A fellow hobbiest once pointed out to me that a conga line involves individuals lined up head-to-tail (or front-to-back) and perhaps "chorus line" would be more appropriate. Either way, it's a lot of pony!
I conga the Mesteno's Mother/The Dawning mold and have every model ever released (including a LSP super-rare variation where the Ginger mold was replaced!!!). I'm currently working towards getting the early release mare with the shaded mane and tail.
( rare mare^^^the bay sabino)
If you can't tell from the photo, I also conga the Cody mold. From my first (SR Banner, the HTF buckskin from that truck/trailer/vet set) I was hooked. I'm a pushover for stock horses. I'm only missing a few Codys--not counting those few BF Auction/Prize models that I just can't fathom spending $3000 for!
On top of those conga lines that have collectors going crazy, there's always all that other stuff we collect. Breyer makes it waaay too easy to put the ponies in to categories and then we (or is it just me?) just have to have all of the horses in that particular group. Think about it. There's sizes first (Trad, Class, LB...sorta..., SM) and THEN you really get into it.
Traditional Size>Stock Horses>Appaloosa> etc, etc, etc.
That's not even considering the particular mold! (obviously I think about this too much...)
I once decided that I wanted every horse Breyer ever slapped a buckskin/dun paint job on. I realized only recently that I just don't like some of those models despite the fact that they're my favorite color. I already have too many buckskins and duns in my herd anyways...maybe... I am biased though, if a mold in released in buckskin/dun, I'm probably going to want it...
And then there's all those other models that I/we want because of various other reasons.
And then there's THE HOLY GRAIL
I don't have one particular "holy grail" model. Instead I have a wanted list, a most wanted list, a top most wanted list, an i-wouldn't-mind-having list, and those horses that weren't on any list, I just randomly found them some obscure place and bought them :o)
And...to finish off, just because I'm WAY TOO EXCITED about new ponies...here's the photo that the seller emailed to me of one of my "coming soon" models from the top most wanted list:
Yep, it's Shockwave!!! I've been after one of these beauties for a while, even though I'm picky about both my greys and my glossies, something about him spoke to me the first time I saw one in a local store. He's pretty exciting, but he's not the best thing coming in the near future..........
stay tuned!
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