Custom Model Horses in Every Hue!
Mini Whinnies are a size of plastic model horses made by the Breyer modeling company. They are normally roughly one inch tall and 1:64 scale, but there is some variation between the molds.
Gesundheit
Make: Breyer
Scale: Mini Whinnies
Mold: Running Walk Tennessee Walking Horse Mare
Color: Metallic Purple Pintaloosa (Tobiano, Appaloosa)
Gallery: Other Color
Medium: Folk Art 668 Metallic Plum, Liquitex Gesso, Artist Color Ivory Black and Burnt Sienna
Status: Painted 2011 and For Sale
This little gal is the first horse painted from scratch for sale in the new year. Now I just need to get the rest of these guys polished off and onto the shelves as well! Continue reading
Everyday Bling
Make: Breyer
Scale: Mini Whinnies
Mold: Reining Stock Mare
Color: Copper and Silver Frame Overo
Gallery: Overo
Medium: Acrylics
Status: Painted 200? and Sold 200?
This little gal is yet another horse that was painted as a donation for the Hampton Roads Classic live shows! I really need to see if other live shows out there would like some door prizes– micro minis are a lot of fun to paint, but I’m not sure I can sell them. Continue reading
Wild Irish Sea
Make: Breyer
Scale: Mini Whinnies
Mold: Big Lick Tennessee Walking Horse Stallion
Color: Metallic Green Minimal Tobiano
Gallery: Tobiano
Medium: Acrylics
Status: Painted 200? and Sold 200?
This little guy was part of the micro mini scale herd that I painted as donations for the second (third?) Hampton Roads Classic. The whole group was done in a metallic fantasy theme and they seemed to go over well with the showers. Continue reading
All That Glitters
Make: Breyer
Scale: Mini Whinnies
Mold: Show Pose Saddlebred Stallion
Color: Gold and Silver (Faux-Palomino)
Gallery: Solid Colors
Medium: Acrylics
Status: Painted 200? and Sold 200?
Nothing says crazy like painting horses a little over an inch tall! … Or removing seams and carving ears when working with soft plastic. Continue reading
Hesa Wild Cherry
Make: Breyer
Scale: Mini Whinnies
Mold: Standing Quarter Horse Stallion
Color: Glossy Silver Splash Overo Red Bay
Gallery: Fantasy Overo
Medium: Acrylics
Painted/Sold: August 2005
This little guy was part of a herd I painted as a donation to the Hampton Roads Classic raffle. They might not have been the most impressive of the group, but a group of inch high horses painted in bright glossy colors are great for catching people’s attention. Plus it was fun writing the advertising copy! *grin*
Dancing by Moonlight
Make: Breyer
Scale: Mini Whinnies
Mold: High Stepping Saddlebred Mare
Color: Silver Blanket Appaloosa
Gallery: Fantasy Appaloosa
Medium: Acrylics
Status: Painted 200? and Sold 200?
For those of you not familiar with Breyer Mini Whinnies, this little gal is only about an inch tall!
So far she is one of my favorite Mini Whinnies customs. The plastic is softer than the Stablemates and it’s been a bit of a learning curve. I did a pretty good job removing the seams and the ears carved better than I was expecting. Although you can till see some rough spots on the photos (which are several times life size!) in person she looked even better. Continue reading
Gilded Midnight
Make: Breyer
Scale: Mini Whinnies
Mold: Cantering Tennessee Walking Horse Gelding
Color: Gold and Black Splash Overo
Gallery: Fantasy Overo
Medium: Acrylics
Status: Painted 200? and Sold 200?
This little fellow is yet another horse that was painted as a donation for the Hampton Roads Classic live shows. Not a whole lot more to say about him, other than the fact these little guys seem to take to metallic colors like kids to candy—and they’re just as much fun to paint! Continue reading
Faux-Leaf Clover
Make: Breyer
Scale: Mini Whinnies
Mold: Grazing Foal
Color: Metallic Green and Silver Tobiano
Gallery: Fantasy Tobiano
Medium: Acrylics
Status: Painted 200? and Sold 200?
The Mini Whinnies seem determined to roll around in the metallic paints (as if the run of Hampton Roads Classic donations didn’t already give that away) and this little guy was no exception. Continue reading
