2027 Calendar - Pre-Order! - OPEN!

For the 4th year in a row, I offer you an opportunity to support my work with a great goodie for you ;) - I'm ready to print a 2027 calendar, would you want one?

Every artists (sculptor, painters) and every places will be listed in the calendar.
I've made a great selection of pictures, that include 4 from Japan that are similar but not the same as thoses you'll find in the artbook.
I hope you'll like it!

2027 Calendar at pre-order price, it's now!

Pre-Order price is $16 + Shipping Fees - You've until november 20th to place your pre-order.
Regular price after pre-order will be $18.

How does it works to pre-order?
-Sent me a mail ( coldruru@gmail.com ) or a PM:
🐴 with the number of calendar wished
🐴 if you want "Year of the Horse" artbook in combined shipping let me know too
+ shipping country.
-Shipping is to be determined and will be asked after pre-order this year - I am able to ship to the US. You can ask for Mondial Relay if available in your country.
-You pay via paypal goods & service (so you're protected).
-The calendar will be shipped to you as soon as it's printed.

The year of the horse, a blank year?!

I haven't writed in this blog for 2026, not a single time until now...
It was a good year of the horse so far for me, but a year that I spent with so little modelhorse in it that I felt I might have get to the point I'm not sure to take this blog on tracks again. Future will tell, I still loves the hobby and don't quit yet.

In the meantime, I don't like unfinished things, so here's my next announcement...

Year of the Horse: my artbook of modelhorse picture, landscapes and all things horses made in Japan, has been sent to the printer 🎉
It will be offered at the price of 27$ + shipping once in hand (76 pages). There's no pre-order BUT since my calendar pre-order are coming soon, combined shipping for both will be available! Keep an eye open, and if interrested to get one you can already let me know 🥰
 

 

I'm tired - Happy but really tired.

Today I'm gonna write about something that haunt me for a while now...

So this year I did a thing I've never done before: fly on a plane and goes out of Europe.
It might sounds crazy in regard of our modern lifestyle but yes, I've never left Europe before and always travelled by car or train. I must admit that plane was everything I was sure about: a pain in the ass, I hated it thank you. You have to be there so many hours BEFORE the flight - what a waste of time, of course I was  the problem child and all the security check you can imagine were for me, the wait in between planes is so looong as well and you have to redo all the fucking security checks... and then it's long once in flight. Long and boring. Yes they provide you movies to watch: all lame movies I would never think of watching in my whole life. So I read, but of course they puts you in the dark and you cannot read anymore without bothering everyone else, etc, etc. Then also there's the constant fear they lost your baggage. But that's not the point except that I will never ever take a plane if it's not to quit my continent and goes REALLY far. I loves train, thank you.

Except for the plane, the travel was wonderfull, everything I was dreaming off. I love the country I we went for so many years, I've always said that if I really had to take a plane it would be to goes there. And I finally did after wishing badly to go there for more than 15 years. The accomplishment of my life without a doubt, thank to my BF that paid the trip for me (us), really I'm gratefull. 

But that's still not the point.
The point is that - of course - I went with plastic horses to photographs. How could I even goes somewhere that far and exotic without models to photograph? Really I bought a hand luggage just for them and not having to puts them in the baggage hold and I got the hassle of my heavy camera in every security check just for that. 
And well... to be honest it lighted a fact that I already knew deep down inside me; I'm tired of constantly carrying heavy horses and camera everywhere I go. Yes I am. 
Somethimes I dream of visiting a place without all of this, with my shoulders free of weight and my back free of beeing confined. It's always a fight deep down in my heart: what if I goes without a plastic horse and see the perfect thing to photograph? how could I handle the frustration to miss something? But also if I goes with one and carries it all along and saw nothing, I would have endured all that hassle for nothing? And that's why, years after years (for more than 10 years now), I goes everywhere with thoses dawn plastic horses packed with me and yes - that's true - I never miss a fantastic shot but also, that's true as well that I does miles with them for nothing most of the time. 

And for what? Because yes, I know a lot of people sees my pictures, a lot of them likes them. I even sold a successfull calendar for the 3rd time in a row this year... so that's really, really positive and rewarding. 
But in reality for what? For my pictures to be seen on various screens that are probably not balanced... and probably doesn't show them properly... in a world where image consumption is really high, where they are seen and forgotten almost as quick, where they are stolen and reposted without my consent & knowledge and even worst now, feeding to AI against my will... etc, etc. 

I'm sorry for that long rant, I hope you wouldn't mind or at least comprehend.
I've always been kind of "old fashionned" and the more the world is evolving, the more it shows. So well, I'm unsure on HOW I will share my new pictures, at least the ones from my recent fabulous trip. I think of releasing a small artbook with pictures from the trip, modelhorse pictures and anecdotes/equine anecdotes at least... something done with the heart to truly honours the journey and effort puts into it.
What do you think about that?
I don't want to let off the "free of access" part of my work, but also, I really need to find a compromise in between my recent efforts and the wish to truly shows my work in it's best light.
Thank you for reading 💗

 

Solar Flare

Solar Flare 
Breyer Premier Club OF; (designed by Heather Puleo), model "Adonis". Released in 2023. Sculpted by Heather Puleo.
Colour: Bucksin, Near Leopard Pattern // Breed : Historic Lippizaner.
Gender: Stallion.

Batteries Not Included

Batteries Not Included
Breyer Premiere OF (designed by Sommer Prosser), model "Latigo". Released in 2013. Sculpted by Sommer Prosser.
Colour: Bay, Spotted Blanket Pattern. // Breed : Appaloosa (modern type).
Gender: Gelding.

Collecting goals

Maybe, I said maybe that you know I collect everything LP colored (appaloosa)... I've got a huge collection of toys, plushies, trinkets and various object on that thema. It's a very difficult collection because many of the thing I found are US exclusive and having them in EU is expensive (and difficult due to the number of vendors not willing to ship to the EU/never coming back to you with the shipping fees).

Then one day, it came to my mind that in the range of thing I could collect there was breyer horses, I mean Original Finish ones. But of course, the task of having them all would be... too much, so I searched for a good sample of them and found out what I needed to collect: All the LP colored (appaloosa) premier club.

That goal was a long road as prices and of course, the US to EU shipping problem was on my way. But I somehow managed to catch them all (at least, until a new one is released).

Even if I'm not a big OF enthousiast, I must admit that they have something, especially all of them together!

Latigo (2013), is the first LP colored release into the breyer premier club;
It was sculpted & designed by Sommer Prosser and depict a modern type appaloosa.

On a more personnal note, mine is nammed "Batteries Not Included". This model was released by breyer in 2013... it was 12 years ago! One year after I started to collect modelhorse (2012) - if at that time I had many more plastic OF in my collection, I don't remember having a special interrest in this one... but today he's there to complete my collection goals.

 

Forever Saige (2015), is the second LP colored release into the breyer premier club;
It was sculpted by Kristina Lucas Francis & designed by Tammy Myrold, and depict a mustang mare.

On a more personnal note, mine is nammed "Moonshine". As she's designed by Tammy Myrold I was really, really excited about this one but it kinda took me a long time before I could add it to the collection. She's so sweet and underrated.

 

Carina & Selene (2017), are the third LP colored release into the breyer premier club;
They were sculpted by Brigitte Eberl & designed by Kimberly Bleecker , and depict historics lipizzaners.

On a more personnal note, mines are nammed "Lunar Fera (filly) & Celestiella (mare)". If I remember well (and I do) thoses were my first purchase of a premier club, on second hand but still, I was so excited. I immediately knew with thoses two that I wanted all the other ones. They are, by far, my favorites of the club (still today).

 

Vermeer (2020), is the fourth LP colored release into the breyer premier club;
It was sculpted by Lynn A. Fraley & designed by Stephanie Blaylock and depict a friesian heritage horse.

On a more personnal note, mine is nammed "Going Under". Here's one that had all my interrest since it's announcement... I was really into that wonderfull colour and once released in awe at the spectacular OF work that was done on it. It's definely one of the MOST impressive OF job I've ever seen. Also premier model is really a great thing, allowing collectors to add some great artist in their collection on a budget.

 

Fireheart (2021), is the fifth LP colored release into the breyer premier club;
It was sculpted & designed by Rayvin Maddock and depict a mustang stallion.

On a more personnal note, mine is nammed "Beyond Sun". This one wasn't specially a "need" because... too much stallions in the hobby; but when I decided to purchase it I had made my mind about trying to get all of the LP/appaloosa premier club.

 

Adonis (2023), is the sixth LP colored release into the breyer premier club;
It was sculpted & designed by Heather Puleo and depict an historic lipizzaner stallion.

On a more personnal note, mine is nammed "Solar Flare". Another stallion, so a little boring. This one almost make me drop my plan to get all the premier club in LP colour... I had no wishes to have it. This one still hasn't really hit the spot for me, but he's here to complete de set ;)
Also it's a very GOLDEN one, very shiny and you can see it on this picture.

 

Tigerlily & Firestorm (2024), are the seventh LP colored release into the breyer premier club (at least, the foal);
They were sculpted by Rayvin Maddock & designed by Lynn Cassels-Caldwell , and depict mustangs.

On a more personnal note, mines are nammed "Fireball (foal) & Unwanted (mare)". It's pretty obvious that having fireheart, I needed the duo made to goes with him. I was bummed that the mare wasn't a LP/appaloosa colour but still needed for sure the foal. That roan mare is probably going the exception in my collection as I don't feel to separate the set... but maybe I've found a way to have her wear spots? ;)

 

 

And you, wich one is your favorite Premier Club? What do you think the next LP colored (appaloosa) one will be? (I hope for a knabstrupper mare).

Calendars are here! - SOLD OUT

 

Got them in hand and they are really great!

Extra copies available for $17 + shipping. Ready to ship (limited quantity)!

-Sent me a mail ( coldruru@gmail.com ) with the number of calendar wished + shipping country.

-Shipping is $16 for international (every country that isn't France)

-You pay via paypal goods & service (so you're protected).

Content, 13 modelhorse pictures (cover inclued, picture was choosen by popular vote):

I've put all my love in the layout and I hope you'll truly like it! 💖