Friday, 24 April 2020

Single Day Stablemate Line Up!

SCREAMS

MINI CROI

SCREAMS

*breaths*

OK first up they've done a post that explains how these tickets work, I recommend you check it out: https://www.breyerhorses.com/blogs/breyerfest-blog/single-day-tickets

And secondly, here are the moulds:

Meh



OK meh

Meh



SCREAMS



Also check out this sneak peak, it's gonna be lush!



Thursday, 23 April 2020

Washi Tape Browbands

Whilst pondering to myself how I could make a metallic browband I decided to have a go with some washi tape.

My first attempt wasn't that successful, I put it on after the browband was attached and tried to bend it around the edges, so it didn't look as smooth as it could have done:


So yesterday I decided to have a go with a sparkly washi tape and this time put it on before I attached the browband and trim it. And I think you'll agree, it look awesome!


So I repeated the technique on the pelham bridle I've been making today:

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Now that I've discovered how easy it is to make things sparkly the possibilities are endless! Nothing will escape my sparkles :D

Wednesday, 22 April 2020

Well That's Newsworthy Out!

If like me you had guessed Newsworthy as one of this year's surprise models then put your money back in your pocket.

Because the latest store special is...Newsworthy!

And he's a cracker. I love this mould so much, it's just so cute. But I particularly love it when it has a loose mane and I can actually show it as a connemara! It looks like Shawn and Suspense will be getting a new brother this Summer :D

Say hello to W.H. Topgun





My only issue is he looks literally nothing like the actual horse he's a portrait of! But I guess they added all those dapples to make him look different from the Best of British Connemara. That is also a buckskin with no white!

New Breyer Test Run

Breyer have released a new Test Run for collector's club members to enter for.

The model is a chestnut Misty's Twilight, if you are a Collector's Club member you can enter online to try and get her. If you are lucky enough to be selected she'll set you back a mere $850. Which tbf is less than her after market value but still you might want to keep that in mind!





As nice as it would be to own one of these I can't say she is for me. It's probably one of the worst moulds Breyer have ever produced and this colour is a bit "meh" for my tastes. But if you conga the mould then she is a must have!

Tuesday, 21 April 2020

Another Sneak Peak - Just Not a Very Helpful One!

This has to be one of the worst sneak peaks ever. Or maybe the best. Depending on whether you think sneak peaks should reveal or not reveal the model.

I don't really think it matters what I guess, it's most likely going to be completely wrong.

So I officially guess that it's....ummm....a......Shetland? I dunno. Your guess is as good as mine on this one!



It's quite a nice colour though, sorta beige but a bit more intense.

Anyway, drop your guesses below. You'll probably be wrong :p

Monday, 20 April 2020

Unicorns

There is no denying that I love nothing more than painting some unicorns. There is also no denying that sometimes what I decide to create works, and sometimes it doesn't! Sometimes I create something that everyone loves, sometimes I create something that I hate and others love and sometimes I just create "something".

So I've been having great fun over the last few weeks painting some of the unicorns from the new Breyer mystery unicorn sets. Whilst I took the horns off the new moulds I left the old G2 moulds with their horns on and got creative!

And of course I got my specialist paints out, because why not?

So first up is my favourite of the whole bunch. This is a Breyer Stablemate G2 Clydesdale. He has been painted to black and white. He has then had pink ombre added to his mane and given a white stripe and white horn.

He has then had moons added in white base mixed with lit pigment. I have also added this to his tail, horn, back hooves and to his white stripe.


Lit pigment glows even under normal light, but take the light away and you've got one seriously glowy horse!


Number two was a bit of an experiment. For some reason I decided to do the base colour in colour shift paint on top of white primer. This created an unusual glazed look, in green!

I then dd the shading in a paint called "Blood for the Blood God". This is a technical paint that is designed to basically replicate blood. When sprayed through it creates a translucent and slightly shiny effect. It looks rather cool!

And because all of that wasn't enough for this little guy, I then added white dots across the entire body using the same acrylic/lit pigment mix. Unfortunately the pigment didn't take in all places but there are still quite a few glowing spots, like his face spots!


This final one is less successful. He just looks rather odd. Like a sort of strange bumblebee. But I'm sure someone will love him!


I hope you enjoyed! There are still a few to be finished so there will be more unicorns coming soon!

Sunday, 19 April 2020

Seminar #2 - Friday 24th April 2020 - Make Along!

Thank you to everyone who attended our seminar yesterday, it was great fun and I hope you all learned loads! I think we confused some non-model horse people who stumbled upon us but it was wonderful to share the love :D

Our next seminar will be: Friday 24th April

At: 11:00 BST

This seminar is going to be a bit different as it is going to be a 'make along'. The idea is that we will all sit down and I will go through the steps of making a simple headcollar and you guys can follow and make one to! It will be good fun for both experienced tack makers and novice ones alike.



But you will of course have to stock up on supplies first so I have put a list below of things you will need. If you can't get your supplies by Friday don't worry. Yesterday the phone and Facebook cooperated so you should be able to watch the video online afterwards and have a go. There will also be a step by step picture guide on our website.

Supplies Needed

Leather Lace/Ribbon x1m
1/8" Buckle x1
If you don't own any buckles you can make your own using thin wire - the same goes for the rest of the supplies!
6mm Jump Ring x4
Or 2x 6mm jump rings & 2x Halter Slot Rings
5mm Jump Ring x1

Tools Needed

Scissors
Glue
Needlenose Pliers
Sharp Craft Knife/Xacto Blade/Scalpel 

If you cannot get the things don't worry, just join in anyway for some fun or to ask questions or share your own tips. This is going to be an interesting experiment to see whether it works but it should be fun :)

It will be held on Facebook live here: https://www.facebook.com/chestnutridgemodels

I look forward to seeing you all there!