Glitter Funko Ponies from Mareplay!

The quality of funko figures is just breathtaking I have to admit. When I held a few at MCM Manchester I was happily surprised! With that, Mareplay is currently taking orders for the glitter Derpy and Rainbow Dash's seen at SDCC. Quite an awesome deal for the pair, don't pass up with opportunity!

Quote from Bunny after the break!

Galacon Review Part 1

Over twenty of us Brits went to Galacon. About Half Split between Heathrow and Manchester Airports, with about three people travelling by Eurostar. I'll skip most of our trip since it's not really related to Ponies, but as a quick note, Germanwings airlines is probably one of the best i've ever travelled with, was such nice flight, the plane was really comfy as well. I highly recommend them. You guys should make them an OC like that other airline! Anyway besides me defeating the Elite Four, N and Ghetsis during that flight there isn't much more for me to say.

Outflanks Card Game Contest!

So, as some of you might have noticed over on the UKoE forums, a fellow by the name of Greetings and his team are creating quite an epic card game video game! Now, they've got to sort a few things out for the game so they have announced this contest! Basically, you send them your OC and if it's awesome enough it'll become one of the 20 archetypes or if it's super special it'll become one of the 6 virtues!

There's some pretty awesome people behind this game, so it'd be pretty awesome to have your OC in it.

Check the quote after the break for more information from Greetings himself!

Back from Galacon!

I've returned from Germany though I really wish I could have stayed! It's been a wonderful weekend, not only for Pony, for everything! German culture is awesome. Still sort of suffering from Post Con Hangover Exhaustion Depression. I'm still not deadly sure how i'll be covering the convention. I think I'm going to be posting several different articles other the next few days to get the best coverage and to keep things interesting. I didn't take as many pictures as I should have, luckily though within our group there was one guy taking hundreds of tourist pics and two actual photographers so we should have some pretty cool pictures among us.

Anyway, I'm not glad to be back! But it's nice having internet again :P

What not to miss in August!

Might as well change the name of August to Pony month or something. (10 bits to whoever makes a good August Pony pun..) But yes, we've got so much happening in the terms of conventions and gatherings this month it's going to a blast!

Check below for all the epic dates to add to your dairy of what not to miss in August!

Bead Ponies Galore!

For those who have attended Manechester meets you might know of the mysterious Bead Ponies! Created by a fellow named Kyle, these adorable hama bead ponies are a lovely item to pick up. He'll be vending on the Sunday at UK PonyCon in Wales.

For custom ponies and coasters he charges just £5

Get in touch with him via email at monster_factory_productions@yahoo.com

Check out his online store here and his tumblr here.

Also, on a side note, leading up to BUCK i'll be writing an article showcasing as many of the BUCK vendors as possible! So keep a look out!

Possible new blind bags!

Not sure how legit these are, they do look custom painted, but are pretty darn awesome at that. Rainbow Cadance and Dr. Whooves in socks? Can't argue with that. I've always loved the blind bags the most, expect that poor Fluttershy had to share a mould with Rainbow Dash. But yeah,. the blind bags, though overly recoloured are awesome little toys. Some of the best uses of them i've seen are being made into jewellery, such as necklaces and key chains. Other cool uses include and are not limited to, Christmas tree ornaments, computer desk ornaments, projectile weapons and a tasty snack if you're lost in the Sahara desert.

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special and MLP:FiM all on the same day!

Ok, not exactly news since I posted the release date earlier and we've all known the Dr. Who date for months now. But I hadn't realised until my friend pointed it out earlier! That Saturday is going to be amazing!
Hope, as the rumours say, Dr. Who will be shown in Cinemas! Or maybe we'll end up watching both at the London Pub meet! We'll have to wait and see! All I know, is we're going to enjoy both for sure!

New pony toys announced at SDCC!

During SDCC a ton of new toys were announced, including a few marked as "adult toys". Dirty jokes aside, these models are on the more expensive side, of very high quality and even have gem stones encrusted into them. What's your thoughts on this? Would you pay extra for a toy just because of some gems? They're certainly awesome looking. Funny thing as well, some stores are listing Vinyl Scratch as a male.. so.. yeah, changes everyone's head-canons!

If you're interested here's a few pictures of other items found there!

A week until Galacon!

Well, in just a weeks time a bunch of us will be leaving the UK and travelling to Germany! No no, it's not just for the chocolate and ale. It's for the one and only Galacon! With a ton of show guests, both from America and Europe and some truly amazing community guests, Galacon is set to be brilliant. We'll be suiting up in formal dress for the evening Gala, which'll be good since i've missed wearing suits during this crazy summer heat.

I'll try my hardest to cover the convention in it's fullest! I'm not sure what the Internet situation is going to be like, hopefully the hotel will have a cheap enough connection! If not, expect an update during the following Wednesday!

Season 4 Date Announced!!!

I knew it wouldn't be December! Though, it's still a little later than we're used to. Saturday November 23rd! Here's the announcement straight from the Hub's Facebook page! There's already talks of a grand London Pub meet at The Horse! Here's the UKoE proposed thread! Lets hope everyone puts on a good party. The clips from SDCC showed us we definetly have a good season in line for us! Can't wait!

Mareplay Clear Out Summer Sale!

I think these deals might be better than the Steam Summer sales! Don't believe me? Check out the latest announcement from Mareplay after the break! Not only can you save up to a whopping 50% on some products, there's free cards up for grabs and a price draw with some pretty wonderful prizes.

Find the online store here www.mareplay.co.uk!

Manchester MCM Comic Con was grand!

As I expected I enjoyed the afterparty so much more than the actual convention. But the con it's self wasn't bad! Ton more ittle bitty pony plushies this year, so they didn't sell out as quick as last. A bunch of craziness happened, that is for sure, I think everyone completely enjoyed themselves.

Whilst we were at Manchester Comic Con, San Diego Comic Con was happening. As I hope you've all ready seen there has been a crazy amount of Pony news come from the con! Including Season 4 Animatic clips! We watched them after MCM in the Waldorf, we were all quite excited with the last part! Bring on Season 4!

Update on Equestria Girls UK cinema release!

As mentioned in my previous post Equestia Girls is set to be shown in Showcase Cinemas on the 10th and 11th August. Well, good news for those who might have been unable to go (heck, the fact the Nottingham's train station is going to be closed over that weekend for maintaince wasn't going to help very much!) a ton of new locations have just been added! Including Leeds.

Check out the updated UKoE thread for more information and info on the Leeds meet.

The spread of a phenomenon

How did all of this happen anyway? I mean, honestly, did anyone expect this? Generally most people answer "no idea" and "no" respectfully to both those questions. I think i'll have to go with everyone else on the second one, but the first, well I can give explaining it a shot can't I? Ok, ok, everyone can accept that this fandom happened because of the come together of a group of amazing and creative people, headed by the one and only Lauren Faust. I guess that's it really, could just end the article here and call it a day! Well, I'm not going to do that, since that would be incredibly boring. Hit up after the break, to see why such an interesting phenomenon came to be!