I would like some suggestions for a 6yr boys OC pony

[MsGatamon]

   About two weeks ago my seven year old son asked to have my latest custom.  I said no, not because he was a boy but because of all the mistakes that were a part of that custom.  I am making him his own custom.  I decided to make it a learning experience.  I made him a form to fill out.  For accomplishing certain goals each day he gets to fill out part of the form.  The form has been filled out and now I will only work on his pony when accomplishes he reaches his daily goal.
   I am hoping this teaches him about setting and reaching goals even when the journey to the goal is filled with hard boring stuff.  I also hope this become a good reward system.  Each time he reaches his daily goal he gets to see a little bit of the end goal.  This reward/goal system can be applied to other things.
   That is the back story, here is the problem.  He is a boy, not a young brony, and not into “girly” things.  I would like some suggestions on how to make the requirements for his OC custom more “guy friendly”.  I am thinking Mohawk, Clydesdale hoof, and possibly short-ish tail.
   His requirements are; Twilight Sparkle bait, FBR red, mane is Dollyhair Golden Sun (http://www.dollyhair.com/nylonhair.htm) with gold tinsel, tail is Dollyhair Electric Banana with tinsel, yellow G3 style eyes, cutie mark is a 3D pink heart with a red heart inside (custom is based off G3 Love-A-Belle http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/File:Love_a_bell.JPG which is currently his only pony), matching penguin animal companion, and I need to use glow-in-the-dark paint.

[deeleelambbaa]

hmmm...interesting... well, the color scheme of it kind of makes me think fire, which is kind of boyish and the hair could be cut short to look like flames.
another thought- a lion pony, by adding hair plugs for the mane wrapping around its face with short golden goddess hair. Lions are pretty boyish 
Good luck, I love the reasoning behind it! Hope it goes well, and he learns a lot

[Saja]

Volcano with lava? Thats on my 6 yr olds list for future customs! and Dragons. Or just add chains!

[Bergamot]

Going on what Deeleelambbaa said, you could explore a "fire" theme with the Clydesdale-type feathering near the hooves, too! Painting the whole pony a simple black or grey (save for the butt symbol) would make it more "boyish," certainly.

One of the ways that MLP:FIM distinguishes girl from boy ponies is by the snout type. As you're using an FIM base, you could make the snout a little larger and more square with some modelling clay or plastic putty!

This project sounds like so much fun! Hopefully you'll share pictures when it's finished!

[MsGatamon]

Aa fire or valcano theme might work.  My son has some Craftsmart neon yellow paint that may match the tail color.  I may come up with a valcano or fire themed cutie mark (with the double heart).  Place it on the back ot top of rump so I can work the tail into the cutie mark.  Cutie mark has to be the double heart and FBR must stay mostly red.


Keep the ideas comming!!