Continuing the theme from the last post, my second worst Breyer would have to be the poor Pegasus.  The most obvious flaw with Mr. P is that he has no wings.  Only slots in his withers where the wings used to be.  So sad!  

What is a Pegasus without wings?  You could write a whole melancholy poem on the topic, I suspect.

This model began life as the Lipizzan Stallion, sculpted by Chris Hess in 1975.  I see that it has been released as a Pegasus numerous times, and a unicorn as well.  In fact, this mold has apparently spent a lot more time as mythical animals than it ever did in its original form, which was meant to depict the famous dancing stallions.

I guess I'm a little surprised that they never released it as a unicorn Pegasus, which seems like a natural choice.  I mean, if you're going to release a horse in opalescent blue with white wings, why not go all the way?

I remember liking this model a LOT when I was younger.  Which surprises me a little now, because even aside from the missing wings, there's a lot not to like here.

One problem (I guess I wouldn't call it a "flaw") in this mold is that the wing holes open into the hollow body.  Guess what?  That's right, his body is full of… well I don't know what.  Stuff.  He rattles, is what I'm saying.  Pop Tart crumbs, would be my guess.

A bigger issue is his expression.  Depending on the angle and the viewer's mood, he looks either exasperated or bored.  At one particular angle he looks a little startled.  It has something to do with the set of the eyes, and something to do with the sculpting of the muzzle.  He seems to be twisting his mouth a little bit to his left, which gives him a wry sort of look.  And of course those backwards-tilted ears aren't doing him any favors.  

I guess as Pegasus he's meant to be thinking hard about leaping forward into the sky.  But to my adult eye, he just looks annoyed.

As far as his condition, yeah.  It's bad.  White Breyer models notoriously yellow with age.  Even those which aren't, as mine was, kept in a smoking house.  My mother smoked like a fiend and never once cracked a window.  It's amazing I still HAVE lungs, frankly.

There are a lot of potential ways to deal with the yellowing.  But they would all risk the pink color on his hooves and nose, and the black of his eyes.  I could repaint those, but considering he lost his wings about fifteen years ago, what's the point?  

The same goes for the red crayon mark on his right haunch.  I suspect a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser might take care of it, considering that there's no paint for his coat color to be rubbed off.  But all this would do is make a clean spot, and where does it end?

This may not be my worst Breyer, but it's definitely the one I love the least.