How to transport a flutter pony?

[PonyMom]

We're moving and want to take special care transporting a flutter pony whose wings are 'drooping'. I'm afraid to pack her with padding because it will press on the wings. Any thoughts?

[goddessofpeep]

Honestly, I usually carefully remove the original wings, store them in a padded plastic case, and then display the pony with fake wings(like Primavera’s wings).  Removing them can be a big risk, especially if they’re already damaged, but once they’re out and protected, it’s so much safer.  If you get the right fake wings, they’re pretty much indistinguishable from the originals, and if something happens(pony knocked off a shelf, unexpected toddler sneaks in, adventurous cat, etc), it’s easy to replace them.

[LadyMoondancer]

Gently remove them if possible.  Grip them by the base of the wing and gently pull (being ready to stop if anything goes wrong!).  And then store them in a little box or something while you move.

Hope that helps!

[toyjunky]

I have never transported a flutter pony with her wings in.

However, I have moved a LOT of delicate Ariel, The Little Mermaid ceramic and glass statues, snow globes, figurines, etc...with her arms and tail going everywhere with loads of intricate sculpted pieces. Tissue paper and bubble wrap are literally my best friends for moving. So if I was going to apply the same method to a flutter pony, basically, you would crumple up tissue paper into a nice fluffy pile/ball (not crunched tight, loose and fluffy crumpled pile) to support between the wings, and underneath each wing (3 fluffy balls to start, one under each wing and one in the middle). Then I would continue crumpling tissue paper all the way around the pony gently packing in pieces until I had a nice tissue paper ball. At the point I feel the ball is secure enough, then I wrap the whole thing a couple times over with bubble wrap. At that point it either went into a box with Styrofoam peanuts, or that whole bundle gets wrapped in a towel and packed in a box with other items (using the towel as buffers between wrapped bundles). This method has worked for me through two moves. You do use a lot of materials though. The last thing though is that I NEVER let the movers take my collections. Those go in the car with me. We have only made small moves though, so multiple car loads over a week or so verses a out of state or cross country move.

[DreamvalleyMLP]

If you can't remove the wings, try crafting a "cage" out of styrofoam. Four holes in a thick base (almost going up to the body when the pony's legs are slid inside), smaller than the hooves so they stay firmly fixed, and then glue on walls and a roof. Completely boxed in, keeping the pony from moving around and touching the surrounding protections. I hope this makes sense