Appaloosa Performance Horse

I have wanted this piece for years - I think its color is my favorite EVER that Breyer has produced.

Appaloosa Performance Horse, #99, $18.50, 1974-1980, $18.50, 3/2017, eBay.

Gifted Hanoverian

My other "find" at Sell It Here this week (is it really a find if you have left it there several times before?) was Gifted on the Hanoverian mold.

Gifted, 1994 Commemorative Edition, #887, 9,000 made, $29 Sell It Here, Lafayette, Indiana.

 It is still in the box, although the box is damaged around the top somewhat.

 Its belly is signed and seems to be #2,170/9,000.

The Hanoverian isn't my favorite mold, but he is considered a vintage mold (introduced in 1980) and that is the focus of my collection. Having said that, this piece is for sale - I'm going to take it to GLC in March and see if I can't get him into the hands of another collector. Not looking to make a profit - just rescuing models that should be rescued and put into someone's collection!

Family Arabian Foal - Version F

Sell It Here continues to be a gold mine for my collection! Tuesday I stopped by and brought home two pieces that had been there a while. This time I decided they were worth the cost and snagged them.

Family Arabian Foal, Joy, #9, F version, 1961-1966 (and into 70s and 80s), 2/2017, $4.95, Sell It Here, Lafayette.

It was filthy, but a hot water bath with some Dawn dishwashing liquid took care of that. I was very pleased with how this piece cleaned up!

Modernistic Doe

Yesterday I was in Indianapolis for the HASTI (Hoosier Association of Science Teachers, Incorporated) conference, and on the way home, decided to swing past Countryside Antiques in Lebanon. I have found some good things there in the past; this time was no exception!

 Golden Doe (also called "Modernistic Doe"), #102, 1961/62 - 1964, $19.80, Countryside Antiques, Lebanon, Indiana.

Yes, it's a Breyer and from their early foray into making pieces for home decor - hence the decorator line of horses, too. There is a matching buck I'd like to find someday.

Vintage Club Blossom and Belle

The first offerings for the 2017 Vintage Club arrived last week. It's Blossom and Belle, a Clydesdale Mare and Foal set. (Photos courtesy of Identify Your Breyer site. )

 Blossom, #712208, $125/set, 500 made, Breyer Vintage Collectors Club, 1/2017.

 The pattern is from the vintage San Domingo Medicine Hat Stallion model.

 And the blankets are because the original Clydesdale Mare and Foal in chestnut came with green blankets.

This is Belle, #712208, $125/set, 500 made, Breyer Vintage Collectors Club, 1/2017.

Several collectors have noted that their blue ribbon stickers are made of shiny paper this time. Mine are, too.

Honestly, I am not a fan of the set, even though it has proven to be HIGHLY popular among collectors. And some collectors, including Sande Schneider, are concerned about the bare white plastic being glossed - that means that when the model yellows, it will be difficult to whiten them again.

Still, I am happy to welcome them to Windsong and as part of my collection.

Woodgrain Race Horse

I found a nice woodgrain Race Horse on eBay this month, too.

 Woodgrain Race Horse, #936, 1959-1965, $49, eBay/ Diane Nielson, Rockport, Texas.

(Photos from eBay listing.)

I am pleased to add this piece to my (growing) collection of vintage molds and models!

Flocked Running Foal

I found a really nice match to my flocked Running Mare on eBay! Her matching foal!

(Seller's photo from eBay.)

Foal from Collector's Mare and Foal Set, no number, JCPenney SR 1985, $56, Lisa Zodrow, Wisconsin via eBay.

She is in super nice shape. I had to laugh - affixed to her belly was an old piece of masking tape with "fifty cents" written on it. Well, I paid more than that for her, and I am okay with that. (And there is no damage to the flocking from that tape, thank goodness!