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I have a childhood fakie pony (almost 30 years old) and I am currently rehairing her. Her mane just crumbled to dust. How do you tell what kind of fibers were used by a pony or doll? How does polypropylene hair feel when you touch it? I have a sexond-hand Disney Elena of Avalor doll by Hasbro and I thought they used nylon, and when I started to clean, the hair's texture was rough and almost resistant to water. Some G1 manes are also very frizzy, especially some colours, but washable.after my tea lily's hair completely disintegrated in my hands last month, i did some digging into why and found a thread on the mlp arena about this issue and folks there were theorizing the hair is polypropylene instead of nylon. it's known to completely degrade in other dolls as well.
Maybe they didn't do a proper research on materials, but this is a major product design flaw from a company who made brushable toys for decades.I have Secret Wish and Piccolo. I remember when they came out that Brights Brightly (and Maybe Whistle Wishes) got some complaints about the quality of the red/pink parts of their hair.
This seems irritating from a collector's perspective, but if it is a chemical reaction then shame on Hasbro! Since the hair isn't warm it probably isn't one, but still, they knew about older collectors from way back in G1 (Scribbles and Dabble are advertised for collectors), and some people have hand-me-down toys from their parents, so to make hair that disintegrates in 25 years is a no-no.
Some of issues like that show up years later, so if a company uses a new material \ prepares toys in a different way they may be unaware how it will affect a toy later on. This does remind me of the glue issue that some Mattel dolls have.Maybe they didn't do a proper research on materials, but this is a major product design flaw from a company who made brushable toys for decade
i have a handful of ponies prone to hair disintegration, and while their hair hasn't fallen out yet (aside from tea lily), i have noticed that in half of them their hair is very matted, and very dry and rough in all of them. it makes an audible crunch sound when i pinched it between my fingers. other than feel, i'm not sure what's a good way to tell, and even then i wouldn't be entirely sure by touch alone. if anyone else has better knowledge on this, please weigh in.I have a childhood fakie pony (almost 30 years old) and I am currently rehairing her. Her mane just crumbled to dust. How do you tell what kind of fibers were used by a pony or doll? How does polypropylene hair feel when you touch it? I have a sexond-hand Disney Elena of Avalor doll by Hasbro and I thought they used nylon, and when I started to clean, the hair's texture was rough and almost resistant to water. Some G1 manes are also very frizzy, especially some colours, but washable.
Yes, it can be the case. Maybe they didn't design these toys for eternity. 15-20 years is a long period after all. Maybe Hasbro tried something cheaper, however, nylon is proven.Some of issues like that show up years later, so if a company uses a new material \ prepares toys in a different way they may be unaware how it will affect a toy later on. This does remind me of the glue issue that some Mattel dolls have.
Thank you for the explanation!i have a handful of ponies prone to hair disintegration, and while their hair hasn't fallen out yet (aside from tea lily), i have noticed that in half of them their hair is very matted, and very dry and rough in all of them. it makes an audible crunch sound when i pinched it between my fingers. other than feel, i'm not sure what's a good way to tell, and even then i wouldn't be entirely sure by touch alone. if anyone else has better knowledge on this, please weigh in.
she looks super cute with the new hair! an upgrade for sure now she reminds me of berries n cherries or sweetberryView attachment 52215
These gals are so prone to this as well. Especially the pink.
I can confirm Strawberry Sunset has this hair. She had to be re haired.
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She sure looks beautiful with her new do.View attachment 52215
These gals are so prone to this as well. Especially the pink.
I can confirm Strawberry Sunset has this hair. She had to be re haired.
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I have some fakies from the early 90s, the Mei Ah "rainbow family" with similar hairstyle, pink-yellow-blue. Only the pink hair disappeared completely, the other 2 colours are still intact. I've cleaned the unipeg with blue tail and I found some small parts of the pink colour in the tail inside the pony.View attachment 52215
These gals are so prone to this as well. Especially the pink.
Yes almost all of these fakies that I've seen have next to none pink hair.View attachment 52215
These gals are so prone to this as well. Especially the pink.
I can confirm Strawberry Sunset has this hair. She had to be re haired.
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Yes my two childhood fakies from this same line, im pretty sure theyre called Crumpet pose fakies?, have all lost their hair too. One yellow and one pink. I went to wash them and all their hair fell out the second the water hit it.View attachment 52215
These gals are so prone to this as well. Especially the pink.
I can confirm Strawberry Sunset has this hair. She had to be re haired.
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To be fair, I don't think most companies plan for longevity in their products. Should they? Ideally. But most do just enough to get by. And of course, accidents do happen. I don't think that hair falling apart 20 years after production is planned obsolescence or anything.This seems irritating from a collector's perspective, but if it is a chemical reaction then shame on Hasbro!
New tutorials are coming soon Start with a fakie! I have 2 for free in the freebies board who would love some new hair!this is why i wish i wasnt so afraid of rehairing, lol
It's impossible to say without Hasbro's word, but theories revolve around particular batches of hair being made incorrectly at the original factories, to ingredients in the hair being in short supply or flawed, to Hasbro just cutting corners on quality to save money. It's anyone's guess, so far.I don't have any of the above mentioned ponies, but that's sucks. Why was used different material there?
I think this is an important point.Some of issues like that show up years later, so if a company uses a new material \ prepares toys in a different way they may be unaware how it will affect a toy later on. This does remind me of the glue issue that some Mattel dolls have.
I think that until you brush or even touch the hair, that it's very hard to tell. This pony looked great and the hair felt pretty soft, and then.....i have a handful of ponies prone to hair disintegration, and while their hair hasn't fallen out yet (aside from tea lily), i have noticed that in half of them their hair is very matted, and very dry and rough in all of them. it makes an audible crunch sound when i pinched it between my fingers. other than feel, i'm not sure what's a good way to tell, and even then i wouldn't be entirely sure by touch alone. if anyone else has better knowledge on this, please weigh in.
She looks better like that! A lot of G3s have brown eyes, don't they? I mean three would be a lot....View attachment 52215
These gals are so prone to this as well. Especially the pink.
I can confirm Strawberry Sunset has this hair. She had to be re haired.
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I do have a Romantica that had "melted tail" or something like that. She lost about thirty five percent of her tail because I am not the type to let hair that is unrooted just sit there for display, lol, so I combed it out. I think the topic was "how should I rate this seller?"Is this known to happen with ponies of other generations before like the G2 McDonalds ponies from 1998? I picked up an Ivy today in the secondhand shop and when I brush her tail, some of it comes out and I think some breaks off (I had bits of it on my lap). She’s drying from a wash right now so I haven’t got a picture to add right now.
When I was buying her, another Ivy in the charity shop had no tail at all so I think maybe that one just fell out