I have a lot of stuff I need to get done over the long weekend – mostly, but not entirely model horse related – so my Internet time will be even lighter than usual through Tuesday.
Look who I found while digging through some of my storage boxes this week, looking for something else – my Matte and Gloss #921 Native Divers!
I bought these two at a local Toys R Us back in 1995 – right after they were released. That particular store was actually a little bit out of my way, but I made it a point to visit whenever I was in that part of town because it had a reputation for getting oddities.
Both the Gloss and the Matte were sitting on the shelf together; since I had no idea which one was the “official” version (I didn’t have a catalog on me, and I couldn’t recall hearing about any variations) I eventually surrendered and got both. Just to be safe.
The Gloss is much more obvious in person, though it is more in the thin/wet style that sits on the edge of Semi-Gloss, rather than the thick/deep style we’re more accustomed to now – and way back when. The Gloss one also seems to be a darker black than the Matte, who looks almost like a dark charcoal gray in comparison.
They’re not particularly flashy or eyecatching – as you can see, they don’t even have much in the way of shading or detail – but even though I’ve sold off a big chunk of my Phar Laps, these two guys are still here.
Just sentimental favorites, I guess.
2 comments:
Ha, dontcha love it when the variations just smack you upside the head? "Take us home. Take us BOTH home!"
It's interesting. My Diver certainly isn't glossy but he's that nice, deep true black.
My Diver is a glossy. I had the choice of matte or glossy, so I took the glossy. I also have a rare Phar Lap--the Australian one done on the Lonesome Glory mold.
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