Never Have I Ever (Breyer Version)

Before we start today's post, I want to say thank you for the feedback! It sounds like a mini giveaway would be well received, so I am working on putting that together. Expect to see one in the next couple months!

This game has been circulating around the hobby this past week, and I thought it might be fun to post my results. This challenge is created by Sputter Moo Productions.

Never have I ever. . .

Owned a lady phase:

No point here! I have indeed owned a Lady Phase. Two of them, in fact. I have the old black leopard appaloosa (she's the same model as the one on the right in the Sputter Moo pic) and I also have Jolene, the 2023 TSC SR Dunalino.

Gone to BreyerFest:

Point! I am supposing Sputter Moo is referring to in-person BF, so I do not qualify. I was planning on attending in 2020 (I already had tickets, road plans, reserved hotel rooms, etc) but the 'Rona happened and that went out the window. I have attended online since 2020 though.

Touched a vintage deco:

Touched one? I own one! I have a woodgrain Arabian foal. No point.

Owned run of <100:

Yep. I got two. I have my two glossy prize models (Bravour 54 and Nikolas). No point.

Customized a model:

Oh yeah, I have customized a model. Many, many models. Absolutely no point here!

Squeezed a blind bag:

Done this so many times that it's becoming embarrassing to enter my TSC. There's always some really weird looks! I think I was the first person to do it in one TSC that I visited while at a Dr. appt in a nearby big city. The cashier literally stopped and stared. I smiled and cheerfully continued massaging the plastic ponies. No point.

Owned an Adios:

Whoo, I nearly got a point here! I just purchased my first(!) Adios at the end of last year. Narrowly missed a point there.

Sold my models:

Uh, NO?! Never?? I'm a black-hole collector. If it enters my collection, odds are that it will always be there. My models have brought me through some really hard times, so I refuse to abandon them. 😜 Point!

Been to BreyerWest:

No. I live too far away for that! I'd love to someday though. I may have to dress as Princess Buttercup though, since I think BW is turning into the hobby's comic-con. Point.

Stood in SR tent line:

Point. Nope, I have never been to BF, so no tent lines for me.

Spent too much at the CHIN room sales:

Well, not at the real CHIN, but certainly at the online versions! I have spent. . . a lot more than intended. . . at the online sales around BF. However, I think Sputter Moo meant in-person, so point for me.

Asked for sales list via snail mail:

Close! I almost did this once, but I managed to get the girl on the phone. Point!

Own a deco:

Yep. I don't adore most of them, but I do have some.

Ever had a Conga

Uh huh! I've got me a pretty herd of SM Cantering Warmbloods!

Owned a traditional Alborozo:

No. I wanted to buy one once (only $400!) but the timing was not right. Point!

Talk to your models:

Um, don't judge. No point for me here.

Been to a live show:

No. Not much doing here in PA, and the timing is wrong whenever there is one. Point!

Showed in a photo show:

Of course I have! I've also judged many and hosted. No point.

Collected Mini Whinnies:

I do not actively collect Mini Whinnies, but I do have several. This counts I think, so no point.

Accidentally bought a model I already owned:

Not on accident. I have bought duplicates for a body and then they. . . accidentally. . . stayed OF. They were just too nice to repaint!!  So, point?

Owned a Khemosabi:

No. I have taste. (Lol.) Point!

Called Khemosabi "Khemosausage":

I am guilty of this. No point.

Won a BF raffle:

No, I've never won a model horse raffle (although I have won the contests). Point!

Collected variations of one model:

Yep! I have several models with their twins. No point.

Bought a model purely because it was rare:

Absolutely I've done this. I've done this so many times. No point.

I traded for this one, purely because she was rare.

Let them fight:

When I was a child, yes. My Dan Patch frequently battled it out with others. No point.

Experienced model horse dominoes:

Who hasn't? Especially if you own pets. No point.

Owned a PAS:

I have two PAS. One is a shrinky! No point.

Owned a resist dapple:

I have a few. . . at least three, maybe four.

Owned a run of <25:

No. My prize models are 60 piecers. Point for me!

Met Bloaty:

Unfortunately, point. I have never gotten to meet this legend. Someday, Mr. Bloaty! Someday we shall meet.

Owned a Vintage Club model:

Point! I have yet to buy a VC model. I typically don't care for them.

Took a model on vacation just because:

I think I did this about ten years ago, but I'm not 100% sure. We'll be fair and assume I did, so no point.

Owned a blue model:

Yep! I have Blue, the FFA ornament horse. He's a body, but I do own him, and he isn't primed yet. No point.

Read the whole list:

I read the list, and blogged the list. No point!

Total: 14 points.

Well, that was fun! Post in the comments what your total was, and where the points came from! Big thank you to Sputter Moo for the list, and Jennifer for circulating it among the hobbyists without FB. :)

Hobby Slump and Covid

My backyard during the snowstorm.

Neighbor's backyard after the snow storm.

(Sorry, the pics are outdated. There's a LOT more snow at my house now.)

The first half of December was really good. The second half was not so good. Don't get me wrong, Christmas is always very special and wonderful (especially when spent with family), but getting Covid immediately after is not fun. I was down with it for about a week.

January's been bad too. I fell into a hobby slump after my Covid, and just haven't been doing much. All of my chronic conditions flared too, so it sapped both energy and ambition. (I'm doing better now, just a few lingering issues which should be cleared up at my next Dr appointment.)

Since I last wrote, I have *checks notes, becomes concerned about personal spending habits* more than thirty new model horses to write about. Among them is a very special little fella who I am very excited to show off. Fingers crossed this snow stops flying soon so I can snap some good pics of him!

Oh, I also have the collab horse. ;)

In the meantime, enjoy some random pics of my camera roll depicting some current works in progress. I apologize for the horrific mess that is my desk.

Closing thought: Would any of my readers like to see a giveaway featuring a collection of miniatures? I'm thinking things like polymer clay model horse acc., mini candies (like pictured above), mini chip bags, etc. Let me know in the comments!!