So, my mom picked up this FF Butterscotch for me at a yard sale (she knows little about ponies). Only $0.50, so it's no tragedy if she can't be saved, but based on the photos below -- is there anything that can be done/should be done with this pony? Her mane and tail show their age but are uncut. I'm not super well versed in the vagaries of pony cancer versus mold etc.

Anyway, please let me know your thoughts! Can she be saved?


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Normally I wait until after I've cleaned them up to post about them, but how about I show the rough pic and then post later when they've dried from their bath?

Anyway, the only one of these that's a double for me is Applejack. I am so excited to find Lyra!!!

And I now own my VERY FIRST G2!!! Haven't looked her up yet, but she's very cool. Purple is my fave colour and I love a gem eye

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I was thinking about how I'm relatively new to collecting ponies, though I've been collecting other vintage toy lines (starting with Strawberry Shortcake) for a number of years.

For a long time, I looked at ponies and thought, "That is WAY too intense of a collection to get into" given the incredible number of ponies and varieties available for collection (I'm thinking of G1 here but the same goes for other gens!)

But now I have actually started collecting MLP G1. So what changed? Well, I think it might come down to one pony ... Fizzy. I kept seeing pics of her and she just drew me in. She was my gateway collecting pony, that got me to dig out and clean my childhood ponies and start displaying them, plus my new acquisitions. Another impetus was that in the last couple of years I have been thrifting a LOT and when I see a G1 pony I cannot leave it behind. Same goes for G4 and good condition G3s now, too!

I know some of you technically never "started" collecting because you have been into ponies since the very first days in the '80s. But what turned you from a casual admirer into a collector?

It's been awhile since I've found any decent condition G1s at the thrift store. The last G1 I found was a pretty bait-y Parasol.

Now, this batch was in need of TLC, but didn't have haircuts or chew/bite marks! (Like poor Parasol did!)

Here is a before shot as they started their bath:

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(Note: also included is an excellent condition G3 Scootaloo!)

Posey in particular was quite grimy, and she needed a lot of work with the Magic Eraser. What Apple Jack has going for her is that her hair is uncut, though her head is loose and she does have a spot under her eye.

OK, now for the afters!

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Really pleased with how she came out. She does have one spot on her NDS, but her hair appears uncut. I know Posey is known for hair fade, I don't know how she rates as far as that is concerned -- opinions welcome.

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Starswirl has some paint rubs (as well as some kind of paint marks that I'm working on removing), but her hair is uncut. Funny thing: someone had done her hair in perfect, tiny braids -- so perfect and uniform I wondered if they were factory! Sadly they were not, so I spent about 20 mins taking them out before the spa treatment.

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You might ask, "Why is AJ's hair falling to the wrong side?" Well, rest assured it has since been fixed. But the reason is because I forgot the correct direction because I glanced at a curio shelf where sits my childhood AJ, which I display even though her hair is trimmed and straw-like. And it happens that this is the direction her hair falls. She's so far from perfect condition but I will always display her and treasure her! Even though I have a near-mint G1 AJ in storage.

And for good measure, here is the after pic for Scootaloo:

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Whenever I see a G1 pony in a toy bag at the thrift store, I buy it (as I know most of you do). Now, my pony knowledge is far from complete. So initially, I thought this pony, while having an unusually long mane, had managed to receive a tail haircut. I also though, "Wow, this head is loose, but also attached to the body really well!" Then when I was washing and brushing the tail, and it was pulling out of the body, I realized I had completely misjudged this pony. She is a Brush 'n' Grow (Curly Locks, specifically)! And her mane and tail appear to be uncut! The tail ends are pretty frizzy so I'll have to borrow a hair-straightener to try fix it but overall, a great find -- the winding mechanism still works perfectly!

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(Sorry, my first time making a picture post, didn't manage to include the image the first time!)

Hi all!

I'm Jenny, I'm located in Canada, and MLP is only one aspect of my 1980s toy collection -- Strawberry Shortcake is my first love but in recent years I've been expanding into other '80s toy lines. MLP is daunting because it's SO HUGE but now I just throw caution to the wind and pick up the G1s I find at thrift stores (of course, I also still own all my original childhood ponies from the '80s!) I also have a few G3s and a bunch of G4s.

I have two toy-related Tumblrs: Toys of the '80s (strictly 1980s toys) and then also Palais de Jouets ("Toy Palace," which contains toys from all eras as well as other cool girly and pastel stuff).