Birthday present

 Last Friday was my 26th birthday. I was celebrated on the day by my boyfriend, my father and a couple of my closest friends. I had a great day and got some very thoughtful presents.

The one from my boyfriend was a model horse I have been eyeing since he was released.

This is the Breyer Brunello. I do have the original Idocus and I think he is adorable but I've never felt the need to have others on that mold until Brunello was released.

The braided mane and tail really changes his look and being done in my favourite colour, made it hard to resist.

He is really nicely shaded and has a really matte finish that I think will be a joy when photographing him.

I have yet to decide on a name and a breed for him but I am very happy to add this beauty to my collection.

Colour variation

Strapless has been a favourite model of mine for quite some time, actually, I think I've wanted one since I saw her in the Breyer catalog from her release year. It took me several years to track down one down and buy it, and unfortunately, she has quite a few marks and scratches which prevents her from doing good in liveshows. 

Recently a fellow Swedish collector was selling hers so I saw my chance to "upgrade" to a better one and use my old one as a body.

She arrived today and she's in really good condition (only a few minor shiny marks and a tiny pin point mark on one ear tip).

But the thing I noticed with her was that she seemed lighter than I expected.

So of course I had to bring out my other Strapless to compare.

Here they are, side to side, the one I had from before is the one in the red halter. The new one has a lighter face and neck than my old one.

The light and these photos are not great but you can see a bit of a difference between the two. The white on the left foreleg is also not identical.

I thought it was fun to see how different they actually looked when compared. My old one is a later one in the run (numbered at 7400 something) and the new one is an earlier one in the run (numbered at 500 something) so that might have something to do with the difference.

Anyway, I have come to love my dark Strapless very much (despite her flaws) and as the new Strapless wasn't as dark as I had expected I have decided that I'll keep them both as is as I can't make myself repaint a model in such a good condition (the new one) and as I am very fond of the dark colour of my old one I couldn't let the lighter one replace her. So now I have two Strapless models in my conga 😊

At Long Last

Back in December my name was drawn in the lottery for buying a Leonardo by Emilia Kurila. I paid in January and then I waited. I knew that it would be some time before he would be done to ship but I was quite eager to see this guy in person so I just wanted him to arrive!

A few days ago I got to pick him up at my post office. I liked the look of him in pictures and I really hoped I would like him as much in person but I wasn't quite sure as I'm usually not the one for braided up Iberian breeds (I prefer them with loose manes so I am a bit more fond of Lucius to be honest, but missed out on him). 

I am not sure why I thought I might not like him as much in person as I did in pictures because when I unpacked him I was absolutely smitten. He is GORGEOUS and detailed to perfection!

He's a nice and smooth casting and his details are so amazing!

From his detailed, braided mane,

To the even more beautifully braided and detailed tail (I just love how she sculpted the strands of hair).

He even have whisker bumps!

And an incredibly beautiful face! Now to figure out a colour and a painter for him (and of course save up for his paintjob!)

Long overdue

I haven't forgotten about the giveaway I wanted to do when I reached 50 000 views but unfortunately life has taken it's toll on me and that means that work on the possible giveaway models are going very slow (details about the giveaway will be released when all the models are finished).

However, I am making a little bit of progress as I just finished one of the horses!

I am actually quite happy with her colour and markings.

She is a Safari Toob Pony that I decided to paint in a chestnut tobiano colour and I think it suits her really well. She'd make a really cute Shetland pony!

New little pony

A new little pony has also entered my collection.

This little sweetie is quite special as she is painted by my boyfriend. She is a Safari Toob pony painted to a nice bay with no white markings.

Her name is Serafina and she'll be shown as a Shetland pony mare.

I do have a few of these toob ponies in my body box and I think I'll need to get some more painted as they are adorable!

New face in the collection

A few days ago, my latest addition to the collection arrived! I was not supposed to buy another model as I have a few coming my way already but this girl showed up, at a good price and the seller allowed time payments.

So yeah, it happened. This gorgeous mare is Stacey Tumlinsons Gizelle painted by Swedish artist Sophie Nordström.

I have seen this girl a few times before and I always liked her look so I am happy that I was able to buy her. I absolutely love her face!

I call her Arwen and she'll be shown as an Arabian mare.