Hornswoggled. . . But in Love

 Before we start this post, I just want to say, THANK YOU FOR 2000 VIEWS! I know I'm a little late, but thank you anyway!! I have something fun that is in the works, and I hope you all will really enjoy it. You can expect to see it announced in the next few weeks. :) Now, back to the post.

What is this?

Well I wasn't expecting that. We are supposed to have a mare and foal every other year. We had Elbe and Spree last year, so that should have meant no mare/foal duo this year. Is that pattern over now, or is this just a weird year?? I don't know, but whatever's going on, we ended up with this pretty vintage set. I like the idea, but not even close to enough to buy it. The mare has a gorgeous mold and a bad color, the foal has a not-so-pleasant mold, and a stunning color.

Now, for the "But in Love" part of the post.

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah! It is my beloved Troubadour boy, in a gorgeous (albeit slightly pumpkin toned) bay! Oh, I LOVE this one! Yesterday (and for that matter, the day before) was a terrible, no-good, very-bad, rotten day. If it could go wrong, it did. It was such a nice, spirit lifting surprise to check the blog and be greeted by this little hunk! He will be my third on the mold. I would like to conga it, so eventually I will get around to buying Morganquest, but I'm in no rush on him.

It's looking like today will be busy with a side of unpleasant again today, so I apologize if I am late with the next post. It will be a really good one, and will self-explain the delay.

If you are looking for something really fun and model horsey to do, Equiden of equidensplasticponies.blogspot.com, is hosting a big, fun giveaway to celebrate her 1000th view! You can check it out here. :)

They're Here! They're Here!

 Yay! It's been a ridiculously bad week, but the bright spot appeared yesterday! Jolene and Zeke arrived, and they are FLAWLESS. Jolene's box was destroyed in shipping, but she was okay- thank goodness.

Not happy, TSC.

Aargh! What did they do, sit on it??

SDS Mental Peanut Butter (Dunalino QH Mare)

Her m/t almost look chalky. Not sure though. I'll ask around when there are more out there.

Excellent masking.

She'd look great with a star, but I like the solid face just as well. :)

Really well done eel stripe (or dorsal stripe, depending on your preferred term)

So happy that the leg barring continues on the inside of her legs! Sometimes Breyer "forgets" that part.

Patient mare moment. I love the expression in LP's eyes.

SDS Painting Shadows (Black Overo Paint Stallion)

His right side is my favorite.

Look at those eyes!

Doesn't he look sweet in that shade of purple? :)

TSC SRs: The Sequel

Shockingly, two of the three Traditional TSC SRs popped up on the TSC website this morning. I would not have known about them if it wasn't for equiden posting on her blog (thank you equiden!). I didn't plan on starting to look for the next 2-3 weeks or so.

The ones available at the time of this writing are "Zeke" (the Zippo) and "Jolene" (the Lady Phase). As some of you may recall from my previous post, I was not originally planning on buying Zeke. I usually don't like Breyer's black paints. However, Zeke's stock image surpassed my expectations and I found him in my cart along with Jolene.

I am blessed enough to have a location that will ship both of them to my store for pick-up, so I don't even have to pay shipping! There are some Zeke's and Jolene's in-person at a store 2+hrs from me, but I wasn't looking for a drive this week. Thankfully my estimated wait time is 10-15 days, so it's not a horrible wait. :) Now, fingers crossed I get nice ones. 🤞

Hopefully "Ashton" (the Latigo) shows up at my local store. I prefer to choose my shade of grey on him.

Jolene (Better image on the TSC website, blogger is giving me fits about URL uploading today. Same thing goes for Zeke's picture.)

Breyer's 2022 TSC SR Reveals!

 

Photo Credit To Brittany's Breyers

They're announced! And they are stunning! I love all of them this year, except the deco Geronimo. And I don't dislike him, he's just not my thing. 🙂 I'll definitely be buying a scrumptious Latigo, and a yummy LP, and probably a delicious bay American Dream!

I would like one of those Harpers in the set, but I can't tell who the other adult model is, and odds are I won't buy a full set for just one model. Shelf space is too valuable for that. 😉 I'm crazy curious as to who the second adult is, does anybody know? I'll be researching on IDYB, but there is too much glare for me to be able to tell right off the bat. Please comment if you know or have a guess!

The Zippo looks fabulous, but I typically don't love Breyer's black pintos in person. Too flat imho. Plus Zippo takes up a lot of space on shelving, so I will probably pass. If he is a good price on Black Friday I may snag one though. We'll see.

The deco FFA Geronimo appears to be a blue bay? I can't tell, he may have a design on his side. I don't collect decos, so he's an easy pass for me. It does seem strange that they would choose that mold though, what with the Mixer series in full swing.

So, who's your favorite?