Guides for Simple to Drastic Customizing

​How to Sculpt Stablemate Ears

Stablemate ears are a struggle for many people, but they became soooo much easier for me when I learned this sculpting technique.

How to Sculpt Fishtail Braids on a Model Horse

My technique for sculpting a nice, slim fishtail braid on a model horse, as demonstrated on 1/32 scale (aka Breyer Stablemate scale). It can easily scale up for larger scales.

How to Sculpt Button Braids

This tutorial is my favorite approach for sculpting this attractive English turnout, and is even adaptable to smaller scales with a little practice. It pairs nicely with the fishtail braids tutorial. 

How to Sculpt a Running Braid

Sculpting Dynamic Manes and Tails with Armatures

A beginner-friendly guide to advancing your hair sculpting scales and creating truly dynamic, more advanced manes and tails for model horses. Try this on your next customized Breyer!

Quick Tip for Sculpting Smoother Manes and Tails

How I Made My Drastic Custom Breyer Lady Phase for NaMoPaiMo 

For NaMoPaiMo 2019 and the MEPSA Make-Over Contest, I transformed a Breyer Lady Phase into a trotting Criollo mare in airbrushed bay sabino.

How to Make Your Most Creative Drastic Custom Model Horse

These 6 techniques allow me to be fearless when customizing and create just about any horse I want. With a little practice, they can do the same for you.

Creating Your Best Customs

It's not about what Breyer verses Peter Stone, how popular your mold is, or if you chose acrylics over oils. The secret to you best customs is craftsmanship.

​5 Steps to Make a Drastic Custom Model Horse

Try one or more of these steps on your next model horse custom.

Birth of a NaMoPaiMo Horse 

See how I converted the Breyer Stablemates G1 Old Mold Thoroughbred mare into an elegant Arabian mare as my 2018 NaMoPaiMo project.

Other Great Places to Find Model Horse Customizing Tutorials, Tack Making Tutorials, and More

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