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Pony Corral / Re: The truth behind the 12 inch Chinese Plushies
« on: July 31, 2014, 12:04:15 AM »
I got my Nightmare Moon! I love her! 
I hope no one minds me bumping up this thread with some pictures and a kind of rambling review. 
I purchased her directly from the Onlyfactory backer's website, where she was only about $30, including international shipping. I was not a backer but I was still able to order her there. The shipping even included a tracking number, which worked well enough for me to see when she'd shipped, when she'd arrived in the states, and when she'd been delivered to my house. It took about two weeks. I see she's up on 123cosplay now, but for ~$40 instead. I don't really feel she's worth quite that much, though I am definitely happy with my $30 purchase. Here she is!
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I would say the stock image is quite accurate, mine is just a little less poised, probably due in large part to her trip across the world to me during which she was pretty much folded up in a thin bubble mailer. I wouldn't say she suffered any real damage though!
If there's one thing I think the packaging adversely affected, I would say it's her mane. It doesn't really want to stick out straight, rather, it likes to kind of curl towards/across her face. Maybe my Nightmare Moon is shy?
It would have been nice if her mane were stuffed or even wired so it would have that extra stability.
More pictures, including comparison shots with my Aurora Luna!
I hope no one minds me bumping up this thread with some pictures and a kind of rambling review. I purchased her directly from the Onlyfactory backer's website, where she was only about $30, including international shipping. I was not a backer but I was still able to order her there. The shipping even included a tracking number, which worked well enough for me to see when she'd shipped, when she'd arrived in the states, and when she'd been delivered to my house. It took about two weeks. I see she's up on 123cosplay now, but for ~$40 instead. I don't really feel she's worth quite that much, though I am definitely happy with my $30 purchase. Here she is!
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I would say the stock image is quite accurate, mine is just a little less poised, probably due in large part to her trip across the world to me during which she was pretty much folded up in a thin bubble mailer. I wouldn't say she suffered any real damage though!
If there's one thing I think the packaging adversely affected, I would say it's her mane. It doesn't really want to stick out straight, rather, it likes to kind of curl towards/across her face. Maybe my Nightmare Moon is shy?
It would have been nice if her mane were stuffed or even wired so it would have that extra stability.More pictures, including comparison shots with my Aurora Luna!
Spoiler
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She came with this hang-tag on her ear. She is AMAZINGLY soft! Seriously, it's a low-pile fabric, but it feels wonderful, like a short, silky velvet. You can also see that the very bottom decorative edge pieces of her helmet are not sewn to her, I guess for a bit of a 3D touch? I have them tucked under the band of her necklace, which is also a flat piece of felt that is not sewn down to her skin.
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Her front hooves turn in towards each other very slightly, which honestly I think is kind of adorable, and her horn leans just a bit to the left. It's not super noticeable in person. I am holding her mane to the side in this picture, and you can also see the painted-on stars that represent the sparkles here. I would have preferred real sparkles, but I like the look of these, they are nice and varied in size and I think the effect looks good in person.
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Here you can see how she's kind of Miss Flat-Mane. The darker blue area around the outside of her mane and tail also seems to be some painted, and in a few places it's kind of crackly? Not super noticeable though.
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Her tail is nicely stuffed though! It doesn't hover off the ground like the promo photos, partly because it is attached to a small spot on her rump and is too heavy to be supported off the ground there. However, this ends up a being a good thing, as using the tail as kind of a kick-stand is what really stabilizes her and allows her to stand. (She could probably stand without it, it's just a big help.)
Her wings are attached behind her ears, which keeps them standing up, a feature I like. Her display side wing does kind of cover her cutie mark, but that's okay. Her other wing wants to poke out behind the other one instead of lining up perfectly, but I think the effect that it causes is nice. She has her splotch and embroidered cutie mark on both sides!
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And here she is with Aurora Luna! As you can see, Luna is a bit bigger, particularly in the head and neck area. Luna is standing up very straight, while NMM is kind of leaning back on her heels (I think she looks coy!
). Luna's hair has real sparkles. They are wonderful! Her horn, wings, and hoof covers are made of a sparkly material as well. I love this.
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Luna stands like a champion! She doesn't seem to be wired, but she is way more steady on her feet than NMM. I wish NMM was stuffed as well as Luna, as I figure that's mainly what's making the difference here. NMM does not feel understuffed when you hold her, but in comparison with Luna you realize she could be much firmer.
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Look at the cute little grumpy face she's making in front view.
Her crown and her necklace are also flat pieces of felt, and her necklace is not sewn down to her skin. Luna is still soft to the touch, but she's not as incredibly velvety as NMM.
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Moon-butt only has her splotch on one side, which was a very small disappointment for me. Her hair has sparkles all around, but her tail only has sparkles on the display side, strangely. All her hair is unstuffed, formed of little curvy tubes.
Overall, they are both wonderful plushes, and I am so happy to add them both to my herd! Welcome home, my sweet, beautiful Moon Princesses!
She came with this hang-tag on her ear. She is AMAZINGLY soft! Seriously, it's a low-pile fabric, but it feels wonderful, like a short, silky velvet. You can also see that the very bottom decorative edge pieces of her helmet are not sewn to her, I guess for a bit of a 3D touch? I have them tucked under the band of her necklace, which is also a flat piece of felt that is not sewn down to her skin.
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Her front hooves turn in towards each other very slightly, which honestly I think is kind of adorable, and her horn leans just a bit to the left. It's not super noticeable in person. I am holding her mane to the side in this picture, and you can also see the painted-on stars that represent the sparkles here. I would have preferred real sparkles, but I like the look of these, they are nice and varied in size and I think the effect looks good in person.
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Here you can see how she's kind of Miss Flat-Mane. The darker blue area around the outside of her mane and tail also seems to be some painted, and in a few places it's kind of crackly? Not super noticeable though.
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Her tail is nicely stuffed though! It doesn't hover off the ground like the promo photos, partly because it is attached to a small spot on her rump and is too heavy to be supported off the ground there. However, this ends up a being a good thing, as using the tail as kind of a kick-stand is what really stabilizes her and allows her to stand.
(She could probably stand without it, it's just a big help.) Her wings are attached behind her ears, which keeps them standing up, a feature I like. Her display side wing does kind of cover her cutie mark, but that's okay. Her other wing wants to poke out behind the other one instead of lining up perfectly, but I think the effect that it causes is nice. She has her splotch and embroidered cutie mark on both sides!
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And here she is with Aurora Luna! As you can see, Luna is a bit bigger, particularly in the head and neck area. Luna is standing up very straight, while NMM is kind of leaning back on her heels (I think she looks coy!
). Luna's hair has real sparkles. They are wonderful! Her horn, wings, and hoof covers are made of a sparkly material as well. I love this.visitors can't see pics , please register or login
Luna stands like a champion! She doesn't seem to be wired, but she is way more steady on her feet than NMM. I wish NMM was stuffed as well as Luna, as I figure that's mainly what's making the difference here. NMM does not feel understuffed when you hold her, but in comparison with Luna you realize she could be much firmer.
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Look at the cute little grumpy face she's making in front view.
Her crown and her necklace are also flat pieces of felt, and her necklace is not sewn down to her skin. Luna is still soft to the touch, but she's not as incredibly velvety as NMM. visitors can't see pics , please register or login
Moon-butt only has her splotch on one side, which was a very small disappointment for me. Her hair has sparkles all around, but her tail only has sparkles on the display side, strangely. All her hair is unstuffed, formed of little curvy tubes.
Overall, they are both wonderful plushes, and I am so happy to add them both to my herd! Welcome home, my sweet, beautiful Moon Princesses!
I guess I should be happy though, at least it's easier on my wallet! (Silly brain, making me feel like I should be enthusiastically collecting and unequivocally loving all of these things, and then making me feel bad about the fact that I don't...)
(Maybe if I used mugs more, but I feel it would be under-appreciated here at that price.)
and all my childhood ponys (about 150) when they stopped making the g1s i stopped collecting and as i got older i saw less and less around and finaly i had them up in the attic where they stayed for about 2 years over this time my mum got cancer and passed away. as she had brought most of them for me i wanted to see them again so i got them down and had a massive spa weekend for them being surounded by them made me feel less sad as they hold alot of memories