Justify Stablemate

Breyer held a sale and my Collectors Club membership got me an even better deal. While I rarely buy Stablemates, I do like this mold, the G2 Thoroughbred sculpted by Kathleen Moody.

 Justify, $356, #9302, Breyer Store, 5/2020

Vintage Collector Club 2016 Stabemate Riptide

I love the Vintage Collector Club and have every piece thus issued. There is always a free Stablemate sent to club members in November, and mine arrived last weekend.

 Riptide, #712172, 2016 VCC SM, free, 500 made.

I do not like the mold, but I absolutely LOVE the old Indian Pony with warpaint vintage paint job.

I had thought that this might be one that I sold, but I have changed my mind and am putting it in with the other VCC SMs!

A First - Durham Industries Metal SM

This piece is a first for my collection.

 A clanky (metal) Breyer Stablemate knock-off done by Durham Industries!

 Durham Industries SM TB Mare, 1976, $16, Sell It Here, Lafayette, IN, 5/6/2016.

It was a struggle to get the resolution needed for the picture, but I can read it on the piece, and I did some research online and found other knock-offs of Breyer SMs by Durham. Those are at least in more realistic colors - this one is pice and black! (Probably was supposed to be a buckskin.)

I've seen Durham Hartland Tinymite knock-offs, but this is my first Breyer.

2015 Vintage Club Stablemate

Breyer gives the Vintage Collectors Club members a bonus stablemate at the end of the collecting year. The 2015 piece is this one:

It's a G3 mold with a vintage color - alabaster - and beautifully done.

Bravo, 712145, free, 2015 Vintage Collectors Club Stablemate, 12/2015.

2014 Translucent Stablemates

I love Breyer's translucents! And while I prefer the Traditional-sized horses, I am collecting the translucents in their other size lines. This is Breyer's offering for 2014.

Horse Crazy Gift Set, #5372, $13, The Model Trading Post, 2/2014.

Breyer SM Scratching Foal

I found this little baby for $0.25 at the Romney Toy Shop. I was rummaging through a small tub of small farm animals, and there it was. Not bad for a quarter!

 Breyer SM Scratching Foal, $0.25, Palomino, #5982.

Hagen Renaker Retro

I have loved the piece, Retro, that Hagen Renaker re-iussed a few years ago, but the cost ($120) for the size (Stablemate) was too much, in my opinion. So, when I saw one on eBay for $59, I bought it, even though $50 is generally my limit for a SM sized piece.

It arrived today, and I was surprised to discover it was larger than SM -  a bit bigger than a Little Bit but not quite Classic sized. In fact, I am thrilled at my new piece!

 Retro (re-issue, 2006, #114), $59, eBay/Debra Kerr.