Didmarton Resin & China Live 2014

A great show and very well run by Yvette as always :)

This show was for resin and china models only, as I 'don't' collect resins or chinas *cough* I had lots of time to take pictures :D

You can view all the pictures here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152628609805155.1073741900.689360154&type=1&l=6b4274a497

But here are some select highlights...

My table


Love this shot of a calf


A gorgeous new colour by AA...wish I could have afforded that Snowblown he was stunning


This is the Custom China championship


Custom Glazed China Championship

Champion


Reserve Champion


Reserve to Reserve Champion


This boy was just stunning


My little Viscount got a 4th, very happy with him it was a big class


This went to the AA china champion, the colour was just beautiful


Aspen, who has been for sale now for over 2 years (nobody wants her) got another 2nd place to add to her collection.


And little Cody took a 3rd


Adorable little resin foal


Bubbles proving that he still has it despite missing his brother Ember terribly


The AA China championship:


SQUISH!


And Sammy his half brother


AA China Championship

Champion


Reserve Champion


Reserve to Reserve Champion


The artist resin championship!


Artist Resin Championship

Champion


Reserve Champion


Reserve to Reserve Champion


This is the Border Fine Arts Championship....there were only four horses in the whole section so only three in the championship! Which suited me and Benedict Cumberbatch (the Hackney) just fine :)


Border Fine Arts Championship

Champion


Reserve Champion


Reserve to Reserve Champion - CRS Benedict Cumberbatch


Another shot of Benedict with his big rosette


Mr. I'm Too Big proving that as long as it stands on the table it's all fine...even if you have to carry it with two hands, cause a massive polestirene explosion everytime you open the box and half your car space is taken up just for him


Fall and his new best friend!


Northlight Championship

Champion


Reserve Champion - CRS Giant Killer


Reserve to Reserve Champion


Beswick/Royal Doulton Championship

Champion


Reserve Champion


Reserve to Reserve Champion


This was just too cute!


AA Resin Championship

Champion


Reserve Champion


Reserve to Reserve Champion


A custom painted last year who has been knocking around on my sales list ever since but still comes out occassionally :)


Ave Maria another old custom getting a first


Other Commercial Championship

Champion


Reserve Champion


Reserve to Reserve Champion


I love this model so much, it's just gorgeous


Custom Commercial Championship

Champion


Reserve Champion


Reserve to Reserve Champion


SUPREME CHAMPIONSHIP

Champion


Reserve Champion


Reserve to Reserve Champion


Misc. Championship

Champion


Reserve Champion


Reserve to Reserve Champion

Horatio - Painted

I've painted my Horatio resin :) He decided that he wanted to be a Classic (or black) Champagne. So that is what he was!

He's nice and shiny and pretty. Despite him doing a somersault when I had just sealed him he is look a-ok (although there is a mark on the tail that I didn't notice till I photographed and have now touched up)!

This is the 'Horatio' resin sculpted by Clare Stokes of Meadowview Artistry.

Cosette +1

Clearly I couldn't just have one of these! I got two because I heard a lot of them had variation but I will have to sell one of them (hard decision :( )

Anyway first up is the one I'm keeping which is the darker of the two. I called her CRS I Dreamed a Dream....I'm sorry for this, I'm so sorry, I couldn't not!!!




This is the second one, as you can see her markings are completely different and her colour is a lot lighter!



With her 'necklace'






Here are some comparison pictures of the two models to show the difference:







Absolutely gorgeous model! She has such a beautiful face and the colour is to die for.

Falhófnir

He has finally arrived along with a hefty customs charge :(

But he is so cute I'll let him off. He is so squishy and fluffy! I'm not a Moody fan but O my he is adorable! And so tiny!

He has been called CRS Blustering Bride (no idea why but he has).







Here are some comparison pictures with the Breyer Haflinger mold, told you he was tiny!




If you are coming to Didmarton on Saturday and would like to see him in the flesh please let me know and I'll pack him. He will be at MHU anyway :)

Songbird

This is the beautiful MHL model.

I have named her CRS Bluejay Romance.

She is beyond gorgeous and is settling into our stableyard well :D




Just look at her squishy little face

Bat Country

This guy has had two coats of paint on him for ages. He was meant to be done for the CTF show earlier this year but I just hadn't got round to finishing him!

I finally managed to finish him off yesterday.

He is a mini whinnie cutting horse that has been added to a base. He has been done to brown.

So meet 'Bat Country'

Bat Country is a Members Exclusive Model. To learn about club membership see here: http://www.chestnutridge.co.uk/product/Chestnut_Ridge_Members_Club_1YUK

PICTURES :D

Colours Chosen

I want to paint three resins for Didmarton next week. I have three nice unpainted resins who need paint coats and have done some colour choosing today. I basically wanted to do them all buckskin so settled on just one buckskin style buckskin as a compromise to myself!

Anam Uasal

This is a littlebit scale Horsing Around resin that I bought as a second at AA live. This is the link to the HA page: http://www.horsingaround.com/acatalog/Friesian.html

Ever since I got this guy I knew he had to be buckskin and a dramatic one at that. So for reference I chose this gorgeous guy:



Not my picture. Source - http://www.about-horses.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Buckskin-horse1.jpg

Shetland Pony

This is the HA Stablemate scale Shetland Pony resin. Here is the link to the HA page for those who don't know him: http://www.horsingaround.com/acatalog/Shetland_Pony.html

This guy has always wanted to be a leopard appaloosa but I already have a BSP so I didn't want him to be.

As a compromise I went for a Brown Buckskin instead (ok not really a compromise). This is my reference:



Not my picture. Source: http://www.morgancolors.com/robbisuescassanova.jpg

Horatio

Finally is my Horatio resin who has just arrived from Clare. Here is a link to a picture of him on Facebook for those who don't know him: https://www.facebook.com/MeadowviewArtistry/photos/a.623290967686625.1073741828.414889691860088/916399511709101/?type=3&theater

This guy kinda wanted to be buckskin as well but I didn't want to do yet another buckskin! So I decided to do something really different and to go for a Classic Champagne.

Here is the reference I chose for him:



Not my picture. Source: http://ultimatehorsesite.com/images_colors/champagne_classic.jpg

So there we go! Need to actually get on and put some paint on these horses now.....the two HA resins were seconds and currently epoxy putty is setting as they needed some holes filling. Horatio has had his primer and is now ready for painting!