After many requests from collectors and quite some research we can finally release the G3 plush database today! This has been one of the biggest gaps in our MLP database for years, and we're happy to have it online now.

Our My Little Pony database was ready for a (well overdue) update over the weekend and several of the items we added might not have been posted about on our blog or social media. Therefor a quick update on everything that has been added, so that everyone who is not subscribed to our newsletter know what's new.
(You can subscribe to our newsletter on your database profile).

It's time to reveal the big project we've been working on in the past few months! Followers of our Twitter may have already seen the sneak peak we posted, but now it's official: We're launching a multi-brand toy and doll database called The Toy Pool!

We've been a bit quiet lately, and that's not without reason. Aside from us moving houses and still unpacking stuff we also worked hard on the most requested databases: we introduce LOL-Dolls.com as the latest website to our family featuring all there is to know about L.O.L. Surprise dolls!

Hopefully everyone has enjoyed their viewing of the My Little Pony: A New Generation! In the mean time we have been busy with finishing 3 large database updates this week, and are happy to be able to share those with you all.

We have a brand new feature in our database that makes it much easier to send in your photos! The good-old 'Image Missing' placeholder has now been replaced with a button and clicking it opens a short form where you can directly upload photos of your pony. Better yet, if you're on a mobile device you can directly take a photo from there. Aside from picking a photo, you can include your name so that we directly know who to credit for the donated picture.

This is what the button looks like in the database

If you want to help out and send in photos of your ponies to fill up the gaps in the database, be sure to check our handy guide. This will teach you how to make the perfect photo and gives you some examples on the do's and don'ts. And if you want to check our which ponies we're missing images of, you can visit our new submit page where they're all listed.

And to celebrate this new feature we're hosting a new giveaway! If you submit photos in the database before the end of April, and your photo is selected, you could win a $50 Amazon shopping spree on us!

Giveaway details:

• Giveaway runs from 3/14/2021 till 4/30/2021
• One winner will receive a $50 USD Amazon shopping spree (we will purchase items of up to $50 USD from the winner's Amazon.com wishlist)
• Submit photos in the database and enter your email address in the form
• Only submitted photos that are selected for the database are eligible to win (i.e. photos that follow the guidelines)
• Each eligible photo is one entry (more photos = bigger chance of winning)
• At the end of the giveaway all submitted photos will be evaluated and entries will be counted
• The winner will be picked at random from all eligible entries and contacted through email

Over the past few months we've been working on a secret project, and we're happy to finally share this with you: as of today our newest website Nendoroid Heaven is online!

Today we proudly present the latest update for the MLP Merch database! It took us a bit more time than we initially expected, but with the current global situation we found more available time to work on make the database a better and faster experience.
In this post we'll share all the new and improved stuff, and hope that you can enjoy the databases now more than ever!

April Fools! Of course our primary focus hasn't been the release of the G4 Hot Air Balloon database, but we are in fact very close to a big update of the G1 database. We're basically merging the international release with the local releases and nirvana's into a more complete collection of everything G1. Including (closely estimated) release years, manufacturers and more photos! We still can't give an exact release date for it yet, but know that are we in the process of testing the code changes at the moment.
For those who missed it, below is our April Fools post from yesterday.

It's been a bit quiet here in the past few weeks, and we're fully aware of that. That's why we did want to share the reasons behind this and what our plans are for the coming months.
So, to first address the elephant in the room: we're still very much alive and working on MLP Merch!

Most of you will already have heard of My Little Pony Collectibles, our first book, that was recently published (available on Book Depository). To celebrate this, and have all your questions about the book answered. we're organizing an AMA (ask me/us anything) on the My Little Pony Reddit next Sunday!

During the AMA you can ask us (Ossie & Ilona) anything about My Little Pony Collectibles, MLPMerch.com and the databases, our personal lives or anything else that comes to mind! Get your questions ready and ask away :)

Details
My Little Pony Reddit
November 25th, 2018
Starting at 6PM UTC / 10AM PST / 12PM CST / 1PM EST (convert to local time)

Hopefully we'll see you at the AMA!

(Got any burning questions about the AMA itself? Don't hesitate to leave a comment or send a mail!)

We're happy to announce that our first book My Little Pony Collectibles is now available! As we shared last month this is our contribution to the 35th Anniversary celebration of My Little Pony. In the book we take you on a journey through time from the very first ponies, all the way to the 4th generation. Through this history we highlight several sets and facts, resulting in a colorful 96-page book, counting 150 photos of ponies from ourselves and fellow collectors from around the world!

After months/years of hard work we can finally present to you: Databases of the older generations of My Little Pony! This year, during the celebration of the 35th Anniversary of My Little Pony, is the perfect moment for this update to the databases and hope you'll enjoy the new (err, old) friends from the MLP universe!
You can now add all generations of ponies to your checklist, wishlist ánd: You now also have the ability to make add personal notes for every pony.

It's been a bit quiet on MLP Merch lately, and that's not all down to the fact that there isn't much to report on: We're working very hard to get the biggest update of MLP Merch ever ready for release next week!
Followers of our Twitter might have spotted some teasers hinting on the release, and we're now so close to a release that we'd very much like to share with you what's going on. To get the biggest change out in the open: we're adding the classic G1, G2 and G3 ponies to the database! This allows everyone to finally get a complete checklist and wishlist of ponies outside of just G4 ponies and merch.
Aside from this we're also adding a long awaited feature to the database, namely that of adding personal notes to ponies. Through this way you can keep note of how many ponies you own, if there's anything missing from a set or to keep track of where you bought a pony from.
And there's more that will we added next week, so keep an eye out for the release next week!

We hope that you understand our current lack of posts in favor of this update and are looking forward to the release next week. We'll keep you posted!

First of all we'd like to give a very big and kind thanks to Amberley Publishing for giving us the opportunity to make our book reality!

Remember our post on the first of April this year? We kept everyone in doubt on whether the announcement was a joke or reality, but today we can finally reveal the answer to you: it's real, and it's coming next month!

Two week ago (sorry for skipping a week!) we asked you when you started watching My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. We were wondering how many first-hour fans there are still out there, and we are not disappointed! Almost 24% of you started watching directly from the first episode, and another 18% joined later in the season. The largest group is the fans that first watched FiM during season 2 or 3 (28%) followed by 20% during the 4th or 5th season. Only a handful of fans joined later on during season 6 or later. Interesting to see is that the release of the movie introduced 2% of you to Friendship is Magic.

Last week we asked you whether the 2018 My Little Pony Happy Meal figures already arrived in your country. We're seeing just above a quarter of people who did already find them, which is quote a low number. The biggest reason for this is the huge amount of people from the US here on MLP Merch, which makes up for almost 49% of the votes. 7% of the other people are from the UK and 18% from another country that did not see the release at their local McDonalds yet.

Two week ago we asked you whether the limited articulation that's available on the upcoming Friendship Power Equestria Girls dolls is a deal breaker for you. Aside from the 36% that doesn't collect Equestria Girls we're seeing a very large group (30%) that will skip this set due to the articulation. Still, a total of 34% of the respondents is planning on buying the dolls, though 20% of those would prefer to see more articulation on future releases.

Last week we asked you about your thoughts about the painted on clothing for brushables, something that will play a big role in the upcoming School of Friendship sets. The general consensus is clear: clothing that is painted on instead of plastic/fabric accessories does not have the favor of many collectors. The largest group, 39%, will avoid these kind of figures, and another 27% does not like the idea, but will get them anyway to keep their collection complete. An equally large group of 27% does not mind whether the figure has painted on clothing or not, and only 6% of the respondents prefers these over ponies without any clothing.

Last week we asked you about your plans for collection My Little Pony merch after G4 ends and G4 would start. Overall the collectors are relatively positive, with 34% going to continue and 54% will await whether they like the new generation or not. 9% would put their MLP collecting days to an end and 4% is keeping G5 as an option to actually start their collection.