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| For this Conga Time, we're looking at one of my underrated favorite molds - Sham! |
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| Sham captured my love at a young age, when I was transitioning from a horse-crazy child to a model horse collecting teenager. There's just something about the mold that has the spirit, even if as an adult I recognize he's a bit of a conformational wreck. But not every model needs to be a top live show quality model in my collection! I collect what I like. 😊 |
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| My Sham conga is smaller than some of my other congas - I try to add at least one a year, but that doesn't always pan out. I believe Lavinia is the most recent addition, and I picked him up at BreyerFest 2024. |
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| My first horse on the mold was the original Sham! It's not a surprise - I was obsessed with Marguerite Henry's books, so naturally I wanted to collect as many of the models as I could. |
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| My Sham is signed by Peter Stone! Twelve year old me thought this was one of the coolest things. Thirty year old me is less excited, but it's still a neat fact. |
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| Pharaoh is one of my favorite models in my collection. He was one of the Special Runs I bought at my first BreyerFest in 2008, along with Limerick. Even though my dad and I both had three day tickets, my budget meant I came home with just two special runs. I did get my top choices at least! |
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| Lugh is one of my favorites on the mold - the glossy bay with gulastra plume is just done to perfection! I'd love my next Sham addition to be his glossy brother - Quinn, from the 2017 Vintage Club. |
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| The Regular Runs (L-R): Sshameless++, The Black Stallion, Sham |
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| BreyerFest realistic Special Runs (L-R): Tseminole Wind, Lugh |
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| The decorator Special Runs (L-R): Lavinia, Pharaoh |
Congratulations on recognizing that you should collect what you love, not necessarily what everybody else loves.
ReplyDeleteI too have always loved Sham, and I was beyond tickled to score him in a beautiful dapple gray at the Maple Treats event. I got the last one! I hope you can find one someday.
ReplyDeleteSham was a childhood favorite of mine too. I got him in a brown mailer box from Sears. Loved he had the wheat ear and white fetlock spot like mentioned in the book, love my Lugh too. Hoping to find a Quinn as well and that will be good for my sham collection. Nice write up.
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