Friday, March 13, 2015

Conga! G1 Thoroughbred Lying Foal

The original ceramic Hagen-Renaker mold, #49 Mini Arab Foal, Lying36, was sculpted by Maureen Love Calvert, and leased from the company by Breyer for production in plastic. The Thoroughbred Lying Foal mold was released in 1975 and was discontinued along with the other Generation One molds at the end of 2005.

For a mold which saw limited production years, the run count is surprisingly high. Breyer released nine regular runs and seven special runs on this mold, putting him in a tie with Seabiscuit for the seventh most used mold.



Regular Run Releases
Listed from left to right

Top Row
  • Missing Regular Run Stablemate Assortment #5700 Thoroughbred Lying and Standing Foals 1975-76
  • Regular Run Stablemate Assortment #5701 Thoroughbred Lying and Standing Foals 1975-76
  • Regular Run Stablemate Assortment #5702 Thoroughbred Lying and Standing Foals 1975-76
  • Regular Run Play Set #7200 Stablemates Stable 1976
    Also issued as:
    Regular Run Play Set #3085 Stablemates Stable Set 1977-80
Bottom Row
  • Regular Run #59971 Morgan Mare and Foal 1997-99
  • Regular Run #59972 Pinto Mare and Foal 1997-99
  • Regular Run #5655 Fun Foals Gift Set 2000
  • Missing Regular Run #5306 New Arrival Play Set 2001-2005
  • Regular Run #5989 Princess and Carriage Play Set 2005

Special Run Releases
Listed from left to right

Top Row
  • Missing BreyerFest Special Run #411494 Stablemates Foal Keychain 1994
  • Missing BreyerFest Special Run #411694 Stablemates Foal Keychain 1994
  • Missing BreyerFest Special Run #410596 Stablemates Foal Keychain 1996
  • Missing BreyerFest Special Run #410396 Stablemates Foal Keychain 1996
Bottom Row
  • BreyerFest Special Run #410797 Stablemate Keychain 1997
  • BreyerFest Special Run #711398 Stablemate Foal Keychain 1998
  • Sears Special Run #770198 12-pc Stablemates 1998


Missing from above:

#5700 Regular Run Thoroughbred Lying and Standing Foals - Bay
Model and picture owned by Deb Walsmith and used here by permission.

#5306 Regular Run New Arrival Play Set
Model and picture owned by Sharon Walbridge and used here by permission.

#411694 and #411494 1994 BreyerFest Special Runs
Model and picture owned by Deb Walsmith and used here by permission.

#410596 and #410396 1996 BreyerFest Special Runs
Model and picture owned by Deb Walsmith and used here by permission.


Only two more Generation One Congas to go!


Many thanks to Deb Walsmith & Sharon Walbridge for providing pictures to fill out this conga!

2 comments:

  1. Very cool! I didn't realize there had been so many special runs of the G1 foals. Thanks for the information and photos!

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    1. Thanks, Celeste! I'm glad you enjoyed the post. It's funny, if it weren't for the BreyerFest keychains, there would only be the one SR foal!

      Big hugs to Sugarfoot! I hope he's improving rapidly and gets home soon.

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