Santino is now available!

 Alert, readers - as was announced last week, this year's Classics special run, Santino on the Polo Pony, is now available for purchase! 

He doesn't appear to be sold out yet, so get your orders in if you're wanting one. I didn't order any, so that's more for everyone else! I'm honestly not surprised he isn't sold out yet - the Polo Pony isn't the most popular mold, and the stands have a tendency to warp over time, so who knows if or how well they'll stand in future years. The colors are nice, but the fact that only one of them is glossy may also affect sales - if they were all glossy, or two of them were, they'd probably sell better since people tend to go nuts over glossy finishes. I guess we'll see how long it takes for them to sell out! 

Santino coming August 29!

 Attention, Collector Club members! Check your Club Home for some information on the Classics gambler's choice release, Santino! Here's an official photo! 

From the news post:

 If you stopped by the Collector Club Tent at BreyerFest this year, you might have noticed a sneak peek at this year’s Freedom Series Gambler’s Choice model: Santino! For the first time since 2008, the Polo Pony will be returning to the line in three fabulous, modern colors designed by Lesli Kathman. The Polo Pony first debuted in 1976 and was one of the first Breyer models to use a base to support a dynamic pose!

They'll be available for purchase on 8/29 - no time listed, but maybe we'll get that later. So if you haven't ordered the latest Stablemates Club release yet, it might be worth waiting until this guy is available so you can combine shipping. He's nothing I need, but I hope everyone gets the colors they want! 

Breyerfest Closeups: Santino

 Greetings, readers! Well, it's time for another Breyerfest Closeups post! This time we're taking an up-close look at Santino, the new gambler's choice (groan) release on the Classic Polo Pony. It's about time this mold got some love! Check them out: 

So we have a glossy dappled palomino, an interestingly-patterned bay pinto and a chestnut extended blanket appaloosa. Hooray! They're all really attractive colors, though nothing I need to buy. 

Here's a closeup of the chestnut appaloosa. I like the blue bands in his tail! 

Here's the bay. It looks like all three colors have the same color tail bands, which is a little disappointing. I can't decide if the bay pinto or the palomino is my favorite. 

The palomino has a TON of dapples! I wonder if the mane and tail are pearly? Doesn't look like I got close enough to tell in these photos. 

It seems like these guys have a different type of base than usual, too. Isn't it usually plastic? These look like wood. Maybe it's just plastic that looks like wood. The ones on IDYB look like plastic that looks like wood, so I guess we'll find out. 

I'm mostly just glad that this is a release I don't need to buy, because my wallet is still pretty tapped out from Breyerfest. These guys are pretty, though! 

I wish I'd been able to get some different angles, but I tend to obey the "Please don't touch" signs, so these were the only ones I could get. Oh well. 

Well, I think most of us are hoping Breyer waits a good long while before they release these, so people can recover from Breyerfest. Of course, that probably means they'll be released this week - let's hope not!