Hi there!
I'm nightlark, I'm 26 (I feel like I'm probably too old for this), and from South Africa. I used to have a lot of G1 ponies when I was little. I always took very good care of them, and they were in pristine condition even after years of playing with. Sadly, I lost them all during a move when I was 14, when they accidentally got auctioned off with my other toys. I'm still very heartbroken about it. I'd love to try and get even just one or two of them back, if I could.
I've been developing an interest in customizing ponies lately, but I've yet to get my hands on a bait pony to try it out on. I love seeing what other people have done (even if I get a little worried that one day there won't be any originals left), and I think it would be great to make something unique and artistic like that. I also draw ponies sometimes, though in more of a vintage style, none of that MLP:FiM stuff... To me, G4 just doesn't have any of what made a classic pony.
TL;DR, I'm here to learn some customizing techniques, and maybe get lucky enough to find some of my old favourites again -- maybe even locally.