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I finally stopped being lazy and finally did a little needle felt animal. (This is an anime character Totoro in case you didn't know). I'm totally happy and want to do more. I only stabbed myself like 3 times in the making of it. He's pictured with a YO-SD sized doll.

I really wanted to add whiskers too but my wire is too thick for it.

(and he's also for sale if anyone is interested ;__;* My cat chewed through my laptop cord and I am barely able to charge my laptop, and ... cords for macs are so stinking expensive. No big deal if work didn't cut all my hours for this month, leaving me scraping on by........ ugh. life, right??!)

anyone interested in some MH halloween cards for free (+ship). I have 3 total, with 2 designs.
PM me if your interested.

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It is not too often I post in these forums ~

This is my second complete brushable G4 custom. (My first was Citrus Sweetheart).
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My lighting is slightly messed up ~ The hair color isn't that striking blue! It's more of a toned down blue ~


I hope to never do another TAF pony cuz that was just a pain! I wanted to simplify the pattern, but I ended up keeping it pretty much to scale.

She is haired in thermal magic moonbeam (from retrodollsus.com), which is a really great color for her + as a bonus it turns white. I was going to use Atomic Turquoise which is closer in color, but it's very shiny, and a matte color seemed better (even if it is a bit bluer, but aesthetically that is also nice to me).

She only really took a couple hours to do, but she has been on my to-do list for quite a few months now.

I just need to glue her hair in, trim her hair down, and I'm all set *^_^*.

She will be best pony friends with my G4 Columbian white applejack (made by the wonderful Ren-Ren), and I hope to add more "nirvana" G4s to the group. I love Nirvanas, and I love G4s, it's like awesome to put them together! Haha. (And saves money too!)

Thanks <3 And everyone at these forums is just so inspiring to me <3

So, I have been wanting to do this for over 5 years now. I have invested in one needle, a small bit of wool roving, and a foam block.

I made a sheep during christmas time, but it didn't seem right. I don't know, like it wasn't tight enough. I can't help but thing I didn't poke it enough? How firm should these be? Do people put some kind of support system (wire?) in long limbs?

And it kind of seemed easy in a way. Is it really just stabbing the felt over and over? adding a bit more, and stab stab stab? (I assume it tangles the fibers together). It seems almost dangerous! How do you not stab yourself?? I'm really clumsy, so if there are any safety things... I would like to know.

So, I guess it's like an addition process. So what if you made an area too big, and you'd like to make it a tiny bit smaller? Is that possible.

Or heck , any good videos on you tube? I'm really the type of person to just jump dive into things (short attention span, hate to read), but it seems kind of simple, and I wanna make sure I'm not missing anything important.

  thanks in advance

I purchased an cute yarn custom applejack-- not here, somewhere else.


I think she is the absolute cutest. My only "issue" is  the yarn is a VERY saturated orange. So saturated, that she does not fit in at all with my small G1+G4 Applejack collection. I am sad about it. I don't find myself to be a "color accurate" person, or even a picky person... but she just looks weird with the others.


Do you think it's rude to ask for a second custom (full price), with a softer orange that is closer in color of G4 applejack?

  As title said, looking for these last two blind bags to complete my mane 6 collection. I am having a hard time finding these two, as every store i go to is cleared out, and they seem to be the first to go.


I am not looking to pay too much more over cost + shipping


I hope someone can help me out. ^^ Thanks 

Hi. 


I thought maybe this would be handy for anyone who might not know about takara babies aka "Kawaii Pony" かわいいポニー　, or fakie baby takaras. It is of course obvious to me which one is real, and which one isn't. But it might not be to other people. So I thought this guide would help out to any confusion... because I have seen confusion, even within the past week. 


My babies aren't quite ready for a real photoshoot yet. I have still have a bit more work of getting some decayed rubberband residue out of their hair (I am slowly getting it out).




Let me know if you have any questions about either real or fakies that might not of been covered. I am more than happy to answer any questions-- or if there are certain pictures you'd like to see.



STEP ONE: Identification.
As far as we know, from inserts, boxes, and the catalogue, the only Takara babies released are Popo and Lily. Popo is the yellow one, pink hair, and arms up. Lily is the pink one, purple hair, and arms down. They are the same colors as Milky and Pinky (the adults).


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STEP TWO: Neck.
I have never seen a baby takara fakie with a U shaped neck joint. Not to say they don't exist, but I have taken the head off of at least 30 fakies. Pop that head off and look how the head is attached to the body. (Fakies have all sorts of different ways from T shape to V shape).


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STEP THREE: Markings.


It should have a clear indication on the bottom (c) TAKARA CO LTD / '85 / JAPAN. And yes, some might have remnants of this, but it must be very clear and readable.


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STEP FOUR: Quality.
Baby fakie takaras do have varying qualities. Some are better than others. Things to look out for are : blurry eyes, poor nose paint, bad dry hair, and how the hair is rooted. REAL baby takaras have finely printed eyes, blush, nice paint job, full thick quality hair, well rooted hair including two straight rows on the tail. I really would look at the rooting, and plugs if your takara is in bad condition.


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But really, there are TONS of fakies out there! And the best thing about them is that they come in so many shapes and sizes abd colors! And to be honest, I don't think they are that rare either. Here is a comparison shot of a real girl with some of her fakie sisters.


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For more comparisons : http://www.flickr.com/photos/52sheep/sets/72157631167832340/

Last updated AUG 20, 2012.

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I understand more about it.
The giant holes/cracks are related to the bumping.

Well. I knew had I overpaid on a recent Argie purchase. ....


   And now I am horrified I grossly overpaid.



It was obviously something I didn't expect, because the original picture isn't good enough to show it. So I wasn't expecting a perfect pony... but I was not expecting these strange black marks all over it. It's like ingrained dirt, but weirder? Is it just ingrained dirt? They are like weird indented black marks. (And then there dots like ingrained dirt.... )


:O AND SHE HAS BUMPS ON HER BUTT. please tell me this isn't a normal for argies. its... gross ;O;






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