Reference - Chalky Plastic Misty

These pictures are of a chalky plastic Misty that was on eBay in December, 2014.

 It sold for $128!

 There is one similar to it at Countryside Antiques. I may pop down there and get it.

Hooves on the chalky plastic Misty.

A Model from Sarah's Family

Sarah and her crew got this for me from Bear Country, USA near Rapid City, North Dakota.

 Bear Chief Figurine, Westland Giftware/Union City, CA, SKU 20356, Christmas gift (probably about $45), 12/2014, Sarah, Todd, JC, and Trinity Coleman.

 I don't know much about the brand so I took pictures of the box.

 I did not save it.

Sarah especially likes the connection to the collection she has of Cherished Teddies that she began when she was in high school. I like that connection, too!

Hartland Nativity Set

Both Hagen Renaker and Hartland made nativity sets. I'd love to own both some day. Here is a photo of Sande Schneider's Hartland one.

Hatland Nativity, photo by Sande Schneider, used with permission.

Some day!!

Racehorse

I have wanted one of these oldies for a long time, so when I saw one posted on MH$P at $25 ppd, I jumped at the chance. That is SUCH a good deal! (And I knew the seller, so I knew it was a safe purchase.)

 Breyer #36 Race Horse, 1956-1967, $25, Andrea Gurdon, Romeo, MI, 12/2014.

 He's an early version with black hooves and he has the charcoal forelock, a variation of the piece.

He's also glossy. Call me a happy collector!!

More on Chalkies

Click here for a great article on chalkies and identifying them. From Heather Forrests's blog Many Mini-Hooves about Stablemates.

Sonny, Vintage Club Stablemate

Every year, Breyer includes a "free" (so to speak) stablemate as an extra for joining the club. This year it is the old Hagen Renaker Drafter mare, and people are going wild over it - one sold for $109 on eBay!!

 Sonny, #712106, 2014 Vintage Club Stablemate, free as part of membership, 11/2014.

I love the florentine color and the mini blue ribbon sticker!

Muscled/Less Muscled QH Gelding

Model Horse Blab is an excellent place to get information, and often what I read sends me speeding upstairs to check my models for a particular variation or previously unnoticed variation. The thread about variations was no diferent. Andrea Gurdon, a knowledgeable collector, (but no Sande Schneider) weighed in on a question about Breyer's Quarter Horse Gelding.

Here's what she said:


The "Supermuscled" Quarter Horse was really early - my Buckskin with eyewhites is one. This is the best photo I came come up with in a pinch:

The barrel is where the bulk of the changes can be most clearly seen. Here's the SR Matte Bay:

Aside from the muscles being toned down, almost all the muscle definition on his barrel is removed and he got a tummy tuck! The muscle striations on the opposite side of his neck are also buffed away.

There is a third variation of this mold that's in between the two. I don't have all three in front of me right now to point them out, point by point though.


I have examined my five QH geldings, and I am pretty certain that my early bay one is a "supermuscled" piece.