The Icelandic horse 8826 from Collecta 2018 !!!

At last Collecta Made an Icey !
A beautyful, wonderful, blue dun stallion going lovely tölt

Ohh, I have been looking so much forward to see this model, and I was not disappointed  

Knowing this breed so well, of course I can find a few little things, but don't get me wrong : It is the best model of an Icelandic horse, I have ever seen  
But let me start with the few little things, that do not completely correspond with my ideal :

Well, as usual  there is the pear-shaped body, wich this breed certainly does not have ....
and perhaps as a result of that, he has narrow shoulders, and the neck and head are not sturdy enough for a full grown stallion.
( Only a full grown horse can go that kind of tölt )

The other thing is that his hind legs are spread far out to the sides. I fast tölt, the horse mainly carries his body on his hind legs, and I can't imagine how he can do that in such a speed with his hind legs like that.

Ok, the dorsal stripe does not follow the dorsal line, but that is such a small thing that I am almost ashamed to mention it.

Now, forget all the small minusses, and enjoy this gorgeous model , even if the pictures may not do it justice :

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With this year's mare and foal from Schleich
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Thank you for this walkaround. The photos gives good information of all details. He seems to be a very handsome guy. It's fun seeing him beside Schleich's "My-little-pony-cute" mare.

Congrats Susanne! It's so gorgeous. Thanks for the photos.

Thankyou, Tove and Donny

Tove wrote:

......... It's fun seeing him beside Schleich's "My-little-pony-cute" mare.

Considering it is a Deborah Mc Dermott's sculpt...

SUSANNE wrote:

Well, as usual  there is the pear-shaped body, wich this breed certainly does not have ....

... yes, it is.  I hop Deborah reads this:

SUSANNE wrote:

Knowing this breed so well, of course I can find a few little things, but don't get me wrong : It is the best model of an Icelandic horse, I have ever seen  

I hope she is aware of the importance of this praise, mainly when it is Susanne the quoted person.
Maybe Deborah will only ask... "why is this Schleich figure used for comparison?" It is probably the few Icelandic horses I could never guess the breed if it was not written on catalogue. The earlier version or Safari's would surely deserve the portrait.
Thanks for this excellent walk around Susanne, surely a great figure of your beloved horse breed.

Thankyou very much, dear Roger

I showed the picture with the Schleich horses, because they are also new for 2018, but it is a good idea to compare with Safari's horse, which is also a great model :

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Not the best picture, but as we see, these two are very different !

Thanks Susanne, that additional comparison picture is very informative. Although they have a similar pose, their proportions are quite distinct. Both have a very traditional Icey look.

Wonderful!

It`s a really nice model
It will be my first Icelandic model :)
Thank you for this walkaround Susanne . It is also very interesting and informative to read about the weak points of the model :)

Thankyou, friends

Pretty boy! Did they changed a little the quality of the models or it is just my imagination?

Valeriia wrote:

Pretty boy! Did they changed a little the quality of the models or it is just my imagination?

Yes, isn't he ?

I don't think the quality is different from prevous models, but then, I don't often see these thning that others comlain about

SUSANNE wrote:

Yes, isn't he ?

I don't think the quality is different from prevous models, but then, I don't often see these thning that others comlain about

Btw, Susanne, where can I find your collection? I think it should be huge!