The best way to avoid brushstrokes is to use thin your paint down with water, and apply several thin coats! I find it the easiest method to simulate factory paint. The tips on doing their hair are really helpful, thank you!
I had to go back and watch the parts 1 and 2 again before watching this, some of these techniques are great for customization, too. I actually like collecting blind bag ponies and wanna make my own original characters. And I'm not ashamed to say that. haha!
When you want to hide brush strokes, you may want to try doing two or three coats of paint and then lightly sanding with 500 grit, 1000 grit and finally this is going to sound nuts, but notebook paper. I learned this from a materials and processes class in college where we had to build an acrylic cube that was within 4/1000 of an inch accurate to 1.5" X 1.5" X 1.5". One layer of paint, sprayed, is roughly 4/1000 of an inch so there was a lot of detail sanding to get within tolerances. Never tried this over vinyl but the finer grit should be delicate enough to not scuff it too much as long as you wrap the sandpaper around a soft sponge or sponge like form. Of course, this is all in lieu of airbrushing, which wouldn't leave any brush strokes.
Adam Moore Thanks for the info! Yes, airbrushing would be a great option, but generating the intricate stencil design may be more trouble than it's worth. The paint does come off quite easily, so sandpaper may not work on the vinyl.
I know this is old, but using watered down acrylic (typically high end brands like liquitex) and adding 2-3 layers makes it look opaque and smooth. However I often used for larger areas so I'm not sure how it would work on areas such as the eyes and cutie marks on the ponies.
I love these videos. Have you considered cleaning the dolls with rubbing alcohol? That always works greta for me. Also, I've done several restorations on the hair of dolls ranging from My Little Pony and Barbie to some 1970s Ideal Chrissy dolls, and I find that dish soap works best for removing the stickiness I the hair. The stickiness is released from the plastic in the doll hair and dish soap is thicker than shampoo for human hair and meant for cutting grease.Also, a fantastic trick for getting the frizz out of doll hair is to run the hair through a flat iron set at it's lowest setting.
Pit's finally here and it was worth the wait :3 and rerooting isn't that bad it just dippends on how much you want to reroot if you are like me and like to reroot the whole pony and give it a new tale so the hair has this new shiny look and feel you will have to order new hair but if i find a pony that is just missing a few plugs or has a cut forelock i take a bit of hair from the tail and reroot that part with the tail hair the problem with that is just if you have a pony that has multiple hair colours and a colr mixed tail you would either have to order new hair just for her or waituntil you find a pony that also needs that hair colour so it's more worth it so yeah it just dippends on it.
Yaaaaaayyyyyyy.....another MLP resto. Need more vintage girl toys. I was aware of them in the '80s but had little experience. It's nice to see the other aisles from back then.
GIRL toys? I know this was 3 yrs ago but.. I still have to say something. There should be no such thing as boy toys and girl toys.. kids can play with whatever they're interested in, so can adults. Same with clothes and interests and room decor and jobs, etc.. there shouldn't be a girl/boy divide. Conformity
I learned so much from your part 1-3 videos!!! Thank you so much :-) Totally subscribing!!! I was able to remove flocking just with finger nails, boiling water, & acetone for my Truely & Buttons. Next time I'll try the advanced techniques but I'm still afraid of using stronger chemicals lol
I have a question I've been dying to ask. I saw the first few episodes and remember the reasoning for removing the flocking. It made total sense to remove the flocking and I think the results speak for themselves. Melinda would you consider learning how to flock and possibly try to restore one that way? I'm so curious to see that done. I know in the MOTU world Mossman was flocked and I always wanted a flocked Beastman!!! I might consider doing a custom flocked Beastman one day.
Hola Miss/Mrs Melinda.... I have knieces n nephews who like coming to my parents house n play with toys. is there an acrylic paint much safer for toys? im planning to repaint ponies different colors and wana make sure that if the kids hold them the least possible lead exposed to their hands
Any way to get red of marker? I tried magic eraser, an oxy clean solution, maybe the only solution is to try and paint over it? Also, some of the hair on one pony is still very silky, other parts it looks...... like puffy and fried..........anyway to improve that?
nice restoration, I see whizzer, the fastest of the g1 pegisi and she can be hasty with her action, and rosedust queen of the flutter ponies my problem with fim toys is that their way to many versions of the main six ponies
that wasn't ringleT. it was ringleTS. ringlets (the one here) was a brush and grow pony, while ringlet (the one you said) was a rainbow curl pony. oh, and your ringlets has DEFINITELY faded.
***** Melinda is 50% of this channel and she has been working on this restoration series for quite some time. My Little Pony is part of the 1980s and a number of our subscribers were waiting for this video. I'm disappointed to see such a lack of faith despite our constant quality output. We have a number of new videos in the works on all kinds of topics. I hope you'll still be with us. - Michael
Each time I watch these videos, I am screaming "I LOVE My Little Ponies!" in the same fashion as Will Ferrell in Elf. When Will screams "OMG SANTA!"
Skill,patience, and grate care. Lady, you got it all.
They look fantastic! Hard to believe that Sunbeam pony is 30 years old already, eh? Thanks for another great video.
The best way to avoid brushstrokes is to use thin your paint down with water, and apply several thin coats! I find it the easiest method to simulate factory paint.
The tips on doing their hair are really helpful, thank you!
I got some ponies today that I belive are not My Little Pony figures, but are cute anyway. These videos really help with the restoration of them:)
Great job! These ponies looks like new!
One tip i can give you: let the conditioner in the hair for 24 hours. It makes the hair extremily shiny and soft
I had to go back and watch the parts 1 and 2 again before watching this, some of these techniques are great for customization, too. I actually like collecting blind bag ponies and wanna make my own original characters. And I'm not ashamed to say that. haha!
+Wilson Tortosa This video was one and a half years in the making. I thought there wasn't going to be a part 3.
Nice painting, the hair turned out nice.
Melinda, are you going to make more MLP videos because these restoring tips are great! Good job!
This is lovely! :^)
And the end result is superb! :-)
When you want to hide brush strokes, you may want to try doing two or three coats of paint and then lightly sanding with 500 grit, 1000 grit and finally this is going to sound nuts, but notebook paper. I learned this from a materials and processes class in college where we had to build an acrylic cube that was within 4/1000 of an inch accurate to 1.5" X 1.5" X 1.5". One layer of paint, sprayed, is roughly 4/1000 of an inch so there was a lot of detail sanding to get within tolerances. Never tried this over vinyl but the finer grit should be delicate enough to not scuff it too much as long as you wrap the sandpaper around a soft sponge or sponge like form. Of course, this is all in lieu of airbrushing, which wouldn't leave any brush strokes.
Adam Moore Thanks for the info! Yes, airbrushing would be a great option, but generating the intricate stencil design may be more trouble than it's worth. The paint does come off quite easily, so sandpaper may not work on the vinyl.
RetroBlasting how do you get rust out out the band at the tail cause mine has the band rusted on the tail
and mine also gotbtail rust
I know this is old, but using watered down acrylic (typically high end brands like liquitex) and adding 2-3 layers makes it look opaque and smooth. However I often used for larger areas so I'm not sure how it would work on areas such as the eyes and cutie marks on the ponies.
I love these videos. Have you considered cleaning the dolls with rubbing alcohol? That always works greta for me. Also, I've done several restorations on the hair of dolls ranging from My Little Pony and Barbie to some 1970s Ideal Chrissy dolls, and I find that dish soap works best for removing the stickiness I the hair. The stickiness is released from the plastic in the doll hair and dish soap is thicker than shampoo for human hair and meant for cutting grease.Also, a fantastic trick for getting the frizz out of doll hair is to run the hair through a flat iron set at it's lowest setting.
Really great restoration vid! Melinda it's really easy to see u truly care about your collection! Also congrats to retroblasting on your 12,000 subs!!
YAYS! Kitteh sighting at 11:36
Pit's finally here and it was worth the wait :3 and rerooting isn't that bad it just dippends on how much you want to reroot if you are like me and like to reroot the whole pony and give it a new tale so the hair has this new shiny look and feel you will have to order new hair but if i find a pony that is just missing a few plugs or has a cut forelock i take a bit of hair from the tail and reroot that part with the tail hair the problem with that is just if you have a pony that has multiple hair colours and a colr mixed tail you would either have to order new hair just for her or waituntil you find a pony that also needs that hair colour so it's more worth it so yeah it just dippends on it.
Some great tips here for painting. Also, I don't think it's possible to not sound silly when saying "Skippity Doo."
Sharksleep Embrace the silly - :)
+RetroBlasting hey cqn you guys help me plz my so soft pony hase pony cancer on her nex can you plz help me ok
RetroBlasting how do you get tail rust out of a rusted band plz help me
RetroBlasting can you make a my little pony collection plz
Yaaaaaayyyyyyy.....another MLP resto. Need more vintage girl toys. I was aware of them in the '80s but had little experience. It's nice to see the other aisles from back then.
GIRL toys? I know this was 3 yrs ago but.. I still have to say something. There should be no such thing as boy toys and girl toys.. kids can play with whatever they're interested in, so can adults. Same with clothes and interests and room decor and jobs, etc.. there shouldn't be a girl/boy divide. Conformity
I love watching you two do restorations. Have you ever re-flocked using an air brush?
I learned so much from your part 1-3 videos!!! Thank you so much :-) Totally subscribing!!! I was able to remove flocking just with finger nails, boiling water, & acetone for my Truely & Buttons. Next time I'll try the advanced techniques but I'm still afraid of using stronger chemicals lol
I have a question I've been dying to ask. I saw the first few episodes and remember the reasoning for removing the flocking. It made total sense to remove the flocking and I think the results speak for themselves. Melinda would you consider learning how to flock and possibly try to restore one that way? I'm so curious to see that done. I know in the MOTU world Mossman was flocked and I always wanted a flocked Beastman!!! I might consider doing a custom flocked Beastman one day.
I have a heart throb so soft. She is in really good condition still
Have you ever shared your collection on UA-cam!! :D That would be cool to see! XD
After you paint the pony with acrylic do you not have to seal it with anything? I just think the finish would be different but maybe not.
also do you have a favourite pony from each breed of earth, pegisi, unicorn, flutter and sea
Hola Miss/Mrs Melinda.... I have knieces n nephews who like coming to my parents house n play with toys. is there an acrylic paint much safer for toys? im planning to repaint ponies different colors and wana make sure that if the kids hold them the least possible lead exposed to their hands
Hi retroblasting
Could you make a new star wars follies video? Your videos are great!
Bye ;)
Any way to get red of marker? I tried magic eraser, an oxy clean solution, maybe the only solution is to try and paint over it? Also, some of the hair on one pony is still very silky, other parts it looks...... like puffy and fried..........anyway to improve that?
nice restoration, I see whizzer, the fastest of the g1 pegisi and she can be hasty with her action, and rosedust queen of the flutter ponies
my problem with fim toys is that their way to many versions of the main six ponies
I bet Whizzer and Rainbow dash would get along good
Would you do a tutorial on how to remove the tail off from the pony?
singmylove39 she made a video about it
Couldn't you reflock her if you wanted to? With the amount of "fuzz" material now a days, I'm sure you could, if you wanted to, right?
that wasn't ringleT. it was ringleTS. ringlets (the one here) was a brush and grow pony, while ringlet (the one you said) was a rainbow curl pony. oh, and your ringlets has DEFINITELY faded.
Pony power
It´s not advisable to use your finger nails to round up the edges of fresh paint. It´s easier to use a toothpick.
My Little Pony?!?!?!?! Jumped the Shark! :(
***** Melinda is 50% of this channel and she has been working on this restoration series for quite some time. My Little Pony is part of the 1980s and a number of our subscribers were waiting for this video. I'm disappointed to see such a lack of faith despite our constant quality output. We have a number of new videos in the works on all kinds of topics. I hope you'll still be with us. - Michael
***** oh I am just busting balls more than anything. I just cant stand the whole "Brony" movement.
+Baron Thomas How do you know everyone watching this are bronies? Kids and women like My Little Pony too.
+TheSoulWithin AJ yea like me I watch this to and I am not a bronie
Michelle Wade brony.
My sister has that light blue pony and she destroyed it by scribbling all over it yeah it is ruined
Try using acetone nail polish remover to remove the scribble marks!
LA Peters I mite if I can find it
The Killerman Murphy Show did you try to make her a costume pony with the pony she scribbled on