GETTING TO KNOW YOU
Pony Name:
Nichi Tsukinoko
Real Name:
Nichole
Location:
Oregon
Age:
29
Occupation:
Coffee Slinger
If you could be a cookie what kind would you be?
Girl Scout Samoa
Pants or no pants?
Pants? I wear them...
What do you like/dislike most about yourself?
I am good at cooking/ I'm 25 lbs over weight.
If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
Victoria BC
Do you collect anything other than ponies?
Unicorns, Porciline dolls

PONY BASICS
Collecting Since:
1983
Who was your first pony, EVER? How did you get it? How old were you?
Blossom. Birthday present. I was 3
What generation(s) do you primarily collect?
G1.
Who is your favorite pony and why?
Moon Dancer. I'm not sure why. There's just something about her that resonates with me. I also love Gusty and would love to have a twinkle eye of her.

Who is your favorite "Nirvana?"
Greece Moon Dancer-any
Who is your least favorite pony and why?
Any g2. Their faces are all... smooshy.
What's the one question about ponies or pony stuff that you've always been too embarrassed to ask? Can't think of one right now.

What are your thoughts on.....
- G1s? Best Ponies ever
- G2s? U.G.L.Y. They ain't got no alibi! They Ugly!
- G3s? Better than G2, still not as good as G1. I would consider purchasing.
- G3.5s or whatever they're being called today? I'm not sure I know the difference between G3 and G3.5
- Ponyville? I think I've had nightmares where everyone looked like this...
What do you REALLY think happened to the Breezies? Well their cute... did they go somewhere?

Who is the one pony you have sworn you'll NEVER OWN IN A MILLION YEARS and why? Clever clover. He was the worst boy pony ever! What was up with that hat!

What would you like to see offered next in the G3 line?
G3 version of all the G1 Ponies including with all the colors and symbols and type (earth, unicorn, pegasus) the same, but in the G3 style

Would you rather have :
(a) MOC Mimic
(b) Loose Ladybird
(c) MIP Carribbean Delight & Beach Belle
(d) Dude, just give me the cash!

Moc Mimic!

How do your family and friends feel about your pony habit...or are you still in the collecting closet? Husband thinks it's a bit juvinile. My Aunt Carolyn thinks it gives her a chance to go shopping at Goodwill and Value Village. Everyone else is used to me.

Do you ever see yourself *not* collecting anymore? What do you think would make you stop? Yes, if I could get every US G1 ever released.

MOC G1s Preserve them or let them free? At this point if I can preserve them I will. If they are already free.. let them run free.

Tell the truth! Do you ever still play with your ponies? Yes.

Are you a customizer? If not, would you ever? Not at the moment. I would like to but re-hairing looks very hard.

What are your thoughts on custom ponies? I don't have a problem with them. I find them intriguing.

What rare/popular pony just makes you ask...WHY? Haven't come across one yet. I'll let you know as soon as I do.

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? Color artist

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. It's perpetually empty anyway.

Which pony would you rescue in a fire? You say pony like it's singular. I would grab all that I could hold in my arms.

If you had to have a pony symbol tattooed on your butt which would you pick and why? A pony symbol tattooed on my but... I think I would go for Moon Dancer's on one cheek and Gusty on the other. I Just think they would be cute.

If you had to pick between a fakie or a bait pony, which would it be, and why? Bait pony. Bait Pony has possibilities. Fakes are just an insult.

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? G1! They were all way cuter, have more in common physically with the current line, and better colors and symbols.

How many pony meets/cons have you been to? None, YET.

Who is your favorite artist and have you created a pony inspired by them? My favorite artist is Vincent Van Gogh followed by Claude Monet. I probably could. that would be interesting.

What has been the worst part of collecting/customizing ponies for you? Finding out that all my white Unicorns are suffering from Mold and trying to cure them. I have created a Pony ICU unit in my kitchen.

Can you leave ponies behind at boot sales/ thrift shops etc, or do you have to rescue them? Rescue them.

Is there one color of pony you own more of than any other? I think White and then Blue/Green.

Do you think there are some as-yet undiscovered G1s out there? Where would you imagine they'd be from? I would guess Mexico or Argentina might still have some.

YOUR COLLECTION
What got you started collecting as an adult? Learning I wasn't alone.

About how many ponies are in your herd right now?
- Total? 40 + (Still counting)
- From each generation? (G1-99%) (G2/G3-1%)



What is your ultimate collecting goal? I would like to regain all that I lost as a child. A new Wave dancer, preferably with shell, Flat foot Blossom, Cotton Candy, Clover and I would like to restore the ones I still have.

What's your biggest collecting accomplishment to date? I don't really know how to judge that. I love all my babies.

What's your biggest collecting regret?
That I didn't know how to take better care of them when I was little.

What's the one pony that just seems to elude you? Probably the Bride and Groom Ponies.

What is your favorite pony pose and why? I love The Unicorn and Pegasus Poses from Gen 1.

Who is your grail pony and why? Do you have it yet? My Grail Pony would be an Argie or Greek Moon Dancer in the box. Actually, Any G1 Moon Dancer in the box in Mint condition. No I don't have one yet.

Do you collect mostly MIP or loose ponies? Why do you prefer that? Loose Ponies, and that's mostly because these were all the ones I have from child hood. Also loose are easier to find and cheaper to afford.

In your opinion, what are some acceptable and unacceptable flaws in ponies? Acceptable flaws- bad hair cuts, or hair problems, symbols rubbed of etc. Easy fixes. Unacceptable are mold and cancer spots. So much harder to fix.

Do you collect foreigns or variants? If so, what draws you to them? I like them but as of yet have none. Unless my Moon Dancer is one. She has a moon facing front on one side, and back on the other side.

Who's the one pony you'd never, ever get rid of and why? Ember. I guess because she didn't have a symbol and that made her different from the rest of the baby ponies. I really related to her a lot when I was a child.

Which pony do you secretly carry around in your purse with you? I don't My purse is not secure.

Where's the weirdest place you've got a pony right now...and why is it there? On the bar/counter of my kitchen. Undergoing anti-fungal treatment.

Quick! Close your eyes and grab a pony. Who is it and how did you get it? Majesty. Stumbled over to end table and picked her up.


BACK IN THE DAY...

Did you have ponies as a kid? If so, how many? Yes. All that I have now and then some.

Did you improve them by giving them haircuts, painting them with glitter polish, or anything else fun? No. My sister did that for me. This is why I wanted to be and only child.

Who were the stars of your childhood herd? Moon Dancer, Glory, Fire Fly, and Melody.

Who were the bad guys? Lickety Split, Baby Lickety Split, and Wendy. They hall have turned up noses and looked like snobs (I thought)

Did you watch the TV show? Oh yes. What was your favorite episode and why? The mystery of the four golden horse shoes.

What's your very first pony memory? Opening Glory up at Christmas, 1984.

What pony were you dying to have as a kid but your mom never bought it for you?Bride and Groom Pony Do you have it now? No.

Did you have any rare ponies as a kid? Sort of Who? Well Ember was a Mail Order Pony

Tell us something evil you did to your ponies: Clearly if the mold inside my White Unicorns is any indication, taking them in the bath tub and pool with me was evil.

What's a fun or funny memory you have about ponies from when you were little? I was flying by my self as a girl to California to visit my Aunt Niki. I had my Unicorns with me. I sat next to a girl on the plane who had So Soft Ponies! Not only did we play ponies the whole flight, but as soon as I got home I asked my mom for one. That year on my birthday I got So Soft Lickety Split.



THE REAL WORLD


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What do you like to do for fun? Go to the Oregon Zoo

Do you have any other hobbies? drawing, cooking, failing at gardening...

What's your most embarrassing moment? Well once I was in an Easter play. I was like 4 years old. I was supposed to be the angel that rolled the stone away from Jesus's grave. well my robe was way to big but it was all we had and I tripped over it when I was on my way to roll the stone away. Everyone laughed at me (thinking it was cute) but I was so embarassed and everyone was laughing so I cried and ran off (leaving Jesus sealed in his tomb.) They had to send in an replacement angel.

Got kids? I got cats and a husband, which kinda feels the same sometimes.

Would you ever name your kid(s) after a pony? If so...what? Sure. Ember, Wendy, Melody, Morning Glory.

Got pets? 2 Cats.

What three places are you dying to see? (NO, Pandora does not count!) Co. Cork, Ireland. (My ancestors are from there) China (My Friend just moved there with her husband). Athens, Greece (I kind of had this obsession with the myths about Athena when I was little and I would love to see the Parthenon).

What are you most proud of? I ran with the Olympic Torch in the 2002 Olympic Torch relay.

FILL IN THE BLANK
I would like other collectors to think of me as... committed.

I really wish that Hasbro would......
Use the gen 1 molds for gen 3.5

My best eBay deal was.....
Sky Flyer and Powder for $5.00 each. Buy now option.

My best thriftstore/fleamarket/garage sale find was.... So soft Lofty and 2 Carousel Ponies.

When I was new, I didn't know any better that... the ponies would mold.

I think that the most underappreciated pony is...... Sweet Sister Frilly Flower
because...... I didn't realize she was a Gen 1 till recently.

What sets me apart as a collector is.... I'm really just looking for Gen 1 ponies that were released in the USA. It would be nice to have Nervana ponies and I always except G3 ponies if gifted to me, but I only search out the ones I would have been able to play with as a child.

And finally
Mr. Moochick: Friend or foe? Much Like Vincent Kennedy McMahon of WWE... Both!