Models always lose against pets

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When I came home from school today, this was the surprise I got.

Yup, that was the 2011 reserve custom champ at the Breyerfest C/Y show.

Buckbeak may have been able to beat the controversy surrounding him at the show, but he couldn’t win against four paws of kitten-ness. And cute-ness I must add.

The Culprit who was covered in the green scenic stuff

Shockingly, the damage wasn’t too bad. Most of his talons are gone and a huge crack in his front leg, but that’s the worse. He was made out of crayola clay which is not very strong.

What I have noticed about crayola clay, and it may be true about other similar clays, is that is defiantly has a short life span. After about a year or two, the clay begins to crumble. So glad that I now use  Apoxie!

Model Horse Performance!

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After hearing alot of praises about the Model Horse Performance magazine, I got a subscription to it! And it came today.

I have to say, that all of the praises were right! This is a really cool magazine and I can’t wait to get more  There’s also  a side saddle how-to plus a halter tutorial, so I can’t wait to try those out.
After the cancellation of JAH, it’s cool to have a model horse magazine again.

Cuttin' and Dyein'

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Today was cut out and dye day.
I use tooling calf leather. I like it better than the out right tooling leather. The tooling calf leather is more flexible.

And this is my favorite tool to thin leather with.

So even though the leather is already thin, it doesn’t hurt to get it as thin as I can without cutting through all of the way.
Pieces cut out.
Then dyeing and drying. The pieces look weird because they’re on the grain/rough side.