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Hello from the Netherlands!
« on: October 02, 2014, 01:32:22 AM »
Hello everyone,

I decided to join to be able to read more about Mlp, and be a bit up to date about G4 as well.

I have been collecting on a small scale for many years, mostly when I was younger (I am 27 now). I think I have about 100 G1 ponies, a few playsets,magazines, clothing, and I think I even have two boardgames ;) I really liked (and still do to a degree) the tv shows as well and have them all on vhs (and dvd now) too, in different languages.

I used to keep collecting a little, through second hand shops and flea markets, from 1997 (we could not find new ponies anymore in the stores by then). And I liked G3; with the introduction of G3, I added new ponies and playsets. However, when two/three years ago, I opened the boxes with my old G1 ponies, who were stored at my old room in my parents house,  I found out that quite a few of them had problems. White and pink ponies had light and dark blotches in the plastic, and some others even had brown spots- and of course, those were the ones that I did not buy new. Nonetheless, some seem to have affected my own childhood ponies. It upset me a lot. I did some research, and did boil some of them etc., but I have to say the fun of collecting more ponies dissapeared right at that moment.

However, I still like reading about everything that is going on, love it that mlp has been brought back to anew generation, and I never get tired of looking at pictures of collections ;) And maybe some day, when I have time (I am a law student in my last year now), I would like to try to customize a pony :) And, I also still have a complete set of twinkle eye ponies which I bought at a second hand sale, who can use some tlc and restoring- so enough projects for the future, haha :)!

Look forward to reading your stories and interact on this forum!


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Re: Hello from the Netherlands!
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2014, 05:40:44 AM »
Hi and welcome to the Arena! :happy: I'm sorry your ponies developed issues while being stored away. The pony vinyl works in mysterious ways sometimes! It must be devastating when your childhood ponies are affected though. :( But I'm happy to hear you're still into ponies, I hope this site will offer you lots of help and inspiration for your restoring and other projects! Have fun!  ^.^
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Re: Hello from the Netherlands!
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2014, 10:08:35 AM »
Welcome to the arena :)

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Re: Hello from the Netherlands!
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2014, 03:49:14 PM »
Welcome to the arena mlpq!

Sounds like you have quite a collection! Sorry to hear about your childhood ponies, I know that had to hurt to see them like that, but I hope they can be fixed and you'll get back on the collecting scene soon. I'm sure you'll be able to learn a lot of customizing tips here, hope you enjoy!
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Re: Hello from the Netherlands!
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2014, 04:25:05 PM »
:newpony: Welcome to the Arena. Best of luck with Law School, and with restoring your old ponies.
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Re: Hello from the Netherlands!
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2014, 01:06:39 PM »
Welcome to the Arena! It does sound like you have a fantastic collection already :) You ll find some great hints and information on the forum about restoring your ponies. I hope you have a great time on the forums.
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Re: Hello from the Netherlands!
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2014, 11:06:36 PM »
Hi and welcome, mlpq :wave:

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Re: Hello from the Netherlands!
« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2014, 04:07:42 AM »
Welcome to the Arena!  Sounds like you have a nice variety of generations of ponies. 

We also have a few members from the Netherlands who I'm sure would be able to relate to your stories in finding ponies over the years too :)

 

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