Amigo - Vintage Collectors Club

Amigo arrived yesterday! He is #3 in the 2014 Vintage Collectors Club. (I have not regretted joining this club! Such gorgeous vintage pieces!)

 Amigo, #712104, Vintage Collector Club #3 for 2014, $135, 6/2014.

 There is a lot of depth and undertones to his coat - he a glossy charcoal with eyewhites.

And he came in a vintage box with some literature about the history of the mold and the real horse, Adios, who was born in Carmel, indiana in 1940.

Japan Thoroughbred/Riding Pony

I saw this piece last week at Sell It Here in Lafayette. Although it has a break on its hind leg, for $3 I felt it should be rescued. And, it bears a close resemblance to my very first piece, Brownie.

 Japan Thoroughbred, $3, Sell It Here, Lafayette, Indiana, 6/2014.

 You can see the break on the hind leg in this photo.

I found some similar Japans on Karen Grimm's Black Horse Ranch Model Museum. Unfortunately, she died of breast cancer a couple of years ago, so I cannot email her and get her opinion on my new piece.

 She calls this "Clover Riding Pony."

And then she had my beloved Brownie in her collection, too.

She calls it "Clover Riding Pony - Small."

Since my new horse has a numbered blanket on, I will keep calling it a Thoroughbred. No clover mark, but he does have the number 24 carved in his inner upper right thigh. Since it's been painted, I am certain it was put there when he was created.

Dapple Grey Proud Arab Stallion

This one may be a chalky. I saw him a week ago at Sell It Here in Lafayette, but wanted to think about it before buying as I already have one. Yesterday I went back and purchased him.

 Breyer Proud Arab Stallion, #213, 1972-1988, $15.50, Sell It Here, Lafayette, IN, 6/2014.

 The front hooves are like other chalky models' hooves...

 ... as are the back hooves.

But compared to my other chalky PAS, he isn't quite as obvious.

I have a message and pictures out on Model Horse Blab asking for opinions.

Peace, Love, and Horses

When this piece was released for 2014, I was NOT going to buy it. For one thing, I rarely purchase classic scale models. For another, this one is WILD.

But the more I looked at it, the better I liked it. And so I took the plunge.

 Peace. Love, and Horses, 1st in Series, #61083, $20, 5/2014, Lynn Luther, The Model Trading Post.

Groovy, man!!

Stardust

Sometimes I bypass a model when it first comes out, only to regret it later and have to hunt for it on the secondary market. That is the case with this piece, Stardust, the Running Stallion in a pearly white and navy with spots and a star on his hip.

 Stardust, #1146, 2000 - 2005, $30, 5/2014, Teresa Gillen, Clintonville, Wisconsin.

I love him!