New Arrivals: Break out the Bubbles and Best of Breyerfest Series 6

 Greetings, readers! I bring you the last of this year's New Arrivals posts, with various Stablemates from this year's Breyerfest! Let's start with Prosecco! 

Sorry for the not-so-great photo. I'm sure this little guy was the most popular of the four Break out the Bubbles single-day Stablemates - and it's not hard to see why! Augustus has been a pretty popular new mold, he's a fun color, and glossy to boot! Win-win. Now to try to figure out a breed assignment for him...

Next, here's Cava:

 

I love the color on this one! Such a rich shade of bay, and the gloss really makes it pop! What a pretty guy. 

Next, here's Bellini! 

I wondered if the polo pony version of this mold would ever be used again, and voila - here it is! Now I'm wondering if the old version of the mold still exists (probably). The only solution is to use both of them in the same release, clearly. Wait, that probably means more gambler's choice stuff! Never mind. 

I sold the fourth Break out the Bubbles model, so let's move on to the Best of Breyerfest Series 6! Here's Red Letter Day:

She's a mini version of Tout Suite, the 2015 Breyerfest Live prize model on the Hackney mold. She's a nice color, and her green ribbons are cute. Not much else to say about her, I guess. 

Lastly for today, we have Jubilation, a mini version of Truffles, the 2015 diorama contest prize model. He's very pearly - I approve! Not sure what breed to assign to him, though - I suspect the Truffles owners had/have the same problem. 

I didn't keep the three other models in this set, so that brings us to the end of New Arrivals for this year! Soon I'll start working on Breyerfest Closeups, a series documenting the new models we got to see in the Collector Club tent this year. One last note - the Breyerfest online content access has been extended, and there's going to be a Breyerfest second chance sale after all! I'm excited to hear more about it! 

Atli is now available for purchase!

 2022 Stablemates Club members, rejoice! This year's gambler's choice release, Atli, is finally available for sale! 

I guess he's only a little late, technically. But it seems like a lot. Anyway, I like the decorator the best, so I hope I get that one - I only have one membership this year, so I'm hoping to find the other three on the secondary market for not-ridiculous prices. So uh, hit me up if you have an extra Atli or three you'd like to sell! 

In other news, this year's Deluxe Collector Club Stablemate, Ellington (the glossy bay pinto Django) must be in stock and ready to ship - they've started showing up in people's order histories. If you've moved since signing up for the club last year, make sure you contact Breyer and give them your updated address, because they're currently shipping to whatever address you entered when you joined the club. 

Dun: not even once.

 Good news, everyone! Or, well, bad news if you're a Lyric collector like me. Anyway, the gambler's choice release for next year's Stablemates Club has been revealed! 

So, those colors are chestnut, rose gray, silver bay and Giverny rainbow. I hate to say it, but most of those colors are kinda ho-hum except for the Giverny, and considering those models showed up in Breyerfest grab bags for years afterward, I may be in the minority in liking that one! Well, maybe the lackluster colors will make it easier to get my hands on these later, because I'm still not convinced I want more than one club membership next year. Interesting that of these four colors, they couldn't have at least one of them match the Fjord breed standard. I suppose if you squint really hard, the rose gray looks like a grayish dun? 

Anyway, I'd really like to see a full-body photo of that decorator - I suspect it's going to be the hot item next year. Well, we have until the end of the year to sign up, so I suppose I'd better go ponder my choices.

Also, this year's warehouse sale is now active, but there isn't much there to get excited about. Apparently the collector club discount code (CLUBPLUS21) works in addition to the sale prices, though. Go forth and save, if that's your fancy! 

2022 Stablemates Club molds!

 Good news, everyone! We now have the silhouettes of all the releases in the 2022 Stablemates Club! Well, minus the new mold and the optional release. Anyway, behold! 

From left to right, that's the G1 Draft, Charleston, Lyric and Prince Charming. Whew! None of those are anything I'm interested in except the Lyric, and with any luck he won't be the gambler's choice release. I may not even need to bother to join the club next year! It'd be nice to not have a bunch of stuff I need to resell for once. I don't think it'll be too difficult to find someone selling the Lyric and whatever the new mold is (if I even want it) secondhand next year. 

I haven't rejoined the SMC or the PC yet this year - I like to wait until I see the whites of their eyes, as it were, and try to encourage them to show us more of what we're signing up for before I join. They did show us the Croi gamblers before the end of the year last year, so I'm confident we'll eventually see all of these before signups close. I'm excited to see what color that Lyric is, though! 

Breyerfest 2021 VIP models are here!

 Greetings, everyone! I had a pleasant surprise today -  my VIP swag and some of the models showed up on my doorstep today! I hadn't gotten a shipping notice yet, so this was a welcome addition only a day after Breyerfest ended. Behold! 

I love the VIP swag, especially the...coin purse? Clutch? Used ticket holder? Well, whatever it is, it's iridescent pink/green and I love it. The pins and stickers are fun too, though I'm not really a pin person. My kids had to fight over who got to wear the visor and the sunglasses, and rainbow is TOTALLY my thing, so I'll definitely be wearing those sunglasses. And rumor has it the cup changes color with the temperature of the liquid inside, so I'll have to test that out later. I like the presentation of it too, with the fun box and all the little goodies packed inside. Great idea! 

The models are very nice as well - I love the color on Rococo, which makes me all the more sad that I'm not a fan of SCO in either size. I hope they use the color again soon. I like the color on Noveau as well, so selling him makes me a little sad as well. The blue on Dada seems a bit flat, though; I like it, but I guess I was hoping for a little more shimmer. No complaints about Avant Garde; he seems just as advertised. Dani is quite nice as well, though she'll be for sale as well; I didn't see any flaws on her in a quick once-over, which seems like quite an accomplishment given how complicated that pattern is. 

I love the satin bags as well! They complement the models' colors really nicely. Certainly a big improvement over the McDonald's boxes and blister packaging of past years. 

That's all I've got for now! The rest of the Breyerfest stuff isn't supposed to start shipping until next week, but I'm going to cross my fingers and hope they get an early start on it this week. Here's hoping! 

Lyric is here!

 Greetings, readers! At long last, my Lyric is here! Let's hope next year doesn't have as many shipping delays. Well, better late than never, as I like to say. I've been saying that a lot lately...but anyway. Behold! 

I'm a bit of a sucker for splash white, so I'm really pleased with this guy. Isn't he cute? 

They're still doing the satin bags for these guys, too. I hope the Stablemate Club goes back to those someday...but anyway. 

Quality-wise he's pretty nice - I didn't notice anything too terrible, though his eyewhites make him look a little surprised. I'm excited to see what he looks like in a more Fjord-type color! 

His pattern doesn't quite match Troubadour, but I suppose that would have been hard to pull off on a small scale. Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with this mold in the future! 

Bonus Stablemates are finally shipping!

 Heads up, people - last year's bonus Stablemates for the Vintage and Premier Clubs are finally shipping! Check your Collector Club account to see if yours has been added yet - they've been showing up in people's order history. It would probably be a good idea to check and make sure they have the correct shipping address - I've seen a lot of reports on the Interwebs that some of them are getting shipped to incorrect addresses. I'm excited to see my Lyric, if he ever arrives! 

Now back to my regularly scheduled refreshing for Lafayette...

Stablemate Four-Pack Revealed!

 Good news, everyone - this year's Event Stablemates (formerly known as Single-Day Stablemates) have been revealed! Behold: 

So those are Darley, the shrunken Fighting Stallion, shrinkie SCO and the new Fjord Stablemate. Fun! 

From the blog: 

This year’s BreyerFest has been inspired by color, creativity, and community, and we felt there was no more inspiring way to bring that theme to life than through an exploration of the art world.  We’ve travelled back in time and across the globe learning about historic works and influential people, but for this year’s Event Stablemates models we’ve been inspired by broader strokes – art movements!

I definitely need the Darley and the Fjord for my collection! I love that purple hue with the darker legs versus the white mane, tail and feet. Nice! And the  Darley is blue - my favorite color! Gotta have it. 

I think the only reveals we have left now, other than raffle and prize models, are the Limited Edition Stablemate (formerly the pop-up tent Stablemate) and the plush. Hopefully we get to see those tomorrow!  

Oh no, not again!

 Good news, everyone! The third Premier Club sculpt of the year has been revealed, and...darn it all! I really like him! I was hoping that wouldn't be the case, what with my lack of shelf space and desire to not spend money. But anyway, here he is! 

You'll notice this year's PC Stablemate in the photo as well! Their names are Troubadour and Lyric. Troubadour was sculpted by Kylee Parks, while Lyric was sculpted by Brigitte Eberl. From the Premier Club Blog:

Kylee also designed Troubadour’s coat, which is silver bay splash pinto with plenty of dappling, plus a subtle sheen to his silver hairs: two genetic modifiers that, although rare, are both found within the Morgan breed. This striking color is accented by striped hooves, mapping, and a blue eye.

I can't say I've personally seen very many splash pinto silver bay Morgans, but where there's a will there's a way, right? Maybe he's "related" to Fairfax? Heh heh heh. Well, anyway, Troubadour is very attractive indeed, so I'm afraid both he and Lyric will have to find a place on my shelves. Here he is from another angle:

He actually reminds me a lot of the Minuet resin by Kathleen Moody, not that that means anything. Just the first thing I thought of when I saw him. 

Troubadour should be available sometime in November, so I'm excited for him to get here! He really is beautiful and I'm excited to add him to my collection. This is the second year in a row that I'll have ended up keeping all three of the Premier Club sculpts, so clearly Breyer must be doing something right. Now I just have to go back to hoping they'll give us a new Trad draft foal next year!