Unhappiness is… (lighthearted post)

While I lay here and tried to come up with different models to look up on eBay and wondering what I could blog about…it hit me…forming congas of new(ish) molds.

How am I supposed to get a conga going when only one or two models have been released on a mold?  I know when they’re brand new you’re getting in on the ground floor, so to speak, but when you really like a model, there’s no patience waiting for new ones.  Like the Stock Horse Mare, Cassidy…there’s only one release on her so far…

But that’s not even the worse of it.  How about when you have all of the releases on the mold, like the Walking TB…

Well, maybe not ALL of them, but the non-unicorn ones…but wait!  There’s more!  How about the Warmblood Mare that’s had a lot of releases but most of them are Unicorns.  I mean, seriously…there’s been 16 releases and 8 of them are unicorns and one is a sun catcher.  I just don’t like the non-horse models, no matter how much I like the mold.  And I had decided not to get the Spirit series because of the cartoonish eyebrows, but the Loping QH isn’t too bad…

Nowhere near as bad as the heavily made up Andalusian Stallion.  He reminds me of my grandfather’s 2nd wife, Mercedes…

She often wore heavy makeup like that.  I will figure out how to remove the eyebrows at the very least.  Lol.   Then I’ll see about the eyes.  The sclera isn’t supposed to be colored but rather the eyeball itself so if I decide I can’t handle the sclera being such a bright blue I may try to paint it white and the eyeball blue.

Well, I guess that’s it for now.  I have my finger in the stablemates sales so wish me luck.  One is an “or best offer” so unless someone snipes me at the last moment, I should win the two that end today.  Til next time!

Chasing the Chase…

 Chase piece, that is.  

Since I have “strict” guidelines for what, if any, decorators I buy, I’m usually happy with getting the regular colored model from whatever Stablemate blind bag I get and for traditional size, if it comes in both matte and glossy, I’m happy with whichever one I get.  I don’t feel the need to have both.  I still need the copper Django and one of these days I will get him.

But this post is about a more recent chase piece that I saw even before the original and it was instant love…

Isn’t she so shiny and pretty?  And she also comes in a chestnut color as the standard…

Also in the photo is a new color for Valegro, although I don’t see any difference between this one and the original.  Both have 4.white socks and a stripe down the face.  I guess I’d have to do a side-by-side comparison to see.  Valegro is the only SM mold I have a complete conga of with the exception of one…only 11 were made of Top Hat and Tails…

He’s got the same pattern as SMC Aiden, but I still wouldn’t mind having him.  But back to the Dungaree / loping qh mold…I have an almost complete conga of her and she should be easier to “finish” since I already have the special run they made of her for a collector’s club event a few years ago.  Anyway, I’m only missing Boomerang from the Spirit blind bag collection…

and then the two new ones.  I like it when a new mold comes out that I want to conga.  You’re getting in on the ground floor and it’s easier to acquire them, in my opinion.  You don’t have to spend so much time trying to find the older one ones you want.  The potential drawback is having to wait for new ones to come out.

Something confuses me about the numbering, though.  The package says Series 3, but according to Google search, Series 3 has a completely different set of models.  And what I want to know is…is this a TSC exclusive, a Walmart exclusive or will you be able to get it from a retailer?  I would rather try to buy in person so I can feel up the bags.  I may not be able to tell which might be the regular Dungaree as opposed to the regular one, but I can tell if it’s a Dungaree or Valegro.

Well, I guess that’s it for now.  Til next time!