This week I interviewed Aflame! Thanks for taking part!
Personal Interview-Where did you get your user name?from a doodle I did I drew a heart AFLAME and I redrew it on a pony tried out some different colours and came up with my ponysona aflame
How old are you?G1 ponies came out when I was 3 years old
Do you go to school or work? work but not right now
What are your hobbies?pole dance ,arts/crafts/ customising/resin, basically any thing arty
Do you have any pets?I have 2 cats and an orca (adopted)
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?wales
Do you collect anything other than ponies?I collect pedigree model horses that I like to custom as well
Ponies-How long have you been collecting ponies?40 years (im an OG collector
)
Why did you start collecting ponies?when I saw them on the shelves at Woolworths and I was smitten
Who is your favorite pony and why?apple jack is my fave as she was my first
Who is your least favorite pony and why?there are none
Who is your favorite pony from another country?the NBBE surprise and the TAF babies
Who is your favorite fakie?done have one
Who was your first pony?over all - apple jack
TE - whizzer
TAF - strawberry fair
rainbow - moonstone
mountain boy - tornado
big bro - tex
What pony did you get recently?G1 TE fizzy - rerelease
What is your favorite generation?G1
What is your favorite part about collecting?set completing
How big is your collection?450 + (havent counted in a while and thats not including the rereleases and HQG1Cs)
What do your friends and family think about your collection? they like it and find ponies for me to restore
I is lucky
Do you still play with your ponies?I still set them up for pics some times but I dont make them go on adventures out side any more.
What rare or popular pony makes you ask why!?mimic I guess I like her but the colours seem a bit clashy to me
If you had to have a pony symbol tattooed on your butt, which would you pick and why?my ponysona's (I have considered it for real
)
If you could have any pony remade in a different generation, who would you choose and why?G4 time turner (DR Whoves) in G1
What has been the worst part about collecting?amount of money spent especially when you have only the HTF ones to get
What is your ultimate collecting goal?one of each G1 (can be other countries or variants )
What is your biggest collecting accomplishment?getting a punzie
What is your biggest collecting regret?getting a play set on a local sale site when it turned up it was broken :/
Who is your grail pony and why?was Repunzle but I have her so now its the MO mum and baby
Do you have it? I have Repunzle
Do you prefer loose or MIP ponies?I like both
Quick! Close your eyes and grab a pony! Who did you get?minty
Are you a customizer?yes (Not as much lately as postage has gone up so much I cant really do any custom swaps now
)
What do you think of custom ponies?I thin if done well they are cool, havent bought any as I usually see ponies I need for my collection more
What are acceptable and unacceptable pony flaws, in your opinion?badly mis-printed eyes /symbols
Would you rather have a bait pony or a fakie?bait
Do you watch pony shows/movies?
Which ones?G1 / G4
Do you read pony comics?
Which ones?got some of the G4 ones but not really
What is the worst thing you've ever done to a pony?customising I guess - had to chop off their heads but they looked nice after though
Fill in the blank!
"I wish Hasbro would bring back all of G1"
"When I was new to ponies I didn't know there was so many"
"I think the most underappreciated pony is toots because of her colour "
"I think more G1 ponies should have a rerelease"
"I don't like BBEs because they creep me out a bit"
"I love flutter ponies because they are so delicate"