Oberon

I do not believe I ever posted photo's of Oberon all finished. Well now is the time to change that I think.

Technically, he isn't fully complete, I still need to paint inside his mouth, but for now I don't feel confident enough to do that.  So for now he's sitting pretty on my shelf.

He's my first blue roan too, that was a great learning curve and I now have some better ideas as to how to tackle the colour next time round.

I think he got a minor placing a NZ Live, next time I think I need some documentation for his breed/colour combination though.

Questioning Things

I'm seriously thinking I need to take another look at my involvement in the hobby. I've only just got into resins these last few months after being in the hobby 5 years, while Firiona is still as she arrived, Oberon is making good progress clothing wise and I hope to have him done in time for the live show later this month along with another commission I have in the works.

But yesterday I received a parcel containing two lovely wee resins and where usually I would be pumped about getting them, I didn't feel much excitement, not like I did when I heard theyd been listed a couple weeks back. Maybe it's time for a step back from the hobby, or its just other things happening in my life that's taking all the joy or excitement out of things for me, *sigh* I really hope I get things sorted or things start looking up for me soon, so sick of feeling all over the place.

But until then, I'm still happy to see these two on my shelf, even if Smittyn is just visiting for clothes then heading back to her owner. Ian is so neat, I'm looking forward to having him finished, he'll make a nice young draft of some type.

The Resin Bug

It has hit me. A few weeks back I received a very lovely raw casting of Firiona, and sometime in the next week or so I am expecting two mini resins - Ian and Smittyn. Though Smittyn is not mine, only here for clothes then heading back home, she still gets to stay with me for awhile which is awesome.

Models haven't really been much of a priority for me lately, life takes over as everyone knows, so I'm thinking of selling a few models, need the money alot more than I need the models. Plus I have decided to take a new direction with my collection and focus on some more unique horses, resins and customs rather than OF regular runs as I've collected up until just recently. The new breyers that have come out recently I'm just not that taken by most of them, even one's I liked earlier this year and last year I don't think so great any more, which is good, saves me some money and makes it alot harder for me to buy lots of horses, quality not quantity right.

Joy to the World

The ponies are here. My very first resin included!! Oberon by Sarah Rose is absolutely gorgeous,  I love him. After I fix his broken ear I'm thinkiJng bay roan would look lovely on him but we'll see once these others are done and dusted. This boy being the very first resin I've ever seen in the flesh, I am totally amazed by the detail on him, his face and mane especially. If he is anything to go by, these guys (resins) leave Breyer and Stone for dead in regards to detail etc. I'm very keen to get more in the future.

My nekkid Oberon by Sarah Rose

My other newbie is a CM Stone Pebbles ASB, I don't remember who painted it as the deal was done through my Opa in Australia. I'm going to have to find out and send them an email because the shading on him is lovely, I'm very pleased to have it in my collection.