Okay not a real one. The big ones still scare me. But I've always been awed by their forms - they are so beautiful. I was so excited by something I bought the other day I had to share!

 

A Breyer horse!

From what I know Breyer models are currently rare in Australia, although fast gaining popularity. They're in the range of $50 to well over $100 each. I got this one with several discounts heaped onto it - for $25, a bargain and I had no idea until I got home and looked it up! I'd never heard of these models before but I am sooo obsessed now. You can even get full tack, rugs, bandages and everything for them!

I'm a little excited, lol. He's definitely my favourite toy model. Best purchase I've made in ages!

 

It looks so real. The photos didn't capture it at all. The light I used to take the pictures made him all shiny, but in normal light you can't see it. I keep thinking he could start romping around my (messy) desk any minute now.

 

What makes it even better is they got so much of the anatomical detail correct - which is rare when we're talking about animal figurines. Details down to the facial artery, the periorbital fossa, the bulge of the atlas, the underside of the hoof, the muscles, oh I could go on, it's a dream for me. I never really understood horse legs until now! I can also practice my bandaging, nerve blocks and surgical approaches! On a much smaller scale of course!

 

Isn't he magnificent?

 

Can you guess which famous horse he is modelled on?

 

I love anatomical models. Here are some other random ones I have.

 

I want to get the horse, cow, and pig from this site. I think the cells are cute too!

 

Yes. Random post, designed to prevent uni-themed nightmares due to cramming before I sleep.

Edited June 5, 200817 yr by Chrysocome

They're cool Chryso, what sort of price range are they?, my little boy loves anatomy (he's four ), his favorite books are all about how eyes/lungs/etc. works. He'd be over the moon for a couple of those for his b/day

Edited June 5, 200817 yr by melbournebudgies

That's so cool! It's fantastic that he's interested at that age

That site I posted has a huge collection of them, but I've only ever seen four around Melbourne. I got the heart from Australia Geographic and the eye from Scienceworks, for $20 (they get up to about $35). Not cheap for a toy, but fair for a model. They also had a human skull with a brain, and a human torso where you can take the organs out.

The eye is a bit flimsy, and they are lower grade plastic, but pretty cool for what they are.

I was planning to get the animal ones off ebay. I was so happy when I found them, they've been invaluable for my anatomical studies - can actually understand radiology with my model heart

I might go and check out my local uni bookshop and see if they sell them by order there, otherwise I'll go check out AG. He's a freak for anything natral he just soaks it up. He loves how the body works, volcanoes, stars and planets, animals, etc., he gets it from me, I'm a science graduate planning to do a dip ed next year, I think it's hereditary

 

Are you over at Werribee?

Horses have always been a special animal in my heart, next to dogs I absolutely love them and find them a fasinating creature, it is beautiful model, thank you for sharing.

Do Milly & Squee like to play or try to chew on your eyeball or heart ? I will have to wait until you post a picture of one of the budgies on the horse. Giddy Up Go Budgies !

 

Nice pics !

Nice chestnut ...lol

That there would be PharLap!! EVen the stance looks like him

that is cool horse, l really like the puzzles in the 4d puzzle link.

Very handsome horse. I love horses too and i am also cautious of their shear power. They smell really good and their noses are so soft :budgiedance:

 

The 3D puzzles/models are awesome!! who would have thought that a snail looked like that on the inside

I've disected a real snail at uni, it was gross!!!

Teehee, you wouldn't want to know what I've dissected then!!!!

Pharlap, that would be a New Zealand horse I believe.

 

That is so cool Chryso. You should so get all the tack for it!. I used to have one like that that had a saddle and bridle, but I lost it.

 

I just looked at the site. I want everything!!!

 

I learned about Chrysomya rufifacies the secondary striker fly today and I thought of you.

Edited June 6, 200817 yr by Sailorwolf

Teehee, you wouldn't want to know what I've dissected then!!!!

Pharlap, that would be a New Zealand horse I believe.

 

That is so cool Chryso. You should so get all the tack for it!. I used to have one like that that had a saddle and bridle, but I lost it.

I love models. I have so many. I have lots of dinosaurs and dragons and the Arbiter and millions of soft toy animals all left over from my childhood and I don't want to throw out (most of them are aussie animals for some reason (Methinks its cause I've been over there 3 times), I have 4 echidnas and 2 platypi and 2 wombats, 2 kangaroos, a possum too, a kookaburra, a turtle and 3 sharks! But I stick to my roots and I have 2 kiwis, a kakapo, a yellow eyed penguin, a fantail and a sheep!, I also have a bald eagle too for all the Americans out there ). I love to collect stuff it's fun.

 

I learned about Chrysomya rufifacies the secondary striker fly today and I thought of you.

 

:hap: ... sorry, I've had a loooooooooong week and I'm tired!!!

Haha I changed it cause I thought I had blabbed on too much, at least I made someone laugh.

My sheep is cute he has a little sign hanging around his neck that says "doorstop", cause that is what he is. ( I could have put him in the Aussie section. He's a Suffolk so he can be English)

Edited June 6, 200817 yr by Sailorwolf

Melb, I love science so much, I hope someday my kids will too. I was mad about science and animals when I was little - especially astronomy and dinosaurs. I am indeed living in Werribee.

I second Sailorwolf, you don't want to know what I've dissected!

 

NN: Budgies chewing on my eyeball!

I think my horsey is a little too pricey for my budgies to chew on, but I may get them on some of my toys plushie animals to see how that goes

 

Thepie: Way to go, it sure is PharLap Yup Sailorwolf, he is a kiwi horse.

 

Neat - I really dig your sig. It's soo pretty, the colours are lovely.

 

Sailorwolf: I do that all the time, waffle on, post it, then decide it's too long and go back to change it but someone's already reading it. Lol. I always hope no one quotes me so I can change it discreetly. It's impossible to post too much in my threads though, I enjoy reading everyone's posts.

I'd love to get the official tack from that site, but I am so poor right now. I'm thinking about making some of my own though, I think it would be funny to have a head collar and rugs that match the teaching horses at uni. Teehee. He'd be a mini teaching horse, which is what I'll be using him for.

Gosh, I'm glad I'm not the only one that still has millions of soft toy animals left over from my childhood. My room looks like it belongs to a 9 year old. I have a massive pile of penguins as my centrepiece, and I mean a massive pile. I must get a picture of that! I've also got all my dragons on display. I love the sound of your plush collection, particularly the NZ animals - it's harder to get those animals here. I would love to get a kakapo! They are sooo adorable.

You know what, when we first did Chrysomya last year all of my close friends turned around and looked at me! It was amusing. But not all that flattering to be associated the "hairy maggot blowfly"!

Edited June 6, 200817 yr by Chrysocome

Haha. Hairy maggot fly. yes yes.

Yes I have a lot of soft toys most of them still back at my parent's place. But they are soo adorable. I (shamedly) even have some pokemon soft toys from they were all the rage back then, they have been relegated to the closet now . All the other toys get fresh air though.