When is a pony considered truly beyond hope?

[lovesbabysquirmy]

when it is missing it's legs.

yup! I agree. Or excessive chewing or actual destruction of the plastic body.

That's my definition too!

[Sokkis]

I'd like to say 'never', but ok, with serious damage on plastic (really bad chewing marks etc) I would probably bait a G1. But not until I've tried everything to fix it!


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[Elisto]

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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I would try to clean her first, before deciding her body is too discolored to save...this is what the Gingerbread I posted started as.

[VanillaBean]

Wow, those are some truly amazing restorations. 
I think I'm inspired to fix up a couple of ponies now, it must feel so good at the end.

[kmlv23]

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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If you want me to, I could probably fix her up for you, Rhini!

[mayanbutterfly]

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

OMG!  What did you soak her in???????????

[TheBeatlesPkmnFan42]

If it has really noticeable/a lot chew marks. Like my first Heart Throb who I have recently replaced. I plan on customizing her soon (she's gonna be a G4 to G1 Fluttershy!). The Heart Throb had chew marks all over her face and her left back leg (there is also mold inside).

[Lancer]

In my opinion, never!  I am not good at restoring myself (I can re-paint symbols/eyes and am learning to re-hair but that's about my limit), but I am amazed at some of the restoration work I see on the internet.

when it is missing it's legs.

yup! I agree. Or excessive chewing or actual destruction of the plastic body.

If you're on Facebook, add "mylittlepony mlp".  He has taken a couple of severely chewed MLPs (including a Daddy Apple Delight with both ears and part of his nose missing) and made them look as good as new.  My mouth literally dropped open when I saw them...I wish I had that ability!

[Dragonsummoner]

This little girl is truly beyond hope to be restored to original.    She can only be customized. Something bit her forehead off.    And she had marker on one of her hooves. I think only her tail would be salvageable, to donate to another. I found her in a bag of toys at the thrift store and felt bad for her. I couldn't leave her behind. 


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[naylastar]

I must be pretty picky too because any marks to the body usually mean they go in the bait box. I don't mind cleaning them and taming the hair. Beyond that, they get baited. I don't feel too bad about that though because I only have g3, if it was g1s, I'd find them another home. My conscience would kill me lol:)

[partypony566]

When it has no face

If you ask a lot of the really really talented customisers and restorers I think the answer is "never"....I have seen ponies with "new" or "fixed" everything on here...as someone with no creative talent it constantly amazes me

*Stands back and waits for the awesome before and after pics"

This! ^^

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Or when you accidentally melted it in the oven...

[Elisto]

I must be pretty picky too because any marks to the body usually mean they go in the bait box. I don't mind cleaning them and taming the hair. Beyond that, they get baited. I don't feel too bad about that though because I only have g3, if it was g1s, I'd find them another home. My conscience would kill me lol:)

I have a much harder time deciding what to do with G3s that have flaws. I have a pretty high tolerance for flaws on G1s, so I can't bring myself to customize a G3 that's not terrible, but I don't really collect G3s except for a limited number, and I can't seem to get rid of the flawed ones.

Dragonsummoner, that poor baby pony! Being translucent, I don't think she could even be resculpted! If I ended up with one like that, I'd probably keep it in case I come across one that has a decent head and poor body, or sell/give it to someone who has one like that...the marker might be sun-fadeable.

[mlp4me]

I definitely agree when the pony is missing limbs... that's where I draw the limit.

At least hair is restorable and lots of other conditions can be improved... 

I LOVE to restore... (though I didn't consider any of these gals beyond hope...)
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This is the only one that I gave up on...
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 There's no hope here.... lol

[hlbmlp]

This is the only one that I gave up on...
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 There's no hope here.... lol

Pick me! Pick Me!!! :3