GETTING TO KNOW YOU
Pony Name:
DUB(Darknessunisousboy)

Real Name:
Vik Kinsman

Location:
Monroe, WA

Age:
33

Occupation:
Between jobs, currently a student in graphic design.


If you could be a cookie what kind would you be?
Chocolate chip raisin


Pants or no pants?

Hum hard to choose pants as long as they are black 


What do you like/dislike most about yourself?
I like the fact that most things I put my mind to I can accomplish, I am a great artist. I am a very friendly person.

What I like least is I am my worst critic, I don’t take criticism well and I can sometime be mean when people annoy me.


If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
Well other then here at my own home I would have to say, ether Germany or Ireland.

Germany for there cars and its beautiful buildings/architecture.

Ireland because its in my blood and I really love the architecture and history.

Do you collect anything other than ponies?
Yes yes I do:
Spoons, Shot glasses, Bells, Hello kitty, Eeyore, Diecast of (jeeps, VWs, Dodge/mopar), Serendipity books, Anime and wolf stuff.

PONY BASICS
Collecting Since:
Have had ponies off and on since my child hood actively started collecting in 1994.

Who was your first pony, EVER? How did you get it? How old were you?
My first Pony ever Was glory. I got her for My 8th Birthday, In 1984.


What generation(s) do you primarily collect?
G1 is My Primary Do to the fact I grew up with them.

Who is your favorite pony and why?
That would be my My Pretty Pony because shortly after getting her I started Collecting ponies plus my Late Great Grandma got her for me.

Who is your favorite "Nirvana?"
My persona favorite would be Jenny and I do not have her.


Who is your least favorite pony and why?
Pinkie pie one she is pink 2 there are to many of her out there and she is a G3.

What are your thoughts on.....
- G1s?
They are the originals and in my opinion they are the best.

- G2s?
G2’s have there place even though they seem to be more of a joke from Hasbro.

- G3s?
There a great new look and prefer them to the G2.


- G3.5s or whatever they're being called today?
There adorable and great for customizing defiantly where made for little girls though.

- Ponyville?
Well I am not a fan of ponyville there just to weird for me.

What do you REALLY think happened to the Breezies?
The Moochick turned them into butterflies and forgot about it.



Who is the one pony you have sworn you'll NEVER OWN IN A MILLION YEARS and why?
This is a hard one but I think it plays into the high prices of some ponies, I would have to say any of the mountain boys sigh 

What would you like to see offered next in the G3 line?

BOYS PLEASE

Would you rather have :
Toss up between.

(a) MOC Mimic
(d) Dude, just give me the cash!


How do your family and friends feel about your pony habit...or are you still in the collecting closet?

My immediate family does not mind, my hubby once said” you will give up those ponies over my dead body!”, and my oldest son collects them and my youngest ever time he sees one says mommy needs that. My mom try’s hard to find them for me.

Seeing most my friends are gear heads most of the guys say WTF are those things where my girl friend say hey there awesome.

Do you ever see yourself *not* collecting anymore? What do you think would make you stop?
See question above:
my hubby once said “you will give up those ponies over my dead body!”,

MOC G1s Preserve them or let them free?
I am part of the STMOC Foundation. If it’s a G1 MOC leave it there, go find a loose one if you want one loose.


Tell the truth! Do you ever still play with your ponies?
“Ducks into pony room and plays with the G3’s.”

Are you a customizer? If not, would you ever?
Yes Yes I am link to work bellow:
http://darknessunisousboy.deviantart.com/gallery/#_edit_custom-art-work


What are your thoughts on custom ponies?
It’s a way of giving a new life to a well loved or not so loved pony.

What rare/popular pony just makes you ask...WHY?
MIMIC, she is just another TE pony in my book nothing special, and she is the only TE I do not have.

If you could help up Hasbro on working on a MLP line (either G1, G2 , G3 or G3.5), what job would you like to do?
Digital design for molds, and charactors

Hasbro offers you a position on their MLP design team, but you must give up one of the following to get in: your collection, your friends/family, or your bank account. Which will it be?
bank account who needs one plus they charge fees for bank accounts he he

Which pony would you rescue in a fire?
All of my G1’s

If you had to have a pony symbol tattooed on your butt which would you pick and why?
Would be my personas because it is mine LOL

If you had to pick between a fakie or a bait pony, which would it be, and why?
Bait I can restore it and its still a real pony.


If you had to pick a G1 or G2 to be remade and released with the G3.5 line, who would you choose and why?
Slugger he would look cool in the new pinkie pose.

How many pony meets/cons have you been to?
6+ pony meets, Zero cons 


Who is your favorite artist and have you created a pony inspired by them?
Hayao Miyazaki his animation is awesome and no ponies inspired customs yet.



What has been the worst part of collecting/customizing ponies for you?
Worst thing yet with customizing is a few that I have made arrived damaged do to the postal service almost was so bad I was thinking of quitting customizing.


Can you leave ponies behind at boot sales/ thrift shops etc, or do you have to rescue them?
I used to be very bad about this saving all the ponies I come across, now I choose the ones I think are worth rescuing and leave the rest behind.

Is there one color of pony you own more of than any other?
Blue

Do you think there are some as-yet undiscovered G1s out there? Where would you imagine they'd be from?
Uruguay, Iceland, Cuba, Haiti, India, Iceland, Russia, Irland.

YOUR COLLECTION
What got you started collecting as an adult?
Met a friend in high school who had all hers from when she was a kid, we went in together on a collection it lasted 3yrs then she stopped being my firend but I continued with collecting.

About how many ponies are in your herd right now?
- Total?
744 and counting
- From each generation?
G1:493
G2:31
G3:152
Plushies mixed gens:38
Customs: 30

What is your ultimate collecting goal?
Get all the G1 ponies from US,UK,and Germany and as many nirvanas as I can.

What's your biggest collecting accomplishment to date?
Completing my big brother set and getting paradise estates.

What's your biggest collecting regret?
Passing up a mimic at the thrift store for $6, at the time did not know how rare she was.

What's the one pony that just seems to elude you?
Star burst I keep bidding on him and I keep getting sniped so I count it as eluding.

What is your favorite pony pose and why?
Collectors pose because its so much like the my pretty pony?


Who is your grail pony and why? Do you have it yet?
Well my grail keeps changing but would say right now any of the mountain boys cause I do not have any. An they are usually to high for me to get one  .

Do you collect mostly MIP or loose ponies? Why do you prefer that?
I has loose G1’s and MOC G3’s this is do to the G3’s are redily avalible and don’t cost all that much and I cant afford G1 MOC.

In your opinion, what are some acceptable and unacceptable flaws in ponies?
Acceptable:
Hair trim, lost plugs, some symbol rub, miss matched body color.

Unacceptable:
Scratches, missing body parts, markings on body that are very noticeable, massive paint rub or chips.


Do you collect foreigns or variants? If so, what draws you to them?

Yes, price pose and color.

Who's the one pony you'd never, ever get rid of and why?
My milky way she is not replaceable do to here being one of the only childhood ponies I have left.

Where's the weirdest place you've got a pony right now...and why is it there?
On my scanner there for sale.

Quick! Close your eyes and grab a pony. Who is it and how did you get it?
German talk a lot got her from shelti and she was listed as bait because she did not work I cleaned her up and put in a battery and she worked just fine.

BACK IN THE DAY...

Did you have ponies as a kid? If so, how many?
Yes I did, had about 10 real ponies and about 20 remco

Did you improve them by giving them haircuts, painting them with glitter polish, or anything else fun?
Just my milky way, the day I got her I ripped her out of the package gave her Barbie lipstick, and pizza sauce feet

Who were the stars of your childhood herd?
Glory, moonstone, milky way


Who were the bad guys?
The remco fake unicorns

Did you watch the TV show? What was your favorite episode and why?
Yes and I liked them all

What's your very first pony memory?
Sitting in front of a 27in RCA Tv and seeing the commercial for the rainbow ponies.

What pony were you dying to have as a kid but your mom never bought it for you? Do you have it now?
All of them, Mom thought remco ponies where the same thing.

What's a fun or funny memory you have about ponies from when you were little?
Playing with my best friend who had them all.



THE REAL WORLD


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What do you like to do for fun?
drawing, customizing, going out with the family


Got kids?
2 Boys (14yrs,8yrs)

Would you ever name your kid(s) after a pony? If so...what?
ember

Got pets?
down to 1 cat no longer have my dog 

What three places are you dying to see? (NO, Pandora does not count!)
back to Hawaii, Germany, Ireland

What are you most proud of?
My family



FILL IN THE BLANK
I would like other collectors to think of me as Best friend

I really wish that Hasbro would Make boy ponies

My best eBay deal was my little pony the movie on beta for $3.00

My best thriftstore/fleamarket/garage sale find was magic message cloud puff? For 0.25$

When I was new, I didn't know any better that I used standard sculpy on ponies

What sets me apart as a collector is I will not de box G1’s and I do not customize G1’s unless they are beyond help, I collect manly G1 ponies, I am not afraid of grabbing a random G3 and making it something else.

And finally
Mr. Moochick: Friend or foe?
Friend but a forgettable one LOL