I do not collect...

I have seen other hobby bloggers write about this topic, and I've wanted to do so myself, but for some reason I hadn't done so before. Weird. Well, now I do. So, people say they don't collect something, while in reality they have a suspiciously large pile of that same thing in their possession, and they use effort at it. 

I do collect Schleichs with factory flaws like this.

I mainly collect Breyer traditionals, and want my horses to be tack friendly and realistic. I am very much into base colors and do not look for anything too complex most of my time. So... How do I explain that I...

...I do not collect appaloosas. I really do not like spots and do not know why they are so popular. I think it makes an animal/model look visually restless and it also hides its anatomy and shapes. So, how the toe do I own so many horses with spots on them? Some are entirely covered in spots on white background, and some have blankets. I just end up getting these for some reason, although I keep telling myself that I do not like spots. 

Dreamy.

I do not collect stablemates. Why I still have a lot and get more and more of these? I don't even know where to keep all of them and what should I do with them. (Nope, there is a key: tackmaking... and sometimes customizing.) Blergh.

Formosus Ningor "Ninksu" and Chocolate In The Ballroom "Pallero", two lovely repaints by Kave.

I do not collect warmbloods. When I think about what kind of horse breeds I find interesting and what I have ridden for real, I can count drafts and ponies. Despite this, I do not have as many draft and pony models than I have warmbloods... I have never ridden a warmblood (seriously) and do not find them very interesting as a breed. It's a sporthorse, and I hate sports. Why do I keep collecting these? Maybe because they sure are tack friendly. (Nope, seriously, thoroughbred is one of my favorite breeds. It's officially not a warmblood, of course, but is a sporthorse, and I still hate sports.)

A precious red hannover gelding.

I do not collect Schleichs. I dislike them these days. Why do I keep buying them? Because I customize! To be able to fully compare the customs with OFs, I need to have a sample of an OF model. The factory models in my Schleich army will not get names or anything these days, they just aren't worth all the effort. But they are here entirely for photos... Dumb? 

 

Wow, why is the list so short... I could get a longer list about things I want but do not have. Of course. Everyone else could too.