I picked up the Waterfall playset, and tried to remove the "showerhead" cloud for easier cleaning. It wouldn't really budge and I don't want to just bruteforce pull on it as I am scared I might break off something. Can anyone tell me if it is even possible to remove it once it has been fully assembled, and if so, what to keep in mind while doing so? Thanks! 

Looking for G1 with horror hair! Body at least good condition, hair uncut, but a mess - tangles, frizz to a felt mat, stuff stuck in it, all is welcome. Throw your hairy pony problems at me! 
Located in Germany, preferably EU sellers.

Hey all,

I need the advice of more experienced collectors and restorers on how to tackle pen marks on a Italian Skyflier. I have tried so far:
- dish soap bath
- magic eraser
- oxy bath
- attacking the marks with pure acetone.


The only difference I could make was with the acetone, however, it seems to take off some of her colour as well and I now have faded marks that are in a faded area... which isn't really what I was going for. She is badly faded already anyways, but the lighter spots don't really add any beauty.
I looked up if she is safe for sunfading, and sure enough, she popped up in the respective thread to not be safe to be sunfaded, so that is not an option. When I asked for advice on Insta, I got both the advice to try a peroxide bath, and to not try a peroxide bath so I am none the wiser now. I was also informed that Remove-Zit, which I had as 'secret weapon' in the back of my mind is not a good idea and should not be tried.

So, what do with that poor pony? Are there even any options left, or should I just toss her in the bag for non-salvageable ponies that I might or might not try my hands on repainting with?

Here are some pictures:

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The ear actually worked comparably well, but you can see a lighter spot there too, it is just not that obvious:
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This here shows the faded spots around the faded marks pretty well. It took me around 4 hours to get to that result:
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Hey everyone!

I am back in the collector's business after a few years of hiatus and thought I'd make a new introduction posting! This is my original introduction thread.

Since I returned only recently, I have only added a few new members to the herd. I found out about the 35 years anniversary ponies, and of course I need all of them! So far, I was able to obtain a few of them:

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Other than that, I have been trying my hands at rerooting for the very first time, and the result actually looks decent, so once the proper tool and all the hair I ordered arrives, I'll have a loooooot to do here! Unfortunately, I still haven't been able to find any of my original ponies out there, but you never know. Maybe one day I'll find my initials under the hoofs of a pony! I'm still planning on rebuilding my original collection.
My tumblr has retired during my absence, but I made an Instagram account for my pony things when I became active again.

As for the personal bits of information in my original introduction posting - I'm no longer in my 30s  but I feel much better since I changed my diet and started to go running regularly. The bunnies have hopped over the rainbow bridge, but we have a fluffy landcloud dog now! No resin casting anymore, but I am still on the same job and also kept the partner. Not married yet (still not!), but it is finally on the plan for this year.

Still probably being more of a lurker (I'll never make it into the Wine Cellar! ) but maybe I can add something from time to time.

Heya,

I have a couple of ponies with pen marks, and so far I haven't got the hang of removing them yet. I must be doing something wrong as I got the impression that it is totally easy for everyone except me to get them off a pony, haha

What I have tried so far:

Magic Eraser
Nail polish remover with acetone
Sunfading for a month
Peroxide bath, 3 days

And the result of all this...
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What am I doing wrong?

So tonight I thought I’d take a look at some of my childhood ponies again. I removed the head from Melody to check if there was any rust inside. It was already lose, which didn't surprise me, as I had decapitated all ponies I could as a child, so that I was able to position their heads when I played with them. To my surprise, I found something sticking out of the head. Unfortunately, it wasn’t any bank notes, but as it seems, little me really wanted to make sure that I am able to proof ownership of my ponies, as I found a note with my name and address at that time on it. Even more so, said note was not a simple paper note, but I went all the way and scribbled on a piece of plastic, with a permanent marker, to make sure the note survived getting wet (yay for bath toy ponies!). I even wrote the country in English instead of my native tongue! I found another one in Sundance. Maybe I had these two with me during holidays somewhere, and I wanted to be prepared for international emergencies as well.

Maybe someone else finds something in their childhood ponies as well, so check your sweeties!

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Sorry, another thread from me as I ran into another thing while organising. I have the beginnings of a Peachy army (unplanned, but she is a cute pony so things could be worse!) and some Peachys are different from the others.

Here are all my five Peachys at once:
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The two to the left have different symbols than the other three. Their symbols look "pinker". The one on the very left is my childhood Peachy, it's the Macau version. The one next to it is a regular HK version
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It gets more obvious if you directly compare the symbols:
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Are the different symbol variants something important?

Last Sunday, I made my first ever trade on FB from a person who posted in one of the collector's group. I only recently joined them, so I don't have much experience (actually, I have none!). Things aren't going completely smooth so I now worry if I made a mistake here, or if I am simply being paranoid, so I am asking the Arena about your opinions on it. I'll try to keep the description of the events as neutral as possible, as I honestly don't know if I am overreacting or not and I don't want to call anyone out in case I do.

I contacted the seller via PN, we agreed on the price for the ponies and shipment, and I paid the minute after I got the seller's paypal.me link. I was promised to receive the tracking number on Monday or Tuesday.
By Wednesday, I hadn't heard anything from the seller so I asked for the number. I was informed that the seller wasn't feeling well, illnesses had flared up, but it should go out on Thursday and I will get the tracking number then. Come Thursday evening (night rather), but no tracking number, no information from the seller on why there is no number. I contact them again and ask for the number, and the seller replies that they are doing the best they can, and I really shouldn't ask for a tracking number every day, they will give it to me as soon as they have it. I apologised and informed them that I am simply nervous due to bad experiences, so not receiving a tracking number that I was told to get at a certain time is a bit unsettling. The seller was understanding, and assured me that they have a lot of feedback, customers are always happy despite their illness.

Now it's Saturday morning, I still haven't heard a word, and I try not to, but I am getting really worried. Am I just seeing shadows on the wall again and need more routine in buying stuff on Facebook? What would you do?


[moving to Trader Support ~ Kiwi]