Back in January, I talked about the handful of Traditional customs in my collection that have made the show ring. I have a few more custom minis than Traditionals - 19 to be exact - but most are either decorators (13 of them, can you believe it? I’m just as shocked as you are) or my mostly-not-great attempts at painting things. Only five of my custom minis have made it into the show ring with any regularity. Here they are, in no particular order.
This little cutie is a Breyer G2 Trotting Foal Stablemate. I got her in April 2015 through a Model Horse Blab Stablemate swap.
For those unfamiliar, every few months in the mid-2010s (and maybe before that; I wasn’t a Blabber until 2013) you could sign up to participate in a model horse swap, where you’d paint a Stablemate for another Blabber and they’d paint one for you. All you had to do was fill out a quick form with your model horse (and candy/snacks/real life things) likes and dislikes. You’d get someone else’s form in return, paint them a model, get them something from their likes list (within a certain dollar limit), and ship it off.
I participated twice, Halloween 2014 and then spring of 2015. In 2014, I painted a champagne G3 TWH for my partner, and received a really cool G3 Cantering Warmblood painted like a pumpkin - a bright orange body with a green mane and tail. He even came with a pumpkin costume! He’ll be featured sometime in the future in a Full Spectrum post.
I ended up with two partners in 2015 after another member had to back out. I painted Legos onto a G3 Warmblood Jumper for one partner, and did a realistic buckskin G3 Cantering Warmblood for the other. In return, I received a blue roan splash pinto etched G3 Rearing Andalusian, a super cool Game of Thrones-themed red splash pinto G2 Thoroughbred complete with a wooden base with painted dragons and three house banners, and the little pink pegasus filly. She was painted by Evelyn Lauer and has a ton of detail in her wings. Her show name is Paige. She has placed at three of the four shows she’s been to and has one NAN card.
I visited Blab on a daily basis from 2013 through around 2018-2019; more sporadically after that; and then stopped almost entirely when the site was compromised and went poof for awhile in 2022-ish. I still check in every year around BreyerFest to see if the famous DooWiki is keeping a blog, but that’s as far as I go. It’s just not the same as it was.
For those unfamiliar, every few months in the mid-2010s (and maybe before that; I wasn’t a Blabber until 2013) you could sign up to participate in a model horse swap, where you’d paint a Stablemate for another Blabber and they’d paint one for you. All you had to do was fill out a quick form with your model horse (and candy/snacks/real life things) likes and dislikes. You’d get someone else’s form in return, paint them a model, get them something from their likes list (within a certain dollar limit), and ship it off.
I participated twice, Halloween 2014 and then spring of 2015. In 2014, I painted a champagne G3 TWH for my partner, and received a really cool G3 Cantering Warmblood painted like a pumpkin - a bright orange body with a green mane and tail. He even came with a pumpkin costume! He’ll be featured sometime in the future in a Full Spectrum post.
I ended up with two partners in 2015 after another member had to back out. I painted Legos onto a G3 Warmblood Jumper for one partner, and did a realistic buckskin G3 Cantering Warmblood for the other. In return, I received a blue roan splash pinto etched G3 Rearing Andalusian, a super cool Game of Thrones-themed red splash pinto G2 Thoroughbred complete with a wooden base with painted dragons and three house banners, and the little pink pegasus filly. She was painted by Evelyn Lauer and has a ton of detail in her wings. Her show name is Paige. She has placed at three of the four shows she’s been to and has one NAN card.
I visited Blab on a daily basis from 2013 through around 2018-2019; more sporadically after that; and then stopped almost entirely when the site was compromised and went poof for awhile in 2022-ish. I still check in every year around BreyerFest to see if the famous DooWiki is keeping a blog, but that’s as far as I go. It’s just not the same as it was.
I bought this custom G3 TWH from a fellow hobbyist at a show in March 2015. I am not sure who painted her. Her show name is All Ahead Full. She has been temporarily retired due to a large hoof rub that I need to repair.
For many years, the SE Ohio Model Horse Show was a fixture in Region 7. It was run by friends and fellow hobbyists Mandy and Tonjia, and was one of my favorite shows of the year. They always had a nice raffle, and in September 2013, this custom CollectA Hanoverian was up for grabs. I put a metric ton of tickets in for him and probably squealed out loud when my ticket was picked. His show name is Lucky Draw.
These last two horses are my own creations. This one, a G2 Thoroughbred, has been the most successful of all my custom minis. I painted her over the summer in 2010 after rejoining the hobby. She was my second attempt at pastelling and was based on a reference photo. If I had a do-over, I'd make the dapples a bit smaller, less uniform, and more well-blended.
I took her to my first ever live show, CRAB, in October 2010, and entered her in one of the fun classes - Custom by Novice Owner (over 18, never sold their work). I was hoping for a ribbon of any color, but she won her class! That was the highlight of the show for me.
Since then, she’s been on the table 25 times, has 17 breed ribbons (9 NAN cards), and 5 workmanship ribbons (2 NAN cards). In spite of her flaws, I’m super proud of her. Her show name is Occlusion.
This fun decorator G2 Andalusian was borne of a hobby night with friends. I’m pretty sure it was 2015 or 2016; I do remember beer was involved. I started him that night and finished him later on (when I was sober, lol). His show name is Vitral, which is Spanish for stained glass. He’s picked up a few ribbons here and there. I had a really fun and stress-free time making him.
Since then, she’s been on the table 25 times, has 17 breed ribbons (9 NAN cards), and 5 workmanship ribbons (2 NAN cards). In spite of her flaws, I’m super proud of her. Her show name is Occlusion.
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