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« on: February 19, 2018, 11:29:05 AM »
The sort of have new ones too, one of the sets released for the movie has something similar with the Sea Pony designs of Twilight, Pinkie, and Rainbow (Though they have normal heads), I also just checked the American Toys R Us website and they still have Applejack & Flower Wishes listed
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« on: February 01, 2018, 06:47:10 PM »
I'm not sure if what I've been able to find is actually the concept art or not, but I'm wondering whether the current generation actually will end in 2019. It may be that it's their plan right now, but they might change it later if the current series is still doing well enough; originally they had planned to end the series with season 3 and the first Equestria girls movie, but they changed their plans because the series was still doing well and ended up rewriting the episode at the last minute.
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« on: January 31, 2018, 05:01:01 PM »
You don't need to fully disasseble a plush to pattern it either; if you turn it inside out you can trace the pieces using a pencil, and if you use tracing paper & are very careful you can even pattern a plush without undoing any seams
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« on: October 23, 2017, 03:57:31 PM »
You can buy them separately for about $3 each, I ended up getting the full set this way (you have to pay for a drink only), strangely it seems Canada has the easier time stocking them this time; the weird thing is the cinema I bought them at not only had them in stock a week before, but also didn't get the movie (only the branch at the other end of town did)
I could check tomorrow if they have any extras now (perhaps trade for some of the walmart exclusives? The only one to show up so far has been the airship)
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« on: October 23, 2017, 12:15:12 AM »
Hmm, Lofty, I believe Holiday is a previous generation reference. I'm going to admit more than anything this makes me think about the implications and how it explains some aspects of Scootaloo; first of all that Lofty only moved in recently which adds a bit to the ambiguity surrounding Scootaloo's ability to fly (the show hasn't directly stated one way or the other and everything we've seen could also be interpreted as her not being very good at it and being discouraged, since the Pony that's had the biggest part in raising her isn't a Pegasus she could just be behind the eight ball from having to figure mostly flying out on her own)
Plus the fact that the same part of the book mentions Scootaloo seeing Aunt holiday as being "interested in what was on her mind, unlike her parents"; granted perspectives are subjective, it could be that they want to spend more time with her but their jobs don't allow it, but it's still how she sees it and does explain both why she wanted Rainbow Dash's approval so badly in the earlier seasons and her perspective in Parental Glidence
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« on: October 01, 2017, 12:17:15 AM »
I agree that there should be an option between loving it and indifference; myself I like pumpkin pie (more than berry ones, actually, I don't like bits of mushy fruit in my food) and I've had it as a tea as well and liked it well enough, I'd probably like some other things flavoured with it, but not everything and sceneted candles/air fresheners seem like a bit much
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« on: September 28, 2017, 02:06:02 PM »
Winter more than fall; I tend to get seasonal affect disorder in the fall (particularly november and late october) so I don't like it very much, but walking in the snow is strangely soothing for me
Plus here the leaves become moldy after they fall (my mother and I both have mold allergies) and turn brown quite quickly, when the rain is cold it has this strange feeling to it that I find a bit slimy, it's not cold enough to be the kind I find comfortable (I'm fine with warm and really cold weather, if it's only slightly cold it bothers me) and makes the inside of my ears hurt, and it's hard to find clothing in colours I like. An now even september, which used to be alright for me has bad memories asociated with it. Strangely winter is more comfortable for me (apart from it being difficult keeping my hand from getting windburnt), plus even if the snow gets all brown and dirty, eventually more of it falls and it looks fine again
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« on: September 27, 2017, 03:14:59 PM »
I hope this is alright, this was the only place I could think of to ask.... Alright, this requires a bit of back story: a few months ago I found an old anime series from the 70s that I ended up becoming quite attached to....unfortunately the company that made it has never seen fit to release the Japanese version in it's entirety (I have all 3 DVDs that are out right now), which is a bit of a cruel irony considering more or less every single dub of the show (including both English versions) are quite easy to find online. There are a couple of companies that are good candidates for releasing it, either here or in Japan, but thus far nothing has been announced. A few years back one of my friends told me that buying DVDs of the Italian dub of a retro anime is a good option if a full series hasn't been released in Japan since they usually release all of it and include the original version, but I wasn't able to find the series I was looking for that way either (Which is a little bit ironic all things considered)....Until possibly last night. I came across a video last night which advertises a full DVD release of the series and I wanted to try asking at the email address if the Japanese version is included for all 52 episodes....Unfortunately I only know English & Japanese and my knowledge of Latin languages is a bit dicey (I know enough of a few of them to sort of feel my way through shopping websites and a few other things), does anyone speak Italian well enough to help me find out what I need to? Thank you Here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eia5pZ2FkJc
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« on: September 14, 2017, 12:33:44 PM »
I got her a few years back and she is one of my favourites, she definitely has my favorite wing design
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« on: September 06, 2017, 02:04:33 PM »
Let me put it this way, I find ketchup spicy. Not some sort of exotic spiced ketchup either, just normal ketchup without something milder to even it out with.
The strange thing is before her allergy problems started my mom loved spicy things and likes adding the ginger candies she can have to her food (she also loves sour things and I hate sour); we think I take after my paternal grandmother, appearently she had a low tolerance for these things too. On the other hand I love sweet things (which my dad loved and my mom hates), have a strangely high tolerance for bitter (One time I was given a cup of plain coffee and finished half of it before being offered some dairy or sugar), and I can taste water
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« on: September 06, 2017, 11:21:53 AM »
Actually cost saving could explain it, it may only save a few cents per pony but when you apply that to all of the Ponies made over the course of a year it adds up fairly quickly. It's similar to those paper towels that don't have the roll, besides saving paper that is usually thrown out, it also saves a few cents per roll of paper towels which adds up to millions of dollars over the course of a year. Plus the price of luxury items, especially toys, tends to be very sticky; meaning that the market is very resistant to price changes and it's very difficult to raise the price of an item without customers deciding to just not buy it at all (Especially since with toy markets there are a number of audiences to consider; true there are adult collectors, but there are also families that can't afford a more detailed Pony and ones where parents don't see toys as having any value). That's why Pony toys have gotten so much smaller over the years too, since they can't raise the price easily instead they reduce the cost to produce the toys; that's why during G1 $5 bought you a 6 inch Pony with marks on each side and one of several molds and now it buys a 3 inch Pony with only recently added more than one mold option. Hersey actually did something similar with their chocolate bars for decades where they couldn't adjust the price easily, but since the profit margin on food products it low to begin with and they couldn't cut corners, instead they altered the weight of the chocolate bar, filling the molds more or less depending on the cost of the batch.
Having said that, if this line sells well enough they may add the mark on the other side. Maybe if somebody started a petition too it would show that there are enough people will to take the higher cost to have marks on both sides.
....Yes, I do have an accounting degree
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« on: August 29, 2017, 12:08:19 AM »
The list of custom ponies I want to make includes a few that for one reason or another would require changing the pony's colour completely (Keep in mind that all of these are colouring G4 Ponies light pink either from white or a colder and slightly darker shade of pink) and after a bit of research I decided on trying paint markers (I used Deco markers brand since they had the shade of pink I wanted, but I had considered using Molotow and custom mixing it if anyone thinks that brand will work better) since I know dye can look a bit off after a while and after reading the topic on it I decided my idea of using that to get the colour I wanted by dying it brighter and letting it fade wouldn't work. I was a bit worried about repainting it though since full repainted G4 Ponies rarely look right to me; it isn't the brush strokes either, I know how you can avoid them, it's the finish of the paint always being either too glossy or too matte and I don't need to do this enough to justify buying an airbrush.
Either way, I finally did my first test a few days ago and for the most part I was happy with the results; the colour was right, it didn't alter the finish very much, and it would only take a coat or two. But there were two issues I need help with, the first is that there were marker lines produced from the marker head being so small (I know part of it was due to my applying it oddly); I'll have to take it off and redo it anyway because of a few small marks I forgot to wash off so that isn't an issue (Acetone for that, yes? It's a water based paint), but what would be the best way to keep it from happening again? I thought perhaps transplanting the paint into a brush headed marker since the pony is so small it would only take a stroke or two to cover each spot and having a flexible marker head would make it easier to paint in tighter areas. Does anyone know if that would work?
The other issue is it sticks a little bit, but I haven't painted anything in a while so I'm not sure if that's just the texture of the paint, washing it seems to have helped, but if I run my finger over it it doesn't move across as smoothly. Is there anything I can do besides depending on the sealant? If anyone could help that would be great.
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« on: August 24, 2017, 02:33:34 PM »
Once I got several G4 Ponies from the UK in a box from a ceramic decoration (of a carousel horse, interestingly enough), one of the Ponies was Fashion Style sized and I knew she was being shipped without her original package, but the box was so small I didn't realise at first that it was the box for that package
And not funny or awful but I did get a box with drawings on the side once
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« on: June 23, 2017, 11:28:06 PM »
It seems I'm in the minority, I tend to be late for things or leave late and it's made up for in the car trip; I often underestimate how long it will take me to do things and in general have a poor perception of the passage of time, and most visual spacial learners have this problem. I also hate being ready early and see it as a waste of time (partially because if I get ready too early somethings will need to be redone anyway), it's really annoying for me when somebody arrives early for something.
Plus my own perspective is that I don't mind being kept waiting if I have something else to do in the meantime and with work the job getting done is the important thing so if somebody came in late but still finished when they needed to or stayed late to finish I wouldn't mind, so the "What would you think in the opposite sitution arguement doesn't work"
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« on: June 23, 2017, 08:16:12 PM »
What was your first G2?
I believe Sky Skimmer was the first one
When did you first encounter them in stores?
I must have been 6 years old, I know I moved to Ottowa before I did so....
Who are some of your favorites?
Of my childhood ones I think Sky Skimmer. Including everything, I really like the Unicorn ones and the ones with clip on wings, Eve because of her dolphin motif, Princess Trixiebelle, I'd love to get some of the ones with magic items and Festivities with her playset too
How many do you have now and then?
I had eight as a child: Sky Skimmer, Morning Glory, Petal Blossom, Beauty Parlor Ivy, Canopy Bed Light Heart, Magic Motion Sun Dance , and the Light Heart & Sun Dance set.
Right now I think I have about 30, I still have my childhood ones and picked up a good few when I first started collecting. I have mostly completed my set of ponies from the first two years (one of the few I'm missing is Dainty Dove & her playset) and I've got a good number of European ones including all the unicorns, most of the winged ones, a few set, the couples ones, and the holiday Ponies (for the most part I went after small sets where I could get the whole thing easily)
Do you still have any of your childhood ponies?
I still have almost everything I've ever owned, including all my Ponies; I'm not sure where most of them are but my original Ivy is on my desk
Any special memories?
Well finding them at all was really special for me; I've mentioned this before but for a while My Little Pony was something I had heard of but couldn't ever find anything of apart from having seen Escape From Catrina once, but since I enjoyed other shows from that time through renting VHS tapes I really wanted to see it. Later I would see that they were completely different from the first generation toys, but they were My Little Pony toys and that's all that mattered
Any ponies you dislike?
Not Really, though some I don't understand why they're so sought after
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