She's so fun and colorful! I'd love to own her one day!

I have 2 and I adore them both!  I have Shady and Gusty.  Shady's flocking is a bit thinner as she seems like she was played with a bit more; the flocking is worn down on her back right where a kid's hand would grasp when they were playing with her.  She's still pretty though, and nice and soft.  Gusty has a few rubs but otherwise her flocking is thick and lovely and fairly bright.  She has lovely hair, too. 

Before I got a So Soft pony I figured they would kind of feel like those flocked toy horses that are everywhere.  You know, the hollow plastic ones?  A lot of those are fairly cheap and their flocking reflects that, but even the nicer ones don't have super flocking (don't get me wrong, I actually love those flocked horses, other than MLP they were some of my favorite childhood toys).  But So Softs are sooooo different!!  I was amazed when I first touched Shady (who I got before Gusty) because she really didn't feel anything like those horses!  She was so much fluffier, even though she does have some flocking loss.  When I got Gusty, she felt even more amazing because her condition is better!

I think I know those cheap flocked horses you're talking about    I had one as a kid and the flocking really didn't feel nice at all. Sure glad to hear that so-softs are far better than that! 

At the moment I'm obsessed with so-softs, even though I've never owned one. I want one really bad!  I haven't really had much experience with flocked toys, and when I did get a flocked toy in the past, the flocking was usually very thin and kinda scratchy and not as "cool" feeling as it's meant to be. However, I've heard that So Softs are extremely soft and fluffy, and my question is do they compare to any other flocked toy? How "soft" do they actually feel? What could you compare them to? I just want all the SS lovers to rave about these ponies in this thread LOL    because I'm really considering getting one, either through trading or just buying one, even though the ones with good flocking are usually quite pricey.

This is a great topic with many great questions!

1. Who is your most "valuable" / proud moment / grail-y pony?

I'm afraid I don't have any expensive/rare ponies in my collection yet, but if we're speaking about sentimental worth, my NSS Shady is the best thing in my entire toy collection. She's just so special. I could get every nirvana in the world, but she'd probably still be my favorite.

2. Who is your favorite pony?

That would be the same as question 1. (If we're talking about my personal collection. There are loads out there which I'd consider "favorites" even though I don't own them yet.)

3. Who do you think the most sought after pony is? (Apparently it's not Rapunzel )

Honestly I have no idea. I haven't been a collector long enough I guess

4. If you could advise the entire community to add one pony to their collection, who would that pony be and why do you think he or she is special / beautiful / unique?

I don't have an answer to this one. There are just too many

5. Who is your most wanted pony, right here right now?

Any So Soft ponies (with decent flocking). As of right now, I really don't want anything pony-related more than so-softs.

6. Do you collect individual ponies or do you collect by set?

Mostly individual, but there are sets that I wish to complete in the future, like Rainbow Curl, Rainbow ponies, Rockin' Beats ponies, etc.

7. Would you rather have one rare pony or a few new less expensive ones? (All ponies in good condition and bought for their proper worth)

Since the only "rare" pony I'd be actively looking for in the distant future is Mimic, I'd rather have lots of common nice condition ponies.

I picked up this grubby Merry Treats at an antique doll and toy fair, after a thorough oxi cleaning, about an hour of magic eraser scrubbing and some serious deep conditioning, you wouldn't think she was the same pony!
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Wow, that looks extreme... and lovely! Great job! 

oooh neat! I entered that pony is gorgeous by the way!

Maybe Hasbro could cut costs and make G5.... using G3 molds!!   (if they exist still)

I just had this thought the other day about how cool it would be for g5 to be more similar to G1 and G3 since G3 was sort of like a throwback to G1 after the strange g2 sculpts