I’ve been a part of the brony fandom for about five years now.
During that time, I’ve had the opportunity to collect many items of the pony persuasion
holding both sentimental and financial value.
Let’s begin.
One of the most interesting items with the most personal value would have to be the Silver
Play Button.
While not directly pony-related, there’s no denying that I probably wouldn’t have
one without this amazing fandom.
I couldn’t have gotten this without you guys, so thanks for that!
The plushies.
While not as sizable as some fellow pony connoisseurs’ collections, I’m quite proud of my plush collection.
Each one has a story to tell.
Ranging from the multiple years it took for the Fourth Dimension Entertainment line to release,
to the very personal gifts such as this custom OC given to me at BronyCon.
And of course, speaking of BronyCon, I can’t forget to mention the mascot plushies.
The older of which were very difficult to get as a set, due to the one per customer limit.
With the help of a friend, and waking up very early the next day to wait in line for a second time,
I was able to get all three of the 2013 Mascots.
That’s gotta be the most effort I’ve ever gone through for a stuffed animal.
What am I doing with my life.
Also related to BronyCon are the badges and con booklets I’ve collected.
I have two booklets from each BronyCon, dating back to Summer BronyCon of 2012.
Wall art.
I have a corner dedicated to con posters now, and another wall for miscellaneous posters of other types.
These posters are constantly being moved and replaced, but the one constant has always
been this shadowbox Derpy, which was purchased from a talented vendor at BronyCon.
Much like the plushies, many of my posters also have stories to tell.
Remember when Walmart had free pony posters to celebrate the season two finale?
Yeah, most people don’t.
Grabbing those and leaving without buying anything sure felt a lot like shoplifting.
The trading cards.
I’m proud to say that I have the entire series one set.
Every.
Single.
Card.
This includes bonus cards and holographics not even mentioned on the collection sheet,
and also the super rare promotional cards.
Although they have come down in price considerably in the recent years, the Rarity and Rainbow
Dash promo cards are among the rarest items in the entire fandom.
Speaking of series one items, I’m also a proud owner of the entire wave one blind bag set
and the 2012 McPonies.
Going into a McDonalds and buying one of every pony toy they have in stock is a true test
of brony dedication.
These collections are from rather early in the fandom and took quite a bit of effort
to track down.
Now, imagine all that effort, all that time spent tracking cards down at conventions,
all the time spent opening packages and being disappointed…
Then picture the complete opposite.
Comic Con 2012 Derpy.
I bought this.
On Ebay.
For a hundred bucks.
I didn’t go to Comic Con.
I didn’t wait in line.
I bought this from a scalper.
Even though the acquisition is the polar opposite of my card collection, this is still one of
my favorite items in the collection.
Keep in mind, this was during a very rough time for Derpy.
This exclusive became available shortly after Derpygate, so the fact that she retained her
derped eyes at all was a beacon of hope for fans like myself.
This was also one of the first times, if not the first time, Derpy was ever associated
with muffins in an official capacity.
Screw you Hasbro, I’m going to support this character and protest your terrible company
by buying all of your Derpy toys…
…wait.
The Shapeways Figures.
Some of you may remember that I did a brief review of these figures to promote the new
collaboration between Hasbro and fan artists working for Shapeways.
Shapeways sent me these three to review, but I liked them so much that I bought Derpy with
my own money, because Derpy is best pony in case you haven’t noticed.
Speaking of Derpy...
Derpy.
Yeah...I’m not even sure how this happened.
To be honest, it wasn’t even intentional.
I have trouble picking favorites when it comes to the main characters, so buying Derpy merchandise
just seemed to make sense.
Also, grey is a lot less girly than pink and purple.
I’ve got small Derpy, big Derpy, plush Derpy, hard derpy,
expensive Derpy, cheap Derpy, Hat Derpy, sat Derpy,
meme Derpy, supreme Derpy, Wall Derpy, Wallpaper Derpy,
Crossover Derpy, Over-cross Derpy, Dashed Derpy, Smashed Derpy,
Fanart Derpy, banned-art Derpy, Lunchbox Derpy, Shadowbox Derpy,
And of course, virtual reality Derpy.
It’s like she’s really there.
Miscellaneous items.
There are a few items which don’t really fit into categories but are still worth mentioning
all the same.
This Horse Fame trophy given to me at BronyCon by my friend Tootsie4ever is one of those items.
It’s a trophy.
It says horse famous.
And it’s half an ass.
‘Nuff said.
If I didn’t know any better I’d say Tootsie was trying to buy my favor, because there’s
another gift from him that’s worth mentioning.
What is this?
Yes, it’s an alicorn OC, but why does it exist?
Who designed it?
Why did the chinese knock-off company pick this of all things to create?
There’s a story behind this; there’s gotta be.
I also have an assortment of pony apparel.
A couple hats, Tees, and- Oh no.
I forgot this existed.
Let’s just put that back where it belongs, and move on.
The workstation.
The workstation is where I create all of my videos, and also where I spend an embarrassingly
large chunk of my life.
I edit pretty much everything in Hitfilm, and record audio with Audacity.
You may have noticed that I have four monitors.
Why do I have four monitors you ask?
Because that’s the maximum my graphic card supports of course.
My rig has a factory-overclocked EVGA GTX 980 and a FX-8350 AMD CPU with a Cooler Master
all-in-one watercooler.
Everything’s powered by an EVGA SuperNova 750watt power supply drawing juice from a
CyberPower 900watt UPS.
In layman’s terms: It’s an alright computer.
The desk which everything rests on was hand-crafted by my dad as a birthday present, so big thanks
to him for that.
The computer sits on the same type of rolling shelf as the keyboard-and-mouse for easy access.
Toward the back left there’s a fan to aid with cooling, since the computer is both under
the desk and in a corner.
As for microphones, I have gone through a couple during the history of my channel but
the one I’ve used the most is the Blue Yeti.
This is actually my second Blue Yeti, paired with a pop filter and proudly adorned with
the Electronic Frontier Foundation stickers.
Virtual Reality.
Because I’m a huge geek who spends money on expensive technology and cheaply made toys,
of course I own a HTC Vive.
I have my base stations clamped on opposite ends of my room, and wall-mounted hooks to
keep everything easily within reach.
Who cares if my room is the size of a closet?
I can go to Ponyville.
Can you go to Ponyville?
It’s not real.
None of it is real.
That will conclude my workspace and pony collection tour.
Thanks for watching, and be sure to check out any other videos of mine which catch your fancy.
See ya next time!