It's been a long stretch of Wednesdays without a post looking at my collection, or talking about things other than the shows I've attended and what I added to the collection! In honor of that, I'm introducing a new segment I've been thinking about for a while - I'm calling it "You're Just Like Me!"
My thought process is to highlight models that are similar to each other - the same pattern or masking on different models, variations in a run - basically models that look like other models!
We're starting this series like I do most series - with one of my favorites! Well, two - the Cleveland Bay mold and a Maureen Love sculpt. I think we're all well aware of my affection for both by this point.
Jazz Fusion was a JAH Connoisseur model in 2007, done on the Cleveland Bay mold. The color and pattern both were designed by Karen Gerhardt, who sculpted the mold.
Jazz Fusion is a lovely day bay pinto with mapping done in a glossy finish. As typical for the Connoisseur series, there were 350 made of him.
There is not a single part of his pattern that is left unmapped - even his stripe has mapping!
The second model we're looking at today is Scotty. Scotty was a Collector's Club Gambler's Choice model on the Classic scale Swaps mold in 2017. Collector's Club members were given the choice to vote on which colors they wanted to see in production, with all colors being reflective of other models. In addition to Jazz Fusion, the other options were Uncalled For (silver bay), Burbank (bay roan blanket) and Fandango (dun). Of the options, only the dun did not make it into production.
The three voted colors were split into runs of 500 each. At this time, I've only added this one, though at some point I'd like to add the rest. They just aren't a priority for me right now, and my pinto is still a relatively recent addition to the herd.
One thing about the Cleveland Bay and Swaps molds is they both have the sweetest faces!
So let's look at the two together now! The pattern is pretty much spot on, as you would expect. The exception here is the mapping - despite there only being 150 more made of Scotty compared to Jazz Fusion, the mapping on the pinto markings did not make the transition.
Another difference between the two is the depth of color - while Jazz Fusion is still beautifully shaded, Scotty's bay base is slightly lighter toned, giving the effect of more dramatic shading against his darker tones. Scotty additionally has a thicker, more even gloss.
Who do you prefer? It's a hard choice for me, but I think original Jazz Fusion did it better! You just can't beat the mapping, and it just wasn't feasible for a Classic scale web special.
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