This time look up, then look under.
We've already seen the plush that live on top of some of the bookcases, but they're not the only thing taking advantage of this display space. On the vintage side I've got some G1 playsets, both My Pretty Ponies, a vintage Sea Pony sprinkler, and two trophies from the MLP Fair trivia contests. If you're wondering about that yellow show stable with the red roof, it's a customized stable that I call The Cabin and consider the home of the Big Brothers and Mountain Boys.
Still on the vintage side of the room, but on the other side of the BAB ponies is possibly my favourite part of the collection. This is a factory sample Peachy that was owned by Hasbro designer Liz Knight. She's a flat foot version, very similar to a mass produced Peachy but with a few slight differences. She's just a neat piece of MLP history, and a neat part of the Peachy/Snuzzle army.
On the other side of the room are the Pinkie Pie pinata and Crystal Rainbow Castle, easily the largest G3 playset. When fully opened it's 3 feet tall and probably as wide. It's a fun set, but I don't pull it out much because it requires batteries to open and I don't like keeping batteries in the playset for fear of leakage (and also it's huge! - I'm thankful it folds down as much as it does, and still displays beautifully).
Much of the rest of the upper space is taken up by ponies that I love to look at, but wouldn't ever pull down to put into a diorama or the rest of the display. The G3 Fair Exclusives, SDCC Exclusives, and Art Ponies fall into this category. I love the designs on these, but they truly are more of an art piece rather than a character, and that's why they're displayed up here where they can be appreciated.
The G4 exclusives are also displayed up here, either on top of Billy bookcases or on shelves over the closet. I also have all my G4s that don't quite fit with the rest of the display, largely meaning fashion styles and other giants. Much of my princess army is included in here, as well as my accidental Pinkie Pie army. Possibly my favourite exclusive was the Chicken Pie Pinkie Pie, complete with display bucket. Someone in the design department clearly had fun with that.
It's not all nice displays in here. Under the table are a couple of smaller bookshelves that try to be display spaces for miniature ponies, but largely end up being storage space for G4s I haven't opened and merchandise I can't figure out how to display. You'd think that, being largely at home for months, I'd have gotten through more of this section, opened, cleaned and displayed more ponies, and sorted out the merchandise. You'd be wrong.
Next time is the last shelf tour, and we're going back to where we began.
Elf
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