Stretch Morgan, Running Foal, and a Weather Girl!

Three new pieces joined the herd this week.

I love Breyer's Stretch Morgan, and when I saw this one on sale on The Model Trading Post's site, I snapped him up.

Show Stance Morgan, $15, #831, 1990-1991, 10/20/18, The Model Trading Post.

The Running Foal is a vintage mold like the Stretch Morgan, and this guy is nicely done.

Milo, $21, #1795, 2018 - current, 10/20/18, The Model Trading Post.

And while I prefer Breyer's vintage molds, I really liked Grace, the fourth Vintage Collectors Club offering this year. I also like black horses, so this gal came to live with me.

Rhapsody in Black, $36, #1752, 2016 - current, 10/20/18, The Model Trading Post.

2018 Vintage Club #4 - Grace

I was not happy when Breyer said that they would add a newer mold with vintage color(s) to this year's Vintage Club offerings, but I may have changed my mind. My Grace arrived today and she is lovely.

 Grace, VC 2018 #4, #712242, $135, October, 2018, Breyer.

There are three Gambler's Choices, all vintage colors - alabaster, dapple grey with black points, and mahogany bay. The alabaster was supposed to be chalky, but in-hand photos show a model that is a regular finish.

 Mine has some amazing shading on her near flank.

In fact, her entire body is beautifully shaded.

Also included was a renewal notice with a picture of Rockford, a chestnut pinto Pacer. The color is not a vintage one, but the mold is and he looks beautiful in it.

Ichabod, 2015 Halloween Horse

Ichabod has arrived! I got him from eBay, but it took the seller a long time to ship (in comparison to other eBay sellers.) I bought him September 24 and he was not mailed until Monday, October 1, arriving today, October 3, even though he was sent USPS Priority.  That delay in mailing is pretty unheard of on eBay where sellers are concerned about good feedback.

Ichabod, 2015 Halloween Horse, #1747, 2,500 made, $71, eBay, 9/2019, Lauren T., Rancho Santa Fe, CA.

(Photos from eBay auction.)

She had removed him from his box for photos and then put him back in; something that concerned me as that's a good way to rub a model. He does have a hoof rub as a result of being mailed in a box with loosened binders that allowed him to slide around, but everything else turned out okay.

I am happy to have this piece and will give the seller positive feedback despite my minor concerns. A note on the auction saying that she only shipped once a week or on Saturdays would have been helpful, but it is not really a big deal.

Vintage Fisher Price Circus Pony

I have expanded my search for circus ponies into toys, and just recently got this fun piece off eBay.

 Fisher Price Junior Circus Replacement Part Horse, #902, 1963, $2.50, eBay, Bob Martin, 9/2018.

(Photos by eBay seller 215lb.)

It's been played with and loved, but I am fine with that. I ALWAYS wanted one of those Fisher Price Circus Wagons, but I never got one. Even as a parent for my own children - with such a large family, money was too tight, and since they were not into circus wagons and ponies, I bought them other things.

This little guy can now enjoy being part of a collection and take his place among my other circus pony items.

Illuminati

Illuminati just joined me, twelve years after it was produced.

Illuminati, #710006, 2006 Halloween Horse, illuminated, $37, 9/2018, eBay, Ashley Anderson, Pullman, WA.

I wish the pumpkins were happy ones, but this is a vintage mold and vintages are the heart of my collection, so I found one at a reasonably price and bought it.

Nevermore - Halloween Horse #4

I don't really collect Breyer's Halloween Horses - some of them have been a bit scary, in my opinion, whereas I like the happy and fun aspects of the holiday. But I did buy this year's Halloween Horse because it is a connection to classic literature.

Meet Nevermore!

 Nevermore, #1800, 2018 Breyer Halloween Horse, 3,000 made, $55, 9/2018, Lynn Anderson/The Model Trading Post.

With my love of classic literature, and having taught it for the past twelve years in my classroom, how could I resist a model based on Edgar Allen Poe's famous poem, The Raven?

I did resist for a few months after it was announced as I dislike the mold, but in the end I knew I would kick myself for having missed it due to its tie-in to classic literature.

The paint job is lovely - I like the mauve color and the pearly mane and tail. Breyer did  beautiful job on this piece!

Wedgewood Running Mare

Another product of the post- BreyerFest effect is this wedgewood Running Mare.

Running Mare, #4120, 1963-1964, $565 (included $15 postage), 9/2018, eBay, Zana Goulding, Spokane, WA. (Selling a friend's collection.)

 Wedgewood is my favorite decorator color, and she has gorgeous shading.

 Some of them are an allover flat blue color with no shading. I don't care for those.

She's very white, especially for her age, and she is nearly flawless. I cannot believe I got her so cheaply.