Showing posts with label Year of the Horse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Year of the Horse. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

2014 Woodgrain Year of the Horse Saddlebred

Breyer is trying to recreate its woodgrain pattern. Aside from two SM keychains from BreyerFest a few years ago, this is the first model to be produced since the 1960s.


Mu Wen Ma, 2014 Chinese Year of the Horse, #1717, $38, The Model Trading Post, 2/2014.

The woodgraining is not as good as it was in the 1950s and 1960s, but my understanding is that the process is very difficult and that those who knew how to do it are either too old to do so or have passed away.