SR Unicorn IV White Pearl

I found this and its black counterpart on eBay!

 Unicorn IV White Pearl, #701197, $19, eBay, 6/5/2017, Bonnie Burnstin, Irmo, SC.

It's not as pink as that photo makes it appear. And, interestingly enough, it's near front hoof, tucked under the body, is painted pink!

Early Five Gaiter

I got this piece from a fellow collector in California. He's an early Wing Commander with tassle tip and eyewhites.

Wing Commander with eyewhites and tassle tip, #52, 1963-1986, $30, Krystle Conroy, Fortuna, CA, 2/2014.

This piece's face strikes me as a bit odd - almost pearlized.

New piece on the left next to my carpet her piece Sham for comparison.

Another shot for documentation.

He definitely looks different about the face. And I have learned that that means to hold on to the model and keep watching hobby sites for someone to mention something similar.

You never know what you might find that you have!

Chalkies & Pearlies

I am still working on identifying models, but here are some I am certain or near-certain are chalkies or pearlies.

Chalkies: 
QH Gelding in buckskin
QH Yearling in bay Appaloosa (basecoat; look under her tail)
PAS in dapple grey
Pacer in original bay
Midnight Sun
Bucking Bronco in black
Classic Arab Foal in black

Pearlies:
Clydesdale Foal with green blanket
Shetland Pony in bay
Lying Foal in black Appaloosa

I think my Indian pony in bay Appaloosa is probably a chalky, too, but the jury's still out. Stay tuned for future pictures and posts! I am having fun identifying them

Chalkies and Pearlies

I spent a couple of days this week dusting, sorting, and rearranging my collection. While I was at it, I decided to make a list of the chalkies and pearlies that I own. I used the online Chalkie Museum for help as it has pictures.

It's difficult to determine, but often it was those models about which I've thought over the years, "Hmmm, this one is just a bit odd" that were chalkies.  Looking at them more closely and comparing them to pictures of the same model in chalky was helpful, and I am excited at how many I have.

I've been conservative in my assessment since I am still learning. Those which have "likely" or "probably" most likely are chalkies, and even the label "doubtful" means it is still up to interpretation!

The list below is from the museum; if nothing is listed by it, then that means I do not own the model.

Chalkies

1970s Traditionals

• Adios - Adios  - likely

• Adios - Yellow Mount   - likely

• Belgian - Chestnut - possibly

• Clydesdale Foal -  - doubtful

• Clydesdale Mare - Chestnut   - doubtful

• Clydesdale Stallion - Bay w/ red & white bobs  - possibly

• El Pastor - El Pastor  - no

• FAF - Palomino  - doubtful

• FAF - Charcoal - possibly

• FAM - Palomino  - doubtful

• FAM - Bay   - no

• FAM - Charcoal - likely

• FAS - Palomino  

• FAS - Bay  - no

• FAS - Charcoal   - no

• Fighting Stallion - Alabaster  - possibly

• Fighting Stallion - Bay  

• Five Gaiter - Sorrel  - possibly

• Grazing Mare - Bay  - possibly

• Grazing Mare - Palomino 

• Indian Pony - Bay Appaloosa  - possibly

• Indian Pony - Chestnut Pinto   - doubtful

• Jumping Horse - Solid Bay

• Jumping Horse - Bay with socks/blaze - doubtful

• Justin Morgan - Justin Morgan  

• Man O War - Man O War   - possibly

• Midnight Sun - Midnight Sun - possibly

• Misty - Misty - no

• Morgan - Black w/ Star  - possibly

• Mustang - Buckskin  - probably

• Nursing Foal - Chestnut  

• Old Timer - Alabaster - no

• Pacer - Liver Chestnut  - likely

• Performance Horse - Appaloosa  

• PAF - Dapple Grey  - no

• PAF - Bay - possibly

• PAF - Alabaster   - doubtful

• PAM - Dapple Grey   - doubtful

• PAM - Bay  - probably

• PAM - Alabaster  

• PAS - Dapple Grey  - yes

• PAS - Bay

• PAS - Alabaster - probably

• QH Gelding - Appaloosa   - doubtful

• QH Gelding - Buckskin - doubtful

• QH Yearling - Palomino  - possibly

• QH Yearling - Liver Chestnut  - possibly

• QH Yearling - Bay Appaloosa  - doubtful

• Running Foal - Bay - possibly

• Running Mare - Bay

• Running Mare - Alabaster  

• Running Stallion - Black Appaloosa  - doubtful

• Running Stallion - Bay

• Saddlebred Weanling - Chestnut  

• Shetland Pony - Bay  - probably

• Shire Mare - Chestnut  

• Shire Mare - Glossy Dapple Grey

• Thoroughbred Mare - Bay

• Western Horse - Palomino - doubtful

• Western Prancer - Palomino  

• Western Prancer - Smoke  

1970s Classics

• CAF - Chestnut

• CAF - Palomino

• CAF - Black - possibly

• CAM - Chestnut  - possibly

• CAS - Chestnut   - probably

• QH Foal - Chestnut

• QH Foal - Black

• QH Foal - Bay  

• QH Mare - Bay

• QH Mare - Chestnut  

• QH Stallion - Palomino  

• Rearing Stallion - Palomino  

• Rearing Stallion - Alabaster   - doubtful

1970s Stablemates

• Arabian Mare - Bay 

• ASB - Bay

• Thoroughbred Mare - Black

• QH Mare - Buckskin

Other Animals

• Brahma Bull

• Brighty

• Buffalo

• Donkey  - likely (one with pink ears)

• Elephant  - probably

• Holstein Cow  

• Texas Longhorn Bull  

1950s Models

• Clydesdale Stallion - Glossy Bay

• Brahma Bull

• Fury Prancer - Glossy Palomino

• Fury Prancer - Black

• Hereford Bull

• Lassie

PAF - Glossy Honey Bay

PAM - Glossy Honey Bay

Recent Breyers

Lakota Pony 1 - chalky

Lakota Pony 2 - chalky

Magnus (Clydesdale Stallion) - chalky

Pearlies

Black Appaloosa Lying Foal

Clydesdale Foal (with green blanket)

I Found a Pearly!

Pearlies are Breyers made with a sort of pearled plastic that shimmers under the paint on the model. I only have one, a black Appaloosa lying foal. I bought him as an extra to trade or sell and realized he was a bit different from my other one in that he had a glow about him. After doing a little research, I discovered this kind of model was very hard to find and only made a short while.

A few weeks ago I found a common Clydesdale Foal at Leaping Leopard Antiques in Lafayette. The light was poor in the shop, and I actually thought I might have a chalky (another unusual plastic and type highly sought after by collectors.) It wasn't until I got it home and inspected it in good light that I realized I had a PEARLY!

 See the yellow color on its face? That's not a blaze that's yellowed with age; that's the glow of a pearly. You can also see the glow around his front hooves in this photo. (Sorry about the poor quality pictures.)

 My Clydesdale Foal from the 1970s on the left. He's a nice normal guy. The pearly model is on the right.

Here you can see the glow on the pearly's back on the right. Again, it's not a shine, it's a glow.

Pearlies are even harder to find than chalkies, so I am feeling quite lucky to have added one to my collection - only the second out of all the models I own!