1980s My Little Pony Vintage Toy Restoration - G1 Merry Go Round Fakie Retro Toy Repair

This poor little pony had seen better days. Rescued from a bin of toys condemned to the trash, I thought I could give it a second chance. This was my first (recorded) vintage toy restoration. The pony is a fakie, a My Little Pony-inspired toy that resembles the Merry Go Round collection. It might have been cast from an original pony but the ’artist’ took some liberties: The tassels were removed and the mount simplified. The colors were... well, a little louder than its siblings. I wanted to keep the repair as close to the original as possible, so I re-painted using the same color scheme and chose the closest hair color I could find. I hope you enjoy my first “My Little Phoney - Fakie Go Round“ restoration project. Quick jump to: - Removing pony’s hair: 00:23 - Washing: 1:06 - Cleaning with acetone: 1:42 - Painting with acrylics: 2:56 - Pony rehairing: 4:41 - Results: 6:59 Materials used (Note: As an affiliate, I get a small commis