Featured JAH - 3/16/2024, Nov/Dec 1998

 Hello and welcome to another edition of Featured JAH! This week's issue is Nov/Dec 1998. Hard to believe we're almost done with another year - let's get going! 

On the front cover, the beautiful Huckleberry Bey poses for a photo. On the back cover, the iconic Huckleberry Bey mold sculpted by Kathleen Moody makes its debut! I was 12 years old when this issue came out and BOY was I excited for this new model! He was totally unlike anything we'd ever seen before! 

In the (festively-decorated) Editor's Desk, Stephanie talks about creating new portrait models and the new Huckleberry Bey sculpture. On page 3 is the beginning of Sheila Varian's article about Huck. A slightly different version of this story can be found on Varian Arabians' website. 

On page 4-5 is more of the Huckleberry Bey article and photos of some of Huck's offspring. 

On page 6 is the rest of the Huck article, and on page 7 we have a Craftsman's Corner article by Harold E. Roberts.

After skipping some ads, the 1998 discontinued list and an article about repairing broken models, on page 14 we find an article about a live model horse show in the UK, and on page 15 is an article about Breyer portrait horse Cincinnati, part of the Horses in History series. I had Traveller but never got Cincinnati. 

On page 16-17 are a number of color photos of Breyer events in 1998. 

In the centerfold of this issue, another iconic Breyer mold makes its debut! Othello was one of many Breyer molds who came out in porcelain first, before being released in plastic later. He's now one of Breyer's most popular molds as well. Hard to believe this mold is already 25 years old! Does that make him vintage? On second thought, don't answer that - I don't think I want to open that can of worms. 

After skipping a Collector Profile and an article about a non-portrait horse named Christmas, on page 28 we come to Blast From the Past featuring the Appaloosa Performance Horse, and Just About...Breyer Animals featuring the Calf mold. The first page of Horse Trader on page 29 is cropped out. 

After skipping the rest of Horse Trader (progressively getting shorter as the Internet starts to take over model sales) and some Breyer jr. stuff, we come to the Vintage Point article on page 38-39, this week featuring the Family Arabian Stallion.

And on page 40-41 we have the rest of the Vintage Point article. In my own collection I only have one FAS (the Ara-Appaloosa Stallion, along with the rest of the family), but part of me wouldn't mind getting my hands on Devil Wind - one of my friends had him and he was a favorite when we played together. 

With that, we come to the end of this issue and 1998! Hard to believe we're already done with another year. Check back next week for Jan/Feb 1999!