LeeAnn's Customs Thread *Updated Feb 28

Thanks! That egg is very beautiful I do not think that would work on Breyers though, the plastic is very sensitive and can be damaged by chemicals easily. I have a friend that etches horses into what is considered a "decorator" pattern, such as a racing scene or a day at the farm. I'm amazed by her talent!

Pretty figure! I like this breyer mould    in cinnamon is beautiful   

Its beautiful, great job and congrats.

Thanks Alvaro and Paige!

Elros Alvar wrote:

Awesome, I can't waith to see her finished,  great work!!  

jonesee wrote:

Good work! He's looking way better yet now!   
Hmm..maybe the neck is just a little too long?

I'm agree with you Jonas, the neck is  too long  

But don't worry LeeAnn, Look my fjord repaint of schleich, it's a giraffe    

I love this posts, I'm learning a lot. Great job!

Absolutely wonderful horse,congrats!    

Thanks Taos!

Maybe one day I will paint like you. Congrats!

I like your etchie very much
It must have take a long time indeed   I've only ever etched a paddock pall breyer and those were only small spots. but that already took me a long time!
Great job! Do you plan on making more etchies?

Very interesting, I love these kind of topics
Though I won't be of much use to you as I always have trouble with necks myself   But what I can say is that photoshop (or the free option Gimp) has a "ctrl + Z" option and real time sulpting hasn't, so if you're not sure I'd try how a longer neck looks or a shorter neck. You could also post the edited pictures here and maybe ask some "horse profs" what looks best
Anyway, I which luck and fun with customizing this horsey

Thanks Anne-Joke! Yes, I have a few more in progress and a few that were done before this one.

Animal_Figures_4U wrote:

Yes, I have a few more in progress and a few that were done before this one.

I would love to see them!

What a patience! I like it a lot :)

Cna´t wait to see it finished. Big congrats about getting him!

SyLoBe wrote:

What a patience! I like it a lot :)

Thanks!

A-J wrote:

I would love to see them!

As requested...

Here's Mist Yer Chance, a donation to a live show.
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More photos of her here.

And MSS Fox Calling
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More of him here.

The two above now have a satin finish like the ones on this post, not glossy like on my blog. I just took those two to a live show this weekend, and when I got there, both were completely stuck to the bags they were wrapped in.  The gloss was ruined, I had to carefully sand it all down without damaging the paint beneath it, and respray them in matte. Now they have a very pretty satin finish that will hopefully not stick to their bags.   


MSS Shooting Star can be seen here.

Here is MSS Love me Tender, and here is MSS Fall in Love Again.  I have a few in progress that I can get photos of if you would like.


I figured it would work better with all of them in one thread rather than clogging up the customs forum.  

Animal_Figures_4U wrote:

Thanks friends! I will try to get a closer photo of the hair pattern for you, if you're interested.  Yes, it takes a long time, especially to do the full hair pattern! I was given the model in June, and working on it on and off I just finished yesterday.

Here's that closer photo
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Gosh you do such an amazing job with those repaints!!!    I don't think that I would even dare to try that   

Thank you! They're actually not repaints, almost the opposite - I'm removing the paint. It's a lot of fun, the first few you do might not come out too nice but once you get the hang of it it's quite easy to master.

They are amazing! I own an etchie too, and I have always been amazed by the amount of patience you must have to be able to make them.

Animal_Figures_4U wrote:

Thank you! They're actually not repaints, almost the opposite - I'm removing the paint. It's a lot of fun, the first few you do might not come out too nice but once you get the hang of it it's quite easy to master.

Oops  Well either way I still wouldn't dare 

No oops necessary Etching can be hard to understand at first.

Pluisje1998 wrote:

They are amazing! I own an etchie too, and I have always been amazed by the amount of patience you must have to be able to make them.

Thank you so much!

Oh, those two! Love them    

Thanks Jonas