Customizing My Little Ponies has been growing in popularity lately, and is now almost as big as collecting MLPs.  In fact, the trend goes beyond My Little Pony—pick up the latest issue of Toyfare.  They have a monthly contest dedicated to customizing action figures.  There are also people who customize Barbie dolls and Beanie Babies.

          This section of my site provides a step-by-step instructional guide to customizing My Little Ponies.  Each step has its own page, so you can go directly to the topic where you need help, or you can just browse them in order.

 

Selecting a Pony

 

          Customizing is a way to give a new life to ponies who’ve seen better days.  It is not for good condition or rare ponies.  Generally, I only customize a pony if she has at least two of the following characteristics:

  1. A severe hair cut
  2. Frizzy hair
  3. No tail
  4. Scuffed emblems
  5. Bite marks
  6. Ink or other stains
  7. Peppering (smooze)
  8. Is irritatingly common
  9. Heavy eye damage (more than just a scratch)
  10. Gouges or holes in the body

This is just a general guideline.  The decision rests with the customizer.  If you have a common Firefly with no tail, but you think you can fix her, don’t customize her.  Some other collector out there needs her.  Also, no matter how poor her condition, never customize a rare or hard to find pony.  There’s not enough Baby Sugarberries in the world to spare.

 

The Journey Begins

 

          This guide follows the journey of Baby Surprise, pictured to the right.  ShePoor Baby Surprise has stiff hair, a cut forelock, a rusty tail, numerous stains, a spot of peppering, and a scuffed eye.  To top it all off, someone chewed on her nose and back leg!  If ever a pony needed a new life, she does.

For some ponies, customization is as simple as getting a new emblem.  Other ponies require more steps to achieve their full potential.  Baby Surprise is going to get The Works.  Each page will follow her progress, as she becomes a custom Baby Medley.  After the life she’s led, I think she deserves it.

And Away We Go…

 

Customizing 101 Intro :: Anatomy of a Pony :: Dismantling the Pony

Changing Body Color :: Painting your Pony :: New Hair :: Special Effects

Finishing Up :: Problem Solving :: Custom Pony Links

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