There was a thread a few weeks back asking who was in your childhood herd, and it got me thinking about where all the "rare" and "valuable" ponies started out, so I thought this would be a fun thread.


Did you have anyone in your childhood herd who is now considered rare or valuable? Maybe you picked out Mimic, Crumpet, or Red Roses at the store, or saved your Horseshoe Points and got Rapunzel or the Birthday Twins by mail order? Maybe you live or grew up in a country where the ponies are now sought-after Nirvanas?


If so, do you still have them? Are you kicking yourself because your mom sold them for $0.50 at a yard sale? Or did you sell them for big bucks on the current pony market? Please share stories and/or pictures.


I had Pretty Mane Scribbles and Dabble, which is weird, because other than the Baby Embers, which I desperately wanted from the cartoon, I didn't have many mail away ponies, although I certainly could have if I saved the Horseshoe Points. I don't even specifically remember wanting them, I think maybe it was something my mom sent away for and suprised me.


As you can see, Scribbles has head/body mismatch and several large cancer/age spots, as well as some yellowing, and Dabble has most of the green faded from her hair, as well as a paint scuff on her cheek, but I would never sell or upgrade them!
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Or do we just figure it out on our own? I am trying to match Peachy's eyes and symbols and I was wondering if anyone had a good "pony colors" chart out there for these paints? Or I'd be open to another brand but this is what I've used in the past, which has been limited to black and white for touching up eyes.


Thanks!

I'm going to deflock them but I need to determine if I also need to rehair them. I'm confident that the tails are ok, but the manes look a little short, especially Crumpet's. But in some pictures that I've seen, Crumpet and Taffy appear to have shorter manes. All opinions appreciated.


Also if different angles or photos would help, let me know. I'm far from a pro photographer.



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I don't know if anyone remembers, but several months ago I was desperate to track down the German Nestie babies. I did, and they are some of my favorite babies ever, I think because of the simplicity of the design. They remind me of the earlier babies like Cuddles and Tiddlywinks. Anyway.


I ended up with 2 Baby Schlummerleins. The first one I bought as a single from someone here on the arena. She was the first of the Nestie babies that I finally had in my hands and she is beautiful.


Then I bid on a lot that had all three, to get the other 2, and that involved getting an international bank transfer and translating some German and other fun stuff. I thought I'd sell the second baby Schlummerlein to recoup some of the money I spent.


But now I am attached to both of them. The one I bought here is in slightly better condition, so she would naturally be the one I would keep. Plus I love her dearly because she was the first one I finally got my hands on.


But I can't bear to separate the second one from Wurfelchen and Blubberchen. For all I know, they've been together for 20 years and it's like they belong in a set.


So now I have two Baby Schlummerleins and it looks like it's going to stay that way. Someone please explain this weird sentimentality towards a plastic toy to me, I am usually such a logical person. 

These darn Nirvanas just keep growing on me and my wishlist keeps expanding! I now have my eye on Peruvian Baby Medley and possibly Baby Cotton Candy. Medley was my first pegasus pony ever when I was little and I always thought she needed a baby.


I looked at the Peruvian page on mylittlewiki and saw the pictures, I've also watched some auctions on e-bay to see about what these babies go for.


Can someone tell me what they are like? Are they hard plastic or squishy? How is their hair? Do their symbols hold up or do they bleed? Are most of them in decent condition or do their eyes, bodies, hair, etc., require a lot of restoration?

If I recall correctly, someone on this forum recently sold a rehaired Dutch Butterfly pony.


I can't remember who it was, but if it was you, did you do the rehairing yourself and did you order from Dollyhair? I have one that is in need of a rehair and I'm not sure which shade to order. Her hair is unlike any color I've seen on another MLP. 


Thanks in advance!

Well it looks like I'm stuck at home on FMLA again, this time with a herniated disk, so I thought it would be a great time to catch up on my deflocking.


I have read every tutorial out there, yet some of my early deflocks I still managed to smear or remove eyes, blush, or symbols. I used alcohol and acetone. Especially around the eyes and blush, it is so hard to get all the flocking and glue without going over the paint.


Any advice would be appreciated as to what you do to get your best looking deflocks with eyes, symbols, and blush intact.


I do have Jasco, and I've only tried it once on a little bit of stubborn flocking, so I don't know if it is safe for paint either.


Thanks!