Featured JAH - 9/14/2024, Jan/Feb 2003

 Hello and welcome to another edition of Featured JAH! We're entering a new era with this issue. No more half-size issues - we're full-size, baby! And the magazine has been totally redesigned! We've hit the big time! 

On the front cover, Affirmed is featured, in conjunction with Breyer's release of his portrait model.

In the Editor's Desk, Stephanie talks about the changes to the magazine and introduces Natasha Wieschenberg as editor. At the same time, Natasha introduces herself and was clearly REALLY excited to reveal the redesign of the magazine. 

On page 3 is a small news roundup and the reveal of JAH's new Editorial Board of Advisors, consisting of Tom Bainbridge, Jenn Danza, Kim Jipson and Sheryl Leisure. These were/are well-known names in the hobby.

On page 4 is the beginning of the Affirmed article. Sheesh, it's weird not covering two pages per scan here.

On page 5 is the rest of the Affirmed article and the reveal of his Breyer model. 

After skipping articles about the Triple Crown, customizing with pastels and harnessing models, on page 12 we have an article about Breyer portrait horse Marengo. 

After skipping Breyer jr., on page 17 is the reveal of the beautiful Lanark's Rosebud, first Connoisseur model of 2003. I didn't enter for this one due to not having any money, so the entry form is even still in this issue. 

After skipping Collector's Corner, on page 19 is an article about painting horse eyes by Tom Bainbridge.

After skipping an article about making a western bridle, Horse Trader (now down to 1.25 pages), a book review and Calendar of Events, on pae 25 is another World's Best School Horse contest. Sorry for skipping so much stuff, but now that we're down to one page per scan, less-important stuff has to be cut out so these posts aren't a mile long. 

On page 26 is a fun story about a Castaway Cob. The article says to keep an eye out for future updates about the Cob, but I don't remember ever seeing him again. Maybe he'll pop up later.

On page 27 is the first page of this week's Vintage Point, this time featuring the Fury Prancer. 

On page 28 is more of the Fury Prancer article. 

On page 29 is the rest of the Vintage Point article. My only addition to this article is that according to IDYB, only about twelve of the blue Fury Prancers exist, and I've seen two of them at live shows I attended this year. What are the odds of that? Heh. 

On the back cover of this issue (at the end of the post - how novel), we have the debut of Northern Lights on the Smoky mold. I had this guy at one point - I always liked his colors. 

That's it for this week - check back next week for Mar/Apr 2003!

Finally, something to post about!

 Wow, I finally have something new to post about on the Breyer front! Collector Club members can enter for a chance to purchase a new (old) test run model! 

If you're a Collector Club member, check your email for more information. It's a palomino Classic Andalusian Stallion! From the webpage:

 The Andalusian Stallion (mold #3060ST), sculpted by Chris Hess, captures this romantic Spanish breed with a billowing mane and tail and timeless elegance. The actual production tool is in delicate condition and used sparingly if at all today.  One colorway that he was never released in is this golden palomino with one hind sock and a wide blaze – this piece likely dates to the late 1990s or early 2000s and was ultimately never used.

Huh. They don't usually give us updates on the condition of their molds, but come to think of it, we haven't seen a new release on this mold for a while. Going by IDYB, it hasn't been used since 2014. I guess this explains it! The model itself is kinda blah to me, but would make a nice addition to any vintage collector's...collection. He's $800, which is a bit steep for a Classic, but probably in line with other Classic tests (which we almost never see for some reason). Members have until 9/15 to enter for him, so don't miss out!  

Happy Kamper Classic show report

 Greetings, readers! Well, it looks like things are shaping up to be a slow news month after all. But that's a good thing, because I'm in the process of revamping my show string for the next show I'm attending. But more on that later. I attended the Happy Kamper Classic live show this past Saturday, and here's my show report! Sorry for not mentioning it ahead of time - I meant to, but was just too busy getting ready to make a post about it. 

Anyway, it was a long day - I had to get up at 4:45AM to start the 2.5-hour drive to the venue, but I made it in plenty of time to get my show string set up before classes started at 8am. And this time I brought Geralt and Roach! 

So the show commenced. I didn't know anyone else there, so it was a little awkward, but it was nice chatting with the people at the table next to mine. And the tables were huge! I didn't have any trouble fitting all my models on it, which was nice. 

So, as the day progressed, I started racking up placings...

And more placings...

And I even participated in one of the fun classes! 

That's my Zeitgeist on the far left, competing in the Goth class. Alas, I didn’t win this one, but the winner totally deserved it - it was a Stone Pebbles rearing stallion (Wahoo) painted like Dracula. I mean, you can't get much more goth than that. 

Anyway, the show wrapped up around 7 that night, and then I had to make the 2.5-hour drive back home, so it was a super long day for me. But here's the results of my day! 

Not bad for a hard day's work. I even managed to "taste the rainbow" and take home at least one ribbon from 1st-6th for both breed and collectibility. Amusingly, my Via Lattea placed fourth in breed again, same as at Bluegrass Live. I'm going to keep showing her and see if she can get a higher placing eventually. 

Needless to say, I'm super excited for my next show! I'll be attending Hard Knox Live on 9/28. Most of the OF Breyers aren't being judged for collectibility, so I'm working on redoing my show string and putting a little more thought into my breed assignments. Only a little, though. Stop by my table and say hi if you're at the show! If you find Geralt, you've probably found me (but if you find Narnia, you've gone too far and I can't help you. Take me with you!). 

That's it for today - now PLEASE BREYER, I'M BEGGING YOU, CAN WE HAVE SOME NEWS? This dry spell is killing me! 

Featured JAH - 9/7/2024, Nov/Dec 2002

 Hello and welcome to another edition of Featured Model! This week's issue is Nov/Dec 2002, bringing us to the end of 2002. Let's get started! 

On the front cover, a horse looks pretty in the snow. On the back cover, we get a photo of JAH special run First Frost! I did buy this guy back in the day. You had to order these quick before they all sold out, but I feel like this one may not have sold out right away. Anyway, I did end up selling him years later. 

In the Editor's Desk, Stephanie recaps the year and teases a facelift for the Breyer website (the first of many), and also an update for JAH. On page 3 is a news roundup. 

On page 4-5 is an article about Nevada Joe Sterling, the real horse behind the 2002 TSC special run model. 

On page 6 we have an Artist's Eye column from Tom Bainbridge, and on page 7 is Letters to the Editor. 

On page 8-9 we have an article about insuring collections. I use CollectInsure for my collection, for what it's worth.

On page 12 we have the reveal of the Phoenix Rising model, a tribute to the September 11 attacks. The order form for First Frost was on the opposite page, but it's missing, so instead there's an AQHA ad there instead. 

On page 16-17 we have an article about carousels. 

The carousel article continues on pages 18-19. 

After skipping an article about POAs, in this week's centerfold is the JAH special run First Frost. You know, they could have used a photo from another angle for the back cover, instead of repeating the exact same one. Oh well. 

After skipping an article about tackmaking, a column by a collector sending her daughter off to college, Collector's Corner and Horse Trader (hanging on at 3 pages long), on page 35 is the rest of the carousel article, as well as the rest of the Phoenix Rising article. The rest of the tackmacking article was on page 34, cropped out. 

On page 36 is the rest of the insurance article, and on page 37 is the conclusion to the Nevada Joe Sterling article. 

After skipping Breyer jr., on page 40-41 we have another Breyer Scrapbook, featuring photos from the various Tour events in 2002. 

After skipping the rest of the POA article, on page 43 we come to this week's Vintage Point article, featuring the Pony of the Americas mold. 

On page 44-45 is the rest of the Vintage Point article, and with that we've reached the end of 2002 and the end of an era with JAH. Check back next week to see the magazine redesign for 2003 and onward! 

The Halloween store is open!

 Just a quick update today that Breyer’s Halloween store opened today at 2pm! Log in and get your blind bags, Draftula and/or whatever else you’re looking for. If you’re looking for one of the sweatshirts, I saw an update from Breyer that they’ll be available next week, so fear not - they aren’t actually sold out!

I’m pretty over the blind bag thing in general, so I just bought one of them - since I only want one of the models - and a Beowulf pin to add to the collection. Let’s hope we get some new things to post about tomorrow, or this is going to turn into a slow news month (though it’s kinda been that way already).