Variation Spotlight: G1 Citation #710695

JCPenney Special Run

#710695 Set of 12 Miniatures

1995

The splatter technique used to put spots on the blankets of these appaloosas ensures that each model is slightly different from the others in the run.

Variation Spotlight: G1 Citation #495092 & #711094

Sears Special Run

#495092 Stablemate Assortment IV

1992
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JCPenney Special Run

#711094 12-Piece Stablemates Set

1994

Last month we saw the chestnut leopard appaloosa G1 Quarter Horse Stallions from this set, this week we have the dapple grey G1 Citations.

Variation Spotlight: G1 Citation #5175

Regular Run Stablemate Assortment

#5175 Standing Thoroughbred

1995-97

Unlike most variations which tend to be random fluctuations depending on the whim of the painter, the darkening of #5175 seems as if it might have been a systematic progression.

Look-Alike: G1 Citation

With such a small number of runs on the Citation mold, it would follow that there aren't too many look-alikes to worry about. The appaloosas and greys are so different there's not much confusion there. Really, the only question one might have is "which brown Citation is this?"

Conga! G1 Citation

The original ceramic Hagen-Renaker mold,  #11 Citation¹⁰, was sculpted by Maureen Love Calvert, and leased from the company by Breyer for production in plastic. Released in 1975, the Citation mold was discontinued along with the other Generation One molds in 2005.

During this time, Breyer released only four regular runs and ten special runs on this mold, putting him in a three-way tie for the third least-used Stablemate mold.

Variation Spotlight: G1 Citation, Silky Sullivan, Swaps #5650

Regular Run Gift Set

#5650 The Saddle Club Stablemates Set

1996-97

Both of my Saddle Club II sets were bought new in box, but there was about a decade between their purchases. My first set was made from the usual plastic, but my second set was a bit strange. Like the SR Citation from last Monday's Profile post, the models in the second set I purchased were made from that odd translucent plastic.

I didn't include the G1 Arabian Mare from this set since we saw her recently in the Look-Alike post and I don't own a "normal" version of the run for comparison, but she too is made from the same translucent plastic.