November Collector Club Newsletter!

 Greetings, readers! I hope everyone was able to buy the Merry & Bright Stablemates they wanted- they certainly took longer than usual to sell out! Presumably that means they made more of them than usual. I ended up ordering four of them because, well, they qualified for free shipping, so why pay for shipping when you can get another model instead? I hope I get the three colors I want - good luck to everyone else too! 

Chadwick, the palomino Emerson, went up for sale this morning and appears to still be available tonight, so they probably made plenty of him as well. He is definitely pretty, just not something I need anymore. 

And lastly...is it a miracle? Somebody check the calendar. The November Collector Club newsletter has been released a whole week early, by Breyer standards! I'm shook. If you're a Collector Club member, check your email to find it. There's an article about Breyer polo ponies, the Ponies & Palm Trees recap (sheesh, Breyer has been all about the ampersands lately), a Snowbird giveaway, and this tantalizing sneak peek:

According to the Internets, this is probably Hamilton - say it ain't so! There go my chances at being drawn. Or maybe not, if they made 750 of them like Kalahari. I hope so, because if it is Hamilton I'm going to want him for the conga! 

Poppy & Ollie, and new releases this week!

 Lots of exciting news to share today! Firstly: the final release of the 2022 Vintage Club, Poppy and Ollie, is now available to order for Vintage Club members. Remember that the free Stablemate for this year, Dandy, is bundled with this set. Woohoo! 

Secondly, this year's second Collector Club release, Chadwick, is finally being released on Wednesday at 12PM EST. Here's a pic to jog your memory! 

He's nothing I need, but that's okay. More for everyone else! 

And lastly, this year's holiday Stablemate blind bags (groan) have been revealed:

They're definitely pretty, and I need three of them! They're limited to two per order, so I'm just going to order three and be done with it. That's the number I'd buy if we were allowed to pick the ones we want. So let's hope I'm lucky again! These will be available TOMORROW at 12PM EST. I expect they'll sell out fast, so if you want them, don't waste any time ordering. And good luck! 

Breyerfest Closeups: Chadwick

 Greetings, readers - it's time for another Breyerfest Closeups post, this time featuring Chadwick, the second Collector Club special run for 2022! Check him out:

He sure is pretty! If I were still an Emerson collector, I'd be all over that. Sadly, the ongoing battle for shelf space left him out in the cold. I like that he's glossy, though- most of the Collector Club special runs are matte, so it's good to see a glossy one every once in a while. His paint job looks nicely shaded, too - though this isn't my favorite shade of palomino (I like them a tad darker), he's definitely a handsome guy. I wonder how long it'll be before he's released? Hopefully prior to December, eh? 

That's all I have for today, but never fear - Breyerfest Closeups will return soon! 

Breyerfest Day 2: Okay, That’s More Like It

 Well, Breyerfest Day 2 is over, and we managed to survive! It was way hotter today than it was yesterday (or at least it seemed that way), despite a cloudy start to the morning. It’s amazing how hot you get when you’re trudging back to the car in the hot sun for the nth time. 

It’s been a pretty expensive day, but fortunately I don’t have any more model tickets to use. I ended up getting all 9 of the Rotating Draft Surprise models I had tickets for, with the following results:

2 matte leopard Appaloosas

1 glossy leopard Appaloosa

2 matte buckskin pintos

1 glossy buckskin pinto

1 glossy gray pinto

1 matte blanket Appaloosa

1 blue pinto decorator

All but one of those have since been sold or traded, which I found pretty impressive. I had them priced fairly low, since I didn’t want to take them home, so hopefully I can unload the last one tomorrow. 

In other news, I attended the live auction for the first time since 2016, I think, and witnessed history being made - the Silver with wings sold for an eye-popping $65,000! The previous record was $22,000 back in 2019, so it was amazing to see the record get broken in such amazing fashion. Aside from that super-high price, I was surprised that most of the models didn’t sell for as much as I thought they would. Inflation and gas prices must have taken their toll, I guess.

I did get a chance to visit the Collector Club tent today and see the new releases there. We’re getting a glossy palomino Emerson as the second CC web special later this year!

Nothing I need, but he sure is pretty!

There’s also a galaxy unicorn coming on the Classic Shire B mold. That one will definitely be a must-have! Not sure when he’s being released. And we finally got to see the Classic gambler’s choice for this year - the Lipizzaner in four colors - dark bay, bay semi- leopard Appaloosa, palomino and chestnut pinto, all glossy. Nothing I need there either, fortunately. Guess I picked a good year to scale back on my purchases! 

That’s all I have for today’s recap - check back tomorrow for Day 3!