New Projects In Progress:

Working on a stablemate TWH.  It's the I think, G3 TWH stablemate that's walking.  I'm turning him into a parked out TWH instead. I've got more work to do on the right hind pastern and the front legs.  He's still being shaped. 

I've also created some dogs.  I used a Breyer Beagle and made a Japanese Chin (which is in MH$P right now) I'll leave a link. CLICK HERE

And I've made a Blue Chow Chow sitting like Chow's are known to sit.  Like bears. He's got one hind leg normally positioned with the other tucked under with his back paw out.  And I did this one out of a Breyer chocolate Lab model.  This is a really drastic CM.  He's now in MH$P also.
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A New Cow And More Updates:

Got the final word on Poco.  All I have to do is add her formal real name to her stomach and she's done.  So here it is. 

"Jus Enuf Covenant"

Here's the third Afghan Hound.

And here's an interesting project I've just started.  God, I always start so many things at once.  Here's an old Aryshire or red and white Holstein (whichever)  bull I did back in 2006. I know that because that's what was signed under the hoof.  It was one I had on my shelf and I'm recycling it. lol  It's now gonna be a COW!....I hope.

I'm thinking I want it to be a walking large cow.  I'm just hacking away and melting the areas that are left to move into the right position.  It's going to be quite the overhaul. I think she'll be really pretty once she's done. 

And here's the one six scale foal.  I don't know what it is but I don't like the neck yet.  I liked the length of it before but for some reason after adding the clay in for the muscle, now I don't like the length.  I don't know.  I'll have to see what's a miss. But I like everything else.  It may just be the angle I took the picture in was a little odd. I didn't extend the neck to be any longer.  Just moved it upright more and tilted his head back.  So I don't know why it seems like the neck is off. (too long)  I don't know.  I'll just have to fiddle with it. 

Also, it may not have gone un-noticed, but I ordered the WHITE apoxie as I normally do, but for some reason they sent me NATURAL this time.  It's a bit of a pain and takes some getting used to for me.  The setting texture is different.  The white is more creamy when you mix it up.  The natural is just grainier or something.  It's not as creamy.  It's stiffer too.  I don't know what it is.  I have never used the Super White though, so I don't know what that does dofferently.  I think the basic white is white enough.  I don't know how much whiter it can get. lol   I do notice the natural doesn't leave as much of a mess though when you smooth it while wet.  The white leaves a residue everywhere.  The natural stays pretty much just where you put it and that's it.  So there are pros and cons I suppose.  It's just what you're used to.  I may get used to working with the natural.  I've used it before.  I just always preferred the white. 

Getting Ready To Paint:

I'm ready to start painting Poco and a couple other models.  I like to paint several at once and while one's drying from being sprayed and resting, I can be jumping to something else.  Also helps not to get bored or going slightly insane staring at the same piece for so long with no break. lol  

I did finish the black and tan Afghan Hound.  His name is "Duke". 

And also, I've got one of the two Valegro Stablemates ready for paint.  The laying down one.  I am going to sand that front pastern a tiny little bit I think.  Maybe. I'm planning I think to do this laying down one in a dapple grey.

The second one I'm so excited about.  This one has really been a challenge but I'm in the home stretch with it now I think.  I need to shave that hind right leg down and shape it a bit more. I need to sand and dremmel away a lot of muscle and shape things up. The right hind leg is way to stick and chunky yet, but I'm getting there.  I fitted her with two flat foot bases so she can stand on her own without a huge base, but what I think I may do is have her able to attach with sticky wax to a clear piece of stiff plastic. That was she's stable and doesn't have to have a larger base because those foot bases, although stable, they are very small and she may need more support.  Wouldn't want her falling off the show table. lol  And I have a feeling she's going to clean up at the shows. I'm thinking since I've done full passing or half passing models in dapple grey and seal bay before. I'm going to do this one in a flaming chestnut I think.  Not positive but I'm feeling chestnut and a blaze. 

More Updates:

I've got some updates on Poco and the Afghans.  I went in and had to make Poco's head a little more short.  She really has chubby jaws and it gives her more of a fatter face even though it's pretty normal as far as horses go.  I made her face a little more blunt.  I'm still working on it though. I need to sand it down a little more and buff it down in some places. 

And here's the real Poco once again. 

Here's the Afghan hounds so far.  I base coated the standing one in black and it's just the first coat.  As you can see there's a ton of little white specks where I missed some spots and the area on the tail where I held it is unpainted. But I touched him up. He's drying now so I couldn't take a new pic of him.  And the laying down one is coming along also.  I really love the black  one so far.