My Little CUSTOM Pony

[Guest]

[Roz]

Ooooooooh I dunno but I know I don't want to make him/her angry

[HPfamily]

I love the muscles!

Me too!!!  Excellent Hulk Pony, Kelly!!!! 

[Bitsy]

Kelly! The Hulk is Awesome! How on earth did you get muscles on there!!!!!!!!!!!!!??

[grecopa]

Apoxie Sculpt.  An AMAZING product.  So much better than sculpey and it air dries. 

[kbmum]

Here's my first custom pony -- Sirius Black.  He isn't quite done, as I still need to find the right fabric for his prison uniform, but I've made good progress on a pattern for the clothes.  I used DMC pearl cotton for the mane and tail instead of pony hair.  I figured that 12 years in Azkaban didn't lend themselves to shiny, silky tresses.   I rooted the beard with hair from a fake moustache that was left over from my son's Super Mario costume for Halloween (and broke three needles in the process).

[HPfamily]

YAY!!!! Cindy! That is fantastic!!! 
I love him!!! 

[Nienna]

Hee Hee Hee!! He's great Cindy!! 
The beard and 'tache give him a comical appearance (sorry, I laughed out loud when I saw him cos he's still nekkid) and I bet there aren't many ponies around that have that kind of customising done on them.
You need some kind of burlap or hessian-type material for the prison garb don't you? Have you tried a furniture upholsterers shop? Do you have any farms near to where you live? I was thinking of sacking material that would be used to store grain and suchlike and wondered if you'd find any on a place like that, assuming they still use it of course!

[kbmum]

I've seen only a few ponies with beards, including the Captain Jack that has a link on another page in this thread.  It was a pain to do.  I'd considered making a Hagrid pony, but there's no way I'm going through that again, especially for a much bigger beard.

I'm trying to find gray and dark gray/black striped material, but the stripes have to be fairly thin.  I'd like a fabric that has a bit of give or stretch.  Where I live, there aren't too many options for fabric stores -- just JoAnn's and Wal-Mart.

[Nienna]

What about using kid's stripy pj's and dyeing the material grey?
Or you might do better getting some plain white cotton or even linen material, dyeing that grey and actually drawing the stripes on yourself using a laundry marker.
Just a thought ... 

[kbmum]

I may very well have to do that.  There is one more store I need to visit, so I'm hoping to get lucky.

[grecopa]

Cindy, I love him!!  And you actually rooted in the beard.    You're a very brave and patient person!!  Good idea for the hair.  I've never seen that done, and it looks great!

[Roz]

This is such a random thread... but I love it Great one Cindy, I just have no idea how you start to transfer and re-root a beard... that's insane... but awesome.

[kbmum]

Thanks, guys!  I joined a My Little Pony forum and got the idea from one woman who exclusively uses embroidery floss for her customs.  It's easier to use than nylon hair, is available in a great many colors,  and is much cheaper, too.  I'm rehairing another pony with nylon hair, but it's a pain.  I think I made the plugs too big and I'm having a hard time pulling them through.

I was so nervous doing the beard.  I knew that if it looked terrible, I'd have holes in the muzzle and the head would be ruined.   Basically, I poked a needle with a loop of dental floss through the muzzle, inserted the hair plug in the floss, and pulled it back out.  I started from the center of the upper lip and worked my way out.  It was an experiment, and I'm glad it turned out okay.

My daughter wants me to make her a Hermione pony next, but I have no idea what to do for a symbol.

[Roz]

A book?

A wand?

A cloak?

Goofy teeth?

[Morningangel-Iola]

Ere you could make the cloak out of the bits left over after the shack buys the real one and makes the sirus card

[HPfamily]

 
I love that idea!!!! 

[Nienna]

Hermione - a time turner perhaps?

Goofy teeth indeed! Honestly!!
Seeing as she's always portrayed as having bushy hair, wow about a wig? 
 

[kbmum]

Ere you could make the cloak out of the bits left over after the shack buys the real one and makes the sirus card

I'd love to do that.  Guess it's time to take up a collection!

The time turner!  That's perfect and within my limited artistic abilities.  Thanks, Jules!  A little Apoxie Sculpt should make some decent buck teeth, too.

[Morningangel-Iola]

Don't forget the frizzy hair

[Nienna]

This pony I MUST see when it's done Cindy!! 
Poor thing ... frizzy hair, buck teeth ....