Last special run reveal and Exotic Destinations!

 Greetings, readers! Well, the last Breyerfest special run for 2025 has been revealed - behold!

It’s a collie! Nice color, but nothing I need. The bandana is a nice touch. I thought I’d read that the Collie mold was damaged beyond repair, so they must have fixed it for this release. Maybe it’ll get another one in the near future. Holiday animal micro run, maybe?

As for Breyerfest, this may be the last special run, but there should still be a few more Limited Editions coming. The blog says to check back on Monday, so I wonder what we’ll see?

In other news, the Exotic Destinations web specials will continue for another year! We got the first web special reveal of the year today: Prague!

Nothing I need, but he sure is pretty. He’s a run of 600, so they must be adjusting the numbers back downward after going a little too high with some of them last year. Good luck to everyone entering!

I hate that song!

 Well, we have a new reveal on the Breyerfest Blog today! The good news is: we didn't get our time wasted with a hint. They just up and revealed it! Unfortunately, it's another "song name" horse, and a bad (IMO) song at that. Another repetitive pop song, and I'm also wondering if the name is a jab at those of us who are less than thrilled with the way things are going with the theme? Anyway, here's Sorry Not Sorry:

Yet another model I don't need to buy (sorry not sorry). I'm not a fan of Salinero to start with, nor am I the biggest fan of some leopard appaloosa paint jobs. I think it's the dark feet? Not sure. 

Nothing much else to report for today, except that something else will be on the blog tomorrow! Maybe it'll be something I want to buy? I'm starting to get worried. Time will tell whether it's another hint or a full-on reveal (which would be great!). 

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. 

Kingfisher selections and the next Collector Event!

 Well, the Kingfisher selections are out (yay!) but I wasn't drawn (boo!). Congratulations to all the winners! Maybe I'll get pulled off the waitlist - the payment deadline is 5/17, so don't dawdle. I'm starting to think I should have entered for Cardinal and/or Robin and Nestling so I could have done what I did with Puffin and Goldfinch last year and used them for trade fodder to get a Kingfisher. Hope springs eternal! 

In other news, it appears that Breyer giveth, but also taketh away...as some imagery for the next Collector Club special event was revealed, and then removed from the website. As any savvy Internet user knows, though, once it's on the Internet, it never goes away...so here are some images pertaining to the event.

Ponies and Palm Trees, coming to Wellington, Florida this November! 

The above (very handsome) Salinero is the event model, limited to 200 pieces. 

I'm slightly disappointed that this is taking place in Florida, as Breyer has already done an event like this in that state (Sunshine Celebration in 2011), and I was hoping the next one would be in Denver so it would be somewhat closer to me, should I be drawn to attend it. Or maybe Vegas? 

I'm also wondering if Breyer will increase the number of collectors allowed to attend, as it's becoming increasingly difficult to get drawn for these things in the last couple of years. 

In any case, I'm sure the models will be really nice! I couldn't help but notice the Salinero has all his markings mapped, which is a nice little touch! Let's hope the rest of the models have those kinds of details, too. And I'm excited to find out more information about the event itself! 

So there is an auction!

Good news, everyone! Breyer released some information about this year's Breyerfest Live auction today. First off, it's taking place....on eBay. Groan...well, there went my hopes of being able to afford anything this year. But look on the bright side - I guess Breyer will have plenty of money to donate to charity this year! Fun stuff.

So the live auction items and silent auction items will all be viewable on eBay starting next Thursday, but they haven't said when the auctions will actually start. I'm guessing they'll just be one-day auctions and lots and lots of people will be hovering over their eBay screens at the end of the day on Friday? That'll be a madhouse. I suppose they won't all end at the same time either so people can bid on more than one item.

Anyways, here are some of the auction lots! Check out this yummy glossy buckskin Zippo Pine Bar:

Looks like someone forgot to crop that image before they posted it. Oh well! Here's a dark bay overo pinto Salinero:

And here's an amazing Hermosa and Corazon set:

Here's one of the silent auction lots, an etched-and-glossed Voyeur:

And a painting by Jane Tilton, who usually has a workshop at Breyerfest every year:



Cool stuff! I can't wait to see the rest of the auction items! Can't believe we don't have that much longer to wait.

In other news, the mid-year releases are now available on Breyer's website. Or at least, most of them...the new blind bags are already out of stock and Apparition is still marked as "coming soon," but you can still order the rest of them, and Crystalline if you never got one of those. Yay!

Don't call my name...Alejandro!

This year's fall releases (all two of them so far) have been revealed! Huzzah! I'll start with Alejandro, this year's brick-and-mortar special run:

I was just thinking the other day that Breyer needed to use this mold for something! He's pretty much just been collecting dust since 2014. Well...parts of him have. Wait - that's not quite right either. This combination of parts? There we go.

Anyway, I love him! Mulberry gray looks good on him. Too bad we don't have a brick-and-mortar dealer in our area anymore - I'll have to try to find him somewhere else, hopefully for a not-extravagant price.

Anyway, let's look at our second model - Verdades!



This guy is a portrait of the real Verdades, a successful dressage horse owned and ridden by Laura Graves.  I'm mostly just happy that he's on a mold I don't collect (although he does look handsome from that angle...). More money for other things!

That's all there is for this post, but hopefully we get more exciting reveals soon!

Another batch of auction models!

Good news, everyone! Breyer released some more auction models on the blog today. Check them out, starting with Lot 20:

Oh, my. So gloss, such shiny, etc. But he's...a bit plain, isn't he? He needs some white to set him off from the original Sham release (although that one was quite a bit redder). 

Next, lot 21:

Ooh, a test model on Forever Saige! This is the first time she's shown up in the auction, although a very nice test of her was auctioned off at Breyerfest 2015. And she's beautiful! I defnitely wouldn't mind adding her to my collection. She looks like she has a touch of pearly in her mane and tail, too. Very nice!

On to lot 22:

Well, that's definitely an interesting model. I like him a lot, especially the blue-and-gold saddle, but I feel like that saddle would be really impractical in real life. Like, every time you used it you'd have to check your pants afterwards for blue stains. Nice color on the model, though, and his blue eye tops it off nicely.

And lastly, lot 23:



From the blog: "This model is a Glossy Rich Liver Chestnut but still looks like the Olympic dressage champion Hanoverian stallion, Keltic [sic] Salinero." Yes, it does still look like Salinero (who is a gelding, by the way), and it's spelled Keltec, not Keltic. You could at least have someone do some fact-checking before things get published, guys. And like you said, this one still looks like the original Salinero...so why would anyone want to spend big bucks on it if that were the case? I'm sure someone will, but still. Maybe he looks more different in person.

And that's all I have for today. I did get a notification that my Prism has shipped (!!!), so hopefully he arrives before we leave for Breyerfest. If not, he'll just have to wait until we get back!