When is a pony considered truly beyond hope?

[MissSleepless]

Wow, that Gingerbread looks really white aside from those stains! Mine's all beige and splotchy, and even my "good" one's not that bright. And that Trickles came out amazing!

That's what's making those stains so much more frustrating! xD She'll get there in the end I'm sure

And sd_dreamcrystal that baby is a marvel, and one of the best arguments I can think of to restore rather than bait!

And for those of you thinking chewing is unfixable...

http://mlppreservationproject.com/body.html

[Pythia]

I don't think it's so much that people think chewing etc is *unfixable*, but more that most people don't have the skills, supplies, time and inclination to fix it. I know people can fix up ponies gnawed beyond all recognition, like the mlp restoraiton link above, but I personally can't sculpt, so for *me*, I'd call them beyond help. If they were rare or HTF though, I'd likely find or give them to someone who could fix them. But not if it was Peachy.

[tehrin]

For me, if a pony is missing most of it's hair and most of it's paint is gone, and has big gouges on it (all of that)... or if it's a darker pony covered in sharpie and can't really take fading methods as well, I will probably bait, unless it's a rarer pony... in which case I restore.  I generally give a pony a good cleaning and get a good inspection after that and decide what to do.

Here's a few recent restores:
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I really thought this pony would be bait, but after I cleaned her up and noticed how pristine her body was (only light symbol wear), I had to restore her! Now she's beautiful!

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Windy is now sitting in a peroxide bath. She'll probably get faded to white, but I don't really care. I'll likely buy her a minty sister at some point since she's cheap! But I couldn't bear to bait her.

This however is a pony I baited:
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She was free when I bought another pony for $1 at a flea market. She was covered in sharpie. It did come off her paint, but her body was beyond stained. I decided since she's pretty common and inexpensive, that I'd go ahead and give her a body repaint and give her a new life.   I don't feel bad about it at all. She's very beautiful now!

Then there's this pony:
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She's got these big stains on her, her body dyed from her hair... paint rubs all over her symbols... hair cut... but the rest of her hair is beautiful. I've had her sitting here and I'm always fussing with her. I can't bear to bait her now! I need to rehair and try to fade those stains a little.

[toralei]

I have one that would have been considered 'beyond hope' by many!

This is baby Moondancer, when I first got her.. she even had dead larva in her head

That is absolutely terrifying! I wold probably scream and run away 


You did great work, by the way. She's so adorable!

[sd_dreamcrystal]

I have one that would have been considered 'beyond hope' by many!

This is baby Moondancer, when I first got her.. she even had dead larva in her head

That is absolutely terrifying! I wold probably scream and run away 


You did great work, by the way. She's so adorable!

They were tiny larva but easy enough to remove and thank you, I'm actually debating on keeping her hair or not... because well... all the work done to her has also did a number on her hair... as far as making it course and dry

[Rhini]

I can totally out do those Gingerbreads 

This poor girl came from the thrift store a week or two ago, I don't even know how it happened to her, but THIS is what beyond repair looks like imo. Besides all the obvious surface dirt you see on her, her entire body has turned that sickly shade of brown.

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Roughly what color white she should be
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Annnd  poor poor pooor Foamy. She's supposed to be a buttery yellow . Not so much

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[hlbmlp]

i posted this asking if people would bait her or not, and consensus was bait... but well... she's got great hair and symbols and eyes... no paint scratches all her glitter.  So now i wait for apoxie clay so i can giver her her features back!  I think she will stay with me a long time sitting on my art desk reminding me that almost no pony is beyond hope. 
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i was going to bait this girl... but i think i might restore her now... or at maybe just detinsle and get the 3d part of her symbol off and repaint that... that's kinda a restore?  I could probably sculpt her symbol, but i dont like the 3d on her... :/
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i think on g3s im more likely to customize in not as bad shape because they are so prevelent.  I have never customized a g4 though because i cant think of a reason why to redo a perfectly good pony.  I like giving new life to ponies by restoring/ customizing them, so to take a new pony and redo her is just weird to me.


I will say though that i think i would customize a pony who has no hair no symbol and is in such a common pose i cant tell if it's glory or majesty. :/ 

[cesprins]

@ rhine: that foamy looks like a zombie seapony!

[hlbmlp]

@ rhine: that foamy looks like a zombie seapony!

ditto!!!! :3  kinda has a strange charm to her though!

[cesprins]

@ rhine: that foamy looks like a zombie seapony!

ditto!!!! :3  kinda has a strange charm to her though!

i agree. I kinda like her.

[MissSleepless]

I can totally out do those Gingerbreads 

I ask again, what is with Gingerbread?! Seriously xD
That brown colour isn't promising is it? Discolouration sucks the hardest I think when it comes to restores.

And good on ya hlbmlp! But I will say you have your work cut out for you, but what's life without challenges?
 And often, extreme restores do turn into sort of half breed customs. As long as you mark up everything if you sell them, or keep 'em in your collection forever it's all good.

[Rhini]

@ rhine: that foamy looks like a zombie seapony!

ditto!!!! :3  kinda has a strange charm to her though!

i agree. I kinda like her.

xDDD Zombie Foamy! I wouldn't even have to paint her body if I used her as a custom! I seriously had the hardest time ID'ing her because she doesn't look anything like she's supposed to.

[scarletjul]

I have one that would have been considered 'beyond hope' by many!

This is baby Moondancer, when I first got her.. she even had dead larva in her head
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And this is here a few weeks ago

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This poor girl would have really been probably customed if she hadn't called to me when i first saw her months and months ago. Sorry for all the images but had to show the full turn around

By the way, for those who have seen these before, she is looking even better! I just need some new containers for her to soak in while in the sun

*waves to sd_dreamcrystal and Baby Moondancer*  Aw, the restoration is going so well!  She looks amazing and I'm so glad she's found a good home. 

I think a pony is rarely beyond saving.  Basic issues, like haircuts/dirt/cancer/mold don't bother me (I once cleaned a baby Crumpet who was black with mold inside.)  The bigger problems that require rehairing or repainting are things I don't know how to do (though I plan to learn someday) but I know there are lots of talented people on the Arena who can restore almost any pony.  Missing limbs do require a bit more work, though. 

[hlbmlp]

I have one that would have been considered 'beyond hope' by many!

This is baby Moondancer, when I first got her.. she even had dead larva in her head
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And this is here a few weeks ago

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This poor girl would have really been probably customed if she hadn't called to me when i first saw her months and months ago. Sorry for all the images but had to show the full turn around

By the way, for those who have seen these before, she is looking even better! I just need some new containers for her to soak in while in the sun

how'd you get her so WHITE???? my baby glory reaaly need whatever you did to this girl!!!

[gypsyunicorn]

Im wondering the same thing...I have lots of ponies I need to clean up and Im beginning to wonder what are all the great products safe to use