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I just don't like G2 or G4 ponies, although I somehow appear to have quite a few G4's these days. I don't like them much, but I can't seem to leave them if I see them in charity shops...
Quote from: Leave a Whisper on February 27, 2018, 09:51:40 PMI don't really care for Dream Castle as a playset. Though that one customizer who did hers up for the night ponies was amazing.I never cared much for any of the playsets. I know this will sound funny to a lot of people, but I've always felt all the MLP playsets (at least for G1 & G3) are just too small. I've never seen the playsets in person, but by looking at pictures it doesn't look Dream Castle or Paradise Estate would accommodate more than a few ponies. I'd love to hear how many adult ponies fit in these playsets from those who have them. Even if Hasbro had cut back on playset accessories to focus on just making the playsets bigger, that would have been preferable.I know it may not have been logistical due to costs, space, etc.... But then again even a massive cardboard castle that could have been folded/disassembled would have been cool.
I don't really care for Dream Castle as a playset. Though that one customizer who did hers up for the night ponies was amazing.
Quote from: Reena on February 28, 2018, 04:52:07 AMI just don't like G2 or G4 ponies, although I somehow appear to have quite a few G4's these days. I don't like them much, but I can't seem to leave them if I see them in charity shops...Why not sell them to collectors who like them?
Quote from: Zapper on February 28, 2018, 06:36:41 AMQuote from: Reena on February 28, 2018, 04:52:07 AMI just don't like G2 or G4 ponies, although I somehow appear to have quite a few G4's these days. I don't like them much, but I can't seem to leave them if I see them in charity shops...Why not sell them to collectors who like them?Not sure they are in good enough condition to be honest.
I've never seen Dream Castle in person, but Paradise Estate is fairly big in my opinion. I only have one third of it and it's really possible to insert a bunch of ponies in it. =DSpoilervisitors can't see pics , please register or login
G3 playsets were plenty big for me as a kid. Celebration Castle could hold 18 ponies easily, and it took up a great deal of room in my bedroom, which was in an apartment and shared with my sister.
Quote from: RoseNoire on February 28, 2018, 01:02:00 AMI've never seen Dream Castle in person, but Paradise Estate is fairly big in my opinion. I only have one third of it and it's really possible to insert a bunch of ponies in it. =DSpoilervisitors can't see pics , please register or loginQuote from: Khoufu on February 28, 2018, 09:27:32 AMG3 playsets were plenty big for me as a kid. Celebration Castle could hold 18 ponies easily, and it took up a great deal of room in my bedroom, which was in an apartment and shared with my sister. Hmmmm... Maybe they just look small to me because I've never seen them in person, and usually when I see photos of them they're of just the playsets themselves without any ponies inside to get a feel for capacity. Now I suddenly want those playsets
Quote from: northstar3184 on February 28, 2018, 02:16:06 PMQuote from: RoseNoire on February 28, 2018, 01:02:00 AMI've never seen Dream Castle in person, but Paradise Estate is fairly big in my opinion. I only have one third of it and it's really possible to insert a bunch of ponies in it. =DSpoilervisitors can't see pics , please register or loginQuote from: Khoufu on February 28, 2018, 09:27:32 AMG3 playsets were plenty big for me as a kid. Celebration Castle could hold 18 ponies easily, and it took up a great deal of room in my bedroom, which was in an apartment and shared with my sister. Hmmmm... Maybe they just look small to me because I've never seen them in person, and usually when I see photos of them they're of just the playsets themselves without any ponies inside to get a feel for capacity. Now I suddenly want those playsets G3's Crystal Rainbow Castle is pretty huge! I had to reorganize my entire pony collection when I thrifted it to make room for it! I use it to display my favorite G3s that I have, here's what it looks like with a bunch of ponies on/surrounding it in my display:Spoilervisitors can't see pics , please register or login
It bugs me that some fans can't wrap their brain around the fact that older ponies don't earn their symbols. They simply have them.
Quote from: Leave a Whisper on April 04, 2018, 07:01:33 AMIt bugs me that some fans can't wrap their brain around the fact that older ponies don't earn their symbols. They simply have them.That's why I find it annoying when newer fans mock G1 babies for having baby-themed symbols. G1 babies came in so many forms. Some are born, some are created from mirrors as the spitting image of a childless pony, some look exactly like their parents. So what.When I was a kid I simply assumed the symbols could change over time and adjust to what the ponies enjoyed (like mood rings, lol).
Quote from: Zapper on April 07, 2018, 02:30:26 AMQuote from: Leave a Whisper on April 04, 2018, 07:01:33 AMIt bugs me that some fans can't wrap their brain around the fact that older ponies don't earn their symbols. They simply have them.That's why I find it annoying when newer fans mock G1 babies for having baby-themed symbols. G1 babies came in so many forms. Some are born, some are created from mirrors as the spitting image of a childless pony, some look exactly like their parents. So what.When I was a kid I simply assumed the symbols could change over time and adjust to what the ponies enjoyed (like mood rings, lol).The difference between G1 baby ponies/symbols/etc and G4 is conformity. G4 bothered to make a rule about it, and G1 didn't. The mocking is actually revealing about the fandom itself. If a person goes out of their way to make fun of something/someone else, especially unprovoked, it means they're not entirely secure in themselves and what they believe. While it's annoying, I mostly feel sorry for the people who feel the need to behave like that. There are plenty of G4 fans who don't, and they're the ones I hope will stick around after G4 ends.I don't know if it's an unpopular opinion or not, but as time goes on and G4 begins to fade a little, I feel like dividing MLP into generations needs to go back to being just a way to identify lines, and not a way to create factions. I love my G1 ponies. They're absolutely the core of my collection. But I have G2, G3 and G4 as well and I like them just fine too. I realise the faction thing didn't begin here, but I was never a fan of the tribal mentality with G1 and G2 and I'm still not now.I love seeing kids in the town centre with pony purses or pony dresses or pony bags -or seeing a child of about three clutching a BAB plushie and it's almost as big as they are. I like seeing kids enjoy MLP, whether it's G1 or G4 or whatever it might be. I generally am over the brony insecurity complex thing now. There's room for four generations (and a half) of ponies and I dare say there'll be room for G5 as well, so long as the kids don't abandon it
People mocking G1 symbols and G1 in general is taking things waaay too seriously. It's a toy! Made for children! I think some of the newer fans do this maybe because they discovered MLP as adults and not kids. They interpret and analyze all things MLP with an adult mind while we who played with ponies as kids, at least I, fondly remember the fun of that and don't mind that the story behind the toy isn't perfect. The MLP story evolved over 35 years time and that's it.