Finn is now available!

At long last, this year's Stablemate Club Gambler's Choice model is finally available! Take a look at the Finns!

I'm a little sad that they picked this mold - I was never that into the G2 Mule and sold off the few examples I had last year. I do like those colors, though - the appaloosa is a Lucy mini-me, the sorrel is Brown Sunshine (or very similar to him), the rainbow is Prism, and the pinto is similar to Oliver.

I'm hoping I get the rainbow one - if I did I might just keep it, despite not having any other G2 mules. I just have a huge weakness for rainbow anything! My chances are pretty slim, though - I only have one account in the club this year, so I only have a 1/4 chance of getting him. I'll keep my fingers crossed!

Unfortunately, it might be a while before I get mine - I'm going to hold off on ordering for a while and see if the Vintage Club Weather Girl pops up soon since she's way overdue. Hopefully she gets released soon and then I can bundle up on shipping.

Good luck to Stablemate Club members! I hope you get the colors you want!

Scotty is now available!

Many collectors who attended Breyerfest last year may remember seeing these models in the Collector Club tent:



These models, on the venerable Classic Swaps mold sculpted by Maureen Love, had paintjobs based on the Traditional models Jazz Fusion, Uncalled For, Burbank and Fandango. Collector Club members had the opportunity to vote on which color they liked the best, to be used in a special run at a later date. Well, that date has finally arrived - meet Scotty!







According to Breyer, the top three colors were so close together in votes that they decided to produce all three! No word on how many of each, of course, although it makes me wonder why they didn't just go ahead and use all four if they were really that close together. I almost wonder if there will be a few of the Fandango-painted ones, randomly scattered in with the other three colors? That would be fun, if frustrating for Swaps collectors.

I don't collect the Swaps mold, so I didn't vote in the poll - might as well leave that for the people who want him. I do really like those colors, though - my vote probably would have gone to Burbank's. I'm definitely in favor of mini-me versions of Trad models, though, so hopefully the next time they do this it'll be on something I'm interested in!

Collector Club members can order Scotty here.