SM Scale Prop Day!

Hello everybody again!
So, I didn't have anything to do today....and that's how this whole prop day started.

While watching CBC Heartland, I was inspired to make more SM scale jumps!

Every jump starts out as a very rough copy, for example this one is still unpainted!

And then there's the finished product! This one still has little glue gun's "hairs" sticking out and but I will remove those later and add another coat of paint!

And then one jump inspiration.... I ended up making 2 more! 

This black and blue jump, 

And this wooden dowel cross country jump, 

I saw this design on Pinterest and I thought to myself: I got to recreate it!

This water jump, that currently Prelude is trotting on, was made a few days ago and still needs a little tweaking but so far so good!

And I decided to give it a try with the Barrel racing too, since I do have this guy! I hope to get the actual plastic barrels that Breyer has in that Barrel Racing set!

If anyone wants a tutorial on any of these let me know! I'd love to make a tutorial :)

Let me know your critique as well in the comments please :D

That's all for this post!

Thanks for reading,

~Marina

The DAH Appreciation Post

Yesterday was my 18th birthday, and I finally got my very first and only Peter Stone Design-A-Horse... Thank you le boyfriend <3

Meet... Emmitt, the PS DAH!

Mmm dapples <3

He has a such sweet face! That little heartshaped snip <3

Taken without flash under very cloudy conditions

He's just sooo beautiful!

He's still a bit dusty, and has a few flaws on him, but they are very minor

Above his eye, there are these weird 2 patches of grey, I am not sure what it is (btw he's dusty)

Random black marks, but they are barely visible unless you're analyzing every detail of the horse

A little bit of paint left overs on the knee

8 pieces of small lint stuck to his paint... The biggest one is definitely noticeable to the "naked" eye.

Random dark stripe, but it's not really noticeable 

There are a few flaws, but some of them are small, and then there's the pieces of lint and the 2 grey patches on his above his eye that are pretty noticeable. But I'm not going to complain, his shading is lovely and overall he turned out to be gorgeous :)
Since, I've missed the deadline for entering the Toronto Model Horse Live Show, I'll hopefully be attending it next year... If they host one again.
I'll still try to show this guy at the show because eventhough he has some minor flaws, his paint job is amazing and the dapples too!

Taken with my new phone's camera with flash (Motorola Moto G)

Winter Soldier

I haven't updated this blog in a while... As much as I want to blog everyday, there just is not much to blog about for me. I don't really do anything interesting everyday :P

I was supposed to post these pictures at the end of March (when I took them) but I've been procrastinating like there was no tomorrow.

I finally took my Breyer OF Totilas (his stand is broken.. and I still haven't fixed it, it's going to be a year since I got him and broke his stand), he's an absolutely beautiful model, but he just never stands!

Breyer OF Totilas

kjdsgh

That's all for this post!
~M

Photography Part 3

Went outside today, it definitely feels like spring (yay! Finally!).

Took a few photos (very small amount, I wasn't really in the mood in doing anything today other than sleep).

Tomorrow I'll be going with friends to the movies & we're going to see "300: The Rise of An Empire". It's le boyfriend's and mine monthversary, but since he's in Morocco now... Obviously we're not doing anything. 

I have to admit these last 6 days felt... Empty. Everything I love and do, reminds me of him. The only thing that sometimes doesn't remind me of him is when I sleep and not dream of anything.

Anyway, for the photographs:

"Frosty Diamond"  

unnamed

"Sunshine Glory"

unnamed

"Magnifique" (aka Baron)

Where I photograph my photos,

That's all for this post,

Cheers!

~Marina

It finally felt like spring over here!

Hello readers!
I haven't been blogging much lately... So many things happened during these couple of days like:
- I got accepted
- Le Boyfriend left for his trip to Spain & Morocco (March 5th-15th)
- Tests & assignments, education related things.

Le boyfriend is in Barcelona, Spain right now having the best time of his life (right?) :)
While he's gone, I am able to take this time to "rediscover" myself & etc. But I miss him so much already :(
I did some model horse photography yesterday, the weather was amazing!
But today's weather is cloudy and grim.

Zephyrus aka Zephyr, Schleich 2006 Paint Horse Stallion

His show name is: Zephyrus (le boyfriend names him!)
Barn/Short Name: Zephyr

Named after an Ancient Greek god of west wind (gentlest of the winds and the messenger of Spring)

My boyfriend is such an awesome Namer!

close up shot

I really don't like watermarking, it ruins the photograph. But since I have found one of my pictures on tumblr being claimed by someone else as theirs... I have to :(

I only took Zephyr for a photoshoot, next time the Breyer Stablemate Sport Horse & Foal will join me :)

That's all for this post,
Cheers!
~Marina

Surprise Ponies!

Now, these ponies were really a surprise to me.... Le boyfriend and I have been fighting for 2-3 days now and things finally calmed down yesterday. *Phew*
But anyway, since this blog is mostly about ponies... Then it is the ponies I shall talk about!

Breyer Stablemates OF Sport Horse & Foal Set and Schleich OF Paint Horse Stallion(2006)

*squal* SOOOO MUCH PONIEEESSSS! I was just shocked when I saw them. At first, I thought I was hallucinating (I was feeling really light headed this morning and my eyes were really really tired).
I'm going to start off with the Schleich Paint Horse Stallion because he's the first that I saw. Now, I wanted to get this guy (he was on my Ponies-To-Get list). He reminded me of Hidalgo (2004).

I do not own this image (found it on Google)

AND I love the movie, I just... LOVE IT. So, I'm very happy to have this guy in my collection to remind me of both the movie and my boyfriend <3

Ain't he just cute? He's a cute little Chestnut Overo Stallion, I'm thinking of assigning him a breed... The Spanish Mustang or American Paint Horse!

He has blue eyes

Thank god for Macro option on my FujiFilm FinePix 6900Z! He does have a little rub on his brow bone and a nose rub, but that's okay, I can fix it.

Yay for blue eyes! :D

His overall condition is really good, he had a few black spots on him but I managed to get those cleaned up (use the eraser! It works!) and he has a really cute face. I just can't wait to do some photography with him!

Now, on to the Breyers!

The Breyer Stablemate Sport Horse & Foal Set!

Breyer OF 

Le boyfriend got me the Sport Horse & Foal set, & if anyone is interested in the other sets, here's the other side:

I'd say that my favourites are the Sport Horse & Foal and American Quarter Horse & Foal set

I'm not much of a stablemates collector (I used to be though), but now I'm just like: THESE GUYS ARE JUST SO ADORABLE. Now, don't get me wrong, I have lots of stablemates (like 13 now) but I've always liked the Traditional scale more. 

Stablemate Warmblood Stallion OF (G2)

Now the only flaw that I could find in this set is the mini rub that's on the side of his leg. But it's not his showing side, so he's just fine :)

My two Breyer OF Stablemate Warmblood Stallions (G2)

Yay! I officially have a mini (tiny) conga! The Breyer OF Stablemate Warmblood Stallions (G2) conga! The chestnut (on the left) is from the "Horse Lovers" Stablemate set, and the bay (on the right) is from the set that I got today (if y'all haven't noticed ;) ).

I had to use my window sill to get enough lighting

He has some really nice rich shading, and I love bays! 

o.o

This little chestnut filly has some temper, eh? Awwe, the cutest little pink white/bald face! She also has some nice shading!

Both have white socks and white/bald faces!

Here's a glance on their other side, 

Both have fillies!

The chestnut WB stallion on the right & bay overo filly are from the Stablemate "Horse Lovers" set that I got in 2011.

They're now a family o.o

& 

I had to use my "Sunshine Glory" (aka Sunny) as Sire for this filly though.
Since, he's my very first Breyer. 

I think that's enough for this post!

Cheers,

~Marina