Small Haul/SM Valegro Review

Hello again! Sorry for the long pause between posts. :P We've been busy with real horse shows and preparing for a model one! Anyway, yesterday I want to our local Flagship Breyer dealer to get a few things...

First is Valegro, or as I've named him 'RRS Grace Under Fire.' I love the mold. It looks - and feels more like a resin then a Breyer! He'd look fantastic in a dressage set.

Now onto the things I DON'T like about him.

The quality control is well... Less than fantastic. You can see on his off side he has a rub on his hip and about 20 pinholes. His shading is good, but I'd like him more if he was better. Hopefully mine is just a fluke and others are great! 

His blaze is pretty crisp, but the pinking  'spills over' onto his nostrils, causing some discoloration.

Just like the real horse, he is a gelding. :) His Breyer stamp is on his belly (like most stablemates), and he has the belly spot the actual Valegro has.

Size comparison. This is a really bad photo, so you can't really see, but he's much smaller than Dungaree. The pony is about the same size as him. The scale is smaller then stablemate, but not much.

I like him but will probably try to find a LSQ one. His show side isn't that bad, so I will. This new mold is lovely, and personally I think his conformation is much better then other Breyer SM warmbloods. I really hope they use him for the Breyerfest Ticket Stablemates, and I can't wait to see what people do to customize him!

The next thing I got was...

Great job, camera...

There we go. :) I got the pink Mini Whinny surprise! :D It took me a while to feel all the bags, but all I had to do was find one that had two large pieces, because the stand is separate from the horse.

I'm normally not one for pink, but this guy (girl? he? she? it?) is so cute! I've decided to name him 'RRS Neapolitan.'

The last thing I got was a stablemate single for Becky. I've already primed her, though. She'll be painted to look like the horse she rides. 

Well, that's it! Thank you for sticking with us! We also just hit 1500 views! Awesome! :D 

-Emma

Gathering Storm Review

Part 2 of the review installments! 

-Gathering Storm-

Gathering Storm is the 2011 Collector's Choice Web Special released January - June

He is a charcoal grey tobiano pinto. I like how his markings are detailed and crisp and that they do not have straight edges.

His face is very cute and expressive and has some very nice shading. He also has some nice pinking in his ears and on his nose.

His mane is short and performance friendly. Even though his mane is unbraided, it is short enough to be okay for most english disciplines.

His hooves are not the same pink as his nose and ears and are a little more orangy which is nice.

One thing about him that could be a con... is that his. head. is. massive. So if you are not a tack maker this could mean ordering a lot of new bridles.

If you are a performance junkie like me you'll probably appreciate this molds versatility, he is on the bit, and is doing a *very* collected slow trot. He has a bridle friendly face and mane as well.

Maybe you'll see some photos of this boy in some tack soon! (He is feeling a bit naked!)

-Becky

New Arrival

Hey everyone! Emma here! I was recently able to trade an obnoxious amount of the pony pouches I make for the newest Premiere Club model, Forever Saige! She was sculpted by KLF and the color was chosen by I got her today and I thought I'd share some photos.

Sorry for the amount of reviews and new arrival posts this week, but hope you like them! ;)

Well, this is Forever Saige or as I've named her, "RRS Crash My Party" or Callie. She's a mustang mare and while there isn't an exact run number, it is suspected there is about 750 made. Overall I really like her. She's much better in person; photos do her no justice!

Her face is very expressive and she looks very sassy. She has tri-eyes as well.

She has proper mare parts and her blanket wraps all the way around.

'Callie' is beautiful from her withers...

To her hooves.

She has a very detailed blanket.

So much sass!

Even though she isn't the most performance friendly horse, I had the urge to tack her up. Because of her big forelock she can'r wear a traditional browband unless it's been cut. So really, she can wear most western bridles. This mold isn't the best for traditional showing, but both my english and western saddles fit her. My girths were much too big for her, though! She's wearing a bosal I made in these photos.

I like her as a green pony in training. She obviously doesn't want to go over this little jump!

She succeeds in removing the rider. :P

Hopefully you all enjoyed this post! What other topics would you like to see? I have some ideas, but the readers are the most important!

-Emma

Icicle Review!

Today I am going to be reviewing Breyer's Icicle! I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to trade for 2 glossies I have actually been wanting for a while so I can cross them off the list now. 

-Icicle-

This little guy was the 2013 Limited Edition Flagship Horse (3,500 were made.) He is a lovely glossy dappled grey.

 Mine is a very subtle dapple variation so he doesn't have the crazy Breyer dapples.

He has the limited edition stamp on his barrel, the stamp is under the gloss.

His head is super cute and expressive and I especially love the mane shading. 

I also like how he is on the bit and standing quietly even though he still looks a bit spunky.

Overall I really like this guy and he is a keeper for sure! One of my main pet peeves is that his mane is not quite saddle and bridle friendly. He is also a lot smaller than most other light horses or even most ponies so he will need his own tack set. (not a problem)  Since I plan on using him as a dressage pony it will not be a huge problem with the saddle. 

-Becky