Naru2U Con next weekend!

A reminder that I'll be giving two panels at N2U con next weekend!

The Customizing panel is on Saturday from 12 - 1pm.  Here I'll be discussing some of the materials and techniques I use in customizing.  The panel will be geared mainly toward Pony customization, but a lot of the tips and tricks translate well to customizing other toy lines too.

The History of MLP: From Firefly to Friendship Is Magic panel is on Sunday from 1 - 2 pm.  The MLP brand is almost 30 years old, so this will be a brief trip through Pony history, from the first Ponies ever made back in the 80's to Twilight Sparkle and everything in between.  I'll have examples of every MLP generation with me, as well as the original inspiration ponies behind the FIM ponies.

Through it all I will have fellow MLP collector, the lovely and talented Stormrave, helping me out!

There's also a FIM-specific panel that will be given by the Ottawa Bronies (headed by the also lovely and talented DJMidli) on Saturday from 3-4:30pm, with a meet up following at 5pm in a local restaurant.  I'm looking forward to meeting the local Bronies there!

Here's a sneak peek at some of the Ponies who might be with me at the con next weekend:

G3 Custom Carousel Elfpony

G2 Princess Silver Swirl

G4 Custom Cthulhu

G1 Firefly and Medley

Hope to see you there!

Elf

Silverwing, the Winged Unicorn

 Silverwing has been an on again, off again project for many months now.  She's also another rare custom that I plan to keep for myself.

The bait was a G3 Crystal Lace.  She doesn't have a symbol per se, but the blue swirls and pink stars on her body were painted with Reaper Masters Series acrylic paint, as were her eyes, horn, and wings.  Her hair is Dollyhair After Midnight and Moonlight, dyed blue. 

 Her horn and wings were sculpted with Apoxie clay and anchored onto her body.  She has many tiny star jewels in pink, blue, and silver throughout her wings and blue micro beads at the base of her horn.

Enjoy!

Elf

Happy Halloween

I love Halloween, and I rarely miss the chance to participate in the MLPArena Halloween custom swap.  This year my partner was Wagnerwakka, and here is the pony I made for him: Pun'kin Pie.

Pun'kin's hair is a DH blend of golden sun, peaches and cream, tiger lily, volcano, copper chocolate, vampire kiss, pumpkin spice, and nutmeg.  I WILL be using this blend again in the future, I just love it.  Each one of Pun'kin's Jack O Lanterns has a different image, and they also glow in the dark.  Her TAF symbol and her eyes were fully repainted and sealed.  Her hat and stockings were hand sewn.

Happy Halloween!

Elf

It's Hockey Time!

Well, actually, Hockey time started two weeks ago.  And this girl was all set for the drop of the puck.

 Leafs Fan Elfpony is the latest version of my persona.  She has been fully repainted, as well as having her jersey sculpted from Apoxie Clay.  Her horn was made by the lovely and talented PrincessFireFly.  Her hair is Dollyhair Pumpkin Spice and Black Magick.  The jersey was fully hand painted, aside from the logo on the chest which is a sticker.

 She's not my best work, if I'm honest, but I let myself off a bit on some details because I was making her only for myself.  She'll be enjoying the hockey season with me from now through the winter.

 The number 31 was chosen for my favourite players Grant Fuhr and Curtis Joseph (both goalies, both #31.)

Elf

N2U Anime Con

I'm pleased to say that I'll be joining the events at N2U con this year presenting two MLP-themed panels.

One panel will be The History of MLP: From Firefly to FIM.  It will be a brief history of the MLP brand and I'll cover all four generations and the collecting history behind them.  I'm hoping it will be interesting for those who've been collectors for 30+ years like myself and those new to the franchise.  I'll be bringing along some of the gems of my collection, as well.

The other panel will cover customizing techniques.  I'm hoping to do a brief overview of customizing techniques and materials, and then answer questions from the audience.  Of course, I'll have examples of custom ponies as well from all four generations.

The con runs from November 18 - 20th in Ottawa.  I hope to see some of you there!

Elf

Happy Thanksgiving

As it's a holiday in Canada and I'm not at the computer, here's a harvest-themed custom to celebrate the season.

Autumn Harvest is an early custom and one that I still have.  I love how she turned out.  Here symbols were hand painted.  Her hair is Dollyhair Poison Ivy, Golden Delicious, and Cherry Pie.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Elf

The Yet-To-Be-Named Team

Last week I introduced the YTBNT Ponyville customs.  This week, I'm showing off the full-sized customs.

Nightshadepony (the ninja.  Her blanket is covered with black cats and shurikens.  She's rehaired with Deadly Nightshade, Poison Ivy, and Black Magick):

 Sleepwalkerpony (the spirit.  Her blanket is covered with stars.  She's rehaired with Sunlight, Caramel Cream, and Golden Goddess):

 ACpony (the demon.  her blanket is covered in flames.  She's rehaired with Venom, Evil Enchantress, and Vampire Kiss):

 Firebrandpony (the fire fiend.  Her blanket has a chinese dragon.  She's rehaired with Cherry Pie, Tea Rose, and Bubblegum):

 Elfpony (the elf.  Her blanket is covered with trilliums and arrows.  She's rehaired with Pumpkin Spice, Tigerlilly, and Volcano):

Team shots:

Elf