Breyer Halloween Sweepstakes, and other stuff

 All right, this one is kind of old news, but I had some technical difficulties writing it and then forgot about it, so here it is anyway. Anyway, Breyer is doing a sweepstakes for Halloween! From the email: 

It’s almost time for trick or treating, so we've decided to get in on the action! Except we have no tricks… only treats for three lucky winners!

We are offering the chance to win one of three exciting Halloween-themed prize packs that include Maelstrom, Apparition, Ratsputin, and a full set of Spooky Surprise Blind Bags!*

I'm not going to enter since most of that is stuff I don't want, but Maelstrom looks cool with water drops all over him. 

 

In other news, more new stuff is showing up on the Breyer website, including 75th anniversary merch! Behold the enamel pin! 

Naturally, they're using the Western Horse silhouette for the pin. I wonder if they'll do another anniversary release on him? Guess we'll find out in a few months. I've seen some criticism of the 75th anniversary logo and the weird cut-off 5, but other astute people have pointed out that the cuts on the letters make the logo look more like a diamond, so I'm cool with it. There are also horse blankets, jackets, mugs, other new pins, etc. Definitely a few things I'll throw in my cart if they do another CCA event with glossies I need. 

Lastly, we may have a reveal of the next (last?) Orren Mixer model. Behold! 

It's Geronimo in a handsome buckskin color! Apparently dealers were told the last release would be a buckskin, so it's likely that this is the next Orren Mixer. It could just be a test modeling a saddle/bridle though - Breyer has been known to do that before. This is from this year's holiday catalog, or so I've heard, so keep an eye out for that in your mailbox!

Lastly, the 2024 Breyer Retired List is out! Read it here and breathe a sigh of relief that Marc of Charm was never used as a glossy prize model at Breyerfest. I’m excited to see what new products we’re getting next year! 

Just when I thought my money was safe...

 Greetings, readers! Well, while I wasn't present at the Spokes and Spurs collector event over the weekend, I did receive some photos from Blabbers regarding it. Firstly, the reveal of the next Exotic Destinations model (and the last Stablemates Club model for this year):

His name is Rio. A web special on the Marchador? Nice color, but I don't think it's going to sell very well. Count me out! The sculpt got horribly mangled during the molding process and those toothpick front legs aren't doing it any favors either. 

Next, here's the centerpiece model! 

They usually use older, unpopular molds for the centerpieces, so I wasn't too surprised to see the Western Prancing Horse. He fits in with the western theme pretty well, I'd say. 26 of these guys were given away to Spokes and Spurs attendees! I do like the color scheme, though. Maybe we'll see it on something more attainable in the future. 

Edit: I forgot to mention the silent auction. Although I don't know exactly how many lots there were, I saw photos of the following: a complete set of the Vintage Club Cantering Welsh Ponies, what appeared to be a full set of the Ponies and Palm Trees special runs (!) and the usual Design Your Own Breyer. I don't know what any of them sold for, though. 

Lastly for today...it's time for the Collector Club Appreciation event! Seems like it gets earlier every year...anyways, here are the possible glossy models: 

Buy $150 worth of merchandise, glossies are randomly-shipped, yadda yadda yadda. I need all of them except the Appaloosa, so I'm going to have to decide if I want to order that much stuff or just buy the glossy models outright (if that's still an option). Darn it, I just sold a model and wanted to use that money for the first Premier Club horse! 

Glossy Ezra is pretty, though. And Mojave! And Get Rowdy! Let's hope I get at least one of those, and not the Appaloosa. Hmm, I think I still have a matte Get Rowdy that I haven't been able to get rid of - maybe this will get someone to buy him from me to have a matching pair. Let's look on the bright side here! The sale begins at or around 1pm EST tomorrow, so have fun buying! 

Speak of the devil...sort of.

 Well, there's at least one good update today - my JAH is here! I'm surprised I didn't have to wait another week or two for it to arrive, but at least it's here, right? So, here's the cover! Sorry if the quality of these photos is poor - I upgraded to a new computer in June and still haven't figured out how to make my scanner play nice with Windows 10. But anyway...

The inside cover says this is the new Ideal Orren Mixer horse for 2021. He's a beauty! Now I'm conflicted about deciding to sell all my Geronimos. Gah! I still have all but two of them, so I suppose I could keep them...but that's a decision for later. 

According to the full rules and entry form (found here), they're giving away BOTH of these test models to two lucky winners. Woo! I collect both Desatado and Esprit, so I'd be happy to welcome both of these models home (though I've been thinking about selling off the Desatado models more and more lately). Anyway, good luck to everybody that enters! I haven't gone through and looked for the pictures yet, so I can't give any hints as to how many there are. The deadline to enter is 11/30, so don't wait too long to get your entries in. 

Lastly, here's the purple Mason unicorn from yesterday! 

Isn't he pretty? I've been waiting for a new Mason release for quite a while, so I'm glad he's finally getting his chance to shine. And he's listed in the TSC/Walmart section right next to Serafina, so it's a safe assumption that we'll find him at Walmart. Hopefully he starts showing up in stores soon! Kinda wondering why he doesn't have a name, though. 

That's all I've got for right now - my CCA shipment is still MIA, but I do have something else showing up tomorrow!