Copperfox 10 Day Challenge: Day 9

Day 9: Plan to go to a live show or enter a photo show

A bigger challenge for today! Find out what live shows are in your area and plan to attend one. Live Show is one of the best parts of the model horse hobby and the best way to experience them is to have a go. Alternatively, find a photo show online and enter a picture.

     Yay! One I can do without doing anything! Last year I started searching for live shows in my area. That was an endeavor! Unfortunately, I'm in such an odd spot in Kentucky that live shows are just... not common. The only Live show up in Lexington that I can do is during Breyerfest, which requires that I go to Breyerfest. I've only gone to Breyerfest once in my life and, while I plan to go in 2017, I don't have much hope for going in 2016. So, that leaves one more show in my area:

The Big Orange Bash in Knoxville. I'm hoping to go this year, but I have literally no show string, and I have no money for props. Chances are low that I'll go, but I'm definitely planning for it!

If any of you know of any live shows in the South-East Kentucky/North East Tennessee/Western Virginia area (they don't have to be NAN-qualifiers) please let me know!

Over and Out!

Copperfox 10 Day Challenge: Day 8

Day 8: Join a Model Horse Group, Forum or Club

There are so many fabulous groups, forums and clubs out there both online and offline to join, all over the world. Joining a group (or forum or club) is a way to chat to other like minded individuals about your models, to share ideas and be part of the community that has the same interest as you.

    I actually run and help run a couple groups. I run the Breyer-Lovers-club on deviantART (which will be opening up to all model horses, not just Breyers,) as well as Plastic Pony Photos on Facebook. You're more than welcome to join either (or both) of them!

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Copperfox 10 Day Challenge: Day 7

Day 7: Share your favourite piece in your model horse collection

What is that piece in your collection that you would never part with? It is the first model you owned, a customised model or a piece of hand crafted tack?

    I don't have anything in my collection I absolutely wouldn't part with. If the price is right, I would part with a lot of the things. However, I have two models in planning that I would never part with.

    Those would be portraits of my last two horses, Irish and Dakota:

Irish

Also Irish

Dakota

Very old picture of me on Dakota... from 2010/2011

    As well as whatever portrait I make of my next horse. (As I am currently horseless.)

That's all for this post!

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Copperfox 10 Day Challenge: Day 6

Day 6: Find a new artist/sculptor/tackmaker that you don't already know about

Today's challenge is about finding something new. Trot onto the Internet and find the work of a new artist, sculptor, tack maker, hobbyist- anyone within the model horse hobby that you don't know about... yet!

    I can't even tell you how hard it is to find new artists in the model horse hobby. When you google "Custom Model Horses," you usually get customs from all the well-known people. Funny enough, I was looking up colour formulas when I found this person!

    I don't think I'm allowed to post her photos here, so go check out her site and look at her wonderful work!

KSmith Equine Creations

Copperfox 10 Day Challenge: Day 5

Day 5: Create something for your models or try a new skill

The model horse hobby is full of things to create both for your models or using your models. Today's the day to be brave and have a go at creating that jump for your models or to have a go at painting your horses hooves.

    I don't have enough time to create something new yet, unfortunately, so here's my first tack set I made last year!

That's all for now!

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Copperfox 10 Day Challengs: Day 4

Day 4: Your Favourite Model Horse Picture

What is your most favourite model horse picture? Maybe you already have one or maybe you can create a new one?

    This one is:

    I just love the feeling of adventure in it, and how much fun it looks!

That's all for now!

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Copperfox 10 Day Challenge: Day 3

Day 3: Be a Model Horse

Imagine yourself as a model horse. What colour would you be? What mould would you be created on? What scale?

    If I was a model horse, I would be Traditional scale. I would probably be on the Cigar mould, because I love to run, I've been debating on what colour I'd be if I was a horse. I think I would probably be a light Amber Champagne, or a dark perlino, because I'm so white that when I lay down in the snow, I'm perfectly camouflaged, and I perpetually have this strange farmer's tan even in the middle of winter. Also, my hair is naturally this ashen auburn and... I don't know, I'm just a strange colour! I could also be a black horse, but my hair is only dyed black, it's not black naturally. So, I'll stick with a Champagne!

(I'll update with a scanned version later)

That's all for now!

Over and Out!