Hello and welcome to another edition of Featured JAH! We're starting another new year with 2005 this week, so let's get started!
On the front cover, a horse gallops through a field, and JAH celebrates its 30th anniversary. Goodness, does that mean JAH is 50 next year? I wonder if Breyer is planning anything to celebrate that? The magazine is mostly-defunct, but who knows (and they're probably busy with 75th Anniversary stuff).
In the Editor's Desk, Natasha previews the magazine and talks about JAH's 30th anniversary.
On page 3 we have Letters to the Editor, with some fan art and sneak "peaks" (oh boy) of some new cats coming out in 2005.
On page 4 is the first page of an article about the now-extinct Abaco Barb breed of horses.
The Abaco Barb article concludes on page 5 with a photo of the Capella model.
On page 6 we have a full-page photo of Impress Me Shannon, another Breyer portrait horse.
The entire Impress Me Shannon article appears on page 7, complete with a reveal of his Breyer model. I couldn't find any further information about Impress Me Shannon or a date of death (with a birth year of 1991, he's presumably passed on by now).
After skipping an article about making a collar for your model dog, on page 10 we have an article about JAH's 30th Anniversary! The magazine has certainly changed a lot since its introduction. And 2025 will indeed be the 50th anniversary for the magazine, so I wonder if it'll get any recognition.
On page 11 we have an article about Uncalled For, the first release in the Collector's Choice series. I wish that would make a comeback! Imagine the cool models we could be getting. I don't remember if Breyer ever gave a reason for the Collector's Choice model going away (aside from presumably poor sales).
On page 12 is the handsome Tempest Connoisseur Model on Smarty Jones! I had one of these guys before I sold my Smarty conga, but I don't regret selling him. He's a handsome boy!
After skipping Breyer jr., Collector's Corner, CollectiBull art contest winners, an article about keeping track of your show models and a pastels how-to article, on page 22 is another article about model horse show judging ethics.
The ethics article concludes on page 23.
After skipping Horse Trader (slowly shrinking) and a book review, on page 26 we have the first page of this week's Vintage Point, featuring Legionario III!
The Vintage Point article concludes on page 27. Like many older molds, I once had a few Legionarios, but sold them off for shelf space. Part of me wishes I hadn't sold my Grane, but what's done is done. I don't display my silver filigree models together anymore anyways, so it's not that big of a deal.
After skipping photos from a couple of Breyer events and the event calendar, on the back cover of the magazine we find two new Gallery reveals - the porcelain Afire Atnight and resin Obvious Flair. And that brings us to the end of this week's issue! Check back next week for March/Apr 2005!
No comments:
Post a Comment