Julip!

I think it was mostly Breyers that got customised because they came with plastic manes and tails which people replaced with hair.

Gutted about the horsebox but I know that my Grandad made stables and jumps were way better than the Julip ones. I had one Julip jump and it was a bit crappy. I also had lots of home made ones- party poppers with the tops cut off make excellent barrels. I'm afraid my horses had to travel in an ice cream tub though.
 
I spent years customising and showing magpies. Breyers were a popular choice for customs as the soft plastic was easier to handle (and they were larger) but I always had a fondness for magpies. It also seemed to impress people more to see a good custom, perhaps because they were less common :)

Magpie also had foal (freaky!), Shetland (cute!) and donkey (awesome) moulds, but the last two weren't in general production in the 90s when I was into them. They sometimes did specials though, and if you begged they'd sell you blanks to do or cut up yourself :)

I miss my ponies, but... Too many hobbies, too little time!
 
We couldn't afford the posh ones. I had a couple of random horses, used cassette tape boxes as wings and pencils as poles. I remember lots of fun times going round Hickstead, with a pile of books as the Bank :D
 
Loved loved loved my Julip. I remember saving for months to buy a palamino :) hmm, perhaps I should ask my parents to have a look in their loft....
 
Armchair rider, mine used to travel in an ice cram tub too! Hitched with string to a Barbie jeep... Classy.

Always wanted Julip, but we had 'Cassie', where you built the buildings out of video style cassettes, they were actually really good - tiny overreach and tendon boots, saddles and bridles with numnahs, quilted stable rugs and proper jumps and cavaletti. I had to make my own customised headcollars and haynets out of embroidery thread though, and water buckets were toothpaste pump lids!

i had a riding school type thing with fenced off fields and a tack room! Must hunt it all out for my daughter, she'll love it!
 
Way more effort than my haynets. I just used the nets that fruit and veg come in, cut off a suitably sized piece and inserted a drawstring.

I had matchy matchy though, used cloth binding stuff held on with plaiting bands.
 
OMG! It's arrived and I absolutely LOVE IT. I am 8 years old all over again. Just ordered another one. I'm going to have to give it to my daughter later...how AWFUL!
 
I had loads of Magpie models when I was kid, they all had very elaborate show names! Still got the 2 stable blocks and a stable arch that housed tack and feed rooms that my granddad made me.

Not sure if the horses are still at my olds though :(
 
armchair_rider said:
I really wanted the horsebox. Somebody please tell me it was actually a piece of crap.
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Sorry, it was awesome! Even came with a little sleeping bag for the living :D And I got the block oven and stove for it too.

3Beasties said:
I advertised it in the local paper when I had 'out grown' it and could have sold it 30 times over. It sold to the first person who rang, they bought it unseen. Think I got about £125 for it which at the time seemed like millions to me but now I realise how stupid I was to sell it.
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Me too :( and :D in equal measure

Might see if there are any photos of it in our piles of boxes...
 
Hello all :)

Just stumbled across this thread and thought I would let you all know that Julip are back and looking to expand over the next year, with new horses, accessories and eventually woodwork items to be released!

Keep your eye on the new Facebook page (under construction) and the soon to be redesigned Julip website for updates.

We hope you are all as excited as we are to see this wonderful brand brought back to life!

The Julip Team
 
I loved the Magpie models 'cause the were quite realistic but my pocket money wouldn't stretch to that as well as buying the real horsey things I wanted. IIRC you could choose the colour and markings (they did a passport type thing to fill in with the markings you wanted) and I always fancied getting a model of my pony. I was not too hard done by 'cause I did have all the Sindy horsey gear back in the 80's. Sadly, Magpie appears to be no more :( shame, I would have bought one for my daughter, instead she's had to content herself with vintage Sindy horse and Happytime bought on Ebay.
 
I loved my julip! Remember having the Welsh palomino! My mum gave all my horsey stuff to a local horse sanctuary- hopefully they made some money out of it.
 
Yes, I remember how expensive Julip models were so I only got as far as looking in the catalogue. Does anyone remember the model farm and zoo animals made by Britains? They were expensive too and much smaller but exisitely modelled and absolutely correct. They even had some surface texture. I used to buy a couple every year with my Christmas money, a special trip to the big store in a local town which was the only place that sold them. They were kept in big drawers, like habberdashery and the salesperson would open the drawer and I would make my selection. I always wanted way more than I had the pennies for!
 
My Duaghte now plays with mine and the stables and the horsbox (their not originall my dad made them as he couldnt afford to buy them)
 
fatpiggy said:
Does anyone remember the model farm and zoo animals made by Britains? They were expensive too and much smaller but exisitely modelled and absolutely correct. They even had some surface texture. I used to buy a couple every year with my Christmas money, a special trip to the big store in a local town which was the only place that sold them. They were kept in big drawers, like habberdashery and the salesperson would open the drawer and I would make my selection. I always wanted way more than I had the pennies for!
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Me too!!!
We used to visit my gran in Exeter every Christmas and it was a ritual to go to the toy shop in the city and spend my Christmas money on new additions for my farm and riding stables.
I still have them at my parents house along with my Breyers and I think Happytime might still be with them too (parents have a big house but are threatening to downsize soon :()
 
Puddleduck said:
Me too!!!
We used to visit my gran in Exeter every Christmas and it was a ritual to go to the toy shop in the city and spend my Christmas money on new additions for my farm and riding stables.
I still have them at my parents house along with my Breyers and I think Happytime might still be with them too (parents have a big house but are threatening to downsize soon :()
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Must be a Westcountry thing, because I used to go to Redruth for mine - West End Stores which I think is long gone. Unfortunately I think Britains were seen off by very cheap (and nasty) plastic models coming in from the Far East. The Britains models had muscles, tendons. fetlocks etc. The cows went in and out at the hips, just like the real thing. I think we had a sow feeding her piglets too, all detachable from her. Beautiful things.
 
Am I the only one who hasn't go a clue what anyone is talking about? As much as love my horses, I had (have) no interest in horsey toys or ornaments. I had a couple of my little ponies but only because they were fashionable. I was too busy with my Lego.
 
annagain said:
Am I the only one who hasn't go a clue what anyone is talking about? As much as love my horses, I had (have) no interest in horsey toys or ornaments. I had a couple of my little ponies but only because they were fashionable. I was too busy with my Lego.
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I reckon playing with Magpies and Julips prepared me well for owning my first pony :lol: I certainly put in the hours! They are all bubble wrapped in my parents loft now though ;)
 
Orchardbeck said:
Always wanted Julip, but we had 'Cassie', where you built the buildings out of video style cassettes, they were actually really good - tiny overreach and tendon boots, saddles and bridles with numnahs, quilted stable rugs and proper jumps and cavaletti. I had to make my own customised headcollars and haynets out of embroidery thread though, and water buckets were toothpaste pump lids!
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I had 'Cassie' too! She was great, I loved that her legs bent properly so you could have her sitting properly on the horses!
 
fatpiggy said:
Yes, I remember how expensive Julip models were so I only got as far as looking in the catalogue. Does anyone remember the model farm and zoo animals made by Britains? They were expensive too and much smaller but exisitely modelled and absolutely correct. They even had some surface texture. I used to buy a couple every year with my Christmas money, a special trip to the big store in a local town which was the only place that sold them. They were kept in big drawers, like habberdashery and the salesperson would open the drawer and I would make my selection. I always wanted way more than I had the pennies for!
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Yes! My sister and I had quite a collection, horses, riders, stable block, Land Rover and Rice trailer, all beautifully detailed. You can still get Britains stuff, the cars and tractors are still excellent but the animals sadly not now :(

FrankieCob said:
They are coming back :)

http://www.magpiemodelhorses.co.uk/
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Yay!
 
I had two Dream Ponies, an Arab and a Welsh, they were flocked and had real leather tack. I remember seeing them advertised in Horse and Pony magazine.

I also had a Sindy horse and an Action Girl horse and my Dad made me a stable for them one Christmas. I called them Capricorn and Calypso.

My fave model was picked up in Woolworths and was an appaloosa about 10 inches high which looked exactly like an Arabian, and had a removeable plastic western style saddle. I still have it (minus saddle) and it is on my mantelpiece now; it's such a lovely detailed model. I remember there were a lot of styles, a bay with mexican saddle, paints, bays, dappled greys etc... but Mum would only buy me one!
 
I have just Googled and found out that my model is a Breyer! Model is Cheyenne Western Prancing Horse Leopard Appaloosa...one on Ebay for $100.....and a few very cheap ones in other colours, cheapest one is $12 plus postage at the moment...I must say I am sorely tempted!
 
Frankiecob

Wow, love that...and what a great idea! The Woolworths shop just had loads of them, unpackaged and in a big pile, so I guess they were overstock or end of line maybe! They would have been for pennies really as Mum would not have bought them if they were not mega cheap.

I really fancy painting a Hackney to look like my long gone old girl. I found an unpainted resin on Ebay of a Hackney stallion but it's £120! It's really nicely modelled and I could file the 'unwanted bits' off :) but just cannot justify that price. Have you any more pics of your 'horses'?
 
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I am guilty of having Anna and Happytime complete with stable, jumps and a variety of outfits in my attic - couldn't bare to part with them even 40 years later!
 
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