Imaginary "Phoenix Ranch" / Customs by Shanti

Oh wow, Shanti! They look wonderful! So beautiful! The mare has a lovely color and the dog is very cute. How clever to separate them, makes them so much more playable The color looks indeed like a perfect sooty palomino, but that cannot be a bad thing! It's one of the hardest colors to paint, isn't it? I know I'm not ready to paint a sooty palomino yet, it's so hard to get it right. Also, sometimes models have their own opinion about the color they want to be painted in

And your amazing stable, ahh! Makes me dream about building a miniature stable, so inspiring   The little lights inside are lovely. And even the straw is perfect!

I love the CollectA mare and Terrier and these photos are just gorgeous!
And amazing you could get the terrier off, I wish they could separate too! I was just scared that I would break the little terrier if I tried! There must be a way of doing it, but I'm not the best when it comes to tools
Thank you so much for sharing these!

Thank you so much friends!!
Yes, sometimes models have their own will! I liked the way it turned so let her be!
Separated they are versatile to use! Too bad they are not connected with a magnet or a little pin or something..

The stable is so old... made in 2011? Not sure. But it useful for photos sometimes. It was a lot of work but a lot of fun too building it! Give it a try, make your own stable! The bad thing is, you need a stable for every scale...

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Oh wow thank you!
I may need to buy another- just in case my sawing doesn't go to plan!

This is MAGNIFICENT !!!!!!

I always expact the best from you, and this is certainly at least up to expectations, - incredibly beautyful

Bonnie wrote:

Oh wow thank you!
I may need to buy another- just in case my sawing doesn't go to plan!

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Great job ! Perfect actually
And the mare looks so beautiful now

SUSANNE wrote:

Bonnie wrote:

Oh wow thank you!
I may need to buy another- just in case my sawing doesn't go to plan!

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And thank you for all of your nice comments!!

Awh so sweet and great paintwork too

SUSANNE wrote:

Bonnie wrote:

Oh wow thank you!
I may need to buy another- just in case my sawing doesn't go to plan!

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Shanti wrote:

The stable is so old... made in 2011? Not sure. But it useful for photos sometimes. It was a lot of work but a lot of fun too building it! Give it a try, make your own stable! The bad thing is, you need a stable for every scale...

You know, it may be old but every time I see this barn I think it's so cool! Yes, one in every scale, hahaha, and where to store it But  maybe one in SM scale or LB would be possible.

There is even a new barn building group on FB that I joined and I see a lot of projects this month, very inspiring. But i just can't decide for the look and the scale I like the most I guess it will have to wait, at least until next year.

Yes, a stable in SM scale would be nice, was thinking about one too! I have this one facade with just the door but I was thinking about an indoor scene with 2 stalls maybe. I remember building this one for Schleich scale, I used the microwave oven for heating the wooden strips in hot water for bending them.. not sure how many times I failed.    

I joined this groub on FB too but didn't have the time to make another barn. And all the photos of the "how to" are stored on some hard disc somewhere...

Repainted this cat for a distant family member that is about to retire after 45 years of work.
She lost her cat some years ago and I thought it might be an idea of having her cat with her again on the couch. I hope she will like it. The cat ist about lifesize more like a young cat.

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Soooooo beautiful, and what a wonderful idea, it will be such a lovely memory of her cat!
And at first I thought they were photos of her- until I realised that you had painted this beauty! It is just amazing, and looks so realistic- like a real cat! And the colours and texture, I could almost reach through the screen and stroke her!
She will love it, it is a masterpiece!

Wonderful work, Shanti! Your family member must be very happy with such a beautiful gift!

Amazing work Shanti ! Wowww

You made everything more than perfect! It looks sooooo real.
And it has a very cute spot on it`s face :)

Thank you so much! The cat met her new owner yesterday. We let her open the present alone, we didn't know how she would react. Last time she saw her cat she was dead But now she has a cute sleeping cat back on her couch. She seemed a bit overwhelmed but I think she will recover!

Meet "Claire" and "Bree", two older Schleich Figurines but I like the old ones of Schleich better.
Hope you like them too!

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Wonderful!

So beautiful once again and so realistic, they look gorgeous together in the snow!
And the foal- she is the sweetest!

Thank you so much!!

So beautiful repainted horses Shanti !
And I love your photos .
It makes them look even more real .
Wonderful job !

Very good repaint of the figures and nice photos- they look like real horse when you just look at the pictures.

How on earth could I miss this model ?  
OMG !!! Shanti, it is truely, completely life-like !!!  
I have never, ever seen anything so perfect before        

WOW !!!!!                

Shanti wrote:

Repainted this cat for a distant family member that is about to retire after 45 years of work.
She lost her cat some years ago and I thought it might be an idea of having her cat with her again on the couch. I hope she will like it. The cat ist about lifesize more like a young cat.
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Thankyou also for showing the progress as you painted her