So I picked up the Rainbow ponies mini set today! By the way, this set brings me up to 800 ponies! :O)

On another note, not only am I still loving that "Dr. Hooves" is canon, but the blurb on the package cracks me up: "Dr. Hooves thinks it's time for a party, and DJ Pon-3 can't wait to play everybody's favorite music. Together, the ponies celebrate with special rainbow decorations!"

I got to thinking why Dr. Hooves might feel the need to have a rainbow-themed party. I suppose that depends on whether or not he's the Doctor, a pony version of the Doctor... or just a stallion named Doctor Hooves.

1) He's attempting to expose aliens that are seeking to steal all of Equestria's color.

2) Due to a strange accident involving the Everfree Death Ray, he temporarily has streaks on his body and mane and he's throwing the party to cover it up. Over-elaborate much, Doctor?

3) He is just a stallion named Dr. Hooves and his hourglass symbol means he knows the perfect timing for anything. Hence, he knows exactly when it's time for a party.



Add your own speculations-- or don't. I know not everyone is keen on the Doctor Hooves name and I want to see the full range of ideas that include him being or not being a time traveling alien pony. Go nuts!

I thought I would let everyone know about this... There's a list with mostly fakies and G3 McDs for sale from Rockford IL on Craigslist... but it also contains OAKLEY and the seller is asking only $25.

I desperately wish I could get it myself, but I don't drive so it's out of the question for me. But if there's someone in the area who would be interested who would like to get their hands on it, I just thought they should know about it. It's a pretty good opportunity. I'm not sure if I can post the link, but I'd rather she'd go to a collector, not to a thrift store or even worse, thrown out if no one buys.

So, I headed in to TRU to see how I can take advantage of the BOGO this week, and of course there were plenty of shoppers today, as the holidays are on their way. But one group of shoppers really melted my heart. A mom was pushing her very young daughter in a cart, with her son who looked a bit older toddling ahead of them.

As they decided who they didn't have yet, she gave her daughter the giant Fluttershy plush to cuddle while the boy charged over to the Equestria Girls toys, just as excited as his sister.

Boy: "It's Principal Celestia! And Principal Luna!"
Mom: "It is! Do you see Trixie?" *actually pointing to Nightmare Moon*
Boy: "Whoooa!" *pushes button on the toy*

By the time the mom and her daughter had finished identifying the Littlest Newborn characters, I was standing there in the back of the aisle with this big silly smile on my face.

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I ended up just getting a couple blind bags I didn't have yet. I originally had picked up the last Applejack brushable, but after making small talk with a different mom who was looking for an Applejack for her daughter, I passed it over to her. I'll get a second G4 Applejack one day.
So I got Lily Valley and Apple Stars instead!

Walking up to the checkout made me realize I may be in the store too much. Two employees pointed to me:
"There's our pony girl!"
"Huh?"
"She's one of our regular customers who comes in here and buys ponies. She works at Best Buy."
"Ohhh!"

Me:

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The whole trip made me feel so warm and fuzzy that I wanted to share it all with you guys.  Now it's your turn... I want to hear your happiest, sweetest pony shopping stories!

Okay, I need some ideas from you guys.

I recently got the Rock a Bye Bed, and most of the accessories, on eBay. The bed itself is in okay shape apart from a large crack in the back. But also, the piece which holds the cute picture disc to the headboard is missing, and I can't figure out how to fasten it on while still being able to turn it. I suppose I could try to fashion some kind of pin but I'd rather not glue anything, as that's pretty hard to reverse.

It could very well be that there's an obvious solution to this that I'm not seeing. Anyone have any ideas? I would really appreciate them.

... or symbols, butt marks, whatever you want to call them.

I just got Dibbles, and she is really, ridiculously cute. And I got her for a pretty good price, I think, because she's missing her symbol on one side. Now that I've seen it in person, it really is missing. It doesn't look rubbed off; there's no remnants or smears of paint anywhere on her right side.

All the rest of her paint is perfect. Her other symbol and eyes are perfect. Is this a factory error that happens every now and then? If so, can I see more half-blank flanks?

So, a little while back I received Tropical Sea Breeze (I'm working on completing the set, just need Tootie Tails now!), and she's nearly PERFECT except for one glaring flaw: her ears have been chewed off! Her hair is super silky and smooth and her paint is nearly immaculate. And I decided it would be fun taking on the task of making her some new ears! So, if you don't mind, tell me what you think before I break out the glue and paint:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/G1-Vintage-My-Little-Pony-1989-Sea-Breeze-tropical-ponies-fish-TLC-COND-/261280106273?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=uT9oSyO8MpM9ha55CxnBkFB5pLQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Here's the original listing, with her ear-free look.

Yesterday I finally got down to it and sculpted new ones out of model magic, because the stuff air dries and is super light.

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Does the shape look okay? I've never replaced broken off parts of a pony before, apart from create a small "prosthetic" for a chewed off Blossom lip. Any advice you guys can give would be super appreciated.

So, um... I'd like to ask your opinion on something. I've got a pretty sizeable Fluttershy army:

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I want to get them allllll, but I have a problem. I really don't care for the Funko Pop figures. Those blank eyes, and her mouth just looks like a sarcastic grimace instead of a smile to me. I like the box art of what the figure is meant to look like so much more than the actual figure. Oddly enough, I LOVE the cupcake figures and snagged the Fluttershy one as soon as I saw her.

And so I can't justify a $10 price tag just to keep my army current. Have you ever done this, leaving out something from an army or character collection because you just didn't care for it. Obviously it's OKAY to not buy something if you don't want it, but have any of you ever looked at something and gone "meh," but still kind of felt like you should have it?

... I had to zoom over here to let you know. I couldn't even finish the comic because I was so excited!

First, Gusty appeared using her magic with Princess Celestia.

Now, in a flashback scene, we've seen baby Glory, Surprise, Firefly, bow Tie, Seashell and Bubbles! I'm so giddy at seeing G1s in the FiM comic! X3