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Offline RoseNoire

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Does anyone care about G2 ?
« on: January 15, 2018, 04:48:27 AM »
Hello everyone !

I was wondering if G2 gets some love, since I can"t find anything on the internet about them. Nothing about how to clean them, how to handle / repair mechanisms (Magic Motion, ...) etc.. The only thing in the preservation project seems to be about their rhinestones. And that's it. Well, I did find a topic about Magic Motions taken apart, but the pics are dead. There's nothing left, no update.

I do know people out here collect G2s. I was just wondering if it would be relevant to document G2s as much as G1s, so the newbies wouldn't be so afraid to try to clean and repair their G2s, because this is what is happening to me.

But well, I guess I'll have to make experiments on my G2s and make the documentation, trial and error myself. Don't worry, I will share it to you. =)

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Re: Does anyone care about G2 ?
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2018, 05:45:56 AM »
I care a lot about g2! There used to be a fair few sites around, but a lot of them are gone now, sadly. I don't know if they had anything on restoration, however :/
One reason I think why there aren't a lot of sites for restoration of g2s is that they just don't seem to end up in terrible condition as often as g1s? I've had a bunch with frizzy hair over the years, and some pen marks, but that's basic, and the same methods as for g1s to remove tbh.
Repairing mechanisms would be interesting though, although some I fear are impossible to repair without dissecting the entire pony, in which case you'd have done more harm than good ^^' (like the push tail-buck head variety)

But do document what you do, just because there aren't a lot of sites dedicated to g2 doesn't mean it should stay that way ^^ I agree there's far too little g2 love out there. I'd love to see what you come up with!
Sites I do know of though - moonbreeze's site , MLP Land and Rainbow Forest. And then ofc wiki and strawberryreef. There were more, maybe someone can find something through wayback machine? I'm not savvy with that unfortunately xD
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Re: Does anyone care about G2 ?
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2018, 07:37:49 AM »
I adore G2s! They look so elegant, especially with those gems in their eyes! :lovey:

Shame I don't have more, I have the least amount of them in my collection since they're so hard to find in the wild, at least in the US.

As Shaiyeh said above, it's probably likely that there's not as much restoration information on them as there are G1s, since a lot of problems that can affect them (frizzy hair, marks, stains, tail rust etc) also affect G1 and most other generations. The only G2-specific issues I can think of are broken mechanism and missing eye gems. G1 had a ton more specific issues due to the type of plastic used, whereas other generations don't really need to worry about things like age spots, regrind, pindot, etc.
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Re: Does anyone care about G2 ?
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2018, 08:07:48 AM »
I've been getting interested in them. And do intend to own a handful. I've got my sights on Prince Firefly as my first. I love his colors.

Perhaps those who do know how to fix and clean can pool their knowledge on here, the tp and the mlp restoration site?
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Re: Does anyone care about G2 ?
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2018, 08:12:58 AM »
Yes I love the G2 line! They are very pretty to me.
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Re: Does anyone care about G2 ?
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2018, 08:16:22 AM »
(frantic hand waving) Me me me!!

I somehow had the PC game as a kid and ever since it’s been a huge source of nostalgia for me. My favorite has been and will always be Ivy. I just can’t understand why it flopped in the US.
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Re: Does anyone care about G2 ?
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2018, 01:56:12 PM »
Aside from eye repair and rehairing, I've never seen a broken G2.  That's probably why there aren't any resources. 

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Re: Does anyone care about G2 ?
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2018, 02:28:41 PM »
I love G2! They’re my favorite! Some of my best childhood memories are my grandma taking me to Alco and getting a new one like once a week :D

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Re: Does anyone care about G2 ?
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2018, 02:36:05 PM »
Well, I'm happy to see G2 lovers. :D Indeed, they don't get too damaged and some techniques for G1s apply to G2s as well. Aside from the MM mechanisms, I guess there is not much we could add.
I hope to find some ponies to dismantle for our knowledge soon.

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Re: Does anyone care about G2 ?
« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2018, 04:00:13 PM »
The g2 ponies were the ponies sold in my childhood so I love them a lot!
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Re: Does anyone care about G2 ?
« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2018, 06:05:11 PM »
G2 is actually my favorite generation! The bulk of my collection is G4 as that was what got me into Ponies in general and happens to be the current gen, but I've always had an appreciation for past gens and G2 has always been my particular favorite. There is just something about them that I love.

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Re: Does anyone care about G2 ?
« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2018, 08:53:36 PM »
Oh yes I love them and collect mainly the babies :) as they are so precious.

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Re: Does anyone care about G2 ?
« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2018, 08:59:26 PM »
I bought nearly every G2 that was available here, sadly we didn't get nearly the variety that Europe did.  I'm not sure why they didn't go over well - wrong place, wrong time?  A lack of shelf-appeal?  Price points?  Some of the playsets in particular were overpriced for what you got.   I'm looking at you 'Friendship Gardens', aka barely disguised reissue of LPS Zoo. 
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Re: Does anyone care about G2 ?
« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2018, 09:42:03 PM »
I adore G2s and when I can find some super baity ones I fully intend to dissect them and see how those mechanisms were put together >.> I miiiight be a bit curious about it and willing to do the work XD Especially to see if I can put some of them back together after.

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Re: Does anyone care about G2 ?
« Reply #14 on: January 16, 2018, 02:43:14 AM »
Me! I love g2 ponies! They are my favorite generation after g1!
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