First BF SR reveal, and a BF Limited Edition!

 New ponies, again! These are for BF 2023.

Speos

Speos is pretty. I don't care for the mold all that much, but his color is very rich. He'd look nice next to this RR classic from last year. Speos is not available to online attendees.

Via Lattea

Next up is Via Lattea. Via Lattea is available for all ticket holders. As most of you know, I was champing at the bit to see a Constantia, hoping for one as a LE, but this was the one color that I hadn't bargained for. I do not like it. And her eyes are such a let down! The real horse is pretty, but I just don't think I'll buy the model. Not unless she looks a whole ton better in the in-hand promo photos. I'm really disappointed, but I suppose it's for the best, as I'm trying to reduce the amount of Traditionals I buy for the next little while. In a year or two, I am hoping to be expanding my hobby shelf space, but until then less is more.

BreyerFest 2023: Dive Into The World of Driving ~ Series Analysis

I really liked Breyer's series on driving. I thought it was a smart addition to the blog, and it really helped shape the idea of the theme. My favorite part was the way it dropped little "hints" on the types of models available.

For the first post, Combined Driving, was an obvious reference to Bravour 54, the celebration model. I do expect to see something else in this discipline (it is so popular), but Bravour seemed to be the model hiding in the illusions of this post.

The second post, Harness Racing, completely thrilled me. Harness racing is not my thing, but Constantia is! I would love to have one on her mold, but her original PC color was not what I was hoping for (this was a good thing for my wallet!). I know it would be a pretty short time period between her PC release and next BF, but it is possible, and certainly seems to be the only reasonable mold to use in this circumstance (I swear I'm gonna cry if it ends up being the old Hess Pacer for the vintage SR).

Therapeutic Driving was the unexpected third post. I knew about it, but I certainly wasn't expecting Breyer to choose it. I'm really glad they did! It definitely needs more recognition. This discipline leaves the door wide open for nearly any mold, so I don't have a (public) guess.

In fourth position was Show Driving. This one was fairly expected. My first thought was Hamilton, but other collectors suggested Rejoice. I think Rejoice is probably more likely (as our vintage SR) because I am of the opinion that Hamilton will be our silver filigree model for Christmas.

Pleasure Carriage Driving was an assumed candidate. I can imagine Astrid in this category (oh please!).

The final post was Draft Hitch. For this one I am really hoping to see a solid colored long mane Shannondell. Particularly in palomino, but I won't get my hopes up too high.

I did expect to see mini pony driving post, but none appeared. I still assume we will see something of that ilk pop-up somewhere along the way. I was hoping for an Amish horse post (with a Giselle model), but I suppose Breyer wouldn't do that since they couldn't get a demo at the KHP to go with (too many cameras around).

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