Customs come in every model size available.
They can come in dog shapes,
And horsey ones.
Or created for the fun pose.
In short though, customs are always a change, whether in color or position, from orignal finish.
At the BF C/Y show, entrants are only allowed to remake their own models.
The cool thing about Breyerfest is that even if you don’t want to go out and buy a new model to hack up, they have free stablemate painting for kids. So every kid can potentionally enter a custom model. Adults can paint too. They just have to pay a dollar or so. Very reasonable.
Customs are not so different from Orignal Finish models. When making a custom, it’s very important to make sure all of the seams are gone, and that the Breyer Logo isn’t there either. You don’t want people thinking it’s a regular model, right?
When prepping, make sure that the model is smooth, like the orignal finish models. That’s very important. The idea and concept of a model may be a A++, but if the model’s prepping contains bumps, clay leftovers, or huge chunks missing from its body, it could bump the model to last place.
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The paint job’s also an important part of model horses. You do not want overspray, or paint drips. Also, ‘flat paintings’, which is where a model does not have any shading, is a problem too.
You can’t go and buy a custom from someone else and claim it as your own during Breyerfest’s C/Y show. . For one, that’s ethically wrong. How do you feel good winning, when you know you cheated and lied about who created your new model? Two, the point of the BF C/Y show is to teach children how to show. It’s a beginner show. If you want to show your arist made custom, go show in the open show. Every year there is a controversy due to the fact that someone, knowing the rules, goes and shows a model not made by their own hands. Maybe if it’s said enough, maybe there will not be a case of it! It’s wishful thinking I know. *Mini Rant
Anyways, I’ll split up customs in a couple of ways. Performance and Halter. And different techniques hopefully including: clay, supplies, etc.
Kristian Beverly 