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I picked up a brush again on my piece after a hiatus. I changed the color on one part that I wasn’t happy with. He looks better after the change. Now I just need some more layers of one particular color and I should be done!
Love baby kirins, safari poads, mini keepers, and anything BLUE, BLUE, and, oh yes, BLUE.
OMG, this is going to be just fabulous!!!!! Seriously, the model horse community would LOVE this. I don’t have a paid account, but a paid account on M$HP (Model Horse Sales Pages) would allow you to post an ad with pictures. You could just do an ad saying you are taking commissions and could do something similar. You could advertise your Facebook page on there as well. There are a lot of customs out there, but this is very elaborate and awesome!
http://www.modelhorsesalespages.com
There are many ads for OF (Original Finish, straight from the manufacturer), but there are many artists too. You can see there are people who just repaint the plastic models, those that sculpt resins, artists who paint the resins, and those that can do sculpting changes, like adding more mane/tail or moving legs. It’s a HUGE community, you never know what kind of bites you might get! Going through the ads might also give you an idea of what people charge. Visit other artist’s sites. You will not find any lack of things to look at! Model horses were one of my first loves, so I’m very familiar with painters/sculptors and such. Realism is VERY important in this case. We have ‘model horse shows’, which is basically an excuse for everyone to get together and bring the best of their collection to one place so everyone can drool. All the Arabians show in one class, all the Clydesdales, etc. There is even a national group that oversees the shows and holds a national show every year that you have to have your horse qualify into. Models that have been repainted/customized, are judged on realism. Anyway, I could write a book explaining it all. Take a look, and feel free to PM me if you have any questions! (Like what all the acronyms mean)Love baby kirins, safari poads, mini keepers, and anything BLUE, BLUE, and, oh yes, BLUE.
OMG!!!! This guy is FABULOUS! LOVE LOVE LOVE
Love baby kirins, safari poads, mini keepers, and anything BLUE, BLUE, and, oh yes, BLUE.
Wow is right! Looks like a cross between a peacock and a golden pheasant.
Love baby kirins, safari poads, mini keepers, and anything BLUE, BLUE, and, oh yes, BLUE.
I like the animals and horses they make too. Growing up, my brother and I had an extensive collection of dinosaur toys, made up of numerous brands. My daughter LOVES the horses and I think between me and Granny, she has at least two dozen, maybe more. A couple are Papo, and a couple are Terra, which is found at Target. Mostly Schleichs. My son plays with them too. They also have a collection of the different animals, like pigs and cows, sharks and whales, dogs and cats, lions and tigers, and bears oh my! I’ve gotten a couple of Safari dragons from Micheals as well. We are now starting on the dinosaurs. I feel really weird about spending $25 for a huge Brachiosaurous and a Spinosaurous (each!) but I know they will last and last. They have some of the smaller Schleich dinos too. I like those kinds of toys because it encourages them to make up stories and use their imagination with them. The horses have families and protect each other. The dinos go hunting, the mamas all gather around and talk while their babies play together. It’s nice to watch.
Love baby kirins, safari poads, mini keepers, and anything BLUE, BLUE, and, oh yes, BLUE.
Weird. I just went through that whole thread last night looking at all the pics and it was fine then…..
Love baby kirins, safari poads, mini keepers, and anything BLUE, BLUE, and, oh yes, BLUE.
Ooooooo! I love those colors. Those random bits of black among the scales are great little details too! Very very nice!!!
Love baby kirins, safari poads, mini keepers, and anything BLUE, BLUE, and, oh yes, BLUE.
@Trina_Hill My understanding is the COA comes only with Ebay and “Special Items” pieces.
awe… fudge. :,(
Just to clarify – these days the COA comes with ebay and Special items. Some older Limited Production pieces also do have COAs.
To clarify further – only the ebay and special pieces painted by Melody have COAs with drawings on them. She signs those COAs. COAs for pieces by other painters have a photo of the piece and are signed by John Alberti, but no drawings.
FYI, Raffle pieces don’t come with COAs.
…Quest prizes do.
I’m surprised the raffle prizes don’t.
The most recent ‘participation prizes’ from Quest 18 did not, just to also clarify. These were the baby ‘hybrid’ colored dragons. Each were different from each other, but appeared to be blends of two or more production colors. At least, I did not receive one with my piece.
Love baby kirins, safari poads, mini keepers, and anything BLUE, BLUE, and, oh yes, BLUE.
I see a few of these guys in the Windstone etsy store as of this evening (April 27):
Again, thank you Etruscan, mine arrived today and I love him! My first rainbow sparkle piece! Now to hoard money for the tanuki…….
Love baby kirins, safari poads, mini keepers, and anything BLUE, BLUE, and, oh yes, BLUE.
I…..am….speechless………just…….aaaaaaaaaa………….WANT
Love baby kirins, safari poads, mini keepers, and anything BLUE, BLUE, and, oh yes, BLUE.
@Ferlin1984, I like the tentacle design! Really different!
Love baby kirins, safari poads, mini keepers, and anything BLUE, BLUE, and, oh yes, BLUE.
Had to take some outside pics.
I am so tickled with this guy!Love baby kirins, safari poads, mini keepers, and anything BLUE, BLUE, and, oh yes, BLUE.
@ MandBsMom Every time I scroll through and see yours, I think shamrocks and St Patrick – love it
You know, usually I’m not a big fan of yellow green, but it just works with this guy!
Love baby kirins, safari poads, mini keepers, and anything BLUE, BLUE, and, oh yes, BLUE.
Not a squeak, but really didn’t know where else to put it. THANK YOU for the fan-rins. I know they gave you fits and after seeing them in better detail in posts, I can see why. There is a LOT of work in those little suckers – but love, love, love.
I second this!!!!! Totally LOVE!
Love baby kirins, safari poads, mini keepers, and anything BLUE, BLUE, and, oh yes, BLUE.
