Showing posts with label stella. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stella. Show all posts

Monday, September 16, 2019

Stella is here!

Good news, everyone! Our local Tractor Supply finally did their fall reset, and my husband found a Stella in the wild! Huzzah!



Isn't she pretty?



My hasty cell phone photos don't hold a candle to Breyer's (at least the ones for this model) but I'm very, very short on free time these days, so they'll have to suffice. At least she didn't have any box rubs!



Unfortunately, she isn't the best in the quality department. It looks like the body they used for her wasn't prepped very well - she has lots of little bits of excess plastic that should have been cleaned off. Like I said, at least she doesn't have box rubs, but it still irritates me. That and her lack of painted horseshoes and total lack of hoof striping despite the ermine spots on her feet. TSC special runs generally sell well enough that I'd have thought Breyer would put more effort into this release, especially after how nice Hakan and Sampson were. But them's the breaks, I guess. I'm definitely still glad they used Bluegrass Bandit for something - she needs more releases! More, I say! Well, maybe we'll get a web special on her next year.

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

So, Breyer finally revealed this year's Tractor Supply special runs on the website today! Check her out!



And...could it be? They finally decided to step up their game with the promo photos? Say it ain't so!



In any case, she's beautiful, and I take back everything I said about being tired of all the black. She's not black! She's a beautiful chocolate color. Actually, she looks a lot like Milky Way's pinto half-sister. And I love her high leg whites!

I haven't been able to find her in a store yet, but it shouldn't be much longer. Maybe next week? I hope so!

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Tractor Supply special runs are revealed!

Good news, everyone! This year's special runs for Tractor Supply have been revealed! Say hello to Sampson...


...and Hakan!


There's also a black pinto Bluegrass Bandit named Stella, but I don't have a good photo of her yet. In any case, it looks like I'll have to buy all three of them! Someone on Blab pointed out that Hakan looks like a more affordable C'est la Vie, and I agree! He's beautiful. I'm a little leery of the Sampson - he looks like he could end up being greenish. Hopefully that's not the case! I'm glad we're getting a new Brishen, though. As for Stella, I kind of wish she was a different color since we already have Lady C, plus Bear and the warehouse find. Enough black already! Oh well.

I'm hoping to stop at one of our local Tractor Supply stores tomorrow, so maybe I'll find something exciting. I don't expect these special runs to make their way onto shelves for a few more weeks, but maybe they'll have some unicorn blind bags or something! One can only hope.