Tier Ranking Classic Scale Breyer Model Horses - Part 1

[@Tuxedo_Trouble]

I have both the grey Drinkers of the Wind Stallion (I have the whole set from a flea market) and the bloody shoulder Zyan they are brothers in my head and I adore them both

[@Lovehorses123Thereadorbs6]

Why did i never think about that classics where freedom series 😂

[@purelymodelhorses]

As someone who likes classics more than most collectors, I'm super excited to see a series on them!

[@ECRHorses1901]

Thank you! I hope you enjoy it. :)

[@learobinson4450]

So happy to have another video from Erica. I’m looking forward to the tier rankings for the Classics. Not my favorite scale but it still has some very nice molds. Of course I’m partial to the molds from the 1970’s through the early 1980’s since they are the ones I grew up with. The Classic Black Stallion is one of my favorites since I love Arabians & was obsessed with The Black Stallion book series when I was younger. The Black Stallion model was sculpted based on the description from Walter Farley’s book by the same name & the book clearly says that The Black has a very dished face. I think the mold matches the book description very well. A proud & fiery part Arabian stallion with his head held high as if he’s sniffing the wind.

[@ECRHorses1901]

Ah, good to know! (re: the Black Stallion) I really ought to re-read that series, as well as all of the Marguerite Henry books. Perhaps another series for the future! :)

[@Spnlgrl1985]

I know the Andalusian Family set is not a lot of people's favorite lol but for me they are very sentimental because my parents got me the set for Christmas the year they came out. But out of the three I've never really like the momma because of the weird dappling and how her mane lies on her neck. My friend had the Arabian family when we were kids and I ended up getting one on eBay. The Zayn model of the Stallion is really pretty I got the rabicano. I have the Palomino Arabian stallion and the American Saddlebred in Palomino too. I have quite a few Classics. They do remind me of being a kid again. I'm also a Libra so I wouldn't mind that one.

[@ECRHorses1901]

The horses we all got as kids definitely have a way of becoming sentimental favorites. I feel that way about Sherman Morgan and several of the Classic molds that I'll be talking about in the future. :)

[@Ottb.studios]

Yes my favorite series is back😅!! So excited for this lol

[@ECRHorses1901]

Thanks!! I hope you enjoy it. :)

[@leslie2149]

So nice to see you doing the classics now. (and, yes, classic, not freedom. Ugh) I know a lot of people tend to knock the Classic Arabian stallion because he doesn't look much like a modern Arabian but, if you look back at pictures of Arabs from that time frame (the 1950s and 60s) he actually looks pretty good. At least I think so. The Chris Hess horse from the 1980s (Black Beauty set and the Black Stallion set) seemed to be not as good as some of his earlier molds had been. Duchess and Ginger especially have some of the worst manes and those tails! They look like they were stuck on as an afterthought! And straight as a stick! Ugh. I have also heard a lot of collectors complain about all three of the Arabian heads/faces of the Black stallion set. I really like the AQHA mare and foal also. That buckskin foal is sweet (I love buckskins). And the poor Andalusian mare. Yeah, I don't even see her for resale too much. I am so looking forward to the rest of this series!

[@ECRHorses1901]

Thank you! And that's a fair point regarding the tails specifically on Duchess and Ginger. I tend to be very head/face focused, so I wasn't paying as much attention to what was going on back there, lol.