Vintage Breyer RARE 1970s Oil Shortage CHALKY Performance Appaloosa Traditional For Sale -

Up For Sale With A Starting offer Of 450.00 Or A Buy It Now Price of 650.00, One Vintage 1970's Oil Shortage Breyers Chalky Performance Horse Appaloosa. A Semi Leopard Appaloosa. This Gorgeous Old Chalky Is Of The Traditional Mold and was Sculpted By Artist Chris Hess. This Horse Is In Good Shape and Has Minor Paint Disturbances, Which Appear To Be Factory Mistakes (Over Spray Shows On Dots, Feet Missing Paint Even Though Mold Is In Great Shape). Tips Of The Ears Have Minimal Disturbance, Two Scratches On Underbelly. Please See All Photos.
This Piece Indicative Of A TRUE 1970's Breyers Chalky Has The "Pooling Effect" On The Bottom Of The Hooves As Well As Around Base Of Tail. A Truly Gorgeous Old Piece Of Breyers History. This Piece (One Like It) Can be Found Online In The Breyers Chalky Museum.
This Piece Bears The Round Breyers Stamp. Breyer Molding Company and U.S.A. See Photos.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a "Chalky"?

The term Chalky is most oftenused to describe models that have been basecoated with white paint before their normal run colors are applied. These models look as though they were carved from chalk and so the name. This practice of bascoating models was mostprevelant in 1974 at the height of the oil crisis. At that time Breyer was using cheaper plastics that were eitherpartially orentirely non-white and so these needed to be painted white first. Green, Purple, Pink, Grey, and Black plastic have all been reported. In some additionalcases Breyer painted over leftover models from previous runs. This has happened all through Breyer's history from the 1950s to today, but traditionally, when referencing chalky models, collectors are talking aboutthe 1970s era models.

Also during the oil crisis, another secondary type of chalky model emerged. This is what is also known as a "chalky plastic" model. In my experiencebasecoat and plastic chalkiesare almost indistinguishableat firstglance. The plastic used to mold the models is itselfvery opaque white and the paint appears to sit on top of it in the same way it does on a basecoated model, unlike the normal Breyer plastic which absorbs the paint over time. This plastic is also very brittle and the paint jobs are much more fragile. The paint will almost rub off in your hands if you apply a little pressure.

How can I tell a chalkymodel from a standard model?

If you are unsure whether or not your model is chalky, there are several things you can check. Many collectors will agree thatonegoodway to identify a basecoated model is to look at the bottom of the hooves. Basecoat chalkies tend to have a very distinct "pooling" effect on the underside of the hooves. You can imagine a thick coat of paint was applied and then the model was set down on a table while the paint was still wet. Normal models will simply have flat, white plastic on the underside of their hooves. The photo below is of a chalky FAM, anddemonstrates this pooling effect.

In some models this pooling effect will also be evident in other areas. The basecoats were often very thick and so detail is lost in the deeper grooves on the mane and tail. You can see in the photo below how the thick paint sits in the lower grooves on this rearing horse's tail.

Another thing you will notice, if your model has any paint rubs,it may be rubbed all the way down to a different color plastic. The rub will have like a bright white halo around a green or grey or black plastic surface. Normal models will simply have rubs down the their normal white plastic. On this jumping horse, for example,you can see by his rubs that he is molded out of grey plastic, painted white, and then painted his bay color.

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