Live show haul

My models did quite good at this show so I got quite the haul to bring home with me.

I got 2 champions and 2 champion reserves and 1 Best in Show from the  OF Special Show. My models earned 24 qualification cards. And I got 9 new models!

This girl will stay OF but I don't have a name for her yet. She will be shown as a thoroughbred.

I'm not sure whether I'll keep this model OF or remake it. I've seen a few awesome haired stablemates so I'm quite tempted to do something like that but we'll see. 

This girl will definitely stay OF. I love her colour and as I unintentionally conga this mold I couldn't pass her up in the raffle. She is absolutely lovely and will be a great addition to the conga. Her name will be If I Never Knew You (after a song from Disney's Pocahontas) and she'll be shown as an American Saddlebred.

This little fellow will be repainted! I'm not sure about the colour yet so any suggestions would be welcome :)

This little gal will also be repainted but as for the foal, I'm not sure about colour/breed so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! I did have some thoughts of giving her a braided mane but we'll see.

I love the colour of this guy so he'll probably stay OF.

The same goes for this guy. He has a really nice colour so he'll definitely stay OF and be shown as a Swedish Warmblood. 

This little baby will stay OF for now but might be repainted later.

This little baby might be repainted but she's really cute so I might keep her OF as I apparently have an unintentional conga of these foals too :)

Special Shows

The show also offered four special shows in addition to the resin and plastic divisions. You could enter a maximum of 5 models to each of the shows.

The special shows held were:

Novice

Fantasy

Original Finish Plastic

Vintage

Unfortunately I didn't get a whole lot of pictures of the different entries in these shows but at least I managed to get pictures of the winners!

I couldn't enter the novice show as I am not a novice anymore. This show had some really cute models but in the end it was won by the cutest little G2 Pony called Amadeus.

Best in Show Novice: Amadeus, Sm. G2 Shetland OF

The Fantasy show is always fun to see, even though I don't collect fantasy models myself I love to see all the beautiful creations. An absolutely beautiful unicorn claimed the Best in Show title.

Best In Show Fantasy: Chrysaor, HA Kilimanjaro rep. D. Brown

The Original finish plastic special show was the only special show I entered as I didn't have any horses to enter in the other shows. I entered 5 horses and the show was divided in 7 classes. Shaniqua (Cl. Arabian Mare OF) didn't place in her class. Fandango (Tr. Valegro OF) and Imperia (Tr. Sidesaddle Strapless OF) showed in the same class and got first and second. Bocelli (Tr. Tregoyd Journeyman OF) took first in his class. Last but not least was Remembrance (PS Pony Shoal OF) who also won his class. So for the callback table I owned 3 out of 7 horses. And Remembrance managed to claim the Best in Show for me! *Happy dance*

Best in Show Original Finish Plastic: Remembrance, PS Pony Shoal OF

The vintage show brought out some really old goodies! Some where even older than me and in awesome shape at that! I do have some more pictures of some vintage ones and they will be up on my Facebook page soon :) Most of the horses were done pre-2000 with several done around 1992-1995. If I remember correctly the adorable little pony who claimed the Best in Show was done around 1992-1995. It was really fun to see all these pieces of hobby history!

Best in Show Vintage: Nebulosa, Breyer Cl. Quarterhorse Stallion rh LMS

More pictures

I didn't have time to take a whole lot of pictures at the show. I think it ended up being 181 pictures and of course I can't upload all of them on my blog but if you would like to see more pictures from the liveshow I have uploaded a bunch more on my Facebook page. It is possible to see it without having a facebook account so if you are interested please follow the link :)

Show Report Plastic Division

The plastic division was slightly larger than the resin division and contained both OF and customs. As with the resin division this division started with the foal championship.

I had 3 foals to show. Black Pepper (Tr. Zenyatta's First Colt OF) took first in his class, as did R. Peppermint (PS Weanling rr. S. Nordström) in hers. Troublemaker (Sm. Scrambling foal rr T. Wolmer) took second in his class behind the pony foal who went on to claim the championship title. The reserve title went to a paso fino foal.

Champion Foal: Ruff, Cl. Mesteno Foal cm J. Brooks
Champion Foal Reserve: Hollywood Belle, Sm. Prancing Foal rep. C. Clifford

Arabians were up next and out of my three Arabians Azrafel Ibn Shai (Huckleberry Bey OF) did best winning his class and Shaniqua and Farasha took third and fourth out of five in their class. The classic Arabian mares did good at this show as both the champion and reserve were customs on that mold.

Champion Arabian: Sameerah, Cl. Arabian Mare cm Q. Van de Weijde
Champion Arabian Reserve: Ahvaz Monat, Cl. Arabian Mare cm S. Nordström

Drafters were next and I only had one to show. He didn't do too good, placing last in his class but there were a lot of nice drafters to look at. The champion title went to a Vladimir Heavy Draft with an adorable Fjordhorse as reserve (another one that I'd love to own!)

Champion Drafter: Aleksej, PS Trotting Drafter rep. K. McKenzie
Champion Drafter Reserve: Sm. G4 Para-Dressage Horse cm P. Nilsson

For the pony championship I had 3 horses to show and all of them showed in the same class. Mirabelle (under the name Chablis, Sm. Swaps rr by me), Remembrance (PS Pony Shoal OF) and Bailey (Sm. G3 Jumper rr by me) took first, second and fifth out of five. The cutest little Shetland pony claimed the Champion title with a well-known Connemara as his reserve.

Champion Pony: Wolverine, Schleich Shetland Pony cm E. Rönnberg
Champion Pony Reserve: Crownhill Malackey, Tr. POA cm P. Nilsson

Making up for my lack of horses in the riding- and carriage horse championship in the resin division, I had 6 to show in the plastic division. White Phantom (Tr. Templado OF) took fourth out of four and Bocelli (Tr. Tregoyd Journeyman OF) took sixth out of six in their classes. Since You Don't Love Me (Sm. G2 ASB rep. A. Gustafsson) and Lotus (Tr. Harmonie Tuigpaard OF) showed in the same class and they took second and fourth out of four. D'Artagnan (Tr. Esprit OF) took fifth out of five and Ancient Gold (Tr. Akhal-Teke OF) took third out of three in their classes. So it was not the best championship for my horses but it had some really nice horses and well deserving winner in the knabstrup champion and P.R.E. reserve. 

Champion Riding- and Carriage Horse: Merrilin J, Sm. G2 WB cm A. Zaharenkova
Champion Riding and Carriage Horse Reserve: Aro de Luna, CollectA Hannoverian Mare cm P. Nilsson

Again it was time for my favourite championship, sporthorses. I showed Fandango (Tr. Valegro OF) and Phoenix (Tr. Mistral Hojris OF) in the same class and they got first and third out of three. Charisma (Tr. GG Valentine OF) took second in her class and Imperia (Tr. Sidesaddle Strapless OF) and Lord (Tr. Keltic Salinero OF) took first and second in their class. Sunny Side N (Tr. Seattle Slew OF) got second in his class as did Nimble's Last Thief (Tr. Zenyatta OF) in her class and Royal's Mexican Heat (Sm. G2 TB rr. S. Nordström) got fifth out of five. The champion voting was tough and I was surprised and happy to realize that Fandango claimed the champion title with an old still-going-strong thoroughbred custom as reserve.

Champion Sporthorse: Fandango, Tr. Valegro OF
Champion Sporthorse Reserve: Cry Dream, Cl. Kelso rh LMS

Stockhorses were up next and my only stockhorse got third out of three. With the winner of his class claiming the champion title with a really nice quarterhorse mare as reserve.

Champion Stockhorse: R. Nocci Nocci, PS ISH cm S. Nordström
Champion Stockhorse Reserve: Potters Gulch, Tr. Adios rh S. Nordström

The wildhorse and crossbred championship was really small and the mustangs claimed the titles with my own Fuego getting reserve.

Champion Wildhorse and Crossbred: Llaqtaymanta, Tr. Indian Pony rep. S. Nordström
Champion Wildhorse and Crossbred Reserve: Fuego, Tr. Hidalgo OF

The other Equus championship contained a lot of cute longears with mules getting the top honors.

Champion Other Equus: Betti Boop, Sm. Mule cm S. Nordström
Champion Other Equus Reserve: Molly, PS Chips Mule SR OF

Once again the Best in Show voting was rather tough but once again the winners really deserved it! I especially like the little Knabstrup.

Best in Show Plastic:  Merrilin J, Sm. G2 WB cm A. Zaharenkova
Best in Show Plastic Reserve: Aleksej, PS Trotting Drafter rep. K. McKenzie

Show Report Resin Division

The show was a one day show and we started the day some time after 9 am on Saturday. We began with the resin division. First championship was the foal championship and this time it was a really, really small championship with only two small classes.

I only had one horse to show, my cute little Helios and he made me really proud winning his class and then also win the championship with an adorable Lilly resin as reserve.

Champion Foal: Helios, Mink Oliver rep. S. Kern
Champion Foal Reserve: Petronella, Lilly, rep. P. Lawson

Arabians were up next and once again I only had one horse to show. The championship was bigger than the foal championship with lots of beautiful models. My dear Athame (AA Sabiha ret.) took second in her class behind the beautiful Mahiba who claimed the champion reserve title. The model who claimed the championship title is one of my favourite arabian resins, a Sarah Rose Khemosabi.

Champion Arabian: Ahvaz Aslan, Khemosabi rep. S, Rhodes
Champion Arabian Reserve: Ariel, Eberl Mahiba rep. G. Schmitt

I actually had 3 horses to show in the draft championship, which is quite unusual for me as I mostly collect sporthorses. My AR Brigadör (MM Brigadier rep. A. Gustafsson) did good this time too, coming in second in his class but my happiest moment was when Brego (Mini Haggis repainted by me) won his class. I also got compliments on his paintjob which was probably my proudest moment on the show! :) My third horse in the championship was Humla (Mara rep. S. Tostanoski) who placed last in her class, which I don't take too hard as it was quite a tough class. The champion title was won by a beautifully painted Camaro resin shown as a Vladimir Heavy Draft. The reserve title was claimed by the winner of the ardennais class.

Champion Drafter: Saskia, Camaro rep. L. Rivera
Champion Drafter Reserve: Lukas, Finn rep. L.H. Behning

I showed 4 ponies in the pony championship and I wasn't expecting them to do too good. Maybe one or two placings but that's about it. Epsilon (NL New Forest OF) took third in his class which is good but I had hoped for another qualification card for him. I showed the other 3 horses in the same class, Maverick (Tivoli rep. A. Dionne), Colibri Daughter (Pasha rep. S. Nordström) and If I Could Dream (HA Misty Dawn rep. A. Gustafsson) and they placed first, second and fourth out of four. I was happily surprised at Maverick's win as he didn't do too well his last time out. It didn't stop there. Maverick also went on to claim the champion reserve title behind one of the tiniest models I've ever seen. She was a beautifully painted Micro Mini Fell Pony painted by a Swedish Artist.

Champion Pony: Midgårds Maj, Micro Mini Fell Pony cm E. Rönnberg
Champion Pony Reserve: Maverick, Tivoli rep. A. Dionne

I had no horses to show in the riding- and carriage horse championship so I had some time to drool over beautiful horses instead :) The champion is a model I've seen before and he is an absolute beauty (painted by the same artist as my Kitty Didit resin). The reserve was an even smaller Teeny Tiny Fell Pony by the same artist as the champion from the pony championship. The dapples were great and really, really tiny! Close ups will be on my Facebook page shortly :)

Champion Riding horse and Carriage horse: El Salvaje, Veroccio rep. L. Lawrynovicz
Champion Riding horse and Carriage horse Reserve: Silfra, Teeny Tiny Fell Pony rep. E. Rönnberg

Next championship is my absolute favourite, the sporthorse championship. I had three of my best horses showing in this championship, Lost All Hope (Kitty Didit rep. L. Lawrynovicz), Chester VS (Eberl Caitano rep. S. Nordström) and Belize (Eberl Genoveva rep. S. Nordström). As usual the warmblood class was really, really tough and I didn't think Chester or Belize would even place. But they did! Belize won the class with Chester as second! I was so surprised! Too bad I didn't get a photo of the class because I would happily bring each and every horse from that class home with me! Lost All Hope kept the bar high when she won her class. The callback table was tough and in the end the champion title went to a very well deserving Thoroughbred stallion with my Belize as the reserve.

Champion Sporthorse: No Shit Sherlock, Valor rep. B. Corcoran
Champion Sporthorse Reserve: Belize, Eberl Genoveva rep. S. Nordström

The stockhorse championship was rather small with only 3 classes, but I still managed to have 2 horses to show, both painted by myself. Wherever You Go (Liddy Quintessance rep. by me) placed last in her class which wasn't too bad since the class contained really nice models but Shot in the Dark (Bat Girl rep. by me) did better and managed to snag second place in her class. In the end a well-known face claimed the championship in the form of the quarterhorse stallion R. Dirty Cash with another quarterhorse stallion as his reserve.

Champion Stockhorse: R. Dirty Cash, RRQH #1 C. Williams

The next to last championship was the wildhorse or crossbred championship was another one I didn't have any models to show. I really need some horses to put into this championship as there are a lot of great models out there for this championship.

Another not to big championship with three classes but it was really tough classes! In the end the championship titles were claimed by a mustang stallion and a mustang mare. I would happily own both of them as they are absolutely gorgeous models, especially the stallion, which I have a huge soft spot for!

Champion Wildhorses or Crossbreds: Sahale J, El Embosco rep. E. Gonzales
Champion Wildhorses or Crossbreds: Enigma, Nevada rep. S. Prosser

The last championship of the resin division, and also the smallest, was the other Equus championship. It only contained one class but the quality of the models were not in any way less impressive than in any of the other championships! The champion was a really interesting reverse dapple colour and the reserve has the sweetest face!

Champion Other Equus: WW Rosie, Jasmine cm S. Nordström
Champion Other Equus Reserve: Alfons, Hey Mule rep. C. Jolly

Then it was time for callbacks in order to vote for the Best in Show and Best in Show Reserve! It was a really, really tough call with so many beautiful models! But in the end the Champion Drafter was crowned Best in Show with the Champion Riding- and Carriage Horse as Best in Show Reserve!

Very well deserved!

Best In Show Resin: Saskia, Camaro rep. L. Rivera
Best In Show Resin Reserve: El Salvaje, Veroccio rep. L. Lawrynovicz

Stay tuned for the show report in the plastic division, special shows and more photos from the show!

Live show essentials

I wrote about how I plan before going to a live show in the post for Day 9 of the Copperfox Challenge. There I mentioned my "live show essentials". I thought I'd show you the things I don't go to a live show without:

I write down the numbers on the tags before I go to the show  and bring a few blank ones

Tags

Tags are probably the essential of the essentials as you need them to identify the model during the show. I always try to bring a few extra so if someone has too few or forgot theirs, I can share. I rarely put the tags on my models before I pack them as they usually fall off in my boxes.

Pen
I always bring a pen (or two as they have a nasty habit of running away!) so that I can keep record of the placings in the show papers.

I usually only bring one or two with me, usually green and/or yellow as those are the colours I like best ;)

Highlighter
A highlighter is great to highlight the name of the models I own and the classes I will be judging. That way I hopefully won't miss anything.

My dear Nikon D3200

Camera
I love to take pictures of all the beautiful horses that I see so of course I need to bring my camera. And if one of my horses would do really good I want a picture to prove it!

My regular live show candy. I rarely ever eat them otherwise :)

Candy 
Usually there is some type of snack provided at the show (here in Sweden at least) but I usually bring my own so I can eat some in my car too if I get tired when driving. I always make sure to buy hard, non-sticky/non-smearing candy, preferably wrapped in paper to make sure that I won't get anything on my models (of course I wash my hands but sometimes the ringmaster calls out a new class and I need to get my model on the table before I have the opportunity to). Candy is a live show essential for me since I need the sugar to keep up all day with meeting all the people, judging and keeping track of my showstring.

Drink
Some type of drink is usually also provided (usually tea, coffee, soda and water) but I still like to bring my own so that I can have it in the car as well. I also like to be able to have it on or under my table so it's easily accessed. I always make sure to buy a drink with a screw cap (usually a Coca Cola) so that nothing can happen if it falls over.

This is not the complete list of models that I bring with me.
Headings from left to write: number, name, packed (at home), packed (after the show), class, placing.
Some models have bigger boxes in the list and that is because they are entered in two classes.
The red ones are scratched entries as I couldn't finish them in time

List of models
Normally I  just bring a handwritten list of the models I have with me so that I won't forget to pack anyone down after the show. But this time I made a nice spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel so that I can keep track of the models, whether I've packed them,  their numbers, and their placings.

Cash
I usually bring a small amount of cash to buy food or if there would be a sales model that would interest me.

Food
Food is not really an essential since we usually take a lunch break and order something from the local pizza place. But sometimes I bring my own food.

It's become a habit to have all these things with me and most of them I wouldn't manage without when I'm at the show (candy and drink I could do without but the rest of the things would be hard).

Normally I try to keep all of these things in a small bag of some sort so that they are easy to find and keep track of. The show is this Saturday and I can't wait to see all the nice people there and all the gorgeous models!

Stay tuned for live show reports! :)

End of the tails

I finally managed to sculpt the last tails and now it's time for prepping and priming :)

I'm quite happy with the tail of this guy. It's not perfect but I think it's the best one I've done so far.

I'm not quite sure about the tail on this guy but he'll keep it as it is and hopefully it'll look better when painted.

This girl's tail got a bit fuller and I like it better now.

This girl needs a bit more sanding and priming before painting.

This guy will probably only need one or two more coats of primer before painting :)

Liveshow planning

I've started to plan for the liveshow I'll enter in a few weeks! :) As you can read here I've been planning to enter this show for a while. It is getting closer (less than two weeks left!) and things need to be done! My to-do-list is seen below.

 Planning:

• Book a train ticket home
• Done!
• Ask my parents if I may borrow the car.
• Done!
• Decide what models to bring
• Almost done!
• I haven't completely decided what models to bring yet as I want to bring my new customs but with the show closing in I am not sure I'll be able to finish them in time...
• I also have a hard time deciding on a breed to assign to my Tivoli resin...
• I am also undecided if I should enter my Copperfox Finnigan and hope that he'll be here in time or not. I don't think he'll be here in time but I'd be pretty stumped if he was and I couldn't bring him...
• Send my entry form to the show holder and pay the entry fee
• Almost done!
• I've payed the entry fee and the entry form is almost done. I just have a few things to work out first, as seen above :)
• Pack my models
• Will be done next weekend!
• Pack my live show essentials
• Will be done next weekend!
• Bring a good mood and go have some great fun at the show!

This is the guy I need to find a breed for. His name is Maverick and he has such a sweet face!

Radio silence...

I'm sorry for the radio silence but I've been writing my bachelor's thesis and it has really taken it's toll on me. I haven't had time to work much with my models so today's update will just a few small progress pictures.

This girl named herself Amalthea and she is ready for primer. I pictured her as a grey but right now she's telling me she might want to be flaxen liver chestnut...

This guy is primed once but needs a few more layers.

This girl needs more work on her tail.

So does this guy...

And definitely this guy too. I am probably not using the best method for sculpting tails but trial and error really helps you improve :)

I just had to post another picture of this guy. I have never been a huge fan of the G2 Andalusian but if I manage to get the paint right in this guy I think he will be a beauty as I really like him already :)

The bachelor's thesis is to be due within two weeks so after that I hope to get some more work done on these and be able to blog a bit more often again :)