This week, I sat down in the fake living room set with TheBeatlesPkmnFan42!
Personal Interview-Where did you get your user name?I made it when I was around 13 years old, I believe. As a 13 year old making her first ever online username at the time, I didn't really think much of it and just combined two of my biggest special interests at the time (The Beatles and Pokemon), stuck them in my name, and tacked a number at the end since that's a common user name thing. This would have been around 2010 or so? At the time I remember the official Beatles website had a social media element to it and I think that was actually where I made my username.
How old are you?I am 26!
Do you go to school or work?Just work currently! I work at a thrift store of sorts, but we don't really take clothes or (usually) toys. Which is probably good for the wallet.
What are your hobbies?Non-collecting hobbies of mine include listening to music, gaming, and I do want to get into macro photography....
Do you have any pets?I do! One dog and one cat! They're family pets (still living with parents) but I guess that counts haha. I don't have any pets that I solely take care of.
What do you like/dislike about yourself?I'd like to think I'm a pretty nice person haha. I'm also passionate about my interests (being Autistic) and I like that about myself.
Dislike? I procrastinate to much, I need to get better with that.
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?Hmmm, that's a hard one.... I'm not sure!
Do you collect anything other than ponies?I collect other toys as well! Mostly Furbies and dolls. But also to an extent Care Bears and Hot Wheels. Outside of toys, I also collect anime/game figures and music.
Ponies-How long have you been collecting ponies?Over a decade! I got into MLP in summer 2011!
Why did you start collecting ponies?I got into ponies through watching FiM in between the airing of its first and second seasons, as I said, in summer 2011. Initially it just started as getting G4 ponies new in store, but it quickly turned into an admiration of MLP as a whole and I started collecting other generations, often through thrifting. G3s were very common in thrift stores at this time.
Who is your favorite pony and why?A solid #1 is really hard, maybe Spring Song? It's either her or maybe Pillow Talk? There's so many good ones!
Who is your least favorite pony and why?I'm not sure I really have one! There are some G4 gimmicks I don't really have any desire to own, like those ones with the thick ribbons in their hair? But those are just variants of other ponies... as far as unique MLP characters go I really can't think of any I'd really be opposed to having in my collection at all.
Who is your favorite pony from another country?There's a lot of really good ones, but there's something really cool about Diary Pony from the Netherlands. The dark blue body with light blue hair is really unique.
Who is your favorite fakie?I'm not sure if I have one specific favorite but I'm a fan of Lanard fakies overall. They tend to have pretty cute molds.
Who was your first pony?My first ponies were the Pinkie Pie and Sweetie Belle from the "Pinkie Pie and Sweetie Belle's Sweets Boutique" playset. I'm not sure if I still have that specific Pinkie Pie as I have gone through my Mane 6s a few times trying to get rid of ones too similar to one another. Pretty sure I have the Sweetie Belle still.
What pony did you get recently?My most recent ponies were Baby Stocking and Seashore. Got them from an antique mall recently!
What is your favorite generation?Generation 1! I'm a fan of the wide variety of characters, poses, and gimmicks. Nice balance between earth ponies, pegasi, and unicorns, too.
What is your favorite part about collecting?Having so many cute plastic ponies on my shelves staring at me!
How big is your collection?According to my MLP Merch checklist:
G1: 133
G1 Retro: 12
G2: 15
G3: 181
G3.5: 28
G4: 166
G5: 8
This is only including standard ponies, I think? Not the many off shoots of G4, for example. Or things like plushes and other merch.
What do your friends and family think about your collection?They're fine with it!
Do you still play with your ponies?I'll brush their hair and whatnot, but not really beyond that.
What rare or popular pony makes you ask why!?Rapunzel. I like her, but I don't over $1,000 like her..... She is cute and I do like ponies with long hair a lot, but certainly not enough to ever be willing to pay for as much as she goes for. As it stands, the only way I would get her in my collection is if I somehow got a really good deal for her or if she came into my possession for free. But I definitely have no desire to save up so much for her.
If you had to have a pony symbol tattooed on your butt, which would you pick and why?I don't have any tattoos, but if I were to get one, a pony one would be likely (probably on an arm though lol). Maybe something more subtle, like a floral symbol. As for a specific pony it'd be from, I'm not sure...
If you could have any pony remade in a different generation, who would you choose and why?Waterfire returning would be pretty cool, I think. In any style, but I guess G5 being the current generation would make most sense. I would definitely buy a G5 Waterfire.
What has been the worst part about collecting?Seeing pony prices raise over time.
What is your ultimate collecting goal?I'm not sure I really have one, but I definitely would like to expand my G2 collection.
What is your biggest collecting accomplishment?Probably getting Mimic for under $7 two months ago at work lol.
What is your biggest collecting regret?Not being into MLP as a younger child.... G3 was thriving when I was a kid but I just was not into MLP at the time. Imagine all the childhood G3s I could have had!
Who is your grail pony and why?Ultimate grail would be something like a Takara pony. Something totally unrealistic.
Do you have it?No lol. Maybe if I won the lottery....
Do you prefer loose or MIP ponies?Loose! I like having some MIP ponies in my collection here and there, but loose is definitely cheaper and more space efficient!
Quick! Close your eyes and grab a pony! Who did you get?Lickety-Split!
Are you a customizer?I'm not, but I've thought about it in the past. Always ends up seeming intimidating though.
Would you ever be?Maybe! If I stopped being nervous about trying to learn how to do it and intimidated by how long it probably takes!
What do you think of custom ponies?They're really cool! I own one handmade custom pony that I bought on Etsy, and a few HQG1Cs! Custom toys overall are really cool to me, I like seeing people make their own works of art out of toys.
What are acceptable and unacceptable pony flaws, in your opinion?I'm pretty lenient when it comes to flaws that just come up with aging plastic, such as plasticizer leakage, age spots, regrind, stuff like that. I don't go out of my way to avoid these things because they feel inevitable. Flaws I try to avoid are things like major haircuts or pen/marker stains, but I am pretty lenient overall when buying ponies for cheap locally in thrift stores and such, so I do have some of these flaws in my own collection. I would like to upgrade to ponies without these haircut and stain flaws, though.
Would you rather have a bait pony or a fakie?Depends. Is the fakie a Lanard? If so I'll gladly take her. There are some other fakies I'd totally be up to owning as well like concerned pony. If the fakie is one I don't otherwise feel a desire to own anyway though, I'd just take the bait pony.
Do you watch pony shows/movies?Yes!
Which ones?I try to watch all of them, but I admit I'm very behind on G5! I've still really only seen the movie and keep meaning to get around to the rest. I've watched all the previous generations' shows and movies, I think though?
Do you read pony comics?Not very actively. I think those in addition to the movies/shows would be really hard to keep up with!
Which ones?I have some early volumes of the G4 comic.
What is the worst thing you've ever done to a pony?I made a really poor custom with nail polish once when I was maybe 14 early in my collecting. Don't worry though, it was just one of several G4 Pinkie Pies I had.
Fill in the blank!"I wish Hasbro would
put more focus on brushables again, and release a wider variety of characters""When I was new to ponies I didn't know
how many I would end up with""I think the most underappreciated pony is
Spring Song because
her simple monochromatic purple color scheme is really pretty.""I think more ponies should have
TAF symbols! Bring it back, Hasbro!""I don't like
Hasbro being so persistent in MLP having a core cast because
it makes MLP less exciting to collect""I love
Pony Friends because
it's really cool seeing other animals in the MLP G1 style."
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