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Pony Corral / Re: Blueberry Baskets different issues?
« on: October 04, 2017, 01:32:34 PM »
I have noticed at least from photos that Chinese Cherry Treats in the US still seem to have forelocks? I have only seen one or two. My childhood Chinese one has no forelock.
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Blueberry Baskets wasn't sold here so can't comment on her in any way shape or form, but I would have said the opposite to what ashlyne said about discolouration. All the discoloured Cherry Treats I've ever seen in images have been from HK. My childhood Cherry Treats and all others I've seen here have been from China, and I haven't ever had one discoloured that was made in China.

That may be different manufacturing processes for different markets, though. I hope that there is a US release Cherry Treats waiting for me at home, but I don't know yet whether she is China or HK made...

My China one has a forelock, like my HK one (hard to see in the photo though)  Here's a pretty badly discolored China one, but yes, the ones released in the UK could've been produced differently, or even scented using a different formula according to guidelines that each country has.  A number of possibilities. Or, maybe the China ones I have were just stored in poor conditions.  Most of the ones I have came from one source.

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Pony Corral / Re: Blueberry Baskets different issues?
« on: October 04, 2017, 07:54:52 AM »
I believe both HK and China versions were released in the USA.   I don't think the China versions are as common, but both can be found without too much trouble.

Maybe it's just random, but the China Sweetberry ponies I've run across seem to have yellowed more easily than the HK versions.   Could just be bad luck, but could also be a tell-tale factory difference.

I also have a China pat-pend and China non-pat-pend of Boysenberry/Blackberry Pie.  The middle pony's difference in color is somewhat due to yellowing, but the left and right ponies' shades of purple are definitely and obviously different.
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Pony Corral / T-Mobile users -- $2 ticket to see the MLP Movie
« on: October 03, 2017, 05:42:27 AM »
I opened up my T-Mobile Tuesday app this morning, and among this week's perks is a code to buy a $2 movie ticket, specifically for the new My Little Pony Movie.   The code is through Atom Tickets (a service similar to Fandango) and has to be used by Monday.

Thought I'd share in case others have T-Mobile  :)  Looks like I'm going to the movies this week!  ^.^   

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Pony Corral / Re: Where do you host images of your ponies??
« on: September 29, 2017, 01:06:43 PM »
Perhaps a Wordpress site would work for you? Their free plan comes with 3 gigs of space which will probably be enough storage. I've been using their blog for years and love how much customization you can do with it.

If 3 gigs isn't enough, you could also get Backblaze's B2 in addition which is a basic and dirt cheap cloud storage that also lets you use it as an image host. You do need to be somewhat computer savvy to use it though.

Thanks -- I'll check out that Backblaze's B2 option.    I need more than 3gb of space.   I also have Microsoft Live OneDrive free with my account (I think it came with my Hotmail account or my work's Outlook account?)  It gives me 5gb and I think I can manage to post image links.   Let me try....

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Yep!   Cool  ^.^  I just wish they had automatic code for clickable thumbnails.  That was really handy with Photobucket.

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Pony Corral / Re: Pony Room - Curtain type?
« on: September 28, 2017, 12:38:30 PM »
Thanks for the advice everyone. I'm almost tempted to just put shelves in front of the windows, maximise display space lol.

That's what I did with mine ;) 

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Pony Corral / Re: Where do you host images of your ponies??
« on: September 27, 2017, 10:13:59 AM »
I second Imgur! I use Flickr for photos and Imgur for everything else. As long as you keep your images private and aren't using it for serious things, like a sales site or some place you're making money, its an excellent host. You can direct link images.


Any suggestions for those that would use their images for selling ponies? I don't mind paying a bit. I was spending about $40 a year on Photobucket's higher tier.   But I don't want to spend much more than that. 

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Pony Corral / Re: Seashell has a blue eye?
« on: September 26, 2017, 11:03:51 AM »
NightGlider, is the other side of her head faded to that degree too? The side with the green eye?

Yes, equally faded  :)

I would think if both sides were exposed to fading, the other eye would look at least slightly bluer than a normal Seashell. Does that green eye color match the unfaded Seashell's eyes, or is it showing any signs of going blue?  I've just personally never seen green pony paint going blue. Yellow tends pretty strong against fading.  Pink is the really sensitive pigment, which is where you get orange/pinks/reds fading to yellow or white, purples fading to blue. In this case, even the blue pigment has faded from the head, leaving a yellowed vinyl.  This one almost looks like Bubble's head  :P

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Pony Corral / Re: Seashell has a blue eye?
« on: September 26, 2017, 10:32:21 AM »
NightGlider, is the other side of her head faded to that degree too? The side with the green eye?   

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Pony Corral / Re: Seashell has a blue eye?
« on: September 26, 2017, 08:22:43 AM »
I would agree with that, except I've never seen green paint fade to a different color like that. If the eye were purple, I would say definite fading.   But the mix of blue and yellow paint.... I don't know that the yellow would fade, and if it did, that it would leave such a brilliant blue.

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Pony Corral / Re: Seashell has a blue eye?
« on: September 26, 2017, 08:17:52 AM »
Well, that's just odd!   I would probably chalk it up to a factory error, since the other eye is green.

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Pony Corral / Re: Pony Room - Curtain type?
« on: September 26, 2017, 06:07:26 AM »
I also agree with the heavy curtains.   They should help with the heat issue too.  Heat, humidity and sunlight .... all three not pony-friendly.   Anything you can do help preserve your collection is worth it ;)

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Except being in the EU means no passport stamp...and sometimes no passport either ;)

I learn something new every day!  Last time I was in Europe, they still stamped individual countries within the EU. But it's been a very long time since I've visited.

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@Ashlyne, I think you are crazy. But in a good way. As regards China Peachy, I don't think so because continental editions had so many variations in manufacturing location. She was also pulled from the parlour for Snuzzle here in 87 -China Lemon Drop came in around 89 and China Majesty is thought to come from later release  Dream Castkes. So Peachy no longer existed when the China thing happened.

@ Flickafriend - Italian Peachy is very common and you might do well to find a continental European collector who is overrun. She sometimes shows up here too, I found mine here, so of all the Nirvana Peachy ponies, I would make her your priority. I suspect there may be some European collectors selling at Ponycon who might have one to get rid of...worth looking, anyway.

Lol!   Had I known there were so many different releases in each country.....

You're absolutely right about Italian Peachy. She was also sold with sets from Germany, France, Sweden, Belgium and possibly Denmark.  That Peachy probably has the most stamps in her passport ;)

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You're more than welcome to scour my Pretty Parlor / Grooming Parlor albums.   If you're familiar with Photobucket, I'd recommend using the side menu to the left --- it shows ALL the international albums there.   
http://s7.photobucket.com/user/ashlyne/library/INVENTORY_G1/Pretty%20Parlors

Taffeta is correct -- there are so many slight differences between Peachy's that you kind of have to decide how picky you're going to be.   Does the slight difference in pink paint on the symbols matter to you?   Or the eye color?  Or shade of body? Or forelock length? Even the "squishiness" of the body can vary.  Some of it can be attributed to different batches, or the factory supplies that were available in that region or at that time. Some of it is environmental, exposure to sunlight, heat, and chemicals will change the appearance.  The factory could've had more than one hair threading machine. One machine could've been calibrated differently or needed a tune-up, which may have accounted for wider placement of plugs in the mane.  It's near impossible to tell sometimes if a Peachy is a specific variation, or if it's differences are a random result of production or environment exposure.   So you can go a bit mad with trying to find the absolute truth about all of them.

This is an old photo, before I went full-on crazy with collecting international parlors. But it gives you an idea of how slight the differences can be out there:
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You can prevent yourself from chasing after an army of Peachy's by limiting it to the obvious variations.   Italy, Macau, Brazil, and Greece produced a specific Peachy... possibly other countries.  Macau Peachy has lovely long hair, btw!  Spain had a no-country Peachy, and a piggy version too.   

More common variations are the Hong Kong ones:  Flat-Footed Peachy, Peachy with stamps on the front hooves only, stamps on all 4 hooves (very common), and this odd-ball one from a German Parlor with the front hoof stamps melted out:
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I don't think there was a Peachy made in China....  can anyone confirm this?


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Pony Corral / Re: Funny or awful ways your ponies have been shipped
« on: August 23, 2017, 12:55:59 PM »
I once had a UK green waterfall playset shipped to me from overseas.  It was wrapped in a black trashbag and lots of tape.   No box.  Not even bubble wrap or paper.  Just a black trash bag.    Consequently, the bottle of bubbles broke and got the whole thing soapy and sticky. 

I've gotten things shipped in cereal boxes and other food boxes before.  Someone just within the last year had something shipped to them in a USED pizza box.

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