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Title: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: kissthethunder on April 25, 2018, 01:45:09 PM
It used to be a very active topic and it seems to me it's vanished. It's something I still do pretty regularly when I'm permitted and I'd love to know if anyone is still doing this.
Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on April 25, 2018, 03:09:50 PM
I see them from time to time!
Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on April 25, 2018, 06:35:38 PM
I'd love to see more people post them, I love seeing new life given to haircut ponies. It also can help give a boost to their resell value because it's seen more as a custom pony than a rehair.
Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: Loa on April 25, 2018, 09:53:55 PM
We should start a new thread!
Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: kissthethunder on April 26, 2018, 04:35:45 AM
We should start a new thread!

Yesssss!!!
Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: NightGliderSA on April 26, 2018, 05:18:18 AM
Splendid idea! I love alt. rehairs!
Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: SpookyTrees on April 26, 2018, 05:32:43 AM
I love them too! I do miss that thread!
Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: mlp4me on April 26, 2018, 05:36:44 AM
I haven't re-rooted a pony in over a year. I think the trend has slowed quite a bit... Would love to see some new pics!

Edit:
I guess I'll start?

Here's a baby firefly with a lighter hair color that has some cool pink stripes!
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How about a super dark purple re-haired Italian Blue bell?
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Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: Snapdragon on May 01, 2018, 06:46:40 AM
Oooh I loved that thread!! I wonder why it sort of died off; I feel like the 'bubble' may have popped a little bit, since it seemed like they were buying/selling super well for awhile, and then sort of fell out of popularity? It's hard to keep making alt rehairs for sale if no one buys your old ones I guess! (I like doing them for myself, but I'm super slow at rehairing, so I think I showed off a total of ONE during the whole thread! ;))

I hope we will see more soon! :heart:

PS I love your pair MLP4me!! I love that dark purple color especially, it really matches her symbols!
Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: aintnobuffalo on May 01, 2018, 08:11:52 PM
I see them on the Custom boards from time to time, but a whole thread about it would be great to see again!
Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: kissthethunder on May 02, 2018, 08:11:08 PM
Oh my gosh that Baby Firefly Has my heart! I am accumulating a Firefly army and I'm -weak- for rehairs! I have so many new one sI haven't shared here, I'll post them up one at a time so I don't flood the thread.

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Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: NightGliderSA on May 03, 2018, 12:23:30 AM
Loving seeing these rehairs! They really give a sad pony new life  :)
Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: kissthethunder on May 03, 2018, 09:59:56 AM
Here's a Glory I rehaired and reglittered <3 Her hair turned out so stinking shiny!

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 (https://flic.kr/p/25pwUL2)IMG_1557_zpsxrvxhfvn.jpg~original (https://flic.kr/p/25pwUL2) by Rachael Regan (https://www.flickr.com/photos/161505607@N08/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: NightGliderSA on May 04, 2018, 02:48:31 AM
Stunning!!
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Post by: Broken Irishwoman on May 04, 2018, 04:19:06 AM
Oh wow, I love Glory like that! :D Even more than the original I think...
Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: NightGliderSA on May 04, 2018, 07:47:56 AM
I am new to this, but here is one of mine. Salty who has now become Captain Salty and Clipper's Dad:

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Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: kissthethunder on May 04, 2018, 10:10:28 AM
Holy cow, Captain Salty is amazing!! Such a perfect compliment to Clipper!
Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: prancingstag on May 04, 2018, 11:04:51 PM
 :dropjaw: Oh, I ADORE Captain Clipper!!! Wow, what a stunning redesign, he looks magnificent! Do you have a baby Clipper to stand next to him? I'd love to see them as a pair :biggrin:
Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: kissthethunder on May 05, 2018, 12:57:47 PM
This is a bit of a story.

My childhood Megan doll had seen a lot of love to the point her legs fell off and her hair was unsalvageable. So I rehaired her with cheap ucky yucky curly doll hair from michaels. Obviously a newbie mistake, but I loved her just the same. I found her new clothes and slowly developed her into her own little person. I named her Misty and I slowly imagined fun stories about what her and certain ponies from the later line of hasbro might do.  Fast forward a decade to me having accumulated all these ideas and finally rehairing her the way she deserved with nice sleek dolly hair in a nice shade of red/brown called pumpkin spice.

See, Misty is a regular girl when she's awake, but when this little girl goes to sleep she goes to a starry magical land to help celestial ponies who are ruled by the Sparkle family. There's Queen Sparkle and Baby Princess Sparkle of course who is in training to be the next queen of the dream realm. Misty and a rehair of ringlets I named Starfall collect shooting stars that children have wished on to bring back to the ponies -glow and show ponies, sparkle ponies, you get the theme- to try and make their wishes come true.

It's silly but the idea's brought me a lot of joy over the years.

Here's Misty and Starfall which ultimately are just rehairs <3

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 (https://flic.kr/p/246ZQT9)Misty and StarFall (https://flic.kr/p/246ZQT9) by Rachael Regan (https://www.flickr.com/photos/161505607@N08/), on Flickr

Also, here's a baby Squirmy XD

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 (https://flic.kr/p/247152d)Baby Squirmy Rehair (https://flic.kr/p/247152d) by Rachael Regan (https://www.flickr.com/photos/161505607@N08/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: Moonbreeze on May 06, 2018, 03:16:59 AM
Love those rehairs kissthethunder!

I have recent one :)

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Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: NightGliderSA on May 06, 2018, 06:27:23 AM
Those ponies look amazing!

And thank you guys!  :biggrin: @ prancingstag, yes, well um. No I don't as yet actually. And that is the ironic thing. He is very high up on my wish list though  :)
Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: kissthethunder on May 06, 2018, 10:01:38 AM
That silver swirl is so incredible!! I *love* the black additions to her hair!
Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: Snapdragon on May 06, 2018, 02:50:58 PM
Wow, all of these girls are stunning!!! Great job everyone!! Kissthethunder, I love your story about the rehaired Misty and her adventures!!
Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: Taffeta on May 06, 2018, 03:33:29 PM
@Kissthethunder - in the UK, Rainbow Magic (UK name for Ringlets, or in your case, Starfall xD) had the power to grant wishes. So you really aren't far off ;)
I think Starfall is a gorgeous name for her.

Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: kissthethunder on May 06, 2018, 04:59:38 PM
@Kissthethunder - in the UK, Rainbow Magic (UK name for Ringlets, or in your case, Starfall xD) had the power to grant wishes. So you really aren't far off ;)
I think Starfall is a gorgeous name for her.



Oh my gosh I didn't know that! I'd love to see her UK backcard if anyone has a scan???

And thank you so much SnapDragon! I've been sorely tempted recently to pull out my tablet and start drawing a comic about it to help ease my mental illness issues so knowing there's anyone out there who likes the direction I was going means a bunch <3

Here's another rehair I've done I haven't shown off

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Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: NightGliderSA on May 07, 2018, 01:18:02 AM
That suits her  :)
Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: Taffeta on May 07, 2018, 04:16:23 AM
@Kissthethunder - in the UK, Rainbow Magic (UK name for Ringlets, or in your case, Starfall xD) had the power to grant wishes. So you really aren't far off ;)
I think Starfall is a gorgeous name for her.



Oh my gosh I didn't know that! I'd love to see her UK backcard if anyone has a scan???


I wish I still had my backcard, it's one I haven't been able to replace yet :( She's one of my grail MOC ponies because I literally had her because she was meant to be able to grant wishes, when my mother was ill.

I do have this though:

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On another note, I have a really bald Galaxy. By which I mean when I got her, she had literally no hair. Her body is ok. Her eyes and symbol are fine. She just needs new hair. And I can't figure out what colour(s) she ought to have. It won't be for a while as I have to find her and have some time, too, but any suggestions??
Title: Re: Are people still showing off their alternate rehairs?
Post by: kissthethunder on May 07, 2018, 12:20:14 PM
@Kissthethunder - in the UK, Rainbow Magic (UK name for Ringlets, or in your case, Starfall xD) had the power to grant wishes. So you really aren't far off ;)
I think Starfall is a gorgeous name for her.



Oh my gosh I didn't know that! I'd love to see her UK backcard if anyone has a scan???


I wish I still had my backcard, it's one I haven't been able to replace yet :( She's one of my grail MOC ponies because I literally had her because she was meant to be able to grant wishes, when my mother was ill.

I do have this though:

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On another note, I have a really bald Galaxy. By which I mean when I got her, she had literally no hair. Her body is ok. Her eyes and symbol are fine. She just needs new hair. And I can't figure out what colour(s) she ought to have. It won't be for a while as I have to find her and have some time, too, but any suggestions??

Ooooh I LOVE that little notation in the book about her granting wishes but on the same vein I'm so sorry to hear about how ill your mom was. That really does make her an incredibly special pony.

When I rehair I tend to lay colors out in front of me and pull one that seem to fit a theme and color scheme I have in mind I personally have always wanted to do Galaxy rehaired with starlight -a white silvery hair that acts to add shine like tinsel with out the crinkly mess- hand mixed into varying colors of pink, keeping it pale. Likely pussycat, tea rose, and maybe even virgin snow to keep her looking pale.

That's just my two cents personally! I'd love to see what you decide to do when you get around to rehairing her!
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