1980s My Little Pony Vintage Toy Restoration - G1 Merry Go Round Fakie Retro Toy Repair

This poor little pony had seen better days. Rescued from a bin of toys condemned to the trash, I thought I could give it a second chance. This was my first (recorded) vintage toy restoration. The pony is a fakie, a My Little Pony-inspired toy that resembles the Merry Go Round collection. It might have been cast from an original pony but the 'artist' took some liberties: The tassels were removed and the mount simplified. The colors were... well, a little louder than its siblings. I wanted to keep the repair as close to the original as possible, so I re-painted using the same color scheme and chose the closest hair color I could find. I hope you enjoy my first "My Little Phoney - Fakie Go Round" restoration project. Quick jump to: Removing pony's hair: 00:23 Washing: 1:06 Cleaning with acetone: 1:42 Painting with acrylics: 2:56 Pony rehairing: 4:41 Results: 6:59 Become a Patreon and access Restoration School!:   / retrogeekcrafts   Materials used (Note: As an affiliate, I get a small commission from Amazon if you make a purchase. There's no extra cost for you): Vallejo Model Color acrylic paints (these are PERFECT for MLP restorations): https://amzn.to/3ic57e1 Neon acrylic paints (I wouldn't recommend Fluro, the layers were extremely thin): https://amzn.to/2LtZaxi Re-hairing / Re-rooting tools: https://amzn.to/3bAnFDJ Westcott Titanium Bonded Hobby Knife: https://amzn.to/3sowfev X-Acto blades (Z-11): https://amzn.to/3smrO3T Synthetic Hair Extensions for Toys: https://amzn.to/38CzXcO Cable ties: https://amzn.to/3squuOi Hair rolls for perming: https://amzn.to/3oHDMmE Dove hand soap (because ponies also want hydrated skin!): https://amzn.to/39scZnS Cif cream cleaner grime remover: https://amzn.to/2LtG2zv Nail polish remover (any of them works but has to have acetone!): https://amzn.to/3qj12aQ Softboxes and tripods: https://amzn.to/2N25Lzv Camera: You wouldn't want this old girl! More videos about MLP restoration: How to clean and shape MLP hair:    • How To Clean and Shape My Little Pony Hair...   How to remove MLP hair frizz using a hair straightener:    • How to Fix Frizz and Style My Little Pony ...   How to clean spots and blemishes from MLP:    • How to Clean Spots and Blemishes off Vinyl...   How to curl and style MLP hair:    • How to Curl and Style Hair (80s way!) My L...   Complete restoration videos that you might enjoy: MLP G1 Peachy Restoration:    • 1982 My Little Pony G1 Peachy Vintage Toy ...   MLP G1 Flutter Pony Rosedust Restoration:    • 1986 My Little Pony G1 Rosedust Vintage To...   MLP G1 Medley Restoration:    • 1983 My Little Pony G1 Medley Vintage Toy ...   MLP G1 Lemon Drop Restoration:    • 1982 My Little Pony G1 Lemon Drop Vintage ...   MLP G1 Tiddley Winks Baby Restoration:    • 1985 My Little Pony G1 Baby Tiddley-Winks ...   My Little Pony is a trademark of Hasbro. I am not affiliated with Hasbro in any way. -- Join us on Discord (if link doesn't work, check the channel About):   / discord   Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/retrogee... Follow me on Instagram:   / retrogeekcrafts   Follow me on Facebook:   / retrogeekcrafts