Model Horse Guilty Pleasures: Tiny Plastic Animals

Today I have a post filled with eye candy for you, but I've decided to go a little outside what I normally share and focus on things that aren't horses! Today I have pages and pages of tiny plastic animals to share with you :D

Enjoy!

Let's start with a little baby goat, how cute is this little guy?

This is Badger, a gorgeous black and white spaniel. I've always wanted a black and white Springer, this is the closest I've got though!

One of my white tail deer family

A cute little Julip dog who is holding his rope toy! How cute can you get?!?!?

Can a meme be a model horse? Apparently yes.

Flicka is a beautiful Breyer Cougar

This is a tiny unibunny, isn't she adorable, if not slightly confused?

Baloo is a beautiful Spaniel with his tongue sticking out!

This adorable Dalmatian is carrying his lead ready for his walk.

How amazingly cute is this Schleich German Shephard Puppy? He's happily trotting along, probably up to no good

This naughty little fox is ready for a little nap

OK so Knossos isn't exactly small but he is stunning!

Tiny rabbit

Tiny chinchilla 

Tiny sloth

Guinea pig in a hutch!

And a guinea pig in a hutch again...

Now where is that guinea pig going?

Bilbo is a beautiful Breyer elephant that a friend gave me

This stunning hound has a lovely latex tail that you can pose into different positions

It's Baloo again!

Front on of our little Terrier with his toy

And the Dalmatian with his lead...

And to finish the Schleich long-haired Chihuahua, another dog breed that I've always loved, although not really a small dog person.

My Favourite Citadel Paint Formulas

Happy Saturday everyone :) Today I thought I would share some of my favourite paint formulas with you. These are my go-to formulas when painting these colours, although I do vary things depending on the shade and the reference picture. Hopefully this is a great starter guide for those of you who are just starting customising or a fun alternative to experiment with for those of you who are experienced.

The colour formulas here are based on the Citadel range from Games Workshop. You can purchase these here: https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/detail?N=3815391097+2401632303&searchTerm=paint

Bay

Layer 1 (highlights): Skrag Brown
Layer 2 (main body coat): Doombull Brown
Layer 3 (shading): Rhinox Hide
Points: Abaddon Black

Chestnut

Layer 1 (highlights): Ungor Flesh
Layer 2 (main body coat): Tau Light Ochre
Layer 3 (shading): Skrag Brown
Points: Mechanicus Standard Grey
Mane & Tail: White + Tau Light Ochre

Black

Layer 1 (highlights): Tau Light Ochre
Layer 2 (main body coat): Abaddon Black
Layer 3 (shading): Naggorath Night
Points: Abaddon Black

Palomino

Layer 1 (highlights): Pallid Wych Flesh
Layer 2 (main body coat): Kislev Flesh + Ceramic White
Layer 3 (shading): Ungor Flesh + Ceramic White
Points: Celestra Grey
Mane & Tail: Ceramic White + Kislev Flesh

Buckskin

Layer 1 (highlights): Pallid Wych Flesh
Layer 2 (main body coat): Kislev Flesh
Layer 3 (shading): Ungor Flesh
Points: Abaddon Black + Rhinox Hide

Dun

Layer 1 (highlights): Kislev Flesh + Ceramic White
Layer 2 (main body coat): Kislev Flesh
Layer 3 (shading): Ungor Flesh + Tau Light Ochre
Points: Abaddon Black

Grulla

Layer 1 (highlights): Rakarth Flesh
Layer 2 (main body coat): Mechanicus Standard Grey + Ceramic White
Layer 3 (shading): Mechanicus Standard Grey
Points: Abaddon Black

Silver Dapple

Layer 1 (highlights): Tau Light Ochre
Layer 2 (main body coat): Rhinox Hide
Layer 3 (shading): Abaddon Black
Points: Abaddon Black
Mane & Tail: Ceramic White + Ungor Flesh

Catching Up On BreyerFest 2022 Releases

 Hello everyone :) I'm still recovering from my Covid booster (at least that's what we're blaming this on), I've been exhausted ever since and regularly needed to sleep for up to 16 hours per day! So I'm a bit behind with updating everyone on the BF special runs :D

Special Runs

Gummy Bear Set

These guy are SCENTED! I repeat SCENTED! I badly need this set!

Rotating Draught Surprise

Stein

Elbe & Spree

Landler

Limited Editions

Montanara

Which is your favourite so far? It's definitely the gummy bears for me! They are amazing! I cannot wait to get a set.

Ten Terribly Awful Horse Jokes

Let's brighten up your Saturday by sharing some of my favourite bad horse jokes for you to annoy your family with. Be the absolutely king of yard dad jokes with these awful offerings.

1. What did the horse say to his next door neighbour?

Hay neighbour!

2. Who is the most famous horse rock star?

Jon Bon Pony!

3. What cheese do you use to cover a horse?

Mascarpony

4. Why was the horse feeling so stressed?

It was saddle with responsibility

5. What's black and white and eats like a horse?

A zebra

6. What has four legs and walks backwards?

A horse in reverse

7. What do you call a burnt Tesco burger?

Black Beauty

8. Why do some horses get cold feet?

They don't have socks

9. Why can horses jump so high?

They have frogs in their feet

10. What's the hardest thing about learning to ride a horse?

The ground!

My Favourite Websites: Schleich Wiki

Over the years I've shared lots of websites with y'all that are invaluable to any model horse collector. Today I received an email from a customer asking about how they could keep track of their Schleich collection, so in response to that I thought I would share one of my favourite resources, the Schleich Wiki page!

Toy Animal Wiki is a great resource record for the different CTF toy brands. But the one that I think we all find most useful is the Schleich page.

https://toyanimal.info/wiki/Schleich_Horses

The website isn't the best if you don't have some idea of what the horse you are looking for is. It is better for finding information about the model in order to put it in your records. It gives the years produced and also the product code which is really useful!

It is also missing some information here and there but generally speaking is very useful and up to date.

If you are looking to ID a model I recommend that you start by either Googling an approximation of what you think it looks like (is it a Holsteiner? a Lipizzaner? a Shire?) or you use this website: http://www.toydreamer.com.au/schleich1.asp?toytype=knights to help you find the model you are looking for.

I hope that proves helpful for my fellow Schleich collectors :) Remember you can also download a model horse spreadsheet from our website here: https://www.chestnutridge.co.uk/free-downloads.html#/

Ten Stunning Circus Costumes to Inspire You

 I just love sparkles, and feathers, and colour, so it is no surprise that one of my favourite things to create is circus costumes!

But it is hard to feel sparkly in the long dark nights of January so here are ten stunning sparkly costumes to inspire you to create something beautiful this month.

1. This tiny lion pony!

2. Black and white simple design with feathers

3. This adorable pair of ponies decked out in bright red

4. These beautiful blue plumes and simple silver tack

5. How did we get all the way to five without pink? I'm not sure! Here's some pink :D

6. This stunning vintage pair with pink, blue and yellow feathers

7. More red plumes with matching yellow tack

8. This beautiful blue and silver tack set and stunning rider dress!

9. To finish we have two variations on the pegasus costume, this one has some gorgeous sparkles

10. And this one is modified so that it can be ridden in

I hope this has provided you with a bit of January inspiration, have you created a circus costume? If so do share it with me!