lines of *Pokemon - Gotta Catch Em All*.

Not *collectible* per se, but many types/variations of the toy are released, and kids (or rather their parents) need to buy the next new ponies.

"Look mum!  The new Happy Tails ponies!!!"
"Wow!!  Look at those Sparkle ponies!"
"Can I buy unicorn Fizzy?  She's a Twinkle Eye pony just like in the movie!"

They are ALL collecting type toys.

True, people can collect any toy, but buying the Toy Story toys is different from buying the endless variations of Barbie.

Now, if only I could make myself realise that I DON'T need every pony I see...... Hmm... excuse me, any parents here..?  How do you deal with your children when they NEEEEEEED something?   

I think every person here knows what I mean, right? 

[sd_dreamcrystal]

Also the black light comment was interesting.
Pony cancer glows under uv light?  That's part of pony plastic breakdown?  Fascinating.

The black light comment was more of a interesting thing I found out with pony cancer xD I have a G1 Baby Moondancer that I was able to mostly lighten/fade her cancer patches but when I put her under a black light... she looked like a cow! Apparently Cancer and some other pony afflictions may show up better under black light but I have yet to really try it on a lot of ponies. But it's still fun to see them under a whole new light!

[QueenStarglow]

But MLP were never released with the intention of being collectibles. The were and are first and foremost toys. I am sure if you told Hasbro 30 years ago these ponies would still be around and in "collectors" hands they would have scoffed a little and then told you they could not promise the toys would last that long.

It makes you wonder if Hasbro learned from this and has done something different with the plastic in the G3 and G4 ponies. They definitely are different, but I wonder if they are more long-lasting. I guess we'll find out in 30 years

In 30 years I hope my G1 ponies will still be okay. I don't think I could handle slowly watching them fall apart. Although, I am when I think about it. After 16 years of being a member of the online MLP community, I've watched some of my perfectly flawless ponies grow cancer spots and develop regrind and plasticizer leak. It will likely only get worse.

[Lyra]

Don't they get sticky sometimes though?

I thought it was only the G3 sparkle ponies that get sticky over time, though I could be mistaken.

I examined my Twinkler yesterday and feel like even if she did have have age spots, pindot or other mould invading the plastic, it would be really hard to tell!