so is this, uh, normal?

[kittyberry]

so my first mexi ponies arrived today (hooray!)

upon starting the process of sprucing up miss butterscotch (who still needs a ton of work), i noticed her...let's say incredible neck abilities. this makes me wonder if this is typical of auriken mexis or if someone's had her head off. does anyone know if this is normal for these ponies cause it's getting a little bit exorcist-y up in here?

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[Chi]

A lot of the South American ponies have had their heads popped off at one point or another or the glue has weakened over time. Rarely do you see any of them with pristine glue like you do with US/Euro ponies.

It's normal, but it doesn't mean she looks any less creepy.

I'm actually a big fan of broken neck seals because it allows for better drying.

[kittyberry]

A lot of the South American ponies have had their heads popped off at one point or another or the glue has weakened over time. Rarely do you see any of them with pristine glue like you do with US/Euro ponies.

It's normal, but it doesn't mean she looks any less creepy.

phew! looks like i can sleep tonight. she'll be a good candidate for halloween photo shoots, i guess.

is there any way to determine if its just the glue that has weakened or if she indeed had her head taken off?

Post Merge: November 24, 2014, 02:47:55 PM

I'm actually a big fan of broken neck seals because it allows for better drying.

and, huh, i never considered that advantage for broken neck seals, but i'm definitely keeping that in mind now.

[Chi]

A lot of the South American ponies have had their heads popped off at one point or another or the glue has weakened over time. Rarely do you see any of them with pristine glue like you do with US/Euro ponies.

It's normal, but it doesn't mean she looks any less creepy.

phew! looks like i can sleep tonight. she'll be a good candidate for halloween photo shoots, i guess.

is there any way to determine if its just the glue that has weakened or if she indeed had her head taken off?

It honestly doesn't matter as long as you can see she's factory. The woven mane job, usually somewhat neat and uniform and often a piece of string (yeeeeeppp I said string ) and metal clamp holding the tail together.
Popping the heads off is the best way to check the pony for rust and other awful internal grossness. She's not devalued for it by any means and she appears to have really beautiful paint.

[kittyberry]

A lot of the South American ponies have had their heads popped off at one point or another or the glue has weakened over time. Rarely do you see any of them with pristine glue like you do with US/Euro ponies.

It's normal, but it doesn't mean she looks any less creepy.

phew! looks like i can sleep tonight. she'll be a good candidate for halloween photo shoots, i guess.

is there any way to determine if its just the glue that has weakened or if she indeed had her head taken off?

It honestly doesn't matter as long as you can see she's factory. The woven mane job, usually somewhat neat and uniform and often a piece of string (yeeeeeppp I said string ) and metal clamp holding the tail together.
Popping the heads off is the best way to check the pony for rust and other awful internal grossness. She's not devalued for it by any means and she appears to have really beautiful paint.

i'm pretty sure my mexi applejack has her tail on with string, since i can see a bit of what appears to be string from her tail on the outside, so it doesn't surprise me (geeze, though!).

is there any good way to pop off their heads? i haven't done it before and don't want to force anything, but i do want to check on butterscotch's hair.

and thanks! i did buy her because i thought her symbols looked pretty darn nice. the ends of her hair's awfully dry, though, so i'm hoping i'll be able to improve it at least a bit.

[Chi]

Just twist it side to side while pulling and it'll pop right off. The plastic is a lot stronger than you'd think.

[kittyberry]

Just twist it side to side while pulling and it'll pop right off. The plastic is a lot stronger than you'd think.

oh boy that really did just pop right off! yup, sure enough, she's got the weave you were talking about. i also found some dirt that was causing a slightly discolored spot on her shoulder and it wiped right off! hmm, i think i'll be popping applejack's head off sometime soon...

[pinkkittywinks]

Some factories didn't glue on the ponies heads! Greece is an example of this

Love pkw xx

[kittyberry]

Some factories didn't glue on the ponies heads! Greece is an example of this

Love pkw xx

huh, i didn't know that, either. thanks!

[Chi]

Yup, the assembly process of ponies varies throughout countries.

Mexico/Colombia (I believe Colombia does as well?)/Argentina/Brazil used metal and frequently string (but not always) in the tails, US/Euro used exclusively metal, while Venezuela used neither, the tails are tied in a knot to keep them from coming out of the holes.
The gluing process also varied greatly as many US ponies still have their heads sealed completely, while a rather small number of South American ponies still have their necks sealed, mainly because the glue didn't hold up over the years.

It seems to be a bit benefit in ensuring ponies stay clean!
I've tried breaking the seal on two of my Italy girls and gave up. The seal would have to be broken with a knife and I'm not planning on doing that without a good reason. (Seeing discolouration, smells, rattling, tail rust..)

[kittyberry]

Yup, the assembly process of ponies varies throughout countries.

Mexico/Colombia (I believe Colombia does as well?)/Argentina/Brazil used metal and frequently string (but not always) in the tails, US/Euro used exclusively metal, while Venezuela used neither, the tails are tied in a knot to keep them from coming out of the holes.
The gluing process also varied greatly as many US ponies still have their heads sealed completely, while a rather small number of South American ponies still have their necks sealed, mainly because the glue didn't hold up over the years.

It seems to be a bit benefit in ensuring ponies stay clean!
I've tried breaking the seal on two of my Italy girls and gave up. The seal would have to be broken with a knife and I'm not planning on doing that without a good reason. (Seeing discolouration, smells, rattling, tail rust..)

it seems like there might be a lot of tail-less vennies if they were only tied in a knot  well, i guess that's one way to eliminate tail rust and rattling ponies. this kind of makes me wish more US ponies had moveable/removable heads.

thanks for all this new information, guys!

[Chi]

Yup, the assembly process of ponies varies throughout countries.

Mexico/Colombia (I believe Colombia does as well?)/Argentina/Brazil used metal and frequently string (but not always) in the tails, US/Euro used exclusively metal, while Venezuela used neither, the tails are tied in a knot to keep them from coming out of the holes.
The gluing process also varied greatly as many US ponies still have their heads sealed completely, while a rather small number of South American ponies still have their necks sealed, mainly because the glue didn't hold up over the years.

It seems to be a bit benefit in ensuring ponies stay clean!
I've tried breaking the seal on two of my Italy girls and gave up. The seal would have to be broken with a knife and I'm not planning on doing that without a good reason. (Seeing discolouration, smells, rattling, tail rust..)

it seems like there might be a lot of tail-less vennies if they were only tied in a knot  well, i guess that's one way to eliminate tail rust and rattling ponies. this kind of makes me wish more US ponies had moveable/removable heads.

thanks for all this new information, guys!

Venezuelans actually have a very large amount of hair on their tails! It makes for a very big knot and a challenge putting a tail back in.

[kittyberry]

they probably would be harder to restore hair-wise with that knot, but i love ponies with loads of hair. that just makes me wish i could afford a venezuelan all the more 

[Chi]

Some cheaper ones occasionally pop up, don't give up! You could start a little savings fund for when one does. No matter which one you get, their hair is loooooovely.