Saturday, 17 March 2018

Model of the Day - Briny

Our model of the day today is CRS The Beautiful Briny. A lovely little custom G2 American Saddlebred painted by myself.

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Name: Briny
Show Name: CRS The Beautiful Briny
Breed: American Saddlebred
Colour: Grey
Gender: Mare
Scale: Stablemate
Brand: Breyer
Artist: Catriona Harris
Mould: G2 American Saddlebred
Year Painted: 2014
Face Markings: None
Leg Markings: None
Sire: None
Dam: None
Unique ID Code: 1053
Best Live Show Placing: None

Friday, 16 March 2018

Model of the Day - Tiger

Our model of the day today is CRS Tiger Power

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Name: Tiger
Show Name: CRS Tiger Power
Breed: Miniature
Colour: Black Snowcap
Gender: Filly
Brand: Equorum
Mould: Shetland Foal
Scale: Classic
Face Markings: None
Leg Markings: None
Sire: None
Dam: None
Unique ID Code: 83
Best Live Show Placing: 1st Place

Must Haves for Your Model Horse Workspace

Here are 10 essential items that every model horse workspace needs.

1. Mini Draw Set



These are so useful! You can organise all your bits and bobs in them so they are easy to hand on your desk.

2. Jars



Perfect for keeping your painting water in or brushes

3. Broken Mugs



Don't through out those broken mugs! They are so useful for putting things in. I keep my pastel brushes in this one.

4. Shelves



Having shelves next to your desk is so helpful. You can use them to store all kinds of things, such as primers and sealants!

5. Tiny Boxes



Where would we be without Really Useful Boxes? These are perfect for holding all kinds of supplies and keeping them organised.

6. Nail Varnish Displays



These are essential for keeping your paints organised.

7. Notice Boards



Great for pinning your todo lists, important information and even reference pictures.

8. White Boards



Great for making notes about all kinds of things and for keeping track of your current projects and ToDo lists.

9. Cocktail Sticks



Literally the most useful tool! Perfect for absolutely every task where would we be without them?

10. Coaster



Pro tip. Put your coffee mug on a coaster and your water mug on the desk. So you can always tell them apart. Until you aren't paying attention that is....

Thursday, 15 March 2018

Why?

Yesterday on question day someone asked 'Why did you set up your Blog?'

Well that is a good question!

I can't really remember the real reason, the Blog was set up in October 2011. Initially it was just a way of expressing my own views on the model horse hobby.

But swiftly it started to include model horse news, pictures of customs and tack I had made and lots of pictures of my own models. Of course as soon as the show season started I started to add lots of live show posts.

So when Chestnut Ridge grew in 2015 the Blog was already established with a lot of followers. For the last 3 years many people had been reading it with eagerness. It only made sense to use it to announce news about Chestnut Ridge and lots of lovely pictures of the items we stock.

So now it has a huge variety of posts.

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It of course still has posts that express my own views, but they tend to be more light hearted and fun.

There are still lots of tutorials, tips and tricks as well as good reference pictures I have found.

As you guys know there are also lots of pics of customs and tack I have made.

And then there is much much model horse spam with lots of lovely pics of my own model horses.

Lots of model horse news (I love sharing pics of new models)

And as many live show pictures and reports as you could want!

And finally of course all the Chestnut Ridge news, from new orders, to updates to everything else we want to communicate including loads of new competitions.


So the question is what else could we put here? I'm not really sure there is anything else! But if you have any suggestions let me know! I'm always up for new ideas about Blog posts or things we can add :D

Wednesday, 14 March 2018

Tack Item of the Day

So I'm searching on Pinterest for images of Western saddles.

"I want something a bit different I think"

And then I find this...

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Image source: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/334744184778715641/

As awesome as this looks wouldn't those sparkles rub?

That said I now have the temptation, I mean model horse dolls don't have feelings do they :p

Monday, 12 March 2018

Ciara and Mae

Vintage Club member's can now purchase the second release of the year, a lovely grazing mare and foal pair.

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This year's non-equine BreyerFest special run is GORGEOUS!

A beautiful two tone elk, based on racing reindeer!

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