Finally! Some Breyer News!

Hip hip hooray! Finally Breyer has given us something worthwhile to announce!

We have two, fabulous sneak peaks:

The upper one (dark and rectangular) is to be a BreyerFest model, and the lower one (pinto square) is a Collector Club release of some sort. I have no clue about the BF peek. I can not make heads nor tails of it. There is some buzz that the lower one is some sort of Maureen Love mold, which would probably be reasonable. I do not think it is a gambler's choice, however. I will only be in trouble if it's the Classic Arabian Mare, lol. I do think it is vintage, though, with that signature roughness in the muscle recesses. It could be a web special (remember Robin and Nestling) but it seems a bit soon after Sparrow.

The BF peek is set to be revealed on Monday, and the CC one will be in June.

One more tidbit of model horse gossip - we have a leaked mid-year!! And isn't she gorgeous?

Photo credit to Model Horse Madness, who credits it to an unknown person from FB

Certainly not a model I would have expected liking, but this is one I will have to get at some point. She was leaked on the back page of the most current Young Rider magazine.

Working on Edits - Please be Patient!

I am working on some design edits today, so the blog may look and/or act funny for the next few hours. Don't worry, none of the content will be removed or changed, just possibly the layout and design. :) Just experimenting!

First Layer of Paint

Wow, did it take me long enough to write this post?? Lol, I meant to publish this two days ago.

Anyhoo, I got the base coat on my collab pony! It's streaky and patchy, but that's normal for the first layer of a basecoat. I chose a nice, bright metallic chestnut for the undertones. He'll get darker and darker, but that color history will make him nice and rich. 

What do you think? I'm pretty pleased with the pattern layout, and it should complement the color nicely. :) Please post in the comments how your paint-a-long horses are coming!

Collab Body Reveal

 Revealing the body from yesterday's post! 

Photo credit to IDYB

It was Sagr! He was released in 1983, the same year as the Christmas Story. 

This was my first choice, simply because he was fully primed. 😂 I also thought he would be quite cute with some cat tracks on that long neck of his. I was bringing him upstairs from the priming station, examining him for priming flaws, when he started to "talk" to me. He made it very clear that he did not want to be a tobiano. By the time we reached the top, he had convinced me and I set about hunting for another body. I settled on this one, a Schleich TWH Stallion. I primed him, and I'm laying out markings now. 

Photo credit to Schleich stock image found on Bing

I picked the TWH up at a yard sale some two or three years ago. I paid a quarter! Pretty good deal in my opinion. He's been begging for new clothes since, and I think seal bay tobiano will be fantastic.

If you are painting along with us, please feel free to send me photos of your models! I would love to post photos of your models on the blog.

Collab Voting Results! And a Sneak Peek.

The votes are in! They surprised me, honestly. I think the base color that won (and won by quite a good lead!) would have been the last one I expected. No objections though! You guys picked good. :)

The winning color is SEAL BAY TOBIANO WITH CAT TRACKS! 

*Not my pic*

Seal bay won by majority, getting over 54% of the votes. Runner up was "Other" which I will cover in a moment. Then there was a tie between bay and chestnut. Finally there was black. 

Votes for "Other" included a lot of roans, duns, and buckskins. There were a few others as well. :)

Pattern votes were a lot tighter. Tobiano won, with just 2 votes ahead of overo! 3rd runner-up was splash, with an even spit among the others (excluding solid, which received only 1 vote).

"Other" in the pattern category consisted of cat tracks, rare markings, and some odds and ends, mainly specifying how the pinto markings should be distributed.

The Extra category had some fantastic suggestions! Thank you all! The most popular one was people wanting to see Artist Resins. I'm sorry to disappoint, but I do not currently collect resins! I plan on starting into them someday, but my current hobby room does not accommodate such fragile beings. I follow them from afar right now. :) I may be able to reach out to some sculptors though and request interviews, if that would be of interest? Let me know what you think in the comments.

I have chosen my body, but I will not be announcing who it is today. Instead, I will leave you with a sneak peek, cropped from a pic on IDYB. I will not tell you what scale. Please feel free to put your guesses in the comments! I will reveal the answer tomorrow or the next day. :)

Hint: Given their year of birth, they're lucky they didn't shoot their eye out.

Springtime Birds

This post is not really model horsey at all. Sorry. It was too cute to keep to myself!

There is a pair of robins nesting in the bush next to my garage. The babies hatched today!

Aren't they precious?? I'm so looking forward to watching them grow. The last photos here are of mama robin. :) 

P.S.

I'm hoping to have a tutorial for you soon. It turns out I am exceptionally horrible at taking tutorial photos, so things are taking forever.

Oh, quick reminder, collab voting closes tomorrow! Hurry to vote!

SDS Current Hyperfixation

Shelby is here! Shelby number 2 that is. :) This is the Grulla Appy I traded for. His show name is SDS Current Hyperfixation. His barn name is undecided, I'm still trying to locate my notebook of unused names. 😅 I decided on the Pryor Mtn Mustang breed (see edit).

EDIT: Thank you CatholicMommy for reminding me about the Pryor Mtn Mustang limitations! I completely forgot about that - OOPS! He is now an American Mustang (generic type). :)

I absolutely adore this guy. I traded with the most wonderful trading partner, Pat Bishop. Pat was completely awesome, mailing within 24hrs of us agreeing on a time! As for packing, I think Breyer ought to have Pat do a workshop at BF on how to properly pack models for shipping. It was incredible! I wish I had taken photos. Double boxed, drowning in packing peanuts, supported on bubble wrap rolls. . . you get the idea! It was the best packing I have ever seen. Pat was super communicative and friendly! Quick to answer questions and send pics. Triple A+ from me! Pat is also happy with her bay, and is planning on showing him at a live show in KY this week. That made me happy! I hope he does well.

I LOVE that his hoof has this little notch sculpted in it!! It's so realistic for a wild horse.

Leg Barring! *insert me doing a happy dance*

This is such a cool element in his tail!

Sparrow!

Sparrow is out! Limited edition of 500 pieces for the Birds of a Feather series! She will be $185 if you are drawn. CC members can enter here: Sparrow - The Third Web Special in the 2023 Birds of a Feather Series! - BreyerHorses.com . 

Anybody Want to Trade Me?

Sadness of all sadness. My Shelby arrived yesterday, and he is a glossy bay. *insert crying noises* I do not collect glossies and I do not need another bay at the moment, so he is looking for a new home. You can see his MH$P ad here. In short, I need to trade my glossy bay for a grulla appaloosa or sell for around $125+shipping. Either option would be fantastic at this point. Please send the link to anyone you know who may have a spare grulla appy.

EDIT:  WOOHOO! I believe I have found a trading partner! Thank you to everyone!

Proper Introductions

Pictures! You guys are probably sick and tired of posts on Mariposa and Flor, but I did promise some in-hands and out of boxes. I just adore these guys! The photos still aren't wonderful, but they'll do. 

The foal's show name is SDS Perfect Little Stranger, barn name is Balki (if you get it, you get it). The mare is SDS Don't Be Ridiculous (those of you who got the foal's name should get hers too!) and her barn name is Vinca. Vinca is the type of flower that is prevalent in the woodland around my home. :)

He is so detailed, he's even got nice shading on his bottom!

The only flaw, some slight paint lightening on her box-side shoulder. No biggie! :)

One more thing, my Shelby should be here tomorrow! Ideally I will have some pics by tomorrow evening, otherwise it will probably be Monday (I'm out of town following Church on Sunday). Fingers crossed it's the appy! :)

Collab Announcement!

It's finally ready for an official announcement! Equiden and I have teamed up for a blog collab! We are each doing a custom model in the same general color. Here's the extra fun part. . . YOU get to pick the color!! You can vote using a google form. Link here. If for some reason you can't use it, please comment your vote in the comments. Please comment if you have any questions!

We get to pick the bodies for use, and they will probably be in SM scale (but no promises!). After the form closes, we will each be doing a series on our model's creation-  start to finish.

The form is available for voting for two weeks (that means that the deadline is Wednesday, May 17th, at 11:59pm EST). You can only vote once, so choose wisely!

Added note: There is a bonus question on the form, asking for suggestions on future posts/series/topics for our blogs. This is optional, but it would be awesome if you could fill it out. :)

As always, it is tremendously appreciated when you share the links and promote this sort of thing to your friends and followers! Please feel free to link to any part of this.

Here's a quick link list for easy access:

Equiden's Plastic Ponies - https://equidensplasticponies.blogspot.com

Spotted Dreams Studio - https://spotteddreamsstudio.blogspot.com

Form - https://forms.gle/azCjgPJGE27vTwa56

P.S. Thank you for all the well wishes! It means more than you know.

Broken Bans

I bought a Shelby today. I was technically on a pony ban until summer, but he just kinda happened. I wasn't even in any real need for a pony fix, seeing as I just unboxed my Mariposa and Flor like 3hrs before I ordered him. It was just something about his delightful spotty bum. :3 I'm really in quite desperate need of his gorgeous grulla self on my shelf. If I don't get the appy I will definitely need to trade. Did any of you purchase a Shelby today?

As I mentioned above, I unboxed my Mariposa and Flor today! I did have another set on pre-order from Canada, but the more I thought about it, the more I thought it was unfair to buy one just to resell. I contacted them this morning and cancelled, sending my set down the line to the wait-listers. I will take photos of them unboxed as soon as I can. :) It has been rainy for 3 weeks straight. Friday is supposed to be nicer, so hopefully I can get some then. They are really nice. I had to do some considerable shuffling of my shelves to make room, meaning that I (sadly) had to move one whole shelf of classics and my old experimental customs to a high shelf in my closet. I won't see them much for a while, but it's nice to know they're still there.

As for random life updates, I feel like I owe you wonderful readers an explanation as to why my posting has been so sparse recently. Two weeks ago or so, I began having considerable pain in my head, jaw, shoulder, and chest (left side). Of course I saw the doctor, but they couldn't find anything so I went home on OTC pain killers. I was in a terrific amount of discomfort for over a week and a half, but I'm doing better now. Praying that sticks. During that week and a half, I really had little to no motivation to do anything. Since the pain is gone, I'm catching up on everything, hobby and real life related. Sometimes it is just plugging away, one foot in front of the other. I promise I really do have some cool stuff coming! I have a mini prop tutorial half done, another started and a blog collab still in the works. :) I'm also hoping to do another flash fun photo show this June(?).

Because of this lovely, wet, old, gloomy weather, I only have one photo for you today. I'm sorry. This is a pic that a very close friend of mine sent me today. I love dragons (especially sweet, little, chubby, baby ones).

Not my pic!

Be someone's candle today!