Can anyone guess what my current project is? lol

They are definitely a set I’d love to own. When the announced retro mane six, these are what I pictured. Gorgeous. If you decide to take commissions let me know!
 
She's fantastic!!!
 
They are definitely a set I’d love to own. When the announced retro mane six, these are what I pictured. Gorgeous. If you decide to take commissions let me know!

I might...I do seriously love the work. I guess it just depends on the base pony. I really only have experience with G1s, I like to dye them to achieve the color and prefer to use baits whenever possible since it sucks to ruin decent quality toys. Did you have a particular idea in mind?
 
I might...I do seriously love the work. I guess it just depends on the base pony. I really only have experience with G1s, I like to dye them to achieve the color and prefer to use baits whenever possible since it sucks to ruin decent quality toys. Did you have a particular idea in mind?
Just the mane six... maybe no wings for twilight. I adore that dark purple. G1 is my favorite, too, and I, also, don’t like to customize them unless they’re in sad shape.
 
Just the mane six... maybe no wings for twilight. I adore that dark purple. G1 is my favorite, too, and I, also, don’t like to customize them unless they’re in sad shape.

So in order to do it, I'd need 6 bait ponies in all different poses, and I tried to match personalities to poses a little, too. Those have run anywhere from $6 -$20 just for baits So you could always rummage thru your bait bin to find the following:
Any unicorn for Twilight ( the purple dye gives good coverage )
Posey for Apple Jack
Surprise for Fluttershy, although I did prefer to just use a yellow-bodied original...think Skydancer or some such- but then you need a different body style for Dash-
The yellow dye is very intense!
Again, some Pegasus style for RD
Glory for Rarity, although that's interchangeable with another white unicorn body
and I did a PP with a bait Parasol, once, but I think she's not a "shy pose" kind of girl!!! I posted a thread about looking for Tootsie poses in Wanted to Buy if you need help finding Ponies that would work.
DASH took 4 original rainbow tails to rehair and I prefer to buy nylon hair from retrodollsuk. I've bought from both dollyhair (which is fine but unreliable and has a certain reputation ) and Doll Planet (which is much thicker nylon) so there's about $6-10 CA per pony for hair plus shipping and wait time.
Depending on the symbol and the body quality, it usually takes 4-5 hours over several days to complete each Pony.

All that being said, I currently have a Skyflier bait and the correct thicker nylon colours to do a Twilight right away. I also have a Skydancer that could be used for Fluttershy and then her tail could be used to start the RD. After that, I'm out of baits.
I could put the TS together over the next couple of weekends and post her for your consideration Let me know
 
So in order to do it, I'd need 6 bait ponies in all different poses, and I tried to match personalities to poses a little, too. Those have run anywhere from $6 -$20 just for baits So you could always rummage thru your bait bin to find the following:
Any unicorn for Twilight ( the purple dye gives good coverage )
Posey for Apple Jack
Surprise for Fluttershy, although I did prefer to just use a yellow-bodied original...think Skydancer or some such- but then you need a different body style for Dash-
The yellow dye is very intense!
Again, some Pegasus style for RD
Glory for Rarity, although that's interchangeable with another white unicorn body
and I did a PP with a bait Parasol, once, but I think she's not a "shy pose" kind of girl!!! I posted a thread about looking for Tootsie poses in Wanted to Buy if you need help finding Ponies that would work.
DASH took 4 original rainbow tails to rehair and I prefer to buy nylon hair from retrodollsuk. I've bought from both dollyhair (which is fine but unreliable and has a certain reputation ) and Doll Planet (which is much thicker nylon) so there's about $6-10 CA per pony for hair plus shipping and wait time.
Depending on the symbol and the body quality, it usually takes 4-5 hours over several days to complete each Pony.

All that being said, I currently have a Skyflier bait and the correct thicker nylon colours to do a Twilight right away. I also have a Skydancer that could be used for Fluttershy and then her tail could be used to start the RD. After that, I'm out of baits.
I could put the TS together over the next couple of weekends and post her for your consideration Let me know
I’m going to pm you
 
Alright, my TS is complete, I think...even managed to salvage a Skyflier tail to use for her stripes (although it was super frizzy and may require more work) Overall, I'm pretty content with how this Brilliant Bloom based turned out- trying to fix that one eye though...
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Done!!!! Ahhhhhahahaha!
Probably going to find another Surprise or DB to redo the Fluttershy, since I like the painted cutie mark on the darker one but the colour is right on the DB...so....off I go in search of baits again...
Plus I always fiddle with things more than I should! Couldn't leave RD without her red, orange and purple even though she was super retro with her original hair. It just didn't feel right.
Let me know what you think (even if you ARE sick of the mane 6)
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I love them. Especially pinkie pie and rainbow dash. Have you considered a princess tiffany bait for fluttershy? Then you could dye her white body after removing the gem and filling it in. Just a thought. I actually like the darker hair. Rarity looks great and Apple jack's hat is adorable. You know my thoughts on twilight sparkle already. Overall, you've done such a great job. These are what I pictured when I heard they were making the "retro" mane six. Hasbro could take a lesson from you. ;)
 
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