Thelwell Ponies

I got this set off eBay from the same lady who sold me the flocked Kipper a few weeks ago.

Set of rubber/plastic eight ponies, five riders, and jump, $75, mopsyissa, eBay, 8/2018.

I put them in an Anything Goes class at Great Lakes Congress this past weekend and took first place!

Diamond Jubilee 60th Anniversary Horse

I won this on eBay for a very good price - after BreyerFest, the prices can be really good for a while as those who over extended themselves try to earn money to pay bills. I have seen this model go for twice what I paid!

 Diamond Jubilee 60th Anniversary Horse, #1421, $61, 2010, 2,10 made, 8/2018, eBay, Sally Heitkotter, Fresno, CA

White Western Horse

This very old Western Horse was CHEAP. Like I said in the last post, sales on eBay after BreyerFest can be priced very low as people are trying to recoup the money they overspent there.

 Western Horse, #59, $14.01, 1950-1962, 8/2018, eBay, Tina Sonntag, Volant, PA.

He is more yellowed than these photos make him look, but I can either put him into the sun or enjoy as is. I lean toward the latter - after all, he earned that lovely creamy color!

Hong Kong Kipper

I saw this cute on eBay and made an offer on it because I thought the price ($25) was too much. I offered $14 and the owner countered at $16.

 Hong Kong Kipper, $16, 1970s, 8/2018, eBay, Mopsyissa/Christine Gailey, Riverside CA.

He is super cute!

Bay Western Prancer

This piece was bought on Facebook and, I think, the group Model Horse Liberation Front.

Western Prancing Horse, #114, $45, 1963-1971, 7, 2018, Heather Dunaway, Franklin, IN

Photo credit to Identify Your Breyer.

Sanibel - America the Beautiful Series

Breyer did a draw for this lovely piece, and I was lucky enough to win it!

 Sanibel, America the Beautiful Series, #712254, $135, 350 made, 2018 only, Breyer.

 Not only is Sanibel gorgeous...

... he's chalky, too!

HR Circus Pony - Arrives Broken

I got this new Circus Pony from another hobbyist in the mail Friday.

HR Head Up Circus Pony, A-266, 1980-1983, $45 ppd, Jeanne Nandell McCall, Monticello, IA.

Sadly, it arrived broken.

 Actually, I wasn't surprised.

 As I opened the inside box and saw how tightly the foam was squished around the piece, I feared the worst. And I was right - between the bubble wrap and the foam, the pressure had snapped the leg. The outside box was in perfect shape, so it was not the PO's fault.

I know the seller meant well and tried her best. Nonetheless, I am still disappointed. And it is ironic that she was worried about how I would pack a clinky that I was going to send her - she even gave me advice on how to pack it. (And it arrived without incident.)

I am not angry, but I am sad. Yet these things happen, and I do already have this piece in my collection - I bought another one because, well, circus ponies!!