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Horses for larger dolls

Sep 12, 2006

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    1. Just snagged a DPL Leeds horse on ebay, 26 inches! He is black with a white stripe and has feathered legs!! I can't wait for him to get here, my 65+ boys need a horse to ride!
      I also have an Our Generation horse but he's more of a pack pony for my SDs. I guess he could be a war charger for the MSDs...


      raewhitewolf, could you please show us pictures of the doll on your Leeds horses taken at more level so the angle doesn't obscure the scale? Thank you so much!

      There has to be a way to make this: http://www.nostalgicbay.com/home/nb...tm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=googleproductfeed but larger!

      I can't help but want to sculpt a good 28-30 inch (at the head height) horse, something big enough for even the EIDs, and then maybe have it duplicated by injection molding in plastic. Hollow plastic would be a lot lighter than resin or something else, and it could be made with no mane and a stump to attach a tail so that it can be customized. A Horse Blank, if you will.
       
      #81 Rosslyn, Aug 3, 2010
    2. Oh cool! your black horse sounds BEAUTIFUL! I'd love to see some piccies of your boys on their new steed.
      That wooden horse in your link would probably be good for a base to put a "fur suit" over, I think it would work well for that, but at $150 for a 14" horse that's a pretty pricey model.
      The big horse I have at 34inches would probably be big enough for the huge dolls, I have seen some of those for sale on the link Tamsen gave, I can't even begin to imagine how difficult it would be to put together a huge sculpted jointed horse, I don't know what you'd have to do to hold such a thing together and make it stable, but if you could work it out, a blank customizable horse would be amazing. I think till then though I'll just be happy with my plushies.

      I took some pictures of the 22inch horses with a doll on for scale I took them from pretty much level side on so they're a pretty true indication, I've put them with a small saddle to help them sit in a better position, more realistic to a person actually riding a horse. The saddle is made from polymer clay and leather, and is quite easy, if someone wants I can make a tutorial for it, just let me know if you're interested.
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      With Isabelle, a 60cm Obitsu riding.....
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      And with my 68cm Bobobie Lian......
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      With the dolls standing in front of the horse, Lian is slightly taller than the horse standing, but she looks quite good riding it.
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      Please excuse lian's nightie, she was busy having a snoozle in the corner of the couch when I snatched her up for an extra size comparison.:)

      I hope this helps give you a better idea of scale for the 22" horses.
       
      #82 raewhitewolf, Aug 3, 2010
    3. Oh, would LOVE a saddle tutorial! Pretty please!
       
      #83 Tamsen, Aug 4, 2010
    4. Oh yes Raewhitewolf, a tutorial for the saddle would be fantastic!
      I'd like to share my first finished model for SD size dolls. He's 27" high and truly a big horse for our dolls, hope to share doll comparison shots soon.
      He has a synthetic fiber mane and tale and is painted with oils. I've named him "Palam".
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      #84 Shulamite, Aug 4, 2010
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    5. Absolutely Gorgeous! You've captured that 'look' totally! Now I want to see him in full desert gear, tassels and all...
       
      #85 dhawktx, Aug 4, 2010
    6. Wow he's lovely, and HUGE!
      I am actually procrastinating on finishing an outfit for a tutorial at the moment, so I'll finish that first and then put together a saddle tutorial for you guys.
       
      #86 raewhitewolf, Aug 4, 2010
    7. OMG he's GORGEOUS!!! When are you going into mass production??

       
      #87 Tamsen, Aug 5, 2010
    8. Thanks for the pics, Raewhitewolf!! Those are perfect! I can't wait for my black horse to get here!
      Shulamite, that arabian is gorgeous!! Have you thought about having the sculpt duplicated in molded/blown plastics? It'd be hollow and much lighter/easier to ship than resin.
       
      #88 Rosslyn, Aug 7, 2010
    9. I saw Sheri's horse in person this weekend...OMG OMG OMG...he is sooooooooooooooooo beautiful....I highly recommend owning one!
       
      #89 PamSD, Aug 9, 2010
    10. Pam, how would it look with the the EID boys, size wise?
       
      #90 Devilishly Delicious, Aug 9, 2010
    11. D.D.....since I'm taking one home I can do some photos when i get there next week.
      I will also do some comp pics with the MT horse and the MG horse for comparisons.
      Sheri did put a 70cm on him and the size is comparable to how I look on our little Arab bay.
      Arabs do tend to be smaller horses.

      will post em when I got em.
       
      #91 PamSD, Aug 9, 2010
    12. Ahhh! You got one? Which one? JEALOUS!

       
      #92 dhawktx, Aug 10, 2010
    13. Shulamite, he is so very gorgeous. I loved seeing him in person and I really hope that you go ahead with the Friesian, too. Just stunning and your painting is amazing.
       
      #93 brighnasa, Aug 13, 2010
    14. Thank you everyone for all comments and suggestions. It was truly a pleasure to meet so many of you in person last weekend and hopefully we will learn which dolls work for Nahar and I do plan to start a Friesian after the dust settles around here a little bit. Donna, I'm looking forward to discussing some projects with you as you totally rocked my world with the laser cut-outs. Have you shown them here on DOA?
      Here's Melassa's (Hellsingmongrel) photo of her 70 cm guy on the black Nahar
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      #94 Shulamite, Aug 13, 2010
    15. I'mma give this a bump in the hope that there's some alternative appeared since the last flurry of posts here! I need something big enough to look suitably threatening in a destrier type manner for an SDF, it needs to be big, mean and muscled and sadly neither the gorgeous little Arabian up there or Domuya's rather delicate, dinky little death warrior...thingy are even close to the levels of huge I need...so...anything new anywhere?

      Oh and also, I'm in the UK, importing from outside the EU is a monetary impossibility for us over here now on big ticket items, so this needs to be from somewhere close by...anyone got any ideas? *ever hopeful*
       
      #95 Lulu, Aug 16, 2010
    16. Yes, on my lanquishing WIP...need to get back to it. I got distracted with some other pattern and wig making for her when she arrived!
       
      #96 dhawktx, Aug 17, 2010
    17. Awesome find at my local tack store!! Today my mom and I were browsing after buying feed, and there was a vintage Breyer display among a bunch of consignment stuff. Also included? A giant white horse model! She's flocked like one of the My Twinn models, but I don't think she's as big.

      Nevertheless, I jumped on the chance to take her home, and sure enough she works really well with my SDs! I'm pretty sure she was a Battat model, either a special release or the original owner was really artistic - she has silver hooves, and silver stars on each rear flank, and her mane and tail have these glittery silver-opalescent strands.

      Pictures will come as soon as I get her cleaned up! I plan on making her into a unicorn for my elf~ >w< We've got some customizing to dooooo...

      ...Any suggestions on what to use for making a horn? I need to find some paint in the same opal-y shimmeriness. XD
       
      #97 Moontouched, Aug 17, 2010
    18. #98 PamSD, Aug 18, 2010
    19. I found a very large plastic jointed horse with a real hair mane at a yardsale one time...but unless you are buying online...its really hard to find a horse big enough for an SD 13.
       
      #99 Kawaii chan, Aug 18, 2010
    20. Thank you! Is the smaller horse a My Twinn?
       
      #100 dhawktx, Aug 18, 2010
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