2018 Vintage Club #4 - Grace

I was not happy when Breyer said that they would add a newer mold with vintage color(s) to this year's Vintage Club offerings, but I may have changed my mind. My Grace arrived today and she is lovely.

 Grace, VC 2018 #4, #712242, $135, October, 2018, Breyer.

There are three Gambler's Choices, all vintage colors - alabaster, dapple grey with black points, and mahogany bay. The alabaster was supposed to be chalky, but in-hand photos show a model that is a regular finish.

 Mine has some amazing shading on her near flank.

In fact, her entire body is beautifully shaded.

Also included was a renewal notice with a picture of Rockford, a chestnut pinto Pacer. The color is not a vintage one, but the mold is and he looks beautiful in it.

Ichabod, 2015 Halloween Horse

Ichabod has arrived! I got him from eBay, but it took the seller a long time to ship (in comparison to other eBay sellers.) I bought him September 24 and he was not mailed until Monday, October 1, arriving today, October 3, even though he was sent USPS Priority.  That delay in mailing is pretty unheard of on eBay where sellers are concerned about good feedback.

Ichabod, 2015 Halloween Horse, #1747, 2,500 made, $71, eBay, 9/2019, Lauren T., Rancho Santa Fe, CA.

(Photos from eBay auction.)

She had removed him from his box for photos and then put him back in; something that concerned me as that's a good way to rub a model. He does have a hoof rub as a result of being mailed in a box with loosened binders that allowed him to slide around, but everything else turned out okay.

I am happy to have this piece and will give the seller positive feedback despite my minor concerns. A note on the auction saying that she only shipped once a week or on Saturdays would have been helpful, but it is not really a big deal.

Vintage Fisher Price Circus Pony

I have expanded my search for circus ponies into toys, and just recently got this fun piece off eBay.

 Fisher Price Junior Circus Replacement Part Horse, #902, 1963, $2.50, eBay, Bob Martin, 9/2018.

(Photos by eBay seller 215lb.)

It's been played with and loved, but I am fine with that. I ALWAYS wanted one of those Fisher Price Circus Wagons, but I never got one. Even as a parent for my own children - with such a large family, money was too tight, and since they were not into circus wagons and ponies, I bought them other things.

This little guy can now enjoy being part of a collection and take his place among my other circus pony items.