Dapples Project Prep

 I was doing research on the Dapples project and was pulling models out to photograph. 

I needed help from Craig as I'd lost some height after my most recent spinal fusion, so I asked him to come help me get some models off the top shelves in my office. I simply cannot reach them anymore.

The first piece he pulled down was a shrinky - the dapple grey Running Mare from 1987.

I told him that she was a shrinky and explained what that meant. He was pretty surprised when I set her next to a non-shrinky Running Mare to compare - in fact, he did not think they were from the same mold, the size difference was so great.

This led to a conversation about the why/how of shrinkies, and then on to the lick test, the vinegar smell, bloaties, and oozies. 

Craig was fine (even with the lick test) until I explained about oozies - that made him look a little green. And when he learned that I was keeping a ready-to-ooze in a box in my closet, he asked why I didn't just throw it away before it leaked out of or through the box.

Before I could respond, he guessed the reason. "Sentimental reasons," he said knowingly.

Sometimes it's hard to throw away something that has given you joy over time. That model will stay in its box until I have no other choice.