Featured JAH - 8/30/2025, Spring 2011

 Hello and welcome to another edition of Featured JAH! We're continuing through 2011 with this week's issue, so let's get started! 

On the front cover we have a cute little Stablemates diorama. 

On the inside cover, Weather Girl makes her debut! She did go on to languish in the Breyer "Vault" for five years, which may have backfired slightly, as she seems to have been a bit underused in the years since then. She's based on the bronze "Mascha" but with a different mane and tail. I kind of wish the version we got had the mane in the unpainted sample pictured here. The tail is slightly different, too. Wonder what happened there? 

The Editor's Desk has now been combined with the table of contents/staff information, and is still not attributed to anyone. More importantly, it's announced in this issue that JAH as a magazine will be discontinued at the end of 2011, which was sad news all around. This issue is also much smaller than previous issues, sadly. 

On page 2 we have the handsome Pamplemousse! Still a very popular release on the Wintersong mold, though they were plagued with quality issues and more had to be made to cover orders and replacements. 

On page 3 we have a Breyerfest preview! Oh, that Muse...

On page 4, the lovely Nympheas makes her debut! She looks pretty in the promo photos, but her dapples ended up being very squiggly-looking and not well-received. I don't remember if I entered for this one, but...probably? Huh. 

On page 5 we have the winners of the Diamond Dreams essay contest, which was done for Breyer's 60th Anniversary celebration. I wish we'd gotten to see the winner's special model! 

Normally I'd skip the how-to article, but with how short this issue is, I don't think I need to. Here's an article about packing! That's always a timely subject. 

The how-to article wraps up (hah) on page 7. 

On page 8 we have Model Horse Show. 

On page 9 we have The Artist's Sketch, featuring Sheri Wirtz. 

On page 10 is the first part of the Vintage Point article featuring Big Ben! 

Vintage Point continues on page 11. 

Vintage Point concludes on page 12, with photos of the elusive Appropos live show prize and the highly-sough-after Monaco. 

On page 13 we have On the Trail with Breyer! 

The Calendar of Events is no more, at least in this issue, so that brings us to the back cover, featuring the mighty Kong! And that brings us to the end of this short issue. Check back next week for Summer 2011! 

August Collector Club Newsletter!

 Greetings, readers! It’s that time of month again - that’s right, it’s time for the Collector Club newsletter! If you’re a CC member, check your email to read it. This month’s feature story is a digitized version of the Jan/Feb 1999 issue of JAH, there’s a Fylkir giveaway, and this sneak peek!

It’s supposed to be revealed in September. My guess is it’s this year’s fall decorator - hopefully we don’t have to wait too long to find out! Like, Monday would be great. Or Tuesday, since Monday is a holiday. Have a good weekend, everyone!

Javiers and a Rowan

 Greetings, readers! My Javiers and Rowans have arrived! Well, okay, they've been here for a few days now, but it took me a while to get a chance to write this post. Alas, one of the Rowans (the stallion) went back to Breyer because of an unfortunate paint issue, but the other one is here to be admired! Behold!

As usual, she's not as yellow in real life as she is in the photos. 

She's so pretty! 

I definitely like the mare version better than the stallion version. 

My stallion Rowan had to go back because it turns out you shouldn't be able to just scratch the paint off the horse with your fingernails. Who knew, right? Anyway, hopefully I get a new one in a reasonable time frame. 

Anyway, let's move on to my Javiers! I got a matte one from my Stablemates Club membership, and then the second one I bought turned out to be glossy! Woohoo! 

They look great together.

I'm also super glad they finally used the G3 Peruvian Paso in the club. Seems like this mold is kinda underused? Only one Breyerfest release and I don't think he's ever been a unicorn either. We want more Pasos! 

Quality-wise they're both pretty nice, although the glossy one has more prominent eyewhites. He looks like he's seen some things, man. Well, he can have a nice life with me from now on. 

Suddenly, it's Halloween time!

Good news, readers! Breyer opened their Halloween store today! Huzzah! Here's the reveal of the sneak peek from last month, Screech:

When I wake up in the morning and the 'larm gives out a warning I don't think I'll ever make it on time...Wait, wrong Screech. He's pretty! I like that shade of blue, and the gloss makes it pop as always. Too bad I don't collect the Classic Quarter Horse Stallion. Oh well. 

Next, here's this year's Halloween blind bags! 

This year we get mini version of Thriller (on the mini Brishen, no less!), EEK! and Tabitha. I don't need the Tabitha, so I only ordered two of these. Crossing my fingers that I get the ones I want and don't have to trade! 

Lastly, here's the plush! 

The little webs are so cute! I love it. 

There's also an Arachne pin that I'm annoyed I didn't notice when the sale went live, and I don't want to make an order of just the pin, so I'm going to have to figure out what to do with that later. Also, all of this stuff qualifies for the Collector Club discount (also something I forgot about until afterward, grr), so be sure to put in the CLUBPLUS25 code for 10% off! 

Featured JAH - 8/23/2025, Winter 2011

 Hello and welcome to another edition of Featured JAH! This week's issue is Winter 2011. For 2011, JAH went back to the old 4-issues-per-year format before ceasing publication (other than the yearly issue for Collector Club members). At this point, the end of JAH hadn't been announced yet, but I can't remember if we suspected something was going on with the year's first issue being called Winter rather than Jan/Feb. So anyway, let's get started! 

On the front cover, Hip Hop, one of the customized models for the WEG diorama project, takes a water jump. 

In the Editor's Desk, the still-unnamed editor (it must be Stephanie, but I don't know why it isn't attributed to anyone), announces the addition of a Shopping Cart to the Breyer website and the advent of Breyer selling models directly through the website. They didn't do that before 2011? I remember them selling old special runs through the website in 2010 after my return to the hobby, but now that I think about it I don't remember if the full product line was available at that time. Huh. 

Letters to the Editor appears on page 3, along with someone asking the age-old question: where did the Breyer name come from? I guess it'll always be a mystery. 

On page 4 we have the first part of the article about Kripton-Seni II. 

The Kripton-Seni II article wraps up on page 5. The real Kripton-Seni II has his own Facebook page and was still alive as of January 2024, but the page hasn't been updated since then. 

On page 6 we have the first page of the extremely-long article about the creation of the WEG dioramas. 

The diorama article continues on page 7. 

More diorama article on page 8. 

The diorama article continues to continue on page 9. 

More diorama article on page 10. 

Even more diorama article on page 11. 

The diorama article is still going on page 12!

The diorama article finally concludes on page 13. 

After skipping Mailbag, on page 14 we have the handsome Collector's Choice model, Gathering Storm. I had him at one point, before I sold off my Big Bens. I wish the Collector's Choice model would come back - I bet collectors could come up with some really cool designs on the new molds we've had since 2011. 

After skipping "What Makes a Model Horse Show Champion," on page 17 we have Kandinsky, the latest Connoisseur model! For 2011, Breyer introduced a "Great Artists Series" for the Connoisseur program's 10th anniversary. I don't think Kandinsky was particularly popular, which (amongst other unpopular releases) may have contributed to the end of the Connoisseur program. 

After skipping three how-to articles, on page 24 we have Vintage Point, this week covering the Moody ASB! 

Vintage Point continues on page 25. 

Vintage Point concludes on page 26. 

After skipping the Calendar of Events, On the Trail with Breyer and an ad for Wind Dancers, on the back cover of the magazine we have Chub and Buck from Bonanza! Fun stuff. And that brings us to the end of this week's issue! Check back next week for Spring 2011! 

Breyerfest Closeups: Isla

 Greetings, readers! It's time for another Breyerfest Closeups post: feast your eyes on this year's Premier Club Stablemate, Isla! 

She's supposed to be grazing, I think? 

She's cute and all, but that pose is giving "sniffing a pile of poop" vibes. Maybe it's just me...

Not sure if I'll keep her - maybe once I get her in hand and can take a look at her. They'll be sent out with the third release, which I don't want to keep, so I might be able to sell them as a set. 

I am happy that they showed her to us this year, instead of doing a teaser (or nothing at all, like last year) and making us wait until the release to see the model. 

And with that, we've reached the end of this year's Breyerfest Closeups! Tune in, uh, hopefully next year, for more Breyerfest Closeups!