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Pony Corral / Re: What are your pony related goals this year?
« on: January 07, 2023, 05:23:16 AM »
I want to clean a lot of my ponies this year. I've hoarded a ton of them but never took the time to clean them up. Now that I don't feel like buying new ones as much, I should bring my ponies to the spa.

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Pony Corral / Re: Stable Diffusion: AI Generated Pony Pics!
« on: November 16, 2022, 07:26:24 AM »
I love the sillyness AI can create. I'm looking forward to see more of these in the future ! AI-generated brushables sounds really cool !! :lovey:

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Pony Corral / Re: G4 blind bag boxes, toss or sell?
« on: July 20, 2022, 04:58:10 AM »
Someone or yourself could repurpose them into a display case for their/your collection. Maybe try to sell them for cheap or give them away in a  pony order you might ship, but otherwise don't let them bother your for too long.

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Customs / Re: G3 Hair Tinsel?
« on: June 18, 2022, 07:25:48 AM »
Glad I could help. :lovey:

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Customs / Re: G3 Hair Tinsel?
« on: June 18, 2022, 06:32:53 AM »
I know it's called iridescent tinsel. Here's a link to a sell page. Hope that helps. It seems to be still in stock. https://shimmerlocks.com/opal
Oh, wow, I checked Shimmerlocks as well and also missed this! :whoa:
I'm a little confused by it being pink though! I really can't tell much pink in the originals, I wonder if the Shimmerlocks option just doesn't look pink once you get it separated maybe?

Iridescent film is very dependent on the color of things around it and the kind of light hitting it. Behind a white background, it's noticeably pink and behind a black background, it's noticeably green. ;)

Haha, thanks BlackCurtains. ^^

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Customs / Re: Have you baked a pony and had it sweat/leak?
« on: June 18, 2022, 05:14:11 AM »
How weird. The first Twinkle Twirl I bought in the wild was also uniformely more brown that her peers. Up to the hair and symbols, they all got a tinge more reddish. I have no idea why nor how. I thought it was smoke damage, because of the weird smell. She wasn't sticky, though. I kind of like how she looks.  :lol:

 Here's a side by side comparison of my TwiTwi's.

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Pony Corral / Re: Any collectors here that are also horse people?
« on: June 18, 2022, 05:09:04 AM »
I'm a horse person, but can't afford to keep my own horse. ^^ I take lessons. I've liked horses as long as I remember. ^^

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Customs / Re: G3 Hair Tinsel?
« on: June 18, 2022, 05:07:15 AM »
I know it's called iridescent tinsel. Here's a link to a sell page. Hope that helps. It seems to be still in stock. https://shimmerlocks.com/opal

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Pony Corral / Re: Basic Fun Ponies, keeping them MIB or opening?
« on: March 31, 2022, 08:27:01 PM »
I keep mine in their boxes because I don't know what else to do with them. They look nice on display as is.

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Customs / Re: 4 Speed Restoration asking Questions
« on: March 31, 2022, 08:26:04 PM »
For the nick in his ear, you could also use air-dry clay, since the issue is very small. It's easier to work with and get your hands on some. Most craft store sell them. There's a high chance it wouldn't stick to the vinyl after it dries, but nothing a tiny drop of glue can't handle. If you're not satisfied with the result, it's easy to remove. ^^

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Pony Corral / Re: Oddly satisfying pony things?
« on: February 28, 2022, 01:07:16 AM »
have you found fabric softener to make much a difference from regular conditioner? :blink: i think i'll have to try a few different techniques to find what really works for my ponies

I don't have much experience with either of those products, but I remember soaking very dry hair in fabric softener for a few days (I forgot a bit about them, lol) and their became as good as new. They were very dry because I had soaked the hair in acid to remove rust. I'm glad the state of their hair was reversible because they were so dry that they had become more dull, white-ish. They got their vibrant color back with the softener.

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Pony Corral / Re: Oddly satisfying pony things?
« on: February 27, 2022, 07:29:02 AM »
@SunPony : Thank you ! :D
@stjarne : Here's my method of straightening pony hair :

- Wash your pony as usual, under warm water. I use shampoo for their hair, but that's just my thing. It's just nylon after all.
- Comb the hair thoroughly whilst foamy and wet. Work your way from the tips all the way to the plugs. Don't leave knots. (Optionally use conditionner)
- Keep the hair wet and foamy from the shampoo and get a hair-straightener on the lowest setting.
- Pick the smallest strand of hair possible (I go roughly for about half a plug worth of hair, but the smaller the better) and pass it through the straightener. Make multiple passes if needed, but be careful not to melt the hair, you should be keeping the straightener moving.
- Repeat for every hair. Keep the hair wet ! Adjust the temperature of the straightener if need be, but of course be careful no to melt the hair.
- When done, rince the hair thoroughly to remove the products, then style how you like.

^ This is the method I used for my ponies. It is advised to use conditioner or fabric softener in the place of shampoo for the unfrizzing, but it goes to show that you don't have to buy some just for restoring pony hair.

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Pony Corral / Re: Oddly satisfying pony things?
« on: February 24, 2022, 12:00:23 PM »
Unfrizzing hair. Just... Omg, the most satisfying thing ever.  :newpony:
It feels so good to look at before/after pictures of pony restorations. I could look at them all day. I've put my restorations on hold for a very long time, but I would like to get back to documenting them when I'll feel better mentally.  :blush:
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Customs / Re: Paint questions from a total customizing newbie
« on: February 23, 2022, 07:19:48 AM »
You're welcome !  ^.^ Don't forget that multiple thin layers of watered down acrylic paint will look better in the long run than a couple of thick globby coats.
You may also use a couple of thin coats of Gesso as a base layer, but it's optional. It helps getting the paint to stick to the pony and helps building up color better because it's white. You'd need less coats of paint over a colored pony if you have a base layer of Gesso.
You may also carefully sand off brush strokes if they're too visible, using a fine grit sandpaper, or nail file, something like that.


Most imoprtant of all : have fun ! ^^

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Customs / Re: Paint questions from a total customizing newbie
« on: February 23, 2022, 04:49:25 AM »
No, no, don't use gouache for full bodies or large portions. The paint won't stick. Look at the cute mess I made when I started off. She used to be fully gouache painted.  :P

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She got better with acrylic paint, chalk pastels and watercolor pencils.  ^.^

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