My last two obtainable grails I honestly wouldn't have been able to find without help from my fellow collectors. I have finally located a Kuchi with gelding anatomy - the rarer version that only 2,000 were made before Breyer realized their oops. Incorrect anatomy is pretty common these days and has been seen on several regular runs, including Babyflo and LV Integrity. Kuchi, however, is different in that he - or she - is a Gypsy Vanner, a breed I'm a huge sucker for, and if I was going to own a plain black and white horse, I wanted to own the rarer one. Another one I've had a hard time finding for a decent price is Santiago. I actually scored one rather cheap on eBay from a seller who never actually ended up shipping him (and I had to open a claim in Paypal to get my money back) but by some miracle I was offered one from a collector shortly after who ran across my blog and she offered hers to me. While I'm still not sure what to make of that roached mane but his color is so amazing with this bluish tinge and star dapples that it makes you forget about it, and I'm honestly just happy to have him in my collection. Another horse I've been trying to track down on the Smarty Jones mold is Windtalker. Once I get him, my Smarty conga will be complete. Amongst the growth of my collection recently, I have decided that I need to downsize to make room, and so I've decided to disperse a good portion of my stablemates collection, including a few chase pieces that are available on my eBay page. Although they are the most space efficient, they are like potato chips, so when you go to buy one before you know it you have a hundred. They are literally taking over my collection. My strict criteria for traditionals doesn't seem to apply to stablemates, as they make far too many colorful ones, so I've decided to instead focus on certain molds I like instead and just obtain all the colorful ones that I can on those molds instead. I like it better that way.
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