Not sure how anyone else feels, but I’m pretty much over winter.
We’re at 17 days in a row where the temperature hasn’t gotten above freezing; every blasted snowflake of the 12” that fell two weeks ago is still on the ground; and we had a white-out at our house last night (and not the fun kind where everyone wears white jerseys to the Pens game). We couldn’t see the trolley tracks fifty yards off the backyard because the snow was blowing so intensely.
I was supposed to go Breyer shopping with friends today, but none of us wanted to deal with the bitter cold and partially-treated roads, so we rescheduled for later this month. I’m bundled on the couch under several layers of blankets instead, nursing a hot chocolate, watching curling (which I’m obsessed with at Olympics time), and blogging about El Pastors.
There are worse ways to spend the day.
We’re at 17 days in a row where the temperature hasn’t gotten above freezing; every blasted snowflake of the 12” that fell two weeks ago is still on the ground; and we had a white-out at our house last night (and not the fun kind where everyone wears white jerseys to the Pens game). We couldn’t see the trolley tracks fifty yards off the backyard because the snow was blowing so intensely.
I was supposed to go Breyer shopping with friends today, but none of us wanted to deal with the bitter cold and partially-treated roads, so we rescheduled for later this month. I’m bundled on the couch under several layers of blankets instead, nursing a hot chocolate, watching curling (which I’m obsessed with at Olympics time), and blogging about El Pastors.
There are worse ways to spend the day.
This is #867 Tesoro, who was in the regular run lineup from 1992-1995. I don’t know exactly when I got this guy, but it must have been shortly after he was released - he was present in my collection pictures from September 1992. [Not real surprised by that, given how many of the 1992 regular runs I liked. I already had seven of them by the time I took those photos.]
Childhood me absolutely loved this horse. He is definitely one of my "near and dears."
At some point early in his life, he must have had one hell of a battle with an aggressive pencil, as he’s got marks all over him. I tried removing them as a kid but ended up taking a little paint off his neck, so I stopped. He’s worn his battle scars ever since.
#61 El Pastor was the first release on this mold. He was in the regular run lineup from 1974-1981. I got this guy in a lot on eBay in August 2017, along with a much-loved alabaster FAS, a bay FAF, a bay Classic Rearing Stallion, and a buckskin Indian Pony. The whole lot was $70 shipped.
He looked chalky from the pictures, which is why I bought the lot. Even though he wasn’t chalky, his shading is outstanding, particularly on his off-side. I’ve put him in the sales bin a few times since 2022 and keep taking him right back out as soon as I see how pretty he is.
I’ve got a few El Pastor models on my wish list: the BreyerWest special run Escondido, the State Line Tack special run Jamocha Jazz, and the web special Bandelier. Ironically, I was drawn for Bandelier, but funds for him weren’t in the cards at the time, so I passed him on to a fellow collector. Every time I see one, I wish I would have kept him.
He looked chalky from the pictures, which is why I bought the lot. Even though he wasn’t chalky, his shading is outstanding, particularly on his off-side. I’ve put him in the sales bin a few times since 2022 and keep taking him right back out as soon as I see how pretty he is.
I’ve got a few El Pastor models on my wish list: the BreyerWest special run Escondido, the State Line Tack special run Jamocha Jazz, and the web special Bandelier. Ironically, I was drawn for Bandelier, but funds for him weren’t in the cards at the time, so I passed him on to a fellow collector. Every time I see one, I wish I would have kept him.
I've always liked Bandelier; he is one of the more outstanding releases. Plus I own a book by the namesake man, Adolf Bandelier.
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