New Horse Alert: Woodgrain Custom Duende by Lea Robinson!

 Saturday morning I eagerly tore open (piranha style, naturally) a box that I was expecting. Behold the woodgrain Duende, created by Lea Robinson!!!

He started out as Dominante (a bay on the Duende mold) and was transformed by Lea into this spectacular retro woodgrain. This is a meticulously done custom; he is exceedingly smooth, with no paint drips or weird gloppy areas. I really like how his white socks are feathered against the woodgrain, providing a soft transition instead of a harsh border.  

Woodgrain models were produced by Breyer starting about 1959 and continued into the early 1970s, with the bulk of them being produced during the 1960s. Horses, dogs, cattle, and even the elephant mold wore the pseudo wood pattern. Breyer put the woodgrain finish on hiatus for years. I believe Breyer didn’t use it again until Breyerfest 1999, when two BF keychains wore the decorator color (the G2 Andalusian and the G2 Clydesdale). Woodgrain has been used a few times since then, making its most recent appearance in 2020 on the miniaturized traditional Clydesdale stallion (mold #80) for the 70th Anniversary Mystery Horse Surprise SM blind bags.

Here are a few more pictures to show off the woodgrain Duende. Please ignore the background-I need to get my photo tent and photo set-up out from wherever they are hiding. In the meantime, the back porch complete with a grill shall provide a wonderfully tacky background. We’re supposed to be looking at horses anyway, right?  

But wait, there’s more!

I also happen to own a horse that has been etched by Lea. It is Shaman, a blood bay on the Mesteno mold from the America’s Wild Mustangs series. As an OF, he had a star and two hind socks as the only white markings. Take a look at him now after his makeover!

I look forward to adding more of Lea’s beautiful customs to my collection!