It was a real pleasure to get to judge OF Stone Breed at the R2 Championships and to really get to look at all the wonderful pieces that are coming out of the factory these days. I have some of the very earliest Stones, back when they thought they were going to sell in toy stores, and maybe my favorite is a judge’s model Palouse that I have.
I covet one of the new mules, they are so great.
What are your favorite Stone models?
I am super impressed by all the innovations coming out of Stone after only one year under Erin’s leadership. Amazing art, much better distribution, and seems like we’re going to have fabulous new scupltures. It was especially exciting to see that we have multiple prominent hobby artists as investor/owners of the new Stone.
They had to rethink Design-A-Horse because the servers were unable to handle the load of people swarming to make their choices. I’m super interested to see how this ‘concierge’ plan works out, where you bought the body and then they contact you separately to get the color. I know that they know more than I do, for example, about what colors work well with gloss and the like, and I think that having guidance and a chance to actually have a little back and forth rather than frantically mashing buttons to submit your order in time seems likely to create more satisfaction for everyone.