#breyer tack

[valedalestatue]

Been getting into Breyer tack making recently :3 this is the very first one and I think it turned out pretty cute!! Modelled by my beautiful boy Weezer lol

[snakes-stables]

Actually got to making the tack/feed room of the stables XD

[windswept-stables]

quick little fleece lined halter, 1:12th scale

[thatcharmingjerk]

[lichenart]

I finished my western bridle!

[firewolf-pyro]

Going through my collection of Breyers

[despazito]

horse people/collectors help i was looking up arabian tack and came across all these gorgeous figurines with fancy mini tack and i'd really really love to have one but i have no idea what terms to search for or where, ebay gave me nothing. also what price range would i be looking at are they gonna be insane breyer prices?? i dont give a shit about brand i just want a horsey in pretty tassles and embroidery

[piosplayhouse]

Nendo Bingqiu update and plans:

Ok so I wasn't going to make a post about this until I get my tack for sqq but that's going to take a really long time and I just like them too much to not talk about them for that long so I'm just gonna ramble about my custom plans under a readmore

Here's a transparent horse riding maid binghe though that you can put wherever you want :-) pls have fun with him

So I think I'll paint the blank tb body I'm getting in the mail for sqq because it feels like a natural improvement on the Xiu Ya he has right now that I kind of hate (current on the left, body that I'm changing it out for on the right).

I think I'll be doing a dapple grey for him.

As for Xin Mo, I was poking around some indie sculptors' sites and managed to snag this b-grade sport horse head from Camelot Studios. It's a slightly larger scale (1:9 as opposed to 1:12) but since it is a second there could be scaling abnormalities + breyer models themselves can sometimes vary in scale even within category. So when it comes we'll see if I can Frankenstein it onto him

Here's a full reference of Xin Mo (warmblood stallion) right now:

I think the head could add a lot of personality to what I imagine would be a very difficult horse, so I'm hoping it fits. But even if it doesn't, I wouldn't be opposed to possibly buying a smaller pony traditional model like Brookside Pink Magnum to fit with it instead

[gabapentin42069]

I often find myself wondering whether versions of me at various ages would consider current me “cool”. My steadfast love of horses has transcended time and space. The phase never faded. You either have it or you don’t. And I do. Here I am despite it all, in the same spot where I stood decades ago.

The horse world was my first reminder from the universe that most of the time, love is not enough. No matter how much time I spent playing with my Breyers, flipping through horse magazines, or watching thoroughbred races well past my bedtime on a 12 inch TV, it didn’t change the fact that moving up in the sport simply wasn’t financially feasible for my family.

I burned with envy for the girls who were gifted a horse of their own; whose dads shelled out money without a hint of hesitation for entry fees, private lessons, fancy tack, and designer breeches. It was the first time I was “the other”, a feeling that would rear its ugly head time after time, well into adulthood.

When I decided to revisit the hunter/jumper word again after 10+ years, I was determined to carve out my own space rather than cramming myself into one where I didn’t fit. In some ways I felt like that lonely kid again, desperate for the “other girls” to embrace me. But this time it didn’t matter! Now that my life is flush with love and acceptance from elsewhere, I can focus on the intricacies and nuance of the sport. I can focus on cultivating a bond with my equine partner. I can be fully present.

After leaving horses behind the first time, I amassed a collection of spiritual dings and bruises from forces beyond my control. An unbelievably painful breakup had left me feeling unsafe in my own body. I felt trapped in the cruel confines of my physical form. Powerless, useless, ugly, undeserving.

Riding has reminded me that my body is defined by more than the gaze of others. There is an invisible string that runs from the crown of my head down to the base of my spine. There are ever-growing muscles just beneath my skin propelling us forward. How lucky am I to have eyes that see distances between jumps (sometimes)? How lucky am I to have fingers nimble enough to give silent instructions to the 1200 pound animal beneath me? Maybe I’m prettier and richer than I ever could imagine.

Being in the saddle is the only time I communicate outside the confines of spoken language, transcending boundaries between species to perform feats that push the limits of physics. My intent is expressed through subtle movement rather than words, forcing me to be deliberate, uninhibited, honest.

As I drive to the barn twice a week, anxiety radiates from the pit of my chest into every corner of my body. I imagine gnarly falls, steep medical bills, life altering injury, permanent paralysis, or even death. Twenty minutes later, I am atop an animal who could break me beyond repair. I trust blindly. I do it scared.

The “horses heal” bullshit is so funny to me, because nothing I’ve loved has ever hurt more. I have been physically and metaphorically humbled by these weird, wonderful animals time and time again. I know nothing, isn’t that beautiful?

[himejoshiba]

ive never cared about cowboys or the whole western aesthetic but i saw a very pretty felt cowboy hat at the tack store today where i bought my breyer. it was like a very light soft pinkish ivory. super subtle and dressy. i wont it so baddd

[valedalestatue]

More Breyer halters! Featuring my sibling's High Tide model

[snakes-stables]

More work on the little paddock/ field section for my breyers.

[windswept-stables]

traditional scale pack saddle wip. gotta add the “nails” yet

[incomprehensiblelentils]

Former horse girl moment: so Breyer, I guess, does models every so often that are “brick and mortar specials” which means you can only get them from official suppliers, and this is Picante, a Quarter Horse/Arabian mare who was this year’s edition. I don’t buy the big ones much anymore but I fell in love immediately when she was announced two months ago and called multiple toy stores and tack shops trying to find one that could order one for me. I found one, but I didn’t hear from them for a few weeks and then I got my new job and kinda forgot to follow up. BUT they called yesterday and said they finally got them in and here she is!!!!! It’s hard to see in these pics but she’s a bay roan, which on actual horses is a bay coat with white hairs mixed in and on her is a slight grey sheen on top of her dark brown coat. She has such a sweet little face and I love her sooooo much.

[anamelessfool]

Since you were asking about my Breyers... I'm here to tell you all about them.

So to start, here's all my traditional scale Breyers. And a lot of them I gave them new names (a lot of them are models of real horses but the figures are like fictional characters to me so i just rename them) so from left to right:

Dice, California, Apollo, Delilah, Hamilton, Aspen, Titan, Prince, Frost, Lone Star, Misty, Cow, Willow, and Nevaeh

I have a few favorites but I guess Prince is my most favorite since his model is of Cortes C (my favorite famous horse)

And then secondly, California and Apollo because I basically ship them like characters

I started out with classics scale but switched to traditional since it's the main scale, but here's my classics:

Some of them don't have names but the ones that do are (starting from the first palomino) Summer, Champion, Fiona, Hercules, Jasmine, Shadow, and then the last two are customs I painted

My favorite is probably Shadow because his mold and paint job are really nice for a classic (sorry for the blurry pic it was hard to get)

And then my stablemates! Tiny!

Some of them do have names but it's been so long I can't remember them... but my first one was a Tennessee Walking horse(?) chestnut I customized to be a paint I randomly named Casper.

!!! This is so cool! Thanks so much for the extensive tour. I used to have so many as a kid. I didn't even ride horses for very long but I got this magazine that had all the horse tack and accessories in it and I'd read it and just pretend. They even had a section of just Breyer horses. My grandma would take me to the toy store on special occasions when i was in elementary school and I'd pick one out. I kept my favorite ones. I have more than what I'm showing but they are at my workplace right now. (A white cantering horse with red show ribbons, Secretariat, and the same black and white appaloosa you have) They are very beautiful sculptures.

They're next to my grandma's 95 year old Shirley Temple doll and some play line rainbow high/shadow high dolls I collected.

Do you make tack for them? I like watching YouTubers make tack and accessories for their horses. My favorite has to be DaisyStalls. She's so talented in how meticulous her environments are. I wish the rider dolls that came with these beautiful horses were as carefully made as the horses themselves.

[bnomiko]

Figure collecting: Pharaoh Atem 1:6 resin by Aftershock Studio (expanded review)

MFC is no longer allowing articles on unlicensed figures, so I'm posting the full text review here (along with a few extra photos that didn't make it into my original Tumblr post), since I don't want the article to go to waste.

Oddly both this unlicensed Atem on horseback resin AND this licensed one (by Fantastic Territory) came up for order at around the same time. Unless you're a massive Atem fan I can't see getting both so I had to choose one. The Fantastic Territory one was appealing since obviously it's licensed, and the base a lot smaller and less fussy (my preference), but I thought the horse on this statue looked much nicer and I generally prefer figures to have closed mouth expressions, so Aftershock's version won out and I placed my order. But… was it worth it?

Box and Packaging

Big shipping box: 62.8 x 30.8 x 63.5 cm and 27 lb ship weight. Actual figure box was snug inside, so no extra buffer padding.

The figure box is very basic - one big close up of Atem in the front, Sennen Puzzle in the back, content text on top and sides.

I was happy to find the foam inside held together with velcroed straps (MUCH better than tape which some companies use), and the foam was properly custom cut to fit each individual piece and layered in a sensible manner - main base pieces, horse and Atem's body in one layer, smaller things that went on sides and top in second layer. So it was very easy to unpack and assemble one layer at a time. And most importantly, no major breakages, even after I accidentally knocked the entire box over while dragging it to my display area for assembly. 1 minor breakage on the tip of a strand of the horse's mane but I located the damaged piece so it should glue together without issue.

Figures

Atem's face is great, exactly what I was hoping for. His earrings are even hinged which was a nice surprise, so depending on how you slot in the head they can fall into different spots. Good musculature on the body (nice thighs!) Biggest nitpick with the body is the blue flap of his skirt in the back isn't magnetized and the slot's a bit too big for it to sit securely, so I've already knocked it out of place twice.

The horse looks good. Came as a single piece except for the tail, so no issues with visible seams. Pose is dynamic and it feels stable even though it attaches to the base via the 2 back hooves with a bit of weight resting on a dust wisp that goes between the horse's legs. I mean if I'm going to nitpick it's way too hairy for the desert environment its supposed to be from and I doubt the tack's accurate to any era (certainly isn't tack that would be used in modern riding). Tack is much more minimal than the horse in the licensed statue for sure! But it's still a pretty and powerful looking horse.

I do have to add that I don't think this is really 1:6; it's probably closer to 1:7. I know Atem is short but unless this is a pony and not a horse, this is not a 1:6 horse. Breyer Traditionals (for those familiar with them) are 1:9, this horse is a bit larger but not by [i]that[/i] much.

Overall paint and finish are fine on both. Minimal shading overall. A few rougher patches but nothing egregious. I'm not a nitpicker though.

Base & Extras

The base is unfortunately quite large with a lot of dust cloud effects, though given how horizontal the entire piece is I think it was unavoidable having a longer base to counterbalance the weight of the horse. There's a mini temple at the back to give the impression that Atem is galloping away from the city or whatnot.

Overall paint and finish are slightly rougher on the base than the figures, but a lot of it gets obscured by all the dust attachments and who really looks at the base anyhow?

Bottom of the base has felt circles plus an additional padded vinyl(?) layer with a drawing of Atem and the number of the figure as well.

There's also an additional gold bracer / AE duel disk that looks like it should slot somewhere in the base, but doesn't shrug I already packed it away because it looks weird just sitting there as a separate piece that doesn't scale with the statue.