The Fjord horse from Safari 2017 .

Several horsey people were probably delighted to see that Safari has made a Fjord horse for this year, and of course I had to get one.

Usually I can see the charm in a model even if it is not strictly accurate, but I must admit that this little fellow gave me a chock when I got him in my hand  
Never mind the way the paint on his eyes flows out, but look at the proportions  
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This is how a first prize Fjord stallion looks :
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The lower legs are  simply too long !!!
According to his solid neck and rump he looks like he has been fed normally untill 3 or 4 days ago, and after that he was starved - a Fjord has a rounded belly  
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He has a cute face, that is ok :)
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But on a Fjord the black line in the mane runs clearly on into the forelock !!
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And the colour of the TAIL !!!
Have they not looked at a Fjord from behind before making the dark part of the tail ?
The dun colour is not due to one gene, but a comlex of close-together genes.
As Fjords have been bred lighter and lighter, the part of this comples, which make leg-stripes and a dorsal stripe seem to have been lost, but the part of the dorsal stripe still exist in the mane and tail, and in the tail is continues from the spine line and down in the tail ...exactily as in the mane.
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In Danish we call it a "Halefjer" -  a tail feather , - like tis
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Anyway, - if he stands behind another horse on the shelf, I still like him, and he is wellcome here
And fortunately we have the wonderful Fjord made by Anna for CollectA Mojo, so our hobby is still blessed with a perfect model of a Fjord !

Nice horse :)

Susanne wrote:

Anyway, - if he stands behind another horse on the shelf, I still like him, and he is wellcome here Very
And fortunately we have the wonderful Fjord made by Anna for CollectA, so our hobby is still blessed with a perfect model of a Fjord !

I agree with you Susanne!
So we have a simple formula with great result, that is:
A very good and talented artist + a good idea for a figure + STS community for good ideas +an outstanding company for realization = a perfect model

This kind of cooperation has now been successful on STS for several times.

75senta75 wrote:

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So we have a simple formula with great result, that is:
A very good and talented artist + a good idea for a figure + STS community for good ideas +an outstanding company for realization = a perfect model

This kind of cooperation has now been successful on STS for several times.

First I want to tell you that I've found this review very interesting! Yes, it is not only a walk around but a review too. I couldn't judge it in such a comprehensive way if it was not your knowledgeable explanation and after reading it all, I am convinced that Safari should have done a better work.
Just a little detail. Anna made a really wonderful Fjord indeed but it was for Mojö Fun instead of CollectA. However, Deborah, also sculpted a very appealing Fjord for CollectA in fact.

Roger wrote:

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Just a little detail. Anna made a really wonderful Fjord indeed but it was for Mojö Fun instead of CollectA. However, Deborah, also sculpted a very appealing Fjord for CollectA in fact.

Thankyou very much, dear Roger !!! It warms my heart on a dark, windy winter evening

Mojo ! Of course !!! And Kristies beautyful mare was model

Even if he's not entirely correct, he's a fjord so I still love him! He would make a nice custom model with a few minor modifications.

I agree with Roger, this review is excellent Susanne I kearned a lot in a few words and pics, thank you

Thankyou for your kind words, friends

LeeAnn wrote:

Even if he's not entirely correct, he's a fjord so I still love him! He would make a nice custom model with a few minor modifications.

I can't wait to see what you can make out of him

Very nice review of this model! Thank you for this great walk around, Susanne!

I think the model looked better on the catalogue picture but I believe it has a lot of potential for customisation. I'm looking forward what will LeeAnn do with this model
Actually, a good painting could rescue that Fjord, perhaps Safar can update it next year?

LeeAnn wrote:

Even if he's not entirely correct, he's a fjord so I still love him! He would make a nice custom model with a few minor modifications.

I agree with LeeAnn on this one. Thank you very much for your review, Susanne! I agree that this Fjord has its flaws, but it still looks very charming. I'd love to experiment and improve my repaint skills on this one

Maybe we should make a topic with everyone's repaints of the Safari Fjord ?
       

I'm going to have to get two now! One for custom and one to keep OF Only problem is they're not widely available here yet surprisingly... cheapest one on ebay is $10 still! Hoping the craft stores get them in and I can use a 40% coupon

Yes ! Safari has really given it a punch on the prices this year !!!
A fast  look at Speilzeugguenstig shows :

- The old Safari horses are 4,24. Last year's horses 7,63, and the Fjord 8,53 Euros !!!

- A Schleich medioum horse is 5,29 and CollectA 6,59 Papo 6,59 Euro.

- So now Schleich has the cheapest, and Safari by far the most expensive horses

Still, it doesn't chock me. A Schleich horse is 10 Euros in the shops in Denmark

Oh that's interesting it's not just the US seeing a price increase! Huh, maybe I'll just have to bite the bullet and pay the higher price.