Completion...sorta

I've finished paliting the mane of my G3 warmblood. It turned out pretty good for my first attempt. I even resculpted the ears. Next week he (oh yeah I made her a gelding, might make him a stallion before he is painted) will be going to the painters to be painted like Wolkenzauber an American Warmblood. Wolkenzauber is actually related to my Terrificly Tuff bred stallion. Both Wolkenzauber and my stallion have the same great grandsire, Jetilito. I was floored when I found that out. I've been a fan of Wolkenzauber for 3+ years, since before I bought my stallion and it was very awesome to find out that they are related. So, needless to say, I am an even bigger fan of Wolkenzauber and can't wait to have my SM painted in his image. I literally just got another idea. I am going to do another G3 WB the same way and have it painted like my stallion ( a light/medium palomino with crome). But before I start on that project I need to finish the race track base that I kinda put on hold to get this guy finished. I did need the break because I was hitting a wall when it came to the tote board, but now I have a plan for it. Stay tuned for that!

Today, in the mail I received a thank you letter from Jenna N. host of Show For The Cure. She said the cross country jump with the CM jumper and tack that Anna made, brought in $175! Not too shabby. All together the show raised $3500

Feelin' Ambitious

Ok, so don't ask me why I did this...I'm felling creative here. I hacked off my warmblood's mane and forelock. Why? Let me explain. The cantering warmblood is my favorite of the G3 series and I'm a sucker for braided manes, naturally these two things are going to come together. I've seen several G3 warmbloods redone with braided manes and tails and I drool over them all the time. I want one of my own. Now, for who knows what reason I've decided to take on this task myself. I confess, I am not by any means a sculptor, but I have faith in myself that I can give my warmblood a braided mane (I dare not take on a braided tail just yet). The urge didn't come to me until literally 30 minutes ago when I was trying to take a nap. It was bugging me so much I couldn't fall asleep until I at least started on her. So, I got out my trusty dremal and took off her mane and forelock. Hehe now she looks like a Cob with a hogged mane and her ears look like they could take an eye out with how sharp they are. I'm really dreading fixing her ears, I hope they come out realistic and not cartoony. Wish me luck!

More race track progress

Well, I had hoped to have the infield and track done yesterday, but I ran out of spray adhesive so I couldn't put in the track. I was able to get to the craft store today, they didn't have the 3M adhesive spray I normally buy, so I bought the Elmer's stuff. It seems to have worked just as well. The track is still a bit damp in places right now from the scenic glue I put on top of the ballast after it is put on with the adhesive spray. Using the scenic glue on top of the ballast really helps to secure the ballast to the wood so that you don't get bits falling off. Now that I have the grass and dirt on I can start on the landscaping and the tote board. I'm still up in the air about how exactly I am going to do the tote board. I haven't found a really decent photo of one to go off of. Perhaps I need to get my hands on a Blood Horse magazine or maybe even go down to Santa Anita race track and tale pictures of theirs. I have to go into work tomorrow so I probably won't get a chance to work on it until Sunday.

Off to the races!

Heres the newest project, a racetrack base. I've seen a few of these done in SM scale and I alsways thought, "hey, I can make a more accurate one." So, heres the the start of it. I've got the base stained and the rail painted and mounted. The rail is removable for travel. In the end it will have a tote board and perhaps even a 'big screen'. This base is a joint project between Anna K. of Dreamflite Design and I. She'll be making the tack for the race horses and we'll be selling the entire set up when it is all complete. I plan on having the base done by the end of the month and show it at an upcoiming live show in April.

Now, I'm off to work on the infeild and track ground cover.

Been busy

It's been awhile since I posted last, mainly because I haven't been able to get on my main computer. My fiance has taken over our room with sewing projects and he is using my desk as a center of operations. I've been using my mom's laptop to check mail and roam the net. The laptop doesn't have any of the photo editing programs I like to use so my photos have been sitting on my camera. I did brake down though and upload the photos of me new jump to share with you.



Here is what I have been working on the past week. It works both as a hunter jump and as a stadium jump. I have yet to add the directional flags and jump number. Theres also so refining I have to do on the flower boxes.