Amigo - Vintage Collectors Club

Amigo arrived yesterday! He is #3 in the 2014 Vintage Collectors Club. (I have not regretted joining this club! Such gorgeous vintage pieces!)

 Amigo, #712104, Vintage Collector Club #3 for 2014, $135, 6/2014.

 There is a lot of depth and undertones to his coat - he a glossy charcoal with eyewhites.

And he came in a vintage box with some literature about the history of the mold and the real horse, Adios, who was born in Carmel, indiana in 1940.

Japan Thoroughbred/Riding Pony

I saw this piece last week at Sell It Here in Lafayette. Although it has a break on its hind leg, for $3 I felt it should be rescued. And, it bears a close resemblance to my very first piece, Brownie.

 Japan Thoroughbred, $3, Sell It Here, Lafayette, Indiana, 6/2014.

 You can see the break on the hind leg in this photo.

I found some similar Japans on Karen Grimm's Black Horse Ranch Model Museum. Unfortunately, she died of breast cancer a couple of years ago, so I cannot email her and get her opinion on my new piece.

 She calls this "Clover Riding Pony."

And then she had my beloved Brownie in her collection, too.

She calls it "Clover Riding Pony - Small."

Since my new horse has a numbered blanket on, I will keep calling it a Thoroughbred. No clover mark, but he does have the number 24 carved in his inner upper right thigh. Since it's been painted, I am certain it was put there when he was created.

Dapple Grey Proud Arab Stallion

This one may be a chalky. I saw him a week ago at Sell It Here in Lafayette, but wanted to think about it before buying as I already have one. Yesterday I went back and purchased him.

 Breyer Proud Arab Stallion, #213, 1972-1988, $15.50, Sell It Here, Lafayette, IN, 6/2014.

 The front hooves are like other chalky models' hooves...

 ... as are the back hooves.

But compared to my other chalky PAS, he isn't quite as obvious.

I have a message and pictures out on Model Horse Blab asking for opinions.

Peace, Love, and Horses

When this piece was released for 2014, I was NOT going to buy it. For one thing, I rarely purchase classic scale models. For another, this one is WILD.

But the more I looked at it, the better I liked it. And so I took the plunge.

 Peace. Love, and Horses, 1st in Series, #61083, $20, 5/2014, Lynn Luther, The Model Trading Post.

Groovy, man!!

Stardust

Sometimes I bypass a model when it first comes out, only to regret it later and have to hunt for it on the secondary market. That is the case with this piece, Stardust, the Running Stallion in a pearly white and navy with spots and a star on his hip.

 Stardust, #1146, 2000 - 2005, $30, 5/2014, Teresa Gillen, Clintonville, Wisconsin.

I love him!

Hagen Renaker Designer's Workshop Thunder

My friend, Cindy Neuhaus, owner of Lakeshore Collection Horses, has sold me several of her Hagen Renaker pieces at very good prices. I cannot afford to pay collectors' prices on the old Designer Workshops, but once in a while someone offers one at a really good price, and I jump. I have accumulated several really nice pieces just by watching the market and waiting for the right price.

Yesterday, this Designer's Workshop Thunder arrived in the mail from Cindy.

DW Morgan Stallion Thunder, B-549, 1954 - 1958, matte palomino, $75, Cindy Neuhaus, Edwardsville, IL. 5/2014. (Cindy paid $200 for him!)

Cindy wasn't sure, but said his offside head/neck area and his tail may be restored.

I'm no expert, but I did not find anything that resembled restoration work when I examined the piece. That could mean that I have a poor eye, or more likely, the restoration artist did a terrific job!

Black Pintos!

Recently on the Clinky Connection Facebook page there was a discussion about a china foal I have had since childhood and named Diamond Dindy. 

(This is not my piece; this is the one being discussed on Clinky Connection.)

Folks began posting about theirs or their desire to have one and how they'd been looking for one. Seeing all those black pinto Japan chinas made me feel nostalgic (I am already VERY fond of the old Japan chinas!) and so I found a couple on MH$P, made offers, and added three to my herd.

Victoria Ceramics Glossy Black Pinto Trotting Pony, $12, 5/2014, Lynn Lindgren (has sticker on belly.)

Back side of previous piece.

Japan Black Pinto Head Up Trotting Horse, $23, 5/2014, Lynn Lindgren (partial sticker and red dot on belly)

Other side of previous piece.

Japan Black Pinto Walking Horse, $23, 5/2014, Janet Onderchanin, Detroit area, Michigan. (Possibly Lefton; N856 on left front hoof.)

Other side of previous piece.