Bunny Hop restore - update!

[Enolaalone]

Ages ago (I think three months maybe) I got a lot of ponies from Etsy who were in need of a bit of help. One of them was Bunny Hop. Originally she looked like this:

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She's not completely fixed up yet, but I repinked her hair, gave her a big clean and fixed her hair, and she's been sat in the window for the last 3 months. I didn't think she was improving, but since looking back at the before pictures I can see she has been! It's a slow process though.

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I added this one of her feet too, although there's no original shot of her feet they were also covered in highlighter and some kind of random blue pen.

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I still need to take her head off and get her tail out so I can sort out the rust and remove the washer, but getting ponies heads off is becoming the bane of my pony existence right now!

[Luxrayx]

Wow! That's amazing!!

[Oneleo1]

She looks great!

[hathorcat]

Oh wow! Thats a really impressive improvement...congrats!

[lovesbabysquirmy]

She's looking great!  I love restorations!

[Sugar]

Definite improvement, and she's looking wonderful!

What is it with little kids, ponies, and pink highlighters?   Oh well... more fun for us restorers.

[Enolaalone]

Definite improvement, and she's looking wonderful!

What is it with little kids, ponies, and pink highlighters?   Oh well... more fun for us restorers.

Thank you

I have no idea! Its frustrating, because it's one of the few things that just won't shift with ordinary cleaning, magic erasers etc. I just need more sunshine!

[girlyponce]

She's looking so good! It'll be awesome to look back and see exactly how much she's changed once you are finally finished.

[PinkRosedust]

Aw, she's looking much better! Keep up the good work! =)

[NoPonySpecial]

Wow, what the heck happened to that poor pony?!? Glad you'll be helping her out!

[mlp4me]

Get out your tea kettle to get that head off. If you've never tried that method before, it does take quite a bit of boiling water... and a flat head screwdriver...
She is looking better.
If sunfading isn't working that great in your neck of the woods I believe there are some members here closer to the equator that do offer their windows for sunfading...

[ZettaMomo]

Wow! You've made great progress so far. She looks way better than she did before.
I can't wait to see more!

[Enolaalone]

Wow, what the heck happened to that poor pony?!? Glad you'll be helping her out!

I have no idea  All three ponies looked like they'd been pulled through a hedge backwards hair-wise, and Moondancer was covered in white paint  It was like some sort of horror film when I got them.

Post Merge: September 24, 2012, 01:34:01 AM

Get out your tea kettle to get that head off. If you've never tried that method before, it does take quite a bit of boiling water... and a flat head screwdriver...
She is looking better.
If sunfading isn't working that great in your neck of the woods I believe there are some members here closer to the equator that do offer their windows for sunfading...

Thanks, I have tried that method just recently actually, with a G1 Secre Surprise pony. It does help get the head off, I'm just a bit exhausted from that pony at the moment! Their heads are really securely attached!

That would be helpful actually, especially for the winter. I might send her on a holiday for the winter. It depends whether I can rig up a UV box and how well that works.