Thank you all!!  I've already posted a question about restoration here: http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,395078.0.html

Also, I like seeing those poems actually referred tro as haikai rather than haiku Most people don't know that I study Japanese stuffs (history, literature, etc), and quite a few other people here have interests in Japanese things as well.

Yes, a few people even in Japan... I'm glad to find another haikai fan! 

Hi Dava! I really love your work with Kimono's Townhouse! Because of you, I became a miniatures collector!! Miniatures for my ponies, of course! 

Hello everyone! I'm a pony lover from Italy. I'm a guy interested in vintage toys and miniatures. I'm also interested in: drawing, trekking, birdwatching and writing haikai (japanese) poems. Since I'm a children books illustrator, I never really left the childhood world... 
My Little Ponies are a great love for me. They are a sort of icon, a big piece of my imagination... I think you all can understand!  G1 and G3 are my favorites.
I'm not a 'real' collector, just a lover who loves increasing his pony herd from time to time. But above all, I hope I'll learn how to restore my childhood ponies as well as old ponies found at the flea market. And I really hope to find here useful advices about restoration. I also dream of being able to make custom ponies... one day.

Please, forgive my poor English...