That's not a Pony

Not a pony?

Well, yeah.

Last year I began collecting Strawberry Shortcake dolls.  This began somewhat by accident when several dolls, both vintage and anniversary reproductions showed up at the local thrift store. Since they were complete, I picked them up with the intention of reselling them.  Before I did manage to sell them, however, a few more ended up in my possession as part of a lot of Ponies that I bought at a local geek sale.  As I spent more and more time researching these, I eventually came to remember how much I'd enjoyed playing with them as a child.

Crepe Suzette (with her crepe hat!) and Eclair Poodle

I'd been considering collecting just the pets for some time beforehand, as an addition to my MLP collection.  They would have fit in well with the G1s' other pets.  But now I've made the jump fully into SSC collector instead.

Hasbro's Plum Pudding

Luckily, the SSC vintage line is not huge, and I have little interest in the myriad of later generations that followed (only in the Hasbro dolls, and there are only 7 characters there) so this won't take up a lot of space (that SSC house though...).

Vintage North American SSC dolls with their not-so-vintage Brazilian counterparts

However, much like in MLP Brazil had it's own line of vintage and not-so-vintage SSC dolls that I've fallen in love with.  The attention to detail in design and manufacture of these dolls is such that I could see myself becoming a completist in regard to the Brazil dolls, at least.  It's still a much more limited number of figures than MLP, at least.

Bonus points to you if you can spot the Brazilian MLP with the Brazilian SSC

Is there always something else to collect?

Elf

Cataloguing continues - G1s are looking dapper

I took a week off from work in September for no reason other than to relax at home.  Which, of course, meant spending a lot of time playing in the Geek Cave.

Active Applejacks in Pony Workout

Heart Throb wearing Hearts and Candy

I had great fun dressing up the G1s in ponywear to take pictures of what I have.  Half the fun was deciding which pony would wear which outfit.  Most of them were chosen so that their personality matched the outfit, although a few were throw backs to the images from the old 1980s pamphlets.

Party Time wearing Party Time, of course

Glory liked roller skating in Rescue at Midnight Castle

I've also recently gotten around to photographing the G1 playsets.  Were I to get rid of any playsets (and this seems unlikely), these would not be on the table.  Like the G1 ponies, the playsets are my absolute favourites.

Luckily (space-wise) there is only one more G1 playset that I want to add to the collection - the Waterfall.  As this was a water toy, I've been particularly picky about the condition of that particular set.

Elf