False Fall and its beautiful weather continues here in western Indiana. It's always fun to horse-sit, but when the weather is this nice? Double win-win!
Spending a little time with Sultanna and Hokey.
Plans for Happy Trails V/The Dan Patch Fun Show are complete now that I have written up the rules and procedures for the Toilet Paper Racing.
Someone has already shared that she's bringing a trophy for the race - I can only imagine what it might look like!
Past Happy Trails shows have had a signing model at the show.
I spray paint a vintage model that has seen better days and put it on a table with a marker, asking everyone to sign their names on it. I end up with a nice memento of the show (and another collection within a collection!)
You never know who is going to sign that model, but having Action Stan do so was a fun surprise!
The 2019 and 2018 Happy Trails signing models.
Happy Trails was not an in-person show in 2020 due to the pandemic. I held a photo show instead and then wrote all the participants' names on the model myself.
For some reason, the paint did not spray smoothly, but I don't mind - it goes along with the pandemic theme, don't you think? Hah!
I bought a new can of spray paint for 2021 and I really like how it looks on the Stretch Morgan.
Of course, I am using Breyer's Standardbred mold.
It is actually a pacer, just as Dan Patch was, so it is very appropriate.
When determining a signing model for the show, I always look for a vintage mold that has flaws and dings. This piece is one of those vintage Breyers that suffers from mold so I have no problem spray painting and repurposing it.
I was surprised to discover how sturdy it was - the Standardbred mold is notoriously tippy but this one is rock solid! (I wouldn't set him by my chinas, but still...)
I need to run to the hardware store and choose some paint, and then, if False Fall continues for a few more days, step outside and spray paint this year's model.
Sounds like a plan.
