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Title: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: Beth3346 on May 27, 2015, 08:34:27 PM: What or which (if more than one) was the first pony you bought when you started collecting?
For those who are lucky enough to have their childhood ponies, which pony was the first new addition?

Mine was Little Flitter

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I got into collecting somewhat by accident. I was on eBay just browsing and I remembered that I loved the My Little Ponies with the wings. I didn't remember their names but when I was little I had a My Little Pony theme birthday cake that my mom decorated with Summer Wing Ponies. I did a quick eBay search for My Little Ponies with wings and found a lovely Little Flitter. I had to have her.

She's still in my collection over 5 years later and will always be mine. Even if I sell all my other ponies I will always keep her.
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: Ponykit on May 27, 2015, 08:42:36 PM: Don't have a picture, but Minty from the 2007 McDonald's promotion. Got her randomly and ended up wanting the rest of the set. It just went on from there.
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Post by: gabumon on May 27, 2015, 09:13:30 PM: Big Brother Quarterback
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: ponycake on May 27, 2015, 09:23:59 PM: Tuneful, left over from my older sister's childhood that I braided the hair of as a kid. Found her in my toys in my old room as a teenager, still braided like I had her. She still has those braids and is top center of my collection.

And because she's special to me I have her MOC on both US and UK cards.

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No good photo of my loose one, I need to though.

And then on Ebay in 2000 as a 12 year old I bought Sparkler, who we mailed a personal check for. lol
Thankfully my dad was just like buy whatever you want, I bought a lot of ponies online and we sent checks and money orders, funny to think back on :). I have no idea who came after that.
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: Dorothy Rose on May 27, 2015, 09:35:29 PM: I got three at once: Bunches-o-fun, Dibble Dabble, and Coconut Cream. Even though I was an adult when I finally got them, I had to open the boxes and play with their hair. I braided a lock of hair on Bunches-o-Fun and she sat in storage for several years like that, but now all three are out on display on the top shelf with their original hair styles, except I let out the braid on Bunches-o-Fun. It's got a nice subtle crimp to it now. I kinda like it.
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: Leave a Whisper on May 27, 2015, 09:49:27 PM: G1-Not entirely sure but as a child I think it was Windy. I no longer own her
G3-My grandma bought me four, Rainbow dash, Sparkleworks, Star Dasher and Denim Blue, of those Star Dasher is the only one I have left.
G4-Bought two Diamond Mint and Lira Heartstrings. I still own Diamond Mint
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: CloudyGlow on May 27, 2015, 09:50:14 PM: I don't remember, but I know my first pony was one I bought at a store. Based on the release dates it was Pinkie Pie, Sunny Daze, Sweetberry, Wysteria, or Kimono. I have a feeling it was Kimono. My parents feel it was Pinkie Pie.
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Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: Jordan on May 27, 2015, 10:01:45 PM: G4 Rainbow Dash :D
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Post by: kissthethunder on May 27, 2015, 10:13:03 PM: The first one I remember having was a BAby seapony Sunshower and vaguely baby Blossom.

For My sister, it was Peachy
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: aquamarinemolly on May 27, 2015, 10:14:43 PM: G4 water cutie Rarity, BB Gilda, and BB Lotus Blossom, all from the same trip to KMart :cool:
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: billietallent on May 27, 2015, 10:20:39 PM: Based on release years, and supplemented by hazy memories, my first ponies were Glory, Firefly, and Cherries Jubilee.
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: Shy Violet on May 27, 2015, 10:24:18 PM: My first childhood pony was Gusty. I started collecting again about 15 years ago, both ebay and garage sale hunting and I can't remember who my first purchase was. They all went back into storage and I got into collecting again in 2012 I think, my first purchase for myself was Zecora (had bought lots for my daughter).
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: ladybastilla on May 27, 2015, 10:51:15 PM: My first ponies that are in my collection now are Styling Strands Rarity and Styling Strands Fluttershy. My bf bought them for me for Valentines Day. My mom says that my first childhood pony was SS Shady. She recalls my dad wondering why I chose the one pink pony with bright neon hair. I had a tendency to like "weird" color combos as a kid. :lol:
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: Princess Lala on May 27, 2015, 10:58:22 PM: Mine was technically a G4. I was introducted to Moondancer and Seashell when I was a kid, but they were my aunts! I broke down into buying ponies when the blindbags came out as I had to have the glitter Rainbow Dash. Then G4 lyra brushable was released and I just loved her colors so I bought! Next was Sunny Rays, Cherry Berry, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, more blindbags, then from there it got out of control! Now im wanting G1 ponies!
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Post by: Eurocoin on May 27, 2015, 11:35:49 PM: G4 playful pony -style Fluttershy in February 2012.
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: Dorothy Rose on May 27, 2015, 11:45:34 PM: Quote from: Princess Lala on May 27, 2015, 10:58:22 PM
Mine was technically a G4. I was introducted to Moondancer and Seashell when I was a kid, but they were my aunts! I broke down into buying ponies when the blindbags came out as I had to have the glitter Rainbow Dash. Then G4 lyra brushable was released and I just loved her colors so I bought! Next was Sunny Rays, Cherry Berry, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, more blindbags, then from there it got out of control! Now im wanting G1 ponies!

Welcome to the herd. I believe this is the summary of all our lives.
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: misskindle on May 28, 2015, 12:23:40 AM: G3 Kimono picked out from Target because she came with a free video. I was a sucker for promotional items :P
Sadly, I have a temper and chewed her foot when her hair wouldn't brush, but picked up an upgrade at Value Village . I still have her though, and she's the wise grandmother to all my G3s.
I quit collecting a few times after that, and my re-entry ponies each time were G3 Tangerine Twinkle, G3 core 7 Sweetie Belle, and G4 Applejack. They're all special to me for their own reasons :lovey:
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: Shaz on May 28, 2015, 01:05:27 AM: Mine was Baby Ribbon! She was followed by Little Flitter and Baby Tippytoes. All three are displayed prominently together as founding members of the collection.
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: Juliepants on May 28, 2015, 02:18:51 AM: As a child my first pony was Cherries Jubilee. She was brand new from the shop, I remember picking her out with my mum (She approved of my choice). After that the majority of my childhood ponies were secondhand, from the local market or handmedowns from my cousin.
Then in March 2007 I was reminiscing about My Little Pony with some of my friends while we were on holiday- we were sitting in a Wetherspoon's!- I suddenly decided to see if people sold them on ebay. So I did a search and loads came up!!! Top of the list was Masquerade, so I bid on her and won!! The first of many for my re-collection. My mum had kept all our childhood ones, so I was able to put them together. I was so excited about it, and still get that same feeling when I look at my ponies. They make me so happy!!!

Jules x
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Post by: Sandi on May 28, 2015, 03:02:29 AM: I got a small lot concisting of Peachy, Sundance, Skydancer, Pony Bride, and Baby Tiddly Winks.
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: Tulips on May 28, 2015, 03:27:29 AM: Years before I started collecting I found a Lanard at a White Elephant Stall, she came home with me even though I professed a great hatred for all things girly. I had owned pony toys in the past (never MLP though) but she's special in my mind. I customised her and she's still in my fakie herd today.

The first ponies to actually start my collection were the G4 Blind Bag Collector Set, I received them as a gift from my girlfriend.

I can't recall who I bought first myself? I think I bought myself some more blind bags, dipping my toes into G4, then I bought some brushables? Then I found this forum and branched out into G1 and G3... G2 has some representation in my herd as well.
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: Kiwi on May 28, 2015, 03:50:09 AM: My first childhood ponies were Firefly and Sand Dollar.
I started officially collecting just as G3s were coming out, and by chance I found a Powder at a second hand shop. Shortly after that came the first few G3s.
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: Harmonie on May 28, 2015, 03:58:23 AM: Technically my first MLP toys were the first (I believe) line of G4 McDonald's ponies. However, back then it was much less about wanting MLP toys, and more wanting something to represent the characters I love from the FiM show. Still counts, I guess?

The first I got because I loved her as a toy was G3 Jazz Matazz. Since I got her in her original packaging, she also came with G3 Baby Wave Catcher.
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: Noxxbunny on May 28, 2015, 04:06:40 AM: I actually had a first 3. I can't for the life of me remember my very first G4 item(could've been anything, really.) but my first brushables were the CMC that came in the flower fillies set. Still have them and they're still cute as buttons.
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: HelloGoodbye on May 28, 2015, 04:29:09 AM: This is actually kind of a hard question for me because the line between where buying ponies purely as toys turned into collecting ponies is pretty blurred. I have just kind of continuously bought them since the beginning of G3 lol. My first G3 pony when I was a kid was Tink-a-Tinka-a-Too, though. My first G3.5 was the first wave Toola Roola. Then my first G4 was the first wave Applejack. My first G1 was Milky Way, and my first G2 was Bright Berry.

Milky Way probably marks the beginning of when I really started collecting because that's when I joined the Arena and really started to learn a lot about ponies. So I suppose Milky Way was the first in my collection even though she was nowhere near my first pony!
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: shimmlight on May 28, 2015, 04:56:46 AM: My first ones were G4 Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash. I bought them in Tesco at the same time in 2011.

Quote from: ponycake on May 27, 2015, 09:23:59 PM
Tuneful, left over from my older sister's childhood that I braided the hair of as a kid. Found her in my toys in my old room as a teenager, still braided like I had her. She still has those braids and is top center of my collection.

And because she's special to me I have her MOC on both US and UK cards.

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No good photo of my loose one, I need to though.

And then on Ebay in 2000 as a 12 year old I bought Sparkler, who we mailed a personal check for. lol
Thankfully my dad was just like buy whatever you want, I bought a lot of ponies online and we sent checks and money orders, funny to think back on :). I have no idea who came after that.

Out of interest, which one is the UK version and which is the US? I like the green card better, it suits her :lol:
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: Bibinettepony on May 28, 2015, 06:11:28 AM: Tickle :lovey: :lovey: my only one Precious !!! and then as an adult Tickle too :P
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: Beldarna on May 28, 2015, 06:19:37 AM: I still have my childhood ponies and the first one I ever got was baby Northstar, which I renamed Silver as Firefly was called Silver in the Swedish dub of the episode of the Midnigth Castle. I obviously didn't have Silver but baby Northstars colouring was close enough.

When I started to collect.. if I remember correctly I won two auctions from the same seller. I think Moondancer was the first one to end. The second one was Glory with baby which ended a few minutes later.The seller was nice to send along baby Moondancer as well which made my first pony and auction experience very positive. This was back in 2005.. I can't believe it's been ten years :shocked:
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: Rainbowrific Renia on May 28, 2015, 06:24:16 AM: G4 Rainbow Dash, the Riding Along version from 2011.

When I started collecting G1 last year, the first pony I got was Night Glider.
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: Taffeta on May 28, 2015, 06:46:23 AM: @Shimmlight - the UK card is the purple one with borders. All the ponies in the early 1990s over here in the UK had coloured bordered cards in that same kind of style, whilst the American cards did not :)

I see this question in three stages. My first childhood pony was Rainbow pony WINDY, who I got, probably at Christmas 1984. She is the middle pony in this picture:
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She has never stood up properly. My earliest memory of her is giving her a shower in a maroon easter egg box when I was about three. She was my first pony, but it was only when I got my second pony, Baby Blossom, that I had two and so could really play with them. From there it took off.

My first re-collection ponies...hrm. This one is more complicated. I wrote to Hasbro UK in 1995, and they sent me 2 teeny weeny ponies as freebies, but they were both ponies I had already. We bought a Hairdo pony (Beautiful Bows) from them direct, and also I think Baby Lollipop might have come from them? However, I really count the serious re-collecting as being the CAR BOOT SALE! I actually have it written down in an old diary, so I know that we first went carbooting in July, 1995 (I was 13). The first carboot ponies we found were Lickety Split and Parasol. I don't have pictures of the Lickety Split though I do still have her (I have a small Lickety army, actually), but Parasol is the paler of these two, on the left:
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The third phase of recollecting is online trade. My first online trade pony was received on November 17th, 1997 (yes, I really do have a diary for that, too!) She came from Pinkember (Helen Kiker) in America, and she was the Twinkle Eyed pony, Mimic! My sister had Best Wishes from the same trade, just in time for her birthday. Here is my Mimic:
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The first pony I bought myself online after we had the internet at home (rather than the library) was in summer 1998, it was the adult Sea Pony,Sea Breeze and she cost me a total of $9 ($5 for the pony, and $4 postage) which I sent in cash (!?). She came from ebay and I persuaded Dad to join ebay entirely to buy her because I had NEVER seen a y3 Sea Pony in real life before and I was so excited that they really existed and weren't just pictures in my fact file. Ironically her shell is still the only one we are missing, but here she is anyway:
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In terms of other generations, I know my first G2 ponies were Berry Bright and Sky Skimmer, also around 1997 from stores. My first G3 pony was Rainbow Dash, who I graduated with in July 2003 and who was bought for me by a friend for that purpose. My first G4 ponies were Rarity, Applejack and the purple pegasus with yellow hair and flowers, and I bought them on holiday in Finland, when visiting Porvoo in July 2011.
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Post by: mlp_loving on May 28, 2015, 08:05:10 AM: G1 Woosie and MO Baby Stockings were my first ever MLP's. :)
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Post by: Prince_Sunbeam on May 28, 2015, 09:12:39 AM: Quote from: Dorothy Rose on May 27, 2015, 11:45:34 PM
Quote from: Princess Lala on May 27, 2015, 10:58:22 PM
Mine was technically a G4. I was introducted to Moondancer and Seashell when I was a kid, but they were my aunts! I broke down into buying ponies when the blindbags came out as I had to have the glitter Rainbow Dash. Then G4 lyra brushable was released and I just loved her colors so I bought! Next was Sunny Rays, Cherry Berry, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, more blindbags, then from there it got out of control! Now im wanting G1 ponies!

Welcome to the herd. I believe this is the summary of all our lives.

hahahah Yes, this for me too. I got hooked with G4 blind bags, bought a few G4 brushables, not many (My fiance has a hoard...) The only brushable Ive kept is rainbow FS rarity.
My first G1 was Windy- came in poor condition on ebay...should have complained but I was too excited for my first! I quickly upgraded with one bought here on the arena
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: Strawberry Swirl on May 28, 2015, 10:22:37 AM: G1- So Soft Surprise!
G2- Cupcake!
G3- Beachcomber! (didn't collect in childhood so)
G4- Shine bright Rainbow Dash!
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: shelvesofwhimsy on May 28, 2015, 11:35:15 AM: Twinkle Eyed Fizzy :biggrin:
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: reanna-mator on May 28, 2015, 11:38:26 AM: I started my G1 collection with Wind Drifter, Forget Me Not and Cloud Puff. :) Completing this set was a major milestone.

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Post by: STLGusty on May 28, 2015, 11:50:30 AM: I'm pretty positive my first one was Whizzer (renamed Maylox for who knows what reason lol).

My other early collection included Paradise, Speedy, Lofty, Sweet Pop, and Masquerade.

I clearly enjoyed the twinkle eye and so soft collections ;) --- and still do (my favorites!).
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: kissthethunder on May 28, 2015, 11:50:40 AM: Quote from: reanna-mator on May 28, 2015, 11:38:26 AM
I started my G1 collection with Wind Drifter, Forget Me Not and Cloud Puff. :) Completing this set was a major milestone.

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This picture gave me such feels, I thought I should tell you! What a beautiful achievement!!
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: Mirnyj on May 28, 2015, 11:53:22 AM: The pony who started my collection was this girl that I grabbed from a local thrift store.

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And this was the first photo of my collection, back when I only had a handful of ponies. ^.^

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Post by: Skeen on May 28, 2015, 12:00:27 PM: SS Buttons, and my brother got Wind Whistler at the same time. I still have them!
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Post by: CadePony on May 28, 2015, 12:21:26 PM: I don't remember which pony was my first childhood pony, but the first two ponies to become a part of my new collection were G4 Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash.
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: reanna-mator on May 28, 2015, 01:04:56 PM: Quote from: kissthethunder on May 28, 2015, 11:50:40 AM
Quote from: reanna-mator on May 28, 2015, 11:38:26 AM
I started my G1 collection with Wind Drifter, Forget Me Not and Cloud Puff. :) Completing this set was a major milestone.

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This picture gave me such feels, I thought I should tell you! What a beautiful achievement!!

Aw, thanks! :3
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Post by: SkyCakes on May 28, 2015, 01:26:24 PM: My very first pony was Cotton Candy. She was the one that I got from my mother. I know she could of been any other pony but that was the one I ended up with.
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Post by: LightingElectricDream on May 28, 2015, 01:36:25 PM: 'Likity Split' and 'heart throb' and baby 'hearts n dots'
I bought them from ebay after getting back into collecting I think I only paid $15 for them about 2 years ago. But I alwase wanted likity split even as a kid.
But if we where to speak of any pony related items as a fist collection addition it was g1 plush 'blossom'

My fist g3 where cotton candy cafe minty and star swirl.

My fist g2 was tipsy tulip.

My first ever g1 as a baby sea pony 'baby water lilly' but this one dosen't count as a collection.
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Post by: partypony566 on May 28, 2015, 01:44:37 PM: FF Minty
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: ponycake on May 28, 2015, 03:17:44 PM: Quote from: shimmlight on May 28, 2015, 04:56:46 AM
My first ones were G4 Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash. I bought them in Tesco at the same time in 2011.

Quote from: ponycake on May 27, 2015, 09:23:59 PM
Tuneful, left over from my older sister's childhood that I braided the hair of as a kid. Found her in my toys in my old room as a teenager, still braided like I had her. She still has those braids and is top center of my collection.

And because she's special to me I have her MOC on both US and UK cards.

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No good photo of my loose one, I need to though.

And then on Ebay in 2000 as a 12 year old I bought Sparkler, who we mailed a personal check for. lol
Thankfully my dad was just like buy whatever you want, I bought a lot of ponies online and we sent checks and money orders, funny to think back on :). I have no idea who came after that.

Out of interest, which one is the UK version and which is the US? I like the green card better, it suits her :lol:

The US is the green card, so much better!!! I like US cards wayyyyy better than UK cards which are always kind of odd colors and meh designs. I actually got UK first because it's all I could find, then I finally got a hold of the US like right after that, mere weeks (funny because I waited a long time for her to pop up). Both in time for my birthday last year. :D
Title: Re: What Was the First Pony in Your Collection?
Post by: Taffeta on May 28, 2015, 03:40:00 PM: Quote from: ponycake on May 28, 2015, 03:17:44 PM
Quote from: shimmlight on May 28, 2015, 04:56:46 AM
My first ones were G4 Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash. I bought them in Tesco at the same time in 2011.

Quote from: ponycake on May 27, 2015, 09:23:59 PM
Tuneful, left over from my older sister's childhood that I braided the hair of as a kid. Found her in my toys in my old room as a teenager, still braided like I had her. She still has those braids and is top center of my collection.

And because she's special to me I have her MOC on both US and UK cards.

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No good photo of my loose one, I need to though.

And then on Ebay in 2000 as a 12 year old I bought Sparkler, who we mailed a personal check for. lol
Thankfully my dad was just like buy whatever you want, I bought a lot of ponies online and we sent checks and money orders, funny to think back on :). I have no idea who came after that.

Out of interest, which one is the UK version and which is the US? I like the green card better, it suits her :lol:

The US is the green card, so much better!!! I like US cards wayyyyy better than UK cards which are always kind of odd colors and meh designs. I actually got UK first because it's all I could find, then I finally got a hold of the US like right after that, mere weeks (funny because I waited a long time for her to pop up). Both in time for my birthday last year. :D

Pardon? O.O I object!

XD.
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Post by: ponycake on May 28, 2015, 03:41:54 PM: Quote from: Taffeta on May 28, 2015, 03:40:00 PM

Pardon? O.O

XD.

That's right. :P I need more color and flashiness than the UK cards!
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Post by: Taffeta on May 28, 2015, 03:48:49 PM: Quote from: ponycake on May 28, 2015, 03:41:54 PM
Quote from: Taffeta on May 28, 2015, 03:40:00 PM

Pardon? O.O

XD.

That's right. :P I need more color and flashiness than the UK cards!

Each to their own, I guess. I admit that I like the early US cards, although not as much as I like the equivalent UK ones (I would rather have even Powder etc on the cards they had in Scandinavia, beause they are UK style, than the US one if I could, because much as I love the US cards, they're tied too much to pose.

The ones from Tuneful's year I really don't like very much at all xD. They're too "flashy" for me, and I don't like the idea of SHS with earrings on bubble cards instead of in boxes. I'd be scared if I had one that they'd get broken.

I like the borders, but then I grew up with them! I don't find them meh, especially since they meant we still had individual stories for each pony right up till 1993 ;)

HOWEVER, 1987 was an exceptional year for pony art on UK cards, and, in my humble UK-biased opinion, this card has to have a special mention.
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Maybe not so meh after all...?
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Post by: ponycake on May 28, 2015, 03:51:53 PM: Quote from: Taffeta on May 28, 2015, 03:48:49 PM
Quote from: ponycake on May 28, 2015, 03:41:54 PM
Quote from: Taffeta on May 28, 2015, 03:40:00 PM

Pardon? O.O

XD.

That's right. :P I need more color and flashiness than the UK cards!

Each to their own, I guess. I admit that I like the early US cards, although not as much as I like the equivalent UK ones (I would rather have even Powder etc on the cards they had in Scandinavia, beause they are UK style, than the US one if I could, because much as I love the US cards, they're tied too much to pose.

The ones from Tuneful's year I really don't like very much at all xD. They're too "flashy" for me, and I don't like the idea of SHS with earrings on bubble cards instead of in boxes. I'd be scared if I had one that they'd get broken.

I like the borders, but then I grew up with them! I don't find them meh, especially since they meant we still had individual stories for each pony right up till 1993 ;)

HOWEVER, 1987 was an exceptional year for pony art on UK cards, and, in my humble UK-biased opinion, this card has to have a special mention.
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I've seen the ones you just posted images of a few scant times, they are so pretty! I love the all out artwork. Big fan of ones like that and would pay a lot more for ones on those cards.
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Post by: Taffeta on May 28, 2015, 04:06:32 PM: I think it's my favourite early UK card. I don't have the Mountain Boy one any more, though that's quite pretty as well. We did have a lot of sets with borders, but only ones from about 1990-1992, so barely 3 years of 11 or 12 overall.

The thing is that those are just the more commonly found ponies MOC so they're the ones people think of as UK cards. Especially since somany have come out of Greece in the last few years too.

There are some really pretty early cards that don't get to see the light of day very often, like the PNP baby sea pony cards with the story written in the seashell on the back.

I guess that for me "meh" is a bit of a generalisation.

And, you know, if your UK carded Tuneful is too boring, you can always send her to live with me...*innocent*
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Post by: ponycake on May 28, 2015, 04:21:20 PM: Quote from: Taffeta on May 28, 2015, 04:06:32 PM
I think it's my favourite early UK card. I don't have the Mountain Boy one any more, though that's quite pretty as well. We did have a lot of sets with borders, but only ones from about 1990-1992, so barely 3 years of 11 or 12 overall.

The thing is that those are just the more commonly found ponies MOC so they're the ones people think of as UK cards. Especially since somany have come out of Greece in the last few years too.

There are some really pretty early cards that don't get to see the light of day very often, like the PNP baby sea pony cards with the story written in the seashell on the back.

I guess that for me "meh" is a bit of a generalisation.

And, you know, if your UK carded Tuneful is too boring, you can always send her to live with me...*innocent*

That's ok, her being Tuneful is enough to make up for the boring card. :D

Being a MOC collector I've still seen a little of everything but yeah, I do dislike that border one the most. Still, others have kind of funky artwork to me and I outright dislike the seapony cards. Whereas there aren't really any US cards I dislike. Didn't mean to offend. :P I kind of like that you are pretty much UK only MOC collector and I'm pretty much US only. :) Not for competition reasons, lol, I just feel like we're the same sort of person but we prefer our own more.
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Post by: Taffeta on May 28, 2015, 04:57:06 PM: Quote from: ponycake on May 28, 2015, 04:21:20 PM
Quote from: Taffeta on May 28, 2015, 04:06:32 PM
I think it's my favourite early UK card. I don't have the Mountain Boy one any more, though that's quite pretty as well. We did have a lot of sets with borders, but only ones from about 1990-1992, so barely 3 years of 11 or 12 overall.

The thing is that those are just the more commonly found ponies MOC so they're the ones people think of as UK cards. Especially since somany have come out of Greece in the last few years too.

There are some really pretty early cards that don't get to see the light of day very often, like the PNP baby sea pony cards with the story written in the seashell on the back.

I guess that for me "meh" is a bit of a generalisation.

And, you know, if your UK carded Tuneful is too boring, you can always send her to live with me...*innocent*

That's ok, her being Tuneful is enough to make up for the boring card. :D

Being a MOC collector I've still seen a little of everything but yeah, I do dislike that border one the most. Still, others have kind of funky artwork to me and I outright dislike the seapony cards. Whereas there aren't really any US cards I dislike. Didn't mean to offend. :P I kind of like that you are pretty much UK only MOC collector and I'm pretty much US only. :) Not for competition reasons, lol, I just feel like we're the same sort of person but we prefer our own more.

I think you're right - it is fundamentally about the things we remember and grew up with. I don't just collect UK MOC, I have some early US ones and a couple of European ones too, but with US carded ponies, it's if they take my fancy or have some connection (ie a pony that was in comics here as a kid but not sold here, if you know what I mean?).

Unfortunately the early UK ones are usually rarer/more expensive than most of the early US ones because of supply/demand, and the US names won't do for ponies I had as a kid, which is why I never kept my MOC Sugarberry. I don't regret it, because I didn't have Sugarberry, I had Strawberry Fair and so I'm holding out for her ;). And, although her box is French, it's why I never bought a MIB Tropical Breeze till this year, because I was waiting for one that had the same box my childhood one had. (It only took about 16 years...xD). I know I'll never get some of my childhood ponies MOC because of who they are, so I am careful to pick the UK MOC ponies that I want the most. To put it in context, I've seen more MOC Mimics come up online than I've seen 1987 TE ponies on the UK white card.

I used to have a bunch more US carded ponies but sold a lot of them because they were on US card and I thought US people would value them more than me. The only one I regret parting with at all is 2nd release Applejack, because I still don't have a loose y3 Applejack xD. Little art details on some of the US cards do irk me, though - like Masquerade and I think, Whizzer, being on the front of Mimic's card, when they weren't sold with Mimic's set.

I did notice your two Tunefuls aren't the same, though. The red hair variation makes them different ponies xD so worth keeping even with the borders.

I don't really mind if you don't like UK cards, or if you don't like a particular style of UK card. If you don't, it means one less person trying to buy them xD. I just felt it was a bit of a harsh generalisation based on one particular style, given that a lot of the early UK cards are as decorative or more so than the US equivalents, just different. I like the border cards better for some sets than others, because I had a lot of those ponies as a kid and they are the cards I mostly kept because I was old enough to do so (including Tuneful's!) but I'm not a huge fan of the 1993-4 pink card style. I don't like the artwork or the collective stories they have.

And now to get back on topic, I'm still looking for my first pony MOC ;) Windy is not a hard pony to get MOC. UK carded Windy apparently is. Sigh ;)
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Post by: ponycake on May 28, 2015, 05:04:49 PM: Quote from: Taffeta on May 28, 2015, 04:57:06 PM

I don't really mind if you don't like UK cards, or if you don't like a particular style of UK card. If you don't, it means one less person trying to buy them xD. I just felt it was a bit of a harsh generalisation based on one particular style, given that a lot of the early UK cards are as decorative or more so than the US equivalents, just different. I like the border cards better for some sets than others, because I had a lot of those ponies as a kid and they are the cards I mostly kept because I was old enough to do so (including Tuneful's!) but I'm not a huge fan of the 1993-4 pink card style. I don't like the artwork or the collective stories they have.

Yep, that's cause I actually dislike almost all of them and do find them bland or a little weird, so overall 'meh' for me. That's just how I've always felt about UK cards and boxes. I don't buy any of them, I've always liked all the US ones much more. The colors aren't my taste, a lot of the artwork is wonky and not ideal to me, I'm not sure. Even though Tuneful would not have been a pony I liked normally, since she was my first pony I really enjoy having both the UK and US cards. Though I'm not sure I'd have bought the UK one if I found the US first, I think it's a nice tribute now to the pony that started it all for me. I found Tuneful in my room and fell in love. I love the green card she is on though, it's so fitting for a loud pony like her.

I only have Greek Windy MOC, she is gorgeous.
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Post by: Elfpony on May 28, 2015, 05:20:31 PM: In 1997 I was walking past a toy section in a department store and saw the G2s. Agonized for a half hour over who to buy, finally came away with Sky Skimmer. Shortly thereafter I discovered ebay and bought my first G1 lot: Glory, Sparkler, and Windy.

Elf
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Post by: zombienixon on May 28, 2015, 05:34:35 PM: Quote from: Princess Lala on May 27, 2015, 10:58:22 PM
Mine was technically a G4. I was introducted to Moondancer and Seashell when I was a kid, but they were my aunts! I broke down into buying ponies when the blindbags came out as I had to have the glitter Rainbow Dash. Then G4 lyra brushable was released and I just loved her colors so I bought! Next was Sunny Rays, Cherry Berry, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, more blindbags, then from there it got out of control! Now im wanting G1 ponies!

The blind bags were what got me, too. The first one I got was Twilight from Wave 1. I got her as a compromise since I couldn't find Pinkie. It was about 3 years ago.

I remember telling myself when I first started watching FiM, "I like this show, but I'm not going to buy a bunch of little girl toys."

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BUT I DIDN'T LISTEN
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Post by: Haruna on May 28, 2015, 06:26:04 PM: Quote from: zombienixon on May 28, 2015, 05:34:35 PM
I remember telling myself when I first started watching FiM, "I like this show, but I'm not going to buy a bunch of little girl toys."

BUT I DIDN'T LISTEN

lol :)

My first ponies were Glory and Peachy; I got them secondhand in the late 1980s when I was about three. I was playing with them in the secondhand store and when the employee saw how much I liked them she gave them to me and my mom for free. :) And the rest is history . . .
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Post by: Sunset on May 28, 2015, 07:10:31 PM: My first childhood pony was Medley. I honestly don't remember who was my first pony when I started actually collecting in my teens. MLP wasn't on the shelves at the time so I was picking them up at garage sales. I do remember that Wysteria was my first G3.
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Post by: Nekronyte on May 28, 2015, 09:05:11 PM: When I first got into MLP I bought a Playful Pony sized Applejack (in fact, that's her in the pic for my avatar) Later when I decided I wanted to start collecting the first pony I got was Moondancer, she was in pretty rough condition but I didn't really know it at the time.
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Post by: Miniature Sheep on May 28, 2015, 11:28:13 PM: The first pony I bought with my own pocket money when I was about 12 years old was G3 Minty, I don't have her anymore but I do still have Cloud Climber and Desert Palm. When it came to replacing my early childhood ponies (which were all hand-me-downs), the first one I got was Posey; she was always my favourite (and still is but don't tell the others!)
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on May 29, 2015, 12:51:53 AM: G3 Starcatcher, who I got for my birthday :3
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Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on May 29, 2015, 08:56:05 AM: Powder is First Pony around here:

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Post by: gabumon on May 29, 2015, 09:25:18 AM: Quote from: lovesbabysquirmy on May 29, 2015, 08:56:05 AM
Powder is First Pony around here:
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Pardon the photobomb from Baby Tiddly-Winks LOL

You mean "photo bum". XD
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Post by: Koudoawaia on May 29, 2015, 10:14:47 AM: Still have my childhood ponies that were gifted to me. My first pony I got when I really became a collector was the Rarity brushable for the first Valentine's Day after FiM started airing.^^ I had asked my husband to get her for me.
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Post by: nemubones on May 29, 2015, 10:19:58 AM: I gonna say it was SS Wind Whistler, though as a kid I lost of the first one I had walking around with her at a local grocery store. But being my mom is awesome, she managed to track down another for me and its the one I still have to this day.:frolic:
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Post by: kittyberry on May 29, 2015, 10:22:17 AM: technically I got my first pony when I was three and it was g2 petal blossom. the first pony I bought when I got back into ponies and collecting g1s was an shs starfish I got from etsy ^_^
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Post by: thecakeissisley on May 30, 2015, 01:03:27 AM: My very first childhood pony was Flippity Flop, but I no longer own her. When I got into collecting, I was 12 and my "first" pony as a more serious collector was Brights Brightly, I have her to this day, she's sitting on my shelf. My first pony when I got back into MLP recently was Minty because I randomly remembered how much I wanted her as a kid and started hunting for her :)
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Post by: Taffeta on May 30, 2015, 06:20:41 AM: Quote from: gabumon on May 29, 2015, 09:25:18 AM
Quote from: lovesbabysquirmy on May 29, 2015, 08:56:05 AM
Powder is First Pony around here:
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Pardon the photobomb from Baby Tiddly-Winks LOL

You mean "photo bum". XD

I was actually thinking maybe Baby Tiddly Winks got hungry and ate Powder's tail...;)

(Is really just jealous, would have loved Powder as a kid :D)
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Post by: Sukey on May 30, 2015, 06:34:31 AM: My first childhood pony was Blossom. I can't remember which pony I got first when I started to collect them.
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Post by: hathorcat on May 30, 2015, 10:46:28 AM: As a collector (and as a little girl) my first pony was Cotton Candy - she is still the ultimate MLP for me :)
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Post by: Sweet_Stuff on May 30, 2015, 10:55:30 AM: G1 long-haired Medley! Hmm.. anybody wondered why I have her on my profile..? hehe. :) I explain it a little bit in my intro, but I was into music..loved her name and symbols.. :biggrin: :frolic: I still have her after all these years! <3

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Quote from: lovesbabysquirmy on May 29, 2015, 08:56:05 AM
Powder is First Pony around here:

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Pardon the photobomb from Baby Tiddly-Winks LOL
LOL love the photobomb! :-D
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Post by: Thunderwing on May 30, 2015, 12:49:43 PM: Mine was G1 Peachy, Santa brought her for me (31?) years ago. I still have her, too.
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Post by: northstar3184 on June 01, 2015, 09:56:03 PM: As a child, I can't recall my first pony. It was either Peachy, Majesty or SS Lofty.

When I started collecting again my first pony was G3 Sno Glo.
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Post by: Carrehz on June 02, 2015, 02:51:39 PM: Quote from: Taffeta on May 28, 2015, 03:48:49 PM
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Pardon? O.O

XD.

That's right. :P I need more color and flashiness than the UK cards!

Each to their own, I guess. I admit that I like the early US cards, although not as much as I like the equivalent UK ones (I would rather have even Powder etc on the cards they had in Scandinavia, beause they are UK style, than the US one if I could, because much as I love the US cards, they're tied too much to pose.

The ones from Tuneful's year I really don't like very much at all xD. They're too "flashy" for me, and I don't like the idea of SHS with earrings on bubble cards instead of in boxes. I'd be scared if I had one that they'd get broken.

I like the borders, but then I grew up with them! I don't find them meh, especially since they meant we still had individual stories for each pony right up till 1993 ;)

HOWEVER, 1987 was an exceptional year for pony art on UK cards, and, in my humble UK-biased opinion, this card has to have a special mention.
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Maybe not so meh after all...?

Oh I love that card *__* Honestly I think that's one of the best backcards in the whole of G1. It's just so beautiful :heart:
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Post by: SailorCybunny on June 02, 2015, 03:08:55 PM: As I came into the fandom around the beginning rush of G4, mine was one of the mane six though I can't remember which. (Mom was a sweetheart and I got a brushable once I finished each of my six finals that year haha. It was a good motivator.)
I know shortly after I got the BAB Pinkie Pie though!
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Post by: Lilithdrff on June 02, 2015, 04:47:52 PM: My very first pony (from childhood) was Mexican G1 Posey. I even remember the day my dad bought her for me :) As far as when I started collecting as an adult...hmmm honestly can't remember :blush:
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Post by: BethMcBeth on June 03, 2015, 09:38:51 PM: My first pony was a G1 Twinkler. I loved her so much that I brushed all of her tail out. I then made a replacement tail out of craft floss and glitter nail polish. Guess that's what started me on re furbishing and customs, and then my herd grew and grew and is still growing! :D
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Post by: McKinley on June 04, 2015, 12:32:52 PM: My first pony ever, from when I was a child, was SS Scrumptious (who I still have :heart:).
The first pony I purchased as a collector was Sunlight, from the G1 Rainbow Pony set.
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Post by: baby_gusty on June 04, 2015, 12:48:07 PM: When I discovered the world of MLP again after having them put away for around ten years I was amazed of the fact you could buy them on auctions! I bought my alltime favourite from my childhood (and still is) Gusty!
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Post by: Baby Crumpet on June 04, 2015, 02:36:41 PM: I can't remember what G3 I had as a child that wound up being first, but I'd like to say it was Starswirl or sparkleworks?

When I got into collecting, the first I purchased was G4 fluttershy. I wanted to have a G4 from the show so badly, and it evolved from there!
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Post by: Artemesia's Garden on June 04, 2015, 04:24:58 PM: I think my first original pony was cotton candy. My first pony as an adult was NSS wind whistler.
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Post by: doxiechic16 on June 05, 2015, 11:43:46 AM: According to my mom, Magic Hat (G1 Magic Message Pony) was my first childhood pony.
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Post by: PrincessGlitterBloom on June 05, 2015, 11:44:06 PM: G4 Sunset Shimmer
:blush:
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Post by: lunar_scythe on June 06, 2015, 02:44:54 PM: My very first ones were G1 Powder and Skyflier, they were wrapped together. :). My first when I started collecting as an adult was Colorswirl Springy, I think? The pink one, anyway. I found her at a flea market and I'd never seen any bride pose ponies before, but I *knew* those were My Lille Pony eyes! I bought her and looked her up online...and that same day pulled out all my childhood ones and started cleaning them up!
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Post by: Gizmo on June 06, 2015, 03:18:26 PM: My first childhood ponies were the Bright Bouquet family and Satin Slipper Sweet Shoppe.

As an adult it was Firefly, Twilight, Moondancer, Glory, and the Dream Castle.
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Post by: MilkyTaroMochi on June 06, 2015, 03:32:21 PM: As far as one that was 100% mine, that would be G2 (Magic Motions) Ivy. :heart:
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Post by: buttonso on June 06, 2015, 04:23:59 PM: My Pony Renaissance began with purchasing Tabby from Silverdawn on ebay! That led to me getting super into restoring my own childhood ponies (mostly to stop me from buying TOO many "new" ponies.... though I have bought quite a few over the last couple months...) :blush:

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I couldn't say who my first childhood pony was, though... the ones I remember most from EARLy on were Bright Eyes and Quackers.
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Post by: Anitas_Mom on June 07, 2015, 09:03:28 AM: My first pony was G2 Morning Glory. I got her as a raffle prize at a pony meet I went to with my daughter. My daughter has a very large collection of G1, G3 and now G4 ponies.

Morning Glory sat on a shelf in my workroom staring at me. I wondered why Anita didn't have any G2s. After all, Morning Glory had the sweetest face...... Now I have about 150 G2s and I love each and every one! :biggrin:
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Post by: Aflame on June 07, 2015, 01:17:42 PM: G1 apple jack :) will find a pic soon
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Post by: SummerSkye on June 07, 2015, 07:16:43 PM: My first pony ever was Bluebelle. I still have my original with my name under her feet. When I got back into collecting my first buy was Moonstone from eBay. I'm still partial to the early sets to this day.
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Post by: Ringlets on June 08, 2015, 04:04:38 AM: My very first pony was Bluebelle - the UK version that came with the heart jewellery case with pony hair clips inside. I still have her and her accessories :heart: She was quickly followed by Butterscotch with the UK Gymkhana set - both were gifts from mom when I was little (I'm showing my age now :lol: :yikes: ) I have pics somewhere in my photobucket ... :awake:
ETA - Here's my original Bluebelle and accessories - she's seen better days but she was loved a lot :P
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(http://s704.photobucket.com/user/Ringlets-Silverdawn/media/BlueBelle.jpg.html)

I collected MLP until the mid 90's ..then took a break (G2 didn't look like MLP to me at the time so they were a no no) ... then got back into them when G3's were in the shops ( my first G3 was Pinkie Pie but since I think I saw them and went *SQUEEEEEEE!!! ponies that look more like G1's!!!* :squee: :frolic: I then bought as many as I could afford/find at the time :P ) . I didn't like G2 to start with but they grew on me and I have quite a few now. I collect all gens though G1 will always be my fave :heart: