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« on: May 10, 2022, 07:32:29 AM »
I have two Fizzys and a Whizzer! I don't have Sweet Stuff yet but she's on my wishlist <3 visitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or login
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« on: April 29, 2022, 05:10:03 PM »
I only have Skippity Doo currently, but I would love to have all of them! Twist has been one of my favorites ever since I was little. visitors can't see pics , please register or login
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« on: April 26, 2022, 01:01:40 PM »
Long time no see! I got super lucky on a $30-ish pony lot from Shopgoodwill, and it just arrived a few days ago. I could see five G1s buried amongst a bunch of G3s and G4s in the photo, but since it was basically a grab bag lot, I wasn't sure what to expect. I got quite the surprise when I opened the box to see not just five, but eight G1s! Here's the G1s I got (these girls were grimy but I forgot to take before pics, so just imagine them caked with dirt and mysterious sticky substances)! Sweet Suds (with her original ribbon!)visitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginI only have one other Perfume Puff and her mane and tail are a mess, so it was a treat to see such a lovely soft puffy mane and tail! Sweet Suds is pretty much in perfect condition with beautiful symbols. She even had her original ribbon tied in her mane! I think this is the first G1 I've ever gotten with their original ribbon. Starry Wingsvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginYou have no idea how excited I was to pull this girl out of the box. Easily my favorite from this whole lot, and one you couldn't even see in the photos that were provided. She is so minty I can hardly believe it, and her wings are both in perfect condition! Boysenberry Pievisitors can't see pics , please register or loginIt seems like Boysenberry is prone to discoloration in general. This is my second Boysenberry and she's got yellow-ish stains all over her body as well. Perhaps from the mane? Hmm. Either way, she's lovely otherwise! Coco Berryvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginThis girl has been on my wishlist for awhile, and I finally have her! She's in pretty good condition with just a little yellowing. BBE Baby Half Notevisitors can't see pics , please register or loginThis little one came with all four of her original legwarmers! Fizzyvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginThis Fizzy is gorgeous, I don't see much of anything wrong with her! Beautiful symbols, and she still has some of the shimmery coating on her eyes. She's certainly an upgrade on my current Fizzy, who has a bit of a frizzy dry hair problem. Parasolvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginThis Parasol was pretty filthy when she got here, and it took a LOT of scrubbing to get her looking presentable. She does have a marker stain on her NDS foreleg, but I think it adds to her charm! It seems I'm collecting sad Parasols. Taffyvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginYeesh...this poor girl. That flocking is sad, and it looks better than it did when she first got here. Other than the flocking, though, she's pretty lovely! And from what I understand she's a bit harder to find as SS go, so I'm happy. Repro Confettivisitors can't see pics , please register or loginConfetti is one of my favorite ponies, so you'll never see me complain about getting extras of her! One day I might have a Confetti conga, hehe. I also got...a singular adult pony legwarmer. Well, I suppose I can collect the rest over time! visitors can't see pics , please register or loginI haven't actually gotten around to cleaning them up yet, but along with the G1s in this lot I also got: G3s:visitors can't see pics , please register or loginG4s:visitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or login--- All in all, a very nice lot!
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« on: April 25, 2022, 05:10:32 PM »
I love the design too! I think they look great you did a really good job 
Thank you ahh! Awhh, I also love Merry Anvil's design. Great to see them again! Lovely art  
Aww, thank you so much Shaiyeh! Wow! I really REALLY adore this design! Amazing job!!!
Ahh thank you so much! What a fun design Great art
Thank you! So cute! I really like its hairstyle and symbol! Does that symbol have a background story? Special and unique. 
Does it have eyeglasses? 
Thank you so much! Yeah, the symbol is a combination of a couple different things that mean a lot to me. I'm actually an artist blacksmith/metalworker by trade, so I themed Merry Anvil around blacksmithing! One of my hobbies is also collecting and studying swords, particularly historical ones, so I wanted to add the sword in there as well. I just really love the craftsmanship of them, the way you can tell what smith made what sword based on their unique smithing style is super neat. Yes, they have eyeglasses! I wear glasses IRL so I figured it would be cute for Merry Anvil to have them as well ^u^
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« on: April 24, 2022, 12:59:04 PM »
Nice looking ref sheet! And I still love this character design. The coloured hooves are so cute!
Thank you so much!
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« on: April 24, 2022, 11:28:17 AM »
Since it's been several years since I last drew them, I thought it was time to make my ponysona, Merry Anvil, a new reference sheet! I wasn't terribly happy with some aspects of their design so they got a bit of a redesign, as well. They never really had a proper ref before, but now they do <3 I'm quite happy with how it came out! visitors can't see pics , please register or login
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« on: April 23, 2022, 07:40:19 AM »
You have such a cute and unique art style! Absolutely adorable, lovely work!
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« on: April 23, 2022, 07:37:13 AM »
My Mexican Prince ponies! I paid quite a bit to get all three (I think I ended up paying around...$160-ish?), but they were entirely worth it. They're now pretty much my favorite ponies in my collection, it brings me so much joy to see them all together.
Aside from the Princes, I think basically any rarer boy pony (Mountain Boys, UK Exclusives, etc.)/Nirvana boy pony I don't have would be worth the price. Someday I would love to own an Argie Baby Ribbs; I've been keeping an eye out for one for awhile now with no luck, but if he showed up and I could afford him, I would jump at the chance, even if he was expensive. Also Argie Baby Bows. I love Argies so much!
Eventually I know Ice Crystal will be worth it too, once I find one I can afford! He's been my ultimate grail since I was just a kiddo.
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« on: April 22, 2022, 08:05:50 AM »
So my biggest goal is to collect all the male ponies, which means when I'm shopping for specific ponies online or at meets, I'm usually just trying to find reasonably-priced boy ponies that I'm missing. But I am a super, super un-picky collector in general, so when I'm hunting for ponies in the wild, I tend to just pick up anything pony-related I find if I don't already have it. I never pass up reasonably-priced G1s or G2s though, since it's a lot rarer to find them in the wild these days, so I sometimes end up with extras to trade.
In the rare cases that I find too many ponies to actually feasibly purchase all of them, I usually just go with the ones I like the designs of most!
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« on: April 10, 2020, 08:10:56 PM »
I'm happy to own my favorite Nirvana pony, Mexican Prince Sapphire <3 I think probably the reason he's my favorite is because he was, in fact, the first Nirvana I ever got to see in person (I actually saw him for sale at our local meet, along with Prince Emerald, but I wasn't able to purchase him at the time), and I was completely fascinated. It was like I finally understood why so many people liked Nirvana ponies. I didn't get the draw before but I certainly got it after seeing the Princes in person. And then I got the amazing opportunity to purchase him later on, along with Prince Emerald, and I jumped at the chance!
I think, actually, all three of the Mexican Princes are probably tied as my favorite Nirvanas. I just really love them! That might change later on if I'm ever lucky enough to acquire an Argie (specifically Baby Bows because she's one of my grails for sure) but we'll see ;3
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« on: April 09, 2020, 09:07:30 AM »
For me, I kind of display each generation differently, since they're all on separate shelves. My G1s are arranged by year/set with the exception of my repros and Nirvanas which are all on display in a glass cabinet above my desk, my G2s are currently just all randomly displayed on one shelf (I don't really have enough of them yet to organize them), my G3s and G3.5s are by pose (again with the exception of my Rosey Posey, who is on display with my sister's in a glass cabinet as well). My Ponyvilles share a shelf with my G3.5's, and as I have the roller coaster playset thingy, I have them set up in a scene around it. My G4 brushables, plushies, etc. are by character (Mane 6) or set (Non-Mane 6). So I have all the Applejacks in a line, all the Pinkies (good lord all the Pinkies), and then for the non-Mane 6, I have all the pearlies together, etc. My blind bags are currently all in a box as I have yet to get a better shelving system for them but I had them organized by pose and color on their last shelf, and I plan to do that again.
Currently all my Funkos and GoH figurines are set up on/around the airship that I found at a thrift store! I'd love to hang it up with fishing line from the ceiling like I've done with the G4 helicopter I have. All McDonalds/fast food ponies, regardless of generation, are in a metal tub next to my desk. I just have far too many of them to display properly.
As for my customs, I have them up on my sword shelf, which is actually just the topmost shelf of my G1 display. That's where I keep my custom katana I purchased from another local sword collector, as well as my knife collection, and a few neat antique knick-knacks I've picked up over the years.
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« on: April 09, 2020, 08:43:19 AM »
Oooh how fun! I have lots of favorites, many of whom I don't have yet, but here are a few from my collection! visitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or login
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« on: April 08, 2020, 05:03:56 PM »
(Ahh I'm so sorry for the lateness! I completely forgot that the deadline was today! If I'm too late I understand <3) visitors can't see pics , please register or loginForget-Me-Not takes great pride in her beauty and poise, but her dream job is actually quite simple. She would secretly love to be a courier, carrying correspondence from one pony to another. She thinks it would be wonderful to be able to help ponies stay connected to their loved ones. Secret Task: All 12 months have 28 days!
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« on: April 06, 2020, 11:53:56 AM »
I have been completely dreadful at keeping up with brags lately! And that's terribly ironic since I'm stuck at home with basically nothing to do at the moment. First up, we have some recent additions purchased from Mercari <3 visitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginI stumbled upon this Salty who was from a seller I've bought from before, and he was quite reasonably priced for how lovely he is! This poor boy had a rather rough time getting here. With all the confusion going on lately, he was accidentally shipped to the wrong person. Thankfully everyone involved was very nice, and he was shipped back to the seller and then was shipped out to me again. Then, unfortunately he was out for delivery and our mail person's truck broke down! So he had to be unloaded into a different truck to be delivered. Thankfully, he arrived safe and sound, along with... visitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or login...these two precious little Petites the seller included as a surprise! These are my first Petites and I must admit, I'm feeling an urge to collect more of them now. I adore them! visitors can't see pics , please register or loginNext we have Mainsail! I've wanted Mainsail for a long time as well, but she's been difficult to find in good condition for cheap. This girl was only $12.64 total with free shipping, and she is absolutely gorgeous! We haven't had enough sun lately to check if her hair still changes color, but when these clouds clear off I'll do just that! Next, a very special addition. I participated in the MLPTP Fundraiser this year, and I was lucky enough to be picked as one of the prize winners! I got this absolutely beautiful kitsune pony custom from SerendipitySky on the TP. She was apparently made from a Basic Fun pony. I adore her! I've been a fan of SerendipitySky's kitsune ponies for a long while, so I'm thrilled to have one of my very own. visitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginAside from that, I was a participant in MLPTP's Easter Swap this year, and I had a great time shopping for my partner! My own swap box arrived today and my partner spoiled me... visitors can't see pics , please register or loginTootsie! visitors can't see pics , please register or loginBaby Paws! I am thrilled to have this cutie join my herd. Look at those precious freckles! visitors can't see pics , please register or loginG3 Cupcake, one of my G3 grails, with her backcard and her brush <3 And some awesome pony merch! visitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or login
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« on: April 03, 2020, 08:36:24 AM »
I think that's about it on the sort of...damage mistake front? I suppose the only other 'mistakes' I've made were not buying ponies I came across and regretting it later. Like a $5 Munchy and a $20 barn full of G1s I passed up on when I wasn't actively collecting.
Is that like a Show Stable barn or like a real barn?!
It was one of the collector's carrying cases. I think there were at least ten ponies in it, though I don't remember which ones they were. Thankfully not a real barn! Goodness gracious, I don't think I could have passed that up even if I wasn't actively collecting at the time, hehe! What an amazing find that would be...a whole giant barn full of ponies.
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