Chief of Fourmile

 Since last fall, Marilou Mol and Linda Shawhan have been rehoming models and art from the late Linda Myron's collection. There were some lovely pieces, but I didn't bid on any models until this boy popped up the very last weekend of the dispersal.

Chief of Fourmile, a 1999 Commemorative Edition. Isn't he pretty?

Marilou and Linda both show chinas, and they packed him as though he were a china, too. (Thanks, ladies!)

He came with his original hang tag with information about him. (I hadn't realized that late in life he fell into bad hands and was rescued when he was emaciated and starving. Poor boy!)

Already I am fond of the little heart shaped spot on his off backside.

And his color is intriguing. I love the shoulder shading and the black spots underneath it.

His paint job is a little odd in another way.

The bottom of the hooves are black - did Breyer use black plastic or were the undersides of the hooves painted? 

There is some detritus sticking to them, too. I did the flashlight test to check the plastic and the light shone right through, so the plastic is white and that is black paint. (In other words, it's not a chalky or partial chalky or chalky plastic.)

Attached to his leg is a tag that I presume was made by Linda to keep track of the models in her collection.

I'll check with Marilou and Linda but will probably keep the tag on him regardless of who wrote it - it's part of his provenance.

Such a pretty color on an underused vintage mold. I am thrilled to be able to add him to my collection.

New Acquisitions

I have been doing some model horse shopping, both online and in thrift shops, and have three new goodies to add to my collection.

This  Andalusian Foal looked like a possible pearly or chalky, so I bought it. It's not, but it's still cute.

Breyer Andalusian Foal, #3060, 1979-1993, $10, Etsy/Emily Cisco, Byron, Georgia.

Believe it or not, I did not have a matte bay Family Arabian Foal, so I snapped this one up when I found it.

Breyer Family Arabian Foal, #15 Shah, 1967-1974, has USA stamp, 3/9/2020, Etsy/Julie Borg, Bethel, CT

And I love the old Stretch Morgan in black, and found this lovely boy.

 Stretch Morgan, #48, 1965 - 1987, USA stamp, semigloss, $6, Sell It Here.

He has a chipped ear and I am going to see if I can sculpt a new one and fix it.

Early Clydesdale Stallion

I spied this lovely Clydesdale for sale at last month's GLC show and, after thinking about it for a few hours, went back and bought it.

Breyer Clydesdale Stallion, no muscle version, #80, 1958 - 1961, $35, Ellen Vogel/GLC, 2/29/2020

 He's the early, no-muscle version and in great shape for his age. 

The eighth bob has been reglued as has an ear tip  but that doesn't bother me one bit. There is no Breyer stamp, either, so between that and the no-muscles, that makes him a very early piece. (There are five versions of the bay Clydesdale; this is version one. Some version ones had eye whites while others, like mine, did not.)

One of my first Breyers was the bay Clydesdale Stallion with gold bobs. I named him Hercules, and he was the "strong man" of my carpet herd. A gentle giant. As a result, I have a very soft spot in my heart for these early Clydesdales.

So, I am really happy to add this piece to my collection.

Vintage Chestnut Cantering Welsh Pony

I found this lovely vintage CWP on eBay.

 Cantering Welsh Pony, #105, 1971-1976, has USA stamp, $8, eBay, Dawn Lovett, Worton, MD

Red Roan Belgian

While the Belgian is not my favorite, it is a vintage mold, and when it's painted in the old red roan colorway...  Well, look who came home with me!

 Breyer Belgian, red roan, no number, 1984 Special Run for Horses International, $100, 1/2019, Julie Acer, Olive Branch, MS

 Red roan is one of my favorite vintage colors and he looks great in it!

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.

Vintage Collectors Club 4th Release

The fourth release in the Vintage Collectors Club for 2013 is Kiowa, the Jumping Horse done in the vintage Indian Pony's soft chestnut pinto color with warpaint added!

(Photos pulled from Breyer's web site announcing the release.)

Kiowa, Vintage Collectors Club #4, $152, 9/2013.