A veritable avalanche of news!

 Wow, so many things to report on today! Okay, I'll admit I kinda forgot about updating some new reveals on the blog yesterday, so I'll start with those. Firstly, the special run for next year's Breyerwest has been revealed! 

That's right - it's a glossy version of Chardonnay from this year's Breyerfest! I wondered if we were going to ever get glossy store specials. I believe they'll need to be preordered in advance, one per customer, and ID will be checked at the door - they're really serious about people only getting one of these. So if you want one, good luck! I don't need one, fortunately. 

Next, here's my first Atli model! 

Not gonna lie, I was hoping to get one of the other colors, since the chestnut doesn't seem to be very popular so far. I have another one coming at some point, though, so let's hope that one is a more exciting color than this one. Quality-wise he's fine - I didn't see any issues with him, except that the chestnut color on his legs doesn't go quite far enough to cover up the gold underneath, so it looks a bit like he has gold mapping. No biggie. 

Okay, on to the news from today! I'll start with the Black Friday sale (not sure why they opened it, uh, checks notes two weeks before Black Friday, but whatevs). Lots of cool stuff there for Collector Club members, so if you got anything, congrats! I didn't see the sale in time to buy anything, but wouldn't have gotten anything if I had, so I'm cool with it. 

It'll be interesting to see if anyone gets a matte Claude - I'm surprised they had any left over to start with. Same with Midas, honestly. 

And lastly, the Ponies & Palm Trees event is going on as we speak, and the special runs for the event have been revealed! Behold: 

Ugh...very sad I didn't get drawn to go. I need that Duende and Bouncer for the conga! Secondhand prices will be through the roof, but maybe I can trade for one someday or something. Anyways, congrats if you are there and get to buy some of these beauties! I hope attendees are able to get the models they want. Kind of a weird mix of molds for something that was supposed to be based on polo, but I guess that's Breyer for you. I guess the Strapless fits, but not the rest of them. 

That's all I have for today - I'm excited to see the centerpiece raffle model for Ponies & Palm Trees, though! Good luck to the attendees! 

Ponies & Palm Trees drawing!

 Well, the lucky Ponies & Palm Trees ticket-opportunity-winners were notified today, so congratulations if you were drawn! Looks like there's a been a little bit of the usual posts about how people were drawn for tickets but just can't go (why enter in the first place?), or wondering if the tickets can be sold (they can't, which was clearly spelled out in the entry form), etc etc. I wasn't drawn, which makes me sad because I haven't been to a collector event since 2016, but there's always hope for the wait list! And if I get drawn from a Florida wait list again, I won't pass up the opportunity this time (I was drawn from the wait list for the Sunshine Celebration in 2011, didn't go and have been kicking myself about it ever since)! 

Ponies & Palm Trees is now available to enter!

 Good news, everyone - Collector Club members can now enter for their chance to attend the Ponies & Palm Trees collector event! Huzzah! The deadline to enter is 11:59pm on 8/28, so don't forget to get your entry in! Good luck to everyone entering! 

In somewhat different news, the Tractor Supply special runs are starting to show up in stores, and it appears that there are new Stablemates Mystery Foal Surprise sets (on the same molds as usual...sigh), and there's a holiday ornament of Blue, the FFA model, in addition to the Traditional model. The ornament is a small version of Geronimo - could that mean he's going to become a Stablemate in the future? Gasp! 

Ponies & Palm Trees Information!

 Good news, everyone! We finally know when we'll be able to enter for tickets for the Ponies & Palm Trees collector event coming up in November! 

The page for the event has been updated with some new information! Most importantly, we'll be able to enter to be drawn for tickets from 8/22 to 8/28. Also, the event Stablemate that everyone receives with their ticket is named "Delray." Interesting. 

If someone does get drawn for a ticket, they'll be able to purchase a ticket for themselves and another ticket for a guest, should they want to bring someone along. However, they have to enter the name of their potential guest when entering for a ticket, which is...annoying. Potential winners will be notified on or around 8/29. Exciting stuff - good luck to everyone entering! 

Breyerfest Closeups: Salvino

 Greetings, readers! It's time for another Breyerfest Closeups - we're really moving right along, aren't we? Today's model is Salvino! 

This guy will be the event model at the upcoming Breyer Collector Club event, Ponies & Palm Trees, coming up in November. He's definitely a beauty! I wonder if this is a sample or an actual production piece? He certainly has a lot of shading, though I'm not sure we needed another bay Salinero. 

Speaking of Ponies & Palm Trees, I hope they do the ticket lottery soon so people can plan. I'm tentatively hoping I can go, should I get drawn for a ticket, but my schedule may be completely upended in the next couple of months, so it's hard to say. Maybe they'll show us a few of the special runs ahead of time? I can always hope.