Breyer FunDay

Many Thanks to Kate at Equishop, Salisbury for inviting the BECF to once again attend the Breyer Funday.

Sadly I don't think there was as many folks attend the day as in previous years, but those that did attend looked be having a good time, there were one or two big sales made (nope - not by me lol) and there were a couple of very keen new younger collectors who came and talked to us for a long time, took loads of information home and are wanting more ... which is great :-)

A couple of the parents were pleased to speak to us too as they now know their kids are not 'mad' and it's a perfectly 'normal' hobby to be involved in - they said it made a change for their children to be able to talk to someone who knew what they were talking about, and could answer the questions they asked! lol

One parent was very interested about the CMing side of the hobby as he's a collector of model of Pickford lorries (250+ at the last count), he also paints remote controlled cars and makes lots of kit models so we had a long conversation about paint, milliput and super glueing fingers together ... lol

Sadly there was not a huge range of Breyers for sale, with some of the newer ones not available, which was a disappointment.

I had the honour of being asked to judge the SM Painting Competition this year, which was a hard job as there were some lovely entries, especially from those under 5's ... we have some wonderful young artists out there :-)

I also had a nice long chat with one of the Reps from TT (sorry I've forgotten her name) - she is very keen to learn more about the hobby, and was sorry that TT don't know as much about Breyer as we collectors do ... she did think it was funny that I knew more about the new upcoming Models than she did, and I had got my JAH before TT had ... so they all had a good look at it to find out what was going on! lol

There is news on the Breyer UK website. It turns out TT had/has no imput or control on the British Breyer site ... it was/is all done from Breyer USA ... and they are/were as annoyed as the rest of us that it was so out of date!

However when the new Breyer USA website is launched, later this month, there *should* be a British section ... and British collectors will AT LAST be able to order from the Breyer USA website which will include the SR and Ltd Ed models. The Breyer UK website is currently a 'homepage' only while the change over happens ...

I also found out that that day a new shipment of Breyers were landing in Felixstowe (I think it was) ... they come into the county via ship, sometimes from the USA or straight from China, and they only ship in full containers, so that is why sometimes items are late in as they have to wait to get a full container before it is shipped.

TT have been invited to and will be attending the Utterly Horses Hullabaloo next year ... and are very excited to meet members of the hobby and to see what we do ... more details about this nearer the time ;-)

We've been invited back to Equishop again next year ... hope to see you there? :-)

Jackie

BECF CO

British A-Z Makes Guide

The British Equine Collectors' Forum is please to announce that the British A-Z Makes Guide is now complete :-D

The list of British companies, makes and sculptors currently stands at over 520!!!

The BECF would like to say a HUGE Thank you to Pam Wakelam for researching, organising and writing this amazing list.

We are now looking for pictures to accompany this guide. Please do contact us if you have a photo we would be able to use on the site.

Also if you have any information that you think we could use - please do contact us!

Enjoy!

New Year Fun Live!

The New Year Fun Live is not like any other live show, and I was lucky enough to attend this year (Jan 2011). The Show is held at Rothersthorpe, which meant a 2 ½ hour car journey, we left just after 8am as this show has not got so many classes it starts later and finishes earlier than most shows. But it still meant getting up at 6am …!!!

With the car loaded up we started off, unfortunately it wasn’t a smooth journey as due to a very hard frost overnight and a lack of gritted roads there were many accidents we came across along the way which slowed our journey.

We pulled into the car park at around 11am (much later than we wanted too) only to find the show hadn’t started yet – this was due to many others having delayed journeys due to weather related accidents on the way, and unfortunately Marian, the host of the show, was unwell and couldn’t attend but thanks to the wonderful Catherine and Amanda who very kindly took over the show at the last minute the show still went ahead.

The NYFL, as I said before, is not a ‘normal’ live show, it’s more of a chance to get together and have some seasonal fun. Classes included ‘Seasonal Scene’, ‘Look what Santa brought me!’ and Worst CM by Owner.

At Lunch time the Mini Show Jumping proved very popular and many tried for a clear round, sadly my horse & rider got the prize for knocking down the most jumps and causing the most damage.

There were also quite a large number of Dr Who figures in attendance too… lol

Much fun was had by all, and all that’s left to say is a Huge Thank you to Marian for organising the show, Catherine and Smurf for running the show on the day and to Amanda for a wonderful Buffet Lunch.

See you all next year!

Jackie Radwanski

Pictures by J Radwanski

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Want to go to a Live Show?

The Diary Page on the BECF website has been updated with all the live shows scheduled during 2011.

LEMS Live Championship Show 2010

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Breyer Hobby Day 2010

The BECF attended a Breyer Hobby Day in October 2010 held at the Equishop in Salisbury. The stand was set up by the BECF Co-ordinator Jackie Radwanski, and other hobbyists were present including Heather Irvine who did an oil painting demonstration. Enjoy some pictures from the day below:

BECF update!

First of all, Season's Greetings and many apologies for the sparseness of posts during the last few months.

The BECF is currently working hard 'behind the scenes' to bring you, the British Model Horse Collector, the best 'one-stop' model horse information site we can. Over the past couple of months we are please to say so far we have; Updated the BECF website: •Updated the BECF Committee and BECF Reps Information. BECF Committee Email addresses added so direct contact can be made when required. •BECF Link page updated with a Brand New Look and New Links! •New photos added ... more to come! •BECF Membership Joining Form updated. •New Information Pages added: List of UK Manufactures and Supplies & Mending Broken Breyer legs. •Information updated/added to on several pages as well as a new look for some. •List of 2011 Live shows and contact information. •The BECF Prefix Registry is back! See website for more details. •The 'BECF Newcomers Welcome Pack' has been updated, so if you're a Newcomer and have not yet requested a 'BECF Newcomers Welcome Pack' please see the website for more details – The BECF Welcome Pack is Free! (via email) Other BECF News: •BECF Newcomers Show. Sadly the one that was planned for this year had to be cancelled, we are hoping to hold the Newcomers Live in 2011 – keep watch on the website for further details! •BECF Blog The BECF Blog is going well. The BECF try and add information as regularly as we can so if you've not joined please do for all the latest BECF news. •The BECF Performance Guide and BECF Breed Guide are nearing completion, we are hoping at add chapters on Conformation, colour and gaits to the guides, as well as basic judging criteria. We are still looking for photographs for these guides and a list of those needed can be found on the BECF website. •BECF Photo shows – we are hoping to start the Photo shows again very shortly, as well as a series of Online Photo shows too. New items in the pipeline; •An 'A-Z' list of UK models for the website •UK Hobby History for the website •Dolls Clothes Patterns for the website Thank you all very much for all your help and support. And don't forget to check the website – we are always looking for feedback or items for the website, so please do contact us if you have any questions or queries. Happy Collecting! Jackie Radwanski BECF Co-Ordinator