Breyerfest Closeups: Beowulf

 Good news, everyone! Now that we're done with the New Arrivals post, we can keep moving right along and get started with Breyerfest Closeups, the series of posts I do every year detailing the new models revealed in the Collector Club tent at Breyerfest. It didn't seem like we got as many new reveals this year as we usually do, but I'll keep trucking along with the ones we did get. Today's model is Beowulf! 

Breyer had a number of these models available in the Breyer Store during the event, and they all sold out (unsurprisingly, as the model was highly-anticipated). 

You may recall that there was some controversy over this model back when it was first released, after it came to light that parts of the design were lifted from an existing design that was originally used as a tattoo. The designer of said tattoo surfaced on Blab and confirmed that the design was hers, and then we didn't hear anything else. The model is still in production, and Breyer commented on a Facebook post (or was it Instagram?) that an agreement had been reached with the original artist, so (hopefully) she was compensated for her work. 

I don't collect the Semi-Rearing Mustang, so I won't be getting this guy, but I wanted to get some detailed photos of him for the blog. I like the slash marks on his face and neck. 

I wasn't expecting him to be so vibrantly red in person - he seemed like more of a brownish-red in the promo photos. 

That's it for today's post - check back tomorrow for another Breyerfest Closeups! 

Breyerfest Second Chance Sale!

 Well, the Breyerfest leftover sale is more-or-less over - it's still going on until Thursday, but I think the exciting part is over. All of the special runs were available (more or less), as well as most of the limited editions except for Buggy and Tilly. From reports online, I believe the Stagecoach Surprise and Peanutine sold out first, followed quickly by Speos, Wells and Araba, along with Studebaker, the Best of Breyerfest set and the Oregon Trail tank top. Everything else is still available. 

I had two Stagecoaches in my cart immediately after the sale started (no Studebakers were in the sale when it started, so I figured she was sold out), but I just didn't want to have to bother with reselling the inevitable doubles - highly unlikely I'd get the glossy black overo, which is the only one I still need. So I walked away from the computer and was sitting down to eat my lunch when I checked Facebook and saw Studebaker had become available, at which point I ran back to my computer and quickly ordered four of them. I was originally going to only order two, and I'm probably going to regret buying four, but I really want that blue one, dang it! 

Surrey and Axle, Jump & Drive and poor unwanted Nemea are the only special runs still available, and who knows when (or if) they'll sell out. The remaining Limited Editions are still available as well, oddly enough - I thought Via Lattea would have sold out by now, at least. HD Harkness seems to have flopped pretty hard, so his not selling out isn't as much of a surprise. I'm just hoping neither of them gets glossed later and used for next year's Breyerwest. 

In any case, I hope everyone was able to at least get something they wanted - there were a lot of reports of items getting yanked out of carts. And good luck to everyone hoping to get a variation! 

Adonis and Breyerfest second chance sale!

 Lots of great news today, readers! First off, my Adonis arrived today! Behold: 

Very handsome! 

Definitely an impressive sculpt. At first he just looks like a rearing horse, until you look a little closer and realize he's actually hopping. 

Unfortunately, I think this is the first Premier Club model I've had whose paint job could be described as "atrocious." He had little bits of something black and sticky all over him, along with debris in the paint job, rubs/smears on some of his spots, and something that was hard to pick up in photographs - brown overspray over parts of his white areas.

It's hard to see, but in the above picture, the overspray (if that's what it is) forms a vague upside-down U shape over the horse's back. It's also present on the top of his right hindquarter. 

It's somewhat visible in this photo - it almost looks like a shadow on the horse, but instead it's that brown overspray over the top of the hindquarter and also on the stifle. You can also see one of his messed-up spots in this photo. 

His eartips are a little questionable too. Some of the black specks I was able to pick off without too much trouble, but others, not so much. Is this the worst-painted Premier Club model I've ever seen? I think so. I guess he looks fine from a distance? I'm actually tempted to ask for an exchange on this one, but we're moving in less than two weeks, so it's going to have to wait until afterward. Maybe I'll just put him on my shelf and call it a day. I'm also a bit unhappy that I paid for 2-3-day shipping and the horse still took 6 days to get here. Normally my orders are here in a week, so this is within a normal shipping time...if I'd stuck with standard shipping. So I suppose I'd have been waiting until Thursday for him if I hadn't paid for the faster shipping. 

In happier news, the Breyerfest second chance sale has finally been announced - it's happening tomorrow at 1pm EST. I'm probably going to try to get a couple more Studebakers, and I'm toying with the idea of getting a couple more Stagecoaches to try to get a glossy black one. But do I want to risk getting stuck with a couple of mattes nobody wants? I'll admit it's fun to open them, and they probably wouldn't be too hard to get rid of if they're not what I want, considering Hamilton's popularity. I guess I've still got a few hours to think about it. But the Studebakers are definitely my first priority. Good luck tomorrow, everyone! 

Stagecoach Surprise run numbers!

 Good news, everyone! The Stagecoach Surprise run numbers have been announced, at last! 

Here are the numbers for each one: 

First up, the handsome pearly black and white tobiano pinto with a striking yellow and blue ribbon in his mane. 1,250 of this version were done in matte, and 375 pieces were glossed, for a total run of 1,625 pieces.

Next up, the dashing shaded light dapple chestnut with lime green mane ribbon.  1,125 of this model were in a matte finish, and 375 were glossy, for a total run of 1,500 pieces.

Our third variation was the beautiful, shaded buckskin tobiano pinto with teal ribbon in his mane. Just 1,025 of this colorway were done in matte, with 375 pieces glossed, making for a total run of 1,400 pieces.

Fourth in line is the eye-catching chestnut sabino roan frame pinto with purple and gold ribbon, making this 1,325-piece run look especially regal. 950 pieces were done in a matte finish and 375 pieces were glossed.

Next, the gorgeous shaded dapple grey with contrasting red mane ribbon. This run was a total of 1,225, with 850 pieces done in a matte finish and 375 in a glossy finish.

And finally, the smallest run of the bunch, the beautiful glossy blue and bronze decorator, with a coordinating blue mane ribbon. This piece was only released in gloss and just 625 pieces were produced.

So at least there weren't any crazy mane switches or some of the models only matte, only glossy, etc (except for the decorator). I'm feeling even more lucky now, since I managed to pull all of the mattes except the buckskin from the line myself - and it makes sense that I drew two matte black tobianos, since they were the most plentiful. As for getting three glossy buckskins, that must have been pure luck too, since all of the glossies were the same run number except the decorator (which I also feel super-lucky to have gotten). Sheesh, I hope my luck is this good next year, since we're presumably getting even more micro runs for Breyerfest's 35th anniversary. I'm still wondering why poor Nemea didn't get any variations, though - that whole design was stenciled on, not decals - so it shouldn't have been too hard to switch some of the paint out or something. Oh well. 

 

Special run numbers and some Breyerfest New Arrivals!

 Greetings, readers! I have some good news - the special run numbers for Breyerfest were finally released today! The final breakdown can be found here, but I've copy-pasted the verbiage below:

If you brought home that adorable mare and foal pair, Surrey & Axle, you might have noticed that we snuck in a variation for cute little Axle – this adorable blanket appaloosa foal was a 50/50 split between the Action Stock Horse Foal mold (#235) and the Standing Stock Horse Foal mold (#228)! 

Fan-favorite Wells, created on the loose mane version of Shannondell in a handsome silver dapple black, was this year’s 50/50 matte and glossy split. We think he looks dashing in either finish!

You might have guessed that the name for this year’s Fell Pony, Scurry, was a clue at a possible variation! Scurry driving is a fast-paced sport where a pair of ponies pulls a cart across a course, so we had to give fans a fun pair of this model in two colorways! Scurry was done as a 50/50 split in both red bay tobiano and perlino tobiano!

We were wowed when we learned about the Jump & Drive event hosted in Aachen, so to give our Jump & Drive model a bit more of a “wow factor” for fans, we did this already handsome glossy sooty buckskin splash pinto on the Bristol mold as a 50/50 mane and tail split. Half of this model had the loose mane and tail, and half had the braided mane and tail.

The handsome Speos really shook things up for fans when folks discovered this variation!  Only 10% of this handsome model was done in a stunning red and black colorshift decorator finish, for a total of 240 pieces!

The beautiful Araba was also done as a micro-run variation! 10% of this stunning model – 240 pieces – was done as a beautiful rose grey sabino pinto, which we fell in love with here at HQ.

And finally, for our last Special Run reveal, the adorable Peanutine!  This cute spotted donkey stole everyone’s hearts at this year’s BreyerFest, and we thought it would be fun to include a fun decorator variation! 10% of the run was done in a stunning rose/green/gold colorshift that really makes him shine – a total of 200 pieces!

For fans who purchased our online-only Limited Edition models Studebaker and Buggy, we revealed BreyerFest weekend that we created fun variations of these models, too!  Which one did you get? Only 10% of each run was done as the variation! A total of 250 pearly blue/purple colorshift tobiano pinto Studebakers were created and just 200 pearly gold glossy Buggy models were made!

I'm a little surprised by some of these - I thought the deco Speos was way more common, as well as the blue Studebaker judging by the number of them I've seen on Facebook. I guess I got luckier with the Speos than I thought I did! I'm glad we finally got these numbers, though - it seemed like it was taking forever for them to be released. We'll get the Stagecoach Surprise numbers tomorrow for some reason. 

But in the meantime, two of my three online Breyerfest orders arrived today! I made two orders of Studebaker and Buggy, and one order of just Studebaker. This morning I had still not received any shipping notices, nor did UPS My Choice show anything coming my way, so I called Breyer to ask when they would ship and was informed that all three orders would be delivered today! Huzzah! 

So, a couple of hours later, I was super excited when my doorbell rang! When I opened the door...there were only two boxes outside the door instead of three. Whatever! I guess the third one will show up tomorrow...I hope? Anyway, it was my first two orders, with Studebaker and Buggy. I opened the Buggys first, so take a look at what I got! 

 

Yes! I got both colors! 

I guess I should feel super-lucky, since we now know the alternate Buggy was a run of 200! 

Next I opened my two Studebakers:

Not so lucky there - two palominos. I'm not sure which one I want to keep - the one in front is way more metallic, but the seam on her mane wasn't smoothed very well and has some kind of black debris in it in a couple of places. The other one is less metallic, but less flawed. Not sure what I'm going to do just yet. I still have one more Studebaker coming, so with just a little more luck it'll be blue and I won't need to get anything from the leftovers sale for the first time in...probably ever. I do still need a glossy black pinto Stagecoach Surprise, but I'm not really interested in taking that gamble for one model - the less extra stuff I have to sell right now, the better.

Well, that's all for today - tune in again tomorrow for the Stagecoach Surprise numbers and hopefully a resolution to the mystery of the last Studebaker! 

Lots of Breyerfest drama lately!

 Greetings, readers! I hope everyone made it home from Kentucky safely, and/or made it out with their credit cards intact, with regards to online attendees. After a long day of flights and traipsing through airports yesterday, I finally got home around midnight last night - more than an hour after I was supposed to, but I guess that's what happens when you fly United through Chicago. 

Unfortunately, the post-Breyerfest posting schedule is going to be a little different this year, due to the fact that I left all my purchases in Kentucky. This is because we're moving to Kentucky in a little more than a month! My husband and I have lived in our hometown, or within a short distance of it, for our whole lives and when I found out my job was moving to Lexington, we decided to take the plunge and see what life is like somewhere else. Huzzah! 

Anyways, since my Breyerfest purchases are still in Kentucky, and we aren't moving until the end of next month, I won't be able to do my usual New Arrivals posts until after we move, so they may not end up happening after all. I will still be able to do my Breyerfest Closeups posts, though - as soon as I have time to pull photos off my camera. But as a preview, we have some fun stuff to look at - the reveal of June's collector club sneak peek (the Classic Polo Pony!), a new unicorn (Mason in blue!), the mini Zafirah (somehow her front legs aren't quite as bad in Stablemate scale!), in-person photos of Jota (Pretty!) and more! 

In other news, if you've been paying attention to the Bidspirit website where the Breyerfest live auction online bidding took place, you may have noticed that some of the auction final prices have dropped a bit from where they ended last Friday. And on some of them, "a bit" means "a LOT." Like the Quadriga raffle model on Fireheart - the auction ended at $17,000, but now has dropped to $4,000, presumably because of bidders backing out. Or the Pegasus on Newsworthy - online bidders bid it up to $23,000 before the auction even started, and no one else at the actual auction was interested in bidding higher. But now his sale price is $6,000. Makes you wonder if these people ever actually intended to pay at all, or if a minor got ahold of Daddy's credit card, or someone was trying to bid things high to drive away other bidders and then back out so the second (or third) bidder could get it? Hmm, it's almost like the auction should be taking place entirely in-person to avoid these issues. After all, I'm sure the Quadriga and Pegasus would have gone higher than their new final sale prices, had all bidding been taking place in person. Just a thought. 

There's also apparently been a rash of thefts at the Clarion this year. I remember seeing at least four Facebook posts about stolen models at the Clarion. Fortunately it didn't happen to me, but it's always disappointing when certain hobbyists can't keep their sticky fingers under control. At least one of the aforementioned thefts was reported to police (along with camera footage of said theft), so hopefully we get some kind of resolution on that one. 

Well, that's it for today - hopefully I have time to pull photos off my camera soon so I can start working on Breyerfest Closeups posts. See you then! 

Breyerfest Day 1: I choose...violence

 Well, readers, day 1 of Breyerfest is over - and boy was it crazy! Where to begin? Pretty much every special run has a variation, except the in-store Limited Editions and apparently Nemea, for some reason. The surprise is Hamilton, surprising many! Cue the fistfights (though I haven't seen any battles yet so far). Let's see, here's the glossy set of Stagecoach Surprise models in the silent auction:

My wallet is crying already, and I'm not even done buying all of mine yet. I wanted to spread things out over the course of the day to try to maximize my chances of not getting duplicates, but I only had time to pick up three in the end. So far I've gotten the glossy chestnut, matte black tobiano and matte roan (?) pinto. I'm excited to buy my other six tomorrow, though my bank account isn't. Other variations include: glossy Wells, some kind of colorshift on Peanutine and Speos, braided mane/tail on Jump & Drive, the Action Stock Horse Foal (rather than Standing) in the Surrey and Axle set and some kind of cremello (I think) Scurry. But nothing on Nemea, I guess? It seems weird that they would leave one of them out. Maybe something will show up tomorrow?

Here's a new set that was revealed today: a rider doll based on Cheryl White, the first female black jockey, and a portrait model of one of her horses, on the Classic Thoroughbred mold. Huzzah! And it comes with a book based on Cheryl White's life. I am not sure when it'll be available, though.

Here's the Best Customs Contest prizes for this year. When I went through the silent auction it didn't have any bids yet, but that was right away this morning, so I'm sure it has bids by now. I wonder how high it'll go?

Also in the silent auction is this test for the Stagecoach Surprise. What a stunner! I'm almost afraid to see how high he goes!

I'm trying to think of what else was revealed today. Lots of fun things in the Collector Club tent, though I haven't been in there yet. Maybe tomorrow I'll have time, in between paying for models and crying as I run out of money.

It was a good day, though - other than the few Stagecoach Surprise models I managed to get, we also went on a tour of Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa and I went to the live show at the Alltech Arena for the first time since 2019. I also picked up all my VIP stuff (no variations there) and my Bravour 54 models. I have them priced super-low to try to move them out ($10 each) and managed to sell one earlier, so that's good. 8 more to go!

I haven't had anyone stop in and mention the blog yet, so make sure to stop by (Room 409) and get your free Stablemate! And check back tomorrow for more exciting Breyerfest news!

Artisan's Gallery Fun!

 It's Breyerfest Eve, everyone! Woohoo! I hope everybody is having a good time shopping at the CHIN and/or frantically preparing for Breyerfest or the live show tomorrow. Or both! After a fun day of horse farm tours, we found our way back to the hotel just in time for the craziness to begin! After a while I was able to make it down to the Artisan's Gallery to see the Breyerfest models, and this was the result - behold!

Above we have the Celebration Horse, Bravour 54, plus the Single-Day Stablemates and the Best of Breyerfest set. I'm happy to announce that I did manage to sell my signed Bravour 54 from yesterday, but I'm not looking forward to trying to sell nine more. Oh well, on with the show!

Next we have the special runs Nemea, Wells, Jump & Drive and Scurry. Conspicuously, the lineup was missing Speos, Araba and Peanutine, which leads me to believe they're split runs (which hasn't stopped Breyer from showing the expected version of those special runs in the past, so...who knows what's going on). I'm guessing Speos will be matte and glossy, and Peanutine will have a color split. There's speculation that Araba will also have a color split that matches the Huck in the live auction, but it seems like kind of a stretch, so we'll have to see what happens tomorrow.

Here we have Surrey and Axle, Delft, Sulky and Phaeton. I'm looking forward to getting a Delft tomorrow! To be honest, I saw a picture of Sulky earlier and thought he was something from Breyerfest 2018, so I feel like he's kind of misplaced here. But I'm not buying one anyways, so my opinion probably doesn't matter.

Here we have the Stablemates Club releases that are yet to be released. I'm excited for one I can finally keep (the G3 Cantering Warmblood) and the appaloosa mini Georg. No sign of the final release - hopefully we at least get to see the sculpt in the Collector Club tent this weekend.

And here we have Adonis, yesterday's Premier Club reveal. I'll get more pictures of him in the Collector Club tent later.

Next is Tuxedo, yesterday's Vintage Club reveal. The three variations will be: solid face with four white socks, bald face with four white socks, and solid black with no markings. I did find one to purchase, but I kinda hope I get anything but the solid black one - he's kinda...boring (IMO). 

Here we have this year's Holiday Horse, Highlander. Not to be confused with Homelander. I don't think we've seen him in hand yet, so it's nice to be able to get photos of him. Still nothing I need, though.

And here's an out-of-box photo of this year's Halloween Horse, whose name I have forgotten. I like him a lot, though! If I see one in the Breyer Store tomorrow, I'm totally snagging it.

Sorry for the poor photo here, but after the Artisan's Gallery I decided to shop my way back to our room and then stumbled across the live show manager's room (Michelle Masters), where she had this year's glossy prizes on display! Huzzah! It's ATP Power and Marciea Bey. Which is totally fine with me because I don't need either of them! Woohoo! Unfortunately, it also throws fuel on the fire that is Hamilton as a possible surprise model. I really, really hope that doesn't happen! I'm sticking with my Goffert hopes here.

She also had the grand prizes on display! Very pretty, but also nothing I need. This may be the first time in a very long time that I didn't need any of the prize models! Yay!

In other news, there was another exciting reveal from Breyer today! Check out this year's second Collector Club special run!

 He's stunning, and his name is Jota...but also nothing I need. More for everyone else, I guess! But aren't we still waiting on a reveal for a sneak peek from last month?

That's all I have for tonight. I hope everyone has a great Breyerfest! I'll be back tomorrow, I'm sure with more exciting things to post about! 

 

So, how 'bout them auction models...

 Well, readers, we're down to just a week before Breyerfest 2023 is upon us! Nothing new has been revealed in the last few days, but in case you missed it - the live auction models have been up for bids for quite a while now. Check them out here. Unsurprisingly, the pegasus Newsworthy has the highest bid so far. 

What is surprising is just how high he's been bid so far - $23,000 with more than a week before the auction even starts? Sheesh, someone must really want him. 

I personally like this guy a lot, though. 

He's already at $4500, so I'm guessing he'll go way higher on Saturday night. 

In other news, if you're going to the VIP tour of Hillcroft Farm, we finally got the information about where to meet - 12:45pm Wednesday at the Visitor's Information Center at the KHP. Don't be late, or the bus will leave without you! I'm looking forward to it - only 3 days left until we leave for Kentucky! 

We have a Breyerfest program! And a Collector Club Newsletter! Glory, glory hallelujah!

 Even more good news, everyone! It's two weeks until Breyerfest, and we finally have a program for the event! Find it here. Among other things, it has schedules, maps, this year's raffle models (if you didn't see them last night or today), and more exciting stuff! I didn't see any unexpected reveals in the silent auction, except for this OOAK glossy blue pinto Rotating Draft from last year:

There's also the usual stuff like a vendor pack, gift baskets, Design Your Own Breyer, a full set of glossy Dark Horse Surprise models (makes one wonder just how random that stuff really is), and a full set of the Stagecoach Surprise models, once that gets revealed. 

Anyway, I'm glad we finally got the program and can plan Breyerfest activities to our hearts' content! I suppose we'll go back into a dead zone until Breyerfest is actually upon us now that everything else has been revealed - let's hope Breyer has a few other things up their sleeves to tide us over. A reveal of the second Premier Club release for this year, perhaps? 

In other news, the June Collector Club newsletter was released today! If you're a Collector Club member, check your inbox. There's an article about the Fun Foals treasure hunt from 2009, a giveaway of a glossy KB Omega Fahim, and this tantalizing sneak peek:

On first glance, I thought it was Wyatt, but the prevailing opinion online is that it's a flipped photo of a Forever Saige. It's supposed to be something for Collector Club members to look forward to, but if it's Forever Saige, the color looks a lot like the CC special run Moondance from a few years back. Maybe it's a web special? 

FINALLY!

 Good news, readers! We finally got something Breyerfest-related today - the reveal of the last few live auction models! Insert grumbling about how there used to be more auction models here. Anyways, here they are! Some of them are still weirdly cropped. There are a few lots still to be revealed, such as (presumably) the raffle models and the live show grand and reserve prizes. But anyway! 

That's a Strapless done as a sooty palomino with, well, puzzle-piece dapples. At least that's what they look like to me. Pretty, though! 

This one is a wild bay frame overo Lonesome Glory - it's a popular mold, so he'll probably go high. Still, I can't help but wonder what he'd look like in gloss. 

This one is a Semi-Rearing Mustang in a grullo tobiano with cat tracks. Cool, but it'd be nice if we could see the whole photo? 

Ooh, now these are interesting, even if the mare's face is marked like a giraffe. The mare is a pearly chestnut leopard appaloosa and the foal is a pearly black leopard appaloosa. It'll be interesting to see what these sell for - they're a bit odd-looking, but cute nonetheless.

Ooh, I really like this one, especially the two-toned wings! The blog says he's a glossy metallic blue overo, but he looks like there's some green in the mane, tail and wings. Can't wait to see this one in person so I can get some photos! I wonder if the wings are removable? Usually they are, and it does look like they slot into his back. Someday will we get a more attainable winged release of this guy, since they've done at least one test like this before? I can only hope! 

Well, this knocks a few more molds out of contention for the surprise - I'm going to guess it's Goffert at this point, unless he pops up as a raffle model or something. Speaking of raffle models, I can't remember if I've posted my raffle predictions yet, so here goes: Georg and Cancion. Would Breyer use two standing molds in the same year? Who knows, but that's what I'm going with. Guess we'll find out eventually! 

In other news, this year's mid-year releases are now available to order on Breyer's website, though the new Strapless won't be shipping until August. I thought about ordering a Mojave, but I'm going to take my chances and hope they have him in the Breyer Store at Breyerfest since that's what I did last year. Here's hoping! 

Edit: the rest of the auction models and the raffle models are now posted on the auction website! Check them out here. Looks like I was right about Cancion as a raffle model, but the other one is Fireheart! Gah! 

There is a Georg auction model, though:

Along with the German Riding Pony, Carina and Selene, Anamar and the PAM. Notably, there's no Goffert...but also no Hamilton, so the speculation will continue. I'm sticking with Goffert, though! Hamilton is way too popular and doesn't need the surprise boost. 

C'mon, do something...

 Well, I have good news for Vintage Club members - this year's music box release, Rustler, is available for purchase! 

Good job releasing him so close to Breyerfest, but it does give me something to post about, so I won't complain...too much. Anyways, the payment deadline is July 10, so you've got a little time to get it paid for. 

In other news, things have been pretty dead in the Breyerfest department. Aside from exciting beer garden arguments and even more exciting car show arguments, there's not much going on in the Breyerfest sphere. So this is how I feel right now: 

I really, really miss the days when we had a daily auction model reveal to help build the excitement for the event. Why did that have to go away? Now it's just...watching tumbleweeds roll by while pouncing on any tiny dregs of information Breyer decides to dole out. Maybe we'll get the program this week? Maybe the rest of the auction models will be in it? Maybe the raffle models will be in there too? Something's going to happen sometime, right? We leave in less than two weeks! Give us something, please! 

Finally more auction models, and Cancion!

 Greetings, readers! Exciting news- we finally get to see some more auction models today! Not sure why the photos are weirdly cropped, but anyways - behold:

It's a "Flaxen Liver Chestnut Frame Overo" on Desatado. Looks chalky, too, so I'm surprised they didn't mention that since they usually do. Nice color! 

Ooh, this one I love! He's a "glossy, pearly reverse dapple blue roan" on Vermeer. He's amazing! Interesting that his head isn't solid black like a roan should be, but I love him anyway! I wonder how much he'll sell for. 

Next is a "glossy rainbow pintaloosa with holographic harness." I guess it's hard to make the holographic part show up on camera, but dang, it just looks silver to me. Anyway, that's Pollock's colorway underneath the harness - looks pretty good on the Old Timer! He'll probably go pretty high. I like his blue hat, too! 

Ooh, this is a really nice color on Bobby Jo (blue roan pintaloosa), and she even has a dark head! Very nice. 

Lastly, this is a "silver bay tobiano" on Roy. He's not the most popular mold, but actually looks pretty good in this paintjob.

That's all of the auction models for today. Dare I hope the program is available this week? It was released on June 22 last year, so maybe it'll be released around the same time this year. Only 20 days until we leave! Woohoo! 

In other news, Cancion is finally available for purchase! 

I'm getting a glossy one, so I'll be putting in my order as soon as I get paid on Friday. Woohoo! I'm glad he isn't as delayed as Zafirah was last year. Let's hope the supply chain is getting back to normal? I've tentatively found a matte one to buy as well, so it'll be fun to see these guys in person. I hope they get here before we leave! 

Also, my last set of Breyerfest tickets came, and sure enough - all Jump & Drive and Stagecoach Surprise tickets. So I'll be looking to trade for at least one Scurry ticket! Shouldn't be too hard to find one (I hope).

That's all I have for today - let's hope we get more exciting reveals tomorrow!