Carola's Additions :-) (Last update April 11th 2016 - DAH, OOAK, CollectA & Breyer)

jonesee wrote:

Congratulations Carola! I love your bright, good pictures! It is very interesting to read your thoughts of them. Don't ever stop this   

Thank you very much Jonesee   I have no intention of stopping    

Congratulations Carola, you are so good with pictures that you even found a good angle to the new Arabian! You really know how to impress a stallion... well, you know the angle, of course!

Roger wrote:

Congratulations Carola, you are so good with pictures that you even found a good angle to the new Arabian! You really know how to impress a stallion... well, you know the angle, of course!

Thank you Roger     

Hi all   

A new brand has entered my collection: Breyer Stablemates! I had been thinking for a while to try them out, and after a LOT of research I chose a few!
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- And before, in their packagaging.
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I have a certain passion for European breeds(And drafts especially).
I got this very humble and simple Hanoverian. He is very beautiful, I think. Noble looking!
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I was told, the quality of these figurines was a LOT different from Schleich and the like. And that is so true! They are of very fine hard plastic. Reminds me of my fathers old Reislers. But it suits this type of figurine very well, I think. They are also very smooth, with no fur texturing, unlike Schleich, CollectA and others.
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This draft horse, I think has a particularly good sculpt! I guess this one resembles some kind of American Spotted Draft breed..? If she had feathering, she could have been a Gypsy Vanner   The original sculpt, however, is called Belgian.
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A little sweet foal was with her   The 2nd foal in my entire collection.
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And ofcourse the handsome Friesian   He is VERY nice. A quite 'drafty' Friesian I think he is. I like that !
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And yet another wonderful draft! Percheron I believe. The paintwork is overall very nice for these little horses. Detail seems fair and the smooth style suits the figurines.
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I love him!   
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The size of these figures is very fine I think. Small, but not so small, that is distorts the models, as I think happens when models enter very small scales.
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She has such a wonderful face, I think, the draft lady, wow!   
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Friesian, here with the Schleich and CollectA guys.
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And, at last, a Royal Welcome   
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gorgeous new horses!   

So beautiful Breyers!  I thought that they're bigger but wow! So tiny and so awesome figures! Many congrats, Carola! I just love them    

Those are so lovely, great new additions Carola!

They are beautyful, Carola   

And your pictures are so great, that I begin to wish ...no, no, no !!!! I do NOT collect Breyers      

Haha, Susanne won't collect them what means that Breyer sales will increase!
Yes, now you have a little collection of stablemates just like me. The difference is that my figures represent light horses while yours are, obviously, more concentrated in draft horses. I need unless one of them in my collection and your pictures will help me to choose. In the foal set you've bought, they are Vaulty and Belgian, though, both moulds are also sold as American spotted draft horse. It is only an example.
Which one do you recomend me? I love these little figures, it was a somewhat strange feeling my first touch but with time I love them more and more.

You finally got the Breyers! Congratulations Carola, they're wonderful!

SUSANNE wrote:

I do NOT collect Breyers      

Susanne, I guarantee you that will not last.   

Congratulations     

Breyer is magnific brand and these horses are beautiful.

Congrats    

Those horses are darling.   

Thank you very much Sauroid, Jonas, Karin, Susanne, Roger, 4U, Andreas, Fernando, Kayla   

- Roger, thank you, yes, I saw also that the Percheron 'Vaulting' mold as a Spotted American. I was thinking to get him too, but I liked the Percheron more   Yes, indeed we roam the opposite spectres of the horseworld. Do you have photos of all your stablemates? Or is it only the Lusitano you posted recently, who can be seen here?     
I think you like the Friesian   

- Susanne, let me know if I should order a few little Breyers for you, next time I'm getting a bunch of Stablemates. You know, saving shipping costs and such  

Carola wrote:

- Roger, thank you, yes, I saw also that the Percheron 'Vaulting' mold as a Spotted American. I was thinking to get him too, but I liked the Percheron more   Yes, indeed we roam the opposite spectres of the horseworld. Do you have photos of all your stablemates? Or is it only the Lusitano you posted recently, who can be seen here?     
I think you like the Friesian   

You can see my other Breyer in these two topics.
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Actually, enjoyed reading back the 2nd topic, it mixes the subject Breyer/Britains superficially, how STS collectors are able to resist collecting figures and something not finished with Daria that probably I forgot....
Ah, I forgot to tell that Friesians are not grouped with any kind of horses in my horse encyclopedia, they are just Friesians! Draught draft horses are all others. So I need this wonderful Friesian, no doubts about that and another heavy horse.

SUSANNE wrote:

I do NOT collect Breyers      

I understand you, Susanne! I got the same feeling  But still they look so great..  

Roger wrote:

You can see my other Breyer in these two topics.
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Actually, enjoyed reading back the 2nd topic, it mixes the subject Breyer/Britains superficially, how STS collectors are able to resist collecting figures and something not finished with Daria that probably I forgot....
Ah, I forgot to tell that Friesians are not grouped with any kind of horses in my horse encyclopedia, they are just Friesians! :lol:Draught draft horses are all others. :lol:So I need this wonderful Friesian, no doubts about that and another heavy horse.

Ow they are really nice also, Red Roan Quarterhorse looks very fine   
There are also the sports friesians, they look like light horses I think. But still Friesians are coldblood, but I think that has to do with their temper, and not meaning they are drafters necessarily. But I'm not quite sure   

So you like also the Belgian sculpt is my guess?   

jonesee wrote:

SUSANNE wrote:

I do NOT collect Breyers      

I understand you, Susanne! I got the same feeling  But still they look so great..  

Why not?   The Stablemates are affordable, I think   

Carola wrote:

jonesee wrote:

SUSANNE wrote:

I do NOT collect Breyers      

I understand you, Susanne! I got the same feeling  But still they look so great..  

Why not?   The Stablemates are affordable, I think   

Don't encourage me!!    

Carola wrote:

Roger wrote:

You can see my other Breyer in these two topics.
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Actually, enjoyed reading back the 2nd topic, it mixes the subject Breyer/Britains superficially, how STS collectors are able to resist collecting figures and something not finished with Daria that probably I forgot....
Ah, I forgot to tell that Friesians are not grouped with any kind of horses in my horse encyclopedia, they are just Friesians! :lol:Draught draft horses are all others. :lol:So I need this wonderful Friesian, no doubts about that and another heavy horse.

Ow they are really nice also, Red Roan Quarterhorse looks very fine   
There are also the sports friesians, they look like light horses I think. But still Friesians are coldblood, but I think that has to do with their temper, and not meaning they are drafters necessarily. But I'm not quite sure   

So you like also the Belgian sculpt is my guess?   

Carola, my personal and imaginary encyclopedia of horses it not a trustful source. I just find Friesian horses a breed with a very special and unique beautiness what makes me not group it with any other. I think they are lighter draft horses. :)
Quarter horse I own is a brilliant figure in my opinion, the Lusitano/Andalusian is the most glamourous but maybe the Quarter is the best piece. :)
Belgian is a good idea. Time to think in it.

Roger wrote:

Carola, my personal and imaginary encyclopedia of horses it not a trustful source. I just find Friesian horses a breed with a very special and unique beautiness what makes me not group it with any other. I think they are lighter draft horses. :)
Quarter horse I own is a brilliant figure in my opinion, the Lusitano/Andalusian  is the most glamourous but maybe the Quarter is the best piece. :)
Belgian is a good idea. Time to think in it.

   

Hi all   

My four newcomers:
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I decided to try the Breyer Classic scale, to see if they were something for my tastes.
After a long time of research I chose these two - Yes, two, because I did not want just one, as it would just feel alone, you know   
Chestnut Haflinger(2011, sculpted by Brigitte Eberl(2011)) and Grullo Morgan(2011, sculpted by Sommer Prosser(2007))
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If I must make a wish for Breyer - PLEASE - more coldblood moulds into the Classics Line! Seriously, there is only an old shire, which is not available at the moment, and then the Haflinger("Gretel Mould")   I think that is strange! There are several drafters in the Traditional line and Stablemates line.. Classics needs it too!
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Couldn't have the Haflinger Mare to be lonely, so I got her a husband   
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A little walkaround:
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With Schleich Haflinger.
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Her sweet face!
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Gorgeous Mould! I think she has a lot of personality. And her attitude is way more relaxed and humble, I think, compared to other Breyer moulds.
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So, what to say about Breyer Classics.. these two at least.. well, They are very beautiful, and VERY light, as the plastic is hollow. Schleich Princess Shire Mare is a lot heavier than the Haflinger! So it is certainly not the amount of plastic you pay for here! Paintwork is similar to the Stablemates, and there is not much detail, such as texturing, they are all smooth. I think CollectA paintwork is similar in detail, except Breyer painters looks to work better with their brushes...
Maybe it is the sculpting you pay for? These are really good replicas, I think. But not much detail, compared to Schleich, which are rich in textures and sharp definition, I think.
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Stablemates Clydesdale from Pony Gals series. Very VERY cute figurine   
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Peter Stone Chips Clydesdale 4 Corner. He is very nice and noble! But I wonder... can Clydesdales be ALL black? Hmm.. and he has some grey dots here and there...
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Unserious Clyde meets Serious Clyde   
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With other Stablemates   
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And a little Scale Chart. I have only Papo Drafters, so putting one there would be misleading, I think. But they fit Schleich and Mojo   
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Beautiful newcomers Carola!!! I love this little Clyde by Peter Stone, he has so cute little "stars" on his coat Also unserious SM Clyde is amazing! what a happy pose
Haflinger mare must be one of the best Breyer Classics, great choice!   

Congratulations!!!!     

Ohhh, Carole they are gorgeous   

And you got a Peter Stone model , even a Clydesdale - I am just a little, tiny bit jealous       

The pony gals models, I once bought a little set of five, and only one of them can stand, - yours look fine !


Thankyou very much for the last photo , it is very informative