G1 Thriftscores, before and after!

[palaisdejouets]

It's been awhile since I've found any decent condition G1s at the thrift store. The last G1 I found was a pretty bait-y Parasol.

Now, this batch was in need of TLC, but didn't have haircuts or chew/bite marks! (Like poor Parasol did!)

Here is a before shot as they started their bath:

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(Note: also included is an excellent condition G3 Scootaloo!)

Posey in particular was quite grimy, and she needed a lot of work with the Magic Eraser. What Apple Jack has going for her is that her hair is uncut, though her head is loose and she does have a spot under her eye.

OK, now for the afters!

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Really pleased with how she came out. She does have one spot on her NDS, but her hair appears uncut. I know Posey is known for hair fade, I don't know how she rates as far as that is concerned -- opinions welcome.

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Starswirl has some paint rubs (as well as some kind of paint marks that I'm working on removing), but her hair is uncut. Funny thing: someone had done her hair in perfect, tiny braids -- so perfect and uniform I wondered if they were factory! Sadly they were not, so I spent about 20 mins taking them out before the spa treatment.

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You might ask, "Why is AJ's hair falling to the wrong side?" Well, rest assured it has since been fixed. But the reason is because I forgot the correct direction because I glanced at a curio shelf where sits my childhood AJ, which I display even though her hair is trimmed and straw-like. And it happens that this is the direction her hair falls. She's so far from perfect condition but I will always display her and treasure her! Even though I have a near-mint G1 AJ in storage.

And for good measure, here is the after pic for Scootaloo:

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[HelloGoodbye]

Great finds!  They turned out really amazing!

[Haruna]

Very nice, and cool to find a Starswirl especially! I think Posey's hair is a nice shade of pink.

[DazzleKitty]

Congrats! Posey looks really cute.

[Beckie-Ann]

Holy cannoli, what a nice turnaround. Great finds <3

[Artemesia's Garden]

They look fantastic, great finds! Posey looks 'excellent' by my reckoning. Just a note, did you dry them tail hole down for a couple days? I always worry about rust 

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Congrats on your beautiful new ponies! 

[palaisdejouets]

They look fantastic, great finds! Posey looks 'excellent' by my reckoning. Just a note, did you dry them tail hole down for a couple days? I always worry about rust 

Thank you for the tip!! I don't let them sit in the water for more than a couple of minutes and I live in a very dry climate, so I don't tend to worry about it that much. But that's a good idea and I will do it in the future!

Thank you everyone for your kind comments!

[PinkRosedust]

Very nice finds, especially Starswirl! They all look fantastic!

Just to add to what Artemesia said, even a couple minutes sitting in water will allow some to get inside. Definitely be careful about that sort of thing. I personally recommend removing the head if you can for cleaning (especially if you dunk them in water to do so), that way you can be sure they dry thoroughly before you put them back together.

[achab1984]

WOW! Great pony finds! Congrats on them all!

[hathorcat]

Oh wow! They are stunning after all your work Congrats on so many lovely new additions.

[Juliepants]

Beautiful!

Jules x

[mlp4me]

Great finds! (Parasol is a plague pony that you find at the thrift shops around here, and you've now confirmed this for Canada, LOL.)

[palaisdejouets]

Great finds! (Parasol is a plague pony that you find at the thrift shops around here, and you've now confirmed this for Canada, LOL.)

Ha ha ha that's hilarious! (I'm assuming "plague pony" means an ultra common pony that you'd rather find other ones instead of?)

[Carebearnmbr46]

That's a lovely Posey!  Congrats on your finds!!