Featured JAH - 9/6/2025, Summer 2011

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

On the front cover, a doll gives an Idocus (Ravel?) a bath. 

On the inside front cover, we have blurbs about Bear and Prince Jester and a small ad for an Elvis and His Horses music box. 

In the Editor's Desk, the Editor previews the guests for Breyerfest 2011 and announces the JAH Fall Finale, to be seen next issue. 

On page 2, Swirling Sky makes his debut! This model was the last Connoisseur model I bought direct from Breyer (the only other one being Masquerade in 2001). I'm still a little annoyed that they didn't use Weather Girl for this release rather than repeating a mold (the Moody ASB had previously been Tortuga). I mean, the clearware Weather Girl was already in production for the Treasure Hunt, so it shouldn't have been that hard to use her. It would have been a great sendoff for her five-year stay in the vault. I suppose they didn't want to over-use her, but still. 

Letters to the Editor appears on page 3, along with a Guess Who?. 

On page 4 is an "Insider's Guide to Breyerfest" featuring the three resin models that appeared in the Breyer Store that year (they're labeled incorrectly, as Prince Charming is the one on the bottom that's now a Stablemate). 

On page 5 we have a listing of all the Breyerfest special run models, minus the Spun Gold Surprise (the first year we didn't know the mold for the surprise in advance). 

On page 6 we have a how-to article about showmanship. Don't you dare mistake it for halter, now. 

The showmanship article concludes on page 7. 

On page 8, this issue's Model Horse Show article features fantasy! Huzzah! 

On page 9 we have The Artist's Sketch, featuring Morgen Kilbourn! 

This week's Vintage Point, featuring chalky models, starts on page 10. 

Vintage Point concludes on page 11. 

After skipping the Calendar of Events and the inside back cover (summer reading, featuring books published by Breyer), we've arrived at the back cover! Sato and TS Black Tie Affair are featured. And with that we've reached the end of this week's issue! It's another short one. But fear not, because next week's Fall Finale issue is huge! See you next week. 

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! 

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! 

Featured JAH - 8/16/2025, Nov/Dec 2010

 Hello and welcome to another edition of Featured JAH! We're finishing up 2010 with this week's issue, so let's get started! 

 On the front cover, Jewel gallops into the Christmas season. Huzzah! 

In the rather generic Editor's Desk (still not attributed to anyone in particular), the writer recaps 2010 and then previews 2011. There's also a listing of contest winners and a Find the Holiday Horse contest. 

On page 3 we have a few Letters to the Editor and also a little writeup by Nancy Timm about her WEG volunteer experience. 

On page 4 we have the first page of the Ravel article. 

The Ravel article wraps up on page 5 with a reveal of his Breyer model. 

On page 6 is the first page of the WEG wrap-up. Wish I could have been there for that! 

The WEG wrap-up continues on page 7 with a lot of photos. 

The WEG article concludes on page 8. 

On page 9 we have an article about NAN, which celebrated 15 years back in 2010. 

I skipped the rest of the NAN feature because it was mostly just photos of winning models. Instead, here's the pretty Vignette on page 12! 

After skipping Artist's Sketch, Mailbag and the first part of Model Horse Show, on page 16 we have an announcement of the Sunshine Celebration, the Breyer collector event that was held in Florida in 2011. Still kicking myself for not taking my chance to attend - I was actually drawn from the waitlist for this event but ultimately didn't go because I didn't have much money and didn't want to go by myself. Definitely won't make that mistake again! 

After skipping the rest of Model Horse Show, the holiday art contest winners and two how-to articles, on page 24 we have this week's Vintage Point featuring the Indian Pony! 

Vintage Point wraps up on page 25. 

I skipped the last page of Vintage Point because it was just a listing of the Indian Pony's many releases. After skipping the Calendar of Events, on page 28 we have On the Trail with Breyer and the winners of the Good Luck Zenyatta contest (I remember watching that race live and being so disappointed when she lost!)

After skipping the 2010 Retired List, we've reached the back cover of this week's issue. Feast your eyes on the 2010 Holiday Collection! And with that, we've reached the end of the issue and the end of 2010! Check back next week as we start 2011!