Hobby Room and Shelving Update!

April has been a long month, and we’re only a little more than halfway through. 😅 I’ve had lots of customs on the desk, but the most exciting (and time consuming) project has been moving my collection back into the hobby room after getting my new carpet.

These shelves are twelve feet long and twelve inches wide.

They hold about 330 members of my display herd. (There are a few dozen other ponies sprinkled around the room, and a herd of about 50 Schleich models that are in storage.)

I was so excited to get all of my collection back on their proper shelving! The stablemate herd grew considerably since the “evacuation”, and I did have to break out my extra acrylic riser for them.

My Cantering Warmblood conga count is up to eighteen! I also have a few bodies of her that I will (eventually) customize.

My next post will feature a few new herd members I have gotten in the last couple weeks! Only one of them is pictured in this post. . . (Hint: he’s wearing a purple halter!)

Thanks for reading! 💜

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. :)

Collection Collective ~ SDS Brenton and SDS Predestined Love

I gotta admit, I'm kinda disappointed in you guys. I didn't get a single suggestion about who to feature in this post! You made me decide all by myself. Shame on you! Lol, I'm just kidding (but seriously, try to participate next time!).

Since I was on my own, I decided to go with two RR SMs. First is SDS Brenton.

"Brent" is on the G5 Lipizzaner mold, sculpted by Kelly Sealey. His release is the Pintos and Palominos SM gift set.

Other than some little masking issues up by his mane, this is a really nice specimen. I show him as an Irish Sport Horse, although I am kinda sorta considering switching it up.

Next! This is SDS Predestined Love. I love this little fellow because of his story. So I guess we start with the fact that at my church, there is a really kind lady who just knows everyone, you don't have to tell her about yourself, she just knows. She's really sweet and everyone loves her. One Sunday morning, she approached me before the service and handed me a little box, and whispered "I know you do stuff with horses and model horses. . . I found this little guy at the thrift store". I thanked her, and she slipped away as I opened the box. Little SDS Predestined Love was in there. No idea why a horse this nice would be at a thrift store. He had only one tiny face rub when I got him (he got the hip one later on, from a jovial session of pony dominos between him and the Friesians). His color is rich, and I really like him. :)

He is on the G3 Arabian - Walking mold sculpted by Jane Lunger. I think he was release #5906 "Arabian", a blister card RR SM from 2006-2008, but he could have been the "Horse A Day" 2010 Calendar that ran from 2009-2010 (no available model number). They appear to be the same in every respect other than the different packaging. I assume that the calendar models were extras from the RRs.

So, who do you want to see next? Post your favorite horse color, sculptor, mold, or time period down in the comments, and I'll see who I can pull from the shelves! Feel free to get specific, but I might not have what you want. I'll get as close as I can!

Thanks for reading!

Collection Collective ~ SDS Snow Meadow and SDS Don Quixote

 This will be the first post in the new style of highlighting various models in my collection while I go about retaking all their show images. Yesterday I spent the afternoon sitting on the wet concrete in front of my porch while taking images for about half of my SM collection. Several weren't as good as I was hoping, so I will have at least two more sessions before SMs are "finished" (anyone who shows knows that photos are never really finished, there will always be something to improve).

I'm calling this feature "Collection Collective". If you can think of a better title, I'd love to hear it! Please comment it down below!

Now, back to the topic. I'm highlighting two SMs today. The first is a CWB (surprise, surprise). This release is the "Warmblood" from the SM Single Horse Assortment, model number 5906. She was produced 2006-2008. I traded Lindy Pinkham for her back in. . .  oh I think it was 2019, maybe 2020. I'd have to dig back through my email to find it. She traded me a lot of CWBs for a lot of Walmart BB Unicorns. (If you are considering trading with her, do it. She's awesome to deal with. Our trade deal straddled the week that I lost my dog, and she was so caring and understanding about the length of time it was taking me to respond and ship. Double A+ trade partner rating from me. 🙃)

SDS Snow Meadow, Anglo-Arab, Fleabit Grey Mare.

The next SM is the Grey M1 MFT from the 70th Anniversary BB. I got this guy at my local TSC on the 4th of July. Every 4th of July, my town sets off fireworks from the swamp across from the plaza. The TSC is located in the plaza, and stays open late that night. I ran in while I was waiting for the show to start and grabbed him up. He is model number 6051 and was only produced in 2020.

Side note, the little fella has some sticky tack in the corner of his mouth from an old performance set-up, it is not a paint flaw. :)

SDS Don Quixote, MFT, Fleabit Grey Stallion.

Well, I guess that concludes the first post in the Collection Collective. Don't forget to post your name ideas for this "series" down in the comments! I would love to hear your ideas. :)

A Sad Happening

You ever just feel like throwing a hissy fit?

Sadness. Yesterday, I logged on to my Laptop to discover all of my horses' show photos and all my general model horse photography was cleared. They are not in any of the trash/recycling folders, and I did not do anything to them. I hadn't opened the folder in over a week (the images I'd been using for the blog are in another folder). I did everything I could, but I kept coming up empty handed. All that's left are some undiscoverable and unusable shortcuts on my desktop.

So today I start again. I start making charts, to try and get new show photos for 300+ show models. I lost some photos of horses that I don't even own anymore, so they are gone forever. I lost some of my documentation and reference images, it's all gone. I've tried everything. So for right now, all I have are random, low-quality odds 'n' ends which were in other folders (there is not a ton).

I'm thinking that maybe while I go through the next six months to a year of trying to re-do all my work, I may feature some horses on here. Just some photos and information on them. Like I do with new arrival posts, but these won't be new arrivals. Does that sound like something you would be interested in seeing on here every once in awhile? Let me know in the comments. :)