As you all probably know, the model horse hobby is a rabbit hole for spending. Breyer's are bad enough, but lets not even get start with the cost of resins. I have unfortunately taken the
path of most resistance and turned to the dark side. At one time I had over 100 Breyers lining my shelves and I showed them competitively in Ontario and Kentucky, but then starting around a year and I half ago I won my first resin in a raffle. A traditional sized Roland resin sculpted by Lisa Sharpe. I liked him when I won him, but when I took him home and compared him to my Breyers, I had an epiphany. I began selling off my entire collection and in exchange I began to buy resins. I even roped my family into my new extreme sport and soon I was buying grails I didn't even know I wanted so badly.
My first resin (not counting Roland) was a Maggie Bennett micro mini Windswept. My boyfriend bought him for me for my birthday and I had huge plans to have him painted by a great artist... until he vanished off the kitchen counter. I looked everywhere in panic and
finally found him hours later in the garbage. Before finding him however, my father felt so bad that he bought me a Superlumina II (Maggie Bennett) as an apology (big mistake on his part).
Windswept was painted by Christina Riley as a portrait of one of my late geldings, and ever since he has been a force to be reckoned with in workmanship classes. Meanwhile Superlumina II remains naked (since I can't decide what to have her done as).
Since my first three I have acquired Union Jack, and Capriole (both by Kelly Sealy), Grevy's Zebra (Horse and Bird), Mini Khemosabi (Rose Studio's), Fire (Kitty Cantrell), and a ton of micro minis by Maggie Bennett. My addiction has gone so far as to sign up for 14 months of monthly micros by Maggie (thanks to my boyfriend). I don't know, I'm seeing a trend when I buy micros! I have also branched into medallions, Lord help me, with the acquisition of Arwa (Studio Thornrose) and a few other mini medallions of unknown origin.
Buying resins is pricy enough, trust me, but going from naked to clothed is truly scary. Artists are backed up for miles and my Capriole is sitting with Jolt Studios waiting for his time to shine in early 2019. Yes. 2019 (I shipped him around September 2017). My Fire is currently with Nikki O'Neil (Button) and I can't even begin to think about having anyone else done right now.
The hallmark of my collection however is my Mini Khemosabi. I had him painted by Nikki O'Neil (Button) as a portrait of my thoroughbred gelding Grenade. Shortly after he was painted and placed very high at his first show, the real Grenade had a paddock accident that took his life instantly. I was completely heartbroken, still am, but this little resin is an exact replica of my beloved Grenade. As such, he is named Mini Grenade. He sweeps the shows he attends and he holds a really special place in my heart. Look out world, I'm planning to have a Grenade of multiple breeds!
So all in all, it cost me my entire collection of 100+ Breyers to pay for a small handful of resins... not counting gifts of course. This doesn't count a tack set I am ordering from Nataliya Meshchurova for my Fire resin (racing tack to be specific).
For NaMoPaiMo I do hope to make a dent in my own collection and successfully paint my Maggie Bennett Amber pewter micro, and later on maybe my Donner micro for her contest in March. Otherwise, I don't trust myself to touch any of the big guys. Practice first!
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