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Introductions / A little re-introduction
« on: April 26, 2023, 08:49:50 AM »
Hello again mlparena! I'm back. I've been gone a while but figured I'd come back and do a reintroduction here. I'm Gustybv, an avid Gusty and mlp collector in the US. Mostly interested in G1 and 4, but I also have a small collection of G3 from my childhood. Currently it's all packed up in anticipation of moving so I can't look at my pretties right now. If anyone wants to share pics of their pony rooms here, I'd love to see!

When I'm not collecting, I'm busy coming up with new ideas for my Etsy shop or playing games with my friends. Hoping to stick around longer! Glad to be back ♥️

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Pony Brag Arena / Re: G1 Fixer Uppers-TE Fizzy and Sugarberry
« on: April 26, 2023, 08:39:17 AM »
They look fantastic, excellent job!

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MLP Nirvana / Re: Checking pc and interest on HTF Argies
« on: February 03, 2018, 02:47:50 PM »
I'm so sad I didn't check on here for this. I just lost that bid on Gusty and I've been looking for her for years now.

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Pony Brag Arena / Re: Pretty Pink Dream Castle!
« on: December 12, 2016, 09:45:28 AM »
Tell me about it, the rest of my collection has taken up all my room, lol. I need a new shelving unit myself.

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Pony Brag Arena / Pretty Pink Dream Castle!
« on: December 12, 2016, 09:11:13 AM »
This will probably be my last big collection purchase for a while, as I want to save for a plane ticket to England in the spring, but I thought I'd share this one!

I've been searching for a Dream Castle for a very long time, probably as long as I've been collecting! Which is about...since 2002 I want to say; nearly 15 years!

After letting posting after posting slip by because I either didnt have paypal at the time, not enough funds, was too late to purchase when I did have the funds, or the condition of the set wasn't up to my standards, I finally found one on ebay that had been a bid and buy now that had actually expired that no one bid on or purchased! So I contacted the seller and we agreed on a price over pm and they sent it out a few days later.

It could use some mild cleaning in spots, but I will likely wait until warmer weather sets in to give it a scrub down, and Majesty seems to have some cancer spots. I can always replace her if need be and use this one as custom bait or attempt a restore on her, but the rest of the set is complete and I absolutely love it <3

I really wish Hasbro would look back at some of their older play sets and put as much detail into them as they used to. Dream Castle, the Nursery, and Paradise Estate are all wonderful sets, and it saddens me to not see the same level of design when it comes to their newer sets like the Crystal Empire set or Canterlot Castle! They charge enough for them, so why not give it better quality? I haven't bought them for this reason. Hell, even G3 play sets were more elaborate then those! I still have my G3 Celebration Castle and its by far one of my favorites from that era.

tl;dr I finally got a Dream Castle and wish Hasbro would go back to making bigger, more elaborate play sets, especially with what they charge for essentially a plastic cutout...

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Customs / Re: G1 glitter recommendations?
« on: October 09, 2016, 07:02:58 PM »
I was fortunate enough to obtain some Martha Stewart glitter from my late grandmother. It's a very fine micro glitter and I have a variety of colors. They seem to be about $18.00 on Amazon for a 24 pack of essential colors from her line, and they really look nice on the ponies! I was able to reglitter my Flutterbye with it and it turned out really well!

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Introductions / Re: Finally getting around to an intro
« on: June 27, 2015, 07:34:13 PM »
I do indeed have favorites from each gen, but Gusty is my all time favorite. I can't really explain why either, she just is. As for art, I do have some and plan to do more MLP related art in the future. Will likely share some of it soon :D

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Introductions / Finally getting around to an intro
« on: June 25, 2015, 11:55:37 AM »
Good job me, I joined back in April but never made a formal post here \o/

Anyway, hello fellow nerds!

I've been a collector since about 2003-4, when G3 started coming out. But I actually started my collection with some G1's I had found at an old antique mall downtown that was being cleaned out to make way for a music store. Since the end of G3, getting G1's and G4's has been my current collection focus.

When not collecting, I enjoy drawing, writing, and video games XD

Hope to spend some time here in the future and get to know some!

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