May 3, 2021

Name: Hendrick aka Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix

Breed: Georgian Grande

Color: Palomino

Special Run: SM Club 2021

Significance: None

Holllyyy crap, the Breyer gods finally listened and produced a palomino without a stark white mane and tail! It's a nice soft creamy yellowish white that looks really nice on him and the dapples are very beautiful. My first Hendrick got lost in Hodgkins Illinois, whenever they find his box they're supposed to put him back in the system so maybe someday he'll start moving again and randomly pop up. He was stuck for two weeks before I contacted Breyer about options for the situation and they send me a replacement who fortunately didn't get stuck as well. Thankfully he's not super flawed and a better model compared to others that have shown up. One I saw had droopy "eye liner", the shading around his eye made him look like Gerard Way from My Chemical Romance and honestly I wouldn't be too mad if I got him for that reason. 🤣 I'm just thankful I didn't get one covered in rubs and scratches. Funny how some specific runs of the Stablemates Club seem to have more common flaws compared to others, some runs just come out better then others I guess.

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Aside from Hendrick, I also got some halters in for some of the fancy ponies! Yall can probably guess where I got them from by this point and yes I made the lead ropes. So far these are the only two I'm showing because the other *three* don't quite have in hand yet... won't be for a few more months😉

I wasn't too sure how I'd like Sláintes color scheme but after much back and forth I actually really like how it looks on her. Reminds me of vanilla ice cream with brownies and raspberry sauce 😋. I was also a little skeptical getting getting Jukebox a color scheme so close to Cheesecakes but I think they're different enough seeing them in person thankfully. Super happy they turned out well and I can't wait for the other halter I got to be worn on new ponies! Does anyone else collect tack or have a favorite piece of tack for their models? Or in real life too? 😍

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Today Paint Pony Studios announced these six individual Stablemates for pre-order on their website, to be shipped late May/June as mid-year releases! I couldn't help myself and bought four, those four will be a surprise for you guys until they arrive in the mail. Any guesses on who I ordered? 😉