Finally! Some Breyer News!

Hip hip hooray! Finally Breyer has given us something worthwhile to announce!

We have two, fabulous sneak peaks:

The upper one (dark and rectangular) is to be a BreyerFest model, and the lower one (pinto square) is a Collector Club release of some sort. I have no clue about the BF peek. I can not make heads nor tails of it. There is some buzz that the lower one is some sort of Maureen Love mold, which would probably be reasonable. I do not think it is a gambler's choice, however. I will only be in trouble if it's the Classic Arabian Mare, lol. I do think it is vintage, though, with that signature roughness in the muscle recesses. It could be a web special (remember Robin and Nestling) but it seems a bit soon after Sparrow.

The BF peek is set to be revealed on Monday, and the CC one will be in June.

One more tidbit of model horse gossip - we have a leaked mid-year!! And isn't she gorgeous?

Photo credit to Model Horse Madness, who credits it to an unknown person from FB

Certainly not a model I would have expected liking, but this is one I will have to get at some point. She was leaked on the back page of the most current Young Rider magazine.

SDS Current Hyperfixation

Shelby is here! Shelby number 2 that is. :) This is the Grulla Appy I traded for. His show name is SDS Current Hyperfixation. His barn name is undecided, I'm still trying to locate my notebook of unused names. 😅 I decided on the Pryor Mtn Mustang breed (see edit).

EDIT: Thank you CatholicMommy for reminding me about the Pryor Mtn Mustang limitations! I completely forgot about that - OOPS! He is now an American Mustang (generic type). :)

I absolutely adore this guy. I traded with the most wonderful trading partner, Pat Bishop. Pat was completely awesome, mailing within 24hrs of us agreeing on a time! As for packing, I think Breyer ought to have Pat do a workshop at BF on how to properly pack models for shipping. It was incredible! I wish I had taken photos. Double boxed, drowning in packing peanuts, supported on bubble wrap rolls. . . you get the idea! It was the best packing I have ever seen. Pat was super communicative and friendly! Quick to answer questions and send pics. Triple A+ from me! Pat is also happy with her bay, and is planning on showing him at a live show in KY this week. That made me happy! I hope he does well.

I LOVE that his hoof has this little notch sculpted in it!! It's so realistic for a wild horse.

Leg Barring! *insert me doing a happy dance*

This is such a cool element in his tail!

Sparrow!

Sparrow is out! Limited edition of 500 pieces for the Birds of a Feather series! She will be $185 if you are drawn. CC members can enter here: Sparrow - The Third Web Special in the 2023 Birds of a Feather Series! - BreyerHorses.com . 

Broken Bans

I bought a Shelby today. I was technically on a pony ban until summer, but he just kinda happened. I wasn't even in any real need for a pony fix, seeing as I just unboxed my Mariposa and Flor like 3hrs before I ordered him. It was just something about his delightful spotty bum. :3 I'm really in quite desperate need of his gorgeous grulla self on my shelf. If I don't get the appy I will definitely need to trade. Did any of you purchase a Shelby today?

As I mentioned above, I unboxed my Mariposa and Flor today! I did have another set on pre-order from Canada, but the more I thought about it, the more I thought it was unfair to buy one just to resell. I contacted them this morning and cancelled, sending my set down the line to the wait-listers. I will take photos of them unboxed as soon as I can. :) It has been rainy for 3 weeks straight. Friday is supposed to be nicer, so hopefully I can get some then. They are really nice. I had to do some considerable shuffling of my shelves to make room, meaning that I (sadly) had to move one whole shelf of classics and my old experimental customs to a high shelf in my closet. I won't see them much for a while, but it's nice to know they're still there.

As for random life updates, I feel like I owe you wonderful readers an explanation as to why my posting has been so sparse recently. Two weeks ago or so, I began having considerable pain in my head, jaw, shoulder, and chest (left side). Of course I saw the doctor, but they couldn't find anything so I went home on OTC pain killers. I was in a terrific amount of discomfort for over a week and a half, but I'm doing better now. Praying that sticks. During that week and a half, I really had little to no motivation to do anything. Since the pain is gone, I'm catching up on everything, hobby and real life related. Sometimes it is just plugging away, one foot in front of the other. I promise I really do have some cool stuff coming! I have a mini prop tutorial half done, another started and a blog collab still in the works. :) I'm also hoping to do another flash fun photo show this June(?).

Because of this lovely, wet, old, gloomy weather, I only have one photo for you today. I'm sorry. This is a pic that a very close friend of mine sent me today. I love dragons (especially sweet, little, chubby, baby ones).

Not my pic!

Be someone's candle today!

Naughty Nokota

 Happy Palm Sunday everyone! Hosanna to the King of Kings. 🌿

Yesterday was April Fool's Day, and, in keeping with tradition, Breyer tried to pull a sneaky on us. They announced that they had made the roached mane permanent on Nokota. Seemed a little far fetched but maybe they were just trying to avoid another Discoheart-heartbreak like last year.

We Collector Club members had seen this sneak-peek on Thursday:

So most of us were expecting a reveal in the coming days. Many (including myself) were guessing a Nokota, so the Breyer Blog post this morning didn't shock me.

What did surprise me was that it was a Gambler's Choice! Say what?!? We always used to have a GC on a Classics/Freedom Series mold. They must be doing away with that this year (no problem with me; I don't collect 1:12).

I like this release a lot. I feel like the bay is way too much like Bolero, but I'm sure he will be well received nonetheless. My favorites are the grulla appy and the tobiano. I might buy one of these, we'll see. I'm trying to keep myself on a pony ban (not counting my Mariposa and Flor) until BF time, but these dudes just may make me break.

Tell me which colorway is your favorite in the comments! Also, what would you have named this release? Breyer calls him Shelby, but I don't think it suits him.

Leprechauns and Glossy Jig-Dancers (Plus a couple other bits of Breyer news)

 Yesterday, Breyer dropped two new models on the website yesterday, Bolero and Go Figure, plus a St. Patty's Day plush.

I think all the world's flippers were expecting Bolero to be an under an hour sell-out, but I think he was in stock until late last night. He is sold out now. For curious parties, his retail price was set at $75 (+shipping and taxes).

Bolero

I really liked him, but the gloss was a bit of a turn-off for me, so I passed. It does seem like it has been a bit since we had a glossy solid bay (or I could just be forgetting our last one), so I'm glad they did it for the shiny lovers. I do not have any models on the Fireheart mold (Trad or SM), so hopefully the next run will be a nice, obtainable, matte boy. :)

Go Figure is the first Vintage club model for 2023. I thought this was supposed to be the music box Fury Prancer, but apparently he has experienced a set-back (go figure LOL). Breyer said that this is the first time in history that the Justin Morgan mold has seen anything but a solid coat. From Breyer:

"Chris Hess’s Justin Morgan (mold #65) was both the second Breyer Morgan mold, and the second model based on the work of Marguerite Henry. In spite of his runner-up status, his good looks and pleasant demeanor won him many fans, and his original Bay release was a steadfast member of the Breyer line throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

Never one to steal the limelight, most of Justin Morgan’s subsequent releases have been almost as plainly dressed as the first. For his Vintage Club release Go Figure – and to celebrate his fiftieth anniversary – we’ve decided to remedy that by giving him a very modern makeover in Silver Bay Pinto."

The music box Fury Prancer

Go Figure

Interesting! I love the color, and I think it would be to die for on the Rhian mold (please Breyer!). 

I almost forgot, here's Kelly O'Breyer:

Kelly O'Breyer

While Breyer's plush are certainly not my pinch of dragon dust, I can see this guy being more popular that some. I think his collar/necktie/whatever-it-is is a cute touch. :)

Last but not least, we have some excited (more true to life) photos of the Breyer SRs and LEs!

These were on the BF Blog yesterday (under the VIP post).

Yummy! Look at those little lovelies! I'm loving Wells, I'm sure it is just a prototype, but his color looks like artist pastel!

I have to wonder, I don't see Buggy in the top photo? Am I blind, or is he not here?? I was really looking forward to his first (nearly) in-hand style photo! I hope they take one with him in it soon.

That's all for today! I'm hoping to have some photos of the resins before long here, they are nearly complete! I did a ton of work on the last night, and I'm quite pleased with them. :) Maybe first of next week.

A Truckload of Sneak Peeks!

 So many Sneak Peeks this last week!

The BF Blog has been buzzing with the silhouettes of the event SMs (previously called the Single Day Stablemates).

They are the Gypsy Vanner, Kathleen Moody's ASB, Irish Draught, and Kit.

Of course today is the last day to join the Stablemate and Premier club, so there is no end of peeks coming from Breyer on those clubs.

The Stablemate club has released all the releases except for the color on the new sculpt. We did get the clay blank and the sculptor/color designer (Mindy Berg!!)

Many thanks to Equiden for the use of this screenshot!

The Premier Club gave us something to celebrate about when they dosed out this spoonful of sugar yesterday afternoon.

YES! YES! YES! We are going to get a draft mare and foal!!!! SO EXCITED! Presumably this is the Kylee Parks sculpt. . . which means the mare will probably look a little like Truly Jolie! 

The PC also showed this (I believe this was in an email last week). Looks like a Puleo piece to me!

Yesterday, Collector Club members got there December newsletter, which came with this image. The caption said "There's a slew of new releases on the way for 2023, and here's one of them! 👀 You'll meet this model in the new year."

Not much to go on there. Looks like a neck to head curve to me, but I have absolutely no idea on the mold.

I'll try to keep more on top of things! There were so many this week! Hopefully we get lots of reveals in the month of January.

2022 Retirement List and. . . Elsa!

Nah, not that one. 🙃 I'm talking about the new Breyer Cow! Elsa is our new winter animal CC Web Special. She's a beauty! If she wasn't glossy I might consider entering. It seems like Breyer has really been favoring the gloss in the CC this year. That's ok with me, as it saved me a lot of money!

From Breyer:

Our Normande Cow, Elsa, is stout with a defined topline, and sports a beautiful shaded red and white brindle coat with a glossy finish. While this breed’s coat commonly has brindles, the markings do not appear on a calf’s coat until it is a few weeks old.

This web special is a limited edition of only 1000 pieces and is packaged in a Breyer mail order box.

Elsa is priced at $150, plus shipping and handling.

In other news, Breyer's retired list has come out! You can find it here. None of it upsets my plans, I have everything I need off of it already. :) Good luck to those who are still hunting! 

Don't forget to leave a comment to get yourself entered in the hay bag giveaway! (IT HAS BEEN EXTENDED!)

FOR SALE: Johann

 I was having a rough day yesterday, so I went ahead and indulged in a Johann. I won't be keeping him, but selling is fun for me, and I figure it keeps one more model out of the hands of those grubbers on eBay charging $125-200 for them.

Mine will be for sale upon arrival. I have a MH$P ad for him here: MH$P | Johann -2022 Collector Club Classics Gambler Model (modelhorsesalespages.com)

Thank you!

(Photos belong to Breyer)