My Wigwam... *sigh* (updated pics on page 2!)

[hathorcat]

I agree a little rehairing is not a major issue for him if you want to go down that path or his head-dress would certainly cover things up if you have it (or could maybe purchase one).

The acetone garote is something I have always found help if and when I have to decapitate a pony. In addition a hair dryer focused on the neck seam will help to melt glue. Big Brothers have horrible heads to remove - very tightly in place normally.

[buttonso]

I agree a little rehairing is not a major issue for him if you want to go down that path or his head-dress would certainly cover things up if you have it (or could maybe purchase one).

The acetone garote is something I have always found help if and when I have to decapitate a pony. In addition a hair dryer focused on the neck seam will help to melt glue. Big Brothers have horrible heads to remove - very tightly in place normally.

I think I've talked myself out of trying- not sure it will be worth the effort...  but we will see if my sense of adventure returns strong enough- I will see how he looks after an exterior washing 

[ringwraith10]

If his head is super sealed on, it's less likely that moisture would have gotten in to cause mold in the first place.

And I would vote against re-hairing him, but it's your decision. Most people I know like to keep their childhood ponies in the condition they were in when they were kids and not mess with them. I've barely even cleaned most of my childhood ponies! (Though I cleaned them all when I was a kid and I took really good care of them).

[buttonso]

Well the Magic Eraser didn't put a dent in his leg anomaly, but he does look better for having his hair washed and combed. Course that makes his cut hair more obvious now but ah well.... least he's clean.

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[Taffeta]

I still think that the headress is the way to go. If you can find one at a reasonable price, it'll cover up the cut hair nicely and be the least intrusive way of making your Wigwam look his best. There's a risk with a childhood pony that restoring it could go wrong, and then you can't take it back. Wigwam has the headdress option, so I would go with that if you can.

[buttonso]

I'll just have to be on the lookout I suppose!  I don't usually both to go after accessories, but, you're right, he'd definitely benefit from it...

[Taffeta]

I have a really wrong sense of humour sometimes, but looking at that pic it just occured to me that he had a mullet in the 1980s, but now, as a senior pony citizen of G1, he's "gone grey" and "is balding"...

"It's all a sign of wisdom!" as they say...

Makes me think of the comic story where he has the baby ponies sitting round the firestone eating cookies and listening to stories...

[buttonso]

I have a really wrong sense of humour sometimes, but looking at that pic it just occured to me that he had a mullet in the 1980s, but now, as a senior pony citizen of G1, he's "gone grey" and "is balding"...

"It's all a sign of wisdom!" as they say...

Makes me think of the comic story where he has the baby ponies sitting round the firestone eating cookies and listening to stories...

lol! I kinda like the idea of him as an over-the-hill mullet dude. And that comic sounds really cute! I know pretty much nothing of the G1 comics, I didn't even know there were such a thing until I got onto othe Arena!! I'm guessing these comics were largely a UK thing?

[SeashellnBubbles]

We didn't get the comics over here, but WigWam always featured in long stories about cowboys and Indians in my house....I didn't have him so he "spoke" through a painting I made of him and only certain ponies could hear him and translate his stories from his native Cree Yeah, it's a big mix of histories, but my bloodline is a big mix as well, so it made sense when I was a kid I think maybe you could tie a feather to the shorter part and that will disguise as well as weigh it down and make him look really cool!

[Taffeta]

I have a really wrong sense of humour sometimes, but looking at that pic it just occured to me that he had a mullet in the 1980s, but now, as a senior pony citizen of G1, he's "gone grey" and "is balding"...

"It's all a sign of wisdom!" as they say...

Makes me think of the comic story where he has the baby ponies sitting round the firestone eating cookies and listening to stories...

lol! I kinda like the idea of him as an over-the-hill mullet dude. And that comic sounds really cute! I know pretty much nothing of the G1 comics, I didn't even know there were such a thing until I got onto othe Arena!! I'm guessing these comics were largely a UK thing?

Yep, the comics were printed in the UK - Egmont House, I think - between 1985 and 1993 or thereabouts. Ive some scans of them on my page but I don't think I have the Wigwam story up there...

[buttonso]

We didn't get the comics over here, but WigWam always featured in long stories about cowboys and Indians in my house....I didn't have him so he "spoke" through a painting I made of him and only certain ponies could hear him and translate his stories from his native Cree Yeah, it's a big mix of histories, but my bloodline is a big mix as well, so it made sense when I was a kid I think maybe you could tie a feather to the shorter part and that will disguise as well as weigh it down and make him look really cool!

Ooh I like that idea too! And it would serve until I got around to obtaining his headdress...

Post Merge: July 06, 2015, 06:26:04 PM

I have a really wrong sense of humour sometimes, but looking at that pic it just occured to me that he had a mullet in the 1980s, but now, as a senior pony citizen of G1, he's "gone grey" and "is balding"...

"It's all a sign of wisdom!" as they say...

Makes me think of the comic story where he has the baby ponies sitting round the firestone eating cookies and listening to stories...

lol! I kinda like the idea of him as an over-the-hill mullet dude. And that comic sounds really cute! I know pretty much nothing of the G1 comics, I didn't even know there were such a thing until I got onto othe Arena!! I'm guessing these comics were largely a UK thing?

Yep, the comics were printed in the UK - Egmont House, I think - between 1985 and 1993 or thereabouts. Ive some scans of them on my page but I don't think I have the Wigwam story up there...

I'll have to check out your scans!

[LightingElectricDream]

You could just get some Dolly hair and replace just the cut part, then just cut it the narural lanth of the rest of his main. You don't gotta rehair the entire thing. But if you don't wanna do that you can send it to some one who can, idk if you are a re-hair er or  never done it before.

But you can alwase buy him his head dress. And display him so you can't see the mark on his leg.

[Twizel]

My advice about getting the head off would be the same as others have posted. If it were me and I knew I wasn't going to ever sell Wigwam, I might rehair just the broken locks so he doesn't feel "shabby" next to the other ponies ^_^

[Sweet_Stuff]

Aww, you really could have him much worse! I'd say buy the accessory and display him normally, and no need to pop the head off and the head dress will mask the haircut. biggrin: