Gift of a Red Mill Arabian

This beautiful piece was a gift from Liz Cory at Happy Trails 2.

The model is resin (early Red Mills are made from pecan shells), has a neck ribbon, and its original box. Liz found it an an antique shop and decided to gift me with it.

 Monte Cristo, Arabian Horse, #700, Red Mill, gift from Liz Cory, 6/2019.

I didn't even know that Red Mill made horses this big! But I sure am glad to have him. Liz is such a thoughtful friend!

Born to Run

I love, love, love Breyer's clearware (or translucents as they are sometimes called.) BreyerFest had one this year, and Liz Cory offered to get me whatever I wanted. But she was using a cane and I had three other pieces I wanted more, so I limited myself to them, thinking that I would get Born to Run on the second hand market.

A week after BreyerFest, Liz sent me a message saying that Breyer was putting its leftover BreyerFest pieces on sale up on the web site for ticket holders and asked if I wanted anything.

I did. And she got it for me!

 Born to Run, #711293, $30, BreyerFest 2018 SR, 1,500 produced.

Photos credit to Identify Your Breyer.

Thank you, Liz!!

Big Spot FAM

I love the Breyer vintage molds, and recently have been interested in collecting variations, especially on their vintage Appaloosa paint jobs. So, as you might imagine, when I saw this girl for sale at Great Lakes Congress, I did a double take and then made a beeline to where she was displayed on Liz Cory's sales table.

Those spots are huge!!

Family Arabian Mare, Speck, #38, 1968-1971, $75, Liz Cory. 

 Liz came over and offered her to me for a price that I felt was quite reasonable (even generous), so I bought her then and there.

 I already had this piece in glossy (my new one is matte) but I could not remember if the spots on it were normal sized or tiny (I knew that they were not ginormous like these), so I pulled her out when I arrived home from the show.

 She is a lovely tiny spot version! 

 What a comparison - just look at them together!

The collector in me is all over these two. I just keep looking at them, comparing them, and practically jumping for joy as I sit here at my desk typing.

Model horsedom has many different facets to it. Some people buy models for showing, others use them to showcase their creative sides and paint, sculpt, and make tack.  Then there are collectors like me who get giddy over something like big spots.

Those collectors like me know exactly what I mean!