--- a/rspec/CHANGES
+++ b/rspec/CHANGES
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Note: we've removed the metaclass method from Object. There were some generated
 used it, and they will now break. Just replace the metaclass call with (class << self; self; end)
 and all will be well.
 
+* Added as_new_record to stub_model e.g. stub_model(Foo).as_new_record
 * Improved stub_model such that new_record? does "the right thing"
 * Patch from Pat Maddox to get integrate_views to work in nested example groups.
 * Patch from Pat Maddox to get controller_name to work in nested example groups.

--- a/rspec_on_rails/lib/spec/rails/example/rails_example_group.rb
+++ b/rspec_on_rails/lib/spec/rails/example/rails_example_group.rb
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ module Spec
               def new_record?
                 id.nil?
               end
+              def as_new_record
+                self.id = nil
+                self
+              end
             end
             stubs.each do |k,v|
               if model.has_attribute?(k)

--- a/rspec_on_rails/spec/rails/mocks/stub_model_spec.rb
+++ b/rspec_on_rails/spec/rails/mocks/stub_model_spec.rb
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper'
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/ar_classes'
 
 describe "stub_model" do
-  it "should have an id starting at 1000" do
-    stub_model(MockableModel).id.should be >= 1000
-  end
+  describe "defaults" do
+    it "should have an id" do
+      stub_model(MockableModel).id.should be > 0
+    end
   
-  it "should say it is not a new record by default" do
-    stub_model(MockableModel).should_not be_new_record
+    it "should say it is not a new record" do
+      stub_model(MockableModel).should_not be_new_record
+    end
   end
   
   it "should accept a stub id" do
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ describe "stub_model" do
     stub_model(MockableModel, :id => nil).should be_new_record
   end
   
-  it "should accept a stub anything" do
+  it "should accept any arbitrary stub" do
     stub_model(MockableModel, :foo => "bar").foo.should == "bar"
   end
   
@@ -26,6 +28,16 @@ describe "stub_model" do
     stub_model(MockableModel, :save => false).save.should be(false)
   end
   
+  describe "#as_new_record" do
+    it "should say it is a new record" do
+      stub_model(MockableModel).as_new_record.should be_new_record
+    end
+
+    it "should have a nil id" do
+      stub_model(MockableModel).as_new_record.id.should be(nil)
+    end
+  end
+  
   it "should raise when hitting the db" do
     lambda do
       stub_model(MockableModel).save
@@ -40,7 +52,7 @@ describe "stub_model" do
   
 end
 
-describe "stub_model as association", :type => :view do
+describe "stub_model as association" do
   before(:each) do
     @real = AssociatedModel.create!
     @stub_model = stub_model(MockableModel)
@@ -56,11 +68,11 @@ describe "stub_model as association", :type => :view do
   end
 end
 
-describe "stub_model with a block", :type => :view do
-  it "should yield the stub" do
-    model = stub_model(MockableModel) do |model|
-      model.stub!(:foo).and_return(:bar)
+describe "stub_model with a block" do
+  it "should yield the model" do
+    model = stub_model(MockableModel) do |block_arg|
+      @block_arg = block_arg
     end
-    model.foo.should == :bar
+    model.should be(@block_arg)
   end
 end